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Julian Nagelsmann said the team would play “for everyone” in Germany. [ EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock]Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has condemned as “racist” a recent survey which asked participants whether they wanted to have more white players on the national team. A poll by public broadcaster ARD found that 21% of respondents supported the proposal.”This is racism. I think we need to wake up. Many people in Europe have had to flee to safer countries,” Nagelsmann said on Sunday.The 36-year-old said he agreed with Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, who had called the survey “racist” a day earlier.”Josh [Kimmich] “It was a very clear…

summary The trailer for “Moana” has broken the record for the most views in a 24-hour period, a bright spot for Disney’s struggling box office. The previous three films to break this record were also Disney sequels, which says a lot about their potential future strategy. Disney’s strategy continues to be driven by audience expectations and excitement, with an emphasis on successful sequels. Moana 2The trailer for Moana: The Force Awakens has set an exciting new record, continuing a trend of promising sequels from Disney. The film, which is set to hit theaters on November 27, 2024, debuted its first…

June 2, 2024 Brady Ellison has a busy but important few weeks ahead, starting with the 2024 U.S. Archery Field Nationals in Indiana and leading up to the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament (FQT) in Turkey later this month. Ellison is one of many athletes vying for honors at the Field Nationals over the next few days in Noblesville, Indiana, as well as a spot on the U.S. team for the 2024 World Archery Field Championships in Canada in September, which will be held as the World Field Trials. From Indiana, Ellison will travel to Chula Vista, California to compete in…

Authorities in Akron, Ohio, are asking for the public’s help in identifying a gunman responsible for a shooting that left one man dead and 24 others injured during a mass street party early Sunday morning.Akron Police Chief Brian Harding said at a press conference Sunday night that officers broke up a birthday party of about 200 people around 10 p.m. Saturday after complaints of street occupation had come in. The party eventually resumed, and the department received a call just after midnight reporting gunshots heard in the same area on Kelly Avenue in southeast Akron.Harding said the violence that erupted…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Gaurav Singh launched his own search fund earlier this year. Gaurav Singh After earning his MBA from Harvard University, Gaurav Singh founded a fund to buy software companies.He turned to search funds after struggling to succeed at a startup.Singh saw a search fund as offering a path to leadership and flexibility. While earning his MBA from Harvard Business School, Gaurav Singh worked on developing a tennis coaching app, but it didn’t gain much traction among venture capitalists.The app ultimately failed, and after graduating, he spent a year and a…

1 hour agoUS may reportedly take action against Chinese companies and banks for supporting Russia’s warA senior U.S. official said the United States could join other countries in taking action against Chinese companies and banks over Beijing’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, Reuters reported.”I believe our primary focus is on Chinese companies that have been systematically engaged in providing support to Russia,” Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell reportedly said.”We looked closely at financial institutions as well,” Campbell said.Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Campbell met with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu in Washington on May 30.— Shreyas Sanyal, Reuters2 hours…

Chinese flag at Lujiazui financial district in Pudong, Shanghai, China, September 18, 2023.Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChina’s Ministry of State Security claimed in a statement on Monday that Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6, had framed two Chinese central government officials as spies for the British government.The ministry said the case against the two spies, who are a husband and wife, was under further investigation.China and Britain have been trading accusations for months about espionage that threaten their respective national security.In January, China revealed a spy case alleging that MI6 had used foreigners in China to collect secrets and…

The Washington Post’s editor-in-chief, Sally Buzbee, is stepping down from her post, marking an abrupt and major change for one of the nation’s leading news organizations.The Wall Street Journal announced Sunday night that Matt Murray, the paper’s former editor-in-chief, will succeed him until the presidential election, after which he will be replaced by Robert Winnett, a deputy editor at Telegraph Media Group.In his new role following the election, Murray will launch a new newsroom at The Post focused on service and social media journalism.Busbee, 58, has been at the helm of the paper for the past three years during a…

Adriel Chan, director of the Better Hong Kong Foundation, a leading private think tank in Hong Kong, said European political and business communities are increasingly concerned about Russian influence in the continent and that European leaders are more willing to cooperate with China as a countermeasure.”I was surprised to see that even in France and Germany there is an existential fear of the conflict in Ukraine,” Chang said, recalling discussions he had during a visit to Europe in early May as head of a delegation organized by the foundation. “When you’re in Asia, it’s just not conceivable that Russia might…

Mexican voters awaited the results of an election that is groundbreaking on several fronts: It is set to be the biggest in Mexican history, one of the most violent in recent history and will likely see the first-ever election to see a woman become president.Polls show that the two main candidates who are splitting voters almost equally are women. The front-runner is Claudia Scheinbaum, a climate scientist who represents the ruling party and its allies. Her closest rival is Xochitl Gálvez, a businesswoman who heads the opposition coalition government.Sheinbaum has held double-digit leads in polls for months, but the opposition…