EU targets Apple’s App Store with first charges using new digital competition rules
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators are accusing Apple of breaking new rules on digital competition by imposing rules in its App Store marketplace that prevent app makers from pointing users to cheaper options on other venues. The European Commission said Monday that according to the preliminary findings of its investigation, the iPhone maker had breached the 27-nation bloc’s Digital Markets Act. The rulebook is a sweeping set of regulations aimed at preventing tech giants from cornering digital markets. The commission also opened a fresh investigation zeroing in on a new fee Apple is charging developers for app installations from outside its App Store. Apple said it is “confident” that its plan “complies with the law.”
‘Inside Out 2’ scores $100M in its second weekend, setting records
NEW YORK (AP) — Weekend number two was just as joyous for “Inside Out 2.” The Pixar sequel collected $100 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, setting a new record for an animated movie in its follow-up frame in theaters. Only six movies ever have had better second weekends. The previous best second weekend for an animated title was the $92 million for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” In just a week and a half, “Inside Out 2” has become 2024’s highest-grossing film to date with $724.4 million globally. In about a week, “Inside Out 2” will likely blow through the $1 billion mark, which would make it the first film since “Barbie” to do so.
Hawaii lifeguard dies in shark attack while surfing off Oahu
Hawaii authorities say a professional lifeguard has died after he was attacked by a shark while surfing off the island of Oahu. City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguard Tamayo Perry died in the attack near Goat Island on Sunday. Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department says Honolulu police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Mālaekahana Beach just before 1 p.m. after a caller reported seeing a man who appeared to have suffered shark bites. Enright says lifeguards brought Perry to shore by jet ski and paramedics assisted with the death pronouncement. The 49-year-old Perry began his career with the Ocean Safety department in July 2016. Enright says Ocean Safety personnel posted shark warnings in the area following the attack.
Six climate protesters run onto 18th green and spray powder, delaying finish of PGA Tour event
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Six people protesting climate change came out of the crowd and stormed the 18th green while the leaders were lining up their putts on the final hole of regulation at the Travelers Championship on Sunday, delaying the finish for about five minutes. The protesters sprayed smoke and powder, leaving white and red stains on the grass before Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim and Akshay Bhatia finished their rounds. Some of the protesters wore white T-shirts that said, “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET.” The intruders were tackled by police and taken away. The activist group Extinction Rebellion claimed responsibility for the protest.
Connor McDavid and the Oilers can make history in Stanley Cup Final Game 7 against the Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are on the verge of pulling off one of the biggest comebacks in sports history. They can win the Stanley Cup in Game 7 of the final against the Florida Panthers on Monday night after falling behind 3-0 in the series and reeling off three consecutive victories. The previous time an NHL team with that deficit came all the way back to hoist the Cup was the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942. The Oilers are doing their best to block out the ramifications of this improbable rally by focusing on the final game of the season.
A Mexico City neighborhood keeps the iconic Volkswagen Beetle alive
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Volkswagen Beetle may have been born in Germany, but the “Bug” is king in a neighborhood on the fringes of Mexico City. Classic Beetles are known as “vochos” in Mexico and still line the streets of Cuautepec — so much so that the area has been nicknamed “Vocholandia.” The Beetle has long been dubbed “the people’s car” because it was considered inexpensive and reliable. In Cuautepec, older models are widely used because they are one of the few cars that can get up the area’s steep hills. But mechanics in the area say the use of the car is dying off.
California boy, 4, who disappeared from campground found safe after 22 hours alone in wilderness
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A 4-year-old California boy who wandered away from a campground in the Sierra National Forest was found safe after spending 22 hours alone in the wilderness. A search-and-rescue team of about 50 officers and volunteers set out around 11 a.m. Thursday after the child was reported missing from the camping area surrounded by dense forest north of Fresno. The boy, from Torrance near Los Angeles, was last seen wearing shorts and a T-shirt. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department says the boy was discovered Friday morning in good condition near a lake about a quarter mile from the Rancheria Campground. He was hungry and tired and has been reunited with his parents.
3 caught in Florida Panhandle rip current die a day after couple drowns off state’s Atlantic coast
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three Alabama men who went for an evening swim soon after arriving at a Florida Panhandle beach were caught in a rip current and died. The deaths Friday evening were the latest in a rash of Florida fatalities, including the drowning deaths of a Pennsylvania couple elsewhere in the state. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in an online post that the three Birmingham, Alabama, men encountered a rip current soon after going into the water. Each was found separately by emergency responders and pronounced dead at hospitals. Officials say the Pennsylvania couple was vacationing with their six children when they got caught swimming in a rip current off the Atlantic coast’s Hutchinson Island.
Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martínez gets 80-game drug suspension 2 days after his major league debut
NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez has been suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene. The announcement comes two days after the 22-year-old Martínez made his major league debut. He issued a statement Sunday apologizing to the Blue Jays and their fans and saying he and his girlfriend were trying to start a family, so he visited a fertility clinic in the Dominican Republic where he was prescribed treatment that included a banned substance. Martínez has been on the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster since November 2022. He went 1 for 3 with a strikeout on Friday at Cleveland.
Vogue World celebrates French style, Olympics amid razzmatazz, as menswear season wraps up in Paris
PARIS (AP) — On International Olympic Day, Vogue World took over the last day of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear collections with a show-cum-spectacle themed around the Olympics. The rare event held Sunday at the iconic Place Vendôme blended athleticism, French fashion, and pure, unadulterated razzmatazz from the past century — marking 100 years since the last Games in Paris in 1924. It also came on the date in 1894 that the founder of the modern Olympics, French nobleman Pierre de Coubertin, launched the International Olympic Committee. The show matched different sports to different eras and styles in a high-octane collection extravaganza that felt like a polished Broadway musical — with amazing clothes from top French designers.
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