Swing-and-a-miss: MLB rescinds idea to host baseball game in national park after backlash

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Officials in Wyoming had called notion to host game in Grand Teton national park ‘deeply unwelcome’

Major League Baseball (MLB) leadership is no longer considering holding a game inside a national park, according to a letter commissioner Robert Manfred sent to officials in Teton county, Wyoming, on Thursday in what could be the league’s biggest swing-and-a-miss off the diamond.

On 26 September, the Washington Post reported that MLB had reached out to the White House about staging a one-day game at Grand Teton national park in Wyoming. Teton county describes itself as a “a year-round resort community” and sits within the Jackson Hole valley. It’s also a habitat for grizzly bears, osprey, bison and more.

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Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell

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New York attorney general brought in by governor after recent questions raised over university’s 2024 investigation

Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, said on Thursday she is appointing Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, as special prosecutor to investigate the alleged gang-rape at Cornell University.

“The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said in a statement. “This action will ensure that the matter is fully and thoroughly investigated without conflict or bias, and handled independently with the rigor that this matter demands.”

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Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm

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Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler

Two sold-out shows that Kanye West was due to play in Russia have been cancelled after weeks of confusion, organisers have confirmed.

The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, had been due to perform at the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on 10 and 11 October.

Press Association contributed to this report

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Enter Shikari announce indefinite hiatus from 2027: ‘We don’t think we’re splitting up’

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Rock band will still tour the UK, Europe and US over the next year but say decision to ‘fall dormant’ feels ‘liberating’

The British rock band Enter Shikari have announced they will go on hiatus at the end of 2027, a decision that may result in the band’s “extinction”.

The St Albans band, who formed in 1999 as Hybryd, are due to tour the UK in November, Europe and the US next year, and said they hoped to play some of their favourite places “one last time”.

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Falling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plants

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After five years of work, 5,750 panels of toughened glass will help keep hundred of plants safe from Scottish winters – but more work needs to be done

In the early autumn sunlight, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s extensive plant collection appears safe in their glass enclosures. But danger lurks from above for the tropical ferns, cycads and rare alpine heathers.

Soon the September sunshine will give way to the storms and gales of the Scottish winter, which can bring hundreds of glass panels crashing to the greenhouse floor on the windiest days. Nobody is allowed inside when the wind is above 30mph.

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No Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Hormuz Is a Risky Job – Bloomberg.com

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  1. No Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Hormuz Is a Risky Job  Bloomberg.com
  2. Three oil tankers hit by projectiles in Hormuz strait on Tuesday, Marisks says  Reuters
  3. Tanker hit by unknown projectile while leaving Hormuz; no casualties reported  The Times of Israel
  4. Three Vessels Struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran’s Grip Loosens  The Maritime Executive
  5. Another Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Continue  gcaptain.com
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Putin warns West that Russia is prepared to use ‘all weapons’ to protect Kaliningrad – CNN

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  1. Putin warns West that Russia is prepared to use ‘all weapons’ to protect Kaliningrad  CNN
  2. Russia warns NATO of a possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut off  AP News
  3. Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad  bbc.com
  4. Putin says ‘all weapons at disposal’ if there’s an attack on Russia – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. Why Russia's Kaliningrad is a potential flashpoint with NATO  Reuters
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