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Flamengo and Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa has been suspended for two years for attempted anti-doping fraud. Local media have reported that the 27-year-old, known as ‘Gabigol’, made it difficult to carry out an anti-doping test the day before a game. Barbosa, who has played 18 times for his country, denies the allegations. “I have never attempted to obstruct or defraud any test, and I trust that I will be cleared by the higher court,” he said in a post on X. “Since the beginning of my career as a footballer, I have always followed the rules of the game and…

A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform. In a blistering 52-page order, the judge blasted X’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protecting the platform’s security and legal rights. “Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a litigation,” wrote District Judge Charles Breyer, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, in the order’s opening lines. “Other times, a complaint is so unabashedly and vociferously about one thing that there can be no…

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law banning children under age 14 from having their own social media accounts on Monday, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Fourteen and 15-year-olds will be allowed to have accounts with parental consent. In addition to restricting social media accounts for children, the legislation also places restrictions on pornographic websites. The bill, known as HB 3, requires age verification for those who visit sexually explicit websites. HB 3 goes into effect on January 1, 2025. The legislation makes Florida the latest in a string of states to pass laws that…

Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment. In a video message released Friday, Kate said the diagnosis came after she had underwent abdominal surgery in January. Her condition was initially thought to be non-cancerous, but later tests “found cancer had been present,” she said. Kate, 42, had been mostly absent from the public eye since her surgery in January, causing wild speculation about her health to swirl. The shock diagnosis comes after King Charles III was also diagnosed with cancer following a procedure for an enlarged prostate. Here’s what we…

The winning numbers for Monday’s estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot – which would be one of the largest prizes in the lottery’s history – have been drawn. The numbers are 7, 11, 19, 53 and 68 with a red Powerball of 23. This was the first of two opportunities lottery players have to potentially strike it rich this week as Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion. If the Powerball prize is won it would be the sixth-largest in the game’s history. A winner would have the option of receiving an estimated $800 million in annual payments or a lump sum payment of…

For the first time in almost 30 years, part of Donald Trump’s business empire is going public. Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of struggling social media platform Truth Social, is set to begin its long-delayed journey as a public company at Tuesday’s opening bell under the ticker symbol “DJT.” Wall Street is assigning Trump Media an eye-popping valuation of around $9 billion – a price tag that experts warn is untethered to reality. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the shell company that is about to become Trump Media, have spiked nearly 200% so far this year. That includes…

Canada’s maple syrup reserve – the world’s only – has reached a 16-year low, raising questions about the future of a globally loved sweet staple in the face of climate change. The reserve, located in Quebec, is designed to hold 133 million pounds of maple syrup at any given year. But in 2023, the supply fell to 6.9 million pounds (3.1 million kg). Experts link the shortage to both a rise in demand and warmer weather, which has disrupted production. But they say that this will not affect the availability or price of maple syrup to consumers – at least…

A US judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s social media firm X against a group that had claimed that hate speech had risen on the platform since the tech tycoon took over. X had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of taking “unlawful” steps to access its data. The US judge dismissed the case and said it was “evident” Mr Musk’s X Corp did not like criticism. X said it planned to appeal. Imran Ahmed, founder and chief executive of CCDH, celebrated the win, saying Mr Musk had conducted a “loud, hypocritical campaign” of…

The EU has announced investigations into some of the biggest tech firms in the world over uncompetitive practices. Meta, Apple, and Alphabet, which owns Google, are being looked into for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) introduced in 2022. If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms can face huge fines of up to 10% of their annual turnover. EU antitrust boss Margrethe Vestager and industry head Thierry Breton announced the investigations on Monday. Just six companies have obligations under the DMA, but they are also the world’s largest tech firms: Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon,…

Eyes blinded by a blend of floodlights and blurry bodywork. Eardrums drenched in the whirring neighs of 1,000 mechanical horses. Nostrils stained with the stench of burning brake ducts. Spine rattling to-and-fro against the rhythms of the road. Limbs and neck wrestling relentlessly with immense gravitational force. Firing a Formula 1 car around a racetrack at top speed is one of the most intense sensory experiences a human can undergo. During races, drivers can suffer motion sickness, light-headedness and vision glitches. They can lose up to 3kg in under two hours while at the wheel. With the success and failure…