Most U.S. stocks are rising, but a drop for Oracle is holding Wall Street back as investors question whether its big spending on artificial-intelligence technology will pay off
Congress would target China with new restrictions in massive defense bill
The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a truce in their trade war, but Congress is pushing for more restrictions on Beijing
Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, sends heavy smoke into air
Fire officials say six people have been taken to hospitals after a gas explosion started a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb
The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week.
If you want to know what’s causing climate change and how it affects where you live, don’t turn to the Environmental Protection Agency for answers. The government agency purged basic facts about global warming from its website last week — including references to how human activity releases planet-heating carbon dioxide...
How a species of bamboo could help protect the South from future floods
In early 2024, Michael Fedoroff trekked out to Tuckabum Creek in York County, Alabama. The environmental anthropologist was there to help plant 300 stalks of rivercane, a bamboo plant native to North America, on an eroded, degraded strip of wetland: a “gnarly” and “wicked” area, according to Fedoroff. If successful,...
‘The netball mum community has been insane’: England captain Nat Metcalf on her return to action
Receiving her first centre pass at London’s Copper Box Arena will be an unforgettable moment for the skipper A gurgle turns into a squawk, and the early throes of a weary cry – sure-fire signs that an afternoon nap is required. For much of her life, since her dramatic arrival...
Women’s Super League to review TV slots in summer after concern over viewing figures
Average 59,000 Sky viewers for last Saturday’s noon game Review planned with main rights holders, Sky and BBC The Women’s Super League will review its broadcast slots at the end of the season amid disappointment at some viewing figures during the first half of the campaign. An average audience of...
Classy Tielemans seals win in Basel to keep Aston Villa on march in Europe
Roger Federer, an ardent Basel supporter, was up in the stands, in the posh seats to be precise, but even he could surely ignore his allegiances and appreciate the grace with which Youri Tielemans clinched victory for Aston Villa. Unai Emery turned to Tielemans at half-time and the midfielder delivered...
Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins Freestyle Tour title despite defeat in final event
Norway’s world No 1, 35, lost 0.5-1.5 to the US veteran Levon Aronian, 43, in Cape Town but was already sure of overall victory and a prize of around $500k Norway’s world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, was shocked by a 0.5-1.5 loss to the US veteran Levon Aronian in Thursday’s...
Sports quiz of the week: big climbs, unlikely comebacks and elite camels
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