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Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Mike Blake | ReutersDigital assets and infrastructure company Ripple said Wednesday it has raised $500 million in funding, lifting its valuation to $40 billion.The fundraise comes after a slew of acquisitions and as the company expands its product base beyond just payments.Crypto and digital asset companies are trying to take advantage of what is seen by the industry as a more favorable environment in the U.S. after the election of President Donald Trump and the passing of a landmark stablecoin…
Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed skepticism about the legality of aggressive tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump against most of the world’s nations.Conservative and liberal justices sharply questioned Solicitor General D. John Sauer on the Trump administration’s method for enacting the tariffs, which critics say infringes on the power of Congress to tax.Lower federal courts ruled that Trump lacked the legal authority he cited under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose the so-called reciprocal tariffs on imports from many U.S. trading partners, and fentanyl tariffs on products from Canada, China and Mexico.Sauer, who is defending the tariff…
The road out of the western gate of el-Fasher was lined with bodies. As people tried to flee the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, which was taken by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week, they found themselves walking through the dead. They say this is like the Rwandan genocide. A rate of killing so fast you can hardly believe it. And as el-Fasher’s people, who had already lived through over 500 days of siege under famine conditions, tried to get out, the RSF, using weapons and technology believed to be provided by the United Arab Emirates, inflicted unimaginable…
He now has two goals, five assists and four Player of the Match awards in 2025-26.Asked about his own form while speaking to CBS Sports after the win over Real, the No.8 said: “It’s a team sport. I’m happy about my performance week by week and game by game, but now I think we are back on a winning track and that’s the most important.“I’m happy that I can play at a level like that but I just need to keep going.”Reflecting on Liverpool’s victory over a Real side that tops La Liga and had a 100 per cent record…
Jeff KassoufNov 5, 2025, 07:15 AM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.The group of players that will lead the U.S. women’s national team at the 2027 Women’s World Cup is coming into focus.Head coach Emma Hayes had said prior to the recent October window that the group she called up would likely be the one she sees most ready to contribute on the road to World Cup qualifying. That young,…
AC Milan and Inter Milan completed their purchase of the San Siro and surrounding area from the city on Wednesday — clearing the way for the clubs to tear down the 99-year-old stadium and jointly build a new 71,500-seat arena”The construction of the new stadium and the urban regeneration project for the San Siro district represents a new chapter for the city of Milan and both clubs,” the teams said.”The strategic milestone reflects the shared ambition of AC Milan and Inter and their respective owners, RedBird and funds managed by Oaktree, for long-term sporting success and value-enhancing investment to support…
Celebrations have erupted across New York City and online, globally, as Zohran Mamdani secured a historic victory, becoming the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected mayor of the “Big Apple”. With over 90 percent of the votes counted, Mamdani, who describes himself as a Democratic Socialist, was ahead of independent candidate Andrew Cuomo by nearly 9 percentage points. Over two million New Yorkers voted in the election, which marks the largest turnout in a mayoral race in over half a century, according the city’s Board of Elections. The win defied all odds, as Mamdani started the campaign as an…
Jude Bellingham has said he would love to return to the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers next week but added that selection is out of his hands.The Real Madrid midfielder was left out of the England squad for last month’s qualifiers against Latvia and Wales, with Tuchel referencing his lack of game time following shoulder surgery as the reason for his exclusion.The injury had kept him out of the England’s two September qualifiers as well, with his last appearance for England coming in the loss to Senegal in June.The tension between player and manager came to the fore…
Craig Bellamy says he remains fully focused on Wales and a World Cup play-off amid links with Celtic.The Wales head coach – who had a loan spell with the Hoops in 2005 – has been linked with a potential replacement for Brendan Rodgers following his decision to resign from the Scottish champions last week. Wales are in the middle of a World Cup qualifying campaign, with games against Liechtenstein and North Macedonia this month, and are set to be involved in the play-offs in March. Image: Martin O’Neill is back at Celtic in interim charge “I couldn’t want for anything…
Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has been left out of Craig Bellamy’s 26-man national team squad for their final two Group J World Cup qualifying matches.Ramsey, who was recalled following a 13-month absence from the national team fold during the October international break, has not been selected for Wales’ crunch ties against Liechtenstein and North Macedonia later this month. Despite a long-awaited return, injury prevented the 34-year-old midfielder from adding to his 86 Wales caps during their last camp that saw them lose 3-0 to England in a friendly before suffering a 4-2 defeat to Belgium, leaving their World Cup qualification…