Lionel Messi says he’s retiring from playing internationally for Argentina

Lionel Messi says he’s retiring from playing internationally for Argentina

[ad_1] Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores his team’s second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match against Bosnia in Rio de Janeiro, June 15, 2014. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption toggle caption Sergei Grits/AP BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday after two decades representing Argentina. “It was…

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U.S., Venezuela strike oil deal. And, the staggering hidden toll of U.S. heat deaths

U.S., Venezuela strike oil deal. And, the staggering hidden toll of U.S. heat deaths

[ad_1] Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Trump administration announced a new U.S. partnership with the Venezuelan government to develop a significant portion of Venezuela’s oil reserves.…

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Russia’s jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians

Russia’s jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians

[ad_1] This photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service shows a site of a residential building damaged by a Russian guided bomb in the city center of Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. Ukrainian Emergency Service via/AP hide caption toggle caption Ukrainian Emergency Service via/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv…

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Attacks flare between U.S., Iran after month-long pause

Attacks flare between U.S., Iran after month-long pause

[ad_1] FILE – A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP, File) Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP hide caption toggle caption Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP The U.S. military struck what it said were Iranian rocket…

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Hollywood studios have sued over AI. Now Google is courting them to use its tools

Hollywood studios have sued over AI. Now Google is courting them to use its tools

[ad_1] Tech giant Google has been quietly making overtures to the major studios as it tries to find ways to entice Hollywood to use its artificial intelligence technology. Google executives have approached representatives at Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. Discovery and other studios about licensing intellectual property to be used in AI models, according to three…

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Hit shows from Edinburgh’s Fringe festival are coming to America. Here are our top picks

Hit shows from Edinburgh’s Fringe festival are coming to America. Here are our top picks

[ad_1] Jake Brasch and Nadja Leonard-Hopper are the duo the behind the musical Hole!, coming to New York this December. Chewboy hide caption toggle caption Chewboy Editor’s note: This article contains sexual themes. EDINBURGH — For nearly a month, Edinburgh has been overrun by performers, posters, packed rooms — and some very strange ideas. The…

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NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

[ad_1] Getty Images/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR Thousands of Americans die every year from a chronically underreported cause: heat. As summer heat intensifies because of human-driven climate change, the United States’ official tally of heat-related deaths does not come close to capturing the full human toll. The data feeding into nationwide death counts is collected inconsistently…

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