Israel’s recent attacks on Hezbollah expose weaknesses in Iran’s proxy strategy. Communities from Florida to North Carolina grapple with the devastation from Helene. And the Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry delivers a standout performance in Week 4 of the NFL season.Here’s what to know today.Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah exposes weaknesses in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’In a matter of weeks, Israel has dealt devastating blows to Iran’s most important proxy, Hezbollah. Airstrikes continued over the weekend, destroying multiple weapons depots. And on Saturday, Israel announced that its forces killed Hezbollah’s powerful and longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah.Earlier this month, Israel also sabotaged the…
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Epic Games has accused Samsung of making it too difficult to download its massively popular video game Fortnite on certain mobile devices.In a legal complaint it said it would file on Monday, it says people have to go through “21 steps” before they can play the game on a new Samsung product, including viewing security warning screens and changing settings.Epic claims this means 50% of people who try to install the game on these devices give up before they complete the process.It says this process takes 12 steps, rather than 21, for other Android phones and tablets.Epic has blamed a…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and GramercyIf taken at face value, Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell’s justification for the unusually aggressive start to the central bank’s rate-cutting cycle reinforces the market belief that we never exited, nor are likely to any time soon, the monetary policy regime that first flourished in the run-up to the 2008 global financial crisis.That regime of ample liquidity provided by the central bank to markets now serves as an…
Sklifosovsky Insitute, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Matthew Winans for RealClearPolitics At college campuses nationwide, the newest students are starting class, but I’m not among them. Many medical schools rejected my application, and when I asked why, several told me that my service in our nation’s armed forces didn’t matter, and that I should have spent more time proving my commitment to “diversity” and “equity.” I served in the United States Army from 2012 to 2017. During my service, I intended to apply to the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, the military’s medical school, but health-related issues…
Sophie Turner has opened up about the challenges she’s been facing as a single mother amid her highly publicized divorce from musician Joe Jonas.The actress explained that her new role in the upcoming crime series “Joan” helped her through the difficult phase, adding that it came around a time in her life when she had to “have strong will and fight.”Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas have now reached an agreement almost one year after the singer filed for divorce.Article continues below advertisementSophie Turner Says Being A Single Mother Is A ‘Struggle’MEGAIn a recent conversation with The Sunday Times, the “Game…
VALDOSTA, United States: The death toll from powerful storm Helene jumped to at least 93 on Sunday (Sep 29), with one county in North Carolina alone reporting 30 deaths, authorities said, as rescuers battled to reach people in need across the southeastern United States. The storm response took on a political tinge after President Joe Biden and the two candidates vying to replace him, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, announced plans to soon visit hard-hit areas, some of them in key battleground states in the November election. High winds and torrential rain pummeled towns and cities across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,…
Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania took on similar themes to an event the day before that he himself described as a ‘dark speech’.Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, by repeating an insult that she was “mentally impaired” while also saying she should be “impeached and prosecuted”. Trump’s rally on Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania, took on similar themes as an event the day before that he described as a “dark speech”. He claimed in front of a cheering crowd on Sunday that Harris was responsible for an “invasion” at the United States-Mexico…
With most of the NFL Week 4 schedule complete, it is time to take a look at some of the biggest winners from around the league so far.Joe Flacco, quarterback, Indianapolis ColtsFlacco is 39 years old and still hanging on as a viable backup quarterback option. He was forced into action on Sunday due to an injury to Anthony Richardson and helped lead the Colts to an impressive win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Flacco threw two touchdowns and did not turn the ball over against a defense that was the NFL’s top-ranked entering the week. He may not be a…
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If you are a fan of Good Trouble, you are most likely familiar with Emma Hunton as the actress portraying Davia in the TV series. But it’s the actress’s transformation since the beginning of Good Trouble’s fourth season which really emphasizes how far she has gone. American star Emma Hunton got popular through her role in “Good Trouble”. She portrays the character of Davia, a body-positive vlogger and an exercise instructor. Beginning with the very first episode, the character has been at the center of dialogues concerning body image and self-acceptance. The fans are now curious to know the reason…