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Nov 17, 2025, 04:58 PM ETSo much for Germany being at risk of missing the World Cup.A 6-0 thrashing of Slovakia on Monday completed Germany’s recovery from a shocking start to group play as the four-time champion continued its impressive run of qualifying for the World Cup.Editor’s Picks”A brilliant game from our team, with a lot of pressure,” Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said.The Germans will be competing on soccer’s biggest stage for the 21st time in 23 editions. They didn’t enter the inaugural 1930 World Cup and were not allowed to participate in the 1950 edition.The Netherlands — a long-standing…

When Belarus improbably came to Scotland’s rescue on Saturday evening, it got me thinking. Is this meant to be?I have never been one to be overly romantic about storylines, scripts or destiny in football, but luck has been on Scotland’s side this campaign, luck that some Scotland fans may feel is long overdue. Before Saturday, the Belarussians hadn’t yet recorded a point in qualifying, and Denmark had already hammered them 6-0 a month prior.Any suggestion that the Danes could slip up at home was laughed off, this was not a permutation that was ever seriously considered. Please use Chrome browser…

New York City’s outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, said during his taxpayer-funded visit to Israel that he “served” Israeli Jews as the mayor of the US city, which sparked backlash online this week and raised questions about “foreign interference in US politics”. During a stop in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, Adams told his audience, “I wanted to come back here to Israel and let you know that I served you as the mayor. I want to continue to have the title that’s more important to me than anything: I’m your brother.” His office said he departed New York City on…

Govini founder Eric Gillespie urged a person who he believed to be a dad offering his 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused to use encrypted chat platforms, a Pennsylvania criminal complaint alleges.”Signal is safer for er small talk,” Gillespie wrote to the purported father, who was actually an undercover law-enforcement agent, according to a transcript of a chat included in the criminal complaint obtained by CNBC.Gillespie then wrote that Session, another commonly used end-to-end encrypted platform, is “fine but less secure” than Signal, the filing says.While chatting in Session, he sent the agent multiple photos of a “recent playmate” wearing…

Jeff CarlisleNov 17, 2025, 04:09 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.TAMPA – United States manager Mauricio Pochettino said his admiration and respect for mentor and Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa “is massive,” while warning the Americans to be ready to suffer against his former coach’s side.The two managers will square off at Raymond James Stadium here on Tuesday when the U.S. and Uruguay face each other in a friendly. The pair’s relationship started when Pochettino was 13 years old, and Bielsa, then the club’s reserve team coach, successfully recruited him to join Argentine side…

Igor Golovnov | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesData center stocks took a major hit on Monday after Morgan Stanley downgraded seven hardware companies, including Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.The bank double-downgraded Dell from overweight to underweight and downgraded HPE from overweight to equal weight.Dell and HPE closed down 8% and 7%, respectively.HP Inc, Asustek and Pegatron were also downgraded from equal weight to underweight, while Gigabyte and Lenovo were lowered from equal weight to overweight. All companies saw shares dip as much as 6%.Morgan Stanley analysts wrote that computer makers are in the midst of an unprecedented pricing “supercycle,” as hyperscalers…

Jamie Donley’s first international goal saw Northern Ireland end their World Cup qualifying Group A campaign with a drab 1-0 win over Luxembourg at a subdued Windsor Park.Donley, making his first competitive Northern Ireland start, sent Anthony Moris the wrong way from the penalty spot in the 44th minute after Christopher Martins fouled Ciaron Brown in the box, and that was all it took to settle a disappointing game. Northern Ireland had hoped this would be the night they secured second place in the group, but Friday’s stoppage-time 1-0 defeat to Slovakia left this as a dead-rubber – albeit with…

Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesIn Google’s IPO prospectus 21 years ago, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin gave a flattering nod to Warren Buffett, suggesting in their letter to prospective investors that the billionaire investor was a big influence.They titled their founders’ letter, “‘An owner’s manual’ for Google’s shareholders,” and indicated that there was a footnote worth reading.”Much of this was inspired by Warren Buffett’s essays in his annual reports and his ‘An Owner’s Manual’ to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders,” the footnote said.More than two decades later, Buffett is showing that the admiration goes both ways. Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s holding company,…

Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday voiced support for another interest rate cut at the central bank’s December meeting, saying he’s grown concerned over the labor market and the sharp slowdown in hiring.In an increasingly divided Fed, Waller’s comments put him squarely in the camp of those looking to ease monetary policy to head off further danger in the jobs…

Nov 17, 2025, 02:24 PM ETThe legal dispute between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé escalated on Monday with both sides making colossal financial demands.The France star forward and his former club are at odds over alleged unpaid wages, and the financial dispute was examined by an industrial court.Mbappé, who did not attend the hearing, previously claimed he was owed €55 million ($63 million) by the reigning European champion. He now demands more than €260 million ($301 million) from the club, arguing that PSG owes him that money because his fixed-term contract should be reclassified as a permanent one. Such a…