Long before professional soccer broke through in the American landscape, the sport was a staple of summertime. For decades, soccer has been among the United States’ three biggest draws for youth participation, just behind basketball and the combined pull of baseball and softball. Broadcasters and marketers caught on, making “the summer of soccer” a now-trite…
Featuring a lineup of shows that may be the strongest in the history of Deadline’s Contenders Television events, this year’s two-day must-attend gathering of this season’s hottest awards prospects is now underway live at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles. This year’s collection of panels featuring 29 shows truly indicates the wide-open nature of the…
Crowds gathered in Gaza as 300 couples got together for a joint wedding celebration, the largest mass wedding in the region to date. The event in Deir al-Balah saw couples selected from a draw of nearly 2,000 people. The weddings were funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, as part of the United…
The Ikea Hotell in the company town of Älmhult, Sweden, turns the brand into an overnight experience. Ikea bed, Ikea sheets, Ikea towels, Ikea desk, Ikea chairs, Ikea curtains, Ikea light fixtures, Ikea trashcans, Ikea clothes hangers, Ikea side tables, Ikea throw pillow, Ikea clock. This is the rough inventory of a room in the…
A teenager has been charged with murder over the death of a 27-year-old woman after his extradition from the United Arab Emirates to the UK. The charge relates to the stabbing of Kamonnan Thiamphanit, which took place at a property in Bayswater, west London, on 6 April 2024. Thiamphanit, who was also known as Angela,…
Defence lawyers had asked for case to be thrown out, claiming Maduro’s rights were violated following US abduction. Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 The United States has agreed to ease certain sanctions on Venezuela in order to allow the country’s government to cover the legal fees for ex-president Nicolas Maduro, who is on…
Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What’s more, a key value proposition is addressing pollution — an externality that is, at best, poorly priced by the market. Those aren’t the qualities stock pickers tend to favor. And yet, public markets appear to…
As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was born in California, but I’ve lived in Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia, Montana and Oklahoma. I never had the chance to call anywhere “home” for too long. So if you’d told me back then that I’d end up in China, I would’ve laughed. I visited…
European countries need to step up strategically in the Middle East, strike deals with partners across the region and try to bring an end to the Iran war, Cyprus’ foreign minister said Friday. Bloomberg News Chief Europe Correspondent Oliver Crook joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)
Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha with support from Schwarz Group (parent company of grocery chain Lidl). With the blessing of their governments, the companies intend to offer a sovereign alternative to enterprises in an AI landscape dominated by American players. As companies that develop large language models, Aleph Alpha and…
