Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has failed in an attempt to persuade the PGA Tour to deliver serious concessions in exchange for a $1.5bn (£1.14bn) investment, leaving elite golf no closer to reconciliation just days from the season’s first major. The PGA Tour’s stance will give credence to the rising sense that the organisation has…
3 April 2025 Jennifer Aniston has celebrated Pedro Pascal’s 50th birthday with a special tribute on social media. Jennifer Aniston has celebrated Pedro Pascal’s 50th birthday with a special tribute on social media The actress, 56, shared a comic from The New Yorker on her Instagram Stories, featuring a therapy session in which a therapist…
President Trump announced what could be one of the most drastic economic policy changes in decades on Wednesday, when he substituted America’s longstanding system of taxing imports with a new tariff system of his own devising. The president said the tariffs would reverse decades of what he called unfair treatment by the rest of the…
The US smartphone market is weird. Most of us buy our phones through some combination of installment plans, trade-in offers, and carrier deals, so answering the question “How much does this phone cost?” can sometimes require a little galaxy-brain math. President Trump’s 34 percent tariff increase on Chinese goods is set to take effect on…
For more than a decade, every meeting between LeBron James and Stephen Curry — two of the greatest and most transformative players ever, arguably the two most towering figures of the last generation of NBA basketball, rivals turned Team USA running buddies, a couple of kids from Akron — has been appointment viewing. At this…
The highly anticipated trailer of Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh is finally out, promising an epic historical drama filled with intense thrill and gripping storytelling. Starring Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday, and R. Madhavan, the film is set to take audiences back in time, continuing the saga of bravery and patriotism. Directed…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, that would eliminate duplicative services and paper pushers. But in interviews with more than a dozen current and former F.D.A. staff members, a different picture emerged of the far-reaching effects of the layoffs that would ultimately…
For years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has been standing trial for corruption, even as he oversees conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Now, he is locked in a separate standoff with Israel’s law enforcement authorities, a police investigation that has renewed opposition calls for his resignation. Known as “Qatargate,” the case hinges on…
For every Kristian Campbell who backed his way into a job and every Cam Smith who forced the issue, scores of prospects that we hoped would make the cut this spring ultimately missed out. I say “ultimately” as if opening day is the finish line, but of course, it’s not. The regular season makes for…
The Elton John Aids Foundation (EJAF) has been declared “undesirable” by Russian authorities, who have banned the organization in their country. According to a statement posted to its website, Russia‘s prosecutor general’s office made the decision to ban both the U.S.- and British-registered branches over support for LGBTQ+ rights. This means the EJAF cannot operate…
