Panthers QB Baker Mayfield acquires No. 6 uniform from P Johnny Hekker

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Putin in trade push on final day of China trip
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the northeastern city of Harbin on Friday, the final day of a visit aiming to promote crucial trade with China and win greater support for his war effort in Ukraine.Putin will hold a press conference with Russian media later in the day.
Associated Press
Suspected militants bomb a girl's school overnight in northwest Pakistan
Suspected militants bombed a girl's school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the structure, police said Friday, although no one was hurt in the overnight attack. It was the second one this month after another school was badly damaged in the region, local police official Safdar Khan said. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility, but the suspicion is likely to fall on Islamic militants and specifically the Pakistani Taliban, who had previously targeted girl's schools in the province, saying that women should not be educated.
AFP
China offers to buy up commercial housing to boost property market
China cut the minimum down payment rate for first-time homebuyers on Friday and suggested the government could buy up commercial real estate, in some of Beijing's most ambitious moves yet to lift the ailing housing market out of an unprecedented debt crisis.The moves are some of Beijing's most ambitious yet in seeking to reverse a chronic crisis in the housing market.
Time
Putin Visiting Xi Underscores Limits of Pressure to Divide Russia and China
It was a display of unity that will disappoint Western leaders, who have spent the last few months trying to press home to Xi that his backing of Putin harms China’s own interests.
CNN
American medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
Dr. Ahlia Kattan should already be back home in California with her three young children. Instead she’s among at least 22 American physicians trapped in Gaza.
CNN
Floods could hit Gulf Coast after storms kill at least 4 in Houston, damage buildings and cut power for hundreds of thousands
Storms battered Texas and Louisiana late Thursday and early Friday with destructive winds and torrential rain, leaving at least four dead, flooded roads and more than 1 million homes and businesses without power — and more floods could plague parts of the Gulf Coast Friday.
CNN
Columbia University president hit with no-confidence vote from faculty group over handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests
Pro-Palestinian encampments have been cleared from more US college campuses as school officials have called in law enforcement in recent weeks to quell mounting demonstrations over the institutions’ ties to Israel amid its military action in Gaza. Here are the latest developments:
Reuters
Exclusive-Shanghai compiles data list eligible for faster overseas transfer, document shows
Shanghai has compiled a list of data that can be transferred overseas without security assessments, according to a government document seen by Reuters, a much anticipated move as China tries to lure foreign investment to boost a sluggish economy. Foreign firms including financials and automakers such as Elon Musk's Tesla have been lobbying the Chinese authorities to allow cross-border sharing of information after Beijing tightened control of data generated domestically in a national security drive. The 2022 rules require all "important" offshore transfer of data related to operations within the country to clear security reviews by the Cyberspace Administration of China.
AFP
US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via temporary pier
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.(Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding that no US troops went ashore.
Associated Press
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China stocks get bump from new property measures
Asian shares were mixed on Friday, with Chinese stocks reversing earlier losses following the announcement of fresh measures to revive the ailing property market. China’s central bank said Friday that it was reducing required down payments for housing loans and cutting interest rates for first and second home purchases, among other moves. The government was due to hold a news conference on property policies later Friday.
AFP
Muslim professionals quit 'hostile' France in silent brain drain
After being knocked back at some 50 interviews for consulting jobs in France despite his ample qualifications, Muslim business school graduate Adam packed his bags and moved to a new life in Dubai.But "we're suffocating in France", said the business school graduate with a five-figure monthly salary.
Associated Press
Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power cutoffs in Sevastopol
A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea early Friday caused power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and set a refinery ablaze in southern Russia, Russian authorities said. The drone raids marked Kyiv's attempt to strike back during Moscow's offensive in northeastern Ukraine, which has added to the pressure on outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian forces who are waiting for delayed deliveries of crucial weapons and ammunition from Western partners. The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 51 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, another 44 over the Krasnodar region and six over the Belgorod region.
Associated Press
North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill
North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. In recent months, North Korea has extended its run of weapons testing as part of its efforts to enlarge and modernize its arsenal while diplomacy with the United States and South Korea remains dormant. Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test firing of a new multiple rocket launch system, according to the North’s state media.
Reuters
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest in series of weapon tests carried out by Pyongyang in recent months. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were fired from the east coast town of Wonsan, while Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported a short-range missile appeared to have been launched and had already fallen, citing a government official. North Korea has launched ballistic and cruise missiles as well as tactical rockets in recent months, describing them as part of a program to upgrade its defensive capabilities.
CNN
At least 4 dead in Houston as destructive storms lash Texas and Louisiana with strong winds and flood threats
At least four people have died in Houston as severe weather blasted through the city, an official said, as strong storms lashed parts of Texas with destructive winds and dangerous flooding.
Associated Press
US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hinder food and other supplies reaching people there. The shipment is the first in an operation that American military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah as its 7-month offensive against Hamas rages on. Before the war, more than 500 truckloads entered Gaza on an average day.
Reuters
Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is between life and death two days after an assassination attempt that sent shock waves across Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public radio on Friday. The shooting was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years, and has drawn international condemnation. Political analysts and lawmakers say it has exposed an increasingly febrile and polarised political climate both in Slovakia and across Europe.
Reuters
Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS
Russia's diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode and is focused on trying to ensure that tensions do not spill over into a large-scale conflict, the TASS news agency on Friday reported a top diplomat as saying. TASS cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as telling it in an interview that security guarantees which Russia had sought and discussed with the West in 2021 were no longer relevant and that Moscow had no trust in the NATO military alliance. "Our scale of priorities, including in the sphere of ensuring our own security and forming a more stable framework for these efforts, has completely changed (since 2021)," Ryabkov told TASS.
Reuters
British grocer Sainsbury's partners with Microsoft to use AI for data insights
Britain's Sainsbury's said on Friday it has agreed a five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft that will use the technology company's artificial intelligence capabilities and the supermarket group's rich data. Seeking revenue gains and cost savings, more retailers are using generative AI to boost personalised shopping experiences for consumers and make staff working practices more efficient. Sainsbury's, Britain's second-largest grocer after Tesco, said it would use AI to create a more interactive shopping experience for online shoppers, while also improving search functions.
NBC News
Body shaming, IQ insults and cross talk: House committee meeting devolves into chaos amid personal insults
A fiery exchange between Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett leads to chaos in the House Oversight Committee.

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