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BALTIMORE (AP) — At most schools, players try to stay hyper-focused on the task at hand. Future opponents can wait. No looking ahead.It is, needless to say, different at Army and Navy.“We say ‘Beat Navy’ for 365 days of the year,” Army linebacker Gavin Shields said. “It’s the whole motto of our team.”Army and Navy meet Saturday in Baltimore for their annual clash. It’s the game players think about all season, and the one coaches have an eye on, too.“This game is thought about far more than just the days leading up to it,” Army coach Jeff Monken said. “Our…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed “solidarity with the Venezuelan people” on Thursday amid growing tensions between Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and the Trump administration.The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin spoke with Maduro by phone and reaffirmed his support for Venezuelan leader’s policy of “protecting national interests and sovereignty in the face of growing external pressure.”The call comes a day after American forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, the latest tactic from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to ramp up pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United…

NEW YORK (AP) — The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch faces a March court hearing to determine whether he’s competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges after being hospitalized in recent months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms.If he’s found mentally fit, Michael Jeffries could have his day in court by late October, U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat Choudhury said Thursday.“We are aiming for a trial this fall,” she said on a phone conference that included Jeffries, two other defendants in the case and their lawyers. Jeffries pleaded not guilty last year to federal charges of sex trafficking and…

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri recently ordered staff back to the office 5 days a week starting in February 2026. While it was the return-to-office order that turned heads, Mosseri’s memo included another key directive: Have fewer meetings.”We all spend too much time in meetings that are not effective, and it’s slowing us down,” Mosseri wrote. He said employees should have biweekly 1-on-1 meetings and decline meetings that fall during their “focus blocks.” Every six months, staff should cancel all recurring meetings and “only re-add the ones that are absolutely necessary,” he added.Experts who spoke with CNBC Make It said it’s…

Rob Walton, left, Walmart retired chairman of the board, and Walmart board member Steuart Walton listen at the Walmart annual formal business and shareholders meeting in Rogers, Arkansas, on May 30, 2018. Walmart shareholders from around the world can attend meetings throughout the week.Rick T. Wilking | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Walmart stock has soared 25% this year, putting America’s largest retailer on track to a $1 trillion market cap. At the…

Mikel Arteta described Noni Madueke’s opening goal in Arsenal’s Champions League win over Club Brugge as a “magic moment” but, as he knows as well as anyone, it did not come from nowhere. It was the result of hours of repetition on the training pitch.Madueke works exhaustively to hone his game, supplementing his club training with individual work overseen by a personal skills coach whose help he first enlisted some four years ago when seeking to maximise his talent as a teenager at PSV Eindhoven. Their first sessions took place during the off-season in summer 2021, after which Madueke returned…

A home is shown for sale in The Heights in Houston, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.Kirk Sides | Houston Chronicle | Getty ImagesHome prices have finally come down compared with last year, though just fractionally, according to daily reads from Parcl Labs, which looks at high-frequency listing data on single-family homes, condos and townhomes, both new and existing. They may stay softer, though, as home prices are down 1.4% in just the last three months.On a national level, home prices have not gone negative since mid-2023, a year after the Federal Reserve first brought rates up from zero, and mortgage rates…

Becoming a dad was one of the biggest things that motivated me to take control of my finances. I never wanted my kids, now 12 and 9, to feel overwhelmed or intimidated by money.So before I turned 40, my wife and I paid off more than $250,000 of debt, started investing, and built a net worth of $1 million. Along the way, we launched Parent Portfolio, a personal finance blog to help other people build wealth and raise money-smart kids.Talking about money is a regular practice in our home. Our kids don’t see money as a mystery box, but as…

As the founder and CEO of Boll & Branch, Scott Tannen oversees the work of some 275 employees — most of whom he’s personally interviewed.He estimates he’s interviewed upwards of 1,000 people and hired 400 to 500 over the course of his career.Whether he’s interviewing a prospective intern or someone joining the C-suite, Tannen tells CNBC Make It he always asks one question first: What do you know about Boll & Branch?It’s a straightforward question that sets the tone quickly and can help him uncover a big warning sign.”I think when people have not done their homework, that is the…

Artificial intelligence may transform hiring across several industries — but a few skills can help most people safeguard their future careers, according to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.”[AI] will eliminate jobs. That doesn’t mean that people won’t have other jobs,” Dimon told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on Sunday. “My advice to people would be critical thinking … learn EQ [emotional quotient, also known as emotional intelligence], learn how to be good in a meeting, how to communicate, how to write. You’ll have plenty of jobs.”Dimon’s prediction comes during somewhat of an AI reckoning across the American workforce. Some experts…