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Couple in their late 50s debate $100,000 business investment

  • Don't let friendship cloud sound investment judgment
  • Private equity can be illiquid and hard to exit
  • Commit only 40% of savings after professional due diligence

A couple in their late 50s faces a financial decision about investing $100,000 from their $250,000 savings into their best friend's successful business, with the husband seeing opportunity whilst the wife worries about their financial security and the friendship's future. This matters because the decision involves significant risk…

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Sharmeena Begum reportedly arrested in Syria over alleged Berlin attack links

  • British ISIS-linked woman reportedly arrested in Syria.
  • She allegedly communicated with the Berlin attacker.
  • Syria may prosecute her and impose the death penalty.

Sharmeena Begum, a British woman accused of recruiting Shamima Begum into ISIS, has reportedly been arrested in Syria after allegedly exchanging messages with Abdul Ballout, linked to a deadly Berlin Pride attack. German investigators reportedly passed her details to Western intelligence agencies, which traced her to Syria; her…

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Trump revives rare budget maneuver to rescind $810M in congressionally approved funds

  • Trump administration cancels $810m in congressionally approved spending via pocket rescission
  • $567m targeted at immigrant and refugee support programmes; other diversity initiatives also cut
  • Constitutional dispute: GAO deems move unlawful; administration claims authority to rescind funds

The Trump administration announced on Friday that it is cancelling $810 million in congressionally approved spending for programmes serving immigrants, diversity initiatives and related causes. The administration employed a "pocket rescission"—a budget maneuver that the executive branch contends is lawful but Congress and the Government Accountability Office argue…

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Iowa Hawkeyes get +5.5 points as college football betting pick against Michigan in Ann Arbor

  • Iowa are backed with a 5.5-point handicap.
  • Both teams enter unbeaten at 3-0.
  • The game is expected to be low-scoring.

The article recommends backing the Iowa Hawkeyes with a 5.5-point handicap against Michigan in Ann Arbor. Iowa were ranked 17th and unbeaten at 3-0, while Michigan were ranked 18th and also 3-0, although the writer questioned the quality of the Wolverines’ performances and their opening-week victory. Iowa had…

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Republican candidate caught falsely claiming combat valor medal in startling ‘pattern of deception’

  • Trump-backed candidate falsely claimed Bronze Star "for valor" he didn't receive
  • False claim repeated multiple times across three years of campaigns
  • Military experts call repeated misstatement a "pattern of deception"

Donald Trump-backed Nevada Republican David Flippo is facing criticism for repeatedly claiming in campaign materials that he earned a Bronze Star "for valor," a distinction he does not possess according to military records. Flippo received a Bronze Star for meritorious service, but not the separate "V" device that…

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Slovenia v Scotland: Nations League – live

  • Scotland face Slovenia in Nations League opener with new coach Pocognoli
  • Eight uncapped players introduced; major squad overhaul from previous regime
  • Historical significance: last meeting in 2017 ended Scotland's World Cup qualifying hopes

Scotland begin their Nations League campaign in Ljubljana under new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli, a former Belgium defender who replaced Steve Clarke following Scotland's disappointing World Cup performance. Pocognoli has implemented significant changes, introducing eight uncapped players to the squad and refreshing the team with fifteen players who…

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KFC unveils radically different restaurant in major comeback push

  • KFC opens a concept restaurant to support its US comeback.
  • Open House blends traditional dining with modern technology.
  • Breakfast, late-night service and expanded menus are being tested.

KFC has opened Open House, a new restaurant in McKinney, Texas, designed to test how the 75-year-old chain can modernise while preserving its traditional identity. The concept aims to make KFC more relevant to present-day diners, balancing nostalgia for Colonel Sanders and the brand’s original recipe with updated…

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Woke gallery owner was darling of the elite art world… until now: ‘I trusted him since he’s black’

  • Nine artists accuse a prominent gallerist of unpaid sales and unreturned artwork.
  • One artist says he is owed payment for 10 masks worth $70,500.
  • Moore cites financial pressures and says he will address the problems.

San Francisco gallerist Jonathan Carver Moore, whose gallery promotes underrepresented artists, has been accused by nine artists of withholding payments, failing to return artwork and becoming unresponsive after accepting pieces for exhibitions and sales. Seven artists have reportedly demanded that he return their work or compensate them, raising…

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BROADCAST BIAS: Media bash Sydney Sweeney, but cover for leftist Macklemore

  • Opinion piece alleges political bias in entertainment coverage.
  • Sweeney faced criticism over two advertising campaigns.
  • Macklemore received softer coverage over pro-Palestinian views.

The Fox News opinion article argues that US broadcast networks apply a political double standard when covering entertainers. It says actress Sydney Sweeney, described as a Republican, received disproportionately negative attention over advertising campaigns, while rapper Macklemore’s strongly pro-Palestinian music and comments about Israel received comparatively softer coverage.…

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Illegal immigrants, 89 and 73, accused of armed drug trafficking decades after sneaking into US

  • Two elderly Cuban nationals face drug and firearms charges in Miami.
  • Police say cocaine, marijuana, guns and cash were found.
  • Both men entered the US unlawfully in 1980 and had prior records.

Cesar Valdes, 89, and Magdaleno Medina, 73, have been arrested in Miami and accused of selling drugs and possessing stolen firearms. Police allege that Medina sold cocaine to an undercover officer, after which a search of the men’s trailer reportedly uncovered cocaine, marijuana, ammunition, guns and more than…

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