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U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement on 2026 FIFA World Cup, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stand behind the FIFA World Cup Trophy, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersAs the U.S. men’s national soccer team heads into its first World Cup knockout match Wednesday night, President Donald Trump’s newly released 2025 financial disclosure is putting new focus on his close relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.The disclosure shows Infantino gave Trump 10…

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Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesA day after closing out a blockbuster three months on Wall Street, high-flying chip stocks suffered steep declines to open the third quarter. Memory maker Micron dropped 11%, wiping out $138 billion of market cap. Intel fell 9% and rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices dropped 7%. Those three stocks boomed in the second quarter, adding $2 trillion in combined value, as investors wagered that the artificial intelligence buildout would require an ever-increasing amount of memory as well as more central processors, rather than just the graphics processors made by Nvidia. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH),…

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Members representing a majority of the Senedd defended the Welsh government’s Nation of Sanctuary policy in a heated debate on Wednesday.Reform’s Welsh leader Dan Thomas told the Welsh Parliament that the scheme, aimed at helping asylum seekers and refugees integrate, “puts illegal arrivals ahead of the queue”.But politicians from Plaid Cymru, Labour, the Greens and the Welsh Lib Dems rejected the criticism. Plaid Deputy First Minister Sioned Williams accused Reform of being “historically illiterate”.Reform lost a vote calling for the policy to be scrapped – with 52 votes against, and 38 for.While the debate was passionate on both sides, it…

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If you’re one of the 85% of Americans expected to drive to Independence Day celebrations this year, there’s a new gas discount that can help you save significantly. Amazon Prime members can save 50 cents per gallon on one fuel purchase from July 2 to July 5 at more than 7,500 bp, Amoco and participating ampm and Thorntons locations. This discount is 5X higher than the regular 10-cent discount Amazon offers Prime members.While the national gas price average has fallen for the fifth straight week, the current average of $3.85 per gallon is still about 67 cents higher than a year…

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“They’re making great progress,” Isaacman said of Blue Origin. “So plan A is very much still to launch the Mk. 1 on New Glenn. They are very committed to getting back in the business of launching New Glenn before the end of the year. And Plan A is looking a lot better today than it was weeks ago, just based on the progress that the Blue Origin team is making.” NASA considering its options However, he added that prudence demands that NASA should also study alternative launch vehicles for the Endurance mission as well as Blue Origin’s lander for Artemis…

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A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions.Medicare has officially started covering obesity drugs for the first time through a temporary government program – and companies like Walmart and CVS Health are playing an important role for patients. The huge shift in Medicare policy is going to open up access to millions of older Americans who previously couldn’t afford blockbuster GLP-1s from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to treat obesity. But many seniors may not know about this new coverage or…

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