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Eddie Howe says Newcastle can "raise their game" and "compete with anybody" after they swept aside Qarabag in the Champions League knockout play-offs to set up a last-16 tie against Barcelona or Chelsea.

Eddie Howe says Newcastle can "raise their game" and "compete with anybody" after they swept aside Qarabag in the Champions League knockout play-offs to set up a last-16 tie against Barcelona or Chelsea.

(JTA) — Among the guests expected to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening are Hanan Lischinsky, the brother of the Israeli embassy staffer killed last summer, and the Jewish Olympic hockey star brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes. Trump’s address is expected to tout the accomplishments of his second term in... The post Yaron Lischinsky’s brother, Jewish hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes among guests at Trump’s State of the Union appeared first on The Forward.

The Senate unanimously passed the ROTOR Act in December. But the Pentagon came out against the bill Monday, saying it could disrupt "national defense activities."

The US-imposed oil blockade on Cuba is upending the lives of everyday workers, who are switching jobs and ditching their cars to make due amid rolling blackouts and fuel shortages.

(JTA) — When an interviewer told him he wouldn’t vote for a candidate who accepts support from AIPAC, California Gov. Gavin Newsom stumbled over his reply. “It’s interesting,” Newsom said, repeating the phrase multiple times. He distanced himself from the pro-Israel lobbying group, saying it is “not relevant” to his “day-to-day life,” but didn’t comment... The post Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC appeared first on The Forward.

President Trump welcomed Team USA Men’s Hockey Champs to the Oval Office on Tuesday ahead of his State of the Union Address. The post GOING VIRAL: Trump Welcomes Team USA Men’s Hockey Players to Oval Office, Wears Hockey Champ Matthew Tkachuk’s Gold Medal (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

The Temple University Jazz Band was recognized on a national stage when they took home a big win.

A Malaysian resort offering pangolin soup and meat for an “exquisite” experience for tourists is going to pay dearly after authorities swooped in on their illegal activities. In an integrated crackdown dubbed “Ops Khazanah” on Monday, Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) officials, together with the police, raided a resort in Semporna district after getting information that the operators were storing and serving the protected species. “During the raid, a live pangolin as well as several pots...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has secured for the first time separate court orders in Hong Kong and the UK to freeze HK$4.3 million (US$552,948) in assets belonging to three alleged insider traders – including a former Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) staffer – who have left the city. The city’s Court of First Instance granted a worldwide interim injunction order against the trio – former HKEX listing division staffer Chan Ching-wa and his relatives Lam Cho-man and Chau...

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will deliver his annual budget on Wednesday, unveiling measures to accelerate the city’s economic recovery after balancing the books, amid mounting expectations for more “sweeteners” in the blueprint. The 2026-27 budget also marks the government’s first major test in aligning the city with mainland China’s 15th five-year plan and unveiling long-term growth initiatives. The South China Morning Post examines how political and economic factors will...

West Bromwich Albion sack head coach Eric Ramsay after only nine games in charge at The Hawthorns.