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BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchallo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison in a brutal case in which he dismembered the victim’s body.The Koh Samui Provincial Court initially sentenced Sancho to death but commuted the sentence to life imprisonment for his cooperation during the trial, said Police Colonel Paisan Santhep, deputy commander of Surat Thani provincial police, who attended the trial.Sancho, a 30-year-old chef with a YouTube channel, was charged with murdering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a 44-year-old Colombian plastic surgeon, while…

Artificial intelligence (AI) chip maker Nvidia’s shares fell on Wall Street even as the company reported sales more than doubled, sharply beating expectations.Nvidia announced record revenue of $30bn (£24.7bn) for the three months. The company has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI ​​boom, with its stock price soaring to more than $3 trillion.But while analysts had grown accustomed to Nvidia’s “phenomenal” revenue growth, the latest results suggest “the rate of growth was starting to slow,” said Simon French, head of research at Panmure Liberum.Analysts had expected sales to rise by $28.7 billion for the three months ended…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani led off the second Nobblehead Night at Dodger Stadium with a home run, moments after the player and his dog, Decoy, threw the ceremonial first pitch.Ohtani hit his 42nd home run of the season on Wednesday night, driving in a 1-2 pitch from Baltimore’s Corbin Barnes to right-center field. He was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two stolen bases.”I think I was more nervous than Decoy during the ceremonial pitch,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “I’m glad it all went well.”The second Ohtani bobblehead giveaway was just as popular as the…

South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT amid allegations of sexual offences, his agency announced Wednesday.SM Entertainment, the management company of 30-year-old X, released a statement about X, announcing that the NCT member was leaving the boy band after learning that he had been “accused of a criminal case related to sexual offenses.” The label did not specify what crimes he was accused of but said it “recognized the seriousness of the situation” and decided that Taeil, whose real name is Moon Tae-il, could no longer “continue to work with the team.” Thayil has not commented publicly on…

By Michael Vaupel, ESPN Senior Writer August 28, 2024 at 11pm ETCloseMichael Vaupel is a senior writer covering the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Vaupel began covering women’s basketball in 1984 and has been with ESPN since 1996.Indiana’s Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA rookie record for 3-pointers made in a season and teammate Kelsey Mitchell became the first Fever player to score 20 or more points in five consecutive games, leading to an 84-80 win over Connecticut on Wednesday night in Indianapolis that ended the Fever’s 11-game losing streak against the Sun.The Fever started the season 1-8…

WASHINGTON — Falcon 9 launches have been temporarily put on hold while the Federal Aviation Administration investigates the public safety impacts of a failed booster landing early Monday morning. In a statement on August 28, the FAA said it was aware of an incident that occurred earlier that morning when a Falcon 9 booster landed on a drone ship during a successful launch of 21 Starlink satellites. Upon landing, flames erupted from the base of the booster, and the craft rolled over a few seconds later. No one was injured or damaged in the incident beyond the loss of the…

CNN — A jury has sentenced former Nevada politician Robert Tellez, who was convicted of stabbing to death a Las Vegas investigative journalist, to life in prison with the option of parole after a minimum of 20 years. Telles, a 47-year-old former Clark County executive, was convicted in the September 2022 death of longtime Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in a trial that highlighted concerns about journalistic safety. Jurors found the murder was “willful, premeditated and planned” and carried out in “ambush.” ​​Telles shook his head as the verdict was read. Telles faces three possible penalties: a minimum of…

Heinicke originally signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Falcons in March 2023. Shortly after signing, he was named the backup to Desmond Ridder for the season. Heinicke took over as the starting quarterback late in the season and started four games. In those five games, Heinicke completed 74 of 136 passes for 890 yards, five touchdowns, and four interceptions. The journeyman’s status with the Falcons came into question during the 2024 offseason after the Falcons acquired Kirk Cousins ​​in free agency and then selected Michael Pennis Jr. with the eighth pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. With a…

PHOENIX (AP) — A three-day hearing concluded Wednesday on whether to dismiss charges against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results of Arizona’s close 2020 presidential election. The defendants argued their actions were constitutionally protected free speech, but prosecutors argued their case was not politically motivated.What was the incident about?Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen is considering requests to dismiss fraud, conspiracy and forgery charges from at least 12 of the 18 people indicted in April in the case, including 11 people who filed documents falsely claiming that Donald Trump won the Arizona election over Joe Biden, two…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading in New York on August 23, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesNasdaq 100 futures fell Wednesday night after Nvidia, the artificial intelligence pioneer that’s risen more than 150% this year, reported strong quarterly results that failed to meet investors’ lofty expectations.Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.9% and S&P 500 futures dropped 0.5%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were little changed.Nvidia shares fell about 7% in after-hours trading after the AI ​​chip maker beat expectations on revenue and profit in its second-quarter results and…