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Hundreds of thousands of Americans are reconfiguring their budgets right now.Major employers like Amazon, Target and Nestle have all announced layoffs and the government shutdown is now in its second month. Impacted workers must focus their resources on long-term survival.Tightening budgets could mean the holiday season looks a little bit different this year. And it will be an especially challenging time for parents.”Children are exceptionally perceptive,” says Wendell Clarke, an Atlanta-based behavioral wealth specialist.If you’re navigating financial hardship, you may be wondering how forthcoming you should be with your kids. In his practice, Clarke helps clients with financial planning, including…

The buzz surrounding this year’s New York City mayoral elections is unprecedented. Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Kwame Mamdani began as an underdog in the race, polling at less than one percent in February. Just four months later, he won the primary with 56 percent of the vote, after running a successful grass-roots campaign mobilising tens of thousands to knock on more than one million doors in the city.  The win shook the status quo by knocking out the current mayor, Eric Adams, and snatching the Democratic candidacy for mayor from former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is political royalty…

Thomas Frank has said that Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence have apologised after the duo appeared to ignore him in the immediate aftermath of Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.João Pedro’s 34th-minute strike gave Chelsea a thoroughly deserved win against a toothless Spurs team in north London and Frank’s side were booed by a frustrated home crowd at the final whistle.Spurs managed just three shots in the match and recorded an xG of 0.05 — their lowest in a Premier League game since records began in the 2012-13 season.As Frank entered the pitch to do…

Thomas Frank has confirmed Tottenham duo Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven apologised for ignoring their head coach at full-time following the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.Spurs were booed off at full-time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having recorded their lowest ever xG (expected goals) figure of 0.05 since Opta records started in the 2012-13 campaign, before Frank approached his players on the pitch. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Stand-in captain Van de Ven and Spence headed towards the…

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) arrives at the airport of Hangzhou on November 3, 2025. Dmitry Astakhov | Afp | Getty ImagesRussian officials appeared eager Monday to reaffiirm Moscow’s alliance with China following U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Xi Jinping.Hot on the heels of Trump’s talks with Xi last week, which the U.S. president described as “amazing,” Russia has now sent a large delegation of its own to China for deal-making and talks.Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Hangzhou on Monday for two-day talks with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throwing a sandwich at a federal agent turned Sean Charles Dunn into a symbol of resistance against President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital. This week, federal prosecutors are trying to persuade a jury of fellow Washington, D.C., residents that Dunn simply broke the law.That could be a tough sell for the government in a city that has chafed against Trump’s federal takeover, which is entering its third month. A grand jury refused to indict Dunn on a felony assault count before U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office opted to charge him instead with a misdemeanor.Securing…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The top Republican in Minnesota state government, House Speaker Lisa Demuth, said Monday she hopes to win President Donald Trump’s endorsement in her bid to deny a third term to Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate.Demuth kicked off her campaign at the state Capitol, where she became speaker under a power-sharing deal after the 2024 elections left the House tied at 67-67 and forced both parties to work together. She said she proved in the last legislative session that she was a strong conservative leader who could also navigate the challenges of…

Emily KeoghNov 3, 2025, 08:37 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLChelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze has made history by becoming the first player to record eight appearances in the FIFPRO Women’s World 11, following the announcement of the latest edition of the player-voted awards.More than 6,000 professional women’s footballers took part in the global vote to select their team of the year.Bronze’s inclusion sees her surpass France’s Wendie Renard, who has seven appearances, to set a new all-time record.Lucy Bronze included in FIFPRO Women’s World 11 GettyFor the first…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 Democrat-led states are challenging a new Trump administration policy designed to block nonprofit and government workers from a student loan cancellation program if federal officials determine their employer has a “substantial illegal purpose.”The policy is aimed primarily at organizations that work with immigrants and transgender youth.In the lawsuit filed Monday in Massachusetts, the states argue the Trump administration overstepped its authority when it added new eligibility rules for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The overhaul will worsen job shortages and create instability in state workforces, the suit said.The legal challenge is being led…

Wolves are in talks with former boss Gary O’Neil about a return to Molineux.He remains one of several options being explored by the club following the sacking of Vitor Pereira on Saturday, including Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards. O’Neil was appointed Wolves head coach in August 2023 and led the club to a 14th-placed finish and the FA Cup quarter-finals in his first season.The 42-year-old was sacked in December 2024 following a poor start to his second season and was replaced by Pereira.Former Luton boss Edwards currently has Boro second in the Championship. Edwards also has his own history with Wolves,…