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How to grab onto an England victory

LONDON — England is on the cusp of joining the World Cup’s final eight, and hope is tentatively starting to spread that this month could finally end 60 years...

Norwegian football chief jabs Infantino

Lise Klaveness, the president of Norway's football federation, criticized FIFA chief Gianni Infantino's extensive...

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow drops out of Senate race weeks before primary

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her U.S. Senate campaign ahead of the Aug. 4 Democratic primary, leaving Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed in the race.

Mamdani fancies himself a financial whiz — he’s in for a NYC budget surprise come January

Don't be fooled by his boasts: Mayor Mamdani’s supposedly balanced budget rests on a...

Can Gianni Infantino keep winning over Trump without losing the world?

Our Sophia Cai wrote in December about concerns within FIFA that President Gianni Infantino...

‘Moral and political blindness’: EU lawmaker savages FIFA over Russia

This week, members of the European Parliament issued two sharp rebukes of FIFA over its decision to allow Russians to participate in the U-15...

Fallout from Venezuela’s earthquakes turns political as opposition leader Machado seeks return

The fallout from Venezuela's powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodriguez, sending her scrambling to prevent the humanitarian disaster from becoming a political one as her mandate as interim leader expires Friday.

Egyptian coach smooths over issues with Dallas police

DALLAS — Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan said he has no issue with the Dallas Police Department after an officer had a brief altercation with...

Is a fan march better than a Super Bowl parade?

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has participated in three Super Bowl parades and one World Series parade celebrating his hometown Chiefs and Royals. None...

New York girds for a weekend of Taylor Swift, salutes and soccer

NEW YORK — New York City has begun one of the busiest weekends in its history — Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration at Madison Square...

Spot the pol!

This world leader visited his team’s dressing room after an epic victory that helped send them to the elimination rounds.That’s Canadian Prime Minister Mark...

Secret Service missed 102 radio calls warning of Trump’s Butler shooter, watchdog finds

REPORT: Secret Service missed 102 radio calls warning of Trump's Butler shooter.

Court says the U.S. can install historical panels at the site of Washington’s Philadelphia home

An appeals court ruled Friday that President Trump's administration can reinstall its interpretive panels at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia.

Trump reads a children’s book on Usha Vance’s podcast, then riffs on past presidents and himself

President Donald Trump joined second lady Usha Vance on her podcast where guests read picture books to children, but Trump, who is notorious for veering off script, offered a running commentary on his predecessors, his physique, and how he's spending his time in the White House.

Trump grants pardons to ‘persecuted’ mechanics in right-to-repair crackdown: ‘I am setting them all free’

Trump granted full pardons to six people, calling the prosecutions "weaponization." The people granted clemency have not yet been identified.

How sports diplomacy for a dead empire built a World Cup underdog

If you want to trace Cape Verde’s emergence as a soccer power, you might go back to 2009, when the country beat Portugal on...

Trump holds the golden tickets

When FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited the Oval Office last August, he presented President Donald Trump with a giant oversized ticket to the World...

Police unamused by Starmer’s 5 am pub call

LONDON — Not everyone is happy that Prime Minister Keir Starmer decided to keep pubs open until 5 a.m. Monday for screenings of the...

What are the main issues facing U.S., Iranian negotiators?

Billions in frozen assets, an ambiguous nuclear program and a $300B reconstruction fund are just a selection of the high-stakes issues facing U.S. and Iranian negotiators over the next few months as both sides look to find an end to the war and get the best deal possible.

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