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Major League Soccer will take a seven-week break next summer to accommodate the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.The detail was revealed Thursday as MLS announced its 2026 calendar, detailing the opening night match between Inter Miami and LAFC at the LA Coliseum on Feb. 21 and the final day of the regular season on Nov. 7.The 2026 MLS calendar also revealed Inter Miami and Lionel Messi will debut their new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, on April 4 when hosting Austin FC in the inaugural match. The Herons currently play at Chase Stadium in Fort…

Chelsea overcame a power outage at Stamford Bridge to end their winless run against Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League in a 1-1 draw.Play was suspended for close to 10 minutes due to an outage at the stadium which cut all television feeds, meaning that VAR could not be in operation. Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Ewa Pajor had left the game in the balance, but the hosts were left to rue missed chances for all three points. Image: Play was suspended in the first-half due to a power outage. Team news Millie Bright was dropped by Sonia Bompastor, while…

Peterborough’s resurgence under manager Luke Williams continued with a 3-0 win over Stockport, who were knocked off the top of Sky Bet League One.Posh have won all four of their matches in all competitions since Williams took charge and are now just one point from safety, while the Hatters have been replaced at the summit by Lincoln. Peterborough led after just five minutes as Peter Kioso’s cross reached Harry Leonard who laid the ball off for Ben Woods to stroke in his first goal for the club. Having been much the better side, Posh doubled their lead in the 37th…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s 28-point draft proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has been presented in Kyiv.Washington and Moscow worked together on the draft, and it offers terms more favorable to Russia by calling for Ukraine to cede territory, avoid joining NATO and more. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the draft proposal Thursday.Here is Trump’s proposal, verbatim:1. Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed.2. A comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All ambiguities of the last 30 years will be considered settled.3. It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries…

President Donald Trump is considering pressuring states to stop regulating artificial intelligence in a draft executive order obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, as some in Congress also consider whether to temporarily block states from regulating AI.Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states, and others that might follow, will dampen innovation and growth for the technology. Critics from both political parties — as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups — worry that banning state regulation would amount to a favor for big AI companies who enjoy little to no oversight.While the draft…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed Black voters to weaken their voting power. The order by three judges — all of whom were nominated to the bench by GOP presidents — didn’t rule on changes made last month to the 1st Congressional District that are designed to unseat Democratic Rep. Don Davis in 2026. That alteration, completed at the urging of President Donald Trump as part of…

Companies are replacing entry-level jobs with artificial intelligence — and, in the process, are upending the traditional route to career advancement for many young, white-collar workers, according to labor and AI experts.Typically, new entrants to the job market do grunt work with relatively low stakes — think research or data entry jobs, for example. They acquire skills over years while working alongside more seasoned colleagues, ultimately becoming experts themselves and climbing into managerial roles. This “expert-novice” approach to skill-building has existed for 160,000 years, said Matt Beane, author of “The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as “federal public benefits,” which will bar some immigrant taxpayers from receiving them, even if they file and pay taxes and would otherwise qualify.Tax experts say immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents as children, known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients, and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status are most likely to be affected by the planned change. Foreign workers and student visa holders as well as some families with children who are U.S. citizens could also be affected,…

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s education minister met the head of the Teachers Society on Thursday to discuss changes to leadership training and professional-development programs, as debate continues over sweeping reforms to how the ministry fills supervisory jobs.The meeting comes at a time when the government is restructuring the path to roles such as vice-principal, department head and kindergarten supervisor — a system long criticized for wait times that stretched years and, in some specialties, even decades.For years, many educators waited six to seven years for a chance at promotion because vacancies were limited and the old waiting-list system had no clear criteria.…

When it comes to her work, Ashley Cleveland has found a happy medium.Cleveland, now 41, spent much of her twenties hustling. Between jobs at radio stations, record labels and tech firms, among others — mostly in promotion and marketing — she says she typically worked long hours while raising two young children.By 2020, it had taken a toll on her mental health. After receiving a diagnosis of depression and general anxiety disorder from her therapist, Cleveland made a claim on her long-term disability policy, which, along with some investment income, allowed her to embark on a sabbatical to Tanzania.Despite living…