Year: 2026

Epstein files: Football, Formula 1 and NFL bosses maintain links after sex conviction

Epstein files: Football, Formula 1 and NFL bosses maintain links after sex conviction

โœจ Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: The files show that Crystal Palace investor Josh Harris remained in contact with Epstein via email and phone calls for many years after his conviction, including joining him at a breakfast meeting in 2013, after which he sent an email saying โ€œthank you for inviting meโ€.Harris โ€” whose private equity firm Apollo Global Management also owns the Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL team New Jersey Devils, and the NFL team Washington Commanders โ€” also contacted Epstein in 2016, saying he was โ€œhappy to catch upโ€ at…
Read More
2026 Winter Olympics: Russian athletes linked to pro-war activism

2026 Winter Olympics: Russian athletes linked to pro-war activism

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: The final decision on whether the four athletes could compete in Milano-Cortina was made by the International Olympic Committee's Individual Neutral Athlete Eligibility Review Committee.Watanabe participates in the committee in his capacity as a representative of international sports federations, by virtue of his role as President of the World Gymnastics Federation. He was also a candidate in the International Olympic Committee's presidential elections last year.In March 2025, Watanabe was photographed hugging Nagorny during a visit to Moscow.Nagorny, an Olympic gold medalist at the Tokyo…
Read More
Brand Earnings (YUM) Q4 2025

Brand Earnings (YUM) Q4 2025

๐Ÿš€ Discover this must-read post from Business News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: A customer enters a Taco Bell restaurant in El Cerrito, California, US, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesYum brands On Wednesday, it reported mixed quarterly results, despite strong demand for Taco Bell.Here's what the company reported for the period ending December 31 compared to what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts conducted by LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.73 adjusted versus $1.77 expectedRevenue: $2.51 billion versus $2.45 billion expectedYum reported fourth-quarter net income of $535 million,…
Read More
A sane but extremely bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw

A sane but extremely bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw

๐Ÿš€ Explore this must-read post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: over the past week the discourse around openclaw (which i'll refer to as clawdbot) has absolutely exploded. it has felt to me like all threads of conversation have veered towards the extreme and indefensible. some are running clawdbot with unlimited permissions on their main computers. others are running it in the cloud and blowing through tokens like snow. finally, alarmingly (and very sensationally), people are connecting their clawdbots together on a social network so they can plot the demise of their humans together. does any…
Read More
WATCH LIVE: Border Czar Tom Homan holds a news conference in Minneapolis on immigration enforcement

WATCH LIVE: Border Czar Tom Homan holds a news conference in Minneapolis on immigration enforcement

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: minneapolis,tom homan,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) โ€” Immigration officers with rifles arrested activists who were tracking their cars Tuesday in Minneapolis, while education leaders described anxiety and fear in Minnesota schools over ongoing federal raids. Tom Homan is expected to hold a press conference at 9 a.m. EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. Both point to continued tension in the Minneapolis area following the departure of senior commander Greg Bovino from the U.S. Border Patrol and the…
Read More
Leoncuro Quartet Review โ€“ A lively, intoxicating play from future luminaries | classical music

Leoncuro Quartet Review โ€“ A lively, intoxicating play from future luminaries | classical music

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Classical music,Wigmore Hall,Culture,Music โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: eEven by the standards of Beethoven's late quartets, his String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor Op 131 is an odd piece. It begins with a long fugue, extending across seven movements โ€“ although one lasts only 11 bars and several extend directly into each other. The mood changes fantastically. Motifs are obsessively repeated and developed. Beethoven supposedly considered it his best quartet, but two centuries later this work remains demanding of its listeners as well as its performers.It's…
Read More
Uber is hiring a new CFO as its AV plans accelerate

Uber is hiring a new CFO as its AV plans accelerate

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Transportation,autonomous ride-hailing,CFO,people moves,Uber โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, vice president of strategic finance and investor relations, to become its chief financial officer, replacing its current CFO, Prashanth Mahendra Raja. Krishnamurthy has been with Uber for more than six years, spending most of his time at the company in the Investor Relations department. He often posts about the company's self-driving taxi efforts, and has a seat on the board of AV company Waabi โ€” so the appointment may be a sign of the company's plans to…
Read More
Tottenham transfer: James Wilson made a bad decision – McInnes

Tottenham transfer: James Wilson made a bad decision – McInnes

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Heart of Midlothian manager Derek McInnes believes James Wilson made a mistake by joining Tottenham Hotspur on loan in a deal that could become permanent at the end of the season.Arsenal were in talks with the Scottish Premiership leaders over a transfer for the 18-year-old but the Scottish striker joined Tottenham instead.Wilson, who became the youngest player to represent Scotland when he featured in the UEFA Nations League play-off against Greece last March, will play for Tottenham's Under-21s.He has scored eight goals in 45 appearances…
Read More
Is Pep Guardiola right about Manchester City’s net spending?

Is Pep Guardiola right about Manchester City’s net spending?

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: There are two ways to look at things.Yes, City are not the biggest spenders.But the data also shows they spent the second-highest amount on players during this period.Chelsea spent the largest amount (ยฃ1.57bn) trying to catch up with the likes of Manchester City. They sold the most too, ยฃ862m worth of talent.Guardiola comes in second on both, having spent ยฃ962.3m of which ยฃ637.6m was brought in from sales. This underscores how incredibly adept City are at bringing in players from their academy and selling them…
Read More
Here is the breakdown of borrowers in the United States

Here is the breakdown of borrowers in the United States

๐Ÿš€ Discover this must-read post from Business News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: An aerial view of homes in San Francisco, August 27, 2025.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe share of U.S. homeowners enjoying high interest rates on their mortgages has jumped sharply in just the past few years. This has a noticeable impact on the refinancing market and a somewhat more subdued impact on home sales. Prices have been front and center in the debate about how to improve home affordability โ€” and for good reason. In 2022, after mortgage interest rates hit more than a dozen record…
Read More