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Claire Pease and Charleigh Bullock will go to their first World Gymnastics Championships, earning the first two spots on the five-woman U. S. team. Pease, 17, and Bullock, 16, had the highest combined all-around scores between the Xfinity U. S. Championships in August (weighted at 40%) and a selection competition on Wednesday in Crossville, Tennessee (weighted at 60%). Each overtook 2024 Olympian Hezly Rivera, who repeated as U. S. all-around champion in August but dropped in the combined standings Wednesday with two falls off the uneven bars. Rivera can still make her first world team. The last three members will be decided by a committee after the second and final day of the selection competition on Thursday.2026 U. S. Women’s Gymnastics Selection Event Results 1. Claire Pease -- 56.7 2. Skye Blakely -- 56.5 3. Charleigh Bullock -- 55.65 4. Reese Esponda -- 55.35 5. Dulcy Caylor -- 53.75 6. Hezly Rivera -- 53.5 7. Jade Carey -- 53.45 8. Tatum Drusch --- 53.3 9. Lila Richardson -- 52.25 10. Simone Rose -- 51.95 11. Zoey Molomo -- 51.25 12. Caroline Moreau -- 50.35Worlds in Rotterdam from Oct.

MLBToronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said "everything needs to be assessed" in the wake of the team's performance this past season. Toronto's 2027 regular-season opener is set for March 25 at New YorkGregory Strong · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 30, 2026 1:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 30Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins, pictured on April 24, spoke on the team's performance this past season at a season-ending media availability on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press)Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said "everything needs to be assessed" in the wake of the team's performance this past season. Speaking at a season-ending media availability on Wednesday at Rogers Centre, he added that the club plans to "drill down in every area. "Team president Mark Shapiro was scheduled to hold his own media session later in the day.

With each class update, the goal is to keep the spirit of original World of Warcraft in mind while giving players more ways to make their character feel their own. For Priests and Warriors, that work takes shape in two very different combat identities: one built around Light, Shadow, healing, and protection, and the other around weapons, Rage, stances, and battlefield momentum. The updates below are focused on broadening useful choices without moving either class away from what makes it recognizable. Priests gain wider access to important tools and new talent options that support healing, utility, and Shadow-focused damage. Warriors see adjustments that make Rage more reliable, bring certain utility forward as baseline functionality, and sharpen the role of each specialization.

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Tiny sea spiders in Canada's Salish Sea are giving scientists a rare glimpse into an often-overlooked part of coastal life. Two of the creatures are entirely new to science. Some sea spiders feed on hydroids, including jellyfish, by draining their fluids through a proboscis.

Lenovo’s strategy to “highlight its technology and its AI capacities through sports” yielded “massive exposure” during the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup run. Courtesy of Lenovo Lenovo’s strategy to “highlight its technology and its AI capacities through sports” yielded “massive exposure” during the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup run and the FIFA World Cup this summer, according to Dane Huffman of TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL. Lenovo’s “timing was fortuitous.” The Hurricanes’ success gave the company “exposure deep into the summer.” And Carolina, which opened the regular season Tuesday at home, is “expected to be one of the NHL’s strongest teams again.” The World Cup, where Lenovo’s brand was “prominently displayed on the perimeter boards just beyond the field, was a massive television success.” Lenovo has dual headquarters in China and Morrisville, N. C., and two partnerships in particular, with FIFA and Formula 1, are “targeted to a global audience.” Lenovo signed as FIFA’s official technology partner in 2024, and “powered FIFA’s broadcast center in Dallas, its technology center in Miami and provided 3D digital avatars of all the players, among other technology” during the World Cup.

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Canada’s immigration department has barred officers from summarily refusing work permit applications relying on dubious job offers. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published updated instructions on its website on Sept. 17, 2026, which require officers to give applicants the opportunity to address any concerns about the genuineness of a job offer.

Powered by Lenovo’s technology, Nicolò Bulega completed the Triple Crown for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team by securing the 2026 WorldSBK Riders’ Championship at the Italian Round Lenovo, Main Sponsor of the team, has provided the hardware which has worked seamlessly all season aiding more informed race decisions

A flu forecasting model built with Google AI was the best at forecasting flu-related hospital admissions during the 2025-26 season, the Centers for Disease Control announced this week. From October through May, the CDC’s FluSight combines weekly submissions from government, industry, and academic teams predicting U. S. hospital admissions for the current week and three weeks into the future. The CDC uses the combined forecast each week to communicate the anticipated state-level demand for medical services. The end-of-season analysis published this week shows that of 39 eligible models, Google’s best matched the season’s observed hospital admissions. This performance validates our confidence that AI combined with human ingenuity will improve our ability to forecast diseases worldwide. Google forecasts were developed using Empirical Research Assistance, an AI tool that generates optimization algorithms across a range of scientific fields. Research on ERA was recently published in the journal “Nature.” ERA’s underlying technology is now available to trusted testers as part of our experimental science tools.

The Toronto Blue Jays expected much more from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2026. Instead, their biggest star endured the worst offensive season of his career as Toronto fell from the American League champions to last place in the AL East. MORE: MLB legend backs Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after podcast comments

Ex-AC Milan, Chelsea and Brazil forward Pato is part of Sports Alpha Capital consortium [Getty Images]Kris Holland - BBC Sport, East of EnglandWed, Sep 30, 2026·3 min read

Story byRoughriders reacquire kicker Lauther in trade with RedblacksSaskatchewan Roughriders kicker Brett Lauther speaks to reporters during a end of season media availability in Regina, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu - The Canadian PressThe Canadian PressWed, Sep 30, 2026·1 min read

Staff Writer Sept. 30, 2026 9:58 AM PT Emmy winner Chad Lowe and his family are mourning the loss of Fiona, the second daughter the “Life Goes On” actor shares with wife Kim Painter. “We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona,” Lowe’s family said in a statement shared with People on Tuesday. The statement remembered Fiona, who died at 13 years old, as a “loving girl who was smart, creative, and loved to dance.” A representative for Lowe, 58, did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment on Wednesday. The statement also did not reveal a cause of death, but the family included information for a mental health lifeline, writing, “If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.”The family wrote, “She was adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives.”Lowe, younger brother of Rob Lowe, and Painter married in 2010 and welcomed Fiona in 2012. Fiona, who celebrated her 13th birthday in November, was the second of the couple’s three daughters.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a reminder of our ongoing and collective responsibility to recognize and confront the legacy of the residential school system and other unjust colonial systems and policies impacting the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada today. This year marks 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report and 94 Calls to Action. While some progress has been made, as of August 1, 2026, roughly 41 percent have not been started, and 15 percent have stalled. One of those stalled is the full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as the framework for reconciliation.

World Monuments Fund (WMF) released key insights from a study on Wednesday (30 September) revealing that insufficient public funding continues to surpass climate hazards as the primary threat to heritage sites around the world. The research was conducted as part of the non-profit organisation’s nomination process for its 2027 World Monuments Watch list, which will be announced in February. WMF has been publishing the list since 1996 to address funding gaps in cultural preservation. This year, the number of nominations has almost doubled since the previous cycle. Of 372 nominations for the 2027 Watch list, 65% of nominators cited funding shortages and economic development as a primary challenge, up from 55% in 2024. Bénédicte de Montlaur, the director of WMF, says funding is no longer flowing from public coffers, as governments worldwide face pressures from inflation, war, climate-related disasters and competing public needs. “We are seeing governments, particularly in Europe and the US (which have been some of the most supportive of heritage preservation), reducing or stopping national and international funding for public resources,” De Montlaur tells The Art Newspaper.