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1. 4 Canadians aboard missing Ontario-based air ambulance flying from Bermuda  CBC
2. Ontario-based air ambulance carrying 6 missing off U.S. coast  Global News
3. Search Underway for Missing Plane Heading From Bermuda Off Nantucket  The New York Times
4. Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for medical evacuation jet carrying 6 people heading from Bermuda to Boston  NBC News
5. Ontario air ambulance carrying six people missing off Nantucket: U.S. Coast Guard  CHEK News

The newly discovered lizard (Liolaemus archipensis) was found in the high Andean puna (Handout)

Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in the Peruvian Andes, the Natural History Museum of San Marcos University said Saturday.

The lizard measures between six and eight centimeters (2.4-3.2 inches) and has distinct coloration depending on sex.

Females have square-shaped spots on their backs, while males have oblique spots and white scales that help them blend into their rocky surroundings.

The lizard feeds on plants and small arthropods, including spiders, beetles, true bugs and insect larvae.

The new species was found at an altitude of more than 4,800 meters (15,750 feet) in the southern Andean region of Arequipa and was given the name Liolaemus archipensis.

"The description of a new species represents a very important advance for biodiversity in our country," biologist Ling Huamani-Valderrama, who led the research, told AFP.

Peru is home to 296 species of lizard, according to the biologist. The discovery was published in the Swiss scientific journal Diversity.

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This article originally appeared on AFP at https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/lizard-species-discovered-peru-180607207.html

It had all the edge of a pop concert in the stands but England looked ready to steal candy from a baby. The 6,200 Croatian under-14s allowed inside Stadion HNK Rijeka were invited free of charge and this was a priceless footballing experience. England ripped Croatia to shreds to take a firm grip on second place in their Nations League group, boosting their hopes of reaching next year’s quarter-finals, and anyone supporting the home team could at least find consolation in watching Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham combine to devastating effect.

Perhaps the ticket should have come with an adult age rating. This was grisly viewing for the locals but Thomas Tuchel delighted in England’s most complete performance since surging to a 4-2 win over Croatia at the World Cup. Kane marked his 124th cap with his 88th and 89th international strikes and had plenty of help. Three assists and a goal decorated a scintillating display from Bellingham and Tuchel found satisfaction in the other members of his ruthless front four getting on the scoresheet.

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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.

Democratic governors who have traditionally opposed school choice initiatives will face mounting competitive pressure to join President Donald Trump's landmark Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program as states weigh whether to participate and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul moves to formally opt in, a top Department of Education official told Fox News Digital.

"I think that pressure is real and is going to encourage all 50 states to ultimately opt in," said Lindsey Burke, deputy chief of staff for policy and programs at the U.S. Department of Education.

Burke's comments follow the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issuing proposed regulations Oct. 1 to implement the new federal program, paving the way for America's first nationwide school choice framework.

NEW YORK JOINS FEDERAL SCHOOL CHOICE INITIATIVE DESPITE TRADITIONAL DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION

The initiative — also referred to as the Education Freedom Tax Credit — allows individual taxpayers to receive up to a $1,700 dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for donations made to non-profit scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs). However, state governors must formally opt into the program for their residents and local educational organizations to participate and receive the funds.

The IRS recently reported that more than half of U.S. states have already signed up to participate. Burke noted that "competitive pressure" will ultimately force blue states to capture the influx of private donations.

"If you're in California, for example… a donor will be able to donate to scholarship-granting organizations outside of California, and they will get their tax credit as a result of that," Burke said. "So, unless a state like California decides to opt in, then they're going to have donors donating outside of their state and their students in California not benefiting."

Education Secretary Linda McMahon previously noted that some Democratic leaders have resisted the federal scholarship program simply because "it’s a Trump measure."

NATION’S LARGEST TEACHERS UNION UNDER FIRE AS CONTROVERSIAL AGENDA PUTS CENTURY-OLD FEDERAL CHARTER AT RISK

McMahon pointed to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who had expressed concerns that school choice programs could divert resources from public education — money that opponents argue should instead go toward teacher salaries, recruiting staff and upgrading facilities. Kentucky has since formally joined the federal program after the state legislature overrode Beshear's veto of opt-in legislation.

Unlike traditional voucher programs that draw directly from municipal or state public education funds, tax-credit scholarships allow taxpayers to redirect a portion of their federal tax liability toward non-profit funding for student scholarships. The federal framework leaves the opt-in decision to state governors, enabling local families to access federally incentivized scholarship dollars.

Sydney Altfield, CEO of Teach Coalition, told Fox News Digital that the structural design of the tax credit creates a financial incentive that blue-state governors cannot afford to ignore.

"I think even just today there might have been a news article where Gov. Jared Polis from Colorado is calling on blue states not to opt in so that he can take their money," Altfield added. "That's a great opportunity for states like Colorado, and hopefully Gov. Hochul is right behind him. If other blue states don't want to opt in, I can only imagine that Gov. Hochul is going to do everything in her power to get more money into the state. She always says she wants to put money back into the pockets of New Yorkers, and this is doing just that."

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis became the first Democratic governor to announce that his state would participate in the federal program in late 2025, and Colorado subsequently formally opted in. Dismissing critics at the time, Polis told local media he "would be crazy not to" join, pointing out that the program could help families pay for tutoring, after-school programs and summer enrichment.

HOCHUL ACCUSED OF ‘HIT JOB’ ON BEHALF OF TEACHERS’ UNIONS IN ACT OF ‘PURE CENSORSHIP’: LABOR GROUP

In May, Emma Wallner, a spokesperson for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, confirmed that the governor intends to opt New York into the program — making it the 30th state to participate.

"Governor Hochul is supportive of the federal tax credit scholarship and its potential to help New York students and schools," Wallner told Fox News Digital. "Our office awaits information from the federal government on the program and will thoroughly review the details of the policy for poison pills that could harm New York’s education system."

Fox News Digital reached out again for new comment from Governor Hochul, as well as to Governor Polis. 

Despite Hochul's stated intention to participate, major labor groups and teachers unions remain staunchly opposed. A coalition of teachers unions and other public school advocates launched a petition demanding that Hochul reject the program.

"Gov. Hochul plans to opt New York starting in 2027. But most New Yorkers haven’t even heard of this program or know how it will affect New York," the petition states. "Tax dollars would help pay private tuition for families who never used public schools."

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOUTS ‘HARD RESET’ FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLS, VOWS TO PUT PARENTS ‘BACK IN CHARGE’

For decades, school choice initiatives have remained a third-rail issue for many Democrats, who contend that choice models weaken public school systems and undermine labor unions. However, growing parent demand for alternative education options — including charter schools, private schooling, and homeschooling following the COVID-19 pandemic — has pushed several prominent Democrats to re-evaluate their positions.

Trump's landmark school choice program comes amid major big blue city school districts struggling to retain students since the coronavirus pandemic.

"This is pressure of money flowing into your state. This is pressure of job availability in your state. This is the pressure of educational opportunities increasing for your communities," Altfield said, expanding on Burke’s comments. "This is pressure of putting money back in the pockets of parents, back in the pockets of families who are struggling the most. This is the best kind of pressure to have."

England produce one of their best performances in recent times as they thump Croatia 6-0 in Rijeka. How did our report rate the players' performances?

1. Ethiopian gov’t forces advance in Tigray as rebels retreat: What to know  Al Jazeera
2. Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents say  The Spec
3. Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital Mekelle as pro-government forces advance  France 24
4. What to Know About Fighting Between Ethiopia and Rebels in Tigray  The New York Times
5. Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict  Reuters

1. BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson talks wildfire plan at campaign stop in Summerland area  Castanet
2. Wildfire promises: What the B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP are pledging to do  CTV News
3. BC NDP and Conservative leaders campaign in the Okanagan  Global News
4. How B.C. parties will tackle affordability, voters' top election issue  Vancouver Sun
5. Both British Columbia NDP, Conservative leader campaigned in the Okanagan Friday  Toronto Star

1. BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson talks wildfire plan at campaign stop in Summerland area  Castanet
2. Wildfire promises: What the B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP are pledging to do  CTV News
3. BC NDP and Conservative leaders campaign in the Okanagan  Global News
4. How B.C. parties will tackle affordability, voters' top election issue  Vancouver Sun
5. Both British Columbia NDP, Conservative leader campaigned in the Okanagan Friday  Toronto Star

Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.

Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.

1. ‘Out of control’: Paris police chief urges peaceful action for student protests  CTV News
2. John Ivison: France is in flames and it’s a gift to the far right  National Post
3. France’s student protest movement is ‘out of control,’ Paris police chief  The Globe and Mail
4. Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests  The Guardian
5. Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France  bbc.com

1. ‘Out of control’: Paris police chief urges peaceful action for student protests  CTV News
2. John Ivison: France is in flames and it’s a gift to the far right  National Post
3. Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests  The Guardian
4. France’s student protest movement is ‘out of control,’ Paris police chief  theglobeandmail.com
5. Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France  BBC

1. Spain: Massive protests after housing bills voted down  DW.com
2. 'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis  BBC
3. What to know about Spain's housing protests sparked by the eviction of the 87-year-old Maricarmen  Yahoo! Finance Canada
4. Protests over housing flare in Spain after relief measures rejected  CTV News
5. The right and wrong lessons to learn from Spain’s housing crisis  Financial Times

1. Spain: Massive protests after housing bills voted down  DW.com
2. 'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis  BBC
3. What to know about Spain's housing protests sparked by the eviction of the 87-year-old Maricarmen  Yahoo! Finance Canada
4. Protests over housing flare in Spain after relief measures rejected  CTV News
5. The right and wrong lessons to learn from Spain’s housing crisis  Financial Times

1. Weekly ISS update: Joshua Kutryk aboard after record-fast docking  SpaceQ
2. Josh Kutryk’s successful flight to the ISS shifts focus to Canada’s next moves in space  The Globe and Mail
3. Joshua Kutryk's launch to the ISS is another example of the important role Canada plays in space exploration  CBC
4. In the news today: Canadian in orbit, Alberta separatists unmoved, k.d. lang honoured  paNOW
5. More Canadian content in space greeted by round of applause  CP24

1. Weekly ISS update: Joshua Kutryk aboard after record-fast docking  SpaceQ
2. Josh Kutryk’s successful flight to the ISS shifts focus to Canada’s next moves in space  The Globe and Mail
3. Joshua Kutryk's launch to the ISS is another example of the important role Canada plays in space exploration  CBC
4. In the news today: Canadian in orbit, Alberta separatists unmoved, k.d. lang honoured  panow.com
5. SpaceX Crew-13 mission lifts off to International Space Station  Yahoo News Canada

The MLB Playoffs are back in action with the Yankees taking on the Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS. Underdog wants you to get in on the action with a promo offer to play $5 and get $100 using promo code FOXNEWS. 

The Yankees were able to escape the first round with a sweep of the Red Sox. Boston didn’t even put up much of a fight as the Bronx Bombers lived up to their name with homer after homer and solid pitching. Now they must face another division foe, and one of the best teams in baseball if they want to advance. 

They will once again rely on strong pitching and timely hitting to win. Gerrit Cole gets the nod for the Yankees today, and having him as your third starter is arguably the best option you can have. He has been hit hard at times this season, so he will have to avoid giving up a big inning.

The Tampa Bay Rays are the top team in the American League. They were amazing at home this year as well, winning almost 30 more games at home than losses. They have had some postseason success in the past, but don’t have nearly the payroll or name recognition as the Yankees. 

This team is built around Junior Caminero’s success this season (.276 batting average, 42 homers, and 101 RBIs). It also has a strong starting rotation led by today’s starter, Drew Rasmussen. He will take the hill in hopes of giving his team a 1-0 lead in this best-of-five series.

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Sir Kevin Sinfield crosses the finish line at Old Trafford after seven ultramarathons in seven days.