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President Donald Trump says the United States has found a buyer for TikTok.In an interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday, the president said the buyer was a group of “very wealthy people” that he would reveal in “about two weeks” — his favorite timeline.Trump added that he would “probably” need China’s approval for a sale to go ahead, but appeared confident that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would back it.Trump has stepped in three times so far to extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to find a new buyer or effectively cease operating in the United States.An…
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier will captain the WNBA All-Star Game next month, the league announced Sunday.Clark received 1,293,526 votes from fans, while Collier had about 100,000 fewer. “It’s cool that fans get to be a part of it and have a little impact on the game,” Clark said. “It’s going to be special to do it here in this city. … Trying to make it the best All-Star that the WNBA has ever had. It’s certainly a cool honor.”The Indiana Fever star, who is sidelined with a groin strain, is averaging 18.2 points and a…
D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89.His family said Sunday that Lukas died Saturday night at his Louisville, Kentucky, home. Lukas had been hospitalized with a severe MRSA blood infection that caused significant damage to his heart and digestive system and worsened pre-existing chronic conditions.“Wayne devoted his life not only to horses but to the industry — developing generations of horsemen and horsewomen and growing the game by inviting unsuspecting fans into the…
Human beings have a conflicted relationship with the sun. People love sunshine, but then get hot. Sweat gets in your eyes. Then there are all the protective rituals: the sunscreen, the hats, the sunglasses. If you stay out too long or haven’t taken sufficient precautions, your skin lets us you know with an angry sunburn. First the heat, then the pain, then the remorse.Were people always this obsessed with what the sun would do to their bodies? As a biological anthropologist who has studied primates’ adaptations to the environment, I can tell you the short answer is “no,” and they…
ATLANTA (AP) — João Neves scored a pair of goals for Paris Saint-Germain and the world’s best team overwhelmed one of the game’s greatest players, embarrassing Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 4-0 in the round of 16 at the Club World Cup on Sunday.With Messi facing the team where he spent two seasons before moving to Major League Soccer in the twilight of his stellar career, the European champions quickly erased the Herons’ hopes of pulling off a monumental upset before a crowd of 65,574 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.Neves scored his first goal just six minutes into the match,…
Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years. Most tattoo artists follow strict health and sanitation regulations, so you might assume that tattoo inks are carefully regulated, too.But as work done by my team of chemistry researchers suggests, up to 90% of tattoo inks in the U.S. might be mislabeled. This isn’t just a case of a missing pigment or a minor discrepancy. These inks contained potentially concerning additives that weren’t listed on the packaging.What’s in an ink?All inks are made up of one or more pigments, which are molecules that give tattoos…
DETROIT (AP) — NBA free agent Malik Beasley is under investigation by the U.S. District Attorney’s office regarding gambling allegations tied to league games, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the matter.“We are cooperating with the federal prosecutors’ investigation,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement released to the AP and other outlets on Sunday.ESPN was the first to report on the investigation.“There have been no charges against Malik,” Steve Haney, Beasley’s attorney, told the AP. “It’s just an…
LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million option with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2025-26, further confirming that he will become the first player in NBA history to play a 23rd season, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither James nor the team announced the decision publicly.ESPN and The Athletic were among those to first report the decision.James, who recently returned to on-court workouts after taking several weeks to recover after spraining a knee ligament in the Lakers’ final game of this past season’s playoffs, told…
ROME (AP) — Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires.Experts link the rising frequency and intensity of these heatwaves to climate change, warning that such extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common across Europe’s southern region.Severe heat waves were recorded in Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal before the weekend, with locals and tourists alike taking shelter from the sweltering conditions.Two-thirds of Portugal were on high alert on Sunday for extreme heat and wildfires, with temperatures…
Welcome back to our Sunday edition, where we round up some of our top stories and take you inside our newsroom. Want to know what a day in the life is like for the CEO of a superyacht firm? Anders Kurtén of Fraser Yachts told BI about his daily drive to Monaco and his nightly unwinding routine.On the agenda today:But first: One writer’s “vindication.”If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider’s app here.This week’s dispatch Shutterstock; Emojipedia; BI Hot takesKatie Notopoulos is one of those people who articulates what you think before you quite realize you…