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  Jonny Bairstow of England removes a “Just Stop Oil” pitch invader during Day One of the Ashes 2nd Test match between England and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Stu Forster | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The first morning of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s was interrupted when Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto the ground and scattered orange powder on the outfield. After the first over on Wednesday bowled by England’s James Anderson to Australia batsman David Warner, two men emerged from the stands and moved towards the square, releasing the powder before being tackled by security staff. England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow carried one of the men off the field before ground staff cleared the pitch and play resumed after a delay of around five minutes. Three people have since been arrested, police said. Writing on Twitter, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “We are aware of protesters on the Lord’s Cricket Ground pitch today, Wednesday, 28 June. Read more sto...

  A statue of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton standing outside Old Trafford, home of Manchester United in Manchester, England. Mike Hewitt | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Manchester United  shares surged as much as 30% in premarket trading on Tuesday, before paring gains, after Qatari media suggested Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani was likely to succeed with his takeover bid. Qatar’s Al-Watan newspaper reported Tuesday evening that Sheikh Jassim,  a son of the country’s former prime minister , is poised to be announced as the preferred bidder of the Premier League soccer club. Al-Watan is co-owned by Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani. A spokesperson for Manchester United was not immediately available to comment. Shares of Manchester United, which exclusively trade on the New York Stock Exchange, were nearly 24% higher at 6:45 a.m. ET. The reports come after  seven months of negotiations , with British petrochemicals billionaire Jim Ratcliffe als...

  Starbucks has allowed customers to order with their own personal reusable cup at store counters since 1985, but the extension of this to drive-thru and mobile ordering is a much bigger deal. Starbucks Since 1985,  Starbucks  has allowed customers to order with their own personal reusable cups at a store counter, offering a 10-cent discount for customers that chose this sustainable option. But if you never knew the option existed, lost your reusable cup a decade or more ago, or simply gave up after forgetting to bring it with you and allowed mildew to grow, the biggest change in reusable coffee cups is still on the way from the coffee chain, which uses an estimated 7 billion disposable cups every year, comprising (along with lids) roughly 40% of the company’s packaging waste. By the end of this year, Starbucks has committed to having all U.S. store locations allow customers to use  reusable cups  — which it first unveiled in March 2022 — for all store visi...

  WATCH NOW VIDEO 04:33 Jerome Powell: Labor market slack likely to be increasingly important factor in inflation Federal Reserve Chair  Jerome Powell  said Friday that stresses in the banking sector could mean that interest rates won’t have to be as high to control inflation. Speaking at a  monetary conference in Washington, D.C. , the central bank leader noted that Fed initiatives used to deal with problems at mid-sized banks have mostly halted worst-case scenarios from transpiring. But he noted that the  problems at Silicon Valley Bank  and others could still reverberate through the economy. “The financial stability tools helped to calm conditions in the banking sector. Developments there, on the other hand, are contributing to tighter credit conditions and are likely to weigh on economic growth, hiring and inflation,” he said as part of a panel on monetary policy. “So as a result, our policy rate may not need to rise as much as it would have otherwise t...