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U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Marine One in the background, as he departs for New York City to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 22, 2025. Al Drago | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday cancelled a planned meeting with the two top Democrats in Congress to address issues holding up a funding deal that could avoid a federal government shutdown.Trump scrapped the sit-down set for Thursday just a day after people familiar with the situation said that his meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries…

Jonathan Haidt has long promoted the idea of a play-based childhood and not a phone-based one.The NYU Stern School of Business professor writes in his bestselling book “The Anxious Generation” that kids who grow up with prolonged exposure to both smartphones and social media are at a higher risk for anxiety and depression.In 2012 and 2013, as Instagram gained in popularity, many young people — especially young girls — joined the app and “levels of depression, anxiety and self harm skyrocketed,” Haidt told CNBC Make It at the Fast Company Innovation Festival last week.To quell the mental health risks of…

LA Galaxy star attacker Marco Reus’ toiletry bag contains a customized cologne with his name on it. LA GalaxyCleats? Check. Jersey? Check.Fashionable designer toiletry bag … check?There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to the handheld pouches that your favorite MLS stars bring to gamedays. When the league’s brightest strut into matches with trendy “tunnel fits” that showcase their style on social media, toiletry bags — at first glance — can appear as just an accent piece or minor accessory.No larger than a book and having no discernible on-field role, how vital could they really be?”Without it, then I…

A “For Rent” sign in front of a building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.After strengthening in the first half of this year, single-family home rents began to slow in July. This could be a…

For Amy Poehler, taking a sick day wasn’t an option during her years of working on “Saturday Night Live,” “Parks and Recreation” and other film and TV projects.Poehler, 54, told actress Olivia Colman that she “never missed one day of work” due to illness in a Sept. 16 episode of her podcast “Good Hang with Amy Poehler.””People think that’s a weird statistic because they’re like, ‘Well, okay. Maybe not something to brag about.’ And I’m like, ‘Is it not?'” she said.Poehler recalled filming a movie scene with actor Alec Baldwin while she had a temperature of 104 degrees. Despite feeling…

Morgan Stanley is months away from offering crypto trading to retail customers through its E-Trade division as the Wall Street giant embraces what it called a transformative moment for the wealth management industry.The firm is working with the startup Zerohash — which Morgan Stanley also took an investment stake in — for liquidity, custody and settlement around crypto trading, according to a memo obtained by CNBC.”We are well underway in preparing to offer crypto trading through a partner model to E-Trade clients in the first half of 2026,” Jed Finn, head of wealth management at Morgan Stanley, said in the…

Hundreds of ultranationalist Israelis stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, coinciding with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Groups of settlers entered the mosque complex under the protection of heavily armed Israeli forces.  They openly performed Jewish prayers and religious rituals at the site. They also sang and danced.  These actions violate longstanding international agreements – known as the status quo – which designate Al-Aqsa Mosque as an exclusively Islamic site, where only Muslims are permitted to worship. Israeli incursions into the mosque complex have become a near-daily occurrence.  New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get…

Jeff CarlisleSep 23, 2025, 09:00 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.United States men’s national team and Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Giovanni Reyna has joined the ownership group of Fort Lauderdale United FC.Fort Lauderdale United currently has a women’s team in the USL Super League, with the organization set to add a men’s team that will compete next season in USL League One. The latest round of investment in the club also includes other individuals besides Reyna, and according to majority owner Tommy Smith, brings the club’s valuation to $55 million.”We are incredibly proud to…

Pep Guardiola is hopeful Erling Haaland will be able to recover quickly from the back injury that forced him off during the 1-1 draw with Arsenal.Haaland was surprisingly withdrawn after 76 minutes at the Emirates with Guardiola clarifying afterwards that the Norway forward asked to be substituted after complaining of pain in his back.Haaland is likely to sit out the trip to Huddersfield Town in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.But Guardiola believes the 25-year-old could return for Burnley’s visit to the the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.”Recovery yesterday [Monday], he didn’t train and I didn’t see him and the rest of…

An aerial view of the skyline from the Pirellone during the conference Disegniamo il futuro dell’abitare per costruire il domani della Lombardia on regional housing policies at Palazzo Pirelli in Milan, Italy, on January 20, 2025.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s revamp of the H-1B visa program has rekindled the scramble to hire top global talent, with some touting Europe’s work-life balance as a key competitive advantage.The Trump administration recently raised the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000, seeking to protect American jobs and prevent “abuse” of the program that it says has undermined economic and national security.The surprise…