Hamas orders Gaza clan leader to surrender, accuses him of treason

Hamas orders Gaza clan leader to surrender, accuses him of treason

CAIRO (Reuters) -The Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza on Wednesday ordered the leader of a well-armed Bedouin clan defying the group's control of the Palestinian enclave to surrender and face trial, accusing him of treason. A ministry statement said the decision was taken by what it called a "Revolutionary Court". Yasser Abu Shabab, who does not recognize the authority of Hamas and accuses the militants of hurting the interests of Gaza, has 10 days to surrender, it said. The court urged Palestinians to inform Hamas security officials about the whereabouts of Abu Shabab, who has so far remained beyond their reach in the Rafah area of southern Gaza held by Israeli troops. There was no immediate response from his group to the surrender order. Hamas, which accuses Abu Shabab of looting UN aid trucks and alleges that he is backed by Israel, has sent some of its top fighters to kill him, two Hamas sources and two other sources familiar with the situation told Reuters last month. Abu Shabab's group told Reuters at the time that it is a popular force protecting humanitarian aid from looting by escorting aid trucks and denied getting support from Israel or contacts with the Israeli army. It accused Hamas of violence and muzzling dissent. Israel has said it has backed some of Gaza's clans against Hamas but has not said which. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; editing Philippa Fletcher)

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Hamas orders Gaza clan leader to surrender, accuses him of treason

Hamas orders Gaza clan leader to surrender, accuses him of treason CAIRO (Reuters) -The Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza on Wednesday ord...

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Analysis shows Trump's tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion

Analysis shows Trump's tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — An analysis finds that a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from PresidentDonald Trump's currenttariff plans, a sum that could be potentially managed through price hikes, layoffs, hiring freezes or lower profit margins. The analysis by the JPMorganChase Institute is among the first to measure the direct costs created by thetariffon businesses with $10 million to $1 billion in annual revenue, a category that includes roughly a third of private-sector U.S. workers. These companies are more dependent than other businesses on imports from China, India and Thailand — and the retail and wholesale sectors would be especially vulnerable to the import taxes being levied bythe Republican president. The findings show clear trade-offs from Trump's import taxes, contradictinghis claimsthat foreign manufacturers would absorb the costs of the tariffs instead of U.S. companies that rely on imports. While the tariffs launched under Trump have yet toboost overall inflation, large companies such as Amazon, Costco, Walmart and Williams-Sonoma delayed the potential reckoning by building up their inventories before the taxes could be imposed. The analysis comes just ahead ofthe July 9 deadlineby Trump to formally set the tariff rates on goods from dozens of countries. Trump imposed that deadline after the financial markets panicked in response to his April tariff announcements, prompting him to instead schedulea 90-day negotiating periodwhen most imports faced a 10% baseline tariff. China, Mexico and Canada face higher rates, and there are separate50% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Had the initial April 2 tariffs stayed in place, the companies in the JPMorganChase Institute analysis would have faced additional direct costs of $187.6 billion. Under the current rates, the $82.3 billion would be equivalent on average to $2,080 per employee, or 3.1% of the average annual payroll. Those averages include firms that don't import goods and those that do. Asked Tuesday how trade talks are faring, Trump said simply: "Everything's going well." The president has indicated that he will set tariff rates given the logistical challenge of negotiating with so many nations. As the 90-day period comes to a close, only the United Kingdom has signeda trade frameworkwith the Trump administration. India and Vietnam have signaled that they're close to a trade framework. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that more inflation could surface. The investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a report that it expects companies to pass along 60% of their tariff costs onto consumers. The Atlanta Federal Reserve has used its survey of businesses' inflation expectations to say that companies could on average pass along roughly half their costs from a 10% tariff or a 25% tariff without reducing consumer demand. The JPMorganChase Institute findings suggest that the tariffs could cause some domestic manufacturers to strengthen their roles as suppliers of goods. But it noted that companies need to plan for a range of possible outcomes and that wholesalers and retailers already operate on such low profit margins that they might need to spread the tariffs costs to their customers. The outlook for tariffs remains highly uncertain. Trump had stoppednegotiations with Canada, only to restart them after the countrydropped its plan to tax digital services. He similarly on Monday threatened more tariffs on Japan unless itbuys more ricefrom the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday interview that the concessions from the trade talks have impressed career officials at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and other agencies. "People who have been at Treasury, at Commerce, at USTR for 20 years are saying that these are deals like they've never seen before," Bessent said on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends." The treasury secretary said the Trump administration plans to discuss the contours of trade deals next week, prioritizing the tax cuts packagepassed on Tuesdayby the Republican majority in the Senate. Trump has set a Friday deadline for passage of the multitrillion-dollar package, the costs of which the president hopes to offset with tariff revenues. ___ Follow the AP's coverage of President Donald Trump athttps://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump.

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Analysis shows Trump's tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion

Analysis shows Trump's tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion WASHINGTON (AP) — An analysis finds that a critical group of U.S. e...

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Roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying gov't administrator in NW Pakistan, killing 5 officers

Roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying gov't administrator in NW Pakistan, killing 5 officers

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying a government administrator in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, killing at least five officers and wounding 11 others, police said. The bombing occurred Wednesday in Bajaur, a district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Among the dead was Assistant Commissioner Faisal Sultan, according to the district police chief. Waqas Rafique said the victims were transported to hospital, where several were listed in critical condition. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Rafique said the blame is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban. The group,known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, often targets security forces and civilians in the region and elsewhere in the country. TTP is a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in neighboring Afghanistan in August, 2021, as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final stages of their pullout from the country after 20 years of war. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan and have even been living there openly since the Taliban takeover, which also emboldened the Pakistani Taliban.

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Roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying gov't administrator in NW Pakistan, killing 5 officers

Roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying gov't administrator in NW Pakistan, killing 5 officers PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb s...

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India rests Bumrah and been made to bat first by England in 2nd test at Edgbaston

India rests Bumrah and been made to bat first by England in 2nd test at Edgbaston

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — India rested fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah amid three lineup changes against England on Wednesday in its bid to level the test series at Edgbaston. Bumrah, India's best bowler but on a three-test quota in the five-test series, was replaced by Akash Deep, who will play his first test this year. Batting allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy replaced bowling allrounder Shardul Thakur, who scored only 1 and 4 in the first-test loss in Leeds last week. Washington Sundar, the off-spin bowling allrounder with 25 wickets and a batting average of 42 in nine tests, has also come in to shore up the batting which suffered late-order batting collapses of 41-7 and 31-6 in Leeds. Sai Sudharsan, who scored 0 and 30 in his test debut in Leeds, was dropped and Karun Nair promoted to No. 3 in the order. India was made to bat first on a batting-friendly Edgbaston pitch after the toss was won by England, which has an unchanged lineup. India captain Shubman Gill said he also would have bowled first. England's decision means it will chase again in the fourth innings. It hunted down 371 in Leeds to win by five wickets, and chased down 378 against India on the same ground in 2022. India has never beaten England at Edgbaston in eight previous tests going back to 1967. Bumrah was available and had an eight-day rest since Leeds, but his workload is being managed to help his lower back. "This is an important match for us, but the third match at Lord's may have a little more in the wicket than this one," Gill said. On not pairing first-choice spinner Ravindra Jadeja with Kuldeep Yadav, Gill said: "We were very tempted to play (Yadav) but looking at the last match we wanted to add some depth to the batting." ___ Lineups: England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Bryson Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir. India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lokesh Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna. ___ AP cricket:https://apnews.com/hub/cricket

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India rests Bumrah and been made to bat first by England in 2nd test at Edgbaston

India rests Bumrah and been made to bat first by England in 2nd test at Edgbaston BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — India rested fast bowler Jaspri...

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Heisman Trophy sleepers: Five unlikely contenders for college football's top award

Heisman Trophy sleepers: Five unlikely contenders for college football's top award

Two out of the past fiveHeisman Trophywinners did not play quarterback, but smart money remains on a quarterback reclaiming the award this season. Quarterbacks won the Heisman in nine of the 10 years throughout the 2010s. The Heisman favorite wears one of football's most famous surnames on the back of his jersey. Texas quarterbackArch Manningenjoys 6-to-1 odds from BetMGM. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (8½-to-1), Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik (9-to-1), Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (10-to-1) and Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (14-to-1) complete the top five of oddsmaker front-runners. Give me a three-pack of Heisman picks, and I'd take Manning, Smith and Nussmeier. Behind the front-runners are a few more quarterbacks and another wide receiver that stand out as Heisman sleepers. How do I define a sleeper? Their odds are worse than 15-to-1. Full disclosure: I am a Heisman voter. I do not wager on the award. Here are my top Heisman sleepers for the 2025 season: BetMGM odds:25-to-1 Beck headlined the shortlist of Heisman front-runners last summer. Since then, he threw twice as many interceptions (12) in 2024 as he did the previous season, then he transferred to a worse program, he had his expensive cars stolen, and he split with his model girlfriend. Ouch! Never mind all that. He still can make throws most other quarterbacks can't, and he should find ACC defenses to his liking. Cam Ward finished fourth for the Heisman after transferring to Miami before last season. Beck injured his elbow in December. He resumed throwing recently. If healthy, he retains Heisman-level talent. EXPERIENCE MATTERS:Familiar faces top Big Ten QB rankings TIME TO SHINE:Arch Manning headlines SEC QB rankings BetMGM odds:18-to-1 Few quarterbacks outclassed Sellers by the end of last season. Ask Missouri about Sellers' passing ability. Ask Clemson about his running ability. Dual-threat quarterbacks make for good Heisman contenders, and Sellers fits that billing. He's an efficient passer, but he must reduce his turnovers after a redshirt freshman season filled with fumbles. A neat story helps a Heisman campaign. How's this? Sellers signed with South Carolina as a three-star recruit who played in goggles. (He later switched to contacts.) His Heisman hopes will depend on the Gamecocks rekindling their 2024 success, when they reached the playoff's doorstep. BetMGM odds:18-to-1 Coach Ryan Day churns out successful quarterbacks. Sayin, a former blue-chip recruit, is next in line. If Sayin outperforms Manning in a season-opening clash of top teams at "The Horseshoe," his Heisman stock will soar. Here's your buy-low opportunity. Sayin should benefit from throwing to one of the nation's best wide receiving corps. He might encounter Heisman competition from his teammate, Smith, but a big season for Smith probably also means a big season for Sayin. He played sparingly in 2024, but he's got the arm to be a star. Sayin exudes upside, with a great supporting cast around him. BetMGM odds:25-to-1 Oklahoma needed a quarterback to lead a revival after theSooners' dismal first season in the SEC. Insert Mateer, who starred at Washington State, like Ward before him. Mateer's offensive coordinator, Ben Arbuckle, preceded him to Oklahoma, so there's no need for Mateer to learn a new system. Now, he just needs to prove himself in the SEC. He's a dual threat with a bundle of playmaking skills. Oklahoma's brutal schedule – it's perhaps the nation's toughest – will create a platform for Mateer to sink or shine. BetMGM odds:35-to-1 How's this for a Heisman narrative: Williams, at 18 years old, would be the youngest player to win the award. He introduced himself on the scene with a 177-yard receiving game against Georgia. He'll need to find more consistency as a sophomore to emerge as a contender. Alabama will have a new starting quarterback, and it's unclear whether that will help or hamper the pass game. Williams' Heisman hurdles include proving himself as the nation's best receiver within a landscape that includes Smith from Ohio State. Williams enjoys an advantage in playing for Alabama, which has produced four Heisman winners since 2009. Blake Toppmeyeris the USA TODAY Network's national college football columnist. Email him atBToppmeyer@gannett.comand follow him on X@btoppmeyer. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Heisman Trophy sleepers for college football's top award

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Heisman Trophy sleepers: Five unlikely contenders for college football's top award

Heisman Trophy sleepers: Five unlikely contenders for college football's top award Two out of the past fiveHeisman Trophywinners did not...

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