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White House’s World Cup head defends Trump lobbying Fifa over red card
Andrew Giuliani claims actions of referee Raphael Claus over US player Folarin Balogun ‘very, very highly suspicious’Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House’s World Cup taskforce, has defended Donald Trump’s lobbying of Fifa to lift the suspension of US player Folarin Balogun for Monday’s game against Belgium.The US president claimed that Brazilian referee Raphael Claus,…
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Bernie-backed socialist who allied with Platner could supplant him on ballot
Longtime Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has filed federal paperwork positioning himself to enter the state’s US Senate race, should the party’s nomination become available after rape allegations against current candidate Graham Platner surfaced on Monday. The move matters because Platner, a progressive backed by Senator Bernie Sanders, is under mounting pressure to quit, with senior…
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Anonymous Content’s Darren Walker on Company’s 10 Emmy Nominations and Nominee Sally Field’s ‘Motherly’ Dating Advice
Anonymous Content, the production and talent management company, secured 10 Emmy nominations, prompting jubilant celebrations at its Los Angeles office. The haul matters as a marker of recovery for a firm that has struggled since the death of founder Steve Golin in 2019, and it comes just five months into the tenure of new president…
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Judge approves $1.5 million SEC-Musk settlement over Twitter investment
A US federal judge has approved a $1.5 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Elon Musk, formally ending a case first brought in 2022 over his acquisition of Twitter. The matter matters because it closes a long-running regulatory dispute over whether Musk broke disclosure rules while building his stake in the…
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Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension
The UK government has granted the Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk a 20-year life extension, allowing it to continue generating electricity until 2055 rather than closing within the next decade. The plant, which first connected to the National Grid in 1995, will now run for 60 years in total. The extension matters because…
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Ritzy lakeside enclave distraught after beloved goose called Princess Collette is shot dead
State police in Oregon are investigating a suspected act of animal cruelty after a much-loved goose known as Princess Collette was found to have been shot several times with BB pellets and later died. The bird had become a local celebrity in the affluent lakeside community of Lake Oswego, and her death has left neighbours…
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WATCH: Dana White drops 2028 hints while raving about his favorite Trump cabinet secretary
UFC President Dana White, whose endorsement was seen as a significant boost to Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, has suggested he may remain involved in presidential politics beyond Trump’s term, pointing to his growing friendship with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The comments matter because White is regarded as an influential figure capable of mobilising…
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Patrick Dempsey rules out running for Senate seat in Maine
Actor Patrick Dempsey has ruled out running for the U.S. Senate in Maine, removing his name from the list of potential Democratic candidates being considered. In an op-ed published in the Portland Press Herald, the Maine native said he had given “real thought” to a bid but concluded that he could contribute more effectively through…
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Shameless squatters move into Bay Area home of MURDER victim
Squatters have reportedly moved into a San Francisco Bay Area property owned by Przemyslaw Jeziorski, a UC Berkeley professor who was murdered in Greece last year, according to the lawyer representing his family. The case matters because it compounds the ordeal facing Jeziorski’s surviving relatives, who are already caring for his orphaned twin children while…
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Off-duty female cop is cleared of wrongdoing after killing victim of Chicago gangsters who tried to take her gun after he was attacked
An off-duty Chicago police officer, probationary officer Precious Dunn, has been cleared of wrongdoing over the fatal shooting of 39-year-old Leevon Smith outside her home in January 2023. According to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), Smith had himself just been attacked by a group of three men further down the block before the…