The players won’t be the only ones looking to score when the World Cup kicks off on June 11 across 16 cities in three continents. Held this year in Canada, Mexico and the U.S., the quadrennial soccer tournament is expected to become one of the biggest gambling events of all time. Bookies.com predicts Americans will …
Washington — The Justice Department’s new $1.776 billion fund to provide payouts to people alleging the legal system was “weaponized” against them was met with immediate scrutiny and questions surrounding its legality, enforcement and implementation. The Justice Department has said that there are no “partisan requirements” to seek compensation, but if its past settlements and …
The iconic Ed Sullivan Theater marquee lights up and Stephen Colbert takes the stage one last time for the final broadcast of “The Late Show” Thursday night, before the curtain comes down on more than 30 years of late-night TV history. In the days counting down to the franchise finale, a stream of prominent guests …
AMSTERDAM, May 21 (Reuters) – The European Union can freeze assets linked to Russians sanctioned over the war in Ukraine, even if those assets are held by a trust and there is no direct legal link to the persons involved, the EU’s Court of Justice ruled on Thursday. • The court said assets can also …
BERLIN, May 21 (Reuters) – The family of a U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus has killed over 130 people, has been admitted to an isolation ward at the Berlin hospital where he is being treated. The German health ministry …
MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that it would provide active support to Cuba despite attempts by the United States to intimidate and tighten the “sanctions noose” around the Communist‑run island republic. The United States announced murder charges against former President Raúl Castro on Wednesday, a major escalation in Washington’s campaign against …
ABUJA, May 21 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said it had dismantled a methamphetamine syndicate in the largest seizure of its kind in the country, seizing drugs and chemicals worth about $363 million and arresting 10 suspects, including three Mexicans. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said late on Wednesday that coordinated raids on a …
JERUSALEM, May 21 (Reuters) – Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel’s far-right police minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, officials said. The activists were arrested at a port in southern Israel after the Israeli …
A shooting involving a white livestreamer known for filming himself provoking people with racist words that left a Black man wounded has reignited debate over freedom of speech and content creators who monetize hate-filled interactions. As more users of livestreaming social media platforms find being performative with bigoted language can draw big bucks, the line …
KATHMANDU, May 21 (Reuters) – A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking official said, the highest number ever to reach the world’s tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side. The 8,849-metre (29,032 feet) Everest straddles the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China and can …