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In recent years, NFL Week 1 has been prime time for ‘dogs to bark.According to BetMGM, since 2010, when teams are underdogs of six points or more in the first week of the regular season, those squads have gone 41-27-1 against the spread (ATS).That’s good for a 60% cover rate.Now that the season is kicking off, let’s look at a few of the big underdogs for Week 1 at BetMGM as of Sept. 2, along with some expert insight.THURSDAY, SEPT. 4Cowboys +8 @ EaglesSUNDAY, SEPT. 7Saints +6.5 vs. CardinalsGiants +6 @ CommandersTitans +8 @ BroncosThe first game of the season…
BANGKOK :Thailand’s headline consumer price index dropped 0.79 per cent in August from a year earlier, after the previous month’s annual fall of 0.7 per cent, the commerce ministry said on Thursday.The figure compared with a forecast decline of 0.7 per cent in a Reuters poll, and was below the central bank’s inflation target range of 1 per cent to 3 per cent.The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food and energy prices, rose 0.81 per cent in August from a year earlier.
MANILA, Philippines — Shares in Asia mostly traded higher Thursday after a rally of technology stocks steadied Wall Street and a slide in the dollar made Asian assets more attractive. U.S. futures were mixed while oil prices were lower.Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.2% to 42,437.37 while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 8,791.50. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.2% to 3,192.22. Taiwan climbed 0.7% while India’s BSE Sensex added 0.6%. The Chinese markets bucked the trend, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index down 1.1% to 25,006.22. The Shanghai Composite index fell nearly 2% to 3,738.32 on fears regulators will intervene amid…
After years of dashed hopes and dreams, Meta has finally announced an official Instagram app — and you can download it right now. The app is free to download, as you’d expect, with Meta announcing the news via a press release. “People have asked for this for a while, and we’ve taken the time to design an experience that optimizes your favorite parts of Instagram for a bigger screen,” that announcement says. The new iPad Instagram app looks and works the way that you might expect, albeit with an interface that doesn’t appear to make the best use of the…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23, 2024.China Daily via ReutersWhen Foxconn recalled hundreds of Chinese engineers from a factory in India last month, reportedly following Beijing’s directions to curb technology transfer to its neighbor, it was a reminder of the uneasy ties between two of Asia’s largest economies.But with both countries facing tariff heat from Washington, could economic challenges push Beijing and New Delhi toward reluctant cooperation, transforming their adversarial relationship?That possibility will be tested over the weekend in Tianjin, where India’s…
Fashion giant Shein has opened an investigation after a shirt was advertised on its site, modelled by a man bearing a striking resemblance to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a US healthcare chief executive.The image with Mangione’s likeness, wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt, has since been taken down. Shein, one of the world’s biggest fast fashion retailers, told Sky News: “The image in question was provided by a third-party vendor and was removed immediately upon discovery.”We have stringent standards for all listings on our platform. We are conducting a thorough investigation, strengthening our monitoring processes, and will take…
If you haven’t tried PowerToys—Microsoft’s official add-on pack that gives Windows dozens of extra features—you really should. I’m a huge fan of the FancyZones tool that lets you customize Windows’ snap functionality. But a big update is coming to the fan-favorite program: an option to automatically shift between light and dark modes in Windows 11. That’ll arrive in PowerToys version 0.95, according to Niels Laute, Windows Platform Senior Product Manager. He said the feature will arrive next month (October 2025), along with a revamped user interface for the Keyboard Manager tool. The option to automatically shift between light and dark…
Luka Dončić will be calling Los Angeles home for the foreseeable future after he agreed to a three-year, $165 million maximum extension with the Lakers. It includes a player option for the 2028-29 NBA season, ESPN reported on July 2.Dončić was previously on a five-year, $215.2 million deal, which contained an opt-out for the 2026-27 season.The Lakers acquired Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks in February for a package that included five-time All-NBA honoree Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a future first-round draft pick.The 26-year-old superstar has averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while shooting…
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 14: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a VJ Day reception at Downing Street on August 14, 2025 in London, England. The Prime Minister is hosting veterans, historians, and school children during the reception to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, which commemorates the announcement of Japan’s acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration on August 15, 1945, effectively bringing WWII to an end. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Minouche Shafik, a…