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BENTONVILLE, ARK. — As tariffs drive prices higher, Walmart unveiled its latest efforts to woo new and younger shoppers — including a fresh advertising campaign, a clothing brand designed for tweens and drone deliveries in more cities.The moves, which the retail giant’s leaders announced this week, illustrate how the discounter sees opportunities to grow even while consumers tighten their wallets and the economic outlook appears murky.Walmart, the largest private employer and retailer in the U.S., hosted thousands of hourly employees, store managers, investors and reporters this week at its Associates Week event in its hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas and nearby…
President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO’s tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesTesla has been facing massive challenges trying to get back on track after a disastrous first quarter. Those headwinds strengthened considerably this week.CEO Elon Musk officially concluded his term with the Trump administration at the end of May, hitting the 130-day mark, the maximum time allowed for a…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer walked investors through next week on Wall Street, pinpointing the latest consumer price index report and a number of investor days, including one from BlackRock.He also touched on how the feud between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reverberated through a market that is sensitive to social media posts from prominent figures.”We should be headed for a quiet week, but, you know what, we’ve got to stay close to Truth Social to see what’s going on in the White House before we assess anything these days,” he said. “Given what happened with the president and…
Toronto AP — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta later this month, an invitation Modi accepted despite strained ties between the countries. The countries expelled each other’s top diplomats last year over the killing of a Sikh Canadian activist in Canada and allegations of other crimes. The invitation prompted anger from the World Sikh Organization of Canada, which wrote to Carney in May asking him not to invite Modi. Tensions remain high between Canada and India over accusations about Indian government agents being involved in the murder…
Liverpool have made a new offer worth a total of £113m for Bayer Leverkusen attacker Florian Wirtz.Liverpool have offered Leverkusen £100m plus £13m in potential add-ons, but the bid is below the Bundesliga side’s asking price of £126m (€150m). Wirtz wants to move to Liverpool amid interest from Manchester City and Bayern Munich. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Following Germany’s Nations League semi-final against Portugal, Wirtz appeared to subtly confirm that he is looking forward to potentially joining Liverpool this summer The Reds’ £113m offer is just £2m below the £115m British transfer record fee…
Jeff KassoufJun 6, 2025, 05:50 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Jonatan Giráldez said on Friday that his impending move from head coach of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit to the same role for eight-time European champions OL Lyonnes was “the best for both sides.”Giráldez addressed reporters for the first time since the shocking news, which the Spirit and Lyonnes confirmed on Monday. Both clubs are owned by Michele Kang through…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A convicted killer in Utah who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough to be executed, a state judge ruled late Friday.Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was sentenced to die in 1988 for killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker. Despite his recent cognitive decline, Menzies “consistently and rationally understands” what is happening and why he is facing execution, Judge Matthew Bates wrote in a court order. “Menzies has not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that his understanding of his specific crime and punishment has fluctuated or declined in…
Jane said Combs and her went to Turks and Caicos for about five days and he seemed bored when they arrived. After the first day alone, Jane recalled that one of the men who would join them for “hotel nights” was suddenly on his way there. They met Paul in a hotel near their villa, and stayed for a sexual encounter until the next night, she said. Jane and Combs went back to their villa and some time later, the music mogul called the man to meet them there. “We’re both laying down, and I’m just so excited that I…
Cesar HernandezJeff CarlisleCloseJeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondentJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Jun 6, 2025, 05:23 PM ETCanada head coach Jesse Marsch alleged Friday that Vancouver Whitecaps players were “poisoned” during their trip to Mexico for the Concacaf Champions Cup final, despite the MLS club saying they believe that players only fell ill following the game.Last week, the Whitecaps were stunned in a 5-0 thrashing by Cruz Azul in this year’s final of the Champions Cup held in Mexico City. Vancouver released a statement on Thursday saying after “the team’s return from Mexico, a significant number…
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s José Raúl Mulino appealed to a higher power on Friday, calling in an archbishop and a rabbi to deliver a message to striking banana workers after nearly two months of social protest that have roiled the country.Mulino has said he won’t reverse controversial changes to Panama’s social security system, courts have deemed the strike illegal and top banana Chiquita Brands fired nearly 5,000 striking workers last month in Panama’s western Bocas del Toro province.But nothing has stopped the protests.So at his weekly news briefing Friday, Mulino said he had met with Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa…