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The United States will face Paraguay, Australia and the winner of a UEFA playoff featuring Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo after a relatively favorable group stage draw for the co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup.That was the result Friday after soccer’s biggest competition took a major step closer to reality with a star-studded draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington.The opening game for the U.S. men’s national team in Group D will be against Paraguay on June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Mexico will kick off the tournament a day earlier in Mexico City against South Africa –…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints from students and families.The staffers had been on administrative leave while the department faced lawsuits challenging layoffs in the agency’s Office for Civil Rights, which investigates possible discrimination in the nation’s schools and colleges. But in a Friday letter, department officials ordered the workers back to duty starting Dec. 15 to help clear civil rights cases.A department spokesperson confirmed the move, saying the government still hoped…

U.S. airlines were notified this week that an investigation is underway into whether they complied with an emergency order requiring flight cuts at 40 major airports during the record government shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.The FAA warned in letters sent Monday that the airlines could face fines of up to $75,000 for each flight over the mandated reductions, which fluctuated between 3%, 4%, and 6%. The airlines have 30 days to provide documentation showing they complied with the order, the agency said Friday in a statement.The 43-day shutdown that began Oct. 1 led to long delays as unpaid…

Next summer’s tournament will take place across the USA, Canada and Mexico.A number of Liverpool players have already helped their nation confirm a spot at the World Cup, including those representing Japan, Egypt, Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Scotland.Six spaces are still to be decided for the expanded 48-team competition, with Conor Bradley’s Northern Ireland and Alexander Isak’s Sweden having the chance to qualify via UEFA play-offs.The draw threw up several potential games between Reds teammates.Alisson Becker’s Brazil were paired with Scotland and Andy Robertson in Group C, while Jeremie Frimpong, Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van…

People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, May 15, 2025.Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear arguments in a case that will determine if President Donald Trump can undo automatic citizenship for people born in the United States.Trump, on his first day back in the White House on Jan. 20, issued an executive order that said babies born in the U.S. more than 30 days…

England’s path to the 2026 World Cup final has been revealed following Friday’s draw in Washington DC.The Three Lions have been handed an advantage already by FIFA’s introduction of a Wimbledon-style seeding system, which means they cannot meet Spain or Argentina until the semis or France until the final, should all four countries win their respective groups. England boss Thomas Tuchel was appointed in the autumn of 2024 with the sole mission of adding a second star to the England shirt to add to the one marking the 1966 World Cup. And now Tuchel can start plotting England’s path to…

Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSalesforce shares popped 5% on Friday, extending a rally that began after the company’s better-than-expected earnings report earlier in the week. The stock climbed 13% over the past five days, its best weekly performance since December 2023.The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.25, topping Wall Street’s estimates of $2.86 per share. Revenue increased 8.6% year over year to $10.26 billion but just missed analyst projections of $10.27 billion.Although the artificial intelligence boom has pushed several tech companies into record surges, cloud software firms have seen a rocky year as investors wonder whether…

Josh Brown, a long-term Netflix bull , said on CNBC Friday afternoon that he had cut his position in the streaming platform by 85% following its $72 billion deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery. In the deal, announced on Friday, Netflix will acquire Warner Bros.’ film studio and streaming service at $27.75 per WBD share. While Brown said that he still likes the stock, the year or so it could take for this deal to settle represents a big opportunity cost in terms of other lost investments. “I can’t sit for a year and watch this become a…

MPD Chief of Police Pamela Smith and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan attend a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on January 6, 2021. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesAccused pipe bomb planter Brian Cole Jr. confessed his crimes to the FBI, and told agents he supported President Donald Trump and held anarchist views, MS NOW reported Friday.Cole, 30, was arrested Thursday morning at his family’s home in Woodbridge, Virginia,…

Rubrik shares soared 22% on Friday after the data management company posted blowout fiscal third-quarter numbers and boosted guidance.The stock, which debuted on the market in April 2024, had its second-best day on record. Revenue jumped 48% from a year earlier to $350 million, topping the $320 million average analyst estimate, according to LSEG. In its announcement late Thursday, Rubrik reported adjusted earnings of 10 cents per share, while analysts had expected a loss of 17 cents per share. The company boosted revenue guidance for the fiscal year to a range of $1.28 billion to $1.282 billion, up from a…