Editor’s Note: This piece originally ran on Jan. 22, 2025 ahead of Manchester City’s pivotal game with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League’s new-look league phase. They lost that game, but did advance to the play-off round, where they were drawn against Real Madrid. However, in light of their elimination from the competition on Wednesday, […]
U.S. Air Force General Charles Brown testifies during his confirmation hearing on July 11, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images President Trump has fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and announced he will nominate a retired three-star general to succeed him […]
When German voters go to the polls on Sunday, the fate of companies like SKW Piesteritz will be at the top of their minds. The chemical factory halved its annual Christmas bonus for workers last year, and it just shut down one of its two ammonia plants. Hammered by high energy costs and what they […]
NEW ORLEANS — They gathered here, leaders of the two most powerful conferences in college sports, and talked about the future. There was a newfound optimism that they were starting to wrangle all the changes in college athletics to figure things out. “We’ve got a chance to hopefully build a new model here and get […]
Faarea Masud BBC Business reporter Getty Images Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history. The Dubai-based company’s founder told users that their funds were “safe” and that if would refund any of those affected. It said hackers stole from its […]
These should be wonderful times at Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation carved into the mountains of southwestern Honduras. On world markets, the price of ordinary coffee has more than doubled over the past year. The specialty varieties of coffee harvested at the farm have long commanded a hefty premium, reflecting their status as the […]
The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money. The blockage, outlined in internal government memos, stems from an order forbidding health officials […]
Jeff CarlisleFeb 18, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. When the 2025 MLS regular season kicks off Saturday, the league will have reached an impressive milestone by beginning its 30th season. That MLS has lasted this long — more than any other top-flight professional […]
When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, made his entrance at a symposium with a group of top entrepreneurs this week, he seemed to be in good spirits. China has had a few good weeks. The artificial intelligence models by the start-up DeepSeek sent U.S. stocks tumbling and Western commentators screaming, “Sputnik moment.” Then an animated film […]
As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations. It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap? Last year, the United States contributed about $12 billion to global […]