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Donald Trump is closing the borders even though the World Cup and 2028 Olympics will take place in his countryCall it big, beautiful timing. On Tuesday, Fifa announced it had taken an office in Trump Tower. On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced he would attend the Club World Cup final. And who could begrudge the US president a little sporting entertainment after the week he has had? Those Nobel peace prize applications don't write themselves.Trump's attendance at a tournament that we can be 95% sure he doesn't understand is, doubtless, a huge coup and political victory for football. This is a sport that only a decade ago was openly considered un-American, scrawled into the rightwing commentator's list of pet peeves between meteorologists and Judy Blume. Ann Coulter described soccer's growing popularity as a sign of the nation's moral decay". Glenn Beck likened it to Obamacare: It doesn't matter how you try to sell it to us, it doesn't matter how many celebrities you get ... we want nothing to do with it." Continue reading...

Is the newly expanded tournament a waste of time or an interesting idea that brings the world together?There are plenty of reasons to be down on the Club World Cup. The players were already exhausted and overworked; its evolution into a 32-team tournament has been drive by a desire for profit; it has been played in temperatures that make football almost unbearable; the stadiums have often been half empty; and it has given Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino an opportunity to fluff their already inflated egos.But there is something to be said for a competition that brings together teams, and fans, from across the globe every four years. Supporters from around the world, especially Brazil, have lit up the show. And the underdogs have shown up. Flamengo stunned Chelsea; Botafogo shocked PSG; Al-Hilal sent Manchester City home. There have been great games, goals and performances, with PSG putting on a show for the ages in the semi-finals as they hammered Real Madrid. Continue reading...

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have already shared 20 rounds and two razor-thin decisions. On Friday, they return to Madison Square Garden to settle their rivalry for goodKatie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have thwacked one another with 861 punches across two punishing, brilliant encounters. There's been not a single knockdown between them, nor an ounce of quit. And not, it seems, a shred of closure either. That will change, or so they hope, on Friday night in New York.For the third and likely final time, two of boxing's most decorated champions and fate-bound dance partners will meet inside the ropes, returning to Madison Square Garden, the site of their epochal 2022 classic, for what is being billed as the decisive chapter in a rivalry that helped transform women's boxing. Taylor's WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO junior welterweight titles are once again on the line. So is a legacy greater than any belts. Continue reading...

As the US president's 9 July deadline came and went, the White House launched a range of new trade ultimatums at countries across the worldDonald Trump ramped up his trade rhetoric this week, firing off more than 20 letters to governments outlining new tariff rates if agreements aren't reached by 1 August.In April, Trump announced a 10% base tariff rate and additional duties ranging up to 50% for many other countries, although he later delayed the effective date for all but 10% duties until 9 July after market panic.Trump informed powerhouse suppliers Japan, South Korea and a number of other nations at the start of this week that they will face tariffs of at least 25% starting from August unless they can quickly negotiate deals.On Wednesday he announced more tariffs on countries like the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Algeria, as well as a 50% tariff on products from Brazil, tying the move to what he called the witch-hunt" trial against its former president, Jair Bolsonaro. Trump criticised the trial Bolsonaro is facing over trying to overturn his 2022 election loss. Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, threatened to hit back with reciprocal 50% tariff on US goods.On Thursday, Trump announced the US would impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada, despite ongoing negotiations and prime minister Mark Carney's decision last month to rescind a digital services tax that faced criticism from the US president. Carney said his government would continue to defend Canadian workers and businesses in their negotiations and work towards the 1 August deadline.Trump also said on Thursday that a letter would be sent to the European Union, the US's biggest trading partner, today or tomorrow". Last week the EU and US were closing in on a high-level framework" trade deal that would avert 50% tariffs on all exports from the bloc.The steep tariff rates announced throughout the week range from 25-50%, with some of the harshest levies imposed on developing nations in south-east Asia, including 32% for Indonesia, 36% for Cambodia and Thailand and 40% on Laos and Myanmar, a country riven by years of civil war.On his first official visit to Asia, US secretary of state Marco Rubio sought to reassure regional powers of Washington's commitment to them, saying countries there may get better" trade deals than the rest of the world. Prior to Rubio's arrival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim condemned the tariffs at the opening of an Asean foreign ministers' meeting.Trump has also vowed to implement tariffs of up to 200% on foreign drugs and 50% on copper. Copper prices hit a record high in the US after the announcement.US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said he expected several trade announcements this week, but to date the US has secured just two deals with trading partners. The first with the UK, signed on 8 May, includes a 10% tariff on most UK goods, including cars, and zero tariffs for steel and aluminium. A second deal was reached with Vietnam last week that sets a 20% tariff for much of its exports, although the full details are unclear, with no text released.On Thursday, Trump said the tariffs had been very well-received", adding that the stock market hit a new high today".Global stock markets have largely shrugged off the latest threats. Analysts say traders now expect a deal or another delay, while investors appear to be waiting until a deal is done or the tariffs kick in. Continue reading...

Demonstrators clashed with federal immigration officials carrying out a raid on a farm in southern California, with authorities throwing what appeared to be smoke canisters to disperse the crowd. The confrontation came as federal immigration enforcement agents have ramped up arrests in Southern California, heading to car washes, farms and Home Depot parking lots to take people into custody while stoking widespread fear among immigrant communities

Nearly 15% of domestic workforce to be let go in major restructuring of diplomatic corps - key US politics stories from Thursday 10 JulyThe state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of America's diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts will align their mission with Donald Trump's America First" vision.The layoffs, which are commonly called reductions in force (or RIFs), along with voluntary redundancies, will affect nearly 15% of the state department's domestic staff. A senior department official said that was close to 1,800 people. The restructuring will also see several hundred bureaus merged or eliminated entirely. Continue reading...

Agents, supported by national guard, fire chemical munitions at two cannabis farms in central coast area. This blog is now closed.You can read the trove of documents Erez Reuveni turned over to the senate judiciary committee here.Erez Reuveni, a fired justice department attorney, has provided text messages to the Senate judiciary committee supporting his whistleblower complaint involving Emil Bove, a top department official who is currently being considered for a seat on the federal bench. Continue reading...

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Border patrol and US Customs and Border Protection respond to protesters with chemical munitionsFederal immigration officials carrying out raids on two southern California cannabis farms clashed with protesters, firing chemical munitions that sprayed what looked like smoke into the air to disperse the crowd.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accompanied by national guard troops in military-style vehicles turned up at two locations operated by Glass House Farms, one in the Santa Barbara county town of Carpinteria, about 90 miles (145km) north-west of Los Angeles, and one in the Ventura county community of Camarillo, about 50 miles from LA. Continue reading...

When it comes to the horrors of genocide we say these words with an ironic frequency. How do we short-circuit the re-run of this pitiful, shameful cycle?Today will be a hard day for Sydneysider Mirela Muratovic, a survivor of the only recognised genocide in Europe since the end of the second world war: Srebrenica.During the 1990s Bosnian war Srebrenica was designated a United Nations-protected safe area" - a label that came to mean nothing. Continue reading...

Several hundred bureaus will be merged or eliminated after supreme court sided with Trump administrationThe US state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of the country's diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts will align their mission with Donald Trump's vision of America first.The layoffs, which are commonly called reductions in force (or RIFs), along with voluntary redundancies, will affect nearly 15% of the state department's domestic staff. A senior state department official said that was close to 1,800 people. The restructuring will also see several hundred bureaus merged or eliminated entirely. The department advises the president and leads the US in foreign policy issues. Continue reading...

The MLS executive has no timetable for a returnAtlanta United president and chief executive officer Garth Lagerwey is undergoing cancer treatment and taking an indefinite leave of absence.United officials announced the news Thursday and noted that the prognosis of a complete recovery is encouraging." There is no timetable for Lagerwey's return. Continue reading...

Brazilian president threatened a 50% tariff on US goods in retaliation for Trump's levy on the Latin American countryIn a move seen by many - including Brazil's president - as an attack on the country's sovereignty, the US president, Donald Trump, announced on Wednesday that he intends to impose an additional 50% tariff on Latin America's largest country from 1 August.Not only was this the highest rate among this week's announcements - and aimed at a country with which the US has maintained a trade surplus for 17 years - but the letter sent to the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, also stood out for its intemperate tone, in contrast to the standard format adopted in letters to other countries. Continue reading...

The defender faced numerous non-payment issues from the Portuguese club, resulting in his eventual move to QPRAmerican defender Reggie Cannon has won his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), which overturned a decision by Fifa's Dispute Resolution Chamber and will result in the player being owed about 400,000 euros ($468,000) from Portuguese soccer club Boavista.The court said Wednesday it had overturned Fifa's decision on 3 July. Continue reading...

Precursor to a lawsuit also claims the Palestinian activist was maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemiteLawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist who was detained by the Trump administration for months, have filed a claim for $20m in damages against the administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.The filing - a precursor to a lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act - names the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the state department. Continue reading...

New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but landed on island in Azores group after engine issueA Delta flight was diverted to an island in the Atlantic this week after the plane experienced a mechanical issue, leaving the nearly 300 passengers on the island for a day.The New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but as the flight made its way over the ocean, the flight crew had to divert it to an island in the Azores island group. Continue reading...

Announcement disappoints her legions of fans who hoped she might one day retake the fieldUS international and two-time World Cup winner Tobin Heath announced her retirement on Thursday, after years away from the sport due to injury, disappointing her legions of fans who hoped she might one day retake the field.Famed for her cool demeanour and extraordinary intelligence on the pitch, Heath picked up two Olympic golds and won the NWSL championship twice with the Portland Thorns. Continue reading...

Brazilian president says if he charges us 50%, we'll charge him 50%' after Trump cited trial of Bolsonaro to justify tariff

Messages released by fired DoJ lawyer show officials were aware they might have to ignore judicial ordersErez Reuveni, a former justice department attorney who was dismissed from his post, has provided text messages to the Senate judiciary committee supporting his whistleblower complaint involving Emil Bove, a top department official who is currently being considered for a seat on the federal bench.Reuveni's initial complaint, filed last month, included the explosive allegation that Bove had told justice department lawyers that they would need to consider telling the courts fuck you' and ignore any such court order" blocking efforts to remove immigrants to El Salvador. Continue reading...

Ben Askren, a former Olympic wrestler, had been hospitalized in Wisconsin with a severe case of pneumoniaFormer Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery.Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of what happened over a month-long stretch from late May through the first two days of July. His wife, Amy, had said in a series of social media posts that Askren was put on a ventilator in June and placed on the donor list for a lung transplant on 24 June. Continue reading...

Rising number of flood victims is starting to plateau, a bleak sign that rescuers have made little progress in past 24 hoursThe rising number of victims from the devastating central Texas floods is beginning to plateau, with at least 120 people found dead in the state - a bleak sign that rescuers have made little progress to find victims amid wreckage in the past 24 hours.On Thursday morning, local officials in Kerr county, which was hit the hardest by the 4 July flash flood, announced that 96 people had died, the same number reported on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...

Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino made the call as fear grips community after detentions on two properties in dioceseAlberto Rojas, the San Bernardino bishop who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in southern California, has formally excused parishioners from their weekly obligation to attend mass following immigration detentions on two parish properties in the diocese.The dispensation is a move usually reserved for extenuating circumstances, such as the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. But Rojas says it is necessary because of the fear of being apprehended and possibly deported that has gripped communities, including Catholic churches. Continue reading...

Agency vows to fix deficiencies' after Pennsylvania incident in which sniper fired several shots, killing one manSix Secret Service agents have been suspended without pay after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last July.The suspensions range from 10 to 42 days, with a loss of both salary and benefits during the absence, the agency's deputy director, Matt Quinn, told CBS News. Continue reading...

There's a cynical logic behind Netanyahu's publicity stunt: he is exploiting Trump's need for flattery to prolong Israel's brutal war on GazaBenjamin Netanyahu nominates Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize"- that headline seems to have been pulled straight out of the satirical news outlet the Onion. But it's 100% real news: the Israeli prime minister who has been indicted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes in Gaza has proposed the US president, his largest weapons supplier and strongest political backer, as a candidate for the world's top peacemaking prize.It's absurd, akin to nominating one's drug dealer for the Nobel prize in medicine. But there's a cynical logic behind Netanyahu's publicity stunt: he is exploiting Trump's need for flattery to prolong Israel's brutal war on Gaza and to continue attacking other countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Yemen. Before Netanyahu showed up for dinner at the White House on Monday with a copy of his Nobel nomination letter, Trump was eager to announce a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas this week. Continue reading...

Judge certifies class-action lawsuit that's one of many challenging order denying citizenship to those born to undocumented parents in the US

Texas governor unveiled plan to redraw state's districts in a move opponents are calling an egregious gerrymander'

Some offices continue to treat patients as provision in Trump's policy bill was recently blocked by a court orderAt least two regional Planned Parenthood affiliates have notices on their websites telling patients that, thanks to a provision in Republicans' new tax-and-spending bill that defunds" the reproductive healthcare giant, they can no longer accept Medicaid.However, this provision - which abortion rights supporters have called a backdoor abortion ban" - was recently blocked by a court order. Other Planned Parenthood affiliates are continuing to treat patients who use Medicaid to pay for treatment. Continue reading...

Deal brings legacy brands such as Nutella, Kinder, Tic Tac, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops and Special K under one roofWK Kellogg on Thursday agreed to be bought by the owner of Ferrero Rocher in a deal worth about $3.1bn, as the cereal maker has been struggling with weakening consumer demand due to persistently high inflation.Deal making in the snacking space has picked up pace as food brands battle muted sales in the wake of price hikes owing to higher input costs and a shift in consumer preference for healthier options. Continue reading...

Patriot Front leader says so-called activists' prioritizing giving supplies to their people' and European peoples'A US racist and neo-fascist hate group that has become a public fixture in recent years has descended on central Texas in a stunt it claims is part of the disaster relief" efforts under way after the devastating flash floods hit the region last week.Patriot Front, founded following the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, after which its leader, Thomas Rousseau, a Texan, was later charged for his participation, has claimed on its Telegram app channel that it has shown up in the areas near Camp Mystic, where 27 young campers lost their lives. Continue reading...

The nearly 100-year-old institute, which now lies in ruins, was the go-to summer camp for girls in the stateThe loss of 27 campers and counsellors from Camp Mystic to the Texas Hill Country flood may serve, at a terrible cost, to expand its considerable reputation across Texas and beyond. Even as the floods claimed more lives along the valley - at least 120 confirmed dead and 160 people unaccounted for as of Tuesday - the loss of several Mystic Girls" has dominated the headlines.The camp, which offers two four-week terms and one two-week term over the summer, has been the go-to summer camp for daughters of Texans for nearly a century. It's so popular that fathers have been known to call the registrar to get their daughters on the list from the delivery room. Continue reading...

Cave-in apparently occurred between tunnel boring machine 5 miles from sole entry and workers 6 miles inThirty-one construction workers inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse.The cave-in appears to have occurred between the tunnel boring machine 5 miles (8km) in from the sole entrance and the construction workers who were working 6 miles in, said Michael Chee, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, which is in charge of the nearly $700m project. The workers were about 400ft (121 meters) underground. Continue reading...

The American has long hovered on the edge of something bigger - at Wimbledon he appears to have grown into the player he always hinted at becomingTaylor Fritz has spent much of his decade-long professional career just outside the tennis elite: close enough to peer in, but not quite break through. That may be about to change. On Friday, the 27-year-old American will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon semi-finals, his biggest match on grass to date and a chance to take down the two-time defending champion.It promises an attractive clash of styles: Fritz, the power-serving baseliner ranked No 5 in the world, who has sent down 95 aces, the second-most in the tournament. Alcaraz, the all-court magician from Spain riding a 23-match win streak (including 19 in a row at the All England Club), has returned superbly all fortnight, winning 31% of his return games and landing 71% of returns in play. But if tennis were that simple and form and numbers alone determined outcomes, Centre Court wouldn't offer up the theatre it so consistently does. Continue reading...

Sheldon Whitehouse was giving his 300th climate speech to the Senate. Plus, the human chain that helped a bookstore relocate

Trump administration targets special rapporteur for Palestinian territories, in latest action against critics of Israel's warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.The state department's decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel's 21-month war in Gaza and comes after a recent US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. Continue reading...

The legislation may be the most regressive tax measure in US history - but at least Ice should be happy Continue reading...

Redistricting gives Republicans in the state the opportunity to increase their strength and numbers', experts sayExperts, politicians and concerned Texans say their state could be a blueprint for Republican efforts to stave off losses in next year's elections, with some calling the GOP division a festering wound" in Texas - all while Donald Trump stacks the deck against potential Democratic inroads.Last month, nearly 150 people showed up at a Tarrant county commissioners court meeting in north Texas. The packed building wasn't used to such a high volume of visitors, but the day's key vote had been hotly contested for weeks. Continue reading...

Unexpectedly cheap tickets gave my boy an overwhelming soccer experience, and me a jolt of faith in a flawed tournamentMy son had never been to a professional soccer game.Soccer is, shall we say, not really his thing. It's also never been particularly important to me that he likes soccer, that he likes what I like. Our sons will be their own men, come what may. Continue reading...

At a sweltering New York mall, customers say they're paying more as tariffs push up costs on goods such as t-shirtsAs temperatures soared on a sweltering July day in New York City, shoppers at Queens's largest mall said they were feeling the heat - of rising prices.T-shirts, basic t-shirts, underwear, the basic necessities - the prices are going up," said Clarence Johnson, 48, who was visiting the Macy's at the Queen Center mall to pick up shirts he ordered online. Continue reading...

Mina Holland's book about parenting her seriously unwell daughter sheds light on the situation faced by so many, and the complicated psychology at playWhen you have a baby, especially if you're in an antenatal class, or friends or family members have a child of about the same age, there is a feeling that you're all in it together, at least at first. For me this big, life-transforming event might have felt intensely personal, but the shared connection with other new parents, who were also learning on the job, not to mention the books - Your Baby Week By Week, The Wonder Weeks - can trick you into thinking that the path is a predictable one.From hourly feeds and wake-ups to sleeping through the night, breast- and bottle-feeding to solids, crawling to walking, maternity leave to nursery to school, the journey may have slightly different scenery, but the impression given is that ultimately it ends up in the same place. Continue reading...

The US president, Donald Trump, said Joseph Boakai, the president of Liberia where English is the official language, had spoken 'such good English' during a meeting with African leaders.Boakai was advocating for US investment in his country and a joint approach to peace and security in the region. Trump asked him where he had 'learned to speak so beautifully', causing embarrassment

Social housing makes up almost half of the city's 1m homes. The system isn't perfect, but it gets a lot of things rightWhen it comes to best-practice examples in the housing debate, Vienna is a common reference. Indeed, the Austrian capital features prominently in narratives about successful housing policies. An article in the Observer concluded that Vienna shows decent homes for all" is not an impossible dream. And the New York Times even declared it a renters' utopia".A considerable part of the attraction of Vienna relates to its large social-housing stock. It accounts for some 43% of the roughly 1m housing units in the city. About half of it is municipally owned council housing. The other half is provided and administered by limited-profit housing associations - an Austrian version of social housing providers that are permitted to make a small profit to finance their operations. Social housing is not just for those on low incomes, but also caters to middle- and even some upper-middle-class households. Continue reading...

Whether it's bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their irony poisoning' seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possibleImagine the furore if a Guardian columnist suggested bombing, say, the Conservative party conference and the Tory stronghold of Arundel in Sussex. It would dominate public discussion for weeks. Despite protesting they were only joking", that person would never work in journalism again. Their editor would certainly be sacked. The police would probably come knocking. But when the Spectator columnist Rod Liddle speculates about bombing Glastonbury festival and Brighton, complaints are met with, Calm down dear, can't you take a joke?" The journalist keeps his job, as does his editor, the former justice secretary Michael Gove. There's one rule for the left and another for the right.The same applies to the recent comments on GB News by its regular guest Lewis Schaffer. He proposed that, to reduce the number of disabled people claiming benefits, he would just starve them. I mean, that's what people have to do, that's what you've got to do to people, you just can't give people money ... What else can you do? Shoot them? I mean, I suggest that, but I think that's maybe a bit strong." The presenter, Patrick Christys replied, Yeah, it's just not allowed these days."George Monbiot is a Guardian columnistOn Tuesday 16 September, join George Monbiot and guests as they discuss the forces driving climate denialism, live at the Barbican in London and livestreamed globally. Book tickets here or at Guardian.LiveDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Somalia, DR Congo and Yemen among states forced to sign deals and barter their minerals for aid or military supportSome of the world's poorest countries have started paying millions to lobbyists linked to Donald Trump to try to offset US cuts to foreign aid, an investigation reveals.Somalia, Haiti and Yemen are among 11 countries to sign significant lobbying deals with figures tied directly to the US president after he slashed US foreign humanitarian assistance. Continue reading...

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Trump calls for end to prosecution and also targets other countries with steep levies while Washington sanctions UN official over Gaza - key US politics stories from Wednesday 9 JulyDonald Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on Brazil over what he called the witch-hunt" against former president Jair Bolsonaro and demanded that it end immediately.The US president said the levy on Brazil would be separate from all sectoral tariffs" as he also targeted seven other countries for steep tariffs and criticised the trial of Bolsonaro, whom he has described as a friend and hosted at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Continue reading...

Latest threats heighten fears that the president's erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the USDonald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the US, tying the move to what he called the witch-hunt" trial against its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.Posting letters on Truth Social, the US president had earlier in the day targeted seven other countries - the Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Libya, Iraq and Sri Lanka - for stiff US tariffs on foreign exports starting on 1 August. Continue reading...

PSG's Club World Cup demolition was further proof that perhaps Real Madrid signed the wrong French forwardThe first drinks break was unplanned. It came six minutes ahead of schedule, but Real Madrid were grateful for the respite. They wandered to the touchline, dazed and confused, and reached for the water bottles. They looked to Xabi Alonso and hoped for answers. After 24 minutes of being pummelled by Paris Saint-Germain, though, the thought occurred that the players in white would have been better off asking for smelling salts.It is never a good sign when the emergency team talk takes place with more than an hour left. PSG had just stormed into a 3-0 lead, Fabian Ruiz scoring his second after a stunning combination between the exceptional Ousmane Dembele and the flying Achraf Hakimi on the right, and to be honest the scoreline felt kind on Madrid. The New Jersey sun was beating down but PSG were merciless. Lads, it's 33C. Any chance of slowing down? Continue reading...

It was not immediately clear to whom the requests were sent and the kind of information that was requestedThe US Department of Justice said on Wednesday it had sent more than 20 subpoenas to clinics and doctors who offer gender-affirming care to minors.It was not immediately clear to whom the requests were sent and the kind of information that was requested. Continue reading...