Kansas City Chosen As Base By Top Teams

 

Kansas City reported on May 11 that three top-seeded national teams—Argentina, England and the Netherlands—have chosen the Midwestern city as their bases ahead of the FIFA World Cup, scheduled to run from June 11 to July 19. The articles note Kansas City is the smallest of the 11 U.S. host...

Cold Fronts Sweep East, Bringing Brief Showers, Clearing

 

Greenville, S.C. — A series of quick-moving cold fronts moved across parts of the Eastern and Midwestern United States Monday, bringing scattered light showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Meteorologists reported clearing skies by the night, with daytime highs ranging from the mid-50s in Mid-Michigan to the...

Local Governments and Communities Scrutinize Data Center Growth

 

Columbus, Ohio — Petitioners are collecting signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit construction of data centers with peak loads above 25 megawatts, seeking more than 413,000 valid signatures from at least 44 counties by July 1 after receiving authorization from the Ohio Ballot Board about a month...

Hawaii captures NCAA men's volleyball national championship

 

LOS ANGELES. Hawaii defeated UC Irvine in the NCAA men’s volleyball championship match on Monday night, rallying after an opening-set loss to win 15-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 at Pauley Pavilion; Kristian Titriyski finished with a match-high 16 kills and Louis Sakanoko provided key contributions. The Rainbow Warriors completed a program-record 30-win...

Senate Pushes $1 Billion For White House Security

 

WASHINGTON. Senate Republicans this week added a $1 billion allocation for Secret Service security adjustments tied to a proposed East Wing ballroom to a Department of Homeland Security spending package that also seeks to restore funding for immigration enforcement agencies. The bill would designate the funds for the U.S. Secret...

Trump and Xi Hold Two-Day Summit in Beijing

 

Beijing — U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, holding bilateral meetings on Thursday and Friday this week. The White House announced the schedule in early May and said the agenda covers trade, rare-earths and critical minerals, Taiwan, Iran,...

Trump-Xi Summit Elevates Taiwan Policy and Arms Questions

 

Washington. Senior U.S. officials told reporters on May 11 that there is no change in U.S. policy toward Taiwan as President Donald Trump prepared to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping; the public remarks accompanied reporting that Trump authorized an $11 billion arms package in December that has not yet been...

Reitan clinches Truist Championship with steady closing round

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kristoffer Reitan won the Truist Championship on Sunday at Quail Hollow Club, shooting a final-round 2-under 69 to finish 15-under 269 and secure a two-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard. He entered the closing stretch with a one-shot lead and held steady across the Green...

Nadella Testifies in Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit in Oakland

 

Oakland, United States — Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella testified on May 11 in Elon Musk's civil lawsuit against OpenAI, outlining how Microsoft’s funding and early investment supported OpenAI’s shift from a philanthropic organisation to a for‑profit structure and addressing internal emails entered as evidence. The disclosed January 2018 messages...

Edwards lifts Wolves after Wembanyama ejected in Game 4

 

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the San Antonio Spurs 114-109 on Sunday in Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round series after Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was ejected early in the second quarter for a Flagrant 2 elbow on Naz Reid; Anthony Edwards scored 36 points, including 16 in...