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Source: shutterstock.com/Nadya C AI stocks took a big hit last Thursday. Market leaders NVIDIA (Nasdaq:NVDA) shares fell more than 3.5% in one day. Admittedly, this is not the kind of movement Nvidia shareholders are used to, and many new Nvidia shareholders may find the move unsettling. However, this is a normal and healthy move given the stock’s high price over the past year. Just like last time, those brave enough to brave the catastrophe may have a ticket to the next heights. Of course, valuations are stretched, and the AI boom will take a lull from time to time, but…
Virginia Tech head football coach Brent Pry knew from the moment he was hired that returning the Hokies to their glory days wouldn’t be an overnight thing. In the current state of college sports, the transfer portal has quickly become a quick way to turn things around, and the third-year head coach continues to find quality players in the portal.After acquiring several key players on offense last offseason, the team focused on defense this offseason, acquiring several key players along the line that helped turn the team around in the final two-thirds of the season. One of the players they…
When Chinese troops violently seized a Philippine navy vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea on Wednesday, they did not use handguns or rifles, let alone the high-tech weaponry commonly seen in modern conflicts.Instead, videos shared by the Philippine military showed Chinese coast guard agents brandishing pickaxes and knives in an attempt to gain control of the area, though experts said the use of such simple weapons was a tactical choice.”The underlying logic is: ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but they’re unlikely to lead to war,'” said Daniel Mattingly, a Yale political science professor who…
Trump contends Attorney General Merrick Garland had no authority to appoint Jack Smith as special counsel. But Garland said two laws justified the appointment and courts have upheld the post.Trump argues the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago, where the FBI seized classified documents, was too vague and the evidence should be thrown out. But prosecutors said his ‘deception’ justified it.Former President Donald Trump will begin three days of hearings Friday aiming to persuade a federal judge to dismiss charges he mishandled classified documents after he left the White House.Trump contends the Justice Department didn’t have the authority to appoint or fund…
BHOPAL: Union Agriculture Minister and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s son said “the entire Delhi is bowing down before his father” after his party’s landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections.Chouhan’s son Kartikeya Singh made the remarks at a rally at Belunda in Budni Assembly constituency in Sehore district on Friday. A video of the remarks has been shared by party leaders.Chouhan won from Vidisha constituency in the state in the recently concluded state assembly elections.State Congress leader Jitu Patwari slammed the statement, saying it meant Delhi was scared and fearful of dissent within the party.In his…
[Getty Images]Wales have sacked manager Rob Page after three-and-a-half years in charge.Page, 49, led Wales to their first World Cup victory in 64 years but the price of their failure to qualify for Euro 2024 was a disappointment.BBC Sport Wales commentators have reacted to the news.Was it right to fire Paige?Former Wales captain Ashley Williams: “Time will tell if it’s the right decision. I think he’s unlucky. It’s a shame because he’s a great guy. All the players will be sad for him.””There were rumours going around that this might happen because he hadn’t yet produced any results.”It came down…
If you’re planning on flying this summer, there’s a new travel trend you might want to try — but be careful, as many people think it’s pretty strange.Not only does this latest trend have a strange name, but it’s also a pretty odd way to fly, considering how technology has kept us occupied on planes for years.Whether you love listening to the soothing sounds of the ocean through your earphones or passing the time by watching action-packed movies, it’s no surprise that technology is saving people from utter boredom in the air.But if you’re “live-dogging” your flight, you’ll just have…
Pakistan has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take firm action against terrorism in neighbouring Afghanistan, with Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram highlighting the threat of allowing terrorists to operate with impunity in the region.This comes days after Afghan Taliban officials announced they would attend the third UN-sponsored conference on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, Doha, on June 30 and July 1, after rejecting an invitation to the previous meeting.The Taliban regime’s participation in the conference of foreign envoys to Afghanistan was in doubt after it was not included in the first round and rejected an invitation to…
Gen Z has a big problem: we are divided.We all know we’re passionate about politics and that can lead to disagreements, but what many don’t realize is that Gen Z has a huge gender divide that other generations haven’t dealt with.We are so different that it starts to matter how we see each other.40% of young American women identify as liberals compared to just 25% of men, while 29% of Gen Z men identify as conservatives compared to 21% of Zoomer women.Gen Z differences affect how we interact with each otherThe widening ideological gender gap is a much deeper issue…
Want some drama? Euro 2024 Even the relentless tedium of the English game has England, one of Europe’s great footballing nations, mired in a waking psychodrama of dreaming of having as much fun as Germany. The hosts are one of two teams already guaranteed to make it into the last 16, along with Spain. England and Switzerland are very likely to join them from the group stage, where only eight of the 24 teams are eliminated. Will big names like Croatia or Belgium find themselves in this small group? The next few days will determine that. All we can confidently…