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Champpixs | Istock | Getty ImagesBrian Lovern started his career pointing at storm systems on a green screen as a local TV weatherman in western Kentucky. More than two decades later, he was staring at natural-gas price charts, turning forecasts into profits, producing annual returns upwards of 100%.Lovern, 49, had made the unusual jump from broadcast meteorology to Wall Street, working on weather desks at hedge funds and investment banks. But trading wasn’t part of the job.”On the trade floors, in most cases, that’s not going to happen,” he said in an interview. “They kind of frown upon weather guys…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina banker who prosecutors said helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money will spend at least five years in prison.Russell Laffitte pleaded guilty Thursday to eight counts in state court. Laffitte’s plea was part of a complex deal with federal prosecutors that should wrap up his criminal case by the end of October and keep him in federal prison until around May 2027.Laffitte is one of several people investigators said were ensnared by Murdaugh as he stole millions from…

CHICAGO (AP) — A boarded-up building in a small Chicago suburb has become the front line of a federal immigration crackdown, with growing accusations that the facility meant to process arrestees is a de facto detention center plagued by inhumane conditions.The Trump administration has targeted the Chicago area for its latest immigration enforcement surge touting hundreds of arrests in the past three weeks. Relatives, lawyers and activists are concerned by immigrants’ accounts of what happens once they are inside the brick building in Broadview. Once routine protests outside the building have grown in recent weeks, with federal agents using chemical…

The United States government says it will block any attempt to ban Israel from the World Cup next summer.A United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry said last week that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which led to calls for sporting sanctions against the country.Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the report was “fake” and “relied entirely on falsehoods”.A US State Department spokesman told Sky News: “We will absolutely work to fully stop any effort to attempt to ban Israel’s national soccer team from the World Cup.”The majority of games at the 2026 World Cup will be in…

GMC SUVs parked outside a GMC Buick dealership in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on March 22, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Uncertainty surrounding U.S. regulations on tariffs, electric vehicles and other auto-related issues have given new car sales a surprising boost heading into the fourth quarter, according to a new industry analysis.Cox Automotive on Thursday raised its 2025 new vehicle U.S. sales forecast to 16.1 million from a previous range of 15.6 million to 15.7 million due to stronger-than-expected demand so far this year. That would be up from roughly 16 million vehicles sold domestically in 2024.Cox’s…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas slammed Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip and said his government was ready to implement a plan unveiled this week by US President Donald Trump for the besieged enclave, as he spoke by video to the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday. Abbas and his Palestinian delegation had been denied visas by the Trump administration and so was forced to address the annual UN summit remotely. Abbas refrained from criticising the US, and instead said the Palestinian Authority was ready to govern Gaza and work with Trump on his new peace plan.  “I speak to…

Bill ConnellySep 25, 2025, 11:29 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.With big spending and expectations comes angst. You make a marquee move, but fall behind your biggest rival. You’re used to winning every title, but the rest of the league catches up. You’re used to zooming through promotion pushes, but suddenly realize everyone around you is better (and richer) than you. Your newfound riches buy success, and then they don’t. Your run of great transfer signings ends, and you don’t know why. Your league…

Enzo Maresca has tried to rubbish claims that Chelsea are not the same prospect without Cole Palmer. But it’s a difficult statement to substantiate. The numbers are tough to hide from. And the fact he was rushed back from a groin problem to play against Manchester United at the weekend, before being forced to withdraw after 21 minutes is further proof. Even half fit, Palmer’s inclusion was deemed a risk worth taking. Before Maresca took over at Chelsea last season, Mauricio Pochettino tried to issue a similar defence. Pochettino challenged his squad to prove they are not “Cole Palmer FC”…

Despite spending a record £446m in this transfer window on new signings, it was Rio Ngumoha who stepped up when Liverpool needed him most.In the 100th minute in a topsy-turvy game at Newcastle, the 17-year-old was the coolest man in the St James’ Park cauldron as he curled home the winner in a dramatic 3-2 victory for Arne Slot’s Premier League champions. It was the latest standout moment in a stellar summer for the teenager. Three goals, including two stunning individual efforts, and two more assists in pre-season offered a glimpse into the mercurial talent that has already left a…

Last season the club issued a record 1,114 lifetime bans, with almost half of those imposed following the discovery of mass manipulation of software, a huge increase from 75 lifetime bans across the 2023-24 season. The majority of lifetime bans and indefinite suspensions were handed down for unauthorised selling of season tickets, memberships or hospitality tickets, in breach of the club’s terms and conditions – reflecting its zero-tolerance approach to all forms of ticketing touting.Investigators for the club also shut down 162 social media groups – with a combined membership of more than one million users – that were involved…