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Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open, as expected, because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19 and thus is not allowed to travel to the United States. Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the year’s last Grand Slam tournament on Twitter on Thursday, hours before the draw for the event was revealed.“Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to settle lawsuits by two women alleging he sexually assaulted them in separate encounters in Boston, one of whose accusations were the focus of a #MeToo-era criminal prosecution that ended in his acquittal. Lawyers for Natali Tene, whose claims were at the heart of Batali’s trial in May, and Alexandra Brown

In January 2019, Sarah Risser was in the passenger seat as her son, Henry Zietlow, drove them from Minnesota to Michigan for a ski trip. They were on a Wisconsin highway when an oncoming pickup towing too much weight veered into their lane.Sarah survived the collision. Henry did not. He was 18 years old.It’s a horrific story, but Risser knows

President Biden’s announcement of a sweeping effort to forgive federal student loan debt – up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for others who qualify – leaves millions of borrowers with unanswered questions, and some of the details won’t be clear for weeks or months. Here are three big questions borrowers may have:1.

Some things are getting bigger in Texas — namely, the convoys of buses carrying migrants to New York City. Five buses rolled up outside the Port Authority terminal in Midtown Manhattan in little more than an hour Wednesday morning, with three arriving around 6:15 a.m.Two more pulled in around 7:30 a.m.Prior to Wednesday, the most buses to

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described retiring Dr. Anthony Fauci as an “elf” and called for him to be chucked “across the Potomac” River in a stump speech Wednesday afternoon. Fauci, 81, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the top medical adviser to the last seven presidents, announced Monday that he would retire

Apple’s iPhone 14 launch event is just weeks away, and it’s expected to showcase a range of new devices — not just a new iPhone. We’re also on the lookout for three (yes, we said three) new Apple Watch models and even a refreshed pair of AirPods Pro earbuds.Apple’s holding a small in-person event at its Apple Park campus and will stream the show

California could be moving one step closer to banning the sale of gas vehicles by 2035, with the state’s Air Resources Board (CARB) expected to vote in favor of such a plan Thursday. Daniel Sperling, a member of the board, told CNN that he was “99.9% confident the measure would pass” on Thursday.”This is monumental,” Sperling said. “It’s important

A federal jury awarded Vanessa Bryant, widow of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, $16 million on Wednesday, finding that Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and fire officials had violated the civil rights of the loved ones of Bryant, his daughter Gianna and other victims of a 2020 helicopter crash by taking and circulating macabre photos of the

MIAMI—Cuban migrants are arriving in the U.S. at the highest rate. Cuban migrants are arriving in the U.S. at the highest rate since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, came to power in 1959, fleeing political repression and the island’s worst economic crisis in more than three decades.More than 175,000 Cuban migrants were apprehended in

Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure health experts to reauthorize a discredited Covid treatment, according to a congressional investigation.A report published Wednesday by the Democratic-led House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis contained new evidence of efforts to override Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decisions

The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arrendondo on Wednesday, making him the first officer to lose his job over the hesitant and fumbled response by law enforcement at a Texas elementary school as a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in a fourth-grade classroom.In a unanimous vote after months of angry calls for his ouster,

At least 22 people have been killed and 50 wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian railway station, as the country marked six months since Moscow’s invasion on a somber independence day overshadowed by warnings of further “brutal” attacks.Addressing the UN late on Wednesday, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said the

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had no primary opponent Tuesday, but he still won big. At least 21 of 30 school board candidates endorsed by the Republicans won their races, including four of seven who were pitted against Democrat-backed opponents. Four of the remaining nine DeSantis’ picks still have a chance to attain elected office via a run-off.

The NFL said in a filing last week to a Nevada court that Jon Gruden sent “derogatory emails consistently” during his most recent stint as coach of the Oakland and Las Vegas Raiders, which ended with his resignation last year. The league’s contention, made in a filing on Aug. 16 to the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, Nev., in connection to Gruden’s

First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a “rebound” case, her office said. The first lady — who first tested positive on Aug. 16 — received her second negative test on Sunday and joined the president in Delaware, coming out of her isolation period in South Carolina. She again tested negative on Tuesday, her deputy communications

If Florida’s Senate race were only about money, Democratic Rep. Val Demings would be way ahead of Sen. Marco Rubio.The 65-year-old former Orlando police chief, a rising star who President Joe Biden considered for his running mate, has raised significantly more money in the race — $48 million to Rubio’s $36 million. Demings has also gained momentum by

Apple’s next product launch event will take place on September 7th, the company announced in an invitation sent out today. At the show, Apple is expected to share details on upcoming iPhones and Apple Watches. The invite, which has the tagline “Far out,” is for an in-person event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s Cupertino campus, which would be

Jennifer Flavin has filed for divorce from Sylvester Stallone after 25 years of marriage. Just last week DailyMail.com revealed Stallone had a giant tattoo of Jennifer on his right bicep covered up with a picture of Butkus, Rocky’s bull mastiff from the hit movies. Flavin, who is 22 years younger than her 76-year-old husband, also hinted that it might all be

Len Dawson, who led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl IV and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as both a player and broadcaster, has died at the age of 87, according to his family.” With wife Linda at his side, it is with much sadness that we inform you of the passing of our beloved Len Dawson,” the family said in a statement to

Kevin Durant will remain a Brooklyn Net and will no longer be available for trade, according to the team’s general manager, Sean Marks.“[Head coach] Steve Nash and I, together with Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, met with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles yesterday,” Marks said in a statement released Tuesday. “We have agreed to move forward

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for borrowers who earn $125,000 a year or less and up to $20,000 for recipients of Pell Grants. Couples who earn $250,000 a year or less and file taxes jointly will also qualify for cancellation of up to $10,000 for each partner.

Forecasters and the public alike had no time to waste 30 years ago this month as they confronted one of the fiercest U.S. hurricane landfalls on record.Hurricane Andrew slammed into southern Miami-Dade County around 5 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, Aug. 24, 1992. Intensifying and accelerating en route, Andrew made landfall less than 36 hours after

jaimie branch, a trumpeter who combined punk ferocity with advanced technique in her version of improvised music, earning acclaim within and well outside of jazz circles, died on Monday night at her home in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, N.Y. Her death was announced by International Anthem, the Chicago-based label that released her music.

The United States carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria Tuesday, targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias, a U.S. military spokesman said. The strikes in oil-rich Deir Ezzor province, which were ordered by President Biden, “targeted infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” U.S. Central