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Bangkok declares all 50 districts disaster zones after heavy rain floods roads and homes
The declaration gives authorities powers to coordinate flood response across the Thai capital. Residents faced flooded streets and homes as full canals slowed drainage.
Andy Burnham proposes NHS-style social care for England, with funding undecided
The prime minister says everyone should be covered by social care in England and contribute to its cost. He plans to put a detailed proposal to voters at the next general election.
Mighty Sparrow, calypso singer who brought Caribbean music to wider audiences, dies aged 91
Slinger Francisco died in New York on September 27 after a brief illness, his family said. His 1956 breakthrough began a career that carried calypso far beyond Trinidad and Tobago.
Stewart scores 34 as Liberty beat top-seeded Lynx in WNBA playoff opener
New York won 91–75 in Minneapolis to take a 1–0 lead in the best-of-three series. Minnesota must win Tuesday’s Game 2 to extend its season.
United States overturn three-point deficit to win Presidents Cup 17-13 at Medinah
Nine singles wins on the final day carried the Americans past the International team, with Jacob Bridgeman securing the decisive point against Min Woo Lee.
Saracens beat Leicester 40–38 after Isiekwe red card and two Segun tries
Rotimi Segun scored twice late in a 12-try season opener as Saracens recovered from Nick Isiekwe’s 20-minute red card to win at Leicester.
Brandon McNulty wins men’s road race world title with Montreal solo attack
The American held off a closing chase to win by 13 seconds, securing the United States’ first men’s elite road race world title since 1993.
Pocognoli considers McTominay’s role after Scotland draw in Slovenia
Scotland’s new manager says the absent midfielder can play in several positions, but wants to establish the team’s shape after a goalless Nations League opener.
DOE says Santa Susana groundwater pilot is beginning to reduce contaminants
Seven months of sampling suggest the treatment is working, according to the agency, but its public update gives no concentration figures or independent assessment.
Oxford traffic filters replace £5 congestion charge as trial begins
Drivers can no longer pay £5 to take a car through six Oxford filter points during their operating hours. The council says most existing permits transfer, while a six-month...
How Demi Vollering recovered from a failed solo attack to win the world road race title
The Dutch rider was caught after attacking from distance in Montreal, then answered another move on the final lap before beating Kasia Niewiadoma in a two-rider sprint.
Akron Art Museum reopens its 1899 Building with new galleries and artmaking space
A $12.5 million renovation has brought exhibition space, a classroom and an interactive artmaking area into the museum’s former post office building.
Silent Hill: Townfall brings the horror series to a fictional Scottish island
Released on 24 September, Screen Burn Interactive’s game uses a Scottish coastal setting, first-person play and fragile 1990s technology to reshape the series’ familiar dread.
NASA’s Crew-13 arrives at Kennedy ahead of planned space station launch
Four astronauts reached Florida by aircraft on Sept. 26 for final preparations. NASA was targeting an Oct. 1 launch after a delay linked to a Dragon oxidizer leak.
Republic of Ireland wear black armbands in 3-0 Nations League win over Israel
Ireland's players wore armbands that the FAI said would recognise lives lost in the Gaza conflict, then scored three first-half goals in Debrecen.
Hurricane Polo forecast to reach Baja California Sur as warnings expand
The National Hurricane Center expects Polo to approach the peninsula on Monday at near major-hurricane strength. Mexico is preparing for flooding, dangerous seas and possible...
DOE explains how vibrations help lithium ions move through a solid electrolyte
A new Department of Energy summary explains how ions cross narrow pathways in a promising battery material. The underlying study examined the material at elevated temperature...