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Aug 30, 2025, 05:26 PM ETNEW YORK — Former champions Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka will go head-to-head in a blockbuster fourth-round matchup at the US Open on Monday night, after booking their places in the last 16 in contrasting styles.Gauff cruised past Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-3, 6-1, while Osaka battled past Australia’s Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 to make the fourth round of a major for the first time since she won the Australian Open in 2021.This will be their sixth match in all, and first at the US Open since 2019 — their first meeting — when…

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern Ocean. Get closer, though, and you’ll find not a simple cap of frozen water, but an extraordinarily complex interplay between the ocean, sea ice, and ice sheets and shelves.That relationship is in serious peril. A new paper in the journal Nature catalogs how several “abrupt changes,” like the precipitous loss of sea ice over the last decade, are unfolding in…

new video loaded: Videos Contradict Israel’s Rationale for Deadly Hospital AttacktranscriptBacktranscriptVideos Contradict Israel’s Rationale for Deadly Hospital AttackThe strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people. A Times visual analysis calls into question what the Israeli military was initially targeting there, and why its troops attacked a second time, killing first responders and journalists.This is the moment before the Israeli military killed a group of journalists and rescue workers who were responding to a strike at a hospital in Gaza. [EXPLOSION] It was the second attack on that location in nine minutes, which was not only part…

From LondonRecommended if you like Nala Sinephro, Ambrose Akinmusire, Moritz von Oswald TrioUp next Debut album Plunge out 5 SeptemberThe harp is having a resurgence in jazz. Instrumentalists such as Nala Sinephro, Alina Bzhezhinska, Marysia Osu and Brandee Younger have recently released records that reference the decades-old legacies of harp pioneers Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby while creating new fusions of ambient electronics, soul and free jazz. The latest entry into this burgeoning genre is London-based trio Flur. Comprised of harpist Miriam Adefris, saxophonist Isaac Robertson and drummer Dillon Harrison, the group produce a distinctly off-kilter take on the harp…

Q&A with Ewan MurrayEwan Murray will be at Ibrox for the lunchtime game between Rangers and Celtic. Before the match we’ll have a Q&A with him on all things Old Firm, Scottish football and any other goings on.If you have any questions for Ewan, post them below the line or email matchday.live@theguardian.com. Serious questions, please; we’re all bantered out.ShareKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe big game in England is Liverpool v Arsenal, and both Jonathan Wilson and Barney Ronay have been looking ahead to the game.Plus the news from last week’s press conferences.ShareSaturday’s Premier…

California lawmakers struck a deal with Uber and Lyft that will allow app-based drivers to form unions and could make ride-hail fares more affordable. The agreement is a win for gig workers who have long been classified as independent contractors, and thus, ineligible for certain protections that employees receive, like the right to collective bargaining. Gov. Gavin Newsom, alongside Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, announced Friday support for two pieces of legislation that form a pathway for app-based drivers to unionize. Assembly Bill 1340 is sponsored by SEIU California, and Senate Bill 371 is sponsored…

Saul Frazer has never been afraid to take bold steps. Nearly two decades ago, the young Gambian entrepreneur returned home with a vision to transform the way people think about property ownership. In 2007, he founded Global Properties Limited, introducing land mortgages and affordable housing to a market where home ownership was once seen as a distant dream. Today, he is setting his sights on another frontier: the presidency of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). Running under the theme “A Stronger Chamber for a Resilient Economy,” Frazer says his candidacy is about giving businesses from small street…

Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025Jelena Ostapenko has apologised for some of the words she used in a tense altercation with American Taylor Townsend at the US Open, which led to a backlash, with the Latvian stating that English was not her native language.The controversy ignited after Townsend, who is Black, beat 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in a tough second-round battle on Wednesday before being dragged into a verbal duel by her opponent following their handshake.Townsend revealed part of the exchange in her on-court interview, saying Ostapenko accused her of having “no class” and “no education”,…

245 The world’s seven largest tech companies—Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Nvidia, and Tesla—collectively reported a staggering $143 billion in net profit for the second quarter of 2023, marking a 27.6% year-on-year increase. The combined revenues of these “Magnificent 7” reached $551.4 billion, reflecting a 15.4% increase compared to the same period last year and a 6.6% quarterly growth. Their capital expenditures surged 66.1% from the previous year, rising from $58.3 billion to $96.8 billion. Alphabet and Microsoft Lead ProfitsAlphabet, Google’s parent company, posted the highest net profit at $28.2 billion, followed closely by Microsoft with $27.2 billion and Nvidia…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that unless urgent action is taken, 420,000 children could die out of the 3.5 million currently battling severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria. Nigeria Country Representative of UNICEF, Wafaa Elfadil Saeed Abdelatef, gave the warning during her visit to the Maiduguri Field Office on Thursday. “Nigeria has 15 million malnourished children under five, and 3.5 million at risk of severe acute malnutrition. Of the 3.5 million at risk of severe acute malnutrition, 420,000 children could die in 2025 alone if nothing changes. “Forty percent of under-fives are stunted–children who will never reach their…