Juma Bah used to spend his spare time helping out at his father’s bakery in Sierra Leone, but he could soon be playing for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City after a rapid footballing rise. Beginning his career on pitches that were often dusty or muddy in his West African homeland, just nine months ago the […]
Humans have sailed the oceans for centuries. But, as a spectator sport, sailing has barely made a dent in the public consciousness, outside of the Olympics at least. There’s no denying that it can often be difficult to make sense of what’s going on way out there on the water, for a start. But the […]
The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was experiencing intermittent outages on Monday, mostly on its app, according to Downdetector, which tracks reports of problems from users on websites. The first outages on X, which Elon Musk bought for $44 billion in 2022, were reported before 6 a.m. Eastern time, after which the site and […]
Republican leaders in Congress have directed the committee that oversees Medicaid to cut $880 billion from the next budget. They say these cuts aren’t necessarily aimed at Medicaid, the insurance program for 72 million poor and disabled Americans. The cuts could come from Medicare, for instance. But Trump has vowed not to touch that very […]
Mar 10, 2025, 04:25 AM ET Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim was impressed by Alejandro Garnacho’s performance as the winger put in a hard shift at Old Trafford during Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Arsenal. The Argentina international was a constant threat for the visitors from the right wing. The 20-year-old won four fouls, […]
Across the spectrum of uses for artificial intelligence, one stands out. The big, inspiring A.I. opportunity on the horizon, experts agree, lies in accelerating and transforming scientific discovery and development. Fed by vast troves of scientific data, A.I. promises to generate new drugs to combat disease, new agriculture to feed the world’s population and new […]
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images/AFP U.S. stock markets fell again on Monday as investors grew increasingly fearful about tariffs — and […]
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media The group of Labour MPs wrote to Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall The government has a “moral duty” to help long-term sick and disabled people to work if they can, Labour MPs have said, as ministers plan to reform welfare. The Get Britain Working group of 36 Labour […]
Stock markets fell further on Monday as investors around the world worried about the health of the American economy and businesses braced for the destabilizing effects of tariffs on global trade. The S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent at the start of trading on Wall Street, adding to last week’s losses, which were the steepest in […]
Becky Morton Political reporter Getty Images People living near new pylons in Great Britain will get hundreds of pounds off their bills, as part of government plans to boost energy infrastructure. Households within 500m of new or upgraded pylons will get discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years, equivalent to £250 a year. The […]