The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Monday in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.

The game was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Rays opened with a 2-0 lead.

Cleveland had just come back from a two-game deficit to win its previous playoff series against the Chicago White Sox.

The Guardians scored seven of the final eight runs, including home runs by Patrick Bailey and Chase DeLauter.

South Korea has extended a temporary family-care arrangement for people with the most severe developmental disabilities and people with rare diseases.

The government approved the extension on October 13, changing the end date from October 31, 2026, to December 31, 2028.

Since November 2024, eligible people have been allowed to receive activity support services from a family member when an outside support worker is unavailable.

Family members can provide daily-life support under this arrangement, even though such care is usually allowed only in limited exceptional circumstances.

An oil and gas eruption began on September 25 at an oil site in eastern Niger, about 1,700 kilometres from the capital, Niamey.

The site is operated by CNPC Niger Petroleum, a local subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation, and the incident occurred at the Goumeri W8 well in the Agadem oil block.

Crude oil and gas have surged more than ten metres into the air, then spread across the surrounding land.

No one has died, but two workers were injured and taken to hospital.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly told staff the company needs new game ideas to survive.

She made the comments at an internal town hall last week, according to a transcript cited by Windows Central.

Sharma said Xbox must build lasting new franchises as well as support its best-known games.

Her remarks come as Microsoft reorganises its gaming division around established brands such as Fallout and other major series.

Apple announced a new Apple TV 4K at a smart home-focused event on Oct.

13.

The streaming box looks much like its predecessor, last updated in 2022, but has an A19 chip and Wi-Fi 7 support.

Built-in microphones let users talk to Siri hands-free, without speaking into the remote or a HomePod.

Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson has a high-ankle sprain after leaving New England’s win over the Raiders with an ankle injury.

A high-ankle sprain affects the ligaments above the ankle and can take time to heal.

He is expected to miss multiple weeks, but does not need surgery.

Henderson had 42 carries for 163 yards and a touchdown in four appearances this season.

RimWorld is moving from Unity to Waylith, an engine built by its developer, Ludeon Studios.

The change is part of update 1.7, which the studio says keeps the game looking and playing the same.

Ludeon says performance improved by two to four times in its tests, including faster loading and gameplay.

Existing saves and most community mods still work with the new version, and saves can also be used again in version 1.6.

Researchers say muscle and liver cells can retain signs of past exercise even after someone stops training.

In studies using mice, animals that exercised, took a break and trained again grew larger muscles than mice with no training history.

Their muscle cells also matched energy production to demand more effectively, and this ability remained during inactivity.

The researchers say liver cells also store exercise memories and release enzymes that help supply fuel to working muscles.