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TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as U.S. tech partnerVideo
Oracle said Monday that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider,” beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S. Oracle spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger said she was confirming remarks made by...
Cubs’ Mills throws MLB’s 2nd no-hitter in 12-0 win over Brewers
MILWAUKEE — From college walk-on to major league starter, Chicago Cubs right-hander Alec Mills had to earn most every break he got. On the brink of big league history, he was happy to welcome this bit of luck: expecting to see two-time batting champion Christian Yelich in the on-deck circle,...
Walmart to test drone delivery with Zipline in latest deal
NEW YORK — Walmart is teaming up with a company called Zipline to launch drone delivery program early next year that will deliver health and wellness products close to the retailer’s headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. Walmart, based in Bentonville, Ark., said Monday that it plans to eventually expand to general...
Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums
Jason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks’ season-opener against the Falcons, and the ball sailed through the end zone for a touchback. No one moved a step. Instead, the players all dropped to one knee. After years of pleading with the NFL to act against systemic racism, they were...
Jason Wu puts on a fashion week show before a tiny audienceVideo
Jason Wu did what few designers dare during New York Fashion Week: He put on a live show Sunday with a tiny audience present in the middle of a pandemic. Why? “I think the world needs beauty and optimism,” the designer told The Associated Press after his beach-themed show. “New...
American could face fine over local virus spike in Germany
BERLIN — Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including at a hotel that caters to U.S. military personnel. German media report that the woman, who lives locally and...
Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge
NEW YORK — Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said Monday that the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles. Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday...
U.K. tests if covid-19 vaccines might work better inhaledVideo
LONDON — British scientists are beginning a small study comparing how two experimental coronavirus vaccines might work when they are inhaled by people instead of being injected. In a statement on Monday, researchers at Imperial College London and Oxford University said a trial involving 30 people would test vaccines developed...
A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be some 42.3 square miles, has broken off in the far north east Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change. The glacier section broke off the fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, which is roughly 50 miles long...
U.S. ambassador to China to step down next month
BEIJING — The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world’s two largest economies. Terry Branstad, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017, confirmed his decision in a phone call with Trump...
Berlusconi released from covid hospitalization; cases rising in GermanyVideo
MILAN — Italy’s former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been released from the hospital after a 10-day stay with covid-19 and pneumonia, saying he had never feared as much for his life as from this “insidious” disease. Wearing a suit and smiling, the 83-year-old Berlusconi urged Italians to take the virus...
Tropical Storm Teddy becomes 4th active named storm in Atlantic basinVideo
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Teddy formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday morning and is the fourth active named storm in the Atlantic basin, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said Teddy was located more than 1,400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The storm has maximum sustained...
Report: German soldier raided over plans to carry out attack
BERLIN — The German public broadcaster ARD reports that authorities in the northeast of the country have searched premises linked to a soldier suspected of planning an extremist attack. ARD reported Monday the 40-year-old German, stationed at a barracks in the town of Neubrandenburg, has close ties to right-wing extremists....
This date in sports history: Sept. 14Video
1923 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Luis Firpo in the second round for his last successful defense of his world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York. 1947 — Jack Kramer beats Frank Parket to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. Kramer wins 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0,...
In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally
LAS VEGAS — In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump on Sunday hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus. Eager to project...
Rams open SoFi Stadium in style with 20-17 win over CowboysVideo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Malcolm Brown rushed for a career-high 79 yards and two touchdowns, Jared Goff passed for 275 yards and the Los Angeles Rams opened SoFi Stadium with a 20-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Robert Woods had six catches for 105 yards to help the...
Fatal police shooting of man in Lancaster sparks protest
LANCASTER — Crowds gathered to protest in a Pennsylvania city after a man was fatally shot by an officer who authorities say was responding to a domestic disturbance call. The shooting shortly after 4 p.m. in Lancaster killed 27-year-old Ricardo Munoz, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said in a...
Joe Burrow struggles in NFL debut as Bengals lose to Chargers
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow ran 23 yards for a touchdown in his NFL debut and put the Bengals in range for a dramatic, last-minute win. Instead, he ended up like so many Cincinnati quarterbacks before him, wondering what the heck just happened. They lost a game Cincinnati-style: Chargers 16, Bengals...
Lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair sells for more than $81,000
BOSTON — A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair along with a blood-stained telegram about his 1865 assassination have been sold at auction for more than $81,000. The items were sold during an auction that ended Saturday, according to RR Auction of Boston. No information about the buyer was disclosed. The...
Dominic Thiem 1st since 1949 to win US Open after ceding 1st 2 setsVideo
NEW YORK — At a U.S. Open unlike any other, Dominic Thiem constructed a comeback the likes of which hadn’t been seen in 71 years. After dropping the opening two sets against Alexander Zverev on Sunday at a nearly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium — fans were banned because of the...
Microsoft says its bid to buy TikTok has been rejected
The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. Microsoft announced Sunday that its bid for TikTok was rejected, removing the tech giant...
Quick-strike Lightning beat Islanders, take 3-1 lead in seriesVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Blake Coleman tied the score 15 seconds after the New York Islanders took the lead, Ondrej Palat scored the go-ahead goal 12 seconds later and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-1 victory Sunday in Game 4 of...
Newton runs for 2 TDs, Patriots hold off Dolphins 21-11Video
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton looked just fine as Tom Brady’s replacement, rushing for two touchdowns Sunday, and the New England Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins, 21-11, to open the season. Newton rushed 15 times for 75 yards and threw for 155 yards, leading a Patriots offensive attack that did...
Sally set to become hurricane and threaten Gulf CoastVideo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tropical Storm Sally slowed down Sunday as it churned northward toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, increasing the risk of heavy rain and dangerous storm surge before an expected strike as a Category 2 hurricane in southern Louisiana. “I know for a lot of people this storm...
Reigning MVP Lamar Jackson off to hot start as Ravens rout BrownsVideo
BALTIMORE — Looking every bit like the reigning NFL MVP, Lamar Jackson threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns to help the Baltimore Ravens beat the Browns, 38-6, on Sunday, ruining Kevin Stefanski’s debut as Cleveland’s coach in a game played without fans in attendance. Although the covid-19 pandemic kept...
