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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball:Pirates sweep the DodgersThe Dodgers had already lost the first two games of their series with the Pirates, so you would think that their chances of losing a third were low, as far as these things go. There was one 6-foot-6, 260-lb. problem with playing the odds here, however, and his name is Paul Skenes. Skenes twirled six…
The U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, a source familiar with the plans confirmed Friday.Tensions with Venezuela have been rising over the drug trade and the deadly U.S. strike earlier this week on a boat carrying alleged drug traffickers and narcotics.Reuters first reported the deployment of the F-35 fighter jets.In late August, the U.S. assigned three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — the USS Gravely, the USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson — to deploy to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels. On…
[NEW YORK] Global benchmark Brent crude oil settled 1 per cent higher on Monday (Sep 1), as concerns mounted that intensifying airstrikes in Russia and Ukraine could lead to supply disruptions, and as a weaker US dollar lent additional support.Brent crude futures settled up 67 US cents, or 1 per cent, at US$68.15 a barrel. The US benchmark, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures contract, was up 67 US cents, or 1.1 per cent at US$64.68 by 2.15 pm ET. There will be no settlement for WTI futures on Monday due to Labor Day holiday in the US Trading volume for…
The EU slapped Google with a massive 2.95 billion euro ($3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favouring its own advertising services Friday, despite President Donald Trump’s warnings not to target US big tech. “Google abused its dominant position in adtech harming publishers, advertisers, and consumers. This behaviour is illegal under EU antitrust rules,” EU competition chief Teresa Ribera said, announcing the fine. Google immediately vowed to appeal the decision, its global head of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland saying it “imposes an unjustified fine and requires changes that will hurt thousands of European businesses by making it harder for them to make…
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, known for ready-to-wear fashion and staple suits, has died.The 91-year-old started the fashion house in 1975 with his partner Sergio Galeotti, but it is the 1980 classic film American Gigolo that is credited with launching Armani’s career. He designed the wardrobe for the film’s star, Richard Gere, who was launched into the spotlight as America’s new favourite heart throb, and Armani as one of the most popular designers. Over his career, he earned over 200 wardrobe credits.Giorgio Armani latest: Follow live updatesAs well as dressing actors on screen, red carpets were filled with Armani’s tailored…
BRUSSELS :Alphabet’s Google is set to be hit with an EU antitrust fine over its adtech practices later on Friday, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.The European Commission had originally planned to hand out the modest fine on Monday but opposition from EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic over U.S. tariffs on European cars derailed EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera’s plan, other people told Reuters earlier this week.The Capitol Forum was the first to report that the EU adtech fine would be issued on Friday.
[MUNICH] On Friday (Sep 5), German luxury carmaker BMW launched its second-generation iX3 – and with it, a sweeping reset strategy to catch up to its electric vehicle (EV) rivals.The new iX3, a fully electric sport utility vehicle, goes on sale internationally in early 2026. It replaces the existing model, one of BMW’s more successful EVs.It also represents perhaps the biggest bet in the brand’s 109-year history: one that pits it against technology-heavy EV leaders such as Tesla and the China brands, which include BYD, XPeng and Nio.The iX3 is the first in a series of 40 new vehicles to…
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Discovering love over 50 can be a different experience than it once was, but it can be just as fulfilling. With age comes maturity, self-knowledge, and a better idea of what you’re looking for. This time of life presents the opportunity for more mature, more fulfilling relationships. The following are 8 secrets that can assist you in finding love over 50. Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons 8. Accept Self-Discovery Love over 50 begins with self-knowledge. Life experience is a strength, not a weakness. As Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D., outlines, being…
Wait, the Cardinals and Titans in the playoffs?Our five national NFL reporters have assessed the league landscape and are ready to make their bold predictions for 2025. Three of them feature last-place teams from last season making the playoffs this season, none of which you’ll likely have seen anywhere else.NFL football is back, so let’s get into our bold predictions for the 2025 regular season.This is bold not because of some gargantuan leap that Burrow must make in 2025 — he’s already a top-five quarterback — but because of what he needs to happen around him to win the award. The…
The damage is immense. In retrospect, it seems incredible that Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner thought they could tough it out before establishing the facts.But they did, and not for the first time. Politics latest: Starmer starts cabinet reshuffleSo, before we assess this particular case, it highlights a pre-existing nagging doubt. Is speaking without checking a defining pattern of this government?Tax promises. Welfare cuts. Tulip Siddiq. Waspi Women. The initial winter fuel plan. The vow there would be no winter fuel U-turn. Even a cast-iron guarantee in July that there would be no reshuffle this month – now there might…