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“I felt like I was dying,” said Afaf Abu Alia, recalling the moment Israeli settlers took turns to beat her with sticks as she and her family harvested olives in a village near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Pointing to her exhausted body and speaking in a barely audible voice, the 53-year-old Palestinian added: “I was alone among more than 20 settlers… They beat me on my head and hands… here, and here.” Afaf and her family had headed out early on Sunday morning to pick olives in Turmus Ayya. After about three hours, a small group of settlers -…
Bill ConnellyOct 23, 2025, 10:16 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.What happens when teams find out that in the new-look UEFA Champions League, draws don’t help you and losses don’t necessarily hurt? They go for it. Maybe they score a lot of goals in the process, maybe they give up a lot. Either way, we win.In 18 matches this week, we got 71 goals (3.9 per match), including 43 on Tuesday alone. We got three 4-0 matches, two 5-1s, a 6-1, a 7-2, a…
As NPR podcast hosts and language experts, we regularly hear people misusing words that seem alike but mean very different things. We call them “confusables” — because they are, well, confusing.These word pairs look or sound similar (some even sound identical), which makes it easy to mix them up. But when you use the wrong one, you risk saying something completely different than you intended, often in a professional setting where precision matters.Here are 12 of the most commonly confused word pairs we’ve encountered — whether on social media, in the news, or during live interviews — and how to use…
Manchester United’s win at Anfield was huge for this team, make no mistake about it.To finally get back-to-back wins for the first time, not just under Ruben Amorim, but since May 2024, is finally a topic we do not have to talk about anymore. Also, to be the first United side and manager to win at Anfield for the first time since 2016 is another impressive feat.This is in addition to the 2-0 win against Sunderland before the latest international break, which was seen as a huge challenge for a United side that had just come off a disappointing defeat…
An ‘Open House’ sign is posted near a single family home for sale on Aug. 22, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose 1.5% in September from August to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.06 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is slightly less than the analysts were forecasting, but the highest pace in seven months.Sales were 4.1% higher compared with September of last year.Regionally, on an annual basis, sales were strongest in the South and Northeast. From August, sales were strongest in the West and actually fell…
West Ham are in a relegation scrap – but the issue is they aren’t scrapping.Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were not just beaten by Brentford on Monday – they were outfought. The Hammers lost nearly 60 per cent of the duels and had less than 20 per cent of the chances. That was also shown in the stands, with empty seats dotted everywhere around the London Stadium due to a boycott against the running of the club. It created a hollow atmosphere, which worsened due to the performance on the pitch.Nobody representing in claret and blue was up for the fight.The…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks, while sat with U.S. President Donald Trump, after the announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and EU, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersRelations between the U.S. and European Union have been thorny this year with differences over how to support Ukraine, trade tensions and tariffs, dominating a tense period of diplomacy between the power blocs.But, in a somewhat ironic twist of the ongoing Ukraine war, a shared sense of frustration and suspicion of Russia’s refusal to come to the negotiating table has brought the U.S.…
A Rivian R1S electric vehicle (EV) at a dealership and service center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Rivian Automotive reportedly plans to lay off more than 600 people as the all-electric vehicle maker faces growing market challenges.The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plans, said the layoffs will affect roughly 4% of the company’s workers. Rivian had just under 15,000 employees at the end of last year.A source familiar with the plans confirmed the layoffs to CNBC and said additional details are set to be…
Being “amenable and helpful” at work isn’t a bad thing, but people-pleasing won’t further your career, according to Kate Mason, PhD.Many professionals feel that saying ‘yes’ to every ask is necessary to maintain positive relationships in the workplace, says Mason, a communications coach and author of “Powerfully Likeable: A Woman’s Guide to Effective Communication.””Culturally, we have coupled likability with deference,” she says. “We think that in order to be likable, in order for people to think I’m great or to want to be around me, I must accept every inbound request.”However, we do ourselves a disservice when we “bend over…
Pictured here is the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, ahead of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on September 30, 2025.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s top leaders on Thursday stressed their resolve to boost domestic consumption over the next five years, on top of widely expected plans to bolster homegrown tech.That’s according to a state media readout of the closely watched “Fourth Plenum” meeting for setting five-year development targets. China on Thursday also confirmed that Vice Premier He Lifeng, who participated in the plenary meeting, will visit Malaysia…