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Penrith will fight the NRL’s crackdown on illegal shots at the judiciary, hoping to help save their ailing season by wiping Scott Sorensen’s two-game suspension.Sorensen went to the sin bin for his shoulder charge on rampaging Manly forward Nathan Brown late in the first half of the round-eight loss that sent Penrith to the bottom of the ladder.The second-rower was one of 18 players sin-binned on the weekend as the NRL took its tough stance on illegal contact to unprecedented heights.On Sunday morning, the match review committee cited Sorensen for a grade-two shoulder charge, which carries a two-game ban with…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elizabeth Hurley leaned into Billy Ray Cyrus’ country roots one week after the couple went Instagram official.Cyrus, 63, wrapped his arms around his new girlfriend in a series of photos shared on social media Sunday.The “Austin Powers” actress appeared to be smitten with the country musician as they toured his Tennessee ranch together in an all-terrain vehicle.BILLY RAY CYRUS CREDITS ELIZABETH HURLEY ROMANCE FOR MAKING HIM THE HAPPIEST HE’S BEEN IN A ‘LONG TIME’ Billy Ray Cyrus cuddled Elizabeth Hurley one week after revealing their new romance. (Instagram/Elizabeth Hurley)Hurley, 59, looked completely…

Intel Corporation’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, April 23, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel reported first-quarter results Thursday that beat analysts’ estimates, while issuing disappointing guidance and announcing plans to slash expenses in the coming year, the first under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The stock fell in extended trading.Here’s how the company did, versus LSEG consensus estimates:Earnings per share: 13 cents adjusted vs. 1 cent expectedRevenue: $12.67 billion vs. $12.3 billion expectedIntel said it expects revenue for the current quarter of $11.8 billion at the midpoint of the range, lower than the average analyst estimate of $12.82 billion.…

Mr. Mudimbe was unapologetic. “To the question ‘what is Africa?’ or ‘how to define African cultures?’ one today cannot but refer to a body of knowledge in which Africa has been subsumed by Western disciplines such as anthropology, history, theology or whatever other scientific discourse,” he told Callaloo. “And this is the level on which to situate my project.”Valentin-Yves Mudimbe was born on Dec. 8, 1941, in Likasi, in the Katanga Province of what was then the Belgian Congo, to Gustave Tshiluila, a civil servant, and Victorine Ngalula. At a young age, he said in 1991, he “began living with…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he did not know if President Trump had spoken to President Xi Jinping of China, casting further doubt on Mr. Trump’s recent suggestion that Mr. Xi had called him.Mr. Bessent’s comments, made on ABC’s “This Week,” come as the United States and China are locked in a trade war that is destabilizing the world economy and rattling global markets. The secretary attempted to ease concerns about trade tensions with China and other countries, insisting that the administration was in talks with various nations and acknowledging that the tariffs it has imposed on…

After a protracted battle, Washington State lawmakers voted Sunday to limit annual residential rent increases to no more than 10 percent, positioning the state to become the third in the country to adopt statewide rent regulations.What the Bill Does Among the key provisions of House Bill 1217:Annual rent increases would be capped at 7 percent plus the rate of inflation, or 10 percent in all — whichever is less.A flat annual increase of 5 percent would be applied to people who own homes in mobile home parks and rent the land on which they sit.Only lease renewals would be affected…

When is an Audi not an Audi? When it’s the AUDI E5 Sportback, of course.The new AUDI E5 Sportback is the first car from the company’s new China-only brand – or is that sub-brand? – that will exclusively market “new energy vehicles”, or cars with electric and plug-in hybrid drivetrains.The E5 rides on the new Advanced Digitized Platform developed in conjunction with SAIC, one of the Volkswagen Group’s two production partners in China and owner of the MG and LDV brands.Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a…

Bangkok, Thailand – In the teeming metropolis that is central Bangkok, Methinee Phoovatis monitored a small computer screen, hoping to find signs of survivors. Surrounding Methinee, other members of Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) coordinated the dozens of rescue workers shuttling along a path that led to an enormous mound of debris. The rescue teams worked in shifts, searching for any indications of life under the hill of cement and steel that loomed over them. “We are just hoping for a miracle that some of the people are still alive,” Methinee, a plan and policy analyst in…

Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz reiterated the administration’s support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sunday, saying they “couldn’t be prouder” of his early months in the role, despite a wave of high-profile controversies and resignations that have embroiled the department in recent weeks.Speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, Waltz was pressed about the alleged dysfunction inside the Pentagon’s top ranks— and whether, in his view, the current Pentagon is equipped to deliver on lofty foreign policy goals, including helping broker a negotiated settlement in Russia’s war in Ukraine.”Can you do this in what appears to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Football League said Sunday it had launched an investigation into an incident between a fan and Michigan Panthers wide receiver Samson Nacua.Nacua, the brother of Los Angeles Rams star Puka Nacua, was seen on video in a heated confrontation on the sideline after a game against the St. Louis Battlehawks. Nacua is seen slapping the fan in the face and walking away. It’s unclear what was said to prompt the slap. Panthers’ Samson Nacua (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)”The UFL is aware of the…