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CBS Sports’ Joe Musso is looking ahead to the new National Football League season as preparations gather pace. The season preview examines the NFL as the campaign ramps up, with Musso providing analysis of the key storylines surrounding the sport. The feature forms part of CBS’s Saturday Morning coverage of American football.

Prince William is to name Mahindra as the first finalist for his Earthshot Prize, recognising the Indian manufacturer’s electric tuk-tuks as a practical solution to urban pollution. Mahindra, which makes electric autorickshaws, is among 15 finalists in this year’s competition. The remaining finalists are due to be announced next Friday, while the five winners will be revealed in Mumbai in November. Each winner will receive £1 million. The Earthshot Prize aims to “find, celebrate and scale solutions to repair the planet”. Tuk-tuks are widely used across Asia, with an estimated 10 million on India’s roads. Their low running costs and…

Russian strikes in Ukraine killed five civilians and wounded dozens, local officials said on Saturday, as Vladimir Putin warned that deploying European troops to the country would amount to “a war with Russia”. The attacks came amid an intensifying Russian air campaign involving ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones. Ukrainian officials have said Moscow is targeting the power grid ahead of winter in an effort to demoralise civilians. Two people were killed and one was wounded when Russian drones struck a residential area in Zaporizhzhia overnight, regional head Ivan Fedorov said. One person died and three others were injured in strikes…

Emily Atack celebrated her second wedding in Spain, marrying scientist Dr Alistair Garner in front of 197 friends and family in the hilltop town of Mojacar. The 36-year-old actress arrived at the ceremony in a vintage red Cadillac, accompanied by her chief bridesmaid. She wore a veil and an off-the-shoulder gown with a long train. Her father, pop star Keith Atack, 67, met her at the venue and walked his eldest daughter down the aisle for the second time. He was dressed casually in flip-flops. The ceremony took place in the courtyard of a 16th-century church in the whitewashed town,…

Liverpool were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Fulham at Anfield, as the visitors claimed their first point of the Premier League season. The result left Liverpool unable to find a breakthrough, while Fulham secured a valuable draw in their latest league fixture.

A fatal crash has closed the westbound lanes of the Sam Houston Tollway in southwest Harris County, authorities said on Saturday, September 12. The collision happened near US 59, shortly beyond West Airport Boulevard. Police and other emergency crews were at the scene while the incident was dealt with. Details about the crash, including the number of vehicles involved and the identity of the person who died, had not been released. The circumstances leading to the collision were also unclear. There was no estimate for when the westbound lanes would reopen. The closure was expected to cause disruption for drivers…

Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba has been buried amid a bitter dispute over who should succeed him as monarch of the Tooro Kingdom. Oyo, who became king at the age of three in 1995, died last month from cancer aged 34. His funeral service was held at an Anglican cathedral in Fort Portal, near the Congo border, before he was buried beside his ancestors on Saturday. The ceremony brought a nine-day period of mourning to a close, but tensions over the succession have continued to divide the royal family and Tooro’s ruling Babiito clan. King Oyo was unmarried and elders from…

Chef Dale Talde brings together Filipino flavours and Cantonese cuisine at Goosefeather, drawing on the influences that have shaped his career. Known for bold, innovative cooking, Talde combines his Filipino roots with a Midwest upbringing and a deep appreciation of Chinese food. The result is a distinctive approach at Goosefeather, where those culinary influences are brought together through his cooking.

British companies that comply with the UK’s planned ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank could face boycotts and the loss of public-sector business in parts of the United States. The warning follows the Government’s decision to prohibit imports from the settlements and prevent firms from providing services including finance, construction, infrastructure, property and advertising. The measures are expected to come into force within six to nine months. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the policy was necessary because of what he described as the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians by settlers in parts of the West Bank.…

Saudi Arabia has shut down a crucial east-to-west oil pipeline after drone attacks, as advances by Houthi rebels in Yemen threaten the kingdom’s alternative export route through the Red Sea and have unsettled global markets. The move comes after the Houthis seized the port city of Mokha and a Red Sea island from Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces over two days, strengthening their ability to disrupt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Riyadh said the attacks on the pipeline originated in Iraq, where Iran supports powerful militias. Regional officials have said the Houthis helped Iraqi militias carry out attacks, although the…