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The 33-year-old has been trying to regain his fitness in the run-up to the World Cup. But he is yet to complete a full 90 minutes for LAFCLess than 20 minutes into only his second Major League Soccer game, Gareth Bale scored a goal that could have served as a…

One minute everyone wants a bit of British and American culture; the next you’re on the phone desperately trying to get tickets for the latest K-pop sensationTwo weeks back, while the world was marvelling at the Great British Queue, I was in a queue of a…

Republican candidate for US Senate in Georgia who has vehemently opposed abortion rights denies a media report he paid for an abortion for an anonymous former girlfriend in 2009, describing it as ‘a flat out lie’A Republican nominee for the US Senate, who…

Data obtained by the Guardian shows at least 14 unhoused people froze to death in 2021, part of an overall surge in homeless deathsAt least 14 unhoused people froze to death on the streets of Los Angeles in 2021, new county data reveals, marking a sharp…

UK production industry could record extra-boost from US companies seeking overseas filming locations and production facilitiesThe UK’s film and TV production industry could receive an almost £3bn increase in investment by Hollywood studios and streaming…

Johnny Lauder swam through half-mile of flood waters in Naples, Florida, to pull his mother, a double amputee, out of her homeEvery time flood waters inundate a community, forecasters admonish their viewers not to swim through them because of countless perils…

Australian plays first game since messy exit from 76ersSimmons ‘grateful and blessed to be back on the court’Ben Simmons has shown glimpses of brilliance and some familiar struggles against his former NBA team Philadelphia in his first outing for…

Los Angeles Rams 9–24 San Francisco 49ersNiners sack Rams quarterback seven timesBobby Wagner tackles protestor carrying flareDeebo Samuel turned a short catch into an electric 57-yard touchdown, Talanoa Hufanga returned an interception for a score and the…

The solution by Camelback Family Planning ensures patients can access pills and treatment without breaking the lawA Phoenix abortion clinic has come up with a way for patients who can end their pregnancy using a pill to get the medication quickly without…

Police are left baffled as to why the victims were targeted and have announced a $95,000 reward for information leading to an arrestA serial killer may have ambushed five men in central California separately in recent months, shooting them to death alone in…

Stewart Rhodes and four associates face the rare civil war-era charge of seditious conspiracy for attacking the US CapitolThe founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned an “armed rebellion” to keep Donald Trump in power after…

Accused men were in line for $30,000 first prizeTournament director found weights after suspicions raisedThe county prosecutor’s office in Cleveland has opened an investigation into an apparent cheating scandal during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake…

President tours damage from Hurricane Fiona two weeks agoSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailAs Puerto Rico prepares for Joe Biden’s visit this afternoon, a grassroots collective known as Queremos Sol (we want sun) has published an…

Tactless jokes and half-arsed platitudes made up chancellor’s vapid Tory conference speechNot waving but drowning. Days like these are coming round with increasing frequency. Days when the sketch is little more than a transcription service. Days when there…

Dominion Voting Systems accuses Mike Lindell, a prominent Trump supporter, of promoting baseless voter fraud claimsThe defamation lawsuit that voting machine company Dominion is pursuing against the MyPillow chief executive, Mike Lindell, can proceed after the…

The Native American actor and activist who declined Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather has died aged 75, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced in a tweet on Sunday. Littlefeather had breast cancer.The Hollywood Reporter cited a…

In red states, women’s options and speech are being dramatically constrained by the misogynist laws that have sprung into effect since the reversal of Roe v WadeOn 23 September, staff and faculty at the University of Idaho received a strange missive from…

Perla Huerta was reportedly sent to Texas from Florida to fill planes chartered by DeSantis, offering gift cards to asylum seekersA former US army combat medic and counterintelligence agent allegedly solicited asylum seekers to join flights out of Texas to…

Democratic strategists have spent millions of dollars to aid extremists, on the theory they’ll be easier to defeat in the general election. We will all live with the consequencesAn alarming number of people employed as professional political strategists by…

States have plans to ban gas-powered cars and the White House wants chargers along highways, but implementation is a challengeSpeaking in front of a line of the latest electric vehicles (EVs) at this month’s North American International Auto Show, President…

I have any number of things I’d love as a gift. But the men in my life either want for nothing – or want something I’d never think ofA shiver of dread traverses my spirit at this time of year, despite the golden-leafed glories of autumn: three men I know…

The former PM was a shambles; his successor is a zealot. Still, calling for him to be replaced was a risk we had to takeOne reason Boris Johnson hung on for so long, when it was obvious he was a brazen liar, is that no one had a good answer to the question of…

Glen Ellis put down his camera in the middle of a TV live cross and ran to help families fleeing rising flood waters in Naples, Florida, as Hurricane Ian raged on 28 September. Sunrise host David Koch was heard asking if everything  was OK. 7News…

Will your small business face greater scrutiny from the IRS? Will your tax bill go up as a result? The answer to both questions: don’t panicThe tax man is receiving a whopping $80bn thanks to the Biden administration’s recently passed Inflation Reduction…

A record share of the nation’s wealth is in the hands of billionaires, who pay a lower tax rate than the average American. This is indefensibleOn Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office released a study of trends in the distribution of family wealth between…

With repression at home and aggression abroad, the imperial ambitions of China’s ‘paramount leader’ should worry the worldLike fearsome dictators throughout history, Xi Jinping has a tender side. He loves his mum. In a touching puff piece on Mother’s…

Operators catering for inbound tourists enjoy best month for bookings in three yearsThe current economic jargon explainedThe plunging pound may cause British holidaymakers to choke at the prices if and when they next choose to go abroad. But one slice of the…

At least two people and three cats are seen being rescued from hurricane floodwater on Sanibel Island, Florida, in a US Coast Guard video released on Friday.  Rescuers went door to door in search of people who wanted to be evacuated and posted several…

Mortgages rise for sixth straight week, threatening to sideline even more homebuyers as Americans struggle with cost of borrowingUS mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing…

If the US pushes up interest rates to the point where it’s about to bring on a recession, Australia would be well advised to stand back and not lift ratesGlobal stock markets are tanking on fears of recessions in the US, the UK and Europe, and the OECD is…