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, /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 "A Date with China: Meet Xinjiang" international media tour officially commenced on Aug 25 in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The event aimed to build bridges for cross-cultural storytelling, bringing together an international delegation of journalists, experts, social media influencers, and Gen Zers.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur says there are no plans for the team to release running back Josh Jacobs, who faces two misdemeanor charges stemming from what police have described as a physical confrontation with his girlfriend. “I fully anticipate him being a member of our team,” LaFleur said Friday night after the Packers closed their preseason schedule with a 42-38 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies roared back for a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Sosa connected just two batters after Wade Meckler reached deep into the right field stands to rob Bryson Stott of a three-run homer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela and the Boston Red Sox ran themselves right into a 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium. In the opener of a critical four-game series, Rafaela committed a costly baserunning blunder in the fifth inning Friday night and then got thrown out at home plate to end the seventh.

Scholar, Spark and Resolve are already advancing agency-focused workforce learning, institutional knowledge and guided problem-solving, with broader expansion planned in the coming months. Alpha1 AI is expanding its support for federal agencies through secure, agency-configurable learning and problem-solving environments designed around the realities of government operations.

Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They include a U.S. senator, a renowned novelist, a former nun who helped Central American refugees. And, smiling brightest of all, Dolly Parton. The beloved country superstar, who died this week at 80, never embraced the feminist label. In fact, she eschewed it when asked, just as she carefully avoided political labels.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Voters in Iceland are heading to the polls Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations on becoming a member of the European Union, and they are doing so in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to control nearby Greenland. The yes-or-no referendum question is simple enough for the 265,000 or so eligible voters: Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Poor weather hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for hundreds of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day. Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster, which killed nearly 600 people and left almost 2,500 missing.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shardae Williams woke up recently to someone blasting Tupac Shakur’s “Shed So Many Tears,” as they drove by her home. Lately at work or while running errands, she has seen people wearing Shakur shirts. The late rapper’s presence is everywhere since the Las Vegas trial began, she says, calling it a hopeful sign that answers are coming in the death of her favorite artist. “His spirit wants this to come out and wants this to get justice,” Williams said.

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