Manchester City moved one step closer to a victory after netting a memorable hat-trick by beating Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final thanks to Ilkay Gundogan’s brace. The City captain entered the record books by scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup final history, crashing home with an exquisite volley after 12 seconds. … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — A son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, detained in Lebanon for more than seven years, began a hunger strike on Saturday to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said. Hannibal Gaddafi has been detained in Lebanon since 2015 after being abducted to neighboring Syria where he lived as a political … Read more
A public putting green in downtown Okmulgee, Okla., May 2, 2022. (Shane Brown/The New York Times) WASHINGTON — Early one morning in September 2020, Michael Hill called police after hearing knocking on the doors and windows of his home in Okmulgee, Oklahoma — part of a state gang the Supreme Court had recently ruled was … Read more
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s law restricting drag performances in public or in the presence of children is unconstitutional, dealing a blow to U.S. states’ efforts to regulate LGBTQ conduct. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee had signed the bill passed by the state assembly in February that sought … Read more
How can I avoid paying tax on dividends? Dividends are payments that some companies make to shareholders as a reward for investing in them. Dividends can provide regular, predictable income to investors who also retain the ability to profit from price appreciation. Dividends can benefit from favorable capital gains tax treatment if the shares are … Read more
Manchester City take on Manchester United in a historic FA Cup final at Wembley. In the first ever FA Cup final played between the Manchester clubs, talk of the “treble” has dominated the build-up to the showpiece occasion. City are attempting to equal United’s treble-winning campaign of 1999 this season, with the Premier League title … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said on Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia considers hostile have been banned from covering this year’s economic forum in St. Petersburg, one of the flagship events from the country. The move underscores heightened animosity between Russia and countries that have imposed sanctions related to the … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of people killed in days of clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security agents, the government said on Saturday. . Clashes continued in pockets of the city on Friday night with protesters throwing rocks, burning cars and … Read more
You probably knew Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has a tendency to say and do some really crazy things. Turns out she’s also a bird collector, but not in the way you might think. The hardline Republican held a town hall in Cobb County, Georgia on Thursday, which appeared to be mostly attended by supporters. … Read more
(Bloomberg) — With a freshly signed debt ceiling deal, the US Treasury is poised to unleash a tsunami of new bonds to quickly fill its coffers. It will be another drain on dwindling liquidity as bank deposits are plundered to pay for it – and Wall Street is warning markets are not ready. Bloomberg’s Most … Read more