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LEVERKUSEN – Bayer Leverkusen overcame two red cards and a tense second half to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 on Friday, giving new coach Kasper Hjulmand a winning start. Alex Grimaldo was the star of the night, scoring from two brilliant free kicks, one in each half. Patrik Schick also netted from the penalty spot as…
Taylor Swift has officially announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce, and the internet can’t stop talking about it. The pop superstar shared the news on August 26 through a dreamy Instagram post, confirming months of speculation. But what’s striking is how the announcement has sparked even more attention than most celebrity engagements, furling…
France has suffered its worst-ever credit rating cut, with Fitch lowering the country’s sovereign score to A+ on Friday. The move strips the euro zone’s second-largest economy of its AA- status, piling pressure on a government already mired in political crisis and rising debt. The downgrade comes just days after Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu took…
Scott Sperry had been waiting for this moment. The 22-year-old Utah Valley University student admired conservative activist Charlie Kirk for years and had just signed up to join Turning Point USA, the group Kirk co-founded to spread conservative ideas on college campuses. Minutes later, as Kirk began speaking, Sperry watched in horror as a sniper’s…
America’s electric grids are straining under the weight of Big Tech’s booming data centres, and officials are now eyeing a dramatic solution: cutting them off during power emergencies. Texas has already made the first move. After a deadly 2021 winter blackout killed dozens, lawmakers passed a law requiring utilities to disconnect big energy users like…
China has set a target of 32.3 million vehicle sales for 2025, a figure slightly below the 32.9 million projected by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the country’s top auto industry body. The goal was announced Friday in a plan from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, working with seven other government…
A 22-year-old man from Utah has been arrested and charged in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a case that has rattled the nation and raised new alarms about political violence in a deeply divided America. Authorities identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson. Governor Spencer Cox said Robinson had become “more political” in recent…
Zoe Aldcroft is set to make her return for England in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Scotland after missing two pool games with a knee injury. The Red Roses captain will start at blindside flanker, joining Sadia Kabeya on the openside and Alex Matthews at No. 8. Morwenna Talling shifts back into the second…
The stage is set for one of the biggest days in English domestic cricket. Lancashire, Somerset, Northampton shire and Hampshire go head-to-head on Saturday in the Vitality Blast Finals Day. Expect big hits, last-minute drama and a few unlikely heroes. 1. Dickson vs Livingstone Lancashire’s Liam Livingstone once again proved why he’s one of the…
Las Vegas is about to host the biggest boxing event in its history. On Saturday, more than 70,000 fans will pack Allegiant Stadium to watch Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez defend his undisputed super-middleweight crown against Terence Crawford. Millions more will stream the bout on Netflix, marking the first time a fight of this scale has been…
