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North American stock markets opened lower Thursday as oil prices rose and treasury yields resumed their climb amid the ongoing stalemate between Iran and the U.S. High yields slow economies and weigh on prices for stocks, cryptocurrencies and all kinds of other investments. Besides driving up rates for mortgages, they could also curtail companies’ borrowing to build the artificial-intelligence data centers that have been supporting the U.S. economy’s growth recently.The 30-year Treasury bond’s yield US30YT=RR, which is seen as a barometer of geopolitical and fiscal risk, was last up 1.7 bps at 5.139 per cent. It briefly touched 5.197 per cent on…

Manuel Neuer to start for Germany in World Cup upon his return, despite Oliver ⁠Baumann long being labelled team’s first choice.Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026Bayern Munich’s Manuel ‌Neuer has come out of international retirement to compete in next month’s ⁠World Cup after being ⁠named on Thursday as the starting goalkeeper in Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for the tournament.Nagelsmann made the decision after having long labelled Hoffenheim’s Oliver ⁠Baumann as his first-choice keeper.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Yes, I plan with that [with Neuer as number one],” Nagelsmann told a press conference. “The main task was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The discovery of 10,000 “phantom employees” exploiting a federal work program has helped spur Republicans to tackle the financial incentives behind a foreign worker pipeline costing Americans hundreds of thousands of jobs per year.Under current federal law, hundreds of thousands of foreign students and employers participating in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension program are exempt from paying Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes, which companies are required to pay for domestic workers. This has led to the creation of a “significant financial incentive” for employers to hire foreign…

Teenage tennis star Emerson Jones has been handed the dream, nothing-to-lose French Open draw against a nightmarish opponent as she has to tackle four-time champion Iga Swiatek on her Roland Garros main draw debut.As Alex de Minaur, Australia’s top hope in Paris, contemplated a potentially gentle route into the men’s tournament with a first-round clash against a qualifier, 17-year-old wildcard Jones landed arguably the most difficult draw of all against the Wimbledon champion on her favourite surface.Jones, the former world No.1 junior, has so far been handed only glamour draws in her fledgling grand slam career, but also hugely difficult…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Massachusetts city on Monday voted to end its contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system used by police to identify possible shootings in real time. The crime-fighting technology deploys a network of acoustic sensors mounted above streets across neighborhoods, designed to detect gunfire-like sounds and automatically alert law enforcement when a suspected shot is heard.The Cambridge City Council’s decision follows criticism from opponents who argue the system is unreliable, and can contribute to over-policing. They have also raised concerns about potential links to federal immigration enforcement.Cambridge’s move comes after Chicago announced in…

Weeks before global soccer fans are due to descend on Toronto and Vancouver for the World Cup, some Uber drivers were trying to score better working conditions during the tournament. At a routine meeting, they told the ride-hailing giant they’re worried about how they’ll contend with the traffic — and tempers — 650,000 expected guests will bring to the Canadian cities in June and July.“Increased traffic causes some customers to be antsy and nervous and frustrated,” said Barry Sawyer, national president at United Food and Commercial Workers, which offers representation to Uber drivers.“We asked Uber to make sure they communicate with all…

Nouakchott, Mauritania – Across a vast stretch of the Sahel and West Africa, armed groups are expanding their reach, military governments are replacing fragile democracies, and “counterterrorism” efforts continue to contend with armed violence, often rooted in poverty and challenging living conditions.While the Sahel has become synonymous with instability, tucked between the region and the Atlantic coast sits Mauritania, a country that has somehow managed to douse the flame. The explanation for this resilience often begins with a woman in a headscarf sitting across from a young man or a woman in a prison cell, talking about God.Mauritania’s mourchidates are…

The Trump administration this week onboarded more than 80 new federal immigration judges, in its latest push to expedite deportation cases and further its government-wide crackdown on illegal immigration, Justice Department officials said Thursday.The Justice Department, which oversees the U.S. immigration court system, swore in 77 permanent immigration judges and 5 temporary immigration judges, a group that officials described as the largest class of immigration judges in the department’s history.The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year. When President Trump took office, the Justice Department had…

Blake Hardwick has booted four goals in a role up forward to help Hawthorn hold off Adelaide by nine points in their home-away-from-home in Tasmania.The Hawks extended their winning streak in Launceston to 12 games on Thursday night with a 10.15 (75) to 9.12 (66) victory.It came two days after the club was told by the AFL their association with the island state would finish at the end of 2027 ahead of the Tasmania Devils’ entry into the competition.The pain was compounded for the Crows, who lost gun midfielder Izak Rankine to a calf problem early in the third quarter.Adelaide…

MAMUYA, North Maluku: Authorities in Indonesia’s North Maluku province have named the tour guide in the fatal Mount Dukono eruption tragedy – which killed three people – as a suspect following a case review by investigators on Wednesday (May 20). Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the North Halmahera Police Rinaldi Anwar said that the case has been moved to the investigation stage following a review which found strong evidence of negligence.“Based on the case review results and existing investigative facts, we have now named RS (Reza Selang) alias Reza as a suspect,” Rinaldi said, as quoted by Kompas.com.Investigators have questioned 11 people, including a criminal law expert, to evaluate purported…