British TV host Dr. Michael Mosley reached millions by being his own guinea pig (2024)

Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair says his country looks on track to meet NATO’s military spending guideline. He says Canada notably plans to boost investment in the high Arctic near its shared border with Russia as the region warms quickly due to climate change. NATO allies agreed to halt national budget cuts in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. The aim was to move toward spending 2% of gross domestic product on defense within a decade. Canada was barely spending 1% at the time. Blair said Friday that his budget “will increase by 27% next year over this year.” With the extra investment, he says, “I believe it brings us inevitably to over 2% of defense spending.”

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 14, 2024--

Sporting Kansas City visits the LA Galaxy looking to break a five-game road slide.

Cincinnati visits the San Jose Earthquakes aiming to extend a four-game road winning streak.

The Colorado Rapids and Austin meet in Western Conference play.

Christian Arango leads Real Salt Lake into a matchup with CF Montreal following a three-goal outing against Austin.

The Philadelphia Union take on Inter Miami after playing to a draw in three straight games.

Dallas and Saint Louis City SC meet in Western Conference action.

The New York Red Bulls host Nashville aiming to continue a three-game home winning streak.

A game after shutting out the New York Red Bulls 1-0, the New England Revolution play the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Atlanta United takes on the Houston Dynamo looking to end a five-game home slide.

Toronto and the Chicago Fire meet in conference action.

Liel Abada leads Charlotte FC into a matchup with D.C. United after a two-goal outing against Atlanta United.

Los Angeles FC comes into a matchup with Orlando City after putting together five straight shutout wins.

The Seattle Sounders face Minnesota United after playing to a draw in three home games in a row.

June 7-13, 2024

Las Vegas hosts the New York Liberty after Jackie Young scored 34 points in the Las Vegas Aces' 103-99 victory against the Phoenix Mercury. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season. Las Vegas is 3- at home, and New York is 5- on the road.

Connecticut enters a matchup with Dallas after winning four games in a row on the road. The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. Dallas is 1- at home, and Connecticut is 4- on the road.

June 7-13, 2024

A reunion of R.E.M. was one of the unexpected highlights at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony that also honored legendary band Steely Dan, R&B and rap producer Timbaland, Nashville hitmaker Hillary Lindsey and and Dean Pitchford, who helped Kenny Loggins with the megahit “Footloose.” SZA, Jason Isbell, Carrie Underwood, Trey Anastasio and Kevin Bacon were among the performers who brought the work of the songwriters to life during the gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City Thursday night.

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The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information. But its AI-driven search chatbot is already facing challenges as some news media companies object to its business practices and tech giants Google, and now Apple, are increasingly fusing similar AI features into their core products.

Chinese soccer fans have poured their love — and money — into a Singaporean goalkeeper’s food stall after his performance in a game this week indirectly helped China advance to the third qualifying round for the World Cup in 2026. Hassan Sunny became an overnight celebrity on Chinese social media after Singapore’s 3-1 loss to Thailand on Tuesday. China would have been eliminated if Thailand had won by three goals. Sunny made enough saves to prevent that from happening. Chinese fans have been lining up at the stand he and his wife run in Singapore and sending money using the stall’s QR payment code.

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes on Wall Street to more records. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy intact, though it say it intends to begin cutting back on its government bond purchases. Shares rose in South Korea but fell in Australia and China. On Thursday, most U.S. stocksfell, but hopes for coming cuts to interest rates helped push the S&P 500 0.2% higher, topping its record set the day before. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.3% from its own record. The Dow fell 0.2%.

LOS ANGELES — The table could not have been set any better for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, their two-run deficit seemingly on the verge of disappearing in the eighth inning after Cavan Biggio was hit by a pitch and Austin Barnes singled to right field, putting runners on first…

For hundreds of years, people have gathered in the southern Mali town of San for a collective fishing rite in June that begins with animal sacrifices and offerings to the water spirits of Sanké pond. The rite is on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. The collective fishing celebrates the town’s founding and marks the beginning of the rainy season. But climate change and heat waves are disturbing the tradition. Residents say the pond is starting to disappear. They fear it will take the town's economic survival with it.

He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of the ideal Cuba that he — and his guitar — helped evoke. Troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, one of Cuba’s most famous musicians, has released a new album, his first in three years. But a lot has changed in his native country since the time he wrote “I live in a free country, which can only be free." In a rare interview with The Associated Press in his recording studio in Havana, Rodríguez said: “I feel uncomfortable singing that song now.”

A 16-year-old boy accused of committing a terrorist act by stabbing a bishop in a Sydney church in April faces two additional charges. The boy was arrested at the scene of the stabbing on April 15 in an Assyrian Orthodox church as a service was being streamed online. A prosecutor told the Parramatta Children’s Court on Friday that the boy had also been charged with wounding with intent to murder Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel with wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm a priest, Rev. Isaac Royel. Neither cleric sustained life-threatening injuries. Each of the new charges is punishable by up to 25 years in prison, while the earlier charge of committing a terrorist act can result in a life sentence.

SEATTLE — For the first time in the four-game series with the Chicago White Sox, the Seattle Mariners couldn’t find a way to rally for a victory.

Michael Lorenzen pitched seven smooth innings, rookie Wyatt Langford had two RBI singles and the Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 to win a series at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 1999. For the second consecutive night, Rangers reliever David Robertson struck out MVPs Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman in succession to preserve a 3-1 lead in the eighth. Texas took two of three from the NL West leaders after getting routed 15-2 in the opener, when the Dodgers slugged five homers — including four in one inning. But the Rangers’ pitching short-circuited LA’s offense this time.

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PHOENIX — Griffin Canning gave up a three-run homer on his 22nd pitch of the night.

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