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The white smoke that billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signalled the selection of a new pope — the first from America. Thousands of miles away in Illinois, a sense of ecstasy greeted the man previously known as Robert Prevost, who now finds himself in one of the most scrutinised and powerful positions in the world, at a time of acute turbulence.“I am floored, gobsmacked, surprised,” said Mark Piper, a parishioner at St Barnabas Church on Chicago’s South Side. “I did not expect an American pope.”“There’s definitely a sense of pride in the fact he’s from Chicago,” said Father…
If you’ve been harboring complaints about Ticketmaster, now’s the time to let it all out. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are inviting the public to submit comments about harmful practices in live ticketing as part of efforts to “identify unfair and anticompetitive” behavior in the industry.In March, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to address unfair practices in the ticketing industry, such as scalpers using bots to buy up massive amounts of tickets. He directed the FTC and DOJ to enforce competition laws, as well as file a report about their progress within six months.…
أزمة جديدة تهدد استقرار الاقتصاد العالمي، ولكن هذه المرة من جنوب آسيا، مع تصاعد الصراع بين الهند وباكستان، ما قد ينذر بما هو أكثر من مجرد مواجهة عسكرية. فالعالم الذي لم يتعافَ بعد من تبعات الحرب بين روسيا وأوكرانيا، يجد نفسه أمام اختبار جديد مع اشتعال التوترات بين قوتين نوويتين بحجم الهند وباكستان، والذي قد لا تقف تداعياته عند حدود الجغرافيا أو السياسة، بل تمتد كأمواج زلزالية إلى عمق نظام الاقتصاد العالمي. فالصراع بين دولتين تمثلان أكثر من 20% من سكان العالم، وتملكان موقعًا استراتيجيًا حيويًا في قلب آسيا، له تأثيرات تتجاوز الحسابات العسكرية إلى تهديد سلاسل…
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United are through to the Europa League final, but not before showcasing just why they’ve been left needing this competition to save their season.Man United led 3-0 from the first leg in Bilbao and faced an Athletic Club without four of their most important players through injury and suspension, but it still wasn’t until the 70th minute that Ruben Amorim and his players could be sure of their progress.Mason Mount’s first goal at Old Trafford more than 18 months after his arrival from Chelsea lifted the roof off the stadium, although the celebrations were filled with…
The Senate has voted to end a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that used federal funding to cover Wi-Fi hotspots that could be used outside of school and libraries. The program, first implemented by former FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, applied funds from the $2.6 billion federal E-Rate program to a program that enabled schools and libraries to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots to children and others with poor or no internet access at home. As Policyband notes prior to a successful Senate procedural vote yesterday to take up the measure, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said the rule “violates the…
Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us from point A to point B. Yes, some bots blow hot air on their bums (mop pads), deftly navigate dog poop, and have arms to pick up your socks, but there are plenty of basic budget robot vacuums that just do a decent job of cleaning your floor autonomously — as long as you tidy up first.Fancier models have obstacle recognition, and some even use AI-powered…
بدر بن أسامة جوهر الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة الأسمنت العربية قال بدر بن أسامة جوهر الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة الأسمنت العربية، إن شدة المنافسة بين المصنعين وتسرب كميات الأسمنت من المناطق الأخرى الى المنطقة الغربية بأسعار مخفضة هي العامل الرئيسي لتراجع متوسط سعر البيع بشكل عام. وأوضح جوهر في اتصال مع أرقام، أن انخفاض الأرباح في الربع الرابع كان نتيجة انخفاض متوسط سعر البيع في المنطقة الغربية. للاطلاع على المزيد من مقابلات أرقام الخاصة والحصرية وأضاف أن الشركة لم تقم بالتصدير خلال الربع الرابع بسبب عدم جاذبية الأسعار العالمية، مبينا أن حجم التصدير بلغ 329 ألف طن من الكلنكر خلال عام 2023 متراجعاً بحوالي 55% عن العام السابق. …
The Minnesota Timberwolves face the Golden State Warriors on Thursday with a chance of going down 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinals.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe Warriors won the opening game 99-89 on Tuesday behind 24 points from Buddy Hield, while Jimmy Butler III had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.Stephen Curry exited that game because of an injury and was diagnosed with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain Wednesday. He underwent an MRI and will be reevaluated in one week, the Warriors said. Though the team did not give an exact timeline for Curry’s return, it will be based on…
The US government is bringing up Starlink adoption in the midst of tariff trade talks with other countries, according to a report from The Washington Post. In recent weeks, several countries have moved forward with licensing the Elon Musk-owned satellite internet company, including India, Somalia, Lesotho, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Vietnam.Internal messages seen by The Post suggest that US embassies and the State Department are encouraging countries to make way for US satellite internet services like Starlink. The messages don’t promise lower tariffs in exchange for adopting Starlink, but “they do indicate that Secretary of State…
Netflix is removing the last two shows listed on its Interactive Specials page: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, reports What’s on Netflix. The two specials will be pulled on May 12th, 2025, according to the publication, so if you want to watch them, you’ll want to catch them soon.Bandersnatch wasn’t Netflix’s first interactive special, but it was arguably the platform’s most famous. It was a dark, choose-your-own-adventure-style movie, and after it launched, Reddit detectives immediately went to work to decode the many choices throughout the film. (Though it didn’t work on every device that…