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The UEFA Champions League returns this week with a high-profile set of games that could make Matchday 4 the most entertaining round of the league phase yet. Tuesday’s action in particular is jam-packed with reigning champions Real Madrid hosting Christian Pulisic’s AC Milan and Liverpool facing Bayer Leverkusen. Most notably, though, Ruben Amorim will lead Sporting Lisbon in one of …

A tourist takes a photo as the Acropolis’ Propylaea are seen in the background, in Athens, Greece, on June 28, 2024. Elias Marcou | Reuters Flights between the U.S. and Europe have not been this cheap in three years, when many countries were just lifting Covid-19 era rules. Fares are low even for the traditionally slow late-fall and winter months …

Ruben Amorim may be set to coach Manchester United following the departure of Erik ten Hag, but he won’t be in charge when the Red Devils host Chelsea on Sunday. With that being the case, Ruud Van Nistelrooy will have a chance to lead the Red Devils for two more matches as Amorim joins in the middle of the month. …

I didn’t think about leaving the U.S. to live somewhere else until very recently.  My father is from Jamaica, so I have always felt a connection to the island, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that I finally visited for the first time.  I was struck by the joy I felt surrounded by the culture, the food, and …

BIJIE, CHINA – MARCH 27, 2021 – Old People’s Daily life at a health care center in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou province, March 27, 2021.   Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Plagued by shrinking birth rates and a rapidly aging population, tens of thousands of Chinese kindergartens have scaled back operations, closed down entirely or pivoted industries to survive. …

Voters walk to cast their ballots during early voting in the presidential election at a polling station at the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library in Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 1, 2024.  Octavio Jones | Reuters Executives at America’s largest companies are talking publicly with investors about the presidential election more so than in recent cycles. The word “election” came …

BOURNEMOUTH — It is a curious new trick that Manchester City have found for themselves this season. Where usually they would be displaying their most elegant flourishes from the top, on so many occasions this season they have donned their strait jacket, bound themselves in manacles and submerged themselves. Week in and week out they seem to be saying, don’t you …

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a “When We Vote We Win” campaign rally at Craig Ranch Amphitheater on October 31, 2024 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.  Ethan Miller | Getty Images Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Iowa by 47% to 44% among likely voters, according to a shocking new poll released Saturday night, …

The MLS Cup playoffs roll on and with another victory, Inter Miami can seal progression to the next round with a victory. It may not be a cut and dry scenario though, as in Miami’s last visit to Atlanta, they drew 2-2. The Five Stripes did push Miami in the first match of the series, drawing level before eventually succumbing …

A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need …