Taipei, Taiwan – With just weeks left in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden and his team are scrambling to lock in billions of dollars in funding to re-shore chip manufacturing to the US. Signed into law by Biden in 2022, the CHIPS and Science Act set aside $280bn in funding to boost domestic…
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Real Madrid out muscle Pachuca in FIFA Intercontinental Cup final – updates
Real Madrid won the FIFA Intercontinental Cup after beating Mexico’s Pachuca 3-0 in a largely one-sided final in Qatar, with Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr all on target. The Spanish giants did just enough to win comfortably on Wednesday and never looked likely to cede control, despite allowing the CONCACAF champions to threaten occasionally…
The Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton, adding the storied Premier League club to its wide-ranging portfolio of investments including Italian team Roma. It ends a long period of huge uncertainty at Everton, a nine-time English champion which has been an ever-present in the top division since 1954 but is without a…
Premier League struggler Wolverhampton Wanderers have hired much-travelled coach Vitor Pereira from Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab. The 56-year-old Pereira takes over a team in next-to-last place in England’s top flight, with just two wins from 16 games. Wolves are five points from safety approaching the halfway point in the league. Gary O’Neil was…
The United States Congress has until Friday at midnight to pass a bill raising the country’s borrowing limit, also known as the debt ceiling, without which large sections of the government could stop operating. A bill that would have extended the deadline until March 14, prepared by both Democrats and Republicans, was scuttled after President-elect…
After years of telling the public that the United States has about 900 troops in Syria, the Pentagon has revealed there are approximately 2,000 soldiers there — double the previous estimate. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said the additional US forces have been in Syria since before the ouster of former…
The United States House of Representatives has rejected a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown as millions of Americans prepare to travel during the holiday season. The bill was voted down 174 to 235 on Thursday evening following opposition from nearly all Democrats and 38 hard-right…
UnitedHealth CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces court in New York Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, has appeared in a New York court to face new federal charges including murder and stalking. Mangione’s arraignment on Thursday followed his transfer to New York from Pennsylvania after he waived his…
