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Después de anotar un Hat-Trick, el jugador del PSG se mostró serio y contundente con sus declaraciones, asegurando que en Francia están muy concentrados.

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Today’s edition of quick hits.

* Just hours after Donald Trump accused Iran of striking a cargo ship crossing the Strait of Hormuz, calling the attack a “foolish violation” of the countries’ ceasefire agreement, U.S. Central Command issued a public statement saying it had conducted a fresh round of strikes against Iran, hitting “Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites.”

* Crisis conditions in Venezuela: “As Venezuela seeks to recover from twin earthquakes Wednesday — with magnitudes of 7.2. and 7.5, respectively — that killed at least 920 people, injured thousands and have caused extensive damage, the fallout from another natural disaster, and the U.S. response to it back then, is instructive for what happens next today.”

* Let’s hope these signs of progress continue: “Israel, Lebanon and the United States signed a framework toward peace on Friday, capping four marathon days of talks in Washington and pulling the fate of the conflict in Lebanon away from the Iranian regime.”

* Bolton pleads guilty: “John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser turned sharp critic, returned to a federal courtroom today to plead guilty on a national security-related charge, marking the latest chapter in Trump’s apparent retribution tour against his political foes. … U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang set a sentencing hearing for October 28.”

* Court case on the Epstein files: “The Justice Department has effectively conceded it is violating the law Congress passed last November requiring the public release of the vast majority of records relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge declared Thursday.”

* In related news: “House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed billionaire investor Leon Black on Friday, saying he had refused to answer questions about allegations that he signed nondisclosure agreements with women tied to Jeffrey Epstein.”

* Worthwhile scrutiny: “The Department of Homeland Security inspector general announced Thursday that it is investigating the treatment of unauthorized immigrants in facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

* Sweltering in Europe: “Human-caused climate change made this month’s roasting heat in Western Europe much more likely than it would have been even just two decades ago, scientists said Friday, highlighting the rapidly escalating risks to health and livelihoods from the burning of fossil fuels.”

* Expect court fights: “The Texas State Board of Education on Friday approved a new required reading list for more than 5 million K-12 public schools that includes stories from the Bible. The list will affect every grade level.”

Have a safe weekend.

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El delantero del Manchester City no jugó ante Francia, y perdieron, aunque eso no fue motivo para agradecer a toda la afición que asistió a Foxborough.

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The US president says “Numerous European countries” have been discussing bringing in such a levy.

Source: BBC.

House Oversight Chair James Comer issued two subpoenas to Leon Black on Friday after Comer said the billionaire refused to answer some questions about Jeffrey Epstein.

Source: ABC News

In 2023, Kendra Anderson did something that should have been simple, but changed everything: she searched Google for caviar.

She was sitting on her couch in Chicago during COVID, craving something she’d once accessed fairly easily through wholesale suppliers. But this time, her results showed that there was not a single nationally distributed Black-owned caviar brand she could order from.

That absence became a question that she wouldn’t let go of. Why, in an industry built on prestige and exclusivity, had no Black American entrepreneur claimed a foothold? It was a hole that needed to be filled. 

After six months of researching the caviar industry, running pop-ups, and talking to dozens of people, Anderson realized the problem ran deeper than representation and started Caviar Dream. The entire industry had gotten caviar wrong. But her path to this realization wasn’t sudden.

“I’ve been a fan of caviar for nearly two decades, having sampled it first as a culinary school student, and then falling in love with it over the years that I worked in the wine business,” Anderson explains. Those experiences shaped her vision entirely. By the time she opened her first cocktail and wine bar in 2016, caviar was central to what she wanted to create. She curated something called “Bumps + Bubbles,” a 2g bump of caviar paired with a 2oz pour of Ruinart Champagne.

“I wanted an affordable offering that would encourage our guests to try two things I knew they may have felt either priced out of or simply been too intimidated to try,” she says.

When she opened a second restaurant in 2020, caviar was there too, incorporated into an appetizer she modeled after the bloomin’ onion dish made famous by Outback Steakhouse. But then the pandemic changed everything. After losing both restaurants, Anderson moved to Chicago, where that Google search moment would spark something bigger. Her chance to bring caviar to the people, in a bigger way, had presented itself.

The real breakthrough came when she started analyzing why the caviar industry felt so untouchable. “It was less my culinary background and more my experience as a bar and restaurant owner-operator whose guests came from every walk of life that gave me the realization that caviar is too often seen as elite and unfamiliar, particularly among communities of color,” she reflects. As she dug deeper into the industry, a clear pattern emerged: “Almost all of the brands focused on the product narrative instead of the customer journey.”

After those months of exploration, Anderson had gained something invaluable: clarity. She’d identified a gap that went far beyond a simple market opportunity. The caviar industry was operating on an outdated playbook, one that positioned the product as inherently exclusive rather than accessible. Armed with nearly two decades of personal experience and years of hands-on restaurant operations, she felt equipped to challenge that narrative entirely.

When Caviar Dream launched, Anderson prioritized approachability alongside quality. Rather than chasing the rarest, most expensive cavities, she made a strategic decision to offer lesser-known varieties that had been tested with real people in her community. “We make caviar more affordable (and thereby accessible) by offering sampler kits of smaller-sized tins, allowing our customers to try multiple varieties without breaking the bank.” This approach reflected her core philosophy: luxury doesn’t have to mean scarcity.

The brand’s three pillars, modern branding, culturally relevant pairings, and curated premium caviar, worked together to create what Anderson calls “everyday luxury.” She wasn’t simply lowering prices; she was reframing who got to decide what counted as aspirational.

Looking forward, Anderson’s ambition extends beyond product. “Success for us is to normalize the occurrence and the sight of Black people enjoying caviar…in any setting, while enjoying any food or drink, on any occasion.” That vision of normalization drives her expansion plans. Over the next several years, she plans to build out accessories, accompaniments, and experiential offerings, including destination travel, essentially creating an entire ecosystem around caviar education and enjoyment. The goal isn’t just to sell caviar. It’s to fundamentally shift how Black Americans see themselves as consumers of luxury.

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Eric Schmitt issued a letter Friday to Pentagon leadership calling for the military healthcare program to cover autism therapy as a basic benefit.

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Donald Trump had the crowd laughing Friday while taking aim at Democrats … joking he’d become the “greatest communist in history” because, according to him, it’s just that easy! Speaking at Washington’s Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy…

From TMZ.

During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the dissent. The move was highly unusual — and on Friday there was a coda.

(Image credit: Alex Wong)

Source: NPR.

Hundreds are still feared trapped under the rubble, as international rescue teams start to arrive.

Source: BBC.

From The Hill

{beacon} Technology   The Big Story OpenAI slow rolls new model amid Trump admin’s concerns OpenAI announced Friday it will preview its newest GPT-5.6 model series with only a group of partners before a public rollout, at the behest of the U.S. government. © AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool The ChatGPT maker said it previewed…

Source: Vogue