Nov 2, 2024; Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Union II defender Neil Pierre (44) passes against Columbus Crew 2 during the second half at Subaru Park. Mandatory Credit: Caean Couto-Imagn Images The Philadelphia Union signed 17-year-old homegrown defender Neil Pierre to a four-year contract Tuesday. The deal includes an option for 2029 for the native of Lebanon, Pa. “Following a standout season with Union II, we are happy to be able to reward Neil with a first team contract,” sporting director Ernst Tanner said. “His combination of size, speed, and defensive strength makes him a great asset to our backline. As…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I am competitive, and I hate to lose. When I feel like someone is going to be better than me at something, it flips a switch somewhere deep inside of me and puts me into overdrive.This isn’t limited to the work I do at FutureFund, my free fundraising platform for K-12 school groups. I want to be the best athlete, coach, family man and software engineer that I can be. And for the most part, this works. It motivates me to strive for excellence and keep challenging myself instead of becoming too…
Kanzi, one of three captive bonobos whose mental abilities were tested in the studyApe Initiative Bonobos are quick to help a person who doesn’t know what they know, a sign that they can deduce the mental states of others. The capacity to think about what others are thinking, known as theory of mind, is an essential skill that allows humans to navigate their social worlds. It enables us to recognise that someone may hold different beliefs or perspectives to our own, underpinning our ability to understand and help others appropriately. The question of whether our closest living relatives also have…
More than a week after it began, a standoff between Ukraine’s defense minister and the official overseeing weapons procurement remains unresolved and is beginning to disrupt arms contracts, Ukrainian defense companies say.Ukraine’s arms industry trade group has said that more than 80 defense companies, accounting for about a third of last year’s supplies to the army, “are unable to receive payment for completed orders and sign new contracts.” In one such case, a contract to produce 155-millimeter artillery rounds, a caliber used in many field guns, has been put on hold, the producer of the ammunition said.The standoff is unlikely…
A week ago, OpenAI released a tool that can go online to shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. Now it is offering A.I. technology that can gather information from across the internet and synthesize it in concise reports.OpenAI unveiled the new tool, called Deep Research, with a demonstration on YouTube on Sunday, days after showing the technology to lawmakers, policymakers and other officials in Washington.“It can do complex research tasks that might take a person anywhere from 30 minutes to 30 days,” Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s chief product officer, said at the event in Washington. By contrast, Deep Research…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldDonald Trump’s tariffs shook markets early on Monday, with the Canadian dollar, Mexican peso and US stock futures sliding as investors rush to assess how the levies will affect America’s biggest trading partners. The Canadian dollar came under pressure as trading kicked off in the Asia-Pacific region, dropping 1.4 per cent to C$1.473 against its US counterpart — the lowest level since 2003. Mexico’s peso slid more than 2 per cent to 21.15 against the dollar. The euro also lost 1…
Credit: Screenshot via The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) can be accused of many things. The rigorous application of intelligence is not among those things. AOC claimed in a post on X that President Trump’s transition was more responsible for problems in the air traffic industry and even suggested his federal employee buyout – which has yet to be implemented – was a contributing factor in Wednesday night’s crash between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in the skies above Washington, D.C. She even cast blame on her muse, Elon Musk. Ocasio-Cortez’s comments were a…
“Emily In Paris” star Lily Collins and her husband Charlie McDowell recently announced the birth of their first child to the delight of fans.However, some users took to social media to criticize the couple’s decision to opt for surrogacy in their post announcing the news.Collins’s husband McDowell didn’t hesitate to call out those “fans” for their hurtful comments.Article continues below advertisementCharlie McDowell Tells Unkind Fans ‘It’s Okay Not To Be An Expert’Actress Lily Collins and her husband, Charlie McDowell, welcomed fans into the new month with an announcement about the birth of their daughter.In a co-posted Instagram statement, the couple…
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers on Saturday (Feb 1) rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land under any circumstances, presenting a unified stance against United States President Donald Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of the Gaza Strip. In a joint statement following a meeting in Cairo, the foreign ministers and officials from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League said such a move would threaten stability in the region, spread conflict and undermine prospects for peace. “We affirm our rejection of (any attempts) to compromise Palestinians’…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Hamas hands over Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas to the Red Cross in Gaza’s Khan Younis, while Keith Siegel is to be freed in Gaza City.The Palestinian group Hamas has released two of three Israeli captives in the latest stage of a gradual exchange under a ceasefire deal that ended the 15-month Israeli genocide in Gaza. French-Israeli national Ofer Kalderon and Israeli citizen Yarden Bibas were handed over to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Al Jazeera TV showed on Saturday. Both Kalderon and Bibas were seen waving to the crowd of Palestinians…