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A shopper carries her early Black Friday purchases on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024, at the Citadel Outlets shopping center in Los Angeles. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty ImagesGap on Thursday posted another quarter that blew away expectations, indicating its turnaround under CEO Richard Dickson is working better – and faster – than Wall Street anticipated. Shares jumped 17% in extended trading Thursday.The apparel retailer behind Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta and its namesake banner beat expectations on the top and bottom lines during the all-important holiday quarter and saw comparable sales grow 3%, ahead of expectations of up 1%, according…
‘Mrs.’ captures the quiet oppression of housework but misses the unseen burden of working women’s ‘second shift’. There is a moment in Mrs., a Hindi remake of the Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen, when the camera lingers on a kitchen sink that refuses to stop leaking. The water keeps dripping, an endless cycle that mirrors the film’s central theme: the relentless drip of patriarchy. The kitchen, with its dirty dishes and clogged pipes, becomes the ultimate metaphor for a woman’s place in a home, not just as a caretaker of domestic tasks but as a silent victim of the…
Romanian prosecutors detain six people on charges of treason for allegedly seeking Russian help for coup plot.Romania has detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said, and a 101-year-old former army major general said his home had been raided as part of the investigation. The suspects were detained on Wednesday, the same day Romania – a European Union and NATO member state – declared the Russian embassy’s military attache and his deputy personae non grata for what it said were acts contravening diplomatic rules. Moscow has said it will respond to the…
Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 20, 2023.Brendan McDermid | ReutersHewlett Packard Enterprise shares slid 16% in extended trading on Thursday as the data center equipment maker issued quarterly and full-year guidance that came in below consensus.Here’s how the company did in the fiscal first quarter in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: 49 cents adjusted vs. 49 cents expectedRevenue: $7.85 billion vs. $7.82 billionHPE’s revenue rose 16% year over year in the quarter ending on Jan. 31,…
Pakistan’s sports teams mirror national chaos—unstable leadership breeds uncertainty on and off the field. Pakistan’s sports teams often appear burdened by the same challenges that afflict the nation. When a country grapples with political instability, economic difficulties, and constant changes in leadership, it is hardly surprising that its cricketers, hockey players, and squash stars exhibit similar inconsistencies. In Pakistan’s case, the resemblance is striking: a nation plagued by fear and uncertainty has fielded teams that perform as though they too are frightened, uncertain, and lacking in confidence. Experts agree that chaos at the top inevitably reflects in on-field performances. The…
More than a month into US President Donald Trump’s second term, his brutal crackdown on immigration and asylum seekers has already harmed countless people. Law enforcement has carried out mass raids across the United States, rounding up people. Tens of thousands have been deported, and the pathway to asylum has been blocked for tens of thousands more. In the face of this onslaught, people have mobilised en masse to protect vulnerable groups at the local and national levels. One piece of legislation could make a difference in this struggle: the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act, introduced to…
Kyle Clifford found guilty of raping and murdering ex-girlfriend after triple killing in Bushey, northwest of London.A 26-year-old man who murdered three women in a crossbow and stabbing attack was found guilty of raping one of them, his ex-girlfriend, by a British court. Kyle Clifford had pleaded guilty in January to the murder of two daughters of a BBC sports commentator and their mother in their home in Bushey, northwest of London in July 2024. The killings had sparked a manhunt for Clifford, who was found hours later injured in a cemetery in north London. A jury at Cambridge Crown…
Victoria Azarenka plays a backhand against Iga Swiatek of Poland in their second round match during day three of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, part of the Hologic WTA Tour at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 18, 2025.Christopher Pike | Getty ImagesBig changes are coming to professional women’s tennis.The Women’s Tennis Association and Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund have launched a new program to provide players with maternity and child family planning benefits, the organizations said Thursday. Women’s tennis is one of the last professional sports to provide these benefits, and players…
If Pakistan cricket wants to win, it must first defeat nepotism, favoritism, and outdated selection policies. Imagine a young boy from a small town, playing cricket on dusty streets, dreaming of wearing the green jersey one day. He wakes up before dawn, trains tirelessly, and outperforms everyone in his local league. But when the moment of truth arrives—the national team selection—he is sidelined, not because he lacks talent, but because he lacks connections. Now, contrast this with India, where a rickshaw driver’s son, Mohammed Siraj, made it to the national team purely on merit. Where the sons of cricketing legends…
US president accuses outgoing Canadian prime minister of seeking to use issue of tariffs to extend his time in office.United States President Donald Trump has reiterated baseless claims that outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seeking to use US tariffs against Canada to extend his time in office, as a rift widens between the two countries. In a social media post on Thursday, Trump said he believed Trudeau “is using the Tariff problem, which he has largely caused, in order to run again for Prime Minister”. “So much fun to watch!” the US president wrote. The remark follows a similar…