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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: TopBuild — The insulation installer rallied almost 8% after agreeing to buy Specialty Products and Insulation for $1 billion in cash . “The addition of SPI’s resources and capabilities further enhances our customer value proposition while its complementary fabrication footprint strengthens and expands our presence across North America,” TopBuild CEO Robert Buck said in a statement. Confluent — The data infrastructure platform jumped 9% after Reuters reported it’s considering a sale after attracting takeover interest. Reuters cited unnamed people familiar with the matter saying a possible sale began after private equity…

Chelsea failed to capitalise on a dominant display in their Women’s Champions League opener as they were held to a 1-1 draw away against Twente.Sonia Bompastor made seven changes to the side that drew with Manchester United last Friday and despite creating a host of chances in Enschede her side were forced to settle for a point. Even that had looked in jeopardy when the home side took the lead against the run of play just past the hour mark, Danique van Ginkel sending a wonderful finish into the top corner, before Sandy Baltimore’s penalty rescued the Blues. Image: Aggie…

Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight the harms of book censorship in America.The Lihue Public Library display featured some of the top books targeted by censorship activists, along with informational fliers produced by the American Library Association. The fliers discussed the merits of books on the organization’s target list and facts about the strength of efforts to ban books from U.S. schools and libraries, typically due to themes related to race, gender identity…

Harry Maguire’s retrial over an altercation in Mykonos has been postponed for a fourth time because “court documents have not been translated into English”. The hearing in Syros, Greece, was due to start on October 8 but has been rescheduled to March 4, 2026.Maguire, who was not required to attend in person, was arrested after a fight involving his family outside a bar in August 2020.The Manchester United defender was convicted of attacking and attempting to bribe police officers in 2020, but a retrial was granted on appeal, and his conviction was “nullified” in accordance with Greek law.Maguire and his…

However, research shows that 94 per cent of women in C-suite roles played sport and 74 per cent of executive women believe a background in sport helps accelerate a woman’s career.This initiative helps break down barriers that prevent girls from continuing in sport – from providing access to opportunities, to inspiring confidence and promoting representation.LFC Women will wear the ‘Play On’ shirts this Sunday when they face Manchester City at Anfield. Tickets for the game are still available and priced at just £12 for adults and £5 for juniors. To purchase yours, go here.Natasha Dowie, LFC Women ambassador and former player,…

The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports.Reagan National Airport became the latest this week to report delays because of staffing issues Wednesday. But earlier in the week there were problems at airports in Chicago, Newark, Denver and Nashville, and the tower even had to shut down in Burbank, California. Experts, as well as union leaders representing air traffic controllers and security screeners, warn that the impact could grow significantly worse if the shutdown continues and employees start to miss paychecks.Here’s what…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first week is the easy one. The pressure to resolve the federal shutdown will gradually build as the shutdown enters its second week — and as government workers miss paychecks and important programs run out of money. Here are some pressure points ahead that could have a big influence on resolving the shutdown. Missed paychecksThe next payday for the nation’s military service members is Oct. 15. The U.S. has about 1.3 million active-duty service members, and the prospect of those troops going without pay is a big focal point when lawmakers on Capitol Hill discuss the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.The justices are considering the narrower issue of whether a GOP congressman has the legal right, or standing, to challenge the law that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received up to two weeks later. Lower courts threw out the lawsuit from Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., finding those votes likely had little effect on the race in his safe GOP…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California’s history.Federal authorities said Wednesday that they have charged Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old man who had lived in the area, with starting the deadly fire that destroyed much of the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood. The fire started on New Year’s Day and was initially extinguished by fire crews but continued to smolder underground before reigniting during high winds on Jan. 7.Here’s a look at the state’s five most destructive wildfires, according to the California Department of Forestry…

LaLiga has confirmed its plan for Barcelona’s league fixture against Villarreal to be played on Dec. 20 in Miami after UEFA cleared the way for the match to be moved to the United States earlier this week.LaLiga president Javier Tebas told ESPN’s Fernando Palomo at the World Soccer Summit on Wednesday in Miami that the plans are “practically finalized” for Villarreal and Barcelona to face each other at Hard Rock Stadium.The Spanish league must now submit an application to U.S. Soccer and Concacaf for final approval on playing the game in the U.S. FIFA will play no role in the…