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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As the October night deepened and her bedtime approached, Joel Caldwell’s 4-year-old daughter huddled with her dad, dangling a stick she pretended was a fishing pole over a creek that has become Caldwell’s passion project for nearly the entirety of his daughter’s life.“I want my children to grow up with a relationship to the natural world,” said Caldwell. “But we live in a neighborhood, so how do you do that?”The answer Caldwell and two of his friends came to was improving the creek that snakes into their section of Charleston — preserving its tidal flow, expanding…

PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation will pay tribute to the victims of the November 2015 attacks that targeted the Bataclan theater, Paris cafés and the national stadium in assaults that killed more than 130 people and injured over 400.France’s national team hosts Ukraine on Nov. 13 in a men’s World Cup qualifier, 10 years after the worst attack on French soil since World War II. To commemorate the anniversary, the French federation said Friday it will take part in national ceremonies honoring the victims.The match will not be played at the Stade de France, one of the sites…

LONDON (AP) — A convicted sex offender who was mistakenly released early from a London prison was arrested Friday after more than a week of freedom, police said.Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was one of two men accidentally released from Wandsworth Prison in the past two weeks that has caused a political headache for the government and focused renewed attention on an overcrowded and overwhelmed prison system.The other inmate, Billy Smith, 35, who was sentenced to nearly four years for fraud, surrendered at the Victorian-era lockup Thursday. Cherif, 24, a registered sex offender due to a previous indecent exposure conviction, was serving time…

DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Prosecutors in Tanzania on Friday charged dozens of people with treason over their alleged roles in violence surrounding the country’s disputed election.The charge sheet identified 76 suspects accused of intending to obstruct the Oct. 29 election “for the purpose of intimidating” the authorities in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital. In addition to treason, the suspects also face criminal conspiracy charges. Tanzania is reeling from violence following an election that international observers say fell short of a free and fair vote. The authorities face questions over the death toll after security forces tried to quell riots…

At the Halloween party organized for Manchester City’s players and their families two days before facing Bournemouth last Sunday, one of the props used to decorate the venue was a cinema-style entrance. Inside, the walls were covered with “Wanted” and “Missing” posters featuring pictures of Pep Guardiola’s squad. At the front, guests — including defender Rúben Dias dressed as Jack Sparrow — were greeted by an old-school theater scene complete with red velvet curtains and a marquee sign.”Now screening: I Know What You Did Last Season,” it read, referencing a slasher film.Injuries and a significant dip in form made the…

The Federal Aviation Administration ’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans.Airlines scrambled to adjust their schedules and began canceling flights Thursday in anticipation of the FAA’s official order, while travelers with plans for the weekend and beyond waited nervously to learn if their flights would take off as scheduled. Airlines also planned cancellations into the weekend, directing passengers to check apps to learn their flight status.The 40 airports selected by the FAA span more than two dozen states.The FAA…

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Mary Earps is hoping she and Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman can come to terms after a fractious relationship that led to her shock England retirement ahead of Euro 2025.Earps, who made the headlines after she announced she would be retiring from England duty just weeks before this summer’s tournament, has faced controversy following recent comments about her relationship with Wiegman and former Lioness team-mate Hannah Hampton. In her autobiography, All In, Earps revealed that Wiegman was rewarding “bad behaviour” by reintegrating Hampton into the Lionesses squad in 2023.Hampton, now England’s No 1, coming back into the squad…

Emily KeoghNov 7, 2025, 03:20 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLArsenal face Chelsea in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on Saturday, but the reigning European champions already find themselves five points adrift of the league leaders, having dropped seven points from their opening six fixtures.It is a worrying statistic, considering that the unbeaten Blues lost fewer points across the whole of last season as they claimed a sixth-consecutive title, and another defeat would extend the gap to a daunting eight points — a margin that could prove difficult to…

When Granit Xhaka was at Arsenal, he was inspired by Mikel Arteta to start taking his coaching badges. They have come in handy this season – only the midfielder hasn’t finished his playing career yet.”He’s like a second coach on the pitch,” said Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris of his captain. The 33-year-old has been the key driver behind the Black Cats’ stunning start to the campaign when most had them relegation certainties at pre-season. And now, he is not only vitally influential to the Black Cats’ meteoric season – but is also being branded as one of the signings…

Jude Bellingham is expected to be recalled when Thomas Tuchel names his England squad on Friday morning. Tuchel will name his final England squad of 2025 at 10am as the Three Lions prepare for their final two World Cup qualifying fixtures against Serbia and Albania, having already secured a spot in next summer’s competition. The head coach left the Real Madrid star out of his last squad in October, despite Bellingham saying he was fit and that he wanted to be called up.Whether Phil Foden is recalled after missing the last three England squads remains to be seen.The Manchester City forward hasn’t played for his country…