First Thing: Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks
Vice-president would travel with Witkoff and Kushner as ceasefire deadline looms. Plus, how to avoid an AI job scamGood morning.JD Vance is expected to fly to Islamabad to lead the US delegation on Tuesday if Iran agrees to further talks, as the deadline for the current ceasefire looms.What effect is the war having on developing…
Read MoreHere is the biggest problem Washington faces: Iran sees no need to compromise | Sina Toossi
The US has failed to bomb Iran into submission. Now, from the strait of Hormuz to nuclear concessions, Tehran senses its position strengtheningIran’s delegation to the first round of post-ceasefire talks with the US in Islamabad arrived on a plane named Minab 168 after the people – mostly young schoolgirls – killed in a US…
Read MoreTrump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event
President Donald Trump and many of his conservative Christian supporters are participating in a marathon Bible reading event
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Read MoreHow mum inspired ‘goofy’ Mendoza to brink of NFL stardom
Fernando Mendoza is almost certain to be the first pick in the NFL Draft after rising from obscurity and his mother, who lives with multiple sclerosis, has been his main source of inspiration.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Whitecaps are MLS’s best team this season. Why are they on life support?
The Canadian side have the league’s best record, the best defender, a global superstar, and a ‘for sale’ sign in the windowWhen the Vancouver Whitecaps went up for sale, the club was already bruised and bloodied. It was December 2024, and Vancouver had just limped to an eighth-place finish in the MLS Western Conference, which…
Read MoreNFL draft questions: what should the Jets do at No 2, is Love worth it and will the Cowboys trade up?
Fernando Mendoza is a lock to go No 1, but what happens after is less certain. From a difference-making running back to a polarizing QB, we look at the biggest questions entering draft nightThe draft begins with the second pick this year. We know Fernando Mendoza will be the Las Vegas Raiders’ selection at No…
Read MoreKevin Warsh: Trump’s ideal choice to push Fed to cut interest rates
Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liabilityOn the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks like an ideal candidate to chair the Federal Reserve, the world’s most important central bank. The 56-year-old Ivy League economist, former Wall Street banker and presidential adviser ticks all…
Read More‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds
Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warnsBillion-dollar tech platforms are aggressively pushing for deregulation of the “Uber for nursing” industry in an effort to expand gig work in the healthcare sector, according to a report published Tuesday.The report from the AI Now Institute, Uber for Nursing…
Read MoreHere’s what to expect from Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s Senate hearing Tuesday
In a much-anticipated hearing before the Banking Committee, the former Fed governor will face questioning over a variety of subjects
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