Lebron credits Maxey, Embiid for leading him to 76ers NBA.comLeBron James: Maxey friendship, helping Embiid were 76ers factors ESPNLeBron James Says 76ers Need to Put Egos Aside to Win NBA Title, 'Shouldn't Be No Misunderstanding' Bleacher ReportLeBron James on why Philadelphia: 'One of the most important [reasons] is the big fella,' Joel Embiid NBC SportsWhy did LeBron James choose the Sixers? A phone call from Tyrese Maxey certainly helped. Inquirer.com
Read briefing Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
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Read briefing A MAN yesterday denied the attempted murder of two Jewish men who were stabbed in Golders Green. Essa Suleiman, 45, also pleaded not guilty to attacking another man earlier the same day. The case is no longer being treated as terrorism and Suleiman is currently being detained in Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital, the Old Bailey...
Read briefing Afghan taxi drivers are playing music in their cars despite it being banned by the Taliban. The drivers are risking punishment by the morality police. Music has been restricted to religious or patriotic songs approved by Taliban authorities since they returned to power in 2021.
Read briefing RODRI declared no one can strip Manchester City of their titles and said he still believes they are innocent. That is despite his former club being found guilty on a bombshell 114 of the 115 charges leveled against them by the Premier League. City have always denied any wrongdoing and will appeal the verdict. Rodri...
Read briefing Yemen’s Riyadh-based President Rashid al-Alimi on Friday called on his people to mobilise and join the armed forces while offering a general amnesty to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have seized swaths of Yemen's Red Sea coast and imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.
Read briefing A severe weather alert in New York has led to the closing down of the media tent at the UN General Assembly.The National Weather Service issued a storm warning on Friday evening, with strong winds expected.The media centre for journalists reporting on the General Assembly as well as the entrance on 47th St closed at 4pm and will be closed on Saturday as well, a media liaison said.The media liaison added that all equipment, as well as outdoor canopies and tents, must be removed from the area as soon as possible.Speeches at the General Assembly are expected to continue as scheduled.The event has brought world leaders from roughly 200 countries and territories to the largest US city. The General Assembly takes place in September, the start of hurricane season on the US East Coast. Storms often affect travel, which causes flight delays at regional airports. The UN has increasingly sounded the alarm on severe weather and natural disasters caused by climate change. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Centre announced in June that there is a greater than 90 per cent chance of a "very strong" El Nino that will affect weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere in the autumn and winter.
Read briefing Why 4 in 5 Eligible Adults Miss Lung Cancer Screening AJMCThe Therapies Experts Call the Biggest Breakthroughs in Decades SurvivorNetAnthony Letai: Progress Against Lung Cancer Driving the Decline in Cancer Deaths OncodailyAnnual Report Shows Continued Progress in US Cancer Outcomes Targeted OncologyCancer Deaths Fall, Cases Rise; Diabetes and Cancer Risk; Vitamin C for Cancer MedPage Today
Read briefing FILE PHOTO: A tour bus drives past the FBI headquarters in Washington, U.S., February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Sept 25 - FBI personnel data recently stolen by the ShinyHunters hackers includes sensitive psychiatric and medical evaluation records, according to the hackers and documents reviewed by Reuters.The group, one of the world's most notorious and attention-seeking hacking crews, first said they had breached the FBI on Tuesday. In the hack, they obtained granular details about bureau employees and their assignments, Reuters previously reported, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence, drug cartels and others.The breach has already rattled the bureau, but now risks turning into a serious counterintelligence risk, said Eric O'Neill, the former FBI operative who founded the cybersecurity consultancy Nexasure AI.O'Neill said the presence of medical data was a sign that the hack was approaching the same kind of magnitude as the 2015 intrusion into the Office of Personnel Management, which exposed millions of Americans' sensitive clearance information, allegedly to Chinese intelligence."I would be shocked if Russian intelligence isn't knocking on their door and saying, 'We want that stuff, hand it over.'"The FBI declined to comment on the records. In a statement issued Thursday, the bureau said it was "aggressively investigating" the reported breach.ShinyHunters circulated the medical files to a small circle of reporters earlier this week after announcing it had broken into the FBIjobs.gov site and stolen what it claimed was 2 to 3 terabytes of data.The BBC earlier on Friday reported that a blood and urine test document was among the sample, but the presence of other sensitive files, including a mental health evaluation and other records, has not previously been reported. REUTERS
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Read briefing Iran says it has given the US a "concrete" seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Read briefing Over half of people with hypertension don’t know they have it, new study finds The Washington PostHorror blood pressure warning issued to older adults as doctor reveals 7 simple fixes Daily ExpressMillions in the UK unaware they have ‘silent killer’ – here’s how to check The IndependentMillions in England unaware they have condition that raises stroke risk NR TimesTwo-thirds of adults with high blood pressure do not know they have it ndph.ox.ac.uk
Read briefing How Kenya Airways’ technology overhaul will change passenger experience People Daily
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Read briefing First, fighting continues between the Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front as fears of a regional spillover continue to mount. Then, both the opposition and the ruling UDPS party continue to blame each other for the violence in the latest mass protest. And, the Authenticity and Modernity party looks now to form a coalition to address the top voter issues including the cost of living crisis in Morocco.
Read briefing Palmer was one of the headline omissions from Tuchel's selection for the World Cup as the Three Lions reached the semi-finals. England's German head coach Thomas Tuchel attends a training session at Tottenham Hotspur's training ground in Enfield, north London, on September 25, 2026, on the eve of their UEFA Nations League group stage football match against Spain. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP)Thomas Tuchel says Cole Palmer "misses too many opportunities" to impress after pulling out of England's first squad since the World Cup.Palmer was one of the headline omissions from Tuchel's selection for the World Cup as the Three Lions reached the semi-finals.The Chelsea playmaker seemed to be making a point to his international boss with a bright start to the new campaign.But he was one of five players to pull out of the England squad before they joined up for training."For sure it's a missed opportunity," Tuchel said ahead of a showdown with world champions Spain on Saturday."It's another missed opportunity. He misses too many opportunities, and I don’t blame him for it. It's just the fact."He misses way too many camps with injuries and I only want to rely on what I personally witness and what I see within my team, and for that you have to be in camp."Tuchel was much-criticised for his role in England's late collapse to lose to Argentina in the last four two months ago.Had his side h...
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Read briefing US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will remain in his current role, President Donald Trump said on social media on Sept 25.WASHINGTON - Scott Bessent will not be Donald Trump’s AI czar, the Republican president said on Sept 25, adding that he wants his US Treasury secretary to remain in his current role.“Scott Bessent will not be going to be Super Intelligence (SI) Czar. Number One, he doesn’t want to. Number Two, he’s doing such a great job at Treasury, and that’s where I want to keep him! Why would I ever make such a change?” Trump said, in a social media post, using his preferred term for artificial intelligence.Last week, Trump said he plans to appoint an artificial intelligence adviser, known as an “AI czar,” and create an “AI force,” though he gave no details about either initiative or how they would be implemented.Some had seen Bessent as a frontrunner for the role. On Sept 20, he had led talks heavily focused on AI with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng in New York, ahead of this week’s summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.Bessent told reporters after the talks that the US side had proposed an AI safety notification mechanism and bilateral dialogue on the issue, with a particular emphasis on national security concerns.The White House did not immediately provide details on who might be tapped for its AI czar.Trump has repeatedly downplayed concerns about AI and argued that additional regulation is unnecessary even as fears grow among lawmakers in Washington and globally about risks posed by the technology.Top AI researchers have warned that people building AI believe it could kill humans within a decade, following cases of AI agents going rogue to hack external systems.Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers have responded with alarm and calls for more action. REUTERS
Read briefing The President described the Nigerian facility as a major investment, noting that it has a crude oil refining capacity of 700,000 barrels per day and produces more than 100 million litres of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel daily. President William Ruto with businessman Aliko Dangote when he toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, on September 25, 2026. PHOTO | PCSPresident William Ruto on Friday toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, next week.Ruto said the visit followed an invitation by Dangote Group President and CEO Aliko Dangote, as Kenya prepares to launch construction of the refinery.The President described the Nigerian facility as a major investment, noting that it has a crude oil refining capacity of 700,000 barrels per day and produces more than 100 million litres of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel daily.He said the refinery has also been connected to crude oil supplies through 120 kilometres of sea cables used to transport crude from ships to the facility.“This huge achievement is a testament of what African governments, investors and financial institutions can do together,” Ruto said.The President said the refinery planned for Lamu would be larger than the Nigerian facility and would play a significant role in transforming Ken...
Read briefing BOGOTA, Sept 25 - Colombia has extradited an alleged drug-trafficking leader from a dissident faction of the former FARC rebel group to the United States, three police sources told Reuters on Friday.The transfer marks the first extradition of a senior commander from an illegal armed group under President Abelardo De La Espriella, who took office in August.Geovany Andres Rojas, better known as "Spider," is accused of leading the Border Commands faction of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army (CNEB), one of several groups formed by ex-FARC fighters who rejected or abandoned a 2016 peace deal with the government.Under heavy security at a Colombian National Police air base in Bogota, Rojas was handed over to U.S. officials, the sources said.US prosecutors accuse Rojas of drug trafficking and criminal conspiracy tied to alleged operations in Colombia and Ecuador dating back to 2017.De La Espriella, a 49-year-old right-wing lawyer, reversed the negotiation strategy of his predecessor, Gustavo Petro. Since taking office he scrapped peace talks with illegal armed groups, including some FARC dissident factions, and launched a military offensive to retake remote mountain and jungle territory.Authorities say those groups finance themselves through cocaine trafficking, illegal mining and extortion. REUTERS
Read briefing Participants noted that, regardless of the nature of the relationship between South Africans and their immigrant neighbours, the two groups lived in suspicion of each other because of prejudices they held about one another.
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