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NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive.In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers said prosecutors should also be prevented from using at trial his statements to law enforcement officers and his backpack where a gun and ammunition were found.They said Mangione was not read his rights before he was questioned by law enforcement officers, who arrested him after…

Power was restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv on Saturday, a day after Russia launched major attacks on the Ukrainian power grid that caused blackouts across much of the country, and European leaders agreed to proceed toward using hundreds of billions of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s war effort.Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, said Saturday that “the main work to restore the power supply” had been completed, but that some localized outages were still affecting the Ukrainian capital following Friday’s “massive” Russian attacks. Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential…

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out intense airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.The pre-dawn airstrikes on the village of Msayleh struck a place that sold heavy machinery, destroying a large number of vehicles.A vehicle carrying vegetables that happened to be passing by at the time of the strikes was hit, killing one person and wounding another, according to Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV.The Health Ministry later said that the one slain was a Syrian citizen, while the wounded were a…

Jeff KassoufOct 10, 2025, 10:13 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Jessica Berman has been given a contract extension to remain as NWSL commissioner, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.A source with knowledge of the deal said it was for three years, which would run through the 2028 NWSL season, with her original deal set to expire in the coming months.An NWSL spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by ESPN.Editor’s Picks1…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader — Marwan Barghouti — is not among the prisoners Israel intends to free in exchange for hostages held by Hamas under the new Gaza ceasefire deal.Israel has also rejected freeing other high-profile prisoners whose release Hamas has long sought, though it was not immediately clear if a list of around 250 prisoners issued Friday on the Israeli government’s official website was final.Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk told the Al Jazeera TV network that the group insists on the release of Barghouti and other high-profile figures and…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Their faces stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped. Their stories, told by anguished family members, are almost as well-known as celebrities. They are civilians and soldiers, fathers and sons. Some were at the Nova music festival, where almost 400 people were killed and dozens kidnapped.The latest ceasefire, which began Friday, marks a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that was triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, when some 1,200 people were killed and 251 kidnapped. The fighting has killed 67,000 Palestinians, according…

OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIn the latest comparison between American and European founders, OpenAI’s startup boss admitted that the Americans are “almost shameless” when it comes to making demands and giving feedback to the AI giant.Laura Modiano, who heads up OpenAI’s startups division in EMEA, drew a comparison between American and European founders based on her extensive work with founders across both regions and rolling out AI features.”So feedback is extremely important. We’re moving at lightning speed. It has to represent your voice and I…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers…SUNDAY MIRROR Manchester United are planning to launch a £60m move for Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton, with club bosses believing a bid in that region would be good enough to tempt the Eagles to sell their sought-after playmaker.Marcus Rashford has set his heart on Barcelona – even with other big clubs circling.Harry Maguire is ready to snub a £500k-a-week deal to move to Saudi Arabia to stay at Manchester United – if they offer him a new contract. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Sean Dyche is emerging as the frontrunner to take over at…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…Daily Mail Inter Miami have been offered the chance to reunite Neymar with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.Denmark manager Brian Riemer says Manchester United have wasted Rasmus Hojlund’s talent after the youngster continued his good start to the season.Jude Bellingham has admitted that he maintains a ‘macho’ image of himself to deflect from any personal vulnerabilities. Lyon’s brilliant young £50m-rated winger Malick Fofana would fit the bill perfectly at one of the top Premier League teams, his representatives have said. The Sun Dan Burn claims a broken hand will not stop him…

The Argentina national team said Friday that Lionel Messi would not be available for the team’s friendly against Venezuela at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni teased the possibility of experimenting with the lineup in the match against Venezuela when addressing media on Thursday but never completely ruled out the captain’s participation.Editor’s Picks1 Related”Yes, we’ve spoken with [Messi], as we’ve spoken with everyone. We haven’t decided on the team yet. We’ll decide until late in the last training session,” said Scaloni on Thursday. “It’s true that these are games to try out and to see, as I…