U.S. national parks receive record $100 million in donations
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in the service's history. The fundraising group calls the $100 million donation transformative for America's national parks. The National Park Foundation was created by Congress in the 1960s to support national parks. The foundation receives the donation from the Lilly Endowment, an Indianapolis-based foundation. The park foundation said Monday that the donation is the largest grant ever to benefit a U.S. national park. The money will be used to address needs at the nation's more than 400 national parks.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish football coach who was the first foreigner to manage England, has died aged 76
Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England's first foreign coach, has died. He was 76. His agent, Bo Gustafsson, told The Associated Press that Eriksson died Monday at home surrounded by his family. His death came eight months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and said he had a year to live. “Svenis,” as he was affectionately known in his native Sweden, had a modest playing career and then a nomadic coaching career that culminated with his recruitment by England in 2001. Within months, he had led an underachieving team to a stunning 5-1 victory over Germany in a World Cup qualifier in Munich.
Alabama high school football player dies after being injured during game
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school football player has died, one day after being seriously injured during a game. Morgan Academy principal Brian Oliver told Al.com that quarterback Caden Tellier was injured after being tackled in the third quarter of Friday night's game against Southern Academy in Selma. Tellier, a 16-year-old junior, suffered brain damage and was taken to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital on Friday night, Oliver said. Tellier's family announced his death on social media. Oliver said the school will cancel all sports activities for the next week, including Friday's scheduled football game at Wilcox Academy.
French DJ and LGBTQ+ icon carries Paralympic torch in defiance of hate at Olympic ceremonies
PARIS (AP) — French performer Barbara Bucci carried the Paralympic torch on Sunday night in defiance of being targeted with hate speech over her appearance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The popular DJ and LGBTQ+ icon filed a formal lawsuit alleging online abuse, saying she received online harassment, death threats and insults after her July 26 performance at the Olympics opening ceremony. Five other artists and performers, including the opening ceremony's artistic director Thomas Joly, have filed similar lawsuits. By carrying the Paralympic torch onstage at the Paris music event, Bucci said she chose to “not be afraid of being in public.”
Icelandic ice cave collapses, 1 tourist killed, 2 missing
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LONDON (AP) — Rescuers in Iceland are manually cutting open the remains of a collapsed ice cave to search for two tourists who have been missing for more than 24 hours since the glacier collapsed. One person was killed and another was seriously injured. The search resumed early Monday. Video showed rescuers working inside two large craters surrounded by the sand-blackened glacier in the southeast of the island. Police said a group of 25 tourists from several countries were exploring the ice cave when it collapsed shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday. Four people were hit by falling ice, one of whom died at the scene and the other was taken to hospital in Reykjavik.
Venice Film Festival: 10 exciting films, from 'Joker 2' to 'Queer'
VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix are among Hollywood's biggest stars descending on the Venice Film Festival this week. But while the A-listers are a welcome return to the picturesque port after last year's festival was sluggish due to a strike, it's the movies that matter most. AP film writer Lindsay Baer has picked the 10 movies she's most excited for, including “Joker 2,” “Maria,” “Queer,” “Babygirl,” “The Brutalist” and “April.”
Did Taylor Swift invent a new era of food bank donations?
Since last March, Taylor Swift has donated hundreds of thousands of meals to help the growing number of Americans struggling with the rising cost of food and housing. She chose to donate without the fanfare of her celebrity status, and her gifts have been well received. But food bank operators say they have only provided temporary relief as food insecurity soars and federal COVID-19 aid ends. Food bank operators say Swift's donation was meaningful because it drew attention to a service that is critical, especially for low- and moderate-income families. But there is an annual food assistance funding shortfall of about $33 billion, according to Feeding America, a network of food banks, pantries and community meal programs.
Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart is recalling about 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the United States after the product was found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified the recall as more urgent on Friday after an initial announcement on Aug. 15. The new classification says the products in question may temporarily cause adverse health effects but are unlikely to cause serious or irreversible medical problems. The recall applies to 9,535 cases of Great Value brand apple juice sold in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Florida-based manufacturer Refresco Beverages US Inc. voluntarily recalled six-packs of tainted 8-ounce juice bottles.
Cattle are cluttering up Nigeria's capital as climate change and development displace herders
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As populations grow and development reaches rural areas where pastoralists live and graze their cattle, they are being forced to move to urban centers in search of grazing land. Driven into central Nigeria by climate change in the north, pastoralists are destroying green spaces and private gardens and disrupting traffic. The pastoralists appear to practice a restricted system of ranching, where they acquire private land and operate it like any other business, rather than relying on free resources that can be found anywhere. But to stop the wandering, they want designated grazing lands restored and the government to provide incentives for it the same way it supports other businesses.
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