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NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Frances Tiafoe overcame crafty veteran Adrian Mannarino 4-6 6-2 6-3 7-6(6) in front of a raucous crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday to reach the U.S. Open fourth round. Tiafoe managed to convert just five of 15 break points and said the 35-year-old Frenchman’s unpredictable style gave him fits in the nearly three-hour affair. “He’s so annoying to play,” Tiafoe said to laughs during […]

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Friday sued Southern California Edison, accusing the Edison International unit of negligence that caused the 2020 Bobcat Fire, which burned close to 180 square miles (466 sq km) in one of the largest wildfires ever in Los Angeles County. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, the government said the fire began on Sept. 6, 2020 when a poorly maintained […]

By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Customers of Arm Holdings Ltd including Apple Inc, Nvidia Corp, Alphabet Inc and Advanced Micro Devices Inc have agreed to invest in the chip designer’s initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Intel Corp, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Cadence Design Systems Inc and Synopsys Inc have also agreed to participate as investors in the offering, the sources added. The talks are […]

By Aadi Nair (Reuters) -Manchester United bolstered their squad with a flurry of transfer deadline day signings, Manchester City and Liverpool also splashed out while ambitious Brighton & Hove Albion sealed an audacious loan deal for Barcelona’s Ansu Fati on Friday. Premier League champions City, as expected, were not that busy but the signing of Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes adds to their rich collection of midfield options. British media reported […]

By Makini Brice and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A leader of the far-right Proud Boys was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison over the U.S. Capitol attack, equaling the longest punishment in the case so far, while another member sentenced to 10 years yelled “Trump won” as he left court. The pair were the latest members of far-right groups sentenced for taking part in the Jan. 6, […]

By Makini Brice and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A leader of the far-right Proud Boys was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison over the U.S. Capitol attack, equaling the longest punishment in the case so far, while another member sentenced to 10 years yelled “Trump won” as he left court. The pair were the latest members of far-right groups sentenced for taking part in the Jan. 6, […]

(Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has waived a formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, according to a court filing on Friday. Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor, was charged last month along with former U.S. President Trump and 17 co-defendants with trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. Giuliani is accused of […]

(Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has waived a formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, according to a court filing on Friday. Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor, was charged last month along with former U.S. President Trump and 17 co-defendants with trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. Giuliani is accused of […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Order of play on the main show courts on the sixth day of the U.S. Open on Saturday (play starts 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding): ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1600 GMT/12 PM ET) 1-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) v 26-Dan Evans (Britain) 26-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) 5-Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) v 31-Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) 3-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v Sebastian Baez (Argentina) […]