associated press
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Javier Aguirre's Final World Cup Rescue: Mexico's Firefighter Battles Old Tactical Ghosts
Javier Aguirre has spent a lifetime being Mexican football's ultimate firefighter, hired mid-cycle to save the national team from one crisis after another. As the 67-year-old leads his third — and final — World Cup squad in 2026, his great challenge isn't a qualifying emergency.
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US Sanctions Alibaba, BYD, Baidu In Crackdown On Chinese Companies
The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, now sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that are not traditionally considered to be in the defence or security sector.
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32,000 Displaced As Buildings Reduced To Rubble In Philippines Earthquake
Monday's earthquake was centered at sea at a depth of 33 kilometres, about 32 kilometres southwest of Maasim town in Sarangani province.
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From Donald Trump To Lionel Messi, Iran To ICE, Politics and Sport Collide At Biggest World Cup In History
The wait is over for the biggest World Cup ever with 48 teams, 104 matches, three host nations and a slew of questions and controversies swirling around the highly scrutinzed event that will last for nearly six weeks.
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It's Bigger. Is It Better? A Look At The Differences Between 1994 And 2026 World Cups
FIFA World Cup 2026 is the first edition with so-called dynamic pricing, meaning the price reflects real or perceived demand.
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World Cup Referee From Somalia Who Was Denied Entry To US Was About To Make History For His Country
The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently dropped from the tournament by FIFA was set to make history for his country.
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Iran Football Body Claims Fans' Tickets For World Cup Games In US Have Been Revoked
FIFA has revoked the ticket allocation for Iran fans at the team's three World Cup games in the United States, the national soccer federation claimed Tuesday.
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War In The Middle East Is Flaring Again. How Each Side Sees The Stakes
Israel and the US remain locked in a standoff with Iran and Hezbollah to shape the future regional order, with each side convinced it is acting from a position of strength.
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A War Trump, Netanyahu Started Together Is Now Driving Them Apart
Iran wants Lebanon included in any wider regional truce, a demand Trump seems to have accepted in order to get a deal.
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Highly Effective Prevention Drug Arrives In South Africa, Which Has World's Highest HIV Burden
South Africa launches lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, aiming to reduce new infections in the country with the highest HIV burden globally.
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Airlines Spent 78% More On Jet Fuel Despite Lesser Utilisation: US Data
US carriers spent $6.5 billion on fuel in April, compared with about $3.6 billion a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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New Long Acting Oral HIV Regimen Meets Primary Endpoints In Phase 3 Trials
The combination of islatravir and lenacapavir targets multiple stages of HIV-1 replication, potentially offering people with HIV who are virologically suppressed a novel, long-acting oral single-tablet regimen.
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Screwworm Outbreak Expands In Southern US Prompting Quarantines And Sterile Fly Releases
The screwworm is actually a fly larva that eats living flesh instead of dead material. The flies lay their eggs in open wounds of animals like cattle, but wildlife, pets and occasionally even humans can be infested.
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Pentagon Labels Alibaba, Baidu, BYD As Aiding Chinese Military
This year's list has grown to 188 Chinese entities, up from last year's roughly 130 named by the Pentagon.
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US To Offer Expedited Visa Interviews At Select Embassies For $750
The move is a potential effort to ease conditions caused by the Trump administration's push to make entering the United States more difficult.
