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The Premier League season wasn’t even 30 minutes old when Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator.The same weekend, a German Cup match was stopped after Schalke midfielder Christopher Antwi-Adjei said he was racially abused at a throw-in.In Italy, Juventus condemned racist abuse targeting U.S. player Weston McKennie as he warmed down after a league game.And in Spain, police on Wednesday arrested a spectator for allegedly making monkey noises and gestures toward Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé during a match on Aug. 24.An early-season surge in abuse directed at Black players in competitions across Europe has…
Oracle posted blockbuster gains on Wednesday, and the rally may not be over, according to equity analysts at Jefferies.The surge in Oracle’s stock price came after the software giant shocked Wall Street with a record $455 billion in remaining performance obligations, or RPO — a measure of contracted future revenue — in its fiscal first quarter.That figure was up 359% year over year, surpassing cloud rivals Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, according to Jefferies’ analysis.Following the earnings release, Oracle’s New York-listed stock closed 36% higher at $328.33 on Wednesday — its best one-day performance since 1992.The phenomenal gains also briefly propelled…
Is the iPhone Air’s slim profile calling to you? If you’re thinking of upgrading, keep in mind that going thinner likely means a slightly smaller — or larger — screen.The iPhone Air, the standout model of the four smartphones Apple announced at its “Awe-inspiring” event earlier this week, is the thinnest iPhone ever made, clocking in at 5.6 millimeters. The iPhone Air also has a 6.5-inch display screen.So how does that compare to other new iPhones and the older model that you might be reading this article on right now?The iPhone Air has a larger display screen than the entry-level…
AI isn’t ready to take over all the human aspects of trading, said Robinhood’s CEO.In an interview with Bloomberg Wealth released on Wednesday, Vlad Tenev reiterated his view that people don’t always trade to make money and that there will always be a human aspect to business.”Most of the time you’re not doing it just because you want to make money,” he said. “You also love trading and you’re you’re extremely passionate about it.”He added: “I don’t think there’s going to be a future where AI just does all of your thinking, all of your financial planning, all the strategizing…
Perplexity, the AI-powered search startup that competes with Google by providing conversational answers to user queries, has secured $200 million in new capital at a $20 billion valuation, The Information reported. The fresh funding comes just two months after the company raised $100 million at an $18 billion valuation, according to a July report in Bloomberg. Since its founding three years ago, the rapidly growing AI company has raised $1.5 billion in total funding, according to PitchBook data. It’s unclear who led Perplexity’s latest capital injection. Bloomberg reported that the July financing was an extension of a previous $500 million…
OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination. The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, is shot at the Utah Valley University Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP) The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, is…
GURUGRAM, India (AP) — Antima Kumari lifts one of her newborn nephews, positions him between his father’s bare chest and wraps a cloth around him to steady the tiny body. The baby quickly snuggles into his father’s skin.Kumari stepped in as a caregiver for the newborn twins when her sister Lilavati Devi felt physically weak after giving birth and was unable to take care of the babies on her own. Even though she had no experience handling babies, she was able to offer significant support to her sister after learning newborn baby care through a training program.She uses the so-called…
TOKYO (AP) — With a message-sending staredown, then the two-handed shove that followed, then the trash talk that came after that, Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek set the stage for what could be the best legit sprint rivalry track has seen in decades.Their next showdown: track and field world championships in Tokyo. Whether it was merely a dose of WWE-like bluster or there’s really something gnawing at two of the world’s best sprinters, the mix-up after Lyles’ 200-meter win at last month’s U.S. championships delivered a ready-made storyline for a sport that struggles to capture the world’s imagination the way…
TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō in Japanese.That legacy is facing quiet resistance. While professional sumo — the sumo that the world is used to seeing — remains closed to women, a small but growing group of more than 600 female wrestlers (rikishi) is making strides at the amateur level in Japan. Their ambitions extend beyond the sumo world championships, an international men’s and…
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly said the Food and Drug Administration approved Ozempic for use in children in 2023. The drug the FDA approved for children was Wegovy, and it was authorized in 2022. Originally moved Feb. 17, 2025.- – -Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to scrutinize the “threat” to children posed by antidepressants, stimulants and other common psychiatric drugs, targeting medication taken by millions in his latest challenge to long-standing medical practices.The directive came in an executive…