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NPR’s Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and issues pertaining to sports, SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It’s time for sports.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)SIMON: Finals weekend in Flushing Meadows. And the NFL season kicks off with a projectile, and I don’t mean the football. Sports writer Howard Bryant joins us. Howard, thanks so much for being with us.HOWARD BRYANT: Good morning, Scott. How are you?SIMON: I’m fine. Thanks, my friend. U.S. Open women’s finals today, Amanda Anisimova looking to win the first Grand Slam title of her career. But she’s got to face the No. 1-ranked player in the world -…

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent visit to Katchatheevu, said to be the first by a head of state, drew attention on both sides of the Palk Strait.Attired in smart casuals — his trademark double-pocket shirt — the 56-year-old leftist leader, elected to office a year ago, is seen on a naval boat, flanked by Fisheries Minister and Jaffna MP Ramalingam Chandrasekar and other officials. He smiles gently before setting foot on the tiny, uninhabited island, 33 nautical miles off the Jaffna peninsula, on September 1. Seated in the shade of palm trees, Mr. Dissanayakelistens intently while a Naval…

The Hyundai Motor Group factory in Ellabell, Ga., on Friday. A day earlier, federal agents detained 475 people at the automaker’s manufacturing complex. Parker Puls/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Parker Puls/Bloomberg via Getty Images South Korea’s foreign minister is considering a trip to the U.S. to meet with the Trump administration after hundreds of South Korean nationals were arrested in Georgia this week at an electric vehicle battery plant. “We are deeply concerned and feel a heavy sense of responsibility over the arrests of our nationals,” Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said at an emergency meeting in Seoul,…

The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close with an awards ceremony on Saturday (September 6, 2025) that has repeatedly turned to the war in Gaza. The prizes include nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion. The Alexander Payne-led jury named Chinese actor Xin Zhilei best actress for leading Cai Shangjun’s “The Sun Rises on Us All,” a story about a love triangle set in the world of sweatshops in Guangzhou. Italian actor Toni Servillo won best actor for playing a president at the end of his term in Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia.” They…

More than a dozen rescued after boat capsizes during evacuations in Pakistan’s flood-stricken Punjab.Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025At least five people have lost their lives and more than a dozen had to be rescued in Pakistan’s flood-affected southern Punjab province after a boat carrying evacuees capsized.According to the disaster management authority, the boat overturned on Saturday in Multan district because of strong currents, but the majority of passengers were saved.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFlooding from the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers has affected more than 4,100 villages, forcing over two million people to flee their…

For nearly two decades, tennis great Maria Sharapova traveled to every corner of the world with her racquet, laser-focused on every stroke at more than 800 matches and picking up five Grand Slam trophies as souvenirs. So when she retired in 2020, she let go of her baggage—quite literally. “I used to travel with a lot of bags because I had just so many things for my profession,” the 38-year-old told Travel + Leisure. “One of the most liberating aspects of being retired is that I love traveling with a carry-on. Even if I feel like I under-packed, it feels…

Deputy quits, cabinet reshuffled as far-right Reform UK gains in polls.United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a political crisis after being forced to reshuffle his cabinet following the resignation of his deputy over unpaid taxes.He’s under attack too from the right-wing Reform UK party over migration.A year after a landslide election win, why is Keir Starmer in trouble?Presenter: Adrian FinighanGuests:Jonathan Tonge – professor of politics at the University of LiverpoolMark Devenport – freelance journalist and former BBC Northern Ireland political editor and BBC United Nations correspondentPeter Geoghegan – political commentator and authorPublished On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025

Any chapter of Sunil Dutt’s life would make for a dramatic film, whether it was the time when he rescued his future wife from a fire on a film set, or when he walked 500 kilometres across Punjab to profess peace and harmony. He lost his wife, Nargis, to cancer, and struggled for years trying to rid his son, Sanjay Dutt, of a drug addiction. He also embarked on a political career, slept on the footpath in early years in Mumbai, and spent the later part of his life trying to fight for his son, who found himself embroiled with…

Kenya was certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 8, 2025 as having eliminated Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as African sleeping sickness, as a public health problem. Kenya is now the 10th country, along with Benin, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Rwanda, Togo and Uganda, to have eliminated HAT as a public health problem. After the eradication of Guinea-worm disease, this milestone marks a significant public health victory against neglected tropical diseases in Kenya. During the 20th century, HAT triggered severe epidemics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 25 years, however, sustained and coordinated…

Hima Teja made a superb 97. Photo : / The Hindu | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam What could have been a special 24th birthday for Hima Teja turned into a slight disappointment at the fag end of the opening day of the Buchi Babu tournament final at the CSK-High Performance Centre here on Saturday.Great composureThe Hyderabad batter showed great composure to get within three runs of what would have been a fine century against TNCA President’s XI before a rush of blood to reach the landmark on his special day cost him his wicket. Nonetheless, his superb 97 (221b, 13×4,…