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September 2, 2021 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – On a night that started so badly for Sweden, it did not take long for the value of having an out and out number nine in their team to become evident. Just 62 seconds after conceding to Spain, Alexander Isak latched on to Sergio Busquets’s mistake to finish with […]

September 2, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – After an opening match nailbiter Angelique Kerber sailed drama free into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, brushing past Anhelina Kalinina 6-3 6-2 to set up a rematch of former champions. Kerber had appeared headed for an early Flushing Meadows exit until coming back from […]

September 2, 2021 By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Joe Manchin on Thursday urged fellow Democrats to pause in their push to enact a $3.5 trillion spending bill encompassing much of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, casting doubt on whether and when they will be able to advance the package. “Instead of rushing to […]

September 2, 2021 BUDAPEST (Reuters) – England moved five points clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group I after a comfortable 4-0 win over Hungary at the Puskas Arena on Thursday. Raheem Sterling put England ahead in the 55th minute, after a frustrating first half, slotting home a low pull-back from Mason Mount. […]

September 2, 2021 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden recovered from a goal down to hand Spain their first World Cup qualifying defeat for 28 years with a shock 2-1 victory on Thursday. Alexander Isak and Viktor Claesson produced sumptuous finishes to cancel out Carlos Soler’s early goal for the Euro 2020 semi-finalists and move Sweden top of […]

September 2, 2021 FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -Italy made it 35 games unbeaten to equal the European record run set by Spain but were ultimately disappointed as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Bulgaria in their Group C World Cup qualifier on Thursday. In their first match since winning the European Championship in […]

September 2, 2021 ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) -New Germany coach Hansi Flick got his reign off to a winning start as Timo Werner and Leroy Sane scored in a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein in their World Cup Group J qualifier on Thursday, but once again the Germans struggled in front of goal. Former assistant Flick […]

September 2, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Poland’s seventh seed Iga Swiatek said she was feeling the pressure that accompanies Grand Slam success after being made to sweat by unseeded Frenchwoman Fiona Ferro before sealing a 3-6 7-6(3) 6-0 win to reach the U.S. Open third round on Thursday. The 20-year-old, who exploded onto the […]

September 2, 2021 By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is launching a “whole-of-government effort,” including from the White House counsel, to combat a strict new Texas abortion law after an overnight Supreme Court decision let it stand. Biden, a Democrat and a Catholic who has shifted to the left […]

September 2, 2021 By Michel Rose MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a multibillion-euro plan to turn Marseille into what he called a world city and help slash crime, drug trafficking and poverty, offering clues to campaign themes in his likely re-election bid. After a summer spent on international crises, Macron is […]

Choosing the best laptop for college isn’t as easy as you might think. Most parents and working students would just go for the cheapest option they could find. However, a student laptop needs to meet more requirements than notebooks for the average user, and going for the cheapest might not be a wise investment. The […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – Bubba Watson needs no introduction in golf circles but the twice Masters champion may have underplayed his fame at this week’s Solheim Cup in Toledo, Ohio, where he is on hand to offer his services to the U.S. team. Watson was inside the U.S. team room at Inverness Club when […]

September 2, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States secured a victory at the World Trade Organization on Thursday in a case brought by China over U.S. measures to limit the import of solar panel cells. A three-person WTO panel rejected all four of China’s claims and said that the measures did not breach global […]

September 2, 2021 By Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Reddit Inc, the operator of online message boards that became the go-to destination for day traders chasing this year’s frenzy for so-called ‘meme’ stocks, is seeking to hire investment bankers and lawyers for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, two people familiar with the matter […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) -Broadcom Inc forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, betting on strong demand for its semiconductors from the adoption of 5G technology and a shift to hybrid work models. Broadcom’s efforts to diversify revenue by ramping up investments in its software business has insulated the company from being heavily […]

September 2, 2021 CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. farmers’ net income is projected to jump 19.5% this year to an eight-year high of $113 billion, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday in a sharp reversal from a February forecast for a decline in profits. A surge to eight-year highs in U.S. corn and soybean […]

When you're setting out to buy one of the best gaming monitors, there are literally hundreds of different options out there. All kinds of sizes, resolutions, display technologies and even aspect ratios are available for you to project the best PC games onto.  And one of the most novel types of monitors that have been […]

Scientists have identified a venerable brown dwarf nicknamed 'The Accident' that is almost as old as the universe itself careening through our galactic neighborhood at half a million miles an hour – and it's upending what we thought we knew about these strange, not-quite-a-star-but-not-quite-a-planet space objects. As LiveScience explains it, brown dwarfs are best thought […]

Upgrading your wireless router with a new model from Amazon is certainly a good idea if you're working from home but new research from CyberNews has revealed that one of the most popular routers from TP-Link frequently featured on the ecommerce giant's store ships with vulnerable firmware. Shenzhen-based TP-Link is the world's number one manufacturer […]