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Miguel Lemos/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo may not be plying his trade in one of the best leagues in the world anymore, but the Portuguese star continues to enjoy a following that rivals almost any athlete around. On Thursday, Ronaldo published an interview with noted YouTuber MrBeast. The video garnered more than four million […]
Two Sigma laid off 200 employees Thursday, 10% of the $60 billion firm’s workforce. The hedge fund is run by co-CEOs Carter Lyons and Scott Hoffman, who took over for Two Sigma’s billionaire cofounders in September. The firm is planning to continue to invest in its core strategies, a person close to the manager said. […]
Emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East have showered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump with congratulations since he won the election. The general response from these countries—with a few notable exceptions such as Brazil and Mexico—has been much warmer than it was after outgoing President Joe Biden’s win in 2020. “You are […]
No surprises about this one. Ruben Amorim’s decision to join Manchester United will link a lot of Portugal-based players to the club. His work with Gyökeres at Sporting quickly bore fruit and the readiness of the striker means he could be an effective solution for a Red Devils team that has scored only 12 Premier […]
Inside the clubs taking over the industry, one meetup at a time. In late October, a group of 15 or so people—recent architecture school grads, interior designers, journalists, real estate developers—gathered in a construction office, grabbed hard hats, and walked into the buzzing building site for the National Black Theater and Ray Harlem, a mixed-use […]
(ANALYSIS) This seems like a lifetime ago, but the 2004 election was actually a really interesting one in terms of religion and politics. George W. Bush was seeking a second term, and his Democratic challenger was John Kerry. The Republicans devised a strategy to goose turnout in a bunch of battleground states. Same-sex marriage was […]
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is the leading institution dedicated to the humanitarian needs of the besieged people in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s devastating war, which has left more than 43,000 people dead, nearly half that number orphaned, and more than 100,000 wounded. And […]
Chicago-area roads were expected to get slick and slippery and travel impacts were likely for the Thursday morning commute as a winter weather advisory with bursts of “wind-whipped” snow moved into the region. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, all of Northeastern Illinois is expected to see waves of snow showers Thursday morning, beginning […]
Pete Hegseth wears his Christian pride on his sleeve — literally, and sometimes in Hebrew. The Minnesota National Guard veteran, Fox News personality and now nominee for U.S. secretary of defense has a slew of religiously inspired tattoos that have drawn attention as Hegseth’s public vetting for a senior position in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet […]
Investigation finds former Gateway elders complicit At the beginning of the video, Fambro identifies himself as “one of three remaining elders.” On Nov. 3, Gateway elder Tra Willbanks announced that the church had removed four elders as part of an investigation into allegations against Morris, which was conducted by law firm Haynes & Boone. The […]