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SAO PAULO, Brazil – Venezuela has temporarily closed its border with Brazil following an early morning U.S. attack on Caracas in which U.S. forces also captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.A Brazilian military official told Al Jazeera that the border crossing between the Brazilian city of Pacaraima and Venezuela’s Santa Elena de Huilén had been closed on the Venezuelan side for about five hours, preventing nationals from entering Brazil.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”There was no formal protocol from Venezuela regarding entry and exit criteria. In fact, Brazilians are allowed to leave the country, but…
Manager Nuno Espirito Santo apologized after West Ham lost 3-0 to Wolves, describing the result as “embarrassing” and admitting he had never felt worse on a football pitch.West Ham, who had played against a team without a win in the Premier League all season, were three points down before half-time and had no intention of fighting their way back into the game. West Ham were unable to force Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa into a single save, handing their opponents their first clean sheet of the season and extending their winless streak to nine games. West Ham are now four points…
Passengers sleep on the floor at Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, after an overnight U.S. attack on Venezuela closed airspace, delayed and canceled flights.Reuters/Ricardo ArduengoAirlines canceled hundreds of flights to Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean on Saturday, stranding thousands of travelers at the end of the New Year’s holiday period, after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered commercial aircraft to avoid some parts of the region’s airspace in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela.President Donald Trump said Saturday that the attack resulted in the United States detaining Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his…
Mikel Arteta believes Declan Rice deserves to be one of the best midfielders in the world after Declan Rice’s double helped Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2, but the midfielder nearly missed the game due to injury.Rice helped Arsenal come back from a 1-0 deficit on the south coast to beat Arsenal 2-1 and 3-1, leaving the Gunners six points clear at the top of the Premier League. It was Rice’s first Premier League double in 236 appearances in the competition, and his first for the club since he scored two free-kicks against Real Madrid last season. Asked if Rice was one…
If your portfolio is invested in exchange-traded funds, 2025 could have been a very good year. The S&P 500, the index tracked by the market’s three largest ETFs, returned about 16% in 2025, according to the ETF database.But in theory, depending on the funds you held, you could have done pretty well. The Microsectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN, a privacy-focused fund that tracks the price of cryptocurrencies, ended the year up 796%, according to FactSet data analyzed by CNBC. This was the highest among ETFs traded in the US. If he had bought other ETFs focused on metal mining…
Reuters — The driver of the vehicle involved in the crash that injured British former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed two of his close friends has been charged with four offences, Nigerian police said on Friday. The Ogun State Police Command said in a statement that Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, appeared before the Sagamu Magistrate Court on Friday in connection with an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the newspaper, Kayode was charged with four charges, including causing death by dangerous driving. The case was adjourned to January 20th. Reuters could not immediately contact Kayode or his…
Declan Rice’s second-half double played a key role in Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Bournemouth, moving them six points clear at the top of the Premier League, despite a number of dangers on the south coast.Rice, who missed the win against Aston Villa due to knee swelling, quickly returned to the starting XI and proved his worth to the team by scoring two goals from inside the box. It was a game the midfielder almost missed as his recovery from knee swelling was in jeopardy. “Until the last moment I asked him, ‘How are you feeling?'” Mikel Arteta recalled. “He said…
While tech stocks were busy setting records in 2025, executives at these companies were similarly busy turning paper money into physical cash (more than $16 billion), according to a Bloomberg analysis of insider trading data. Jeff Bezos paved the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, just as he was planning to marry Lauren Sanchez of Venice. Former Oracle CEO Safra Katz was close behind with $2.5 billion, followed by Michael Dell with $2.2 billion. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang saw his company become the world’s first $5 trillion business, selling $1 billion in…
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis about Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox every Friday night.)Warren Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick that he’d rather have something new. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel manages his own money “more than any other top investment advisor or top CEO in the United States.”Mr. Buffett’s stake in the company is currently valued at $147.5 billion, and by running Berkshire, Mr. Abel will effectively control nearly all of Mr. Buffett’s vast net worth.Quick interviewed Buffett in May, just days after he announced plans…
Luke Littler successfully defended his World Darts Championship title by defeating Jan van Veen 7-1 in the final at Alexandra Palace.Littler becomes the fourth consecutive champion, joining Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson. He is also the first to achieve this feat since 2016, when ‘The Flying Scotsman’ achieved the feat. This means the 18-year-old Englishman has surprisingly only lost one match on the Ally Pally stage – the 2024 final against debutant Luke Humphries. Littler’s level in the finals summed up his talent with an average of 106.02, 16 hits in the 180s, 19 hits in the 140s,…