⚽ Kick-off time: 4.30pm EDT/9.30pm BST/6.30am AET⚽ Bracketology | Player guide | Golden Boot standings Match report: Brazil 2-1 Japan Not for the first time in this tournament, there were long periods when Brazil did not impress. And not for the first time in this tournament, they got away with ...
Porn star turned late-night TV icon Robin Byrd: ‘Sex is a form of magic’Porn star turned late-night TV icon Robin Byrd: ‘Sex is a form of magic’
She was a sex-positive star in the 80s and 90s who became an ‘accidental activist’ and her life is explored in a HBO documentary produced by Sarah Jessica Parker Robin Byrd has no doubt about where the archive of her life should end up. “I think it should be in ...
The US supreme court just put the lives of 1.3 million immigrants in danger| Heba GowayedThe US supreme court just put the lives of 1.3 million immigrants in danger| Heba Gowayed
The court’s TPS decision is devastating for those whose countries of origin are deemed unsafe. Congress must act On Thursday, the US supreme court authorized the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS), facilitating the largest single assault on immigrants in contemporary United States history. While the case concerned ...
‘His ability is hard to deny’: is Tom Hardy a secretly good rapper?‘His ability is hard to deny’: is Tom Hardy a secretly good rapper?
The unconventional actor is releasing a new hip-hop album, the latest unlikely new string to his bow, but the big surprise is that he might actually be great As good as he is as an actor, perhaps the best thing about Tom Hardy is how he will sometimes pop up ...
Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselvesAftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves
In areas devastated by the twin earthquakes, people are using crowbars, pickaxes and their bare hands to try to reach survivors. ...
Comcast ditches the studio for the pipesComcast ditches the studio for the pipes
Rohan’s view Brian Roberts spent 24 years building Comcast into one of the largest conglomerates in the US, a juggernaut that owned the media on your screen, the pipelines that delivered it, and the platforms that served it up to you. Now Comcast is poised to undo all of it. ...
Supreme Court says Trump can’t fire Fed governor — for nowSupreme Court says Trump can’t fire Fed governor — for now
The News The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that President Donald Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook while she contests his administration’s unproven allegations of mortgage fraud, dealing a crucial blow to his pressure campaign of the central bank. However, in a separate 6-3 ruling, the justices ...
How the old took overHow the old took over
, by Samuel Moyn. A Yale law and history professor, Moyn argues that America’s oldest generations wield disproportionate power, leaving younger Americans with diminished opportunities and influence. Drawing on demographic and economic data, he contends that growing concentrations of wealth and political clout have widened the generational divide, calling for ...
South Africa faces security test as anti-migrant violence escalatesSouth Africa faces security test as anti-migrant violence escalates
Tiisetso’s view South Africa on Tuesday faces a major test for a state already stretched and carrying the scars of violence from years prior. New civic movements working alongside established anti-migrant vigilante groups are demanding the removal of undocumented migrants and tighter border enforcement, setting their own deadline of June ...
African teams celebrate World Cup successesAfrican teams celebrate World Cup successes
This year’s World Cup is already the most successful tournament for African nations on record, even after South Africa’s elimination by Canada on Sunday. Nine of the 10 participating African teams progressed to the knockout stage, and while they have benefited from an expanded tournament — 48 instead of 32 ...