Author: Alex Maschino
Just as the global economy cautiously emerges from one crisis, another is beckoning at the doorstep, one that is completely out of politicians’ control. Markets and businesses breathed a sigh of relief last weekend when President Donald Trump announced a pending deal with Iran to cease hostilities in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ship traffic. That blockaded chokepoint alone has sent energy prices and overall inflation soaring worldwide in recent months. Physical oil prices alone surged to $140 a barrel at one point, their highest level since 2008. That brief relief seemingly ignored an announcement…
In the City’s Andrea Denver and wife Lexi Sundin are expecting their first baby. “Last fall, we decided it was time to start trying for a family, something we had always hoped for,” Sundin, 26, said in an interview with People on Tuesday, June 16. “Over Christmas, while we were spending time with family, I realized my period was a few days late and had a feeling I might be pregnant.” Sundin explained she took a test and once she received the positive result she told Denver, 35, the good news. “It was one of those moments you wish you…
Norway’s long-awaited return to the World Cup could not have gone much better. Erling Haaland scored twice, Leo Ostigard added a third from a corner and an injury-time own goal completed a 4-1 win over a valiant Iraq side that made Staale Solbakken’s men work considerably harder than the scoreline suggests. Iraq, back at the World Cup for the first time since 1986, rattled Norway with an early intensity that caught the Scandinavians cold and were rewarded with a well-deserved equaliser through Ayman Hussein’s towering header. But Haaland, inevitably, had the final say in the first half and Norway’s superior…
Mehdi Torabi issued a new visa after previous one expired when team returned to Mexico following the New Zealand game.Published On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026United States officials have confirmed that Iran’s team will have to leave the country within hours of the full-time whistle at their World Cup group games in Los Angeles and Seattle.The response from the World Cup 2026 cohost nation came on Tuesday following criticism of its handling of the Iranian team’s visa and stay in the US after their first game.“We were clear this was the process,” Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White…
The number of music streaming subscribers globally reached 921.6 million at the end of 2025, nearing the 1 billion mark.That is according to Midia Research, whose latest Music Subscriber Market Shares report estimates that the global subscriber count grew 10.1% YoY in 2025.Spotify remained the largest music subscription service worldwide, holding a 31.4% share of global subscribers, according to Midia.The 921.6 million total was up from 837.3 million a year earlier, and has nearly doubled from the 472.2 million that Midia counted at the end of 2020.The 1 billion milestone is “now firmly in sight,” Midia said in a blog post published Monday…
Hollywood stars, influencers and musicians are reacting to the tragic and untimely death of singer Oliver Tree. On the morning of June 14, two helicopters reportedly crashed into one another mid-air while traveling in southwest Rio De Janeiro, according to a same-day report from CNN Brazil. According to the outlet, Tree was one of six people who died in the crash — all five traveling in one helicopter, and the solo-traveling and pilot in the second helicopter. He was 32. Additional information surrounding the fatal crash was not made public at the time of publication. Us Weekly reached out to…
Moses Itauma is expected to be a major force in the heavyweight division, but whether he will get the chance to announce himself with a fight agains the likes of Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua remains to be seen. In his last two fights, Itauma has bettered performances of Fury and ‘AJ’, halting Dillian Whyte in the opening round of their fight three years after he lasted six rounds with Fury, and dispatching of Jermaine Franklin within five rounds, three years after the American went the distance with Joshua. Those triumphs have thrust Itauma up the rankings, where…
new video loaded: Britain Proposes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16transcriptBacktranscriptBritain Proposes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said that the government would introduce new regulations later this year to ban social media for children under 16. The measures, expected to take effect in early 2027, will also include restrictions on some game platforms and livestreaming apps.I always prefer the politics of partnership. And I fundamentally believe that we must harness the power of technology to build a stronger, fairer Britain. But we must also protect our children. I am not prepared to…
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Oliver Tree stated seven weeks prior to his death that nobody in his family would “get a penny” if he died. During an April 25 appearance on “The Zach Sang Show” podcast, Tree said, “I don’t believe that any of the wealth or the things that get made from it [a career] is mine. So when I die — I’ve set it up — my will is set up that when I pass, my family, no one’s going to get a penny.” The late singer-songwriter died at the age of 32 on the morning of Sunday, June 14, after two…