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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 21, #332 Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 21, No. 332. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally...

Raila Odinga: Kenyan airport shuts down as massive crowds gather to receive ex-PM's bodyOperations have been suspended at Kenya's main airport after thousands of mourners turned out to receive the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a day after he died in India.Large crowds of mourners carrying twigs and palm branches breached security at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)...

California lawmakers pass AI safety bill SB 53 — but Newsom could still veto California’s state senate gave final approval early on Saturday morning to a major AI safety bill setting new transparency requirements on large companies. As described by its author, state senator Scott Wiener, SB 53 “requires large AI labs to be transparent about their safety protocols, creates whistleblower...

How the US got left behind in the global electric car raceGetty ImagesYou could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars might finally be gaining momentum in the US. After all, sales of battery cars topped 1.2 million last year, more than five times the number just four years earlier. Hybrid sales have jumped by a factor of three.Battery-powered cars accounted for 10% of overall sales in...

U.S. and Chinese officials to hold trade talks in London on Monday U.S. and Chinese officials to hold trade talks in London on Monday A team of President Trump's top aides, including the secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce departments, meet their Chinese counterparts for a fresh round of trade talks in London.