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WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools in areas from special education to civil rights enforcement and after-school programs.The Trump administration started laying off 466 Education Department staffers on Friday amid mass firings across the government meant to pressure Democratic lawmakers over the federal shutdown. The layoffs would cut the agency’s workforce by nearly a fifth and leave it reduced by more than half its size when President Donald…
GENEVA — GENEVA (AP) — The Champions League titleholder will play a showcase opening home game as part of new commercial contracts for UEFA club competitions from the 2027-28 season that include a global streaming deal to drive annual revenue above 5 billion euros ($5.8 billion).It’s one innovation targeted in a six-year rights sales deal signed with United States-based agency Relevent through 2033 by UEFA and the European Football Clubs group, the joint venture vehicle known as UC3 said on Monday.Relevent also is seeking a global streaming service — which could be Netflix, Apple TV+ or Amazon Prime — to…
LAS VEGAS — Putting Talladega Superspeedway as the middle race in NASCAR’s semifinal Round of Eight wasn’t designed to make Cup Series drivers comfortable.When Talladega was previously in the quarterfinal Round of 12, it made drivers nervous enough. And now? With the stakes arguably even bigger, they face one of the most unpredictable events of the season with championship hopes on the line next Sunday.”It is an interesting place to place that event, there’s no doubt” said Chase Elliott. “It was done by design. It was done that way on purpose from an entertainment perspective, I assume, in mind.”And that’s…
The boss of Goldman Sachs has urged Rachel Reeves not to increase the financial burden on the banking sector amid industry concerns that it will be targeted for steep tax hikes in next month’s budget.Sky News has learnt that David Solomon delivered the warning in a private meeting with the chancellor last week, when he is said to have told her that hitting banks with higher taxes would be damaging to Britain’s wider economic growth prospects. The meeting came seven weeks ahead of a crucial Budget for the Labour government, which is racing to find ways to plug a fiscal…
Insiders at dating app Grindr are discussing taking it private after a share slump put its top owners in a tight personal financial position, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.Grindr shares jumped more than 10 per cent following the report. They have lost about 26 per cent so far this year.Raymond Zage and James Lu, who control majority of Grindr, are in talks to secure debt financing from Fortress Investment Group to acquire the dating app, the report said.Zage and Lu have discussed a buyout price of around $15 per share, the report said, adding that…
Wales and Belgium face off in World Cup 2026 qualifying action. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch Wales vs. Belgium and odds.How to watch Wales vs. BelgiumDate: Monday, October 13, 2025Time: 2:45 p.m. ETTV: ViX+Live Boxscore: FOXSports.comWales vs. Belgium OddsBelgium is favored to win the match. Check out the latest odds.Team FormBelow are the last 5 matches for each team and the results:Wales10/9: at England (Loss, 3–0)9/9: vs Canada (Loss, 1–0)9/4: at Kazakhstan (Win, 1–0)6/9: vs Belgium (Loss, 4–3)6/6: vs Liechtenstein (Win, 3–0)Belgium10/10: vs Macedonia (Draw, 0–0)9/7: vs Kazakhstan (Win, 6–0)9/4: at Liechtenstein…
The U.S. economy could be on the upswing even if tariffs and stubborn inflation continue to weigh on growth, according to a new analysis.The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) said Monday it expects the nation’s gross domestic product — a measure of the total value of goods and services — to rise 1.8% in 2025, up from the group’s previous estimate in June of 1.3%.The survey, which was conducted from Sept. 17-25, consulted 40 economists on their forecasts for labor growth, inflation and other key metrics for the remainder of the year and into 2026. NABE also expects the…
Costa Rica and Nicaragua face off in World Cup 2026 qualifying action. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch Costa Rica vs. Nicaragua and odds.How to watch Costa Rica vs. NicaraguaDate: Monday, October 13, 2025Time: 10 p.m. ETTV: FuboLive Boxscore: FOXSports.comCosta Rica vs. Nicaragua OddsCosta Rica is favored to win the match. Check out the latest odds.Team FormBelow are the last 5 matches for each team and the results:Costa Rica10/9: at Honduras (Draw, 0–0)9/9: vs Haiti (Draw, 3–3)9/5: at Nicaragua (Draw, 1–1)6/29: vs USA (Loss, 2–2)6/22: vs Mexico (Draw, 0–0)Nicaragua10/9: vs Haiti (Loss, 3–0)9/9:…
ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties in support of President Donald Trump, announced Monday he’s running to become Georgia’s top election official.Jones, who has called himself the “Black Donald Trump,” ran for Congress in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement, bolstering the president’s false claims that Georgia’s 2020 election was stolen from him.“Trust in our elections has been shaken,” Jones said in a video announcing his campaign for secretary of state. He added, “Our elections must be secure. Our ballots must be protected.”Current Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, is running for…
China’s near-total monopoly of these rare earth minerals limit Trump’s ability to sanction it[BEIJING] US President Donald Trump on Oct 11 threatened fresh 100 per cent tariffs on China, in addition to existing levies, alongside export controls for critical software. This latest onslaught in the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies is Trump’s retaliation against the “hostile” export controls imposed by Beijing on rare-earth minerals. It follows an earlier Oct 10 threat of trade action against China after the country further tightened export restrictions on rare earths ahead of talks between Trump and President Xi Jinping at the end of…