Six teams were eliminated in the wildcard round. Here are the issues each of them has to address in the coming months The inquiry into what went wrong for the Dolphins this season will be long and painful. They can point to the freezing weather in Kansas City and the mountain of end-of-season injuries as … 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
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
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
‘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
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
Former President Trump is dominating the polls in all early voting states, putting him more than 30 points ahead of his closest competitor, according to new polling. Trump, who solidified his standing as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination after winning the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses Monday night, now has his sights set on New … Read more
She traded fire for weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, her Republican presidential rival. But now that the 2024 GOP nomination race has shifted to New Hampshire, Nikki Haley says that former President Donald Trump “is the one I want. Trump is the one I’m going for.” Haley was edged … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech in South Carolina celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, while also comparing the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri, riots and the storming of a state Capitol building last year to the Civil War. “I do believe the true power behind the promise of America is in the faith of her … Read more
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
