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MATARO, Spain: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play at a record sixth World Cup in 2026, but years from now the tournament may instead be remembered as Lamine Yamal’s first. From the concrete square in Mataro the Spanish 18-year-old used to play in, to the biggest stages in world football, his rise has been dazzling. His uncle Abdul Nasraoui used to keep a small replica World Cup trophy in his bakery in the humble neighbourhood of Rocafonda, a 20-mile (32-kilometre) crawl up the Catalan coast from Barcelona, telling people it was for when his nephew wins it. Abdul had…

As the World Cup looms, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s captain, Edin Dzeko, didn’t even think that he’d be playing soccer right now, but after helping lead Schalke back to the Bundesliga, he’ll also captain his nation in their first World Cup since 2014. Quite a lot has changed for the 40-year-old since he joined Schalke in January, but while he’s not pondering the future at this time, it’s been a ride that he wouldn’t change after departing Fenerbahçe in Turkiye to return to Germany, where he broke out as a professional while with Wolfsburg.”To be still playing, I didn’t think I…

Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson were street racing and behaving like they were above the law when Grossman ran down two boys in a crosswalk, an attorney said Monday, adding that a “day of reckoning” is coming for the pair.In closing arguments in the multimillion-dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation and the former Dodgers pitcher, attorney Brian Panish asked for jurors to hold them accountable in the deaths of the Iskander brothers. Grossman was convicted in February 2024 of striking and killing Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8, in a Westlake Village crosswalk. “It’s not…

Dem centrists picked their side on the biggest political fights going this past week, choosing money and power over their most popular young leaders. This is happening in a context of immense and building political, cultural and economic pressure. American politics are under pressure from seismic forces — war, genocide, internal oppression, corruption, inequality, deep and bitter divisions — that threaten to lead to political earthquakes and greatly expanded violence. And a number of leading centrist Dems chose their side this week at New York’s Israel Day Parade and an anti-ICE protest in New Jersey. First We Take Manhattan New…

Arsenal were greeted by thousands of fans at their trophy parade in north London on Sunday, following their Premier League title win.  Mikel Arteta’s side won the top flight title for the first time in more than two decades this season, but were beaten in the Champions League final after defender Gabriel missed a crucial spot-kick against Paris Saint-Germain in the penalty shootout. Kai Havertz had put the Gunners in front early on in Budapest, before Ousmane Dembele levelled things up from the spot. Neither side could find a winner, and Gabriel’s missed penalty ultimately handed the trophy to PSG.…

By Jonathan Klotz | Published 1 hour ago 2026 is already a year for the record books. Low-budget horror and psychological thrillers created, written, and directed by YouTubers have turned eye-popping profits that Hollywood’s major studios could only dream of achieving. Iron Lung, Obsession, Back Rooms,  all three have surpassed massive blockbusters and the lesson Hollywood should learn is that audiences are begging for something different. The lesson C-suite executives will take from this instead is that they need to start stripmining social media for the next big thing.  The Rise Of YouTubers Markipiler In Iron Lung Iron Lung was…

For hours, the masked protesters and masked ICE agents have stood staring at each other, separated by a thin strip of asphalt. At the edges of the crowd, New Jersey state troopers stand around, arms crossed, looking bored. Daylight hours at Newark’s Delaney Hall immigration detention center are quieter, the crowds thinner, the officers behind the gates more relaxed. It’s when, until recently, families could still go in and out, visiting their relatives inside. But when night falls, things change.

Florida has filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, accusing the artificial intelligence company of knowingly releasing ChatGPT to the public despite safety warnings and alleged risks to children, vulnerable users and wider public safety.The complaint, filed in state court by Attorney General James Uthmeier, marks the first lawsuit brought by a US state against OpenAI over alleged harms linked to its chatbot. It accuses the company of deceptive and unfair trade practices, negligence and product liability violations, while seeking civil penalties, damages and court-ordered changes to the way ChatGPT interacts with minors.State lawyers allege…

The RCB vs GT head to head record is perfectly set up for the IPL 2026 Final. Since Gujarat Titans entered the IPL in 2022, these two sides have met nine times, with RCB leading 5-4 after their 92-run win in Qualifier 1. The rivalry has produced century chases, 200-plus totals, low-score collapses, and one record-breaking playoff performance. RCB arrive as defending champions and Qualifier 1 winners, while GT return to their home venue — Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad — where they beat RCB earlier this season. The rcb vs gt ipl record gives RCB a narrow edge, but the final…

A Trump administration policy banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military is illegal, a divided federal appeals court ruled on Monday. The majority opinion from the three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit largely upheld a prior decision from last year by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, which ruled that the policy likely violated the constitutional rights of transgender individuals.  The policy was motivated “by the bare desire to harm” transgender people, according to Judge Robert Wilkins, a former President Barack Obama appointee, who wrote for the majority.  Judge Justin Walker,…