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Boston Symphony Orchestra and Musicians Extend Contract for 48 Hours, a Sign They May Avert Strike

Boston Symphony Orchestra and Musicians Extend Contract for 48 Hours, a Sign They May Avert Strike

Published by Sam Flores

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra and its musicians have decided to extend their collective bargaining agreement for 48 hours, a sign they could be nearing a deal to head off what would have been the first strike in the ensemble’s 145-year history. The Boston Musicians’ Association said Saturday it had authorized a strike ahead of the expiration of the union’s three-year contract at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The BSO and the musicians said Sunday the contract had been extended to 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. BSO CEO Chad Smith said Sunday that the extension had been agreed to pending a ratification vote by the BMA and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Players’ Committee. The orchestra’s season is scheduled to open Sept. 17. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You Should See: August 2026 Source link

Millions of people worldwide will contract measles in 2026. Here’s why

Millions of people worldwide will contract measles in 2026. Here’s why

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles. Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe are reporting outbreaks affecting hundreds or thousands of people. There is no treatment for measles, but vaccines have been proven to be safe and effective at preventing the disease. Unvaccinated people who get sick with measles are at risk of serious complications that can lead to deafness, blindness and death. The risk of a bad outcome is higher for people who are undernourished and unable to access supportive medical care. As an infectious disease epidemiologist, I study the reasons for changes in population health risks around the world. The specific factors leading to measles epidemics vary by country, but the underlying cause everywhere is …

Novig sues Wisconsin officials over sports event contract enforcement

Novig sues Wisconsin officials over sports event contract enforcement

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Novig has taken Wisconsin officials to federal court, aiming to prevent the state from using its gambling laws against sports event contracts available through the company’s federally supervised exchange. Ludlow Exchange LLC, operating as Novig, lodged the case Friday (August 14) in Wisconsin’s Western District federal court. Attorney General Joshua Kaul and Division of Gaming administrator John Dillett are named as defendants in their official roles. The company says federal commodities law puts these transactions exclusively under Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight, leaving Wisconsin without authority to regulate them as gambling. Friday Novig sued Wisconsin to prevent it from apply state gaming laws to the exchange (and keep the legal battle in federal court). Novig has already sued NY, MA, WA, & NM. pic.twitter.com/spPrVuEjY1 — Mick Bransfield (@MickBransfield) August 15, 2026 “Wisconsin has moved aggressively against federally regulated event-contract trading within its borders, suing Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com, and their affiliates, for offering the type of contracts at issue here,” Novig said in its complaint. “Novig, having just secured its status as a Designated Contract …

Vietnam considers second LNG term contract after deal with Shell, document shows

Vietnam considers second LNG term contract after deal with Shell, document shows

Published by Sam Flores

HANOI, Aug 12 : State-controlled Petrovietnam Gas is sounding out suppliers for a possible tender to procure liquefied natural gas under a five-year contract, according to a document reviewed by Reuters. If agreed, it would be Vietnam’s second term contract after a deal with Shell earlier this year, as the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub builds an LNG industry from scratch to help meet growing energy demand. The request sent in June to potential suppliers under a “market sounding exercise” is for the supply of 250,000-450,000 metric tons for the Thi Vai Terminal, with delivery starting in January 2027 or later, the document shows. No tender has been announced yet. In January 2026 PV GAS awarded its first term contract to date to Shell. The British energy giant will deliver the super-chilled fuel to Vietnam from 2027 to 2031, under a five-year supply deal for about 400,000 tons a year. The deal with Shell was finalised as Vietnam negotiated with the United States measures to reduce its large trade surplus with Washington, including via the purchase of …

PSG sign France defender Digne on three-year contract

PSG sign France defender Digne on three-year contract

Published by Sam Flores

Aug 9 : Paris St Germain have re-signed France defender Lucas Digne from Aston Villa on a deal until 2029, the Ligue 1 champions said on Sunday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but British media reported that PSG activated an 8.5 million pounds ($11.46 million) release clause for the left-back. Digne returns to the French capital 11 years after leaving PSG, having spent two seasons at the club between 2013 and 2015, during which he won two Ligue 1 titles, a French Cup and two League Cups. “I am very honoured to be returning to Paris St Germain following the wonderful experience I had here more than 10 years ago,” Digne said in a statement. “I cannot wait to start this new chapter and put all my experience at the service of the team.” Digne began his professional career at Lille before joining PSG and later spending a season on loan at Roma. Digne moved to Barcelona in 2016, making 46 appearances for the Spanish giants over two seasons and adding a …

Exclusive: WFP to extend Palantir contract despite concerns raised in leaked audit

Exclusive: WFP to extend Palantir contract despite concerns raised in leaked audit

Published by Sam Flores

The World Food Programme (WFP) manages one of the biggest biometric databases in the world. Its SCOPE system contains information on millions of people, many of them beneficiaries of global humanitarian aid.     To help the WFP track humanitarian aid and manage its supply-chain data, Palantir developed the Digital Operations and Transformation System (DOTS).  Founded in 2003, Palantir – named after the all-seeing eye in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings – was partly seeded with money from the US intelligence community. It has since developed AI-powered data-integration software that can collate, process and analyze massive amounts of data on governments, organizations or individuals – software that is now deeply embedded in the US military and surveillance complex.  Within the UN itself, there is a split between those who resist Palantir’s growing involvement in its agencies – who want to ensure that any adoption of related AI-powered programs is responsable and ethical – and the move-fast-and-break-things crowd trumpeting “efficiency”.  A cyberattack on the Rome-based WFP in May exposed sensitive data on thousands of aid beneficiaries in Gaza, underscoring concerns about data protection. However, the WFP …

EnSilica wins €1.7m satellite chip contract and joins 5G-aNTeNna consortium

EnSilica wins €1.7m satellite chip contract and joins 5G-aNTeNna consortium

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EnSilica is expanding its role across the EU space sector with a new contract to develop satellite chips for advanced communications infrastructure. The 10-month project will focus on developing system architecture, advanced signal processing algorithms and a working demonstrator, as part of the second phase of a satellite communications application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) programme for a leading European satellite manufacturer. EnSilica aims to strengthen relationships with the European industry through this contract, as well as deepen technical capabilites. Making connections in the 5G network Alongside the contract award, EnSilica has joined the European 5G-aNTeNna consortium, which is developing user terminal technology for the European Union’s IRIS² satellite constellation. As part of the project, the company will provide application-specific standard products (ASSPs) for satellite user terminals, expanding its presence beyond satellite payload technology into the ground segment of Europe’s sovereign satellite communications network. The initiative also positions EnSilica to benefit from the emerging 5G non-terrestrial network (5G-NTN) market. “EnSilica’s involvement in the 5G-aNTeNna consortium is a natural extension of our work in satellite communications silicon and …

Kalshi presses Iowa court to block state sports contract enforcement efforts

Kalshi presses Iowa court to block state sports contract enforcement efforts

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Kalshi is asking a federal judge in Iowa to block state officials from enforcing gambling laws against sports event contracts available through its federally regulated prediction market. In a July 31 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, the company argued that Congress placed trading on designated contract markets under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s “exclusive jurisdiction”. Kalshi says Iowa would intrude on that authority by treating trades on its exchange as violations of state law. NEW: #Kalshi asks an Iowa federal court to block state gambling enforcement, arguing federal law gives the CFTC exclusive authority over its contracts. @RWW pic.twitter.com/i7FEWAZRik — Suswati Basu (@suswatibasu) August 3, 2026 The filing supports Kalshi’s bid for a preliminary injunction against Attorney General Brenna Bird, the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission and several commission officials. Kalshi says it only wants to prevent state gambling and criminal statutes from being applied to transactions executed on its designated contract market, rather than restrict Iowa’s enforcement powers. State officials have characterized Kalshi’s sports contracts offered to …

U.S. Soccer extends Mauricio Pochettino’s contract to 2030 : NPR

U.S. Soccer extends Mauricio Pochettino’s contract to 2030 : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

U.S. Soccer and Mauricio Pochettino have agreed to a new contract that extends the men’s national team coach’s tenure through 2030. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption toggle caption Martin Meissner/AP Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team, has signed a new contract to stay on with the team through the 2030 FIFA World Cup, U.S. Soccer announced Monday. “Mauricio and his staff believe in the future of soccer in the United States and our new project allows us to build on progress of the USMNT and the momentum of U.S. Soccer,” JT Batson, the CEO of U.S. Soccer, said in a statement. Pochettino was hired in 2024 to right the ship after the men’s team stumbled in a crucial tournament in the run-up to this summer’s World Cup. No coach of the U.S. men’s team had ever had a resume as stacked as Pochettino’s, who has led some of Europe’s most well-known clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. His original contract only bound him to the U.S. through this summer’s …