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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Insurers probed by US prosecutors over their private credit investments paid millions of dollars to a tiny credit-rating agency at the heart of concerns about the industry’s growing conflicts of interest.Delaware Life and Clear Spring, two insurers majority owned by the billionaire investor Mark Walter, have together paid $8mn to Egan-Jones since 2024, according to filings reviewed by the FT.Walter, who owns the LA Dodgers and Lakers and has a stake in Chelsea Football Club, has faced a wide-ranging probe into the…

The democratic socialists packed into a dive bar on Chicago’s South Side were in a bubbly mood after the first day of their national summit. Hayley Banyai-Becker, a 31-year-old from Portland, Ore., stood on a chair to rally fellow members of the Democratic Socialists of America to stay on “the front lines of class struggle.”But there was a problem: None of them could hear her.“Did they just turn the music up?” Ms. Banyai-Becker called out, over the thump of angry rock.“Scream louder!” a D.S.A. member said.“Should we go up one by one and tell them to turn the music down?”…

Ariana Grande will “take a step back from visibility” after her ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour, and has withdrawn from her planned West End debut. The singer is wrapping up the North American leg of her headline tour and will begin a 10-date residency at London’s O2 Arena later this month, with those dates concluding on September 1. After that, her representative has confirmed that she will take a break from public appearances. “Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour,” the rep told People. “She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both…

You don’t have to be a futbolero to know the national icon that is Jorge “El Inmortal” Campos. The former Mexican national team goalkeeper, who stood a mere 5-foot-6, dominated throughout the 1990s as a stalwart between the goalposts, supplying acrobatic dives and theatrical saves that have been compiled into countless highlight reels by a zealous fanbase. On the field, he helped popularize the role of an attacking goalie — the rare archetype of a goalkeeper who would leave his own goal to become an offensive weapon against opposing defenses (Campos famously played striker at times, netting over 35 goals…

Geno Segers, who was announced this week to join Broadway’s “Hadestown,” will no longer be part of the Broadway production. “Hadestown” announced a new principal cast earlier this week, with Segers set to play Hades. His previous stage credits include “On the Town” and “The Lion King” as well as TV roles in “Banshee,” “Pair of Kings” and “Yellowstone.” The news that Segers is no longer joining the cast comes after online comments and videos resurfaced on theater blogs this week. Segers previously posted videos that some viewed as anti-transgender and critical of pronoun usage. The actor also allegedly criticized…

Keith Mansfield, executive vice president and chief operating Officer of b1Bank, reported a sale of 4,200 shares of Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) on July 30, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average sale price ($32.08); post-transaction value based on July 30, 2026, market close ($31.94). Key questions What is the composition of the insider’s remaining equity position?Following the transaction, Keith Mansfield continues to hold 77,139 shares directly, which includes 27,000 shares held in an individual retirement account and 13,374 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in installments through…

channel1la.com Xalapa Veracruz.- El 2do Foro Mundial de Ciberseguridad (denominado “Cyber Guard Day”) se realizó en un formato híbrido el 31 de julio de 2026 desde Xalapa, Veracruz, México. El evento fue organizado por instituciones como UNIED (Universidad Inteligencia EDUCA) y TGK Cybersecurity Business. Tem principales: Derechos humanos en entornos digitales, inteligencia artificial, ciberseguridad industrial y resiliencia operacional. participan . Ejes Temáticos del Evento El foro sirvió como un espacio de convergencia para especialistas de múltiples países, enfocándose en los siguientes pilares de la agenda tecnológica actual: Ciberseguridad y protección de datos: Estrategias globales para el resguardo de información.Gobernanza de…

Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for a 14th nonconsecutive week on top, as the album steps 3-1 on the list dated Aug. 8. The album — which debuted more than a year ago and has never left the top 10 — earned 80,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the tracking week ending July 30 (up 7%), according to Luminate. Wallen is likely benefiting from publicity and promotion around a newly released song — which is not on the album — titled “Been by Now.” The track arrived on…

Kevin SeifertAug 2, 2026, 02:30 PM ETCloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Multiple AuthorsEAGAN, Minn. — Saturday marked the first time that Kelci Stringer didn’t feel sad on the anniversary of her husband’s death.As she awoke in a hotel adjacent to the Minnesota Vikings’ practice facility, she felt an entirely different emotion.”It’s been 25 years,”…

There is a particular unease that arises from hearing stories about crossing a border you have also crossed, but in the opposite direction and under radically better circumstances. I savored Reyna Grande’s new memoir, “Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget,” in the comfort of my home in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, a gorgeous town famous for its architecture, arts scene, climate and ever-growing expat population. Grande’s life story began only a day’s drive but a world away, in Iguala, Guerrero — a town most of the world now knows, if they know it at all, as the…