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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman officially launched a massive development project next to Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Wednesday.  The King Salman Gate project aims to provide space for approximately 900,000 worshippers, both indoors and outdoors, to help manage peak demand around pilgrimage. A computer-generated promotional video features dozens of golden towers overlooking the Kaaba, as a speaker promises a world-class “mixed-use destination”, “iconic architecture” and residences with views of, and easy access to, the holiest site in Islam. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the project aims to “preserve Mecca’s historical and cultural heritage” by developing and restoring…

SEATTLE (AP) — On this perfectly crisp and sunny October day, Canadian Grant Murray was eager to drive down to Seattle for a once-in-a-lifetime Major League Baseball playoff game featuring his beloved Toronto Blue Jays. But he really didn’t want to be here in the United States, and the 62-year-old lawyer from Vancouver, B.C., was determined to spend as little money as possible after his older brother, who flew in from Australia, convinced him to go.In the past, Murray said he’d typically make a special days-long trip to Seattle to see the Blue Jays during the regular season, spending five…

HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country’s northeast have agreed in principle on a plan to merge the U.S.-backed force as a cohesive group into the national army, Syria’s main Kurdish commander said Thursday.The comments by Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press appeared to signal a breakthrough after talks between the SDF and the central government in Damascus had floundered for months.In December, insurgent groups led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, marched into the capital Damascus…

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that someone at the U.S. Embassy has been threatening to cancel the visas of Panamanian officials as the Trump administration pressures Panama to limit its ties to China.Responding to a question at his weekly news conference, Mulino said without offering evidence that an official at the U.S. Embassy is “threatening to take visas,” adding that such actions are ”not coherent with the good relationship I aspire to maintain with the United States.” He did not name the official.U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera said in a statement Thursday…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Tomahawk cruise missile has been in the U.S. military’s inventory since the 1980s. While slow by missile standards, the cruise missile flies around 100 feet (about 30 meters) off the ground, making it harder to detect by defense systems. The missile also boasts an impressive range of around 1,000 miles and precision guidance systems that make it the go-to weapon for striking targets that are deep inland or in hostile territory. President Donald Trump has hinted that he might give Tomahawks to Ukraine, which could make a key difference for Kyiv in its war with Moscow.…

Jeff KassoufOct 16, 2025, 11:02 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.A committee working on behalf of U.S. Soccer has recommended that men’s college soccer switch to a season that stretches across the full academic year beginning fall 2026.The recommendation comes after U.S. Soccer tasked the 17-person “NexGen College Soccer Committee” with finding solutions to evolve college soccer to, among other things, better prepare players to turn professional and compete…

Alvaro Gonzalez | Moment | Getty ImagesMore from Financial Advisor Playbook:Here’s a look at other stories affecting the financial advisor business.Here are some key things to know about ACA health insurance subsidies — and how changes could impact future Roth conversions.How the ACA health insurance subsidies workEnacted via the Affordable Care Act, the premium tax credit was designed to make marketplace health insurance more affordable for Americans with incomes between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level.In 2021, Congress expanded eligibility above 400% of the federal poverty level, a benefit that was extended through 2025. The legislation also capped…

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker stands with other elected officials to discuss federal deployments in Chicago, Sept. 29, 2025.E. Jason Wambsgans | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million from gambling on cards during a single vacation trip to Las Vegas last year with his wife and friends, he said Thursday.”I was incredibly lucky,” Pritzer said at a press conference, a day after his gubernatorial campaign released federal income tax returns that detailed his gambling earnings. “You have to be, to end up ahead, frankly, going to a casino anywhere,” the Democrat said. “It was in…

Key PointsApple is about to announce a $140 million per year media rights deal with F1 for its U.S. rights, according to people familiar with the matter.Apple’s Eddy Cue said his company would like to buy more sports rights and would seek to change how broadcasts are done.”We’re not going to compromise,” said Cue. “We don’t have to do sports the way that they are. There’s plenty of people doing that. So the world doesn’t need us to do that.”A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from…

The CNN building in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, May 17, 2021.Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCNN is trying again at a full-service streaming subscription.The news network, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, announced Thursday its “All Access” subscription will launch in the U.S. on October 28 and cost $6.99 per month or $69.99 annually.The new plan is pitched as a centralized hub for CNN’s journalism and includes access to live and on-demand U.S. and international video programming, CNN.com articles and subscriber-only content across all platforms. To attract early adopters, the company is offering a limited-time annual subscription for $41.99 for…