Rahul and Pant are the two most experienced members of the new-look India top order and they needed all of their nous to guide their team into the ascendancy.
They played contrasting roles in their stand of 195. Rahul, with orthodoxy, showed sound judgement and solid defence. When England over-pitched, he played his trademark cover drives.
Pant battled with himself. There were a number of occasions early in his stay when a swipe, dance or attempted scoop could have been his undoing. He chastised himself and settled into a disciplined innings.
England’s chances came either side of lunch. Only after Pant reached 50 did he begin to open his shoulders. Bashir, England’s least-threatening bowler, was belted for two straight sixes in the same over.
Rahul took 202 deliveries to reach three figures, Pant watchfully took 22 balls for his final five runs in the 90s, yet still had a century in 130. Unlike the first innings, there was no sommersault to celebrate.
He eventually holed out off Bashir, opening an end for England with the second new ball. Rahul dragged on off Carse and Karun Nair pushed a return catch to Chris Woakes, but India were still on course for a lead in excess of 400. Enter Tongue.
Charging down the slope, he had Shardul Thakur edge to slip and, next ball, Mohammed Siraj could only glove a vicious bouncer behind. Bumrah survived the hat-trick ball then lost his middle stump trying to slog the next.
The lead when the ninth wicket fell was 355. It said everything about India’s opinion of their advantage that Ravindra Jadeja farmed the strike from number 11 Prasidh Krishna, eking out runs and eating up time before Krishna was well held by a tumbling Tongue at deep mid-wicket off Bashir.
England were left just under half an hour to bat. Zak Crawley, on 12, and Ben Duckett, with nine, came through with confidence and purpose. What a Test match.
Iran has launched an attack on the Al Udeid U.S. Air Force base in Qatar following strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.
A spokesperson for the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Qatari air defenses “thwarted the attack and successfully intercepted the Iranian missiles.”
The spokesperson also condemned the strikes, saying Qatar “reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression and in accordance with international law” and that Qatar considers the strikes “a flagrant violation of the State of Qatar’s sovereignty and airspace, as well as of international law and the United Nations Charter.”
Iranian state TV reported on Monday that Iran had begun operations against the U.S. base outside Doha. A source familiar with the matter also told The Hill that Iran launched 10 missiles at the base.
The Trump administration is monitoring the situation, a senior White House official told The Hill, as President Trump is set to meet with his national security team following the U.S. attack in Iran.
“The White House and the Department of Defense are aware of, and closely monitoring, potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar,” the official said.
Israel was continuing its strikes inside Iran on Monday.
Qatari officials had closed the nation’s airspace in anticipation of the strikes, citing “concern for the safety of citizens, residents, and visitors.”
The U.S. Embassy in Qatar had also advised U.S. citizens in the country to “shelter in place until further notice,” saying the alert was issued “out of an abundance of caution.”
Sirens also sounded in the Gulf country of Bahrain, the interior ministry said in a statement on X. The government urged residents to remain calm, head to the nearest safest place and to use main roads only when necessary.
Bahrain hosts several U.S. Naval assets, including the headquarters for the U.S. Navy’s Fifth fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command headquarters. Four anti-mine vessels and two logistical support ships as well as U.S. Coast Guard vessels are docked in Bahrain, according to AFP.
When it comes to planning for the future, many of us consider opening investment funds dedicated to retirement or saving for a child’s future education expenses — but how often do we consider putting aside money for charity?
On Yahoo Finance’s Financial Freestyle podcast, Daffy co-founder and CEO Adam Nash revealed how donor-advised funds can actually help people save more money for charitable contributions — and receive additional tax breaks along the way.
“It’s a complete myth that only the wealthy give,” Nash said. “In fact, a lot of studies actually show that the average person proportionally is more generous. It’s about 60 million households in the US every year that give to charity.”
Nash pointed out that people often don’t make a charitable donation until they’re asked, but that doesn’t mean individuals can’t include money for giving in long-term budgeting goals.
Daffy is an acronym for “donor-advised fund for you,” and the company aims to make these accounts easier for the average person to open and contribute to regularly. They allow individuals to not only set aside money for donations but also help to smartly invest that money.
“A donor-advised fund is just a tax-advantaged account for charity,” Nash explained. “You can think of it like an IRA or 401(k) for charity, right? It’s designed for that. You can put money aside in this account, you immediately get the charitable deduction for your taxes, and then that money can be invested tax-free in any number of portfolios.”
AHF Pharmacy staffers present a matching beneficiary check from AHF’s AIDS Walk 2025 to the nonprofit advocacy group, UJIMA Men’s Collective, in Wilton Manors, Fla., on June 14, 2025. (Jesus Aranguren/AP Content Services for AIDS Healthcare Foundation) ·ASSOCIATED PRESS
He noted that Daffy allows users to donate the money in their donor-advised fund whenever they’re ready to contribute. “I honestly believe that, Daffy aside, everyone who gives to charity regularly should have a donor-advised fund,” Nash said.
For those who receive stock options as part of their compensation package or have crypto investments they’d like to use to contribute, using these assets as a donation can give investors a “double tax win.”
“If you’ve held the investment more than a year, first of all, you get to deduct the full market value of that investment today — not what you invested in it years ago, but what it’s worth today,” Nash said. “And second, you’ll never pay the capital gains taxes on that gain. So you get this double win.”
Daffy allows users to contribute their crypto and stock options as a donation, which Nash said can be “an incredibly smart financial move” if your investment has a large capital gain due to the tax benefits.
Nash also explained how these accounts benefit charitable causes, noting that those who intentionally set a donation goal give about 32% more to charity on average.
“The truth is, if you talk to the organizations, … they want people who are going to support them for long periods of time,” he said. “They don’t just want one check, one donation. They want to build a community around the cause and the organization that they’re passionate about.”
Every Monday, Financial Freestyle host Ross Mac talks with key guests to discuss their wealth-building journeys and what it takes to build a lasting financial footprint. You can find more episodes on our video hub or watch on your preferred streaming service.
The House of Representatives has banned staff members from using WhatsApp on government devices, according to a report from Axios. In an email viewed by the outlet, the House’s chief administrative officer (CAO) tells staffers that the Office of Cybersecurity “has deemed WhatsApp a high-risk” because of a “lack of transparency in how it protects user data, absence of stored data encryption, and potential security risks.”
The email says that congressional staff members can’t download or use the mobile, desktop, or web browser version of WhatsApp on any government device. “If you have a WhatsApp application on your House-managed device, you will be contacted to remove it,” the email reads.
Meta communications director Andy Stone pushed back against the decision in a post on X, saying the company disagrees with the CAO’s characterization of WhatsApp “in the strongest possible terms.” Stone adds that messages on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted by default, meaning third parties — not even Meta, which owns the platform — can read them. “This is a higher level of security than most of the apps on the CAO’s approved list that do not offer that protection,” Stone writes.
As noted by The Guardian, the CAO’s message to staff recommended that they use other apps for communications instead, such as Microsoft Teams, Signal, iMessage, FaceTime, or the Amazon-owned messaging service Wickr. The CAO didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for more information.
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady emerged Sunday as the winner of the inaugural Fanatics Games, which pitted athletes and celebrities against fans in eight competitions this weekend at Fanatics Fest in New York.
UFC fighter Justin Gaethje finished second with 345.5 points to win a Ferrari 812 GTS.
A fan — 39-year-old Pennsylvania teacher Matt Dennish — finished third with 326 points to win a 2003-04 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor LeBron James rookie card, numbered to 50 and graded a 9.5 by Beckett Grading Services. Dennish later sold the card to Brady for $250,000 and a signed card and jersey from the future Pro Football Hall of Famer, according to cllct.com.
The competitors took part in eight sports-themed skills competitions: quarterback skills, basketball shooting (around the world), soccer goal-scoring, baseball pitching accuracy, a washer-dryer hockey shooting challenge, a WWE Superstar entrance, a UFC striking challenge and a closest-to-the-pin golf challenge.
Six fans were among the top 10 finishers. LA Clippers star James Harden (fourth) and retired New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (fifth) were the only other athletes to finish in the top 10.
The television personality, who shares daughters Liberty Sage, 4, and Clover Jade, 2, with husband Ben Domenech, recently confirmed she is pregnant with their third baby, revealing the news while interviewing Vice President JD Vance’s wife Usha Vance.
“I wanted to let you in on something that’s private that I haven’t talked about publicly yet,” Meghan shared in a June 23 preview clip of her 2Way’s Citizen McCain podcast episode set for release June 25. “I have two little girls. They are almost 5 and almost 3. And I just am entering my second trimester, I’m pregnant with my third.”
And for Meghan, the word of her third pregnancy is “nervous,” as she and her husband welcome her first baby boy.
“I’m very nervous about having a boy,” she admitted. “And I’m very nervous about having three children. Very.”
But the late senator John McCain’s daughter Meghan felt like she could confide in Usha—who is mom to kids Ewan, 7, Vivek, 4 and Mirabel, 2, with JD—who gave insight into her own experience as a mom of three.
The first image revealed by the Vera Rubin telescope shows the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae in stunning detail
A powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark depths of the universe.
In one picture, vast colourful gas and dust clouds swirl in a star-forming region 9,000 light years from Earth.
The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world’s most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of the universe.
If a ninth planet exists in our solar system, scientists say this telescope would find it in its first year.
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Rubin Observatory and the Rubin Auxiliary Telescope in Cerro Pachón in Chile
It should detect killer asteroids in striking distance of Earth and map the Milky Way. It will also answer crucial questions about dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up most of our universe.
In a press conference on Monday, the observatory revealed that in 10 hours, the telescope detected 2,104 new asteroids and seven space objects close to Earth.
All other space and ground surveys combined usually find about 20,000 asteroids in a year.
This once-in-a-generation moment for astronomy is the start of a continuous 10-year filming of the southern night sky.
“I personally have been working towards this point for about 25 years. For decades we wanted to build this phenomenal facility and to do this type of survey,” says Professor Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland.
The UK is a key partner in the survey and will host data centres to process the extremely detailed snapshots as the telescope sweeps the skies capturing everything in its path.
Vera Rubin could increase the number of known objects in our solar system tenfold.
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
A huge cluster of galaxies including spiral galaxies in the vast Virgo cluster, which is about 100 billion times the size of the Milky Way.
BBC News visited the Vera Rubin observatory before the release of the images.
It sits on Cerro Pachón, a mountain in the Chilean Andes that hosts several observatories on private land dedicated to space research.
Very high, very dry, and very dark. It is a perfect location to watch the stars.
Maintaining this darkness is sacrosanct. The bus ride up and down the windy road at night must be done cautiously, because full-beam headlights must not be used.
The inside of the observatory is no different.
There is a whole engineering unit dedicated to making sure the dome surrounding the telescope, which opens to the night sky, is dark – turning off rogue LEDs or other stray lights that could interfere with the astronomical light they are capturing from the night sky.
The starlight is “enough” to navigate, commissioning scientist Elana Urbach explains.
One of the observatory’s big goals, she adds, is to “understand the history of the Universe” which means being able to see faint galaxies or supernova explosions that happened “billions of years ago”.
“So, we really need very sharp images,” Elana says.
Each detail of the observatory’s design exhibits similar precision.
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Vera Rubin’s is 3,200-megapixel camera was built by the US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
It achieves this through its unique three-mirror design. Light enters the telescope from the night sky, hits the primary mirror (8.4m diameter), is reflected onto the secondary mirror (3.4m) back onto a third mirror (4.8m) before entering its camera.
The mirrors must be kept in impeccable condition. Even a speck of dust could alter the image quality.
The high reflectivity and speed of this allow the telescope to capture a lot of light which Guillem Megias, an active optics expert at the observatory, says is “really important” to observe things from “really far away which, in astronomy, means they come from earlier times”.
The camera inside the telescope will repeatedly capture the night sky for ten years, every three days, for a Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
At 1.65m x 3m, it weighs 2,800kg and provides a wide field of view.
It will capture an image roughly every 40 seconds, for about 8-12 hours a night thanks to rapid repositioning of the moving dome and telescope mount.
It has 3,200 megapixels (67 times more than an iPhone 16 Pro camera), making it so high-resolution that it could capture a golf ball on the Moon and would require 400 Ultra HD TV screens to show a single image.
“When we got the first photo up here, it was a special moment,” Mr Megias said.
“When I first started working with this project, I met someone who had been working on it since 1996. I was born in 1997. It makes you realise this is an endeavour of a generation of astronomers.”
It will be down to hundreds of scientists around the world to analyse the stream of data alerts, which will peak at around 10 million a night.
The survey will work on four areas: mapping changes in the skies or transient objects, the formation of the Milky Way, mapping the Solar System, and understanding dark matter or how the universe formed.
But its biggest power lies in its constancy. It will survey the same areas over and over again, and every time it detects a change, it will alert scientists.
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The Telescope Mount Assembly supports the camera and huge mirrors
“This transient side is the really new unique thing… That has the potential to show us something that we hadn’t even thought about before,” explains Prof Heymens.
But it could also help protect us by detecting dangerous objects that suddenly stray near Earth, including asteroids like YR4 that scientists briefly worried early this year was on track to smash into our planet.
The camera’s very large mirrors will help scientists detect the faintest of light and distortions emitted from these objects and track them as they speed through space.
“It’s transformative. It’s going be the largest data set we’ve ever had to look at our galaxy with. It will fuel what we do for many, many years,” says Professor Alis Deason at Durham university.
She will receive the images to analyse the boundaries of the stars in the Milky Way.
At the moment she says the furthest reach of most data is about 163,000 light years, but using Vera Rubin, scientists could see as far as 1.2 million light years.
Prof Deason also expects to see into the Milky Way’s stellar halo, or its graveyard of stars destroyed over time, as well as small satellite galaxies that are still surviving but are incredibly faint and hard to find.
Tantalisingly, Vera Rubin is thought to be powerful enough to finally solve a long-standing mystery about the existence of our solar system’s Planet Nine.
That object could be as far away as 700 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun, far beyond the reach of other ground telescopes.
“It’s gonna take us a long time to really understand how this new beautiful observatory works. But I am so ready for it,” says Professor Heymans.
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(NEXSTAR) — The total number of Rite Aid stores that have now been designated for closure has surpassed 800, with the latest round of more than 100 locations unveiled in court documents on Friday.
Despite being in the process of selling some of its storefronts and prescription files to other retail pharmacy chains, Rite Aid has been listing dozens of stores weekly for closure as part of its second bankruptcy filing in as many years.
The list of stores outlined in Friday’s court documents includes 118 stores in 11 states. Like others before them, these closures are pending court approval and could face objections.
California
Alpine: 1665 Alpine Boulevard
Bakersfield: 1107 Calloway Drive
Bakersfield: 3225 Panama Lane
Bakersfield: 6001 Coffee Road
Bakersfield: 715 Airport Drive
Bonita: 4348 Bonita Road
Brawley: 405 West Main Street
Chino Hills: 15890 Soquel Canyon Parkway
Davis: 655 Russell Boulevard
El Cajon: 2516 Jamacha Road
Farmersville: 1710 N Farmersville Blvd
Fillmore: 600 West Ventura Street
Fontana: 11673 Cherry Avenue
Fresno: 1101 Fresno Street
Fresno: 2020 E Copper Avenue
Fullerton: 1035 W Orangethorpe Avenue
Hesperia: 17441 Main Street
Irvine: 18112 Culver Drive
Livingston: 500 Main Street
Los Angeles: 11321 National Boulevard
Los Angeles: 1815 South Vermont Avenue
Manteca: 1245 West Yosemite Avenue
Moreno Valley: 23975 Ironwood Avenue
Morgan Hill: 16000 Monterey Street
Mount Shasta: 310 West Lake Street
Ontario: 1841 East 4th Street
Pasadena: 1421 East Washington Blvd
Paso Robles: 1151 Creston Road
Redondo Beach: 1720 Aviation Boulevard
San Diego: 13460 Highlands Place
San Diego: 1854 Coronado Avenue
San Luis Obispo: 1251 Johnson Avenue
San Mateo: 1320 West Hillsdale Boulevard
Santa Paula: 221 East Harvard Boulevard
Santa Rosa: 955 Stony Point Road
Turlock: 1000 W Monte Vista Avenue
Turlock: 653 North Golden State Boulevard
Van Nuys: 17266 Saticoy Street
Victorville: 14629 7th Street
Walnut Creek: 1526 Palos Verdes Mall
Connecticut
Brookfield: 215 Federal Road
Ridgefield: 125 Danbury Road
Wallingford: 605 North Colony Road
Wolcott: 744 Wolcott Road
Delaware
Bear: 1698 Pulaski Highway
Millville: 36729 Old Mill Road
Newark: #4 Polly Drummond S.C.
Idaho
Boise: 7020 West State Street
Maryland
Baltimore: 4380 Park Heights Avenue
Berlin: 10119 Old Ocean City Boulevard
Forest Hill: 1520 Rock Spring Road
Havre de Grace: 1003 Pulaski Highway
Massachusetts
Greenfield: 107 Main Street
New Hampshire
Manchester: 53 Hooksett Road
Manchester: 577 Mast Road
Milford: 15 Mont Vernon Street
West Lebanon: 10 Benning Street
New Jersey
Cherry Hill: 1360 Brace Road
Clementon: 101 White Horse Pike
Forked River: 101 South Main Street
Medford: 409 Stokes Road
New York
Albany: 1225 Western Avenue
Alden: 13090 Broadway Road
Amherst: 8530 Transit Road
Bayside: 43-20 Bell Boulevard
Binghamton: 201 Conklin Avenue
Brooklyn: 320 Smith Street
Brooklyn: 6423 Fort Hamilton Parkway
Buffalo: 2315 William Street
Carmel: 1896 Route 6
Clifton Park: 1483 Route 9
Depew: 4937 Transit Road
Jackson Heights: 85-10 Northern Boulevard
Kenmore: 654 Colvin Avenue
Kings Park: 18 Indian Head Road
Lewiston: 731 Center Street
Mount Sinai: 5507 Nesconset Highway Ste 100
North Bellmore: 2260 Jerusalem Avenue
Orchard Park: 4060 North Buffalo Street
Ozone Park: 102-30 Atlantic Avenue
Staten Island: 43-68 Amboy Road
Pennsylvania
Audubon: 2674 Egypt Road
Bethlehem: 1781 Stefko Boulevard
Carbondale: 54 North Main Street
Carlisle: 1814 Spring Road
Chambersburg: 415 East Queen Street
Drexel Hill: 832 North Lansdowne Avenue
Ellwood City: 115 Fifth Street
Enola: 455-K North Enola Road
Gettysburg: 231 West Street
Harrisburg: 4999 Jonestown Road
Lancaster: 825A East Chestnut Street
Langhorne: 96 North Flowers Mill Road
Levittown: 6912 New Falls Road
Monroeville: 4534 Broadway Boulevard
Nanticoke: 5 East Main Street
Natrona Heights: 1529 Freeport Road
Oil City: 508 East Second Street
Philadelphia: 10 Snyder Avenue
Philadelphia: 5040 City Line Avenue
Philadelphia: 7418 Oxford Avenue
Philadelphia: 9910 Frankford Avenue
Quakertown: 1465-15 West Broad Street
Scranton: 1777 North Keyser Avenue
Shavertown: 2810 Memorial Highway
Warminster: 599 York Road
West Chester: 1307 Phoenixville Pike
Whitehall: 2108 MacArthur Road
Williamsport: 2023 Lycoming Creek Road
Wyomissing: 2210 State Hill Road
York: 115 Leader Heights Road
Washington
Bothell: 22833 Bothell Everett Highway
Edmonds: 23028 100th Avenue W
Kelso: 230 Kelso Drive
Mountlake Terrace: 22803 44th Avenue W
Puyallup: 1323 East Main Avenue
Richland: 1549 George Washington Way
Sammamish: 526 228th Avenue NE
The full list of more than 800 Rite Aid stores slated for closure can be seen in the interactive list below:
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The exact timeline of when these stores will close hasn’t been released.
These impending closures don’t come as much of a surprise. Last month, Rite Aid listed nearly all of its 1,240 stores for sale as part of the bankruptcy process. As of Monday, Rite Aid lists 1,204 stores on its website.
Similar retail pharmacy chains are poised to take over those storefronts. As part of a May bidding process, CVS agreed to acquire and operate 64 Rite Aid stores in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Specific details on this process, which is subject to final approval, have not been released. Walgreens, meanwhile, reached an agreement with Rite Aid to acquire prescription files from some of its pharmacy locations across nine states.
EVgo, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVGO) is one of the 11 Best US Stocks to Invest in Under $5. On May 14, Stifel analysts maintained a “Buy” rating on EVgo, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVGO) with a price target of $8.00.
The analysts showed confidence in the company’s strong performance based on the first-quarter 2025 results.
Stifel Keeps Buy Rating on EVGO
A businessman plugging in to a public charging station, symbolizing the services provided by the company.
Stifel analysts highlighted that EVgo, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVGO) has continued to exceed expectations and remains their top pick among US electric vehicle charging companies. The first quarter of 2025 showed promising signs, such as the likely retention of a Department of Energy loan and expected better profit margins in the company’s charging business.
The analysts also pointed out that tariffs are expected to have little impact on EVgo, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:EVGO) plans to install new chargers in 2025. The company’s management has also reiterated its guidance for 2025, which supports a stable outlook.
While there is some concern about slower EV sales, Stifel analysts believe that the growing number of EVs on the road will increase the use and throughput of EVgo, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:EVGO) charging network. The growth in EV usage is seen as a key factor driving the company’s future growth and performance.
EVgo, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVGO) is an electric vehicle fast charging provider in the United States with over 1,100 fast charging stations across more than 40 states.
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has been difficult to find in stock since its June 5th launch, though restocks are beginning to ramp up. If you’re looking for one, head over to Best Buy’s site or use the app. Those who have a free account can get the standalone system ($449.99) and a console bundle ($499.99) that includes Mario Kart World available. The latest Mario Kart costs $79.99 on its own, so picking up a system with the game included will end up saving you $30 compared to buying them separately.
The Switch 2 has become the fastest-selling console of all time, having sold over 3.5 million units in its first four days. The system is a hybrid handheld console just like the original Nintendo Switch, which has gone on to sell over 150 million units after eight years. The Switch 2 can play most digital and physical games released for the first Nintendo Switch, and both Nintendo and Switch game developers are pushing game updates to further improve backwards compatibility. The new system can run some (but not all) original Switch games at higher resolutions and frame rates than the older console thanks to patches or paid Switch 2 Edition upgrades. My colleague Andrew Webster called the Switch 2 “the Switch, just better” in The Verge’s review.
