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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Cleveland Guardians made up for a slow start by racing to a strong finish in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Nathaniel Lowe ripped a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, lifting the Guardians to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. The Guardians scored seven runs over the final four innings and finished with 14 hits in the series opener.

FILE PHOTO: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is seen in a "selfie" that it took over a rock nicknamed "Rochette", September 10, 2021. NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - NASA's robotic Perseverance rover has now driven farther than any other vehicle on the surface of any world other than Earth, racking up 28.1 miles (45.2 km) since arriving on Mars in 2021, the US space agency said on Tuesday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays' postseason hopes apparently did not crash like Junior Caminero and outfielder Jonny DeLuca down the left field foul line in the ninth inning of the American League Championship Series opener on Monday. A 7-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 should not be worsened, according to Rays manager Kevin Cash, by an injury to Tampa Bay's All-Star third baseman. "He's OK," Cash said postgame of Caminero.

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Traffic signs in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/File Photo TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The ratio of Japanese households expecting prices to rise a year from now hit 88.6% in September, a quarterly Bank of Japan survey showed on Tuesday, down from 90.4% in the previous survey.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The Bills frequently attacked a glaring weakness in the middle of the Rams' defense that made them productive and predictable. Linebacker Nate Landman launching himself whenever star running back James Cook III came up the middle was supposed to be the solution that would get the Rams to overcome their sluggish defense. But Landman's punchouts weren't going to fix the Rams' other weakness, which has been a problem for years now.

Currency dealers walk past an electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of a bank in Seoul, South Korea, March 13, 2020.

The Green Bay Packers found the offensive gear they had been missing in Sunday’s 31-7 win over the Chicago Bears. The question now is whether it travels beyond a rivalry game. Green Bay hosts the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, Oct. 18, with a chance to turn one dominant performance into a more reliable identity. Locked On Packers host Peter Bukowski argued that the emotional edge Green Bay carried through Bears week should become its weekly approach.

The New York Jets escaped their game against the Cleveland Browns with the win they needed, but quarterback Geno Smith gave them an issue they cannot carry into a tougher stretch: too many avoidable mistakes before and after the snap. Locked On Jets host John Butchko pointed to Smith’s delay-of-game issues, telegraphed run audibles and costly sacks as warning signs that a 17-12 victory did not solve the offense’s larger problems.

Oct 13 (Reuters) - US payments firm Visa has received approval from China's central bank to begin preparations for a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China, it said in a statement on Tuesday. (Reporting by Abu Sultan in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman) Copyright Reuters or USA Today via Reuters Connect This story was originally published October 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM.

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Character.AI said on Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney for $20 million. The AI entertainment platform said it intends to continue operating as it completes the sale. (Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) This story was originally published October 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM.