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Messi and Ronaldo Are Building Tech Portfolios. Mo Salah Is Playing a Different Game
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Mohamed Salah have spent the past two decades defining one of soccer’s greatest eras. Now, as the 2026 FIFA World Cup marks Ronaldo’s final appearance at the tournament and another defining moment in the careers of Messi and Salah, they’re also preparing for life beyond the pitch. Before Messi’s Argentina…
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Not everyone is leaving California — new commercial battery maker sets up shop in Sacramento
The lithium-ion batteries that supply much of today’s clean energy come with some infamous drawbacks, from fire risk to reliance on foreign mining. Alternatives have been slow to get off the ground. But California start-up Peak Energy announced Wednesday it’s building a factory in Sacramento that will be the first in the U.S. to make…
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‘Flailing’ Trump’s latest humiliation proves he’s ‘in over his head’: war expert
A national security expert tore into President Donald Trump’s latest responses to questions about the Iran war and an embattled ceasefire. In a Wednesday piece for The Atlantic, national security scholar Tom Nichols reacted to Trump’s comments in the wake of renewed hostilities with Iran. Trump was asked on Wednesday morning whether the memorandum of…
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‘Hacks’ Star Meg Stalter Didn’t Believe Paul W. Downs When He Told Her She Was Nominated for an Emmy
It’s a story that feels like it was taken straight out of “Hacks.” When series co-creator and star Paul W. Downs called Megan Stalter to tell her that the Emmys nominated her for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Initially, she didn’t believe him. “I FaceTimed her, and she didn’t pick up. She was…
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Toddler suffers brain injury after daycare worker tosses him into the air, lawsuit alleges
A family is suing a premium membership-based fitness and hospitality center in El Segundo after their toddler allegedly suffered a severe brain injury when an employee threw him up in the air and failed to catch him. The Los Angeles-area family is also accusing the Bay Club, which has locations in California, Oregon and Washington,…
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‘Are you kidding?’ Hometown paper in disbelief over bizarre decision by McConnell’s wife
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s hometown newspaper has a bone to pick with his wife, but not about the swirling rumors around his health. In a Louisville Courier Journal column, opinion writer Joseph Gerth said he doesn’t much care about the specifics of McConnell’s condition, arguing the public doesn’t need detailed health updates on one of 100…
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Casey Bloys on HBO’s Emmy Noms Domination, ‘Euphoria’ and the Future of ‘Last Week Tonight’ and ‘The Last of Us’
Another year, another Emmy nomination domination for HBO. The network tallied a whopping 122 nominations on Wednesday morning, with its closest competitor, Netflix, earning 111 nods. It’s the seventh year within the last 10 years that HBO has scored the most Emmy nominations of any platform, with CEO Casey Bloys at the helm for the…
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‘Los Rugrats’ cartel boss charged with narco-terrorism in Southern California
Federal prosecutors in San Diego have charged an alleged high-ranking lieutenant and leader of a violent wing of the Sinaloa Cartel called “Los Rugrats” with narcoterrorism, providing material support of terrorism and drug trafficking. The indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses Carlos Alberto Paez Pereda, 30, of manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine into the U.S.…
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Cost of Trump’s war exceeds $100 billion — and there’s no plan to pay the bill: analysis
A new analysis estimated that President Donald Trump racked up a $103 billion bill for the Iran war in 120 days. According to an analysis by Popular Information, the Trump administration has no plan to pay for the Iran war, and neither do congressional Republicans. The analysis found that over four months, the U.S. spent…
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New ‘Cheetah Girls’ Movie Greenlit at Disney With Raven-Symoné and 2 OGs Returning
Hope you haven’t lost your growl power, because you’re going to need it. A fourth “Cheetah Girls” film is underway at Disney, and yes, some of the original Cheetahs are returning. “The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen” has been greenlit at Disney Channel and Disney+, with Raven-Symoné executive producing alongside Debra Martin Chase, and returning as…