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Of all the deals made by Premier League clubs this summer, Liverpool included, it is the arrival at Anfield of Florian Wirtz that feels different. The best player in the Bundesliga, he is as close as it gets to a sure thing. The best team in England just got better.That is reflected in the transfer fee, of course, which could reach £116m. These are extraordinary numbers for an extraordinary player and there is an opportunity cost to committing so much money on just one man. But this is the advantage of recruiting from a position of strength. Arne Slot had…

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel labelled Nicolas Jackson’s sending-off against Flamengo a “stupid mistake” and said his old club lack leaders.Jackson was shown a straight red card for a studs-up challenge on Ayrton Lucas four minutes after coming on as a substitute for new signing Liam Delap at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia as Chelsea collapsed to a 3-1 loss at the Club World Cup. Chelsea looked to be on track for a second win at the competition after Pedro Neto’s breakaway opener in the first half but poor defending saw them concede twice in three minutes after…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons. The proposal now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, who has said he supports assault weapons bans. If the bill is signed into law, Rhode Island will join 10 states that have some sort of prohibition on high-powered firearms that were once banned nationwide and are now largely the weapon of choice among those responsible for most of the country’s devastating mass shootings. Gun control advocates have…

Jun 20, 2025, 05:15 PM ETChelsea’s Club World Cup chances took a serious hit Friday with a heavy defeat to Flamengo in which Nico Jackson was sent off. Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesThe 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is off and running, and has produced plenty of talking points and storylines already. Let’s catch you up on what’s happening, what you’ve missed and what’s still to come.We will update this file throughout each matchday with the latest reporting, analysis and fun from the competition, so check back regularly for the latest news as we follow the fun leading up to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. evacuated 79 staff and families from the U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and growing numbers of private American citizens seek information on how to leave Israel and Iran.An internal State Department memo says the military flight, the second known to have occurred this week, left Tel Aviv for Sofia, Bulgaria, where some or all of the passengers were to get a connecting charter flight to Washington.The document, which was obtained by The Associated Press, also said that more than 6,400 U.S. citizens in Israel had filled…

PINE VALLEY, Utah (AP) — A fast-moving fire fueled by high winds on Friday has destroyed a dozen structures, including homes, and forced some in a rural area of southwest Utah to evacuate.The Forsyth Fire started Thursday in the Pine Valley Mountains and has already burned about 2.3 square miles (5.96 square kilometers), said Karl Hunt, a spokesperson for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands. It has forced people to evacuate from the Pine Valley Community and nearby campgrounds, although the number of people who have fled was not immediately clear.The blaze, which is about 15 miles…

Jason Isaacs has played major roles across film and television, from Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movie series to troubled patriarch Timothy Ratliff in season three of “The White Lotus.”Despite his industry success, the 62-year-old actor’s financial situation looks a bit different than most might imagine.”People will think I have huge stockpiles of money,” Isaacs said in a recent interview with Vulture. “But sadly, what I’ve done rather immaturely is expand my outgoings to match my incomings and pretty much spent everything I’ve earned over the years.”Financial experts have a term for this phenomenon: lifestyle creep. “Many feel as though…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests as he used his appearance in Los Angeles to rebut criticism from state and local officials that the Trump administration fueled the unrest by sending in federal officers.Vance also referred to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, the state’s first Latino senator, as “Jose Padilla,” a week after the Democrat was forcibly taken to the ground by officers and handcuffed after speaking out during a Los Angeles news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on…

CNN  —  Hours after off-the-field tensions related to recent immigration crackdowns encroached on Dodger Stadium on Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers engaged in on-the-field tensions with the San Diego Padres, which led to a multitude of disciplinary actions handed down by Major League Baseball on Friday. In the latest edition of the fierce NL West rivalry between the two clubs, a total of eight batters were hit by a pitch in a span of four games. And in Thursday’s series finale, tensions finally boiled over to the point of no return. As a result of the fracas, MLB announced that…

As tensions flare between Iran and Israel, old tweets from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s official account are being shared widely across social media this week. The posts, some over a decade old, are generating a mix of nostalgia, humour, and criticism as users delve into content few expected to see from Iran’s top cleric. The internet unearthing the supreme leader’s decades-old tweets and rebranding him during a war is truly something https://t.co/K1SkJxTuft — Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) June 20, 2025 One tweet recalls Khamenei describing his school days: “I went 2school w/a cloak since1st days;it was uncomfortable 2wear it in…