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IGDA Foundation appoints Shannon Loftis as new chair
The IGDA Foundation has appointed former Microsoft exec Shannon Loftis as the new chair of its board of directors.VentureBeat - 2d -
Democrats demand Senate GOP chair hold hearing on Trump tariff 'chaos'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and other Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are demanding that the panel’s chair, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), hold a hearing on President Trump’s authority to ...The Hill - 2d -
Augusta National chair defends allowing Cabrera to return to Masters
Argentinian was jailed for crimes against ex-girlfriends Women’s rights groups decry decision to let him play Fred Ridley, the chair of Augusta National, has defended the decision to allow Ángel ...The Guardian - 3h -
African players in Europe: Iwobi ends goal drought to help sink Reds
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi scored for the first time in 15 matches in all competitions to help Fulham shock Premier League leaders Liverpool 3-2 at the weekend.Here, AFP Sport highlights ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Why Fed Chair Powell wears purple ties — 'It's not that we are bipartisan, we are non-political'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has maintained that politics will not play a role in the FOMC’s policy decisions, even as pressure mounts.CNBC - 2d -
Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule. But for Lesotho, the impact of a stunning 50 percent tariff is enormous.The New York Times - 4d -
African champions Ahly, Pyramids, Sundowns reach semi-finals
Title-holders Al Ahly won, fellow Egyptian club Pyramids lost and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa drew in away games as they all booked CAF Champions League semi-finals slots on Tuesday. Ahly ...Yahoo Sports - 22h -
Will pan-African air travel ever truly take off?
Costly and cumbersome intracontinental flights have led to a disconnect between countries that share so much. Plus: a heart-pounding season of films by Black women. Hello and welcome to The Long ...The Guardian - 9h -
U.S. Tariffs Hobble African Cocoa Industry and Chocolate Makers
The new levies come as nations on the continent continue to struggle with the fallout of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development.The New York Times - 1h -
Darkfest 2025 Drops First Hits Videos
Style and skill are on display as these pro riders unlock this year's epic South African course.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Congo Repatriates 3 Americans Sentenced to Death Over Failed Coup
The men recently had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment for their role in an attempted coup last May in the central African nation.The New York Times - 7h -
Philip Green fails in attempt to challenge UK parliamentary privilege
European court rules human rights convention not violated after peer linked former Arcadia chair to sexual misconduct allegationsFinancial Times - 1d -
Infected blood victims say they are losing faith as inquiry hearings restart
Inquiry chair is acting amid grave concerns over payouts to victims after final report was published last year.BBC News - 9h -
Why wasn't Tiger Woods at the 2025 Masters Champions Dinner?
Of the 35 chairs reserved for past champions, 32 were occupied. Only Woods, Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle were not in attendance.Yahoo Sports - 4h -
U.S. Visa Ban Adds to South Sudan’s Mounting Troubles
The Trump administration’s revocation of all visas held by South Sudanese nationals comes as the East African nation faces the threat of renewed war.The New York Times - 2d -
2025 NFL Mock Draft: Pats go Tetairoa McMillan, Shedeur Sanders falls out of Round 1 if Connor Rogers were GM
Connor Rogers' latest NFL mock draft takes a look at what he would do if he were in the GM chair for each team’s first selection.Yahoo Sports - 2h -
Trump administration revokes all South Sudanese visas in repatriation row
State department accuses east African country of ‘taking advantage of the United States’. The US is revoking the visas of all South Sudanese passport-holders and will stop any more of its citizens ...The Guardian - 3d -
Embarrassing Champions Cup results prove rugby has to clean up calendar mess
It was a good weekend for the French and Irish teams in last weekend’s Investec Champions Cup and an equally poor one, Northampton Saints aside, for the English and South African sides. It is still ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
South Sudan says revocation of US visas is unfair and based on a case of mistaken nationality
South Sudan has criticized the revocation of U.S. visas for all its nationals as unfair and said it was based on an incident that didn’t involve one of its citizens but another African nationalABC News - 2d -
Venter cited for alleged eye gouge in Glasgow win over Leicester
Henco Venter is a doubt for Glasgow Warriors' Champions Cup quarter-final at Leinster on Friday after being cited for alleged eye-gouging against Leicester Tigers. The experienced South African ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Beijing ups diplomatic pressure on Africa as the US pulls back
Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China, officials ...ABC News - 13h -
Nigeria struggles to rein in meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150
Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the ...ABC News - 5h -
Gabon will hold its first presidential election since the 2023 military coup
The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty lasting over 50 yearsABC News - 4h -
‘Barcelona or death’: mothers watch and wait as Senegal’s men risk all to reach Europe
For many the perilous journey to Spain seems the only future. Can the country’s new government create enough jobs and prospects to make them stay?. . The view from the plastic chair in which Fatou ...The Guardian - 2d -
Can Modern Protections Stem Illegal Gambling’s Eternal Appeal?
Today’s guest columnist is Martin D. Edel, Co-chair of Goulston & Storrs’ Sports Law Practice. He teaches Sports Law at Columbia Law School and Antitrust Law at Brooklyn Law School. Shoeless Joe ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Caribbean is friend of US, not an enemy, regional leaders say over Trump’s tariffs
Barbados PM and Caricom chair calls on Washington to engage in talks to ‘keep prices down for all of our people’. The Caribbean is a friend, not an enemy, leaders in the region have told Donald ...The Guardian - 2d -
Fifa has used US soccer as a cash cow – and gives very little back | Leander Schaerlaeckens
It is Fifa’s own policies and hunger for monetization that has helped prevent American soccer from growing organically. Colin Cowherd peered down from his studio desk perched high above the chairs ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘Unpopularity’ of Trump's trade war is 'incredibly pervasive,' says fmr. Biden economic adviser
CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani explains the stock market's volatility with President Trump’s tariffs set to take effect. Jared Bernstein, former chair of the Council of Economic ...NBC News - 1d -
House GOP campaign arm raises $35.2M ahead of Trump fundraising dinner
The chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), said the committee raised $35.2 million ahead of its dinner with President Trump on Tuesday, according to a source ...The Hill - 21h
