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India suffered a heartbreaking loss at the hands of England in the ICC Women’s World Cup in Indore (Images via AP) Indore: What transpired here has to be one of the most heart-breaking defeats ever suffered by the Indian Women’s cricket team, and it puts their qualification to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup in real danger.Riding on fine half-centuries by senior batters Smriti Mandhana (88 from 84 deliveries), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (70 runs from as many balls) and Deepti Sharma, who produced a brilliant all-round performance (50 from 57 deliveries and 4-51 in 10 overs), India…

US youth literacy falls while graduation rates rise The latest 2023 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) data from the US Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reveals a significant decline in literacy and numeracy among young adults aged 16 to 24. Despite rising high school graduation rates, millions of Americans are now functionally illiterate or lack basic numeracy skills necessary for higher education and skilled employment.A growing number of struggling readersAccording to the NCES report, the percentage of adults performing at the lowest literacy level (Level 1 or below) increased from 19 percent…

A $450M plan to build a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz Island has been pitched by Ross Calvin, a Bitcoin mining entrepreneur, marking one of the most ambitious monument proposals in recent memory. According to Bloomberg, the concept formally titled The Great Colossus of Prometheus on Alcatraz would feature a towering nickel-bronze sculpture and a high-tech museum dedicated to innovation and entrepreneurship. The project’s estimated height would surpass that of the Statue of Liberty, standing as a symbol of “human triumph” and the spirit of self-sovereignty that crypto advocates often reference. Alcatraz, once a notorious federal prison and now…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Technical analyst John Bollinger says Ethereum and Solana are showing bullish “W” bottom patterns and hinted that a similar setup on Bitcoin’s chart could indicate a big move for the crypto market. The “W” bottom is a bullish reversal signal that often precedes sharp upward moves. Bollinger, who invented the Bollinger Bands volatility indicator, said the formation has yet to appear on Bitcoin’s chart and told his 254k followers in an X post that it’s “Gonna be time to pay attention soon.” Pseudonymous trader and analyst “Satoshi Flipper”…

Currency markets swung amid U.S.-China trade shifts and central bank signals; the dollar weakened as safe-haven currencies gained on banking fears.

Near­ly 70 per­cent of Amer­i­cans believe in angels, at least accord­ing to a sta­tis­tic often cit­ed in recent years. But what, exact­ly, comes to their minds — or those of any oth­er believ­ers around the world — when they imag­ine one? Per­son­al con­cep­tions may vary, of course, but we can be fair­ly cer­tain of one thing: most of them will bear no resem­blance to the angels actu­al­ly described in the Bible. Here to give us a sense of their appear­ance is Tom­mie Trelawny, cre­ator of the YouTube chan­nel Hochela­ga, whose video above explains “Why Bible Accu­rate Angels Are So Creepy.”…

Khloe Kardashian is showcasing her spook-tacular hosting skills. Ahead of Halloween, the 41-year-old held her “annual pumpkin-decorating party” at her Hidden Hills home. And in true Kardashian fashion, Khloe went all out for the occasion, which included having multiple decorating stations for kids to create slime, phone cases, picture frames, custom jewelry boxes and more. (They also had Polaroid cameras on hand to commemorate the festivities.) The Kardashians star also had plenty of snacks to go around including Halloween cupcake towers, a black cat-themed cake, and candy charcuterie boards. “It’s so, so cute,” Khloe said in a video shared to Instagram…

There is not a singular aesthetic to decadency and yet all it takes is one brief sniff to feel it in the air. The first few minutes of Edward Berger’s Ballad of a Small Player broach decadence through its wealthier cousin: opulence. Colin Farrell’s Lord Doyle wakes up surrounded by empty champagne bottles and half-eaten plates of lobster in a suite that would easily house a large family and makes his way towards a grand entrance where limousines used to line up to give him a ride to the next casino. Still, there is a lingering foulness to all the luxury – the unshakeable stench of a dead…

On and shortly after Liberation Day, economists warned that tariffs would raise prices, snarl supply chains, and cut into economic growth. Prices are higher, certainly, but haven’t skyrocketed. Goods are, despite early concerns, still on shelves. (Labor markets, on the other hand, are weakening swiftly.) Predictably, partisan cheerleaders are taking a victory lap, claiming the “experts” got it wrong. But the current state of affairs is not vindication: it’s misdirection. The reality is that the threatened tariff regime was never fully enacted, and where tariffs have hit, the pain has been disguised by temporary buffers. Trade policy rarely lands as…

Australia produced a commanding performance to outplay India by seven wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. The match, which was marred by multiple rain interruptions, saw the hosts take full advantage of the conditions after opting to bowl first. With this win, the Mitchell Marsh-led side went 1-0 up in the series.India, led by Shubman Gill, struggled throughout the game as the returning veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failed to fire. The visitors were bowled out for 136/9 in 26 overs before the DLS target was revised to…