Examining our most regrettable draft choices

This week’s Panic Meter is more an airing of grievances. We asked for your biggest draft day regrets and you, the fantasy community, generously indulged us. Today, in lieu of any useful fantasy advice, we offer a forum in which you may call out the draft decisions that continue to haunt you. Darren Waller, New … Read more

A commercial fisherman in New York is convicted of exceeding fish quotas by 200,000 pounds

CETRAL ISLIIP, N.Y. (AP) — A commercial fisherman accused of conspiring with others to sell 200,000 pounds (90,000 kilos) of fish in excess of legal quotas has been convicted in federal court in New York. Christopher Winkler, 63, of Montauk, was convicted Wednesday in Central Islip of one count of criminal conspiracy, two counts of … Read more

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa moves to tighten its porous borders

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially launched a new border force in a bid to tighten the country’s porous borders. The inauguration took place in the town of Musina, home to the busy Beitbridge border post with Zimbabwe. Mr Ramaphosa said increasing numbers of undocumented foreign nationals had “exacerbated many of the country’s social … Read more

Prosecutors say former George Santos campaign treasurer will plead guilty to unspecified charge

NEW YORK (AP) — The ex-campaign treasurer for U.S. Rep. George Santos is scheduled to enter a guilty plea to an unspecified felony in connection with the sprawling federal investigation of financial irregularities surrounding the indicted New York Republican, prosecutors say. Nancy Marks is a veteran Long Island political operative. Marks served as the campaign … Read more

Hailie Deegan moving up to Xfinity Series in 2024

Hailie Deegan is moving from the Truck Series to the Xfinity Series. AM Racing announced Thursday that Deegan, 22, would drive in NASCAR’s No. 2 series for the team in 2024. Deegan has spent the last three seasons in the Truck Series. “I am excited about the opportunity to compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity … Read more

Inflation, high rates and war crimp global trade: WTO

Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year as stubborn inflation, high interest rates and the war in Ukraine pressure economies around the globe, the World Trade Organization said Thursday. Strains in China’s vast property market also prompted the WTO to cut its trade growth forecast to just 0.8 percent this year, … Read more