When Jermaine Jones joined Central Valley Fuego FC as its coach last November, the pairing carried clear upside for the former U.S. men’s national team midfielder and the club. He had longed, sometimes publicly, for a chance to be a head coach, and Fuego needed a splash to gain fans …
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The French government is seeking deep spending cuts and higher taxes in an effort to tame its ballooning debt and deficit. Source link
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PRAGUE — The NHL opened its regular season in Prague last week with two Global Series games between the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils. Czech hockey legends were prominently featured. Jaromir Jagr dropped the ceremonial first puck ahead of the game on Friday. Patrik Eliáš, the Devils’ all-time leading …
Read More »Russian Casualties in Ukraine Surpass 600,000, U.S. Says
More than 600,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since the war began in 2022. Source link
Read More »How Sabrina Ionescu went from ‘dark days’ of injury to the brink of a WNBA championship
Follow live coverage of Lynx vs. Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals today NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu could barely walk during last season’s WNBA Finals. The New York Liberty star needed an injection into her aching hip to even take the floor in the early games of …
Read More »Woman Calls 911 When 100 Aggressive Raccoons Show Up in Her Yard
The Washington State resident fed some friendly critters for years. Then, their mean friends turned up. Source link
Read More »Jack Nicholson’s Hall of Fame basketball life: Tales from courtside and beyond
Jack Nicholson was synonymous with the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers. He sat courtside at their games at the Great Western Forum. He participated in promotional photos. Occasionally, he invited them to parties at his house in Beverly Hills. One summer night, Nicholson tended bar. The Lakers had just defeated the …
Read More »London Hosts Its Frieze Week in the Shadow of Paris
Plenty of business was done on the first day of the London fair, but much of the chatter was about the upcoming presentations at Art Basel Paris. Source link
Read More »Connor Bedard on his ceiling, the business of hockey and captaincy: ‘I can be pretty good’
SALT LAKE CITY — Days off in the NHL are precious. Days off on the road in a new city are unheard-of. Connor Bedard has plans to enjoy the warm, sunny Wednesday following the season opener against the new Utah Hockey Club — lunch with his dad, Tom, before he …
Read More »Democrats Seize on Trump’s ‘You’re Rich as Hell’ Remarks to Donors
An ad from the main super PAC backing Kamala Harris casts Donald Trump as a tycoon who will give handouts to the rich, and the vice president as the candidate of working people. Source link
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