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This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates. Further details are leaking out regarding the weekend negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives, especially as regards the future (or lack thereof) of TikTok in America. According to one report, Oracle ( NYSE: ORCL) may lead a consortium of U.S. companies that would acquire TikTok's U.S. operations to enable the currently-Chinese-owned video sharing company to continue operating in the U.S.

Roblox and Discord are being sued by the mother of a 15-year-old boy who died by suicide after allegedly being targeted by "an adult sex predator" posing as a child on the platforms. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Becca Dallas, according to The New York Times. Her son, Ethan Dallas, joined the online gaming platform Roblox with his parents' approval and with parental controls in place.

A man accused of breaking into the homes of Seattle-area celebrities, including baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki and hip-hop artist Macklemore, and pepper-spraying people he encountered inside pleaded not guilty Monday to multiple charges. Patrick Maisonet, 29, was arrested at his home in on Aug. 21 in connection with another burglary, to which he has pleaded not guilty, and has been held on bail totaling more than $2 million.

On September 10, Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist from the United States was shot during an event at Utah Valley University. The alleged attacker, identified as 22-year-old Utah native Tyler R., was taken into custody on September 12. Following the incident, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a videoand several images of a "person of interest," asking the public for help in identifying the suspect. Once Tyler R. was apprehended, his mugshot was made public.

The Astros are sending Yordan Alvarez for an MRI on his left ankle, manager Joe Espada said postgame (via Space City's Julia Morales). Houston's star slugger gingerly exited tonight's win over Texas in the first inning after hurting his ankle scoring a run. The club announced a few innings later that he was diagnosed with an ankle sprain. Chandler Rome of The Athletic observed that Alvarez was on crutches and in a walking boot in the clubhouse after the game.

Like many student volunteers, the kids in the group Town Belt Kaitiaki look after their neighborhood parks planting trees, weeding, clearing paths. But they also do something less common: exterminating animals. "So we have a possum trap the white ones that are up on the trees," says Finn Hibbert, age 18, pointing to a white and metal box designed to kill brushtail possums, an Australian marsupial. Other traps scattered throughout the park also kill rats.

The Nepali community in the United States is experiencing remarkable growth. According to the US Census Bureau, between 2010 and 2020 the population of people identifying as Nepali alone increased 295.5 percent-a nearly fourfold climb-while the population of people identifying as Nepali in any combination with other races and ethnicities grew by 269 percent. These numbers make the US Nepali population the fastest-growing group listing a sole Asian ethnicity among any group with 50,000 or more residents as of 2010.

"Last week, employees at Debevoise & Plimpton's New York office had a terrifying experience that is far too common in this country. An emergency notification went out through the building, informing of an active shooter in the area. Fortunately, the alert, which was sent out based on information from law enforcement, was a false alarm and there was no danger. But, as an office-wide email confirmed, it naturally caused "a great deal of fear, concern, and likely some confusion.""

Pump-action shotguns differ from many semi-automatic or autoloading shotguns. Pump-actions can reliably load varying types of ammunition, from heavy buckshot to lighter loads. They are a favorite of law enforcement and the military. Soldiers have used these shotguns in the U.S. military since WWI. In 2020, it is estimated Americans purchased nearly 2.4 million shotguns. Using a report from Gun Genius, which analyzed sales data from GunBroker.com, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 10 most popular pump-action shotguns in America.

In papers filed on Sunday, lawyers for Ohtani and Balelo said Hayes and Matsumoto in 2023 acquired rights for a joint venture in which they owned a minority percentage to use Ohtani's name, image and likeness under an endorsement agreement to market the venture's real estate development at the Mauna Kea Resort. The lawyers said Ohtani was a victim of NIL violations.

Five women who said they were sexually assaulted by their high school teacher in the 1980s won a combined $13.6 million judgment Monday after a jury concluded that the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District failed to prevent the abuse. The Torrance jury found that district administrators were negligent in allowing longtime Rolling Hills High School English teacher and baseball coach Garry Poe to groom and, ultimately, sexually abuse teenagers.

Any US Facebook user who had an active account between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, was eligible to file a claim, even if they have deleted the account. The deadline to file was August 25, 2023. Almost 29 million claims were filed and about 18 million were validated as of September 2023, according to Meta's response in a 2024 legal document.

A fatal stabbing occurred in front of the Downey Library around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. A man unrelated to the stabbing investigation then stole an ambulance that was parked at the scene on Saturday morning, leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash in Alhambra, according to the Downey Police Department. The stabbing was reported in front of the Downey Library at 11121 Brookshire Avenue, where authorities declared a male with a stab wound dead at the scene.

When officers approached to investigate, Rice allegedly took off and led police on a brief chase. As the foot pursuit continued onto nearby Kenilworth Street, police allege Rice fired a gun at the officers and struck one of them in the arm. Police returned fire and struck Rice, and both he and the wounded officer were taken to local hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

At this point, it's probably safe to say that Valentino Luchin is better at cooking risotto, calamari, and grilled lamb sirloin than he is at robbing banks. In 2018, the celebrated chef and former owner of an Italian restaurant in Walnut Creek pleaded guilty to robbing an Orinda bank and received a yearlong jail sentence, followed by probation. Now he's back in jail, this time in San Francisco, where prosecutors accuse him of robbing three banks within a single day, court records show.

There is no doubt that many came to exercise their lawful right to protest, but there were many who came intent on violence,

She was on the waiting list for a long time, and just one day before we implanted her with a mechanical heart, but she needed a transplant,

'There clearly was a leftist ideology,' Cox said on NBC's 'Meet the Press,' citing interviews with Robinson's relatives and acquaintances. 'Friends have confirmed that there was kind of that deep, dark internet, the Reddit culture, and these other dark places of the internet where this person was going deep.' He pointed to references found engraved on the ammunition used to kill Kirk, which included anti-fascist and meme-culture language.

NEW YORK -- Texas A&M made a big jump into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday after its dramatic win at Notre Dame, and the Irish became the first team since 1988 to stay in the Top 25 with an 0-2 record. Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams, with Miami moving up to No. 4 and Georgia to No. 5 even after a close call at No. 15 Tennessee. Oregon slipped two spots to No. 6 despite a 20-point road win against Northwestern and was followed by Florida State, Texas, Illinois and the Aggies.

A woman who was stabbed during a brawl in West Hollywood early Sunday morning is in critical condition, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it received a call about a fight involving "multiple people" in the area of Santa Monica Boulevard between San Vicente and Robertson boulevards -where several popular bars are located - around 3 a.m. When deputies responded to the call, they found a woman in her early 20s who had sustained a serious stab wound to her upper body, according to Deputy Jacob Sivley

WWE legend Hulk Hogan's will has been brought to light, revealing what is to become of the $5 million fortune he left behind-six weeks after his death. Hogan died at the age of 71 inside his Florida home on July 24 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Despite leaving behind a fortune valued at $5 million, Hogan reportedly removed his daughter, Brooke, as a beneficiary in the will two years before his passing.