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Published March 29, 2026March 29, 2026South African sprinter Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800m champion, said the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) reinstatement of gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games was a “disrespect for women”.Hyperandrogenic athletes also expressed disappointment on Sunday that the move was taken under new IOC President Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”For me personally, of course it’s harmful because she’s a woman from Africa and I know how African women and women from the Global South are affected by it,” Semenya said on the sidelines of a sports event…

Elderly couple drinking coffee in front of their house in the suburbsMomo Production | Digital Vision | Getty ImagesMoney is a source of stress for many couples. You might be facing credit card debt or student loans, trying to buy a home, or thinking about childcare. It might be helpful to talk about it. But people in relationships usually brace themselves for a worse experience when discussing money with their partner than it actually turns out, finds a new study published this month in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science. “They expected these conversations to be less fun, less…

Investors looking to avoid volatile markets are turning to low-volatility funds. The Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) also has the added bonus of generating income. Morningstar gives the fund a five-star rating for its “strong long-term risk-adjusted performance.” LVHI has $4 billion in assets under management, a 30-day SEC yield of 3.35%, and an expense ratio of 0.40%. Low-volatility funds generally seek to smooth out the ride for investors by owning stocks with small price fluctuations. This means that performance may decline when the market is rising. Not so this year. As of midday Friday, LVHI…

When Iran’s secret nuclear program attracted international attention more than two decades ago, the Iranian government insisted its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop weapons. The country’s supreme leader at the time, Ayatollah Khamenei, went so far as to issue a fatwa, a legal ruling based on Islamic law, banning them. But his death last month at the hands of the United States and Israel could pave the way for the administration’s most hardliners to reconsider the sentence. Public debate in Iran is already moving in that direction. “The nuclear fatwa is dead,” Trita Parsi…

The former two-time champion was stopped by Pifer in the second round, giving him his fourth consecutive loss.Published March 29, 2026March 29, 2026Joe Pifer took former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Israel Adesanya back to square one in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night headliner in Seattle, ending the night by stopping Adesanya at 4:18 of the second round.Before the technical knockout (TKO), both fighters traded their best punches in a stand-up battle until a takedown by Pifer (16-3 MMA) signaled the beginning of the end.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”I have the mentality that I don’t care. I’m going…

The S&P 500 could soon join other U.S. benchmarks in a correction as the Iran war stretches into its fifth week. As hopes for a quick resolution to the Middle East conflict have turned to anxiety, stock prices have been deteriorating rapidly, with all major stock averages on pace to post ugly monthly losses. This week, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell into correction territory, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average quickly joined the tech-heavy benchmarks. The S&P 500 is only 9% off its all-time high, so it doesn’t look like it’s far behind. A correction is defined as a slide…

Published March 29, 2026March 29, 2026The United States lost 5-2 to Belgium and Mexico and Portugal ended in scoreless draws for Mauricio Pochettino’s team, which will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Saturday’s fierce battle was a wake-up call for the U.S. team 75 days before the tournament. Despite their recent good performance, the American team once again proved to be severely lacking against Europe’s top opponents.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”I think this is a good reality check for us, because now is the time to feel this kind of situation and improve it,” Pochettino said after the…

On Friday, the CNBC Investment Club held its March monthly meeting, where Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks discussed their views on each stock in the portfolio. The market backdrop has changed significantly as the Iran war broke out less than a day after our last monthly call. The big winners over the past few weeks have been energy stocks and niche names like fertilizer makers. Despite the tough times for tech stocks, Jim doesn’t think it’s time to exit the group. Far from it. Here’s our rapid-fire update on our 32-stock portfolio. He starts with his…

The 19-year-old Mercedes driver’s historic championship feat came after winning two consecutive F1 races.Published March 29, 2026March 29, 2026Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli claimed his second consecutive victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, making the 19-year-old Italian the youngest driver in F1 history to top the world championship standings.After a terrible start from pole position at Suzuka, Antonelli took advantage of the mid-race safety car to surge into the lead, eventually leading his hometown team of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listHe cheered as he crossed the line and told his team,…

Stocks got off to a strong start in the week after President Donald Trump said the two countries had held “productive” talks about a potential end to hostilities. Wolf Research analyst Rob Ginsburg said in a note Tuesday that he believes Monday’s surge was a “dead cat rally” and that the lows of the decline have not yet been broken, adding that Feyre appeared on CNBC’s “Money Movers” on Thursday. Market momentum is “clearly on the downside,” Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton said Thursday on CNBC’s “Money Movers.” “There are still too many unknowns,” Phil Brancato, chief market strategist at…