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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni on Friday named Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul to his 28-player squad for the friendlies this month against Venezuela and Puerto Rico in Miami and Chicago, respectively.The participation of Messi and De Paul in the match against Venezuela on Oct. 10 remains in doubt as Inter Miami plays Atlanta United in a key MLS regular-season match at Chase Stadium one day later.When asked if Messi and De Paul would participate in Argentina’s friendly on Oct. 10, Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano was vague.Editor’s Picks2 Related”It’s something we’re talking through right…

Vincent Kompany has backed Bayern Munich to continue their perfect start to the new campaign at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday before they enjoy their annual trip to Oktoberfest a day later.Bayern’s 5-1 victory over Pafos in Limassol on Tuesday made it nine wins out of nine for the Bundesliga champions in all competitions this term.Frankfurt will aim to halt the strong form of Kompany’s men despite their own mixed results of late and ensure the Bayern players head to Oktoberfest on Sunday off the back of a loss.- Stream Bundesliga – Live & Upcoming on ESPN- Bayern, Atlético … Qarabag?…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) holds a copy of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act as he speaks next to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a press conference on the third day of a partial shutdown of the federal government at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 3, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe Senate on Friday once again did not pass dueling funding bills that would have kept the three-day-old government shutdown from stretching into next week.The latest attempts to pass both Republicans’ “clean” resolution, which would resume funding at current levels through late November,…

CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a person holds a physical representation of a Bitcoin (BTC) coin in front of a screen displaying a candlestick chart of Bitcoin’s latest price movements on July 17, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBitcoin rallied on Friday to within striking distance of its record high as the U.S. government’s shutdown entered its third day.The world’s oldest cryptocurrency is trading up roughly 2% on the day at $123,874. That’s about 1% below its all-time high price of just north of…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Peabody Energy — The coal company jumped 9%. Peabody began arbitration proceedings with Anglo American over the canceled purchase of steelmaking coat assets belonging to the Anglo. SanDisk — The maker of solid state drives jumped 10%, adding to its massive gains. Over the past six months, the stock is up 170%. Transunion , Equifax — The credit bureaus rose 4.8% and 1.4%, respectively, recovering some of the steep losses suffered in the previous session on the back of Fair Isaac moving to all mortgage lenders having access to FICO scores…

Earlier this week, a draft plan of what Gaza’s governance would look like under former British prime minister Tony Blair was leaked.  Blair, who took Britain into the war in Iraq and has spent his life since leaving office travelling around the world making money and building influence, is being considered to lead a transitional authority in the Palestinian enclave.  The plan for the Gaza International Transitonal Authority (Gita) reveals a hierarchy in which an international board of billionaires and businesspeople sit at the top, while highly vetted “neutral” Palestinian administrators are at the bottom.  The administration would work closely…

Taylor Swift performed back-to-back shows at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu during her Eras Tour in May 2024. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)Taylor Swift made an unexpected soccer reference on Friday with the release of her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”The 12-track record features the song “Wi$h Li$t,” in which the American pop star compares the dream of signing a contract with Real Madrid to other lofty ambitions such as winning an Oscar or the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.- Sergio Ramos, Michael Olise join pantheon of singing soccer stars- Evolution of the World…

The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the federal government shutdown on October 2, 2025, in Washington D.C.Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe shutdown of the federal government is likely to worsen the delays student loan borrowers are already facing in accessing programs required by Congress and mandated in their loan terms.More than 1 million borrowers are in a backlog to enroll in an income-driven repayment plan, according to court records from mid-September.During the shutdown, Federal Student Aid staff “will not be able to perform regular operations, including working on the IDR backlog,” a spokesperson for…

“Of course losing two times is not nice. But what I said, we will do everything to go for the win on Saturday, prepare well and give everything. That’s the only thing that you can do. “Sometimes it falls your way and sometimes not. This time it was not but we still created a lot of chances – we don’t finish them but I know we will. And I know we will come out of this for sure.”Chelsea have had a mixed start to the campaign and enter the weekend occupying eighth place in the league standings.They did win in…

Inside Google’s quantum computing lab in Santa Barbara, California.CNBCQuantum computing stocks are wrapping up a big week of double-digit gains.Shares of Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum Computing have surged more than 20%. Rigetti and D-Wave Quantum have more than doubled and tripled, respectively, since the start of the year. Arqit Quantum skyrocketed more than 32% this week.The jump in shares followed a wave of positive news in the quantum space.Rigetti said it had purchase orders totaling $5.7 million for two of its 9-qubit Novera quantum computing systems. The owner of drugmaker Novo Nordisk and the Danish government also invested…