Large crowds gathered at the border between Gibraltar and Spain overnight on Wednesday as part of the fence dividing the British overseas territory from the EU member country was torn down. The symbolic ceremony took place at midnight, when a new treaty came into force eliminating the need for border controls at the crossing. The
The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues to break records on American English-language television. Tuesday’s match between Spain and France averaged 11.462 million viewers this Tuesday on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final broadcast in the history of English-language television in the United States. That record audience saw Spain eliminate France and
SpaceX shares fell below their IPO price of $135 for the first time since the company’s successful public debut in June. On Wednesday, SpaceX shares fell to a low of $132.15 before recovering some of that loss to end the day just above its IPO threshold of $135.28. The latest drop marks a 40% drop
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday that the driver of a Tesla that crashed into a house in June had pressed the accelerator pedal to 100%, defeating the company’s fully autonomous (supervised) driving software. Data recovered from the Tesla showed the vehicle was traveling more than 70 miles per hour when it crashed
Five people suspected of selling and displaying books deemed “seditious” in Hong Kong were arrested after police raided two independent bookstores. Authorities said the posts incited “hatred” against the territory’s government, judiciary and law enforcement. Agents confiscated books at both stores, the government said in a statement. The group, made up of two men aged
Somersaultwho has won two of the last three T20 titles, looked down and out when they needed 80 runs off 27 balls to beat yorkshire. The target of 162 set by the Tykes was the lowest in T20 matches at Headingley this season by 31 runs. Only Adam Lyth (64), with a third half-century of
