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West Bank Jenin — Ali al-Samoudi carefully descends the stairs to his home. The 59-year-old Palestinian journalist is gaunt, with close-cropped gray hair and a matching beard. With each deliberate step he takes, it becomes clear that all the physical strain he has endured has aged him beyond his years. Although we have worked with Sammoudi for years, it has been over a year since we met him in person. We barely recognize him. Sammoudi was released last week from an Israeli prison where he had been held for a year. He was not charged with a crime and was…

Southampton have been charged with breaching EFL regulations after a member of their staff was suspected of spying on Middlesbrough training ahead of their play-off match against Thailand.Sky Sports News understands that Boro staff spotted the man taking pictures and videos of him training and approached him. He was asked to remove them and reveal his identity and intentions for being there, at which point he allegedly fled to a nearby indoor portion of the training facility. It is said that he then attempted to change his appearance before leaving Rockcliffe for good.”Southampton Football Club has today been charged with…

Burger King President Tom Curtis said customer calls helped revamp the company’s signature Whopper product and spur a turnaround for the entire fast-food chain.”We’ve been listening to our guests a lot lately,” Curtis told Jim Cramer on CNBC’s “Mad Money” on Friday. “I have personally taken 1,800 calls from guests and have received over 70,000 calls.”restaurant brand internationalBurger King, the parent company of Burger King and Tim Hortons, on Wednesday reported better-than-expected results, driven by another quarter of international growth and a turnaround at U.S. stores. Burger King US grew same-store sales 5.8% in the three months ended March, outperforming…

Panipat, India — In a dusty, dark cotton recycling unit, Rajesh stands next to a shredding machine, feeding white fabric into its sharp blades. These are the remains of discarded clothing from countries such as the United States, Britain, and Japan, which arrive on trucks in Panipat, a city in northern India, and are overflowing in piles of discarded clothing. Inside the warehouse, clothes are stacked to the ceiling. One unit removes zippers and buttons from discarded clothing. Elsewhere, the fibers are spun into yarn, dyed, bleached, and rewoven into rugs, carpets, and blankets. Workers move quickly through the unit,…

Hull City and Millwall played out a goalless draw in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final, remaining a close contest.A nearly uneventful matchup at MKM Stadium on Friday night appeared to be settled by Ryan Leonard late, only for a foul in the build-up to have his shot canceled. This brings us all to leg two, The Den. Monday night second leg The second leg will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football from 7.30pm on Monday night. Kickoff at 8pm. Will a “draconian” cancellation goal be decisive? Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Ryan…

Stock chart iconStock chart iconDigi Power X’s year-to-date stock performance. Digipower X”Oh, that just went straight. I’m not there for that. People who go straight aren’t making any money. I’ll pass.”Stock chart iconStock chart iconSteel Dynamics’ stock price performance year-to-date. steel dynamics: “Steel Dynamics is a great company. Why do we do anything other than (buy, buy, buy)?”Stock chart iconStock chart iconASML’s year-to-date stock performance. ASML: “That’s the big question right now. We had a great quarter and the stock is going up all the way… After the $75 rally today, let’s enter hoping for a drop. I don’t want…

Days before a key summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, the US has imposed new sanctions on a number of Chinese companies over their ties to Iran. On Friday, the State Department sanctioned four companies, three of them based in China, for providing satellite imagery that it said enabled Iran to attack U.S. forces in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday named 10 individuals and companies, including several based in China, for helping Iran secure weapons and materials needed to make ballistic missiles and drones. “Today’s actions hold China-based…

England Test captain Ben Stokes has been named as a candidate for the new ball for next month’s Test series against New Zealand after picking up two wickets against Durham in his first appearance since the Ashes.Taking to the field for the first time since January’s disastrous 4-1 defeat, Stokes bowled his opening match on the county’s first day back against Worcestershire, finishing with figures of 2-40 from 14 overs. Stokes had planned to return to County at the start of the season, but his plans went awry during pre-season when he required reconstructive surgery to repair a severely fractured…

Check out the companies that made headlines after the bell: CoreWeave — The cloud infrastructure company fell about 10% after its second-quarter earnings outlook missed Wall Street’s expectations. CoreWeave’s sales are expected to be in the range of $2.45 billion to $2.6 billion. The midpoint of $2.53 billion was below the LSEG consensus call of $2.69 billion. Gen Digital — The software stock soared 8% after the company announced earnings guidance for the quarter and full year that beat analysts’ expectations, according to FactSet. Gen Digital also posted higher adjusted earnings and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter. Airbnb —…

Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois hit the scales Friday for this weekend’s heavyweight showdown.Ahead of Saturday’s WBO heavyweight title fight at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, Wardley weighed 242.2 pounds and Dubois 251.7 pounds. This was the heaviest of Dubois’ career, comfortably surpassing the 243.8-pound mark he weighed in against Oleksandr Usyk last July. image: Daniel Dubois weighed in at 251.7 pounds for his heavyweight fight against Fabio Wardley, the heaviest he has been in his career. Wardley and Dubois are both serious punchers with knockout rates of 95%. Each intends to bring their power to this fight, with Dubois…