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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country’s central region as gang violence surges.The measure will cover Haiti’s West, Artibonite and Center departments “to continue the fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and food crisis,” according to a government statement.The region — known as Haiti’s rice basket — has been under attack in recent years, with gangs killing farmers or forcing them to abandon their fields as they raze nearby communities.The United Nations’ human rights office noted that from October 2024 to the end…

“Obviously it’s going to be very tough but we’ve been through very tough times anyway and I’m really looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to every bit of it.“We’re all in this together and that’s how it should be. Us as a group with players, staff but together with our fans, we have to go together into this and support each other and be there for each other in the good and lesser-good days.”The captain continues: “Any success with Liverpool, obviously that feeling is incredible. Last year we celebrated all together. That feeling when we were crowned champions against…

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will not travel with the team to face Orlando City on Sunday night at Inter&co Stadium, admitting it would be too big of a risk for the player given the busy schedule.Messi suffered a “minor” muscle injury in his right leg during the Leagues Cup match against Necaxa on Aug. 2, forcing the player to the sidelines. The timeline for his return remains undetermined, with the club originally announcing the progress would depend on the response to treatment.”No, Leo will not be available tomorrow,” said Mascherano on Saturday. “Leo is okay,…

Gareth Taylor’s first match in charge of the Reds ended in defeat on Saturday as Villa ran out comfortable winners at Bodymoor Heath.Twenty-two Liverpool players got valuable match minutes under their belts, though, as Taylor’s squad build up to the new Barclays Women’s Super League campaign, which gets under way in four weeks’ time.Liverpool opened the scoring early on against Villa as Marie Höbinger placed home from an indirect free-kick that was teed up by Lily Woodham.But Villa levelled quickly as Kirsty Hanson finished after being found inside the area by Georgia Mullett.The hosts then went ahead through a Rachel…

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A 71-year-old man who shot and killed two neighbors then set his house on fire in a small Iowa city has died of burn injuries, authorities said.Dennis Burnell had extensive burns when he exited his home on Wednesday evening, and died Friday at the Kansas University Medical Center Burn Unit, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a news release.Following a dispute, Burnell shot 38-year-old Brandon Oman and his wife, 35-year-old Stevie Oman, outside his home in Glenwood, investigators said. The Omans lived across the street from Burnell, according to the Mills County Assessor’s online…

NEW YORK (AP) — A top official at the Federal Reserve said Saturday that this month’s stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job market is strengthening her belief that interest rates should be lower. Michelle Bowman was one of two Fed officials who voted a week and a half ago in favor of cutting interest rates. Such a move could help boost the economy by making it cheaper for people to borrow money to buy a house or a car, but it could also threaten to push inflation higher. Bowman and a fellow dissenter lost out after nine other Fed…

Pooja Tripathi might not have become a successful comedian if she hadn’t quit her corporate marketing job in the middle of a meeting in 2018.By then, Tripathi had spent five years working in the fashion industry, but felt defeated after dealing with a toxic boss, she says. One morning, in a last-minute meeting, her boss started personally insulting Tripathi in front of her manager. She’d watched her coworkers experience similar bullying in the past — and decided to quit the job, where she earned a mid-five figure salary, on the spot, she says.”Having a job everyone thinks sounds cool ……

Macaulay Langstaff made an instant impact from the bench as Millwall opened their Championship campaign with an excellent 2-1 win at Norwich.Introduced as an 80th-minute substitute with the game delicately poised at 1-1, Langstaff took less than three minutes to make his presence felt with a cool finish to settle a keenly contested encounter. After a cagey first half the Lions quickly took the lead after the break with a fine finish from Camiel Neghli, only for a mistake from keeper Steven Benda to gift Josh Sargent an equaliser four minutes later.Norwich, looking to make it a winning start for…

Lewis Smith’s spectacular strike helped Livingston defeat Falkirk 3-1 in the battle of the William Hill Premiership’s promoted teams.The Lions were two ahead at the break through goals from Scott Pittman and Smith before Robbie Muirhead’s penalty was saved by Bairns goalkeeper Scott Bain early in the second half. The visitors hit back through Ross MacIver but Livi, who took 10 points from the four meetings between the sides last term, sealed another positive result against John McGlynn’s men when Jeremy Bokila struck late on. Image: Smith scores to make it 2-0 to the hosts. Lions boss David Martindale made…

Dael Fry’s first goal in more than three years ensured Rob Edwards’ reign as Middlesbrough head coach got off to a winning start by delivering a 1-0 victory over Swansea.Fry’s header five minutes into the second half ended a long personal drought since the defender found the net against QPR in February 2022. That moment ensured former Luton boss Edwards was able to celebrate three points with the fans at the end of his first competitive game in charge since taking over at the Riverside Stadium from Michael Carrick earlier in the summer.Swansea had their moments in the first half…