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Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezAug 19, 2025, 06:35 PM ETXabi Alonso praised the impact of Real Madrid’s new signings, including debutant Franco Mastantuono, after the team beat Osasuna 1-0 in their opening game of the LaLiga season on Tuesday.Three of Madrid’s summer recruits — Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen and Álvaro Carreras — started for Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, while Mastantuono was introduced as a second-half substitute and impressed in his time on the pitch.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedKylian Mbappé scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot after he was fouled by defender Juan Cruz, while Abel Bretones was sent off for…
Aug 19, 2025, 06:15 PM ETTottenham Hotspur ‘s Mathys Tel said he will not be brought down by the racial abuse he was subjected to on social media.Tel, 20, was targeted after he missed a spot-kick in Tottenham’s penalty shootout defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in last week’s UEFA Super Cup.Spurs issued a statement to say they were “disgusted” with the abuse.Mathys Tel was targeted by racist abuse following his missed penalty against Paris Saint-Germain. Image Photo Agency/Getty ImagesAnd in a message posted to Instagram on Tuesday, France under-21 international Tel, whose loan deal from Bayern Munich was made permanent in a…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on August 20, 2025.NYSEThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dipped on Wednesday, pressured by a broad decline in tech. Investors also weighed mixed retail earnings results and the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes release.The broad market index slipped 0.24% to close at 6,395.78, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.67% and settled at 21,172.86. Wednesday marked a fourth day of losses for the S&P 500 and a second negative session for the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the outlier, adding 16.04 points, or 0.04%, and settling at 44,938.31.Investors continued to take…
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador.Their motion filed in court said attempts to dismiss indictments on the grounds of “selective or vindictive prosecution” are infrequent and rarely succeed, “but if there has ever been a case for dismissal on those grounds, this is that case.”The attorneys said senior cabinet members, Justice Department leaders and President Donald Trump mounted unprecedented public attacks on Abrego Garcia and that “vindictiveness is…
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. Demonstrators block a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) Demonstrators block a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over…
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some park visitors could face prosecution under protest restrictions that have been tightened under President Donald Trump.Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a ranger and biologist who studies bats, said they hung a 66-foot wide transgender pride flag on the famous climbing wall that looms over the California park’s main thoroughfare for about two hours on May 20 before taking it down voluntarily. A termination letter they received last week accused Joslin of “failing to demonstrate acceptable conduct” in their capacity as a biologist and cited the…
Alexander Isak says his relationship with Newcastle “can’t continue” and “change is in the best interests of everyone” as he accused the club of broken promises over his future.The striker, who is wanted by Liverpool and currently training away from Newcastle’s first team, broke his silence on Tuesday night, releasing a statement on Instagram in which he said he has “lost trust” in the club. Newcastle have insisted throughout that Isak, who they value at £150m, is not for sale – and it would take them signing an adequate replacement to even consider parting with the 25-year-old.Isak said: “I’ve kept…
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has won a record third PFA men’s Player of the Year award, with Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey collecting the women’s accolade.Salah scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists as Arne Slot’s Reds stormed to last season’s Premier League title. The 33-year-old Egypt international’s stunning form in 2024/25 saw him dominate the voting by the PFA’s membership and enter the history books as the first three-time Player of the Year winner. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mohamed Salah’s best bits from a memorable 2024-2025 campaign which helped the Egypt forward win the Premier…
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History is seen from the Washington Monument on June 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has ordered his lawyers to snuff out what he calls “woke” content at museums by copying the playbook his administration is using to force concessions from colleges and universities.Trump’s command in a Truth Social post calls out the Smithsonian Institution, whose content he targeted in an executive order in March.But it also appears to go further, by criticizing not just “Museums throughout Washington” but those “all over the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire border wall along the southern border with Mexico is going to be painted black to make it hotter and deter illegal immigration — and she credited President Trump with the idea.Noem spoke during a visit to a portion of the wall in New Mexico, where she also picked up a roller brush to help out with the painting.She touted the height of the wall as well as the depth as ways to deter people seeking to go over or under the walls. And then Noem said Homeland…