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By ASHLEY AHN FIFA President Gianni Infantino said earlier this week that the “Iranian team is coming, for sure,” to play in the World Cup in the United States this summer. Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum in Washington on Wednesday, he said, “We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation. As I said, that would definitely help. But Iran has to come.” The comments come as peace talks between Iran and the United States have not yet resume

Jordan Murphy (34) led all scorers with 26 points, but Ponce fell to Aguada on Wednesday night. (Jorge Correa) By THE STAR STAFF The Santeros of Aguada, Criollos of Caguas and Vaqueros of Bayamón all recorded victories in Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) games on Wednesday night. At Ismael “Chavalillo” Delgado Coliseum in Aguada, the Santeros defeated the Leones of Ponce, 83-77. The visitors stayed in the game despite the home team dominating the

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, in Washington, Oct. 24, 2025. Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve ends on May 15, 2026, but it appears increasingly likely that he will stay on in some capacity at the central bank after that. (Caroline Gutman/The New York Times) By COLBY SMITH After years of criticizing the Federal Reserve’s leadership and trying to browbeat policymakers to slash interest rates, President Donald Trump is running out of time to install his p

Sugey Amaya, who has devoted years of her life to El Salvador’s prisoners, in San Salvador on June 6, 2025. Amaya’s brother was detained in El Salvador’s mass arrest campaign four years ago. She has devoted her life to helping prisoners like him. (Fred Ramos/The New York Times) By ANNIE CORREAL Sugey Amaya spends most of her nights outside a converted movie theater that is now a holding station for people passing in or out of El Salvador’s crowded prison system. While her mot