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The 2025 MLS season continues to chug along, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.Who’s climbing the table, and who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 29 to come up with this week’s order of all 30 teams in the league. Let’s dive in.Previous ranking: 2By taking down their closest competition for the East’s top seed, the Union made a statement in their 1-0 win over Cincinnati. The visitors were the better team from the jump, pressed their hosts into trouble, and booked a spot in the playoffs before the weekend closed.Previous ranking: 1Dropping…

Most of us never got a formal lesson in how learning works, but we picked up messages about what counts as “smart,” what’s worth knowing, and how we’re supposed to learn. But there’s a catch to an education built around knowing the right answers: Life doesn’t always come with a clear solution. And when uncertainty shows up, too many kids freeze. Over the past 15 years as a business school professor, I’ve studied how successful people navigate complex problems when there isn’t a step-by-step guide. What I’ve learned is that the ability to move forward wisely when you don’t know the answer is a very valuable…

Earlier in her career, Amanda Goetz viewed her unrelenting determination as a “badge of honor.””I always took it as a sign of pride that I could push myself,” she says.Goetz, 39, is a longtime marketing executive and two-time startup founder, as well as the creator of “Life’s A Game,” a popular newsletter for aspiring multi-hyphenates.During the pandemic, Goetz kicked her career ambitions into high gear: she left her corporate job and built her second startup, CBD-based product company House of Wise, all while navigating a difficult divorce and solo-parenting her three small children.From the outside, Goetz was thriving, but juggling…

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Hollie Adams | ReutersNew trial data suggests Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy edges out rival treatments on heart condition risk reduction, in good news for the Danish pharma giant as it battles a spate of challenges in the key U.S. market.The company on Sunday said that continued use of its weight management drug semaglutide, sold to consumers as Wegovy, led to a 57% greater reduction in the risk of heart attack, stroke or death in people with…

BOBRYK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian students near the front line of Russia’s invasion started their first day back to school underground to ensure their safety, marking the fourth year that schools have kept lessons going despite the war. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. School students listen to their teacher during a lesson, in the basement of a municipal building during the first day in school in Bobryk, Sumy region, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. The Bobryk school was forced to move to the basement due to endless alarms. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) School students listen to…

TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 1, 2025 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by Suo Takekuma – Pool/Getty Images)Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSometimes one photograph tells the story better than any communique or summit declaration.A widely shared clip of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin laughing together in Tianjin has already gone viral.On the surface, it appears…

Another European soccer weekend is in the books and, once again, there are narratives aplenty to dissect. Liverpool defeated Arsenal in Sunday’s presumed “clash of title contenders,” though it’s clear based on the 90 minutes that both teams are far from the finished product. (Don’t worry: It’s the same for the rest of the Premier League after just three games, and with deadline day still ongoing.) VAR dominated the headlines after cancelling out a perfectly valid Fulham goal in the Cottagers’ 2-0 loss to Chelsea, while Manchester United also had the folks at Stockley Park to thank for their late,…

The world’s leading genocide scholars’ association says Israel has met the legal criteria for the crime during its ongoing onslaught in Gaza. The president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) said on Monday that his organisation had passed a resolution that Israel had “engaged in systematic and widespread crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide”. Eighty-six percent of those who voted among the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars backed the resolution, which calls on Israel to “immediately cease all acts that constitute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza”. There was no immediate…

Now may be the time to snap up shares of Deckers Outdoors following a painful year-to-date selloff, according to UBS. In a Friday note, the bank reiterated its buy rating on the footwear manufacturer, whose portfolio of brands includes Ugg, Hoka and Teva. Analyst Jay Sole’s 12-month price target of $158 implies that the stock could rally nearly 32% from Friday’s close of $119.63. Shares of Deckers have stumbled 41% this year. DECK YTD mountain DECK YTD chart Sole said the stock’s pullback may present an attractive entry point for investors. “We see a very good opportunity to buy shares…

Retail investors, who have nailed the market comeback this year, loaded up on their artificial intelligence favorite Nvidia headed into September, along with a number of other tech names, according to JPMorgan’s data. Nvidia topped the list of top 10 single stocks with largest weekly retail order imbalance over the past week with $867 million net inflows into the name, the Wall Street firm’s data showed. Small investors bought the small dip in the AI enabler as the stock fell more than 2% during the past week despite a stellar earnings report. Nvidia beat on earnings and revenue for the…