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Getty Images Mexico enter the CONCACAF Nations League (CNL) on Friday with the quarterfinals pitting them in a two-legged battle with Honduras for a place in the final four. Estadio Francisco Morazan will host this one with home advantage appealing to Reinaldo Rueda and his players against El Tri who will be keen to go one better than last year’s …

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. If the Senate approves Kennedy, the former independent presidential candidate will lead a sprawling department responsible for the huge Medicare and Medicaid health coverage programs, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes …

Argentina are back in action on Thursday with a trip to Asuncion to face a tough Paraguay test with a chance to inch closer to a FIFA 2026 World Cup berth. Lionel Messi and company saw off Bolivia last time out with a hat trick plus two assists in a thumping. The Albiceleste cannot afford to ease up as they …

President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters After a campaign featuring promises to slash landmark climate legislation, and a first term record that included pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, President-elect Donald Trump’s …

By certain metrics, things have not changed much in Concacaf recently. The U.S. men’s national team and Mexico have claimed all of the continent’s trophies since 2002, while El Tri are two places ahead of the USMNT in the FIFA rankings, their next closest regional foe 17 places away. Despite those metrics of success, though, things have not been straightforward …

Multiple Republican senators gave a chilly reception to President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Matt Gaetz for U.S. attorney general, putting the former Florida congressman’s odds of being confirmed by the Senate in question. The surprise announcement Wednesday, and Gaetz’s swift resignation from Congress, also drew attention to a House Ethics Committee probe into allegations that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, …

The Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal round continues on Thursday with a highly-anticipated match between Jamaica and the United States Men’s National Team. The hosts should be confident entering this match since they are unbeaten through four matches in this tournament, most recently settling for a scoreless draw against Honduras in the group stage. Now, the Jamaicans face a USMNT side …

A worker delivers Amazon packages in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Thursday announced Prime members can access new fixed pricing for treatment of conditions like erectile dysfunction and men’s hair loss, its latest effort to compete with other direct-to-consumer marketplaces such as Hims & Hers Health and Ro. Shares …

The Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal round continues on Thursday as Costa Rica hosts Panama on Paramount+. The Costa Ricans haven’t fared well against Panama in recent history, but they should enter Thursday’s match with some confidence since they are unbeaten in five straight across all competitions. Meanwhile, the Panamanians will aim to continue their dominance against Costa Rica and end …

LISBON, Portugal — Tech giants are increasingly investing in the development of so-called “sovereign” artificial intelligence models as they seek to boost competitiveness by focusing more on local infrastructure. Data sovereignty refers to the idea that people’s data should be stored on infrastructure within the country or continent they reside in. “Sovereign AI is a relatively new term that’s emerged in the …