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Olivia Smith is set to become the first £1million women’s player after Arsenal had what would be a world-record bid accepted by WSL rivals Liverpool, according to reports.The 20-year-old Canadian forward will soon be the game’s most expensive signing with the Gunners willing to pay the sizeable sum for her services, per the Guardian’s Tom Garry.The fee exceeds the $1.1m paid by Chelsea for the USA centre-back Naomi Girma in January – a move which broke the previous transfer record believed to be the $860,000 paid by Bay FC to sign Zambia international Racheal Kundananji from Madrid CFF in 2024.CHAMPIONS…
Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension worth as much as $287 million. The deal contains no player or team options for either side. Williams could reach 30 percent of the cap if he makes an All-NBA team during the 2025-26 season. The Thunder now have Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren under contract long-term for contracts collective worth up to $822 million. Williams is represented by Bill Duffy, who also is the agent of Holmgren. Williams suffered a complete tear of the scapholunate ligament in his right wrist on April…
With now 120 people killed from the Texas Hill Country, the search for more than 170 still missing continues nearly one week after the July Fourth flooding. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne reports from near the Guadalupe River where search crews continue to look for victims. KERR COUNTY, Texas – It could take months for Texas families to experience some form of closure as more than 170 people remain missing nearly one week after deadly July Fourth flooding along the Guadalupe River devastated the sprawling Hill Country.At least 120 people, including 39 children, are confirmed dead after flooding caused by…
As communities in Texas continued their search for the missing affected by a flood that so far has killed nearly 120 people, dozens of Facebook posts trumpeted news that sports and music icons were on their side. Some of the posts showed celebrities alongside photos of mourners and flood damage. Rapper Eminem. Football stars Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes. According to these posts, they each “broke down” or “couldn’t hold back his tears” after hearing about the tragedy and pledged their help. By the captions’ telling, these well-known figures already raised tens of millions of dollars for relief efforts. The…
When I was in high school (approximately 730 years ago, or so it feels these days) I first learned basic trigonometry. A common type of problem in homework and tests involved situations where you had to find the length of one side of a triangle based on other values provided. For example, a problem might tell you that there is a post of unknown height. The problem then tells you there is a shadow of such and such length being cast from that post by a light source at such and such an angle. The given information could then be…
Barcelona’s 2025/26 away kit is expected to launch in the coming weeks, with a Kobe Bryant-inspired Mamba collection set to accompany its release.The Los Angeles Lakers legend shared strong ties with the Catalan club before his tragic passing in a helicopter crash in 2020. Not only did he play against Barça’s basketball team on multiple occasions, he also visited Camp Nou several times, even taking part in a charity football match there in 2011.Now, five years on, Barça appear set to honour one of their most high-profile fans with a kit inspired by his legacy.Kobe Bryant was a Barcelona fan.…
Here’s new Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott on what he’s seen from rookie Khaman Maluach so far as a player/person (acquired in draft day trade with the Houston Rockets/selected 10th overall). (via Phoenix Suns): “We know how big and long he is, it’s obvious. His ability to run just creates a different dynamic, the […] The post Jordan Ott: You can feel Khaman Maluach’s size/rim protection every second he’s out there appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross covers the latest hurricane season outlook from Colorado State University. The new projection shows a slight decrease in the hurricane forecast. Norcross breaks it all down.The team at Colorado State University, led by Dr. Phil Klotzbach, is out with their updated seasonal prediction. It’s based on conditions across the tropics that were observed on June 1, with an adjustment for the predicted atmospheric pattern for the rest of July.The new forecast calls for a total of 16 named storms this hurricane season. Eight of them would become hurricanes, and 3 of those would strengthen…
The race for critical and rare-earth mineral dominance is escalating, underscored by the Trump administration’s recent agreement with Ukraine. Demand for critical minerals—which power clean energy, artificial intelligence, and much more—is now projectedin a net-zero scenario, to nearly triple by 2030. These minerals are often extracted from the world’s most blood-soaked soil, where women and girls already face heightened risks from armed conflict. Proliferation of mineral agreements will uniquely impact women, who are crucial to the success of mining yet disproportionately shoulder its negative consequences. Women’s inclusion leads to better outcomes for mining projects. Women’s employment and leadership are associated…
From Orrenius et al. (2025)GDP growth is down 0.81% in 2026, 0.49% in 2027. These estimates based on a VAR(2) using annual data, net unauthorized immigration as a percent of the previous-year U.S. population, annual growth rate of nonfarm payroll employment, the PCE annual inflation rate, and yearly GDP growth. Source: Orrenius et al. (2025). PCE inflation is 15 bps and 6 bps higher in 2026 and 2027 under baseline. This entry was posted on July 9, 2025 by Menzie Kent.