Few footballer players have ever struck a ball quite like former Liverpool duo Steven Gerrard and John Arne Riise – Gerrard with his thunderous right foot, Riise with his cannon of a left. Both are remembered for iconic goals: Gerrard’s stoppage-time rocket in the 2006 FA Cup final, and Riise’s unstoppable free-kick against Manchester United…
Glenn Thrush August 9, 2026 — 10:39am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Washington: The three lame-duck Republican senators who narrowly saved Todd Blanche’s confirmation as US attorney-general ended up backing him because they believed he was the only person who…
Politics / August 5, 2026 The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November. Ad Policy Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan, Wednesday, August 5, 2026, in Detroit. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded with fury after Corpus Christi officials announced in March that this Gulf Coast region of more than 500,000 people could face unprecedented restrictions as its water supply dried up. The state had already committed over $750 million in low-interest loans to the city’s plans for a desalination plant, a project…
For more than half a century, arms control has been one of civilization’s principal safeguards against catastrophic war. Yet today that framework is visibly weakening. Major treaties have expired or been abandoned. Verification disputes have become increasingly contentious. New military technologies routinely outpace existing agreements, while strategic rivalry is extending into emerging domains such as…
Jul 13, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles (5) dribbles the ball past Phoenix Mercury guard Lexi Held (10) in the first half at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Kayla McBride scored 37 points on 11-for-17 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx rallied for a 104-100 win over the Phoenix Mercury…
Despite Egypt’s Round of 16 exit from the 2026 World Cup, Al Ahly shot-stopper Mostafa Shobeir has emerged as one of the tournament’s true breakout stars, Youm7 reported. Driven by a masterclass performance against heavyweights Argentina, the Pharaohs’ goalkeeper skyrocketed five places in FIFA’s latest data-driven Power Rankings, comfortably claiming his spot as the fourth-best…
Southeast Asia is in the middle of one of the most significant infrastructure buildouts in its history. Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and sovereign AI initiatives are pouring capital into data centres at a pace the region has never seen. The Southeast Asian data centre market is on track to reach US$30.47 billion by 2030, growing at…
The dangerous heat wave gripping the eastern United States is already knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people, and emergency officials are warning that the worst of the heat and grid stress is not over. According to CNN reporting from July 3, more than 200,000 customers were without power Thursday evening as the…
In the previous Armed Madhouse article, I argued that War Power has evolved into a self-reinforcing institutional ecosystem whose incentives increasingly favor preparations and actions carrying unacceptable risks of catastrophic armed conflict escalation. That assessment naturally raises a more important question. If War Power is becoming progressively less capable of performing the historical function for…
