South Africa’s ruling ANC takes rival party to court in fractious buildup to election

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is taking the independent electoral body and a rival political party fronted by a former president to court, underscoring a fractious buildup to what could be the country’s most pivotal election in 30 years. The ANC says the new uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of … Read more

Stocks retreat as Fed decision looms

Stocks pulled back on Tuesday from a rebound, as investors watched for the results from crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) slid roughly 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose above the flatline, coming off a winning day for the major gauges. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped about 0.5% … Read more

Sophie Turner Asks Judge to ‘Reactivate’ Divorce Case with Joe Jonas

Jonas filed for divorce in September 2023 after four years of marriage Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Albert L. Ortega/Getty Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas Sophie Turner’s legal team is asking a judge to “reactivate” her divorce case with estranged husband Joe Jonas. In court documents obtained by PEOPLE on Monday, Turner, 28, and her attorneys filed paperwork … Read more

Super Micro shares dip as AI server maker looks to raise $2 billion through equity sale

(Reuters) – Super Micro Computer disclosed on Tuesday it will sell 2 million shares that could fetch about $2 billion, sending the artificial intelligence (AI) server maker’s shares 9% lower in trading before the bell. The San Jose-based company’s shares have more than tripled since January, which makes raising funds through sale of equity a … Read more

Best places to view them

Looking for things to do, places to go? Consider watching a rocket launch (or two) this week! A pair of SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets will potentially lift off Thursday and Friday this week on different missions (see below). NASA announced the upcoming CRS-30 mission — where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon cargo … Read more