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American Eagle launches AE x Tru Kolors by Travis Kelce.Courtesy: American EagleShares of American Eagle rose Wednesday morning after the apparel company announced a collaboration with football star Travis Kelce, just a day after he and singer Taylor Swift said they were engaged.The stock was up roughly 5% in early trading.Kelce’s sportswear brand, Tru Kolors, is launching a limited-edition collaboration with American Eagle, pairing the jeans brand with Kelce’s picks, including vintage-inspired T-shirts and “reimagined” varsity jackets. The collaboration was more than a year in the making, Kelce said, but the announcement came just a day after his proposal caused…

ISLAMABAD: The central bank admitted on Tuesday that its nearly $8 billion purchases of US dollars were keeping the local currency weak but added that a stronger rupee would make imports cheaper and could in turn put pressure on the external sector. Acting Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Inayat Hussain, told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance that the current US dollar-rupee parity of around Rs282 was “fair.” “Your assertion is correct. If the SBP stops mopping up dollars from the market, it will strengthen the rupee. But imports will increase too,” he said,…

A New Zealand rugby player who had wanted his brain to be studied after suffering from the effects of multiple concussions has died aged 39, police said on Wednesday. Shane Christie, a former Maori All Blacks player, had campaigned for greater awareness in rugby of the impact of repeated blows to the head. After retiring from the game in 2017 Christie reportedly suffered from headaches, memory lapses, speech problems, depression and mood swings consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Local media said the death of Christie, who also played for Otago Highlanders, Canterbury Crusaders and the All Blacks sevens team,…

Officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to a an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Aug. 27, 2025. Ben Brewer | ReutersTwo young children were killed and 17 people were injured after a mass shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic church and school in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the city’s police chief said.Fourteen of the total injured are also children, and two of them are in critical condition, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a press conference.The deceased children were ages eight and 10, O’Hara said. The shooter is dead from an…

A Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo is seen outside of a restaurant on August 21, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesShares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store rose roughly 7% on Wednesday after the restaurant chain said it would scrap its new logo and return to the original one, amid mounting criticism from social media users and even President Donald Trump.The stock moves on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning have brought Cracker Barrel shares close to restoring their original losses from when the new logo was first announced last week.”We thank our guests for sharing…

MUZAFFARABAD: Chief Justice of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court (AJKSC) Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan on Tuesday ordered Mirpur’s municipal authorities to enforce a ban on commercial construction in residential areas and to immediately stop illegal encroachments on green belt land. Presiding over proceedings at the Supreme Court Branch Registry in Mirpur, the chief justice was hearing multiple cases, including one filed against the city’s mayor. He expressed strong concern over the unchecked conversion of land meant for parks and green belts into commercial use, reportedly with the approval of officials from the Municipal Corporation and the Mirpur…

Any day now, a federal judge is expected to issue a landmark ruling that could upend some of the most lucrative deals in Silicon Valley: Google’s default search contracts.At stake is more than $26 billion a year, $20 billion of which goes to Apple. That’s nearly a quarter of Alphabet’s operating income.For decades, the Apple-Google pact has helped determine who controls the internet, which is exactly why it’s now in the crosshairs.U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled last year that Google held a monopoly in search and ads. He’s been weighing remedies since the final phase of the trial wrapped…

Pakistan defeated Uzbekistan 3-0 to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the ATF 12&U Team Competition Finals in Singapore, according to the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF). Pakistan secured their place in the championship after clinching the ATF 12 & under Regional Qualifying Event of South Asia in Sri Lanka in May. In today’s first singles match, Rashid Ali Bachani defeated Zinatulin Milan 6-4, 6-2. In the second singles, Shayan Afridi outclassed Ziyatov Azamjon 6-1, 6-1, PTF said in a post on social media. In the doubles encounter, the pair of Shayan Afridi and M. Ibraheem Gill sealed the win…

A woman visits an exhibition themed “Where Civilizations Meet: Collections from Museums of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States” at the National Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 27, 2025. The exhibition, featuring 220 cultural relics and artifacts selected from 10 cultural institutions across the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai) BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — A collaborative exhibition featuring cultural heritage collections from museums of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday.Hosted by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the exhibition will run till Nov. 16 at…

GILGIT: A simmering land and boundary dispute between communities in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (G-B) Ghizer and Diamer districts has resurfaced, coinciding with devastating floods that have already battered both regions. Government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq said on Tuesday that the administration is making “serious and effective efforts” to resolve the Singal Nallah boundary issue peacefully. He stressed that the Ghizer administration and police are handling the matter with professionalism and impartiality. “The writ of the state will not be compromised under any circumstances,” he warned, while appealing to residents to remember their shared cultural, linguistic and social bonds. He described Gilgit-Baltistan as “a…