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I Am Maximus leads the largest field of 34 declared runners as he attempts to emulate Red Rum in Saturday’s Randox Grand National.Since Ginger McCain’s Aintree legend, no horse has won the world’s most famous steeplechase, lost the title, then regained it. Red Rum won in 1973 and 1974, finished second in 1975 and 1976, and won for the third time in 1977. Willie Mullins’ I Am Maximus will be wearing a cheek piece for the second time, with his first appearance in December 2022, but stablemate Nick Lockett has judged him to be the only horse too good to…
Oil prices plunged on Wednesday after President Donald Trump agreed to halt attacks on Iran for two weeks in exchange for allowing Tehran safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.us west texas intermediate Futures prices for May delivery were down about 15% to $95.62 a barrel by 11:37 a.m. ET. international benchmark brent crude oil Futures prices for June delivery fell nearly 13% to $95.04 a barrel. If WTI settles lower than 14.52%, it could mark its worst daily performance since April 27, 2020.President Trump said the two-week ceasefire is conditional on Iran agreeing to fully, immediately and safely open…
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi takes the oath of office in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Graham Sloan Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFormer Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear as scheduled on April 14 to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about her and the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein file, a spokeswoman for the committee announced Wednesday.Bondi’s appearance was canceled because “she is no longer the attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as attorney general,” a spokeswoman said. A spokesperson said the…
A powerful multi-day Kona storm is hitting Hawaii with its first heavy rains, reinvigorating the threat of major flooding as the state is still recovering from March’s devastating floods. A flood watch is in effect across Hawaii through Friday afternoon, warning of the possibility of major flooding and landslides, as some places could record months’ worth of rain in just a few days. The storm is expected to dump 4 to 8 inches of rain over a wide area by Friday evening, with locally more than 10 inches possible. The Big Island and Kauai are the most likely to see…
Liverpool travel to Paris on Wednesday and head coach Arne Slott will need to find answers to a number of questions if they are to survive a disappointing season.Slott’s team will face Paris Saint-Germain in a tough Champions League quarter-final. They were crowned European champions for the first time about 12 months after losing to the Parisians on penalties in the last 16 stage. A lot has changed for the Reds during that time. This time last year, Slott was on the verge of being crowned Premier League champions in his debut season in charge at Anfield. I missed the…
Software giant Atlassian on Wednesday announced new AI tools and agents focused on turning data into visual assets and applications. This includes deploying the visual tool Remix in open beta. Remix allows businesses to transform data and information stored in Atlassian’s content collaboration software Confluence into assets such as charts and graphics. Remix recommends the visual format that best suits the data and information at hand, and allows users to create these visual assets without having to open another application or software. The company also announced three new third-party agents that run within Confluence using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).…
Want to know what’s next for the economy if the U.S.-Iran war continues? CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday’s stock market moves gave investors a warning.Despite making a small profit at the last minute, S&P500 As the deadline for President Donald Trump to cut a deal with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached, the session remained sluggish for much of the session with little sign of progress and hopes for a solution between the two countries waned. President Trump has threatened to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants if a deal is not reached by 8pm ET on Tuesday.…
Israel is considering a two-week cease-fire announced by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night in its war with Iran, making it appear weakened in the eyes of its adversaries and critics. Its arch-enemy, Iran, is still alive and well. Israel’s defense missile stocks are depleted and the prime minister faces a political backlash.Following news of the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement in English saying he supported the U.S. decision and asserted that “Iran no longer poses a nuclear, missile, or terrorist threat to the United States, Israel, Iran’s Arab neighbors, or the world.”Recommended stories…
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 18, 2026, in New York City, USA, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference after the Fed’s interest rate announcement is broadcast on a screen. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersTraders are eyeing the possibility of a rate cut by the end of the year after the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire.The probability of a rate cut rose sharply on Wednesday morning to about 43%, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which uses 30-day federal funds futures contracts to calculate market expectations for Fed…