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U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce an agreement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) between the two countries, at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on Sept. 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal | Via ReutersA federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Friday dismissed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times as “decidedly improper and impermissible,” but is allowing Trump to refile a much shorter and less florid amended civil complaint within the next month.Judge Steven Merryday criticized Trump’s lengthy lawsuit — which accuses the Times of being a…

SEATTLE (AP) — Four U.S. Army soldiers who were part of an elite team that does nighttime missions died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed earlier this week near a military base in Washington state, Army officials said Friday.The helicopter was on a routine training mission west of Joint Base Lewis-McChord when it crashed at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said. The soldiers were part of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Airborne, officials said. Recovery efforts are underway, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation, Army officials said.The…

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Friday that he doesn’t anticipate President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have an inflationary effect on the U.S. economy.”I’m clearly in the minority in not being concerned about inflation from tariffs,” he said on CNBC’s “Money Movers.” “But that was also true in 2018-2019, and I think I probably could take a little victory lap about that.””There will always be relative price changes, but whether or not it’s inflation that’s macroeconomically significant of the type that monetary policy should respond to is a different question,” he added.His comments come after the Fed governor was the…

For the second consecutive year, Hawaii landed the top spot on WalletHub’s annual ranking of the happiest states in America.WalletHub’s 2025 report found that even though people across the country are facing difficult times and dealing with issues like the cost of living and economic uncertainty, the state in which you live can significantly impact your overall happiness.To determine the ranking, WalletHub examined the 50 states across 30 metrics within three key dimensions: emotional and physical well-being, work environment and community and environment.Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing maximum happiness.Last year, California…

The Panama Canal Authority is aiming to lure back lost energy trade with changes to its booking system for LNG tanker canal transits, and with a new natural gas liquids pipeline project offering energy and tanker companies an alternative to move the natural gas commodities across the critical global shipping gateway.Ricaurte Vásquez, administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, tells CNBC that the canal is moving closer to reinstating a preferred booking slot system for LNG carriers as a way to bring back more of the business. LNG prebooking was removed during drought years and has not returned to date.”We most…

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano insists that Lionel Messi’s contract extension with the club would be tremendous news for both the club and Major League Soccer (MLS) given the importance of having “the best player who has played the sport” in the United States.Sources confirmed to ESPN that Messi and Inter Miami are close to finalizing a multi-year contract extension for the club captain, with just a few details left to be completed. Once signed by the player and club, the contract will be sent to MLS for final approval.”I’m not going to talk about hypotheticals. Besides, I’m not…

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran told CNBC on Friday that he spoke only briefly to President Donald Trump before this week’s interest-rate decision, and was not pressured on how to vote.Miran, who voted against the quarter-percentage-point reduction in favor of a move twice that size, said he made his decision independently.”He called me Tuesday morning to congratulate me, and that was it,” the central banker said during a “Money Movers” interview. “I did not talk to him about how I vote. I did not talk to him about about my dots in the [Summary] of Economic Projections.”Not only did Miran…

Israel announced on Monday that it had launched a ground offensive on Gaza City. In fact, this operation is nothing more than one link in a chain.  The northern Gaza Strip, where the city is located, was already under blockade and attack. Since the end of March, around 800,000 civilians in Gaza City have endured bombardment, starvation and medical deprivation. And though Israel- and US-run aid centres in the south have been the scene of nearly 2,000 Palestinians being killed, such facilities have not even been operating in the north. Wary of attracting too much international attention, orders were given…

Liverpool’s trip to face Manchester City and Arsenal hosting Tottenham in the north London derby are among the 21 Premier League games being shown live on Sky Sports in November.The month includes another London derby for Thomas Frank’s side – Tottenham begin by hosting Chelsea on Saturday, November 1, kick off at 4.30pm, before making the trip to the Emirates on Sunday, November 23, kick off 4.30pm. Man City host Liverpool on Sunday, November 9, kick off at 4.30pm, in a Super Sunday that offers four 2pm kick-offs – including Crystal Palace’s game against rivals Brighton at Selhurst Park.Pep Guardiola’s…

Sep 19, 2025, 10:32 AM ETEverton striker Beto spoke warmly of how Diogo Jota helped him settle into life in England, and added that it would be “normal” for the Anfield crowd to boo him in Saturday’s Merseywside derby despite laying flowers in memory of Jota.The Lisbon-born 27-year-old was part of a Toffees delegation which paid their tributes following the shocking news of the death of the Liverpool forward in July.It was particularly poignant for Beto as Jota was the first person to make contact with him when he secured his move to Everton in August 2023.”We were not friends,…