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Fifa president Infantino will stand for re-election
Fifa has confirmed that president Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election in 2027, ending months of speculation after his plan to sell stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors was abandoned amid a global backlash. The row has severely damaged his previously secure position: as recently as mid-July he faced no meaningful challenge, but the…
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Sydney Sweeney, Scooter Braun romance faces biggest challenge yet as expert warns couple to ‘be prepared’
Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun’s relationship has reached a new milestone, with the pair recently spotted on a smoothie date alongside his two children in Los Angeles, roughly a year after they first met. Experts consulted by Fox News Digital say this step is significant given the couple’s high public profile, and have urged Sweeney…
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JD Vance’s mother Beverly Vance reacts to vice president’s ‘childless cat ladies’ spat with Taylor Swift
Beverly Vance, mother of Vice President JD Vance, has said she was unaware that Taylor Swift referenced her son’s 2021 “childless cat ladies” remark when the singer endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz during the 2024 US presidential campaign. Speaking on OutKick’s “Tomi Lahren is Fearless” podcast, she said she had not connected the two…
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King and Queen attend Crathie service with Andy Burnham
King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s chief… actually Andy Burnham, at a Sunday church service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral, continuing the tradition of the sitting Prime Minister staying at the royal estate at the end of summer. The visit follows a high-profile day out days earlier when…
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How much will Celtic miss Asian Games-bound Yang?
Celtic winger Yang Hyun-jun will miss the champions’ next four fixtures after being called up for South Korea’s Asian Games campaign, a notable blow given his rediscovered form. Once close to leaving for Birmingham City in January, the 24-year-old signed a new contract until 2030 in the summer and has continued scoring key goals this…
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Dems descend on posh island getaway packed with deep-pocketed donors as midterms close in
Democratic candidates and party leaders have been making regular summer trips to Nantucket and neighbouring Martha’s Vineyard, two affluent Massachusetts holiday islands, to court wealthy donors ahead of November’s US midterm elections. The visits underline the pressure Democrats face to close a significant fundraising gap with Republicans, as the party seeks to shore up campaign…
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Air conditioners are our best bet in the fight against extreme heat – whether we like it or not
As climate change drives more frequent and intense heatwaves, this opinion piece argues that expanding access to air conditioning, rather than restricting it on environmental grounds, is essential to protecting lives and livelihoods worldwide. The author challenges the “degrowth” framing common among some environmental campaigners, contending that denying AC to billions in hot, low-income countries…
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Wim Wenders Clarifies His Stance on Filmmakers’ Role in Politics After Berlin Controversy: ‘We Are the Opposite of Politicians … We Are the Antidote’
Wim Wenders has moved to settle the controversy sparked by his remarks on filmmakers and politics, insisting at the Venice Film Festival that he was misquoted after his original comments caused a prolonged row at February’s Berlin Film Festival. Speaking on Sunday while promoting his documentary “From Inside Out — The Architecture of Peter Zumthor,”…
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Karmelo Anthony seeks $250K for murder appeal as questions persist over family’s previous $634K fundraiser
Karmelo Anthony’s family launched a second fundraiser, this time seeking $250,000 to fund his murder appeal, after their first campaign collected almost $634,000 but faced persistent, unresolved questions about how that money was spent. The new campaign was unveiled at a Dallas news conference roughly two weeks after a judge rejected Anthony’s bid for a…