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The Labor Department said Wednesday that the annual increase in the consumer price index was the highest in 13 years, matching the readings in June and July. Core inflation rose 0.2 percent in September and 4 percent compared with a year ago, when excluding the volatile food and energy categories. Core prices hit a 30-year high of 4.5 percent in June. Economist Kathy Bostjanicic at the consulting firm Oxford Economics said it’s expected that inflation will remain high due to global supply chain complications into next year....

Naval investigators are investigating a Fourth of July party where some members of SEAL Team Seven’s Foxtrot Platoon broke U.S. military regulations by drinking alcohol while deployed and that a senior enlisted member of the platoon had allegedly raped a female service member attached to the platoon in a support position, a Defense Department official with knowledge of the matter confirmed to Newsweek. The New York Times first reported the existence of sexual assault allegations on Thursday evening....

Shows just how far Compton has come in the past week. Now, he's the one being treated like a star. "I've never gotten this far along in my story," Compton said Sunday night, choking back tears not long after soaking up the last of the raucous cheers that followed him all the way around Pinehurst No. 2. "It's a career-opening thing for me. For me to put myself on the map and prove to the world that I'm not just the guy with two heart transplants....

In the women’s draw, No. 20 Naomi Osaka defeated pre-tournament favorite and No. 17 seed Serena Williams, but the match was not without controversy. MORE: Who will be tennis’ next ‘Big Four’? In the men’s draw, No. 6 Novak Djokovic defeated No. 3 seed Juan Martin Del Potro for his 14th Grand Slam title. You can see the full draw and schedule for men’s and women’s singles here. 2018 U....

The 35-year-old shot a 2-under 69 on Sunday to come away with the win at the 2019 U.S. Open. He finished the tournament at Pebble Beach 13 under overall. Woodland recorded four birdies and two bogeys during the final round to secure the victory. Woodland entered the Open with three career victories, the last of which came at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in February 2018. Woodland held off Brooks Koepka, who birdied four of his first five holes Sunday....

Koepka also claimed a second consecutive US PGA Championship crown at Bethpage Black last month, giving him a tally of four majors in the last 24 months. However, several other marquee names come into the third major of 2019 in good form, making it tricky to pick a winner at Pebble Beach. Can Rory McIlroy follow his record-breaking performance in Canada with another masterpiece? Can Phil Mickelson finally tame the U....

As always, linear television will provide a massive portion of coverage for the third major of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season. But digital streaming continues to serve as a versatile option for viewers. Cable and satellite subscribers will be able to watch the tournament on NBC and USA Network. Streaming options include Peacock, NBC’s dedicated streaming service; the NBC Sports app; NBCSports.com; and a direct partnership with the U.S. Open’s own site....

The scheduled night matches pairing Serena Williams against Roberta Vinci and Simona Halep against Flavia Pennetta will instead be played Friday morning, the USTA announced. MORE: Best photos from the 2015 U.S. Open | Halep having fun in Flushing The women’s matches will begin at 11 a.m. ET, with Halep vs. Pennetta on first — a reversal of the original Thursday night order. The men’s singles semifinals pushed back from a 3 p....

Doesn’t matter. They had stopped listening long ago. All the questions about their talent, the doubts about their ability, were put down as easily as their opponents. “It kind of was, again, a smack to our face, saying the U.S. was sending the B-team to go play in the World Cup,” forward Kenneth Faried said. “Just because LeBron’s not here, Kobe’s not here, (Kevin) Durant’s not here, doesn’t mean anything....

The U.S. military conducted Thursday what it referred to as “defensive precision strikes” against five alleged weapons storage sites used by the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah, a militia blamed for Wednesday’s rocket attack that killed two U.S. and one U.K. servicemember north of Baghdad. U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie hailed the operation as a success, showing off imagery of damage inflicted by what he described as “precise weapons carefully calibrated by our weaponeers to achieve maximum effect on the target and minimize collateral damage....

Men’s play moves into the second round on Wednesday as well. Among headliners at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center: No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and Canada’s Milos Raonic, the fifth seed. MORE: Images from the U.S. Open | Serena Williams wins opener Wednesday also brings second-round matches for No. 2 women’s seed Angelique Kerber in a prime-time match. Four U.S. players are due under the lights, including No....

The first chance of the second half went to Sargent again, but Dheeraj made himself big by diving to his right and came up with a great save. But the travellers doubled the lead in the 51st minute. A corner from the right was not cleared well by the Indian defence and Durkin pounced on the loose ball to send the ball past a hapless Dheeraj. At the other end, Komal had a golden chance to halve the deficit when Durkin misjudged a long pass by Suresh....

“I would like to win but I used to say that if I can’t win, the best result is a draw. As a coach, I don’t like to lose. I know the difference and all the gaps existing but now we are going to fight for a result,” he told reporters before the pre-match press conference. Matos once again expressed his displeasure against the penalty decision that broke the deadlock in the team’s 3-0 defeat against USA in the first match....

England gaffer Steve Cooper made six changes in the starting XI from the previous match. Callum Hudson was brought back in place of Jadon Sancho along with Philip Foden. Manchester United youngster Angel Gomes once again wore the captain’s armband and played right behind Rhian Brewster who led the line. Yoshiro Moriyama too made numerous changes in the starting XI following their disappointing draw against New Caledonia. Former La Masia player Takefusa Kubo came back into the starting lineup....

Hosts UAE sprung a huge surprise on the more-fancied Irish, as they chased down a 269-run target in the first ODI with an over to spare. CP Rizwan and Mohammad Usman scored twin hundreds to guide UAE to a historic win and take the lead in the series. UAE will be banking on their depth with both bat and ball to come through in the second ODI as well although that could be a tough test for the hosts....

Right from the opening quarter it was a pulsating contest between the two teams as they matched one another point-for-point. But it was the Steelers who had the upper hand at the end of the opening 10 minutes with a 23-19 lead. The second quarter though saw the Slam come out all guns blazing as they put the Steelers on the backfoot with their aggressive play. Deservedly, they finished the half with a 12-point lead at 48-36....

It was speculated for quite some time that a tie-in game would company the Disney production for the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie, and that Ubisoft would officially announce something on that front soon. Now comes official word that the new game will be called Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and will act as a sequel of sorts, the next installment in the Sands of Time storyline....

For those that might not know, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag offered a system similar to previous Assassin’s Creed games whereby players could send their comrades off on missions to accrue loot, money, and experience. However, rather than a troupe of assassins, the player was sending off pirate ships. As any Assassin’s Creed fan can attest, this feature, while a little micro-management heavy, is extremely useful for accruing money among other things....

In development at Massive Entertainment, the developer behind the Division series, the currently-untitled game was among the first projects announced as part of the Lucasfilm Games initiative. For the most part, all that’s been confirmed about it so far is that it will be powered by the Snowdrop engine used for the Division games, but job listings from Ubisoft have teased some additional details, like a heavy emphasis on story....

Bethesda is currently working on its first new IP in over two decades, Starfield. Not much is known about Starfield or the new Star Wars games beyond plans for both to be open-world, yet this means both of the upcoming titles share one big challenge. RELATED: Division Studio Still Working on Avatar Video Game Despite New Star Wars Deal Open Worlds in Space An open-world game generally means one where the vast majority of the game’s content is accessible in a single, large, unbroken game world as opposed to being divided by level or story segmentation....