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James Foley, a journeyman director best known for “Glengarry Glen Ross,” has died. He was 71.He died earlier this week after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, his representative, Taylor Lomax, said Friday.In his long and varied career, Foley directed Madonna music videos, 12 episodes of “House of Cards” and the two “Fifty Shades of Grey” sequels, but it was his 1992 adaptation of David Mamet’s foulmouthed Pulitzer Prize winning play that stood above the rest. Although it wasn’t a hit at the time, “Glengarry Glen Ross” wormed its way into the culture and grew into an oft-quoted cult favorite,…

CNN  —  Two men have been found guilty of criminal damage for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were each found guilty of two counts of criminal damage, one relating to the tree and the other to Hadrian’s Wall that the tree fell on, according to the UK’s PA Media news agency on Friday. The verdict was handed down following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court in northeast England. Both men will be sentenced on July 15. They will remain in custody until then, the judge ruled, noting that Graham has…

Americans have been worried about being able to maintain their standard of living since inflation first began to spike in 2021. With renewed cost concerns after President Donald Trump implemented his tariff agenda, many people are prepared to do something about it.A whopping 83% of consumers said that if their financial situation worsens in the coming months, they will strongly consider cutting back on their non-essential spending, according to a new study by Intuit Credit Karma, which polled more than 2,000 U.S. adults in April.  On TikTok, money saving hacks, with hashtags such as no buy, slow buy, low buy and…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Friday that NATO’s chief wants the 32 member countries to agree to start spending at least 3.5% of gross domestic product on their defense budgets at a summit in the Netherlands next month.In 2023, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its second year, NATO leaders agreed that all allies should spend at least 2% of GDP. They are expected to set a new goal at a meeting in The Hague on June 25.President Donald Trump insists that U.S. allies should commit to spending at least 5%, but that would require…

Amid policy updates, legislation proposals and the upcoming resumption of involuntary collections, student loan borrowers have quite a lot on their plate.But while they navigate those circumstances, they should also be aware of potential scams.”Whenever there’s uncertainty, which is what we have right now because of the changing policy situation, scammers see opportunities to pounce,” Ian Bednowitz, general manager of identity and privacy at LifeLock says. “There’s confusion and there’s stress, and that means that there’s opportunity, unfortunately, for the scammers.”Malicious actors routinely prey on vulnerable people, and that includes individuals who are struggling to make their loan payments or…

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal have taken a step back in the Premier League this season based on their points total and confirms his side will give Liverpool a guard on honour.The Gunners will be looking to bounce back from their Champions League defeat to PSG in midweek, facing the already-crowned league champions. And for the third season in a row, Arsenal are set to finish as Premier League runners-up, although they hold just a three-point cushion over Man City, who face relegated Southampton this weekend.Speaking ahead of the Super Sunday clash, Arteta admitted his team have improved in Europe -…

Locked on points and goal difference in fourth and fifth, the visit of Chelsea on Sunday is Newcastle’s biggest game of the season. Or is it?Less than two months ago they beat champions Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final to win their first domestic trophy in 70 years. The truth is Newcastle’s season has been littered with huge games – it’s a barometer of how far they have come in recent times. This crucial contest in the Champions League race is just the latest.Eddie Howe was as composed as ever on Friday; telling a packed press room about his experience…

Premier League clubs have started to announce their pre-season fixtures ahead of the 2025/26 season.Keep track below of all the friendly fixtures and results, and see the latest pre-season news and goals. Premier League pre-season friendlies – results and fixturesAll kick-off times UK timeArsenalJuly 23: AC Milan – Singapore National Stadium, kick-off 12.30pmJuly 27: Newcastle – Singapore National Stadium, kick-off 12.30pmJuly 31: Spurs – Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, kick-off 12.30pmAston VillaJuly 16: Walsall – The Poundland Bescot Stadium, kick-off 7.30pmJuly 19: Hansa Rostock – Ostseestadion, Rostock, kick-off 3pmJuly 30: St. Louis City SC – Energizer Park, Saint-Louis, kick-off 1.30amAugust…

Celtic goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo has called for action after being struck by a missile at Ibrox, claiming “30 or 40 objects” were thrown onto the pitch.Sinisalo was struck on the leg and left wondering what would have happened if a glass bottle had hit him. Photographs showed a half bottle of wine lying in his penalty box during Celtic’s 1-1 draw with Rangers last Sunday. Image: A glass bottle was thrown onto the pitch “I see some mention that there was a bottle thrown at me,” the Finland international said. “But it wasn’t just a bottle. “First of all, I…

Lyft CEO David Risher spent more than a decade working under two of the world’s most successful businessmen, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.Perhaps predictably, Risher learned a lot, he says. When he joined Lyft as CEO in 2023, Risher pointed to specific lessons he picked up from Gates at Microsoft, where Risher was the general manager in charge of the Access database, and under Bezos at Amazon, where he was the tech giant’s senior vice president of retail.”From Microsoft, I learned how to compete … From Amazon, I learned how to obsess over customers,” Risher wrote in a 2023 letter…