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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – JUNE 14: Argentina’s Lionel Messi (number 10) watches the Guatemala vs. Argentina match at FedExField in Landover, Maryland on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Jose L. Argueta/ISI Photos/Getty Images)Copa America 2024 Soccer — or football — The tournament kicks off tonight with Argentina facing Canada in what will be Lionel Messi’s record 35th appearance and Argentina’s hopes of winning the 2024 Copa America. Meanwhile, this will be Canada’s first appearance in the tournament. In their last international friendly, Canada drew 0-0 with France.The tournament will take place in the United States and will run for three weeks…

Thursday marked the fourth consecutive day of 90-degree heat in the region. But what we’ve experienced so far is mild compared to what’s to come. Parts of the region will likely reach at least 100 degrees this weekend. The heat index, which takes humidity into account, could be close to 105 degrees.On a scale of zero to four, the heat risk for the region is expected to rise from level 1 (mild) on Thursday to level 4 (extreme) by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The heat risk scale takes into account how extreme and long the heat will…

Listen to this article NEW ORLEANS — A bill signed this week would make Louisiana the only state to require the Ten Commandments to be posted in every classroom in public schools and universities, reigniting a long-running debate about the role of religion in government institutions. The new law will require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in poster-sized, “large, easily readable font” in all public elementary, middle, and high school classrooms and at state universities next year. Civil rights groups are planning a lawsuit to block the law, signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, arguing it unconstitutionally infringes on…

Stock index roundup: Semiconductor stocks weigh on Nasdaq as oil, defense stocks rise 3 hours 59 minutes ago Dow Chevron (CVX) rose 2.2%, part of the energy sector, which rose about 2% on Thursday. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) shares rose 1.5% after the company said Phase 3 clinical trials of its Crohn’s disease drug Tremfya showed positive results. Honeywell (HON) rose 0.6% after it said it would buy defense contractor CAES Systems for $1.9 billion. Apple (AAPL) fell 2.2% after surging last week. The company’s shares may be under pressure from a rebalancing at major index funds that will require…

Open-toed shoes are obviously not a good fit for the litter-infested streets of New York City, where one wrong move could mean serious foot health violations, but this summer’s hottest shoe trend may be the alarmist, see-through mesh and net flats. Anne Hathaway, somehow, managed to pull it off. Alaïa Mesh Mary Jane Ballerina FlatsEarlier this week, The Devil Wears Prada The star was out and about in New York City for a fashionable outing, where she was spotted running errands while wearing the latest evolution of the inescapable ballet flat shoe trend: a black version of Alaia’s fishnet Mary…

Georgia Tech currently has a top 20 enrollment and is having one of the strongest months of June in the nation, and the school is hoping to make more advances before the month is over. The Yellow Jackets have landed 14 top prospects in June, but it looks like they’re not done yet. One target they are still targeting in 2025 is three-star edge rusher Herbert Scroggins, who will play at Benedictine Military Academy in Savannah, Georgia. Scroggins is scheduled to announce his school destination next Tuesday, with his top four schools listed as Georgia Tech, Auburn, Miami and North…

The U.S. track and field team is often said to be the hardest team in the world to build, and with good reason: No country has won more Olympic track and field medals (827), and the U.S. has won more medals than the next six countries on the all-time list combined (819). There are many talented athletes, but only a select few make it to major world championships. For the fifth consecutive year, Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon will be the grueling venue for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Let’s take a closer look at the qualification and…

For a long time, chatting about the weather was the height of small talk.Have there been awkward silences in a conversation? Stumped about what to say to a colleague? Commenting on the weather forecast was usually a safe bet.But weather is no longer the neutral domain it once was.Climate change is now part of America’s culture wars, with heat waves and specialties becoming fodder for partisan fighting.Nowhere are the tensions more acute than in local TV weather departments, where it’s becoming increasingly hard for the nation’s roughly 2,000 TV forecasters to stay afloat as extreme weather events become more common…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Tim Cook has led Apple to major milestones. Justin Sullivan/Getty Apple CEO Tim Cook has been at the helm of the company since 2011.Cook’s tenure has provided valuable lessons learned that managers and executives can use to make improvements.He took Apple to new heights by asking questions and sticking to his values. Tim Cook has been Apple’s CEO since 2011 and has led the tech giant through major milestones and difficult times.The Alabama native is known for his mild-mannered demeanor and relatively private life outside of work, but he…

The custom design made Golden Goose a hit, but the IPO was cancelled. Photographer: Jason … [+] Alden/Bloomberg© 2023 BloombergFinance LP It’s no wonder that investors are pinning their hopes on London creating a more welcoming listing environment for fashion retailer Shein than previously hostile New York. Europe has yet to offer a decent IPO, and a slumping market got a further boost this week when Golden Goose, an Italian second-hand sneaker retailer that counts Taylor Swift among its fans, abruptly called off plans to list on Italy’s Milan stock exchange. The trendy Italian shoe brand, which sells sneakers starting…