- 5h ago
From a plastic tub at Camp Nou to the World Cup final: Messi and Yamal's 19-year arc
In 2007, a shy 20-year-old Lionel Messi bathed a baby boy for a charity calendar. That baby was Lamine Yamal. On Sunday, they meet in the World Cup final.
- 7h ago
US slaps 25% tariff on Brazilian imports, Lula activates reciprocity law and WTO complaint
The US will levy a 25% duty on most Brazilian imports from July 22, after a year-long probe found unfair practices in digital payments, ethanol and deforestation. Brazil immediately began activating its reciprocity law and will file a WTO complaint.
- 8h ago
Italy picks internal candidate Saverio Valentino to lead the competition authority after two-month vacancy
Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa and Chamber Speaker Lorenzo Fontana appointed antitrust board member Saverio Valentino to lead the Italian Competition Authority on 15 July, ending a vacancy that began when Roberto Rustichelli's seven-year term expired in May.
- 11h ago
Goldman's Ex-Top Lawyer Calls Epstein 'Masterful Liar' as Three Capitol Hill Hearings Converge on Scandal
Kathryn Ruemmler, former Goldman Sachs general counsel, testified behind closed doors that she never witnessed Epstein's abuse and would have reported it, while separate Senate panels grilled Trump nominees over bungled Epstein document releases.
- 12h ago
Lautaro Martinez's stoppage-time header sends Argentina past England 2-1 and into World Cup final against Spain
Anthony Gordon gave England an early lead in Atlanta but Argentina fought back, Lautaro Martinez heading in an injury-time winner to seal a 2-1 semi-final victory that sets up a Sunday final against Spain.
- 12h ago
Trump spy chief pick Jay Clayton refuses to say Biden won 2020 election in heated Senate hearing
Jay Clayton, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, repeatedly declined to acknowledge Joe Biden's 2020 election victory during a contentious Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, drawing sharp rebukes from Democratic senators.
- 12h ago
Vance admits Trump administration 'mishandled' Epstein files release, blames ex-AG Bondi for inflating expectations
Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan the Trump administration was 'guilty' of mishandling the Jeffrey Epstein file disclosures, pointing to former Attorney General Pam Bondi's claim that a client list sat on her desk as the trigger for public mistrust.
- 13h ago
Hegseth mandates annual testosterone screening for US troops over 30
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced mandatory annual testosterone checks for service members 30 and older, with voluntary hormone therapy for those found deficient, drawing fire from Democrats who likened it to gender-affirming care.
- 14h ago
Majority of House Democrats vote to block $3.3 billion in Israel aid, exposing party split
More than 100 House Democrats voted to strip $3.3 billion in annual military aid from Israel, a symbolic but sharp break from years of near-unanimous support that lays bare the party's internal rift ahead of the November midterms.
- 15h ago
SpaceX falls below $135 IPO price for the first time, down 41% from peak, as Starship test looms
SpaceX shares dropped below their $135 initial public offering price on Wednesday for the first time since the June 12 debut, sliding as low as $132.62 and leaving IPO investors with paper losses ahead of a Starship test flight.
- 18h ago
Toronto registers world's worst air quality as smoke from 835 Canadian wildfires spreads across US Midwest and Northeast
Dense smoke from over 835 active wildfires across Canada, 112 of them out of control, has pushed Toronto's air quality to the worst globally, triggering health warnings from Minnesota to New York as a simultaneous heatwave compounds the danger.
- 20h ago
Stripe and Advent bid $53bn for PayPal at $60.50 a share, a 28% premium
Payments processor Stripe and private equity firm Advent International offered $60.50 per share for PayPal, valuing the company above $53 billion and backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank financing.
- 21h ago
FIFA breaks own rules to stage star-studded World Cup final half-time show, extending interval to 25 minutes
Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium will feature an 11-minute music show curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin, with performers including Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Burna Boy, pushing the break well past the sport's 15-minute limit.
- yesterday
Meta employees sue, allege AI tools scored parental and medical leave against them in 8,000-person layoff
A federal lawsuit filed in Oakland, California, claims the company's internal AI systems transformed keyboard activity and token usage into productivity scores that penalised employees on protected leave when the firm cut 10% of its workforce this spring.
- yesterday
One dead, three missing after memorial boat capsizes near Alcatraz in rough bay waters
A 49-foot cabin cruiser carrying 20 family members for a memorial service rolled after being struck by a wave Tuesday afternoon, sinking about 600 yards from Alcatraz Island in 130 feet of water.
- yesterday
Explosive diarrhea parasite sickens thousands across US; Taco Bell under investigation, but source remains unknown
More than 6,000 Americans across 40 states have been infected with cyclospora, a parasite causing explosive diarrhea. Federal health officials are probing lettuce as a potential source and investigating Taco Bell’s supply chain.
- yesterday
Hachette, Elsevier and Cengage sue Google, alleging Gemini AI trained on millions of pirated books
A class action filed in New York accuses Google of copying millions of copyrighted works from Google Books and Play to train Gemini, then generating cut-price novels and textbooks that compete with human authors.
- yesterday
T. rex 'Gus' sells for record $50.1 million at Sotheby's, deepening tension between science and collectors
The 67-million-year-old skeleton, one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens, was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder after a 10-minute contest in New York, eclipsing the previous record held by Stegosaurus 'Apex'.
- 2d ago
Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination in Jeopardy After Rocky Hearing on Weaponization Fund, Epstein Files
A Republican senator's unresolved concerns over a 1.8 billion dollar anti-weaponization fund and the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files left Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general in limbo after a contentious hearing.
- 2d ago
Fed's Warsh calls June inflation data 'positive' but says 'mission not accomplished' on prices
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh told lawmakers on Tuesday that the 3.5% June CPI reading was encouraging but not enough to declare victory, as he began two days of congressional testimony.
