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With the fall sports season underway, Yale’s sports teams are looking to increase student participation. How can you spectate? Alice Graham Martinez September 13, 2024 1:59 AM Contributing Writer Courtesy of Yale University Athletics Students are back on campus, the weather is cooler, and the semester is in full swing – all of which means fall sports season is upon us. Yale has five fall sports: men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, field hockey, men’s and women’s cross country, and football. Golf and tennis are considered spring sports but also play competitions in the fall. The match schedule for each…

A cargo ship believed to be carrying ballistic missiles from Iran was spotted in a Russian port last week, according to newly released satellite images.The United States and its European allies confirmed on Tuesday that Russia has received short-range ballistic missiles from Iran and will likely use them to attack Ukraine in the coming weeks, describing the development as a major escalation of the war.According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Moscow received its first shipment of missiles in early September, using the Russian-flagged Port Olya-3 to transport the missiles from Iran.Recent satellite imagery taken by Maxar Technologies and obtained by…

Trump on Thursday said he would include his June showdown with Biden in his totals and there would be no third debate, claiming he won his only showdown with Harris in Philadelphia on Tuesday (Photo: PTI)5 min read Last Updated: September 13, 2024 | 10:38 AM IST Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump kicked off their campaigns Thursday with starkly different approaches to engaging voters in battleground states that will determine the outcome of the presidential election. In North Carolina, Democratic candidate Harris touted the support of Republicans who crossed party lines at rallies in Charlotte and…

ReutersAlberto Fujimori convicted of human rights violationsPeruvian controversial former president Alberto Fujimori has died at the age of 86.To his supporters, Fujimori was the president who saved Peru from the twin evils of terrorism and economic collapse.To his opponents, he was an authoritarian strongman who ignored the country’s democratic institutions to maintain power.In 2009, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for committing human rights violations while in office, including authorizing death squad killings, but a humanitarian amnesty was reinstated and he was released in December. Surprise VictoryAn agricultural engineer born to Japanese parents, Fujimori defied the odds by…

CNN — Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will not participate in the next presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. “There will be no third debate!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to his first showdown with President Joe Biden in June and his second with Harris on Tuesday. Harris’ campaign had called for another debate after the vice president and Trump faced off on ABC’s presidential debate in Philadelphia. Harris reiterated that call at a rally in Charlotte on Thursday, saying, “This election and what’s at stake couldn’t be more important, and I believe we have…

The Pac-12 is moving forward with a long-discussed plan to rebuild the league with reinforcements from the Mountain West, sources told Yahoo Sports.The two-team conference, consisting of Washington State University and Oregon State University, will join Boise State University, San Diego State University, Colorado State University, and Fresno State University in the restructured Pac-12. These universities applied for and were approved to join the conference. These universities will join the league in 2026.The Pac-12 confirmed the addition in a statement Thursday morning.Commissioner Theresa Gould and Pac-12 officials have spent the past year considering possible future options after 10 schools left…

Valley Health SystemMark Nantz, president and CEO of Valley Health System, has been named to Virginia Business magazine’s prestigious “Virginia 500” list for the third consecutive year. The annual list recognizes Virginia’s top leaders in business, government and higher education. Nantz is one of 28 distinguished leaders from the healthcare/biotech/pharmaceutical sector selected.Nantz, who oversees six hospitals, including two in West Virginia and four in Virginia, and more than 6,000 employees, joined Valley Health in 2020, three months into the COVID-19 pandemic.Skyline Harley DavidsonSkyline Harley-Davidson will host a “Salute to Service” event honoring all active duty and veteran military and first…

• Boys 3/4 Team 2 defeated Carver 8-1 in their first game of the season. Andy Michaelides and Jordan Dunn each scored three goals, while Teddy Misdeer and Kai Funari each scored one goal. The team’s next game is at Plimpton on Saturday, September 14th at noon. 5/6 Soccer lost 7-2 at home to Carver on Saturday, September 7th. Leif Markowitz made some great saves in goal. Finn Smith scored two goals and Slava Rzhevskiy showed great midfield play. The next game is at Pembroke on Saturday, September 14th.• Girls 5/6 soccer played Hanover on their home turf and lost…

BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise the retirement age for its youngest workers, now the youngest of any major economy in the world, to address a shrinking population and an aging workforce.The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s legislative body, passed the new policy on Friday after suddenly announcing earlier this week that it was considering the measure, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The policy change will be implemented over 15 years and will raise the retirement age for men to 63 and for women to 55 or 58 depending on their occupation. The current…

Regular series on choices facing international economic policymakers More from our experts Reports that President Joe Biden has decided to block Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel are creating an uproar in Washington. If true, the decision to block the deal will be widely understood as a political move to appeal to voters in Pennsylvania and the industrial Midwest. Politics is important, but so is policy, and this move will not end well for either party. detail: Japan Trade united states of america It is unclear what U.S. policy objectives would be advanced by the decision to block the…