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This review contains full spoilers for The Boys season 4, episode 6, “Dirty Business.”Only a show like The Boys can bring welcome levity to an episode about sex dungeon foreplay, lobotomies, and brave disabled people. “Dirty Business” avoids feeling unnecessarily complicated or distracting, following a single storyline about secretly infiltrating a far-right cocktail party. After last week’s teary-eyed ending left us feeling low, the series lifts our spirits and even brings us a shocking breakup revelation (which you probably expected if you were watching closely). Freed from the shackles of multiple storylines that were still anchoring it after a weeks-long…

GENEVA (AP) — The International Swimming Federation says its chief executive has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the disqualification of 23 Chinese swimmers during a swimming contest. Failed a doping test They have been cleared to continue competing in 2021.The news comes just three weeks before the Paris Olympics, where 11 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart drug three years ago are due to compete.Just weeks before China’s swimmers won three gold medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency did not dispute that Chinese authorities had…

According to a recent Deal Room report on the Spanish tech ecosystem, the combined enterprise value of Spanish startups will exceed €100 billion in 2023. In the latest evidence of this upward trend, Madrid-based venture capital fund Seaya has closed Seaya Andromeda, a €300 million Madrid-based “Article 9” climate technology fund. Article 9 refers to the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, which places a responsibility on investment firms to ensure that their investments have a positive impact on society and the environment. Seaya has been in existence for 12 years and focuses primarily on mission-driven startups in Europe and Latin…

Max Kilman is undergoing a medical at West Ham ahead of his move from Wolves after a bid of around £40 million was accepted.The two clubs are finalising contract details after West Ham made an improved offer for the Wolves captain. The Hammers had a £25million bid rejected by Wolverhampton last month, significantly below the club’s valuation at Molineux. For a more accessible video player, use Chrome browser Wolves manager Gary O’Neill and captain Max Kilman are pitted against five randomly selected footballers – one a current or former professional player and four fakes. Can they spot the real professional?…

With Joey Chestnut banned from the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, last year’s runner-up Jeffrey Esper was the favorite to win this year, but Esper, ranked ninth in the world, won the Mustard Belt.Chestnut did not take part in this year’s Fourth of July contest because he has a marketing deal with Impossible Foods, which sells a competing hot dog made with plant-based meat.So unlike previous years, the big question before the contest wasn’t how many more hot dogs Chestnut would eat, but who would dethrone him. Esper, who ranks No. 2 on the major league eating list, was…

Image caption, The land declared “national property” is located in the Jordan Valley in the eastern part of the occupied West Bank (file photo).Article informationauthor, David Grittenrole, BBC News1 hour agoPalestinians and the United Nations have criticized what anti-settlement monitors say is Israel’s biggest land seizure in the occupied West Bank in more than three decades.According to Peace Now, about 12.7 square kilometers (4.9 square miles) of the Jordan Valley was declared “national land” in June, denying Palestinians private ownership and use rights.The group said the declaration also established “territorial continuity” between Israeli settlements in the main border corridor with…

AP, Reuters US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. CNN — President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Thursday morning to discuss progress on the hostage issue and the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, White House and Israeli government officials told CNN. A White House official said Vice President Kamala Harris was expected to join the call. The call came as Israel and Hamas appear to be close to agreeing on a framework for a deal, an Israeli source familiar with the negotiations told CNN. Hamas recently provided its…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. I took the train to visit three Swiss towns and there are only a few things I would do differently. Morgan McFall Johnsen During my trip to Switzerland, I made a few mistakes that would be easily avoided next time.I visited Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, and two towns in the Swiss Alps: Sion and St. Moritz.A few unexpected things happened, like restaurant reservations and bus stops. I went to Switzerland for the first time last year and took the train from Zurich through the Swiss Alps.I have…

What early trends should you look at to find stocks that have the potential to compound in value over the long term? One common approach is to: Return value Return on invested capital (ROCE) is increasing, amount More than 100% of invested capital. When you see this, it usually means it’s a company with a good business model and lots of profitable reinvestment opportunities. Duke Energy We weren’t too excited about (NYSE:DUK) and its ROCE trend. What is Return on Invested Capital (ROCE)? For those who don’t know, ROCE is the ratio of a company’s annual pre-tax profit (revenue) to…

July 4, 2024 19:44:30 (IST)Labour leader pledges ‘new strategic partnership’ with IndiaKeir Starmer, the human rights lawyer turned Labour leader, has pledged to pursue a “new strategic partnership” with India, including an FTA, if he is given a mandate to form a Labour-led government in Thursday’s general election.Sir Keir, who was knighted by the late Queen Elizabeth II for his services to law and criminal justice, spent most of his career in law before entering politics and was first elected as a Labour MP for London in 2015.The 61-year-old, a father of two teenage children with his wife Victoria, an…