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Amanda Anisimova of the U.S., left, and Naomi Osaka of Japan will face off in the U.S. Open semifinals in New York City on Thursday night. Both have been open about their mental health struggles. Elsa/Getty Images; Robert Prange/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elsa/Getty Images; Robert Prange/Getty Images Two comeback stories will collide on the tennis court Thursday night when American Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka of Japan — who was also raised in the U.S. — play each other in the U.S. Open semifinals. Anisimova and Osaka are both working their way back up the rankings after returning…

A British quantum computing entrepreneur has doubled the value of his stake in the business he founded to $2bn (£1.5bn), after the company achieved a $10bn valuation in its latest fundraising.Ilyas Khan, 63, is the founder of Quantinuum, a UK-US firm that announced on Thursday it had raised $600m as investor interest builds in the cutting-edge technology.Khan set up Quantinuum’s predecessor company, Cambridge Quantum, in 2014 before it merged with the US-based Honeywell Quantum Solutions in 2021.Khan, a former owner of his home town’s football club Accrington Stanley, is now chief product officer at the business and to date has…

The World Cup is more than a tournament—it’s a passport stamp in motion. And for soccer-obsessed globe-trotters (or football-obsessed, depending where you hail from), it can be a 90-minute crescendo in the middle of a week spent wandering through new cities, flavors, and cultures.In 2026, the FIFA World Cup will unfold across three countries for the first time—Canada, the United States, and Mexico—turning North America into one sprawling, exhilarating stage for the world’s most beloved sport. It’s the ultimate ticket to adventure for travelers who crave the pulse of a crowd as much as they do a skyline at sunset…

LinkedIn / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysLinkedIn might verify your next job update to the site.LinkedIn will verify companies, recruiters, and executives.The news comes amid rampant job and recruitment scams.The job market is tough enough already — but recruitment-related scams make it tougher. On Thursday, LinkedIn outlined several ways it’s making its platform more trustworthy to mitigate scams and executive spoofs.Verifying members LinkedIn is rolling out three new verification options that will authenticate companies, recruiters, and executives. Also: New LinkedIn study reveals the secret that a third of professionals are hiding…

Jonathan MorrisBBC News, South West andTamsin MelvilleBBC News, CornwallBBCNeil Hopper was motivated by sexual interest in amputation, the court heardAn NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed has been jailed for two years and eight months for insurance fraud and possessing extreme pornography.Neil Hopper, 49, of Truro, Cornwall, carried out hundreds of amputation operations before having his own legs removed in 2019.Truro Crown Court heard he lied to insurers by claiming that injuries to his legs were the result of sepsis and not self-inflicted.It heard that in May 2019 Hopper had below knee amputations after a “mysterious illness”.…

“He said, ‘Your songs are the soundtrack to our tour,'” recalls the Alabama artist, who is now following in Post’s footsteps by diving headlong into country Alabama hip-hop artist Clever got his big break when the late rapper Juice WRLD shared one of his songs on his Instagram page, instantly gaining him thousands of followers overnight. That helped also put him on the radar of Post Malone, who discovered Clever’s song “Stick by My Side” with NLE Choppa, and surprise FaceTimed Clever to tell him how much he liked it. “I freaked out for a second,” Clever, who is now…

Getty Images The 2025 NFL season kicks off this weekend, in what is going to be one of the more exciting seasons in league history. In addition to all the storylines on the field, the league will also see the most uniform combinations to date — exciting for all football fans.The NFL approved the use of a second alternate helmet last season, allowing throwback and alternate uniforms to be worn. Another change occurred this season, as alternate or throwback uniforms can now be worn up to four times in a season (previously three). This means the Denver Broncos throwback uniforms…

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Rebecca MasonFormer police detective and Morning Live expertMorning LiveAs a former police detective for 14 years with Surrey Police, I regularly provide advice on criminal matters for BBC’s Morning Live. I have also attended many car accidents in a professional capacity, but this summer, for the first time, I was in a head-on collision with another car myself. Being directly involved in one of the more than 900 car accidents that happen in the UK every day gave me a different perspective.The woman in the other car, in her early seventies, had a medical episode while driving and swerved straight…

The chassis benefits from parts from a different Civic—the Type-R hot hatch. Ars has sadly yet to sample the current-generation Type-R, but everyone I know who’s driven one has come away smiling. Type-R parts include the front suspension’s dual-axis struts and the Brembo brakes, which are there for when regen braking via the hybrid system is no longer sufficient. Adaptive dampers control the Prelude’s ride, and there are four different drive modes. The powertrain simulates a manual transmission with something called S+ Shift, which “delivers quick simulated gearshift responses through seamless coordination between the engine and high-power motor, including downshift…