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WASHINGTON — Jamieson Greer has a big job — three of them, actually.As U.S. trade representative, Greer has been flying around the world at Donald Trump’s behest, negotiating with countries over the tariffs that the president imposed.On top of that, he is the government’s official watchdog. The White House has appointed Greer both acting director of the Office of Government Ethics and acting head of the Office of Special Counsel.Cutting trade deals to Trump’s liking is one thing. Holding the Trump administration accountable for ethical lapses is something different. The missions would seem incompatible. Yet Greer’s hybrid role isn’t so…

Cloud storage and file-sharing business Box is worth $4.6 billion. It might never have gotten off the ground 20 years ago if Mark Cuban hadn’t been closely monitoring his email.In 2005, Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie was still a student at the University of Southern California, where he was developing a cloud-based data storage startup from his dorm room. Since the company needed funding to get started, co-founder Dylan Smith contributed roughly $20,000 he earned playing online poker.Then, the summer before their junior year of college, Levie and his three co-founders — Smith, Sam Ghods, and Jeff Queisser —…

Hearts have named Derek McInnes as their new head coach.The 53-year-old has signed a four-year deal at the club, joining from Scottish Premiership rivals Kilmarnock. McInnes will be assisted by first-team coaches Paul Sheerin and Alan Archibald, who also make the move from Rugby Park. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Derek McInnes on becoming the new Hearts head coach, his aim of delivering silverware, leaving Kilmarnock, planned talks with Lawrence Shankland and Craig Gordon, plus Tony Bloom’s proposed investment. Last week, Hearts agreed a compensation deal for McInnes, who was under contract at Killie until…

CNN  —  World Press Photo has cast fresh doubt over the authorship of “The Terror of War,” a picture better known as “Napalm Girl,” amid growing debate about one of the 20th century’s defining images. The organization, which named the image “Photo of the Year” in 1973, announced Friday that it has “suspended” its longstanding attribution to retired Associated Press (AP) photographer Nick Ut. An accompanying report said the “visual and technical” evidence “leans toward” an emerging theory that a Vietnamese freelance photographer, Nguyen Thanh Nghe, took the photo. It is the latest twist in a controversy sparked by “The…

Israeli forces killed a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who witnessed the mass execution of medics in southern Gaza earlier this year, his father told Middle East Eye. Mohammed Saeed al-Bardawil was shot dead by Israeli naval forces on 10 May while fishing with his father off the coast of Rafah. His death came just weeks after he survived the point-blank Israeli execution of 15 paramedics and Civil Defence workers responding to a strike in western Rafah on 23 March.  In that incident, his father, Saeed al-Bardawil, states he was walking with his son in the Tal al-Sultan area when special Israeli forces…

The BBC has confirmed Gary Lineker will leave after this season’s final Match of the Day and will no longer present its coverage of the World Cup next year.It comes after he “apologised unreservedly” for a social media re-post featuring a rat, saying he would “never knowingly share anything antisemitic”.Lineker’s last appearance on the BBC will be on May 25, the final day of the Premier League season.The BBC said: “Gary Lineker will leave his presenting role following the conclusion of Match of the Day for the 2024/25 season.”He will not be part of the BBC’s coverage of the 2026…

Colin UdohMay 19, 2025, 07:57 AM ETCloseItinerant writer. Engineer in a previous incarnation. One time Black Belt. Lover of football, flirter with other sports.After a long eight months out with injury, Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune said she is gradually making her way back into form but told ESPN that she is still not at full fitness.Bethune, 24, who was part of the United States women’s gold medal team in Paris 2024, tore her meniscus while throwing the ceremonial first pitch at MLB team Washington Nationals’ game in late August, and only returned to action in late April.”I do feel…

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has made six changes to his squad for upcoming friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein.With Hearts’ Craig Gordon and Rangers’ Liam Kelly injured, goalkeeper Angus Gunn returns to the squad. The 29-year-old, who missed the previous camp due to injury, is searching for a new club this summer after his deal at Norwich came to an end. Image: Angus Gunn returns to the squad following injury In defence, uncapped Sassuolo left-back Josh Doig is called into the squad, with Ryan Porteous dropping out from the last group.Rangers’ Connor Barron is added to Clarke’s midfield options in…

CNN  —  Israel launched a new devastating ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend just as US President Donald Trump departed the region without sealing a ceasefire and hostage deal. The Israeli military said its forces moved into northern and southern Gaza over the past day as part of the “Gideon’s Chariots” operation, which Israel warned would take place if Hamas doesn’t agree to a new hostage deal on its terms. The ground operation came after days of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which according to health authorities there have wiped out entire families. Israel says it will allow…

London CNN  —  The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed to a landmark deal aimed at “resetting” their post-Brexit relationship, easing restrictions on travel and work for hundreds of millions of people on the continent. The pact, agreed at a summit in London on Monday, followed months of negotiations between Downing Street and Brussels. It includes agreements on defense, migration, work and travel — and leaders on each side of the Channel will hope it leaves behind years’ worth of tensions. “This is a historic moment,” EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told UK Prime Minister Keir…