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ATLANTA — For a moment in late September, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker’s attention was on Mojitos — a Cuban restaurant in Gwinnett County packed with dozens of supporters, many Hispanic.
As the sound of Walker’s stump speech gave way to blaring salsa music, Cuban immigrants and longtime Atlanta residents Marilu and Fredy Alvarez were buzzing. The couple’s conservative views had historically made them a minority within Atlanta’s Hispanic community. But now, Marilu Alvarez said more people close to them are “hurting financially ... they are looking at the way things are now, and they are not liking what they are seeing.”
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Brandon Vazquez scored on a breakaway in the 86th minute to help fifth-seeded Cincinnati beat the fourth-seeded New York Red Bulls 2-1 for its first playoff victory in franchise history. Cincinnati, making the club’s first appearance in the MLS playoffs, advances to play top-seeded Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York opened the scoring in the 48th minute when Lewis Morgan settled a clearance attempt and sent a shot from outside the 18-yard box past a diving Roman Celentano. Cincinnati appeared to tie it at 1-all in the 61st but an official review ruled Geoff Cameron was in an offside position when he deflected Junior Moreno’s shot from distance. Luciano Acosta scored for Cincinnati on a penalty kick in the 74th, sending Carlos Miguel Coronel the wrong way.
The Atlantic had a temporary moment of relief Saturday as Tropical Storm Karl became a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday morning while the odds of another disturbance developing off the coast of Africa moved from low to almost none.
Boxed in by market turmoil and a mutinous Conservative Party, British Prime Minister Liz Truss was left with two cards to play: hitting reset on her economic plan, and firing her friend and finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.
A Chicago police officer with ties with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, was suspended for 120 days but won’t be fired. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the announcement about Officer Robert Bakker is included in the most recent quarterly report of the city's Office of Inspector General. The agency says an internal investigation by the police department was resolved through a “mediation agreement” in which Bakker agreed not to dispute the allegations against him. Bakker's ties to the group were first reported in the media two years ago. Bakker has acknowledged he took part in a Proud Boys group chat but that he's never been a member of the group.
The Marine Corps has halted some operations of its new amphibious combat vehicles after one of the armored vehicles rolled over in surf during training off of California’s Camp Pendleton. The corps says the vehicle flipped over Thursday night at the base north of San Diego. No one was hurt. The Marine Corps says it had a “mechanical malfunction,” and the vehicles will be barred from surf zones while more testing is done. The use of amphibious combat vehicles in water was halted in July after two became disabled in surf but the ban was lifted last month. The vehicles are being rolled out to replace an aging fleet of tracked vehicles, one of which sank in 2020, killing eight Marines and a sailor.
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced Saturday. Mutombo has been one of the NBA’s global ambassadors for years, and recently appeared at Hall of Fame enshrinement events in Springfield, Massachusetts and a pair of preseason games in Saitama, Japan. He also appeared with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an event in the Congo, Mutombo’s native country, in August.
LOS ANGELES — When four Latino leaders held a meeting to discuss Los Angeles' City Council boundaries last year, one in the group acted at points as the political elder in the room, a now-infamous audio recording revealed.
Lorient has missed the occasion to move to the top of the French league after drawing with 10-man Reims 0-0. The Brittany side would have leapfrogged leader Paris Saint-Germain in the lead by extending its excellent run to a seventh consecutive win. But Lorient could not find a breach in Reims’ solid defense. PSG and Lorient are level on points. PSG hosts third-placed Marseille on Sunday, with only three points separating those bitter rivals.
LOS ANGELES — One person was killed and 12 others were injured Friday night after a motorist plowed into a food vendor in Pomona.
The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says he was “mistreated” upon his arrival at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport. Ahmed Ogwell tweeted that his attendance at the World Health Summit opening Sunday in Berlin was in doubt after an encounter with “immigration personnel who imagine I want to stay back illegally.” Ogwell wrote, “I’m happier & safer back home in Africa. They invite you then mistreat you.” However, the president of the World Health Summit, Axel Fries, said Ogwell had arrived at the conference’s hotel and “can therefore fully contribute” to the summit. Ogwell didn't give details about his alleged mistreatment. The airport apologized for his experience and requested more information.
The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says he was “mistreated” upon his arrival at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport. Ahmed Ogwell tweeted that his attendance at the World Health Summit opening Sunday in Berlin was in doubt after an encounter with “immigration personnel who imagine I want to stay back illegally.” Ogwell wrote, “I’m happier & safer back home in Africa. They invite you then mistreat you.” However, the president of the World Health Summit, Axel Fries, said Ogwell had arrived at the conference’s hotel and “can therefore fully contribute” to the summit. Ogwell didn't give details about his alleged mistreatment. The airport apologized for his experience and requested more information.
The Indianapolis Colts will face Jacksonville on Sunday without either of their top two running backs. Team officials say Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines will both sit out because of injuries. Taylor won last year's NFL rushing title but is missing his second straight game with an injured ankle. Hines has been in the concussion protocol since wobbling off the field early in last Thursday's victory at Denver. Phillip Lindsay has been promoted from the practice squad for the second straight week.
Police say a 15-year-old boy turned the gently curving streets of a Raleigh neighborhood and nearby greenway into a killing zone. When the shooting was over Thursday, five people were dead. Neighbors say Hedingham is much like most American neighborhoods. You may not know the name of every person on your block, but people greet each other across driveways and can always find something to chat about. But after the killings, people are reassessing. The husband of one victim says he's not sure that he can continue to live there.
President Joe Biden's trip to Oregon, California and Colorado is showing how he's trying to turn out Democratic votes on Election Day. He's flexing the levers of government to help boost candidates, promoting an agenda aimed at strengthening an uncertain economy and hauling in campaign cash. Biden is showing up for candidates when he can be helpful and steering clear of places where a visit from a president with approval ratings below 50% isn't necessarily a good thing. Throughout the trip, Biden has had to compete for the spotlight and contend with a troubling inflation report and rising gas prices.
Jordan Poole and the Golden State Warriors are finalizing a four-year, $140 million extension. That's according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been signed. ESPN first reported the agreement. Poole is entering his fourth season with the Warriors and has seen his numbers improve each season. Poole was punched by Warriors teammate Draymond Green during an altercation in practice on Oct. 5. Green took a few days away from the team and returned this week.
MADRID (AP) - Results from Spanish football:
A lawsuit filed this week against New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara seeks $10 million in damages and a jury trial in connection with the February assault of a man in Las Vegas during Pro Bowl weekend. Kamara already faces a felony battery charge in the alleged assault of Darnell Greene. The alleged incident happened Feb. 5. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons also has been charged. Kamara played in the Feb. 6 Pro Bowl before he was arrested. The lawsuit says Greene’s orbital lobe was broken and he had severe injuries to his shoulder, back, head, knees, face and neck.
Saturday Summaries from English football (home teams listed first):
Chronic fuel shortages in France sparked by strikes and panic buying are fraying nerves and testing both the resilience and ingenuity of millions of French workers who depend on their vehicles to do their jobs. After runs on toilet paper, pasta and other essentials at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, fuel and where to find it are the latest obsessions in France. The government has urged motorists not to panic-buy. Some gas stations have banned jerrycans. Nurses are among those hard hit, because they need their cars to visit patients at home. For nurses making their morning rounds on Saturday, gasoline was the No. 1 subject for discussion.
Wolverhampton Wanderers has moved out of the English Premier League relegation zone and left Nottingham Forest there after a 1-0 win. Ruben Neves' penalty separated the two strugglers. Neves converted from the spot after 56 minutes at Molineux to secure the manager-less home team only it’s second league win. Forest missed a golden opportunity to share the points when Brennan Johnson’s 79th-minute penalty was saved by Jose Sa.
Aleksandar Mitrovic's second-half penalty has salvaged for Fulham a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the English Premier League. Dominic Solanke scored 63 seconds into the game and set up Jefferson Lerma’s first-half goal for Bournemouth. Bournemouth twice gave away leads but ultimately extended its unbeaten run to six games under interim manager Gary O’Neil. Mitrovic started at Craven Cottage after missing time because of an ankle injury and equalized seven minutes after halftime. Center back Issa Diop headed in a corner in the 22nd minute to pull Fulham even at 1-1. Fulham ended a two-game losing skid.
The Fort Wayne City Council has asked the city’s attorney to answer several questions stemming from Mayor Tom Henry’s drunken driving crash and the suspension of his driver’s license for 90 days. Council President Jason Arp sent the letter to City Attorney Malak Heiny on Friday and asks for a reply by the close of business Wednesday. The questions seek information on 12 topics such as leasing information for the Chevrolet Impala the mayor was driving, insurance coverage and whether Henry was ever stopped by police previously. Henry’s blood-alcohol level was 0.152 after he was arrested the evening of Oct. 9. Indiana’s legal limit to drive is 0.08.
The trial of a Florida woman accused of dressing up as clown in 1990 and fatally shooting the wife of a man she later married has been postponed following the disclosure of a law enforcement file containing information about other clown-sighting leads at the time. Prosecutors informed defense attorneys for Sheila Keen Warren last Thursday that they had found a “clown sighting file.” Defense attorneys had been demanding the file but prosecutors had been saying they didn’t have it. The 25-page “clown sighting file” has the names, addresses or phone numbers of 40 other leads. Keen Warren has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charge.
Protests in Iran have entered a fifth week with demonstrations intensifying in some cities along main streets and at universities across the country. A U.S.-based rights monitor estimates at least 233 protesters have been killed in the demonstrations sparked by the death last month of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. Participants chanted “Death to the Dictator!" on the streets of Ardabil, in Iran's northwest. Students rallied outside universities in the cities of Kermanshah, Rasht and the capital Tehran. Commercial strikes also resumed in key cities in Iran's northern Kurdish region. The government has responded with a brutal crackdown, internet outages and arrests.
Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. The Crown Prosecution Service says it authorized Manchester police to charge the 21-year-old Greenwood. He is due to appear in court on Monday facing three counts relating to the same woman. Greenwood was first held in January over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online. He has been out on bail since. He has been suspended by United and not played for the club since January.
Peter Uihlein has taken a one-shot lead going into the final day of the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah after a 7-under 63 in the second round. The American made seven birdies and one eagle to compensate for a double bogey on the 13th hole at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City. Uihlein took over from previous leader Brooks Koepka, who had a 3-under-67. Sergio Garcia and Charl Schwartzel were three strokes off the lead.
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When hundreds of Achut Deng's colleagues at a South Dakota meatpacking plant were sickened by COVID-19, Deng spoke out to tell of the fear gripping the Sioux Falls workforce. Now, Deng is telling her whole story through a memoir that she hopes will bring awareness of both the hardships, as well as healing, for refugees. Her book ranges from detailing her flight from massacres in South Sudan, to the trauma she experienced as a refugee in the United States. The book for young adults, co-authored with Keely Hutton, draws its name from the words Deng’s grandmother uttered as they fled when their village came under attack: “Don’t Look Back.”
The resounding victory by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in last month's Italian election isn't sitting well with Silvio Berlusconi. The former three-time conservative premier is four decades her senior and fancies himself the elder statesman of Italy’s political right. Meloni is expected to be asked next week by Italy’s president to try to create a ruling coalition with campaign allies Berlusconi and right-wing leader Matteo Salvini and become premier. But long-simmering tensions among the allies have turned nasty in public in recent days. Meloni says she's determined to form a government with her allies and won't be deterred by posturing.
A police officer who was wounded in an apparent ambush that killed two of his fellow officers fired the shot that killed the suspect. Police in Bristol, Connecticut say Alec Iurato was hit by gunfire and returned fire, killing Nicholas Brutcher. Fellow officers Dustin Demonte and Alex Hamzy were killed in the shootout Wednesday night outside a home where they were responding to a call about possible domestic violence. Authorities have said the officers were lured to the location deliberately. The 35-year-old Brutcher died from a gunshot wound to the neck. His brother was wounded. Iurato was released from the hospital on Thursday.
Xabi Alonso has endured another frustrating game as Bayer Leverkusen coach as his team slumped to a 5-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. It comes after Porto’s 3-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday. Leverkusen’s second loss from Alonso’s three games in charge end the former Spain star’s honeymoon period as coach and leaves his team mired in a relegation battle. Stuttgart finally enjoyed a victory in its first game since firing coach Pellegrino Matarazzo with Silas Katompa Mvumpa scoring twice in a 4-1 win over last-place Bochum. Wolfsburg drew with Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-2 and Mainz enjoyed a 2-0 win at promoted Werder Bremen. Leipzig hosts Hertha Berlin later.
For months, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has expressed interest in creating his own version of China’s WeChat — a “super app” that does video chats, messaging, streaming and payments — for the rest of the world.. At least, that is, once he’s done buying Twitter after months of legal infighting over the $44 billion purchase agreement he signed in April. Musk has claimed on Twitter that his acquisition of the company would speed development of an “everything app” he calls X by three to five years. But there are just a few obstacles.
Pakistan is pushing back against a comment by President Joe Biden in which he called the South Asian country “one of the most dangerous nations in the world.” Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Saturday his office would summon the U.S. ambassador for an explanation and two former prime ministers rejected the statement as baseless. Biden was at an informal fundraising dinner at a private residence in Los Angeles on Thursday sponsored by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee when he made the comments. Pakistan and the U.S. have traditionally been allies but the relationship has been rocky at times.
Callers who dialed 911 during a fatal North Carolina shooting rampage described encountering bodies on the streets of their North Carolina neighborhood and along a trail popular with runners and bikers. The 911 calls released late Friday by the Raleigh Police Department illustrate the chaos of the scene on Thursday evening in which authorities said a 15-year-old boy began firing in a tightly packed neighborhood and then on the walking trail. killing five and wounding two others. The recordings also provide new details about the teen, with multiple callers saying that he was wearing camouflage and one caller saying he was carrying a shotgun.
LOS ANGELES — Garrett Adelstein was four months out of college, grinding his way through thousands of online poker hands a day while he figured out what he wanted to do with his life.
A judge has dismissed a young woman from the jury hearing the trial of three men in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after attorneys accused her of flirting with one of the defendants. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports Judge Thomas Wilson announced Friday that the woman has been removed from the jury. That came two days after attorneys raised concerns the juror was having too much non-verbal communication with defendant Paul Bellar. Wilson said the juror took his decision well. The 24-year-old Bellar and two co-defendants are charged in state court in Jackson, Michigan, with providing material support for a terrorist act.
Arizona's only open congressional seat has featured some buzzwords spoken by candidates on both sides: extreme and the American dream. Republican Juan Ciscomani says he's living the American dream as someone who became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Democrat Kirsten Engel says she's trying to renew the American dream by fighting against a pre-statehood ban on abortion in Arizona. Both candidates have characterized each other as too extreme for the 6th District in southeastern Arizona. Voter registration is closely divided among Democrats, Republicans and independents, although the GOP has a slight advantage. Both parties see it as an opportunity to either maintain the Democratic majority in the state delegation or flip it to favor Republicans.
NASCAR champion Kurt Busch says he won't be back for the rest of the season because of a concussion and also will not compete full-time in 2023. The 44-year-old made his announcement at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his home track and where he launched his career on the bullring as a child. Busch was injured in a routine crash in July that exposed a design flaw in NASCAR’s new Next Gen car. He says doctors told him “it is best for me to ‘shut it down.’” Tyler Reddick will replace Busch in the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing next season.