The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt – a move that had been intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and fulfill a campaign promise. The 6-3 decision, powered by the court’s conservative justices and written by Chief Justice John Roberts, struck down the administration’s push as overstepping the bounds of executive…
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ACL Injury Forces Galatasaray Forward Mauro Icardi to Schedule Surgery
Galatasaray announced that Mauro Icardi will undergo surgery after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the club’s 3-2 Europa League victory over Tottenham Hotspur. The 31-year-old forward, who has scored six goals for the Istanbul side this season, was stretchered off the field during Thursday’s home match. He is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season. Icardi, whose mother’s surname is Rivero, made his debut for Argentina in October 2013 and has earned eight caps. He has also represented the national team in several club-level competitions, including the UEFA Cup and Super Lig, scoring three goals.…
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A twin-fuselage jet stood ready on Thursday to carry a Virgin Galactic rocket plane with a three-person crew from Italy into the New Mexico sky for a high-altitude launch of the company’s first flight of paying customers to the edge of space. If the mission goes as planned, it will mark a decisive turning point for billionaire Richard Branson’s astro-tourism venture, which has been plagued by development setbacks and is…
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Harrison Ford is bidding farewell to one of his most famous roles with the new film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which heads to theaters on Friday. The 80-year-old actor, who has played the adventurous Nazi-punching archaeologist in five movies since 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, confirmed that he would not be returning for more relic-related escapades in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday. He said he…
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Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will wrestle in the cage. The Tesla and SpaceX chief and the Facebook owner have been trading jabs over their social media platforms. It’s now all but guaranteed a matchup after Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a fight on Twitter. A cage match between the two tech titans would be one of the biggest fights in MMA history. The squaring off of the 10th…
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Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) CEO Safra Katz discussed a possible expansion of the company’s investment activity in Israel during a meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. The statement from Netanyahu’s office added that he and Katz also discussed opportunities arising from artificial intelligence. The Israeli-born Katz, who has been with the technology company for decades and oversees all major acquisitions, is a close friend of Netanyahu.…
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Kim Kardashian shared a heartwarming birthday post for daughter North on her Instagram page, which is bound to bring tears to anyone who sees it. The 42-year-old reality star wrote a touching message for her firstborn, who turned ten on Friday, and she also posted a few throwback photos of the mother-daughter duo over the years. In one of the Instagram posts, Kim and North look like they were posing…
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The global rise of artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for businesses and consumers, but it also raises concerns about potential risks. On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the topic with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and said he welcomed U.S. firms, including Microsoft bringing their A.I. technology to China, two sources familiar with the talks said. The discussion came amid strained U.S.-China relations fueled by trade, human rights, and…
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On Thursday, TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia to boost e-commerce. It’s a huge commitment that suggests the app has no plans to stop expanding even as it faces renewed global scrutiny over its data security. The investment comes as the company aims to turn its vast user base into a significant ecommerce revenue source in the region, where it has…
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The stock’s recent earnings report has some investors wondering what’s next for the chipmaker. Earnings are a critical measure for determining the price of a company’s shares, and it’s been found that a company’s share price often correlates to trends in its earnings estimates. As a result, it’s essential to keep tabs on a company’s earnings-per-share (EPS) growth over time and to understand how that growth is trending relative to…
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The hazy skies that blanketed much of the US East Coast with a smoky, yellowish smog Wednesday — including New York City and Manhattan’s famed skyline — result from a highly unhealthy air quality event fueled by smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires. More than 100 million people across the United States are breathing in the harmful particulates, and experts warn that it may be hazardous for children, older adults,…
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