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At Minehead, Luke Littler crushed Damon Heta 10-3 to get the British Open defense back on track, while Michael van Gerwen defeated Nathan Aspinall in the fourth round.Littler headed to the coast in the wake of the Premier League win at Cardiff and looked to be in charge right away and staying fit. Heta struggled to find a rhythm and was overthinking his throws. In the fifth leg, Littler won 4-1 with a 136 checkout (Bull, Bull, D16) and seven perfect darts. The world number one and defending British Open champion spun to six legs, then reeled in an audacious…

PNC | Stock Byte | Getty ImagesMillions of taxpayers have already claimed President Donald Trump’s new “tax-free overtime” deduction. But experts say some filers are at risk of making mistakes on their tax returns. The excess tax cuts, enacted by President Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Act,” would allow certain workers to deduct up to $12,500 annually from 2025 to 2028 for single filers and up to $25,000 for married couples filing jointly.This deduction is made in a new form known as Schedule 1-A and is reflected on an individual’s tax return. The plan also includes President Trump’s new tax cuts…

The completion of the two-day prisoner exchange was one of the few concrete results as peace negotiations stalled due to the turmoil in the Middle East.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished March 6, 2026March 6, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he visited the eastern front as Ukraine and Russia completed a two-day prisoner exchange, exchanging 500 soldiers each.The exchanges, which included 200 soldiers each on Thursday and another 300 on Friday, came as U.S.-brokered peace talks stalled and trilateral talks scheduled for this week were postponed…

Over the past week, Israel has waged a ferocious offensive across Lebanon, targeting the militant group Hezbollah, from Tripoli in the far north to villages along Lebanon’s southern border. The Israeli military has announced hundreds of attacks targeting Hezbollah strongholds. Lebanese authorities say the attack has killed at least 217 people, injured nearly 700 more and displaced hundreds of thousands. At least 12 Israeli soldiers were injured in the new fighting, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. More strikes are likely to occur in the coming days as evacuation orders are issued for large areas of the country, including south…

Ireland cruised to a 27-17 bonus point win in Dublin, defeating a stubborn Wales and keeping their Six Nations and Triple Crown hopes alive.First-half tries from Jacob Stockdale and Jack Crowley looked to have put Andy Farrell’s side in the lead after a defiant stand from the Welsh defence, but prop Rhys Carre’s sensational breakaway score – his third of the tournament – cut Ireland’s lead to just two points at half-time. Ireland extended their advantage with a Jack Connan goal four minutes after the restart, but James Botham hit back to keep Wales in check for the final 15…

It is difficult to describe the U.S. economy in black and white terms, calling it “good” or “bad.” On several fronts, the data shows that the economy is healthy. But research shows American consumers don’t feel that way.”There’s no question at this point that different data could tell a slightly different story,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.Inflation has either fallen or been flat in recent months, depending on which metrics you look at, Long said. The consumer price index has declined from a peak of 9% in June 2022 and has hovered around 3% since…

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, attended the 56th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.Dennis Bariboos | ReutersPalantir Shares of the software and services provider to the U.S. government rose 15% in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran, an outlier in a tough week for the stock market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.2% for the week, dragged down by the following stocks: apple, google and micronOther indicators also fell after a jump in oil prices and a report showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in February.But investors have flooded into Palantir,…

U.S. officials said a system was being set up to mediate the payment of $166 billion in tariff costs to more than 330,000 importers.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it will take an additional 45 days to create a system to process refund requests for tariffs recently reversed by the Supreme Court.The announcement was made Friday as lawyers representing CBP were summoned to a closed session with Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listEaton ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government is…

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal his conviction and 20-year prison sentence for collusion with foreign powers and sedition, his lawyer announced Friday, following a landmark case that sparked international criticism. Lai, 78, the founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was one of the most outspoken critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. A nearly five-year legal battle ended in February with a December conviction on two counts of collusion with a foreign power and one count of publishing seditious material. A member of Lai’s domestic legal team told Reuters his client would not appeal…

Liverpool bounced back from their recent defeat to Wolves with a 3-1 win at Molineux to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.Arn Slott’s side lost in stoppage time in Tuesday’s Premier League clash but took the lead early in the second half with goals from Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah before Curtis Jones netted a luxurious third goal. Hwang Hee-chan scored a late winner, but Liverpool made fewer changes than Rob Edwards made to Wolves’ line-up and strong team selection was rewarded. The coach’s victory secured him a spot in Monday’s draw for the top eight. Player evaluation Wolves: Johnston (6),…