Howard Stern's workplace culture faced fresh scrutiny after insiders described unusual rules around the radio star. Staff members allegedly received warnings before company gatherings about approaching Stern directly.
The claims painted a tense picture inside the SiriusXM operation, with one source comparing the environment to a "cult."
Multiple insiders told The U.S. Sun that staffers faced strict expectations around Stern, 72. One source claimed employees received warnings before company parties.
"People were warned before any company parties not to speak to Howard," the insider alleged. The source added that employees had "actually gotten fired for it."
Stern had reportedly addressed similar rumors previously and denied any order against speaking with him. However, the insider claimed those warnings continued despite his response.

#warnings

BEIJING, Aug 7 - Multiple districts in Beijing issued heavy rainfall warnings on Friday evening with authorities ‌warning residents of disasters including floods in the ‌city centre and also mudslides and landslides in agricultural and mountainous areas.
• The extreme rains come as China readies for Typhoon Dolphin, which is expected to make landfall along the country's eastern coast from Sunday to Monday.
• Beijing's Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, ‌Tongzhou and Pinggu ⁠districts all issued heavy rain warnings expecting hourly rainfall to exceed 50 millimeters.
• The highest ⁠rainfall occurred in Miyun district in northeast Beijing on Friday afternoon where precipitation reached 99.5 millimeters.
• Authorities said they have deployed more than 2,000 staff to help with the flooding around ‌Beijing.

#districts #issued #millimeters

Things turned awfully testy during the late innings of Wednesday night's 4-2 Mariners victory over the Detroit Tigers, which evened the pivotal series for both teams in an American League playoff race that is heating up more and more with every passing day. A half-inning after Cal Raleigh was drilled in the ribs with 95 mph four-seam fastball by Enmanuel De Jesus — and no warnings were issued — Gabe Speier pegged Gleyber Torres with a 96 mph four-seamer of his own, leading to an exchanging of words and the benches clearing. Speier and Dan Wilson both ended up ejected. As Kate said in the recap, we'll see if this has any ramifications Thursday.
Speaking of throwing at people, Framber Valdez gets the start for the Tigers on Thursday. His first season in Detroit hasn't gone quite to plan, with many of his numbers across the board taking a step back. His FIP has ballooned to 4.13 in 2026, having not exceeded 3.50 over his previous four seasons in Houston.
The Mariners will look to Bryce Miller to try to secure an important series win before the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays come to town for 50 Seasons weekend. Big Tex had a much shakier month of July (4.93 FIP) after beginning his 2026 campaign with solid performance in May (2.86) and June (3.22). For more on the pitching matchup, check out the series preview.
Taylor Ward is in the leadoff spot for his first time as a Mariner. Brendan Donovan and Josh Naylor both get scheduled days off, and Raleigh gets a rest day (unrelated to the hit-by-pitch last night). Jhonny Pereda will be behind the plate for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, while Weston Wilson and Leo Rivas make starts at first and third base.
In the aftermath of Wednesday's bench-clearing incident, both Speier and Dan Wilson have been suspended by Major League Baseball. Speier's discipline amounts to three games, which he is appealing. Dan Wilson, on the other hand, will serve his one-game suspension on Thursday afternoon. Manny Acta will be the Mariners' acting manager for this important rubber game.

#speier

The world is running short on fuels—the warning was first issued by some **** ysts who were watching the physical market rather than futures charts. Now, Big Oil is joining the chorus of warnings, with Shell, Exxon and Chevron all saying that prices at the pump are set to stay higher, regardless of where crude oil prices go.
"The constraint pain point in the energy system is refining," Exxon's chief financial officer Neil Hansen told Bloomberg in an interview last week. This, according to him, is "something that perhaps the market isn't fully focused on."
Indeed, most oil market observers have focused exclusively on futures prices even when the gap between those and physical oil prices has been quite substantial as a result of the export flow disruption in the Middle East that has now spread from the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea as well. Futures prices are currently down from last week's peak on President Donald Trump's latest declaration of peace talks—but physical markets are in a very different place, and that is especially true of refined products.
Bloomberg reported last week that the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, plus China's caps on fuel exports—and Russia's ban on diesel exports—have effectively slashed global refining capacity by as much as 10%. This may not sound like much at first glance, but it is a significant enough number to have some observers worried.
Related: Ukraine's Drone Campaign Drives Russian Oil Refining to 24-Year Low

#prices #last

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has taken aim at the FIA for reacting too slowly to the problems caused by the 2026 technical regulations, comparing the situation to a slow-moving disaster that everyone saw coming.
The 13-time grand prix winner shared his frustration over the series' governing body failing to listen to early warnings. The introduction of the new rules, particularly the almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power, was met with widespread apprehension from drivers and engineers long before the cars hit the track.
"What I think was a bit of a let-down was, given that [the new regulations] came at us like a road roller... There's that comedy scene in a movie where the road roller is coming, and the person's going, 'Oh, I'm going to get run down.' And then, in the next scene, it's him looking at his watch going, 'Oh, I'm going to get run down'," Coulthard said during an episode of the Up To Speed podcast.
According to Coulthard, while the technical minds within the paddock were vocal about their concerns, their warnings were met with "pretty much silence". It was not until pre-season testing and the season-opening Australian Grand Prix that the reality of the regulations became clear.
"So, the new regs came at us with drivers and engineers going, 'This is not going to be good.' Pretty much silence from everyone else," Coulthard continued. "We get to Melbourne, and we go, 'Ah, they have deceleration as they go towards certain corners.'

#down #pretty

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Chinese President Xi Jinping issued one of his starkest warnings yet about the state of the global economy in April. While in Beijing, he stated: "The international order is crumbling into disarray (1)."
Xi also criticized the U.S. response to the Iran conflict, calling a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz "dangerous and irresponsible" — a move that he argued threatened to further disrupt one of the world's most critical oil shipping routes.
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The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates are in a rain delay at Great American Ball Park.
The Aug. 1 game got underway on-schedule at 6:40 p.m. but entered a weather delay at 8:20 p.m. Prior to that, the Reds and Pirates played a water-logged affair that saw the teams persist through lightning, a tornado warning and audible tornado warnings howling in nearby Northern Kentucky.
The Pirates led 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning when the game was stopped by the umpiring crew.
An estimated time for when play will resume wasn't announced. Fans inside Great American Ball Park were advised of approaching inclement weather.
The Enquirer will update this story.

#tornado

The number of wealthy non-dom taxpayers shrank by 1,200 last year amid warnings that Labour's tax rises could push even more rich people offshore.
New figures from HMRC reveal that 9,000 non-doms – foreign investors living in Britain – left the country or changed their tax status in the financial year ending April 2025.
Meanwhile, the number of non-doms arriving in the country dropped 14pc to 8,600. A further 800 "deemed-domicile" taxpayers – former non-doms who have since become British tax residents – also quit the UK, for an overall net reduction of 1,200.
Leslie MacLeod-Miller, the chief executive of Foreign Investors for Britain, a pressure group, warned that government inaction could push more investors and entrepreneurs to leave, reducing their £13.6bn annual tax contribution to the public finances.
"Britain is losing internationally mobile wealth at an accelerating pace," he said. "The exodus of wealth will only get worse if the Government does not introduce a competitive tax regime to restore Britain's place in the world."

#investors #government

Days after teenage school shooter Colt Gray was sentenced to life in prison, his father is set to appear in the same courtroom for his own sentencing in a landmark case that pushes the limits of who is responsible for a mass shooting.
Colin Gray, whose son killed four people at Apalachee High School in 2024, was convicted of murder and manslaughter earlier this year after buying his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas gift and leaving it unsecured – despite warnings his son was a danger to others.
His trial was part of a broader push to hold accountable the parents of juvenile mass shooters. He is the first parent of a school shooter to be convicted of murder.
His sentencing Thursday is part of an emotionally fraught week for the community. Colt pleaded guilty to murder last Friday and was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday. Meanwhile, Apalachee High School's first day of class is this Friday.
Colin Gray's sentencing represents the end of a harrowing road that began with the September 2024 shooting in which his son, then 14, fatally shot two students and two teachers and injured nine others at his Winder, Georgia, high school.

#colt #gray

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — First responders searched damaged homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims of a powerful tornado that carved a path of destruction through several northeastern Wisconsin communities.
The twister touched down in the Fox Cities region, which includes Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, at around 1 p.m. Monday and remained on the ground for more than 20 minutes as it cut a roughly 12-mile path of destruction through an area, the National Weather Service reported. It was nearly a mile (1.6 kilometers) across at its widest, and it destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and knocked down rows of power lines in the region, which is roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee.
The timing — it blew in when most people were awake and after warnings had been issued — could be why there have been no reported deaths, authorities said.
"I think what helped us was it was during the week," Menasha Police Chief Matt Albrecht said at a news conference Tuesday. "Everybody was at work. It was the middle of the day. Most people were not at home and at their place of employment."
Authorities said a number of people were injured and treated at hospitals, but they didn't know exactly how many or how seriously.

#authorities #homes #down #roughly

Before (SPCX) went public, I wrote that the extraordinary demand for its IPO might be the warning. The shares were priced at $135, climbed to $225.64, and closed Friday at $115.07. Investors who loved the stock six weeks ago now appear eager to sell it. The company has lost almost half its value since the high. Short sellers, meanwhile, are sitting on an estimated $15.5 billion of paper profits.
That first article was about scarcity and behavior. Too many investors chased too few shares, and the excitement around owning (SPCX) became more important than the price they paid.
When the stock returned to its IPO price, I wrote that $135 was not automatically a buy. An offering price is a number agreed upon during a sales process, not a declaration of fair value.
Both warnings have held up. But markets move, and the risk has now moved with them.
The dangerous crowd is no longer only the one that chased (SPCX) higher. It may now include the investors who believe the decline has become an easy one-way trade.
I still think (SPCX) is expensive. At Friday's price, the company is worth roughly $1.5 trillion. Aswath Damodaran, the NYU professor known as the dean of valuation, estimated its equity value at around $1.3 trillion before the IPO. His largest concern was the value being attached to the artificial-intelligence business, where the ***** umptions are much harder to defend than they are for Starlink or the launch operation. The bears have a case. My concern is that they are becoming too comfortable with it.
The Easy Part of the Short May Be Over
Around 360 million (SPCX) shares, representing roughly 56% of the freely traded stock, were out on loan earlier last week. Short sellers were not using the decline to take profits. According to Ortex, they were increasing their positions. That does not prove they are mistaken. Crowded trades can remain profitable for a long time. It does tell us what might happen if the news starts improving.
A short seller eventually has to buy the shares back. When a large part of the available stock has already been borrowed and sold, even a modest change in expectations can create demand from investors who are not buying because they suddenly love the company. They are buying because the trade is moving against them. This is the mirror image of the IPO. In June, investors were afraid they would miss the rise. Now short sellers are afraid they will miss the decline. A stock rising from $135 to $225 felt safer because other investors appeared to agree with the bullish story. A stock falling toward $115 makes the bearish argument feel more obvious because the price appears to confirm it. Price is evidence, but it is not always proof.
(SPCX)'s launch economics did not deteriorate by 49%. Starlink did not lose half its subscribers. The stock fell because expectations, positioning, and the supply of willing buyers changed.

#investors #price #shares #company

Less than a month ago, **** ysts were warning of a looming glut of crude oil as tanker traffic via the Strait of Hormuz began to recover amid a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Within days of these warnings, the ceasefire was a painful memory, missiles were flying again, and now Yemen's Houthis are striking tankers in the Red Sea, which makes two blocked oil chokepoints and a very real danger of a global recession.
Brent crude this week topped $100 per barrel on reports that the Houthis had struck two Saudi tankers in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Saudi Arabia is currently using as the primary outlet for its crude amid the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Soon enough it emerged that tankers that were heading to the Red Sea waterway were making U-turns and heading to alternative routes—which take longer and cost more.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes on the Caspian Pipeline System's terminus on the Black Sea have forced Kazakhstan to suspend most of its oil exports. The target of the drone attacks was the Novorossiysk port on Russia's Black Sea coast, which also happens to be the point of departure of the bulk of Kazakh oil exports to world markets. Bloomberg reported this week that tanker operators were getting nervous about sending their vessels to the port of Novorossiysk because Ukrainian drones were also striking ships at the port.
The Strait of Hormuz used to see average daily oil volumes of some 20 million barrels daily. This has now slowed to a trickle. The Red Sea chokepoint of Bab el-Mandeb has been handling between 4 and 5 million barrels daily of Saudi oil in recent weeks, according to different estimates. Now, this too appears to be almost completely blocked. Add to this the loss of 1.7 million barrels daily in Kazakh flows to Novorossiysk, and the global oil supply picture takes on a rather grim tint. Additionally, the Ukrainian forces continue to target Russian refineries, which has already led to a temporary ban on diesel exports at a time when global fuel inventories are getting strained by the first-wave effects of the Middle East war.
In fact, the situation with refined petroleum products is a major crisis in its own right. "Unlike crude oil, refined products face far fewer mitigation options. Several Middle Eastern refineries remain affected by the ongoing conflict while Russia's diesel export restrictions continue to constrain global availability," Ole Hansen, Saxo Bank's head of commodity strategy, said in an **** ysis earlier this month. "Refining capacity globally also remains relatively limited, preventing crude supply increases from quickly translating into additional diesel and gasoline production," he added.

#daily #exports

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is proposing legislation that would withhold bonuses for U.S. Postal Service executives, citing years of staggering financial losses for the agency and its overall on-time delivery record.
Hawley, who has launched an investigation into the Postal Service over its service record, will name the legislation the No Bonuses for Bad Service Act, Fox News Digital has learned.
The bill would prohibit the USPS Board of Governors from approving any additional compensation for the postmaster general and deputy postmaster general for a fiscal year in which the agency doesn't meet or exceed an on-time delivery rate of 95% for all mail products.
"While Missourians don't receive their mail on time, the Postmaster General receives a hefty bonus each year," Hawley wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital. "I am introducing the No Bonuses for Bad Service Act to ensure postal service leadership isn't receiving bonuses while Americans' mail goes undelivered. It's time for the Postmaster General to do his job and put Americans first."
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#postmaster #time #mail #digital

Early warnings surrounding the Strait of Hormuz suggested that European airports and fuel markets could face physical shortages by the beginning of summer. Those shortages largely failed to materialise, revealing both the adaptability of global energy markets and their persistent tendency to price worst-case scenarios long before they occur.
When the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed at the end of February, the first forecasts were dramatic. The disruption affected a route that had carried nearly 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products before the conflict, while Gulf exporters had also supplied a significant share of the world's diesel, jet fuel and liquefied petroleum gas. Europe appeared particularly exposed because it imported far more aviation fuel than it produced and had relied heavily on supplies originating in the Middle East.
By April, warnings of physical shortages were becoming increasingly specific. The International Energy Agency estimated that Europe could begin running short of aviation fuel in June if it managed to replace only half of the supplies normally imported from the Gulf. Airlines warned that flights might have to be cancelled, airports considered contingency measures, and European officials began discussing the coordinated release and redistribution of jet fuel reserves. Ryanair suggested that a loss of 10% to 20% of available supply could force airlines to cut capacity during the summer season.
June has now passed, however, and European aviation has not ground to a halt. Petrol stations have not broadly run dry, diesel rationing has not been introduced and the widespread physical shortages that dominated the early discussion have not occurred. Prices increased sharply, inventories declined and individual routes became less economical, but the energy system absorbed a disruption that the IEA described as the largest in the history of the global oil market.
Related: Europe's Heatwave Is Becoming an Energy Crisis

Semiconductor investors have been here before. After a scorching run, chip stocks have tumbled again, with memory names sliding more than 20% into bear market territory and the broader group shedding hundreds of billions in value.
In the current artificial intelligence (AI) cycle, that kind of drop has repeatedly turned out to be a tech buying opportunity rather than a warning. The question worth asking now is whether the pattern will hold one more time.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Throughout this cycle, sharp sell-offs in chip stocks have tended to reverse quickly. When Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) spooked the market with cautious guidance earlier this year, the sector shed more than $1 trillion in value in a matter of days, then rebounded as investors remembered that AI infrastructure spending was still climbing. The reason the dips kept getting bought is simple: Demand kept reaccelerating faster than supply. Global chip sales hit a record in 2025 and are forecast to jump again in 2026, with AI-related chips accounting for roughly half of the total. As long as data center build-outs stayed hungry and memory stayed in short supply, every pullback looked cheap in hindsight.
Here is the sober counterpoint. Semiconductors reside in a highly cyclical corner of the market, and history has shown that not all rebounds are quick or universal. Past downturns have carried the sector down 30%, 50%, even 80% from its highs, and those busts always followed a familiar script: Surging demand invites a wave of new capacity, and eventually supply catches up and prices fall. Warnings that the memory shortage could flip into oversupply by 2027 or 2028 are getting louder. A 20% dip is a gift right up until the cycle turns, at which point the same "buy the dip" instinct becomes a trap.

Japan's Parliament voted Friday to enshrine male-only succession for the imperial throne, part of a monarchy that traces its origins back roughly 1,500 years.
Lawmakers did so by revising an Imperial House Law dating back to the 1800s, despite warnings from experts that limiting succession to men in the paternal line will hasten the decline of ******* an's shrinking and aging imperial family, according to the ******* ociated Press.
To address the dwindling number of eligible heirs, the revisions allow distant male relatives to be adopted into the imperial family to father future successors. However, strict rules remain in place limiting the throne to men with royal blood. The changes also allow princesses to retain their royal status after marrying commoners.
The new rules passed by Parliament come as many ******* anese had been calling for Princess Aiko, Emperor Naruhito's 24-year-old daughter, to be allowed to succeed him — now an impossibility.
In Attempt To Connect With Young People, ******* an's Royal Family Debuts On Instagram

Hazardous smoke from Canada's wildfires is spreading across the Northeast and Midwest, triggering air quality alerts, health warnings and concerns that conditions could worsen in the days ahead.
Some of the country's worst air conditions were reported Wednesday, July 15, in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on social media that smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires were creating unhealthy air conditions across the state.
New York City is already feeling the impact ahead of Sunday's World Cup final in neighboring New Jersey, with wildfire smoke pushing air quality into unhealthy territory. Officials urged residents to reduce strenuous outdoor activity and take extra breaks outside as forecasters warned smoky conditions could persist through the end of the week.
Here's what to know.

CAIRO (AP) — The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport on Monday in response to airstrikes they blamed on Saudi Arabia that struck Sanaa International Airport earlier in the day.
No casualties were reported, but the attacks marked an escalation not seen since a Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi-controlled areas several years ago. Saudi Arabian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the airstrikes in Yemen.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, in a video statement on Telegram, warned airlines against flying through Saudi airspace, saying these warnings should be taken "seriously until the blockade on Sanaa International Airport is lifted."
The internationally recognized government in Yemen said earlier that the strikes that hit Sanaa International Airport were meant to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.
The Houthis vowed to retaliate for the strike, which marked the first major escalation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia following a period of relative calm.

Supermajors are set to report ****** per profits for the second quarter thanks to the surge in oil and gas prices, driven higher by the hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran. This is a problem for governments—notably the Trump administration, but politicians in Europe are angry at Big Oil's good fortune again.
Oil prices soared fourfold earlier this year after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran prompted the latter to shut traffic via the Strait of Hormuz—something Tehran had been threatening it would do for decades but had never before actually done. The shock of this development gave oil and gas prices an initial kick, and the resulting production squeeze added momentum, sending Brent crude to over $100 per barrel. While oil prices never got as high as they were in 2022, governments around the world were generally in a weaker financial position than they were four years ago, making the situation more challenging.
In the United States, gas prices topped $4 per gallon as a result of the war, prompting warnings of a potential recession unless the conflict is resolved quickly. President Trump himself singled out Big Oil as the culprit for the high prices at the pump, blaming the industry for price-gouging and even ordering a federal investigation.
Related: People Are Talking About Contango While Oil Markets Are Far From Recovered
"The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil. Those prices are dropping ‌like a rock! In other words, customers are being 'gouged'," Trump wrote on TruthSocial at the end of last month. "I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this. Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I'm seeing!"

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Saturday's FIFA World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway faces fresh uncertainty due to severe weather conditions, with the 5pm ET kickoff potentially subject to postponement.
Thomas Tuchel and Ståle Solbakken's teams are gearing up for Saturday's marquee quarterfinal at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, but adverse weather is threatening to overshadow proceedings. With punishing heat and thunderstorms predicted throughout South Florida, mounting worries suggest the game could encounter delays or even brief halts.
The US National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the area, cautioning that temperatures could reach as high as 109°F when humidity is considered. Those circumstances have been compounded by a blanket of Saharan dust that crossed the Atlantic earlier this week, creating hazy skies and sparking health warnings for individuals with allergies and respiratory issues, via Wales Online.
England vs Norway World Cup quarter-final in danger of being hit by weather delays
Two US Soccer officials suspended by FIFA after controversial Folarin Balogun incident

Fireworks illuminated the night skies across the country for the United States' 250th birthday but not before severe storm warnings put a pause on some of the biggest celebrations. A massive record-setting display filled the night sky over the capital, while The Parade of Sail featured dozens of tall ships from 20 countries made up the largest gathering in American history. NBC's Valerie Castro reports for Sunday TODAY.

US officials attempted to warn Iran of fears they had that Israel would ******* assinate meditators during talks this spring, two US officials said.
The officials said the US worried that Israel might ******* assinate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian parliamentary speaker who is leading negotiations with the US, or Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who has also been a public face of the talks. The warnings were communicated through intermediaries, the officials said.
The New York Times first reported on the warnings.
There were no immediate indications on Friday that US intelligence had knowledge of a specific plot that prompted the warning. The top Israeli defense official has been public about Jerusalem's desire to kill senior Iranian leaders, and President Donald Trump has in the past made clear that those efforts were complicating negotiations.
In March, he declined to tell reporters who in Iran the US was negotiating with because "I don't want them to be killed."

England’s Round of 16 clash against Mexico is still set to go ahead at 1am BST on Monday morning in the United Kingdom after a change of mind from FIFA.
The match at the Estadio Azteca was briefly rescheduled for 7pm BST amid concerns there could be thunderstorms during the initial kick-off time, although FIFA have since confirmed no change will be made to the schedule.
We have already witnessed the Group I clash between France and Iraq be put on hold for over two hours due to severe weather warnings, while the Round of 32 meeting between Mexico and Ecuador was postponed by an hour as well after lightning flashed directly above the Estadio Azteca.
Some might scoff at the strictness of these protocols, but considering what reportedly happened during a match between Bena Tshadi and Basanga in October 1998, you can understand why FIFA are so careful.
With the scoreline tied at 1-1 during the game, all 11 players on the field for Bena Tshadi were killed after a bolt of lightning hit the pitch.

Ben Stokes' international career will be remembered for countless match-winning performances, World Cup glory and unforgettable Ashes heroics. Yet, among his many achievements, the England all-rounder walks away with a remarkably unique Test record that underlines the versatility he brought to the game.
Stokes, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, remains the only player in Test history to have both batted in all 11 batting positions and dismissed batters occupying all 11 positions in the batting order. He is also widely credited with being the only cricketer to have taken catches of batters from all 11 batting positions in Test cricket, although TimesofIndia.com could not independently verify that statistic.

It is a statistical rarity that reflects the extraordinary range of roles he fulfilled over a 15-year international career. Whether opening the batting, rescuing the middle order or finishing an innings lower down the order, Stokes answered England's call whenever required. With the ball, he also claimed wickets across every batting position, highlighting his value as a genuine all-rounder.

The 35-year-old brought the curtain down on his international career after the recently concluded third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. His England journey began in 2011 and spanned more than 250 appearances across formats.

His retirement closes the chapter on one of England's greatest modern cricketers. Stokes played defining roles in two of the country's most iconic victories in 2019, first with his unbeaten 84 in the dramatic ODI World Cup final against New Zealand and later with an extraordinary 135 not out against Australia at Headingley to keep England's Ashes hopes alive.

He also registered a career-best Test score of 258 against South Africa in Cape Town in 2016 and retires as one of only two players in Test history to complete the remarkable double of more than 7,000 runs and 250 wickets. The only other cricketer to achieve the feat is Jacques Kallis.

Stokes also redefined aggressive batting in the longest format, finishing with 138 sixes, the most by any batter in Test cricket. He is one of only three batters to have hit more than 100 sixes in the format.

His retirement came shortly after an off-field controversy following England's first Test victory over New Zealand. Stokes and Gus Atkinson were initially ruled out of the second Test after breaching the team's midnight curfew while an investigation was conducted into an incident at a London nightclub.

The Cricket Regulator later found insufficient evidence to establish any breach of ECB Cricket Regulations and cleared both players of any regulatory offence. The ECB confirmed that Stokes was not involved in the altercation and did not witness either incident, while Atkinson was the victim of unprovoked attacks. However, both players received written warnings for breaching contractual standards of conduct, with their omission from th

House prices in the South East are rising at the slowest pace in Britain amid warnings Andy Burnham risks creating a North-South divide in the property market.
Property values in the region, excluding London, rose by just 0.1pc in the second quarter of the year, according to the Nationwide house price index.
By contrast, the rate of growth in the North and North West of England was 3.9pc.
It has raised concerns that Andy Burnham could "turbocharge" a North-South divide in house price growth under his plans to boost regional economic activity.
The man expected to be Britain's next prime minister could create a bounce in Northern house prices, according to Garrington Property Finders, the UK's largest property buying agency.

Dutch prosecutors are trying to force a collapsed crypto platform into bankruptcy to protect tens of thousands of customers locked out of their money.
The Public Prosecution Service asked a court in Rotterdam to declare Knaken Cryptohandel and an affiliated entity, Stichting Knaken Payments, bankrupt, calling the move in "the public interest." Knaken has been offline since early June, leaving an estimated 30,000 customers unable to reach their holdings.
The platform let users swap euros for cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as trade, and store digital ****** ets, activities that require a license from the Dutch markets regulator, the AFM, under the EU's crypto rules. Knaken never obtained one.
The company says it has halted operations and is winding down, but prosecutors said they are "very concerned" the process isn't orderly. Knaken has stopped paying customers out and has reportedly told them not to file damage claims.
Acting on warnings from the AFM, prosecutors used their civil power to seek a company's bankruptcy in the public interest. If the court agrees, a court-appointed trustee would take over Knaken's ****** ets and decide what can be returned to customers and other creditors. The prosecution service said it plays no part in how a trustee handles that process.

ABDIN, Syria (AP) — As Israeli troops and vehicles entered the town of Abdin in southern Syria, residents blocked the roads with rocks, and some young men and boys threw stones to push back the military patrol.
Tensions in this part of the country created by a buffer zone occupied by Israeli forces have flared into violence in recent days, leaving residents anxious that more escalation is coming. Residents of Abdin, located near a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone now controlled by Israeli troops, tried to resist against a military incursion Sunday.
Residents said Israeli troops fired warnings shots at walls and between the angry protesters, before firing artillery rounds at the village. No one was harmed in the exchange, but most residents fled, and most were still too afraid to return on Monday. Many fear that there will now be more intense incursions and raids following the skirmish.
"They come into the village regularly, every few days," said resident Mohammad al-Hassan, standing not far from a group of children looking at an exploded shell. "They come in armored 4x4 vehicles, they roam around the village and search some houses, they knock on doors and if people don't answer the door they break it down and enter the houses. Women and children start screaming, it's a terrifying thing, them coming here."
Israel seized control of a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone in southern Syria in December 2024, following the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar ****** ad in an insurgent offensive. Israeli officials initially described the move as temporary to protect their borders from militant groups, but more recently top Israeli officials have said they plan to occupy the buffer zone in Syria indefinitely.

US stocks barely budged on Tuesday after a record-setting start to the week, as investors ******* sed a remarkable run-up in chip stocks in the first half of the year and the dollar's growing strength.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.1% after the blue-chip benchmark closed above 52,000 for the first time on Monday. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also nudged about 0.1% higher after a rally in tech stocks fueled sharp gains.
Investors are heading into the last trading day of the second quarter and first half of 2026 buoyed by a Supreme Court ruling that left Federal Reserve independence intact, for now, and by the prospect of potential US-Iran peace talks in Qatar starting Tuesday.
At the same time, oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are recovering faster than expected, prompting a shift from fears of crude shortages to warnings of a looming glut. Oil prices continued to fall, poised for a quarterly drop with Brent (BZ=F) futures trading at $74 a barrel and WTI futures (CL=F) above $71.
The relentless rise in the dollar was also worrying Wall Street, as it pushed the yen to a 40-year low, prompting talk of intervention by ******* an. HSBC warned the greenback's rally could become "explosive" if the Federal Reserve hints it's prepared to tighten policy

US stock futures took a breather on Tuesday after a record-setting start to the week, as investors **** sed concerns around a potential oil glut and the dollar's growing strength.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) hovered above the flat line, after the blue-chip benchmark closed above 52,000 for the first time on Monday. Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) and the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) were also little changed after a rally in tech stocks fueled sharp gains.
Investors are heading into the last trading day of the second quarter and first half of 2026 buoyed by a Supreme Court ruling that left Federal Reserve independence intact, for now, and by the prospect of potential US-Iran peace talks in Qatar starting Tuesday.
At the same time, oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are recovering faster than expected, prompting a shift from fears of crude shortages to warnings of a looming glut. Oil prices continued to fall, poised for a quarterly drop with Brent (BZ=F) futures trading below $74 a barrel and WTI futures (CL=F) below $71.
The relentless rise in the dollar was also worrying Wall Street, as it pushed the yen to a 40-year low to prompt talk of intervention by **** an. HSBC warned the greenback's rally could become "explosive" if the Federal Reserve hints it's prepared to tighten policy