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The trade deadline has come and gone. While trade season was slow to get started this year, when all was said and done, there were several dozen trades made in a flurry of movement over the final few days before the deadline arrived. The full impact of these trades won’t be known for years to come, but that doesn’t meant …

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A massive wildfire on Monday was threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people as it tore through Los Padres National Forest. The Gifford Fire scorched more than 100 square miles of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and was still burning out of control, according to the California …

“You didn’t mention camping on Mars.” My wife had a point: thin air, thinner soil, extreme UV, rocks straight from a Nasa red-planet image, jagged ranges – all ideal backdrops for a movie set. No wonder the place was considered for training by the Apollo program. Its sparse life forms include an intimidating shrub whose thorns mimic the stingers on …

BENSALEM TWP., Pa. – A Bensalem police officer shot a motorcyclist who was armed and running away on foot on Saturday night, according to officials.  Police say that on Saturday around 5:45 p.m., Bensalem Township police received a 911 call from a driver who said that a man on a motorcycle pointed a gun at him on Bristol Pike near …

Fed Governor Steps Down Early, Giving Trump Opportunity to Shape Central Bank  The New York Times Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates  CNBC Fed governor to resign early, handing Trump immediate opening on board  The Washington Post Federal Reserve’s Kugler to resign, giving Trump earlier-than-expected opening  Politico Fed governor Kugler resigns, giving Trump vacancy  Axios Source …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Powell “stubborn.” The Fed chair has been subjected to vicious verbal attacks by …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday against the Trump administration’s plans and extended Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Temporary Protected Status is a protection that can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people of various nationalities who are in the United …

One person has died and more than 20 others have gotten sick in an ongoing outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem, New York City health officials said. The outbreak had grown to 22 confirmed cases by Thursday from a handful last Friday, according to the city health department. Five ZIP codes have been affected — 10027, 10030,10035, 10037 and …

New data shows Xbox is utterly dominating PlayStation’s storefront — accounting for 60% of the Q2 top 10 game sales spots  Windows Central Microsoft’s Xbox games dominate PlayStation’s top-selling charts, taking 6 out of 10 spots  xda-developers.com The best-selling PS5 game of 2025 so far is an Xbox port  Polygon Eye-Opening PS5 Sales Data Reveals Why Microsoft Is Porting Xbox Games  Push Square Forza …

Update: Syracuse reached 90 degrees this afternoon, making it the eighth day this month to reach that mark. Syracuse, N.Y. — Central New York has been much hotter and drier than normal this month, and July’s not over yet. But relief is on the way — from the heat, at least. Temperatures are likely to fall midweek, and we might …