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Republican hardliners are reluctantly accepting defeat in the current fight over short-term government funding. House and Senate leaders are working to pass a stopgap funding extension – known as a continuing resolution (CR) – aimed at keeping the government from a partial shutdown. Current federal funding expires in two tranches, on Jan. 19 and Feb. … Read more

‘Will I take my books and my schoolbag?’ my niece asked as her parents packed the essentials: blankets, documents, food. There was no way to explain In my home town of Khan Younis, a refugee camp to the south of the Gaza Strip, my family home has finally been evacuated. The building suffered substantial damage … Read more

Second fiddle to Mark Spitz and swimming with a collapsed lung, the American’s Munich story eclipses the medals’ worth The press release came through last week, publicising Thursday’s sale of Olympic memorabilia at the RR auction house in Boston, USA. There’s an Olympic torch from Berlin 1936, a postcard signed by Jesse Owens, a wooden … Read more

With the MLS offseason in full swing and the regular season starting up in February, there are plenty of reasons for optimism across the league The offseason is a time of hope. After all, teams almost always look good on paper – and they look even better with the promise of a key transfer deal … Read more

Does turning away Europeans with valid paperwork really make British borders ‘safe and secure’? It’s hard to imagine Four years after the UK officially left the European Union, you can still be taken aback reading about Brexit’s self-defeating, if sometimes unintended, consequences. A Spanish woman was detained at Luton airport and denied re-entry after a … Read more

A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a Texas law that would require ratings from booksellers that deal with school libraries, agreeing with a lower court that found it unconstitutional.

Police ‘unable to corroborate criminal activity’ in Giddey probeGiddey faced allegations of improper relationship with minor The Newport Beach, California, police department said Wednesday that it was “unable to corroborate any criminal activity” in its investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl. The … Read more

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says McCarthy will return as coachDallas lost 48-32 to Green Bay in stunning NFC wildcard playoff Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys, a decision that ends three days of intense speculation over the coach’s future. Owner … Read more

The Department of Homeland Security had directed the state to stop blocking the U.S. Border Patrol’s access to roughly 2½ miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Former President Trump attacked Nikki Haley on Truth Social where he misspelled her birth name and posted a photo that mixed Nikki Haley with Hilary Clinton. Trump has made remarks in the past questioning Haley’s ability to run for president because her parents were born abroad.