- NBC Sports Bay Area
49ers 2024 NFL Draft prospects: McKinnley Jackson
The 49ers could look to select Texas A&M OT McKinnley Jackson with one of their 11 2024 NFL Draft picks. Watch the college highlights that made him a pro prospect.49ers 2024 NFL Draft prospects: McKinnley Jackson originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
- Associated Press
Indigenous group detains 12 alleged gold miners in Amazon and hands them over to Brazilian police
An Indigenous group in Brazil said Wednesday its members detained 12 people for allegedly mining illegally in the Amazon and handed them over to police. The non-profit Urihi Associação Yanomami said in a statement that the incident took place Tuesday in the northern state of Roraima, which borders Venezuela. Brazil's Indigenous Peoples Ministry confirmed that a dozen alleged miners, including 10 men and two women, were in police custody.
- Reuters
Markets wary of intervention as yen struggles at 155 level
The yen was pinned on the weaker side of 155 per dollar on Thursday as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kicks off its two-day rate-setting meeting, leaving traders nervous as to whether Tokyo will intervene while policy deliberations are still underway. Having traded in a tight range over the past few days, a buoyant dollar finally broke above the 155 yen level for the first time since 1990 in the previous session, and was last steady at 155.34 yen in early Asia trade. Intense speculation of intervention from Japanese authorities to shore up the yen had hampered the dollar's ascent towards the psychologically key level, seen by some market participants as a line in the sand that would prompt Tokyo to take action.
