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Dango Ouattara became the penalty shoot-out villain for Brentford, with Panenka’s failure in the shootout costing the Bees, who reached the FA Cup quarter-finals at the expense of West Ham.Nothing was decided in extra time after Jarrod Bowen and Igor Thiago scored two goals each in regular time, but Ouattara tried to drop Alphonse Areola into the middle, but West Ham’s goalkeeper read it and stopped to score easily. image: Ouattara tried panenka but it didn’t come off. On the other side of the coin, West Ham calmly beat all their penalties as Konstantinos Mavropanos scored the winning goal in…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors shouldn’t jump in and buy stocks despite Monday’s market turnaround spurred by President Donald Trump’s remarks that the Iran war may be nearing an end.President Trump told reporters in Miami during an evening press conference that the United States is “making significant progress toward achieving our military goals” in Iran. He repeated remarks he made to a CBS reporter earlier in the day, reversing the rise in the stock market and the fall in oil prices.of S&P500 and heavy use of high technology Nasdaq Both had previously fallen as much as 1.5%, but closed up…

Sen. Cory Booker (D.J.) speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 5, 2026, after President Donald Trump selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesA group of Senate Democrats on Monday laid out a plan that could force a series of war powers votes unless Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio testify about U.S. military activities in Iran.”We’re going to force the Senate to meet its obligations,” Sen. Cory Booker (D.N.J.) told reporters at a…

Elon Musk waves to the crowd at the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Dennis Bariboos | ReutersWith Elon Musk’s xAI planning to build a massive natural gas-fired power plant in South Haven, Mississippi, the state’s environmental regulator has decided to hold a board meeting on Tuesday, voting day for the 2026 primary, to decide whether to grant the company a key permit. The NAACP and other civil rights and environmental activists called for the meeting to be postponed, saying it was rushed and conflicted with voting efforts by some residents. The groups…

US President Donald Trump told Congressional Republicans that the war with Iran could end “quite quickly” as he defended military operations and explained the US’ objectives in the conflict.The United States and Israel began operations against Iran on February 28, carrying out large-scale air and missile attacks against Iran’s military infrastructure, including air defense systems, missile launchers, and naval assets. On the first day of the operation, then-Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed.Recommended stories 1 List of itemsend of listThe war is now in its second week, and President Trump in his latest speech highlighted the success of Operation…

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s team who left their Gold Coast training camp to seek refuge in the country. According to Prince Reza Pahlavi’s press office, the five women are Fatemeh Pasandide, Zahra Gambari, Zahra Salbari, Atefeh Ramazanzadeh and Mona Hammoudi. Pahlavi is the son of the last shah of Iran and is in exile in the United States.Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the women were transported by Australian Federal Police to a “secure location” where they met with Burke and completed the humanitarian visa process.“I say to the rest of the…

A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in front of a large screen displaying the Korean benchmark stock index (C) and the Korean won/US dollar exchange rate (R) in the foreign exchange dealing room of Hana Bank’s main branch in Seoul, April 9, 2025.Jung Young Jae | AFP | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s Kospi opened more than 5% higher on Tuesday, leading the region’s rally after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the conflict with Iran could be nearing an end, sending oil prices lower and Wall Street rallying.The small-cap Kosdaq rose more than 4%.australian S&P/ASX 200 The stock rose 1.35% in early…

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) attends a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s annual report to Congress on February 5, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersFederal Reserve chair candidate Kevin Warsh is scheduled to meet this week with Republican senators who have blocked his nomination over President Donald Trump’s attacks on the central bank.Warsh will meet with North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, the senator’s office said Monday. Warsh also plans to meet with Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), the senator told CNBC. The Senate Banking Committee, on…

The Kansas City Chiefs will sign Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker III to provide much-needed help to Patrick Mahomes and his offense.Walker had 161 yards from scrimmage to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60 in Santa Clara in February. This makes him the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP since Terrell Davis in 1998, and he will spearhead Kansas City’s rushing attack that ranked eighth worst in the league last season. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Walker is set to sign a three-year,…

President Donald Trump said in a press conference on Monday that the war against Iran will end “soon” and that oil prices will also fall.Trump’s rosy forecast comes after oil prices soared above $100 a barrel over the weekend, roiling global financial markets.”We are making great progress toward achieving our military goals,” President Trump said on February 28, nine days after launching Israel’s war against Iran.President Trump, who along with his surrogates has given a series of explanations about the war’s objectives, declined to elaborate on the end goal on Monday, instead touting military successes.”We have completely destroyed all Iranian…