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Saturday’s headlines and transfer rumours…Sun Erik ten Hag has come under fire from Manchester United’s hierarchy after revealing details of the Ibiza summit.Mauricio Pochettino has finally agreed a £10 million transfer fee, opening up the possibility of him becoming a candidate for the England managerial role if it becomes available.Following Wales’ sacking of Rob Page, Mark Hughes has made it clear he wants to return as manager. Southampton are considering a move for Fulham winger Bobby Decordova-Reid. Vivienne Miedema has revealed the date she will sign for her new club after announcing she will be leaving Arsenal Women’s when her…

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The National Hurricane Center continued to track the two disturbances Friday afternoon, both of which have the potential to become tropical storms in the coming days.One of those, Invest 92L, is currently developing off the northeast Florida coast, and the hurricane center said in a forecast update Friday afternoon that it could approach the Florida or Georgia coast later Friday and “potentially become a short-lived tropical storm.””Whether or not development occurs, this event will cause sea level rise, gusty winds, and areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms along the southeastern U.S. coast,” AccuWeather meteorologist Andrew Kientzle said in a statement.Dangerous…

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A US think tank has warned that China could control Taiwan without a direct invasion by isolating it, crippling its economy and forcing it to bend to China’s will through “grey zone” tactics. According to CNN, this strategy could cut off Taiwan’s access to vital sources of energy and other supplies and ports without China ever firing a shot. The report, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, stressed that China has options other than a full-scale invasion or military blockade to achieve its objectives.Chinese President Xi Jinping’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Taiwan has raised…

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The technology industry is seeing a wave of job cuts, with more than 98,000 employees being laid off from over 330 companies worldwide in the first six months of 2024. Layoffs.fyi, a platform that tracks tech industry layoffs, reports that 98,834 employees have been let go so far. Among the 333 companies where job cuts have been made are some of the biggest names in the industry, including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta.The trend reflects economic challenges and the rapid growth of AI technology. Tech giants such as Meta, Twitter, and Cisco have made significant cuts to their workforces in…

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LUCKNOW: With the Indian Union scoring a major breakthrough against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections, by-elections to 10 vacant seats are likely to be tightly fought with the ruling party under pressure to regain power.The date for the by-elections has yet to be announced by the Election Commission, but the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Indian National Congress have announced that they will contest the elections jointly under the Indian Union. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has also begun preparations, party leaders said.Seats fell vacant after nine lawmakers, including Samajwadi…

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Image caption, Iranian exiles around the world have been calling for Toumay Salehi’s release since his arrest.Article informationauthor, Yousef Taharole, BBC NewsJune 22, 2024Updated 1 hour agoThe sentence of an Iranian rapper serving a death sentence for supporting anti-government protests has been overturned on appeal by the Supreme Court, his lawyer said.Toumay Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after making public statements in support of the protests that have erupted across Iran.Salehi’s lawyer, Amir Raessian, said the Supreme Court had ordered a retrial, saying the judges had found that Salehi’s previous sentence of six years and three months violated Iran’s…

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Santa Cruz County, California — A hiker who went missing in Northern California has returned home after more than a week in the mountains, and a heartwarming reunion has been captured on camera.Lucas McLeish, 34, said he spent 10 days in the Santa Cruz Mountains.On Tuesday, June 11, McLeish set out on a three-hour hike from his hometown of Boulder Creek when he got lost and couldn’t remember some landmarks that had been destroyed in the fire.He was declared missing on Sunday, June 16th after he failed to show up for a Father’s Day dinner.Four days later, McLeish was rescued.”I…

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Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is a free agent who could be linked with a move to Serie A side Fiorentina this summer.The 28-year-old’s contract expires in a week, bringing to an end his nine-year stay at Old Trafford.The striker emerged with great promise, scoring a magnificent solo goal on his debut against Liverpool in 2015 and threatening world-class talents at times.Unfortunately, this was the exception rather than the rule and his time at United was plagued by injuries, his performance levels declined sharply and he was little more than a shadow of the player he once was.Since the Frenchman’s…

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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of neutral nail polishes. I wear the same color all year round because it goes with every outfit in my wardrobe and always looks chic. Sometimes I experiment with mixing and matching colors, but it takes a lot of effort to step out of my comfort zone.However, there is one nail trend that has made a difference for me this summer: strawberry nails. Fruit nails always seem to come back into fashion in the warmer months, but strawberry nails have So Cute. Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so, as…

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Hoarse from chanting and with blistered feet from a week of walking along a national highway, protesters flooded into Bolivia’s capital.Hordes of street vendors, the South American country’s vast informal workforce, completed a 100-kilometer (60-mile) march from Bolivia’s mountainous plains to chant in a cry evoking years of anger over the country’s dangerously depleting foreign-currency reserves: “We want dollars!”Amid soaring prices, dollar shortages and long lines at petrol stations with no fuel, protests are intensifying in Bolivia over its rapid decline from one of the continent’s fastest growing economies two decades ago to one of its…

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