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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side were made to pay for their profligacy after they dropped points for only the second time this season with a 1-1 draw at Southampton. Granit Xhaka’s early goal at St. Mary’s had the Gunners on course for a 10th win in 11 league outings, but Scotland international Stuart Armstrong levelled in the second half. AdGabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus had chances to double Arsenal’s lead before the break, while Martin Odegaard had a second-half strike ruled out, leaving Arteta frustrated. Premier LeagueSouthampton hold on to earn draw against leaders Arsenal4 HOURS AGO“It should…

NEW YORK (AP) — Salmon Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report.Literary agent Andrew Wylie told the Spanish language newspaper El Pais in an article published Saturday that Rushdie suffered three serious wounds to his neck and 15 more wounds to his chest and torso in the attack that took away sight in an eye and left a hand incapacitated.Rushdie, 75, spent years in hiding after Iran’s…

An 8-year-old Philadelphia girl’s strength and resilience during her battle with alopecia, a medical condition that causes hair loss, has inspired her family to shave their heads.Savannah Brown and her family joined Fox 29’s “Good Day Philadelphia” earlier in the week to discuss her journey and the heartwarming support from her loved ones.Brown’s mother Ruqayyah Qaiyim said her daughter was diagnosed with alopecia two months ago. According to the National Institutes of Health, alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack its hair follicles, resulting in hair loss.Qaiyim said the little girl’s doctors are not sure…

The biggest US tech companies are set to face unfamiliar scrutiny on their costs when they report their latest earnings this week, as a sharp revenue slowdown brings an end to the pandemic-fuelled surge in digital activity of the past two years.Growth in the combined revenues of the five biggest US tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft — is expected to have slowed to just under 10 per cent in the third quarter, according to analysts’ estimates. That compares to a 29 per cent jump for all of last year, when their combined sales soared to $1.4tn.The…

The Dallas Cowboys heard of a young Michigan girl that was bullied for wearing her favorite team’s jersey to school and made it up to her in a big way. 10-year-old Alexa Becker wore her Dez Bryant jersey to school one day, and after kids picked on her for it, she asked her parents to pick her up. Her mother, Brie Becker, posted a video of Alexa being picked up from school, and it went viral on TikTok. The Cowboys initially caught wind of it and sent a message to the Beckers. But they wanted to do something even more special for…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, made a thinly-veiled criticism of the Democratic Party’s leadership Saturday, praising the U.K.’s political system for allowing the ouster of Prime Minister Liz Truss while bristling at how difficult it is to remove leaders under the U.S. system.The far-left lawmaker made the comments during an Instagram Live session on Saturday night. One viewer, from the U.K. asked Ocasio-Cortez what her thoughts were on Britain’s ongoing political upheaval, with two prime ministers being forced to resign within three months. Truss announced her resignation last week amid record-breaking inflation and uproar against her economic policies.”Can’t speak for the…

UK commercial property market valuations are falling at their fastest pace since the Brexit vote and dealmaking is stuttering to a halt, in early indications that higher interest rates could tip the market into a prolonged downturn.According to index provider MSCI, UK commercial property values fell 2.6 per cent last month, the largest monthly fall since July 2016.“It’s a fairly gloomy outlook. There’s clearly a great degree of uncertainty in the market at the moment,” said Tom Leahy, head of real assets research for Europe, the Middle East and Asia at MSCI.The outlook is similar across much of Europe as…

THE WEST BLOCK Episode 6, Season 12Sunday, October 23, 2022Host: Mercedes StephensonGuests: Ian Bremmer, Eurasia GroupRetired Gen. Rick Hillier, Former Chief of Defence StaffLocation: Ottawa, ONMercedes Stephenson: A dire warning of rough economic waters ahead, and the crisis in the Canadian forces.I’m Mercedes Stephenson. Welcome to The West Block.It’s been a hard few years and times about to get even tougher. That’s the bleak outlook we’ve been hearing from Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer is here on the forces battering the global economy and Canada.In an increasingly dangerous world, the ranks of Canada’s military are emptying out.…

An unorthodox interest rate rise of 12 per cent by Hungary’s central bank should be a winner for foreign investors in the €930bn local currency government bond market. The move last week was meant to prevent further depreciation of the forint. That is one of three elements needed to lower the yields and raise the prices of government debt.The other two items to watch are fiscal policy and the release of EU funds. The first looks well anchored. The government has shown determination in keeping spending down. The release of EU funds is less assured. The government seems confident this…

Michael Allio and Sierra Jackson. Courtesy of Michael Allio/Instagram; Courtesy of Sierra Jackson/InstagramAfter Michael Allio broke up with Sierra Jackson on Bachelor in Paradise, faithful viewers questioned his motives as the twosome seemingly had a strong connection. “Taking a rose when you’re [sic] heart’s not in it is ‘leading someone on,’” the Ohio native, 38, captioned a Saturday, October 22, TikTok video, noting the duo’s unexpected split was a “surprise” to many cast members and producers. “Choosing to end my only relationship when I was gifted a constellation and didn’t have a rose was not a ‘good look’ but I knew…