Retail Traders Burnt on Both Sides of April’s Chip Rip: ETF IQ
SOXL and SOXS saw billions of dollars in wrong-way bets in April
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Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop of West Virginia | West Virginia
Pope Leo XIV has appointed a man who had once entered the United States as an undocumented immigrant, hidden in the trunk of a car, as the new bishop of West Virginia. The pope approved the resignation of Bishop Mark E Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and selected Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, of Washington to…
Players from the NBA, NFL, and MLB call for a ban on betting ‘unders’
The unions backing professional NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS players are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban prediction market platforms from allowing users to bet on a player’s underperformance or injury, Sports Business Journal reports. In their letter, the unions cite the need for “appropriate regulations” to protect athletes and…
Versant Sells Youth Sports Digital Outlet SportsEngine
Versant, which has telegraphed plans for M&A since spinning off from Comcast, has executed an expected sell-off of youth sports digital specialist SportsEngine to another company in the sector, PlayMetrics. The asset had long been rumored to be on the list of assets Versant was looking to shed. NBCUniversal acquired it in 2016 and it…
Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war
The president writes that hostilities “have terminated” because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.
World Snooker Championship 2026: Wu Yize level with Mark Allen after longest Crucible frame
Mark Allen and Wu Yize played out the longest frame in Crucible history during the second session of their World Championship semi-final. A farcical 14th frame, in which eight reds were left covering the black over the bottom right corner pocket, lasted 100 minutes and 21 seconds. It contributed to a shortened session that ended…
Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones
Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says it’s making smartphones now. I’m not sure I believe it. The company showed off two phones at its own Next event, which took place in California this week, though both had previously been revealed in China in…
Princess Kate is trying to copy Meghan’s ‘Live Laugh Love’ aesthetic
Given the Prince and Princess of Wales’s efforts to overshadow King Charles and Camilla’s US state visit this week, there’s been precious little commentary about it. I think that’s because most of the royal reporters were part of the traveling press corps in the US with Charles & Cam – they couldn’t do two things…
Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI | Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a number of major changes for the Oscars on Friday, including a new policy allowing multiple nominations for a single actor in one category, as well as barring acting and writing awards for work done by AI. According to new statutes decreed by the group’s board…
Photos: Cuba holds May Day celebrations amid US threats | Protests News
Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 Cuban electrical and petroleum workers have marched in Havana to celebrate International Workers’ Day, or May Day, as the government pledges to stand firm against growing US pressure which is further straining the economy. Ninety-four-year-old former leader Raul Castro and President Miguel Diaz-Canel took part in the celebrations…