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The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy. Employee furloughs and potential layoffs would halt some government activities. Other functions — like NASA’s space missions, President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and certain public health work at FDA and the USDA — would continue. Here is a look at some of what agencies are planning: A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott…
Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensSep 30, 2025, 08:30 AM ETBarcelona sporting director Deco said there is no penalty clause if the club do not make Marcus Rashford’s loan move from Manchester United permanent next summer.Barça have an option to sign Rashford for around €30 million ($35m) at the end of the season, but will not be penalised if they don’t take it up.United had included a similar clause in previous loan deals, with Chelsea having to pay them £5m ($6.7m) when they returned Jadon Sancho after his loan.Editor’s Picks2 Related”There’s no penalty clause in the loan agreement if we don’t sign him,”…
The U.S. government was on track Tuesday to shut down after midnight as Republicans and Democrats in Congress both refused to budge from their opposing positions on a funding deal that could avoid that outcome.Lawmakers took to the airwaves to blame each other for the looming shutdown.House Speaker Mike Johnson, during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” said Democrats “need to come to their senses here, and do the right thing.”Johnson, R-La., said that top Democrats — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York — have “painted themselves into a corner” by…
Ryan O’HanlonSep 30, 2025, 07:44 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Not every great signing hits the ground running.Andy Robertson arrived at Liverpool from Hull City and spent the first few months of the 2017-18 season sitting on the bench while Alberto Moreno ran up and down the left flank. A year later, midfielder Fabinho was signed early in the summer but didn’t play a single minute in the Premier League until Oct. 20. Come May 2019, they were both starting in Liverpool’s Champions League…
The people of Gaza have suffered relentless genocide for two full years. Time has frozen here. Life has become a constant cycle of mourning, loss and death. Every day brings a new wound. Every night carries a fear heavier than the last. We have endured two years of death and destruction, of limbs scattered across Gaza’s streets, of Israeli rockets leaving nothing but ruins. We live between bombardments and explosions, measuring out our days to the rhythm of death. It has been two years without the loved ones who once walked beside us. We fall asleep to the sound of…
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has recalled goalkeeper Craig Gordon to his squad for October’s World Cup qualifiers.The 42-year-old – who last featured for Scotland in the Nations League play-off defeat to Greece – replaces his Hearts team-mate Zander Clark. Both players have struggled for minutes this season. Gordon has recently recovered from a neck injury, meaning he has not played for the Scottish Premiership leaders since May 3, while Clark has not featured since August.Clarke’s other goalkeeping options are also short of game time at club level. Angus Gunn – who kept back-to-back clean sheets in Scotland’s opening two…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Israeli forces will not be leaving Gaza, despite references to their withdrawal in the Donald Trump-approved “peace plan”. Trump’s plan to end the war on Gaza was unveiled on Monday with a map showing three stages of withdrawal for the Israeli army to be implemented following the release of Israeli captives. The map – which included no timeframe for each stage – showed Israeli forces moving in the third stage to a “security buffer zone” on the edge of the enclave. According to the plan, the Israeli army would “progressively” hand over the Gaza territory…
There was only two players who scored three hat-tricks in a major European league last season. One was Harry Kane. The other was neither Erling Haaland nor Kylian Mbappe. It was Croydon-born former Arsenal striker Mika Biereth for Monaco.He achieved the feat within the first seven games of his Ligue 1 career following a January move from Austrian club Sturm Graz. One year prior to that, Biereth had made his big breakthrough in senior football while on loan in Scotland with Motherwell. “It is fantastic what he is doing,” Stuart Kettlewell tells Sky Sports. Kettlewell, now in charge at Kilmarnock,…
William Saliba has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.Sky Sports News understands the 24-year-old has penned a five-year deal to keep him at the club until the summer of 2030. Saliba said: “I feel proud of myself because I first signed in 2019 and now, in 2025, I’m still here to extend my contract. I’m so happy. I feel at home. We have a good team, we have a good squad, we have good staff. The coach is perfect for me, so it’s the best place to be.”I enjoy every day when I have the chance to wear this…
William Saliba has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.Sky Sports News understands the 24-year-old has penned a five-year deal to keep him at the club until the summer of 2030. “I’m so happy to sign a new deal with my club. I have to keep going like this and win some trophies. The only thing we’re missing here is winning trophies,” Saliba said”We all believe in the project and the future of the club, we have a good squad, good staff and good coaches. We are close to achieving things, and I’m sure soon we’ll be able to win…