At Premier League HQ, it wasn’t just the summer transfer window that closed on Friday evening. There was also a deadline to apply for two senior positions in the legal department as — to quote from the job spec — “the scope and complexity of the league’s financial regulations continues to evolve”.That is an understatement.This is the Premier League’s litigation era. Two of its clubs, Everton and Nottingham Forest, had points deducted last season for breaching spending limits. The league’s case against Manchester City is looming, as is Manchester City’s case against the league’s financial regulations. An investigation continues into…
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Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesA panel of Brazil’s federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold orders suspending the use of Elon Musk’s social network X nationwide.One justice, Luiz Fux, voted to uphold but expressed “reservations” about a measure of the order that allows the court to fine individuals or businesses that engage in “subterfuge,” for example using VPNs, to use X while it is blocked.The court’s top justice, Alexandre de Moraes, had issued the controversial suspension orders late Friday after warning on Wednesday that Musk and X had 24 hours to appoint a legal representative for their…
EDINA, Minn. — Dropped off at the front of Tavern 23, Stephane Veilleux walks in and looks for a familiar face in one of the booths.After spotting one across the restaurant, he approaches and says, “Bring it in,” before exchanging an extremely delicate hug.“Shocking, huh?” he says.Indeed.The strong-skating, hard-hitting blue-collar forward somehow managed to avoid major injury over 10 NHL and 17 professional hockey seasons. Now, nine years after his last NHL game, he has been debilitated by an injury that has nothing to do with hockey.Since a June 19 car crash, the 42-year-old Saint-Georges, Quebec native has been in…
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesElon Musk-controlled satellite internet provider Starlink has told Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel it will not comply with a court order to block social media platform X in the country until its local accounts are unfrozen.Anatel confirmed the information to Reuters on Monday after its head Carlos Baigorri told Globo TV it had received a note from Starlink, which has more than 200,000 customers in Brazil, and passed it onto Brazil’s top court.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes last week ordered all telecom providers in the country to shut down X, which is also owned…
A bus accident involving the Abilene Christian football team after its game against Texas Tech on Saturday left four people injured, including three team members, the university announced Sunday.The accident occurred at 11:45 p.m. just off Texas Tech’s campus as the team began traveling back to Abilene, located about an hour from Lubbock. A 19-year-old man ignored traffic signals and crashed into the bus, according to KTAB in Lubbock.“Four individuals received minor injuries — one student-athlete, two coaches and the bus driver,” the school said in a statement. All four were transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock. “We’re grateful…
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 27: David Lammy, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs addresses delegates during the Labour Party conference on September 27, 2022 in Liverpool, England The Labour Party hold their annual conference in Liverpool this year. Issues on the agenda are the cost of living crisis, including a call for a reinforced windfall tax, proportional representation and action on the climate crisis. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)Ian Forsyth | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Monday the country would immediately suspend some arms export licenses to Israel…
One day after San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco, the rookie was released from the hospital Sunday afternoon, the team announced.Pearsall did not require surgery and remained awake and lucid during his hospital stay, according to a league source. His family was in the room Saturday night, the source said.“He and his family, along with the entire San Francisco 49ers organization, would like to thank the San Francisco Police Department, emergency medical services, doctors and staff at San Francisco General Hospital,” the 49ers said in a statement Sunday.Pearsall, 23, was…
Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney CompanyScott Mlyn | CNBCESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football.Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable to reach a new carriage agreement.The move angered some sports fans, who posted their displeasure on social media. And the U.S. Tennis Association wasn’t pleased with another carriage dispute.ESPN was showing the fourth round of the U.S. Open when it went off the air on…
A VW Golf GTI stands in a parking lot within sight of the brand tower on the grounds of the VW plant in Wolfsburg.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesGerman carmaker Volkswagen on Monday warned it will no longer be able to rule out plant closures in the country, citing the specter of major cost-cutting measures in order to “future-proof” the company.”The European automotive industry is in a very demanding and serious situation,” Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume said in a statement.”The economic environment became even tougher, and new competitors are entering the European market. In addition, Germany in…
Hinterhaus Productions | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesTravel spending among American households continues to outpace its pre-pandemic levels, a trend underpinned by a zeal for international trips, according to new Bank of America research.”A key part of travel momentum lies within vacationing abroad,” Taylor Bowley and Joe Wadford, economists at the Bank of America Institute, wrote in a note Wednesday.Overall, travel spending is down slightly from 2023, yet it remains “much higher” than 2019 — up by 10.6% per household, they wrote, citing Bank of America credit and debit card data from January to mid-August.More from Personal Finance:4 big ways to…
