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In this issue The 2026 World Cup promises to be the biggest of all time. More teams, more matches, more host countries than ever before. What began as a 13-team experiment 96 years ago is now a 48-nation extravaganza, the biggest sporting and cultural event on the planet, which literally billions of people will tune into.How did it happen? World Soccer wasn’t there for every single step of the way, but we witnessed a fair chunk of it.We were there when Pele and Co. dazzled in technicolour; when Cruyff taught the world to play total football; when Maradona amazed with his feet…

Singer and songwriter d4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murder for the death of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found last year in a Tesla belonging to the singer.The arrest comes after the singer,  whose name is David Burke, was the target of a grand jury investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. “Detectives from Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Division, have arrested David Burke, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, for the murder of Celeste Rivas. Burke is being held without bail,” LAPD announced on X. Detectives will present the case to the Los Angeles District…

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.Markets march on to new records as the warring sides in the Middle East signal a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, but could the ever-shifting winds of geopolitics guided by U.S. President Donald Trump’s mixed messaging blow this fragile peace? Read on!What you need to know todayIs peace finally coming to the Middle East?There are glimmers of hope, as…

Cancer affects millions of people each year, and a large share of these cases come from just a few types: breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancer. These cancers are common because they involve large, hormonally active organs that are exposed to everyday lifestyle and environmental factors over many years.Understanding why they occur so often helps explain the statistics and highlights where prevention and early detection matter most.What Makes a Type of Cancer “Common”?When a cancer is called “common,” it usually means it causes many new cases in a population each year or carries a high lifetime risk. Breast, prostate, lung,…

Donald Trump’s administration has no plans to stop browbeating its critics with incorrect and sacrilegious invocation of biblical teachings. On Thursday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a lengthy diatribe barely disguised as a sermon in which he quoted fake scripture from the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction, and later berated the press on biblical grounds during a press briefing, comparing the president to Jesus.  Hegseth, who for weeks now has been invoking Christian scripture to justify the administration’s disastrous war against Iran, hosted his regular worship service and sermon at the Pentagon on Wednesday. During his speech, he quoted…

We’re now just a couple weeks away from Pompeii // Utility, the new joint album from Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and SURF GANG. It’s structured as a pair of albums, one from Earl and one from MIKE, with SURF GANG working on both projects and the two rappers making appearance on their non-native side of the LP. “Chicago” is one of the Earl, tracks, though, where Mike sits it out. The song was shared today (April 16), alongside a video. The song and visual are under two minutse long, and it features green-screen footage of Earl and his associates chilling out…

Less than a week after returning from their historic 10-day, 694,481-mile journey to the moon and back, the Artemis II crew answered questions on Thursday about their successful mission.During a news conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, home of the Mission Control Center, the three NASA astronauts and one Canadian Space Agency astronaut spoke fondly of their time aboard the Orion spacecraft, Integrity, and recalled how they came together as a crew during the first mission to the moon in more than 50 years.Reid Wiseman, who served as the Artemis II commander, said, “What an amazing journey that…

Durham v WarwickshireWarwickshire 243/9 v Durham 244/7 (46.3 ovs)Warwickshire, who elected to bat, never really got their innings going as they lost five wickets within the first 22 overs, with a brief cameo from Davina Perrin (32) ended by a fine return catch from Mady Villiers (2/35). When Katie George (42) and then Emily Arlott (29) departed Warwickshire looked in trouble at 152/7, but as in previous games their tail wagged with some purpose. Charis Pavely (57) and Issy Wong (32) added 83 for the 8th wicket before both succumbing in the final over of the innings, which left Warwickshire…

The only constant in life is change, and in the NFL, that can mean a million different things. One of those changes could be a team’s appearance, and we’ve already seen multiple teams announce new jerseys for next season.Here are the teams that have released a new uniform and/or rebranded their entire look for the 2026 NFL season:Los Angeles RamsAdd the Rams to the list! Los Angeles dropped its new look for the 2026 season on Apr. 16. The Rams’ chest tag has been removed, 3D bumper logos were added to their helmets and a modern horn sleeve has been added…

Boeing is hiring around 100 to 140 factory workers a week, the highest pace ‌since 2024, as the U.S. jetmaker replaces retirees and increases staffing to support higher production rates and new models, a union leader said. Boeing’s unionized factory workers in the Pacific Northwest now number more than 34,000 and are “heading higher,” Jon Holden told Reuters in his first interview as a vice president specializing in training and ​apprenticeships at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). “We’re seeing strong interest as we hire in Puget Sound and across ​the enterprise to support our production rate…