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Once-hyped, celebrity-backed company snapped up by American Exchange Group for fraction of former value Business live – latest updates Allbirds, the San Francisco sustainable trainer brand once valued at more than $4bn, is being sold for just $39m (£29.6m) after global demand for its wool-based footwear failed to materialise. American Exchange Group, the owner of … Read more

President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address to the nation on Wednesday, declaring military success against Iran and making his case for what he says will be several more weeks of war. “We’re going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We’re going to bring them back to the Stone … Read more

Player was in rehab before lawsuit was filed, says attorney Wide receiver’s lawyer says client innocent of wrongdoing Los Angeles Rams star Puka Nacua is in rehab and was there before he was sued by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder, according to his attorney. “He … Read more

The 48-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown is one step closer to ending after the Senate moved to fund most of the department Thursday morning. The Senate agreed via voice vote to send a bipartisan deal funding the whole department except for President Donald Trump‘s immigration enforcement and border security efforts to the House for … Read more

Mastery of banal style is losing its usefulness – but language is more powerful than ever. It’s up to the writer to do what machines can’t I recently heard an exchange at a playground that should worry the executives at AI companies more than any analyst’s prediction of a bubble. A boy and a girl, … Read more

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent — who quit his government role last month over his opposition to the Iran war — suggested in a Wednesday night post on X that President Donald Trump will only be able to declare victory in Iran if he “restrains” Israel. “The purpose of POTUS’s speech this evening … Read more

Christina Marie Plante was reported missing in May of 1994 from Star Valley when she was just 13 years old Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A woman in Arizona who went missing 32 years ago, when she was just 13 years old, has been found … Read more

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office, ending a widely criticized policy implemented by his predecessor Kristi Noem that critics said put a particular burden on the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s work aiding disaster response and recovery.

New tickets released for some group games and final Fans attempting to buy tickets encounter glitches Fifa raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales on Wednesday after the 48-team field for this year’s tournament was finalized. The top price for the final had been … Read more

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning most birthright citizenship, with the president making an unprecedented appearance to witness the debate. Justices expressed skepticism on the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. NBC’s Kelly … Read more