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US sizes up Kim ahead of possible nuclear summit
CNN Washington (CNN) While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were billed primarily as diplomatic missions, the face-to-face encounters have also served as valuable intelligence gathering opportunities ... Mike Pompeo, top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol have dinner in New York Congress must step up sanctions law to stop American adversaries Talks Aim to Put Summit With North Korea on Track |
USA TODAY |
McCabe memo: Trump asked Rosenstein to mention Russia in Comey firing
USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe authored a memo claiming that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said President Trump asked him to refer to the Russia investigation as a reason for recommending the dismissal of FBI ... Andrew McCabe turned over his memo on Comey's firing to Robert Mueller Ex-FBI official McCabe gives memo on Comey firing to Mueller - New York Times |
New York Times |
Trump Responds to Fury Over 'Roseanne,' but Not Her Racist Remarks
New York Times WASHINGTON — It was not the racist comment that made the president angry. It was the apology from ABC. Wading into a public outcry over remarks by the comedian Roseanne Barr, President Trump did not condemn the Twitter post about a black former ... Roseanne Barr's Ex Tom Arnold Says His Former Wife 'Wanted' Cancellation 'to Happen' Tom Arnold says he knew 'Roseanne' reboot 'would not end well' Roseanne vs. Roseanne |
New York Times |
Judge Suggests Review of Cohen Documents Is Moving Too Slowly
New York Times Lawyers for Michael D. Cohen have been given a June 15 deadline to complete their review of materials seized by the F.B.I.CreditSpencer Platt/Getty Images. By Alan Feuer and Benjamin Weiser. May 30, 2018. A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday ... Michael Avenatti Withdraws Bid To Appear Before Judge in Cohen Probe Where Avenatti's winning streak comes to an end Judge in Michael Cohen case admonishes Michael Avenatti over his 'publicity tour' |
New York Times |
US Is Poised to Impose Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on European Union
New York Times The United States has threatened to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from allies like the European Union, Canada and Mexico. German steel from a mill like this one in Duisburg could be hit with a 25 percent tariff as soon as Friday ... US Plans to Hit EU With Steel, Aluminum Tariffs President Trump Plans to Implement Tariffs on EU Steel and Aluminum Trump readies to hit US allies with steel, aluminum tariffs |
Business Insider |
After Trump was elected, Obama questioned whether his own presidency had come '10 or 20 years too early'
Business Insider President Barack Obama, in the days following the November 2016 election, began to question his own legacy. The aftershock of Donald Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton had shaken Obama, as it did many others. At one point, America's first ... |
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Woman arrested after shooting of Tennessee deputy, but manhunt continues for 2nd suspect
CNN (CNN) A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a sheriff's deputy whose body was found in Tennessee after responding to suspicious vehicle report. Erika Castro-Miles, 38, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, the Tennessee ... Suspect charged in death of Tennessee deputy; search for alleged gunman continues Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Shot, Killed Dickson Co. Deputy Dickson County Sheriff's deputy killed; Steven Wiggins sought in killing of Sgt. Daniel Baker - The Tennessean |
New York Times |
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Chokes Up at Student's Question on Shootings
New York Times Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, audibly choked up during Wednesday's press briefing as she answered a student's question about school shootings. The student, Benje Choucroun, 13, was at the White House covering a ... A 13-year-old journalist asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders about school shootings. Here's what she said. Boy Whose School Shooting Question Left Sarah Sanders Choking Back Tears Says 'I'm Glad I Did It' Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders |
Washington Post |
Trump, fast-food lover and exercise avoider, tells nation about importance of fitness
Washington Post It is Sports and Fitness Day at the White House. That meant President Trump — a man who has spoken out on the dangers of exercising and devours McDonald's, KFC chicken, chocolate cake and double scoops of vanilla ice cream — spent his afternoon ... I Wonder Who Wrote That Melania Trump Tweet First lady slams the media for 'speculating' on where she is after surgery Melania Trump tweets 20 days after last public appearance |
The Arsenal forward has scored more goals for England than anyone else in Gareth Southgate’s squad and is ready to make an impact at the World Cup after missing Euro 2016
There might be quite a few people who are surprised to learn the identity of the player in Gareth Southgate’s squad who will be going to Russia for the World Cup as the leading scorer within the England setup. But here’s a clue: it is not Harry Kane. Or not yet, anyway.
Perhaps this might also be an appropriate moment to point out that Danny Welbeck – one of the players who regularly seems to get the pitchfork treatment on social media – has managed more goals in England’s colours than Jamie Vardy, Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford put together. Fifteen, in total, from 37 appearances, though on only 10 occasions has he has played the full 90 minutes. Kane is next in line, with 12 goals from 23 caps (13 full appearances). Nobody else is in double figures and it is worth bearing in mind that four different England managers – Southgate, Roy Hodgson, Fabio Capello and Stuart Pearce on caretaker duty – have selected Welbeck in his seven years as an international footballer. When he is fit, he tends to get the call.
Continue reading...• Former chairman criticises alleged victims for hiding identities
• Queries why none quit club and says ‘sniff of money is in air’
Ken Bates, the Chelsea chairman when a number of youth-team footballers claim they were racially abused by their own coaches, has been accused of making “truly shameful” comments after criticising the alleged victims for wanting to keep their identities secret and questioning why they did not report it when they were children.
Bates suggested the reason for “all these ancient coming-outs so many years later” was because “the sniff of money is in the air” and said those in question should have found other clubs if the racism they allegedly encountered at Stamford Bridge, from the age of 11 onwards, was so upsetting.
Continue reading...• Liverpool forward hopeful of playing some part in group stages
• Egypt to face Uruguay in first match on 15 June
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah will be fit to feature in the World Cup group stages, according to the Egyptian Football Association.
The forward looked unlikely to play any part in the summer tournament after sustaining a shoulder injury in the first half of Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday night before leaving the field in tears.
Continue reading...• Victims included France players and Russia’s own goalkeeper
• Emergency WhatsApp helpline will allow fans to report issues
Racist and homophobic chants are on the rise in Russia before the World Cup finals, with LGBT and ethnic minority supporters travelling to the country being issued with details of an emergency WhatsApp helpline to report any issues or request urgent help.
Although overall incidents of discrimination have declined, a report found there has been a spike in the number of discriminatory chants heard inside stadiums in Russia, many of which are being used for games during the World Cup, beginning on 14 June.
Continue reading...From Zico to PelĂ© – via Ronaldinho – here is your chance to pick your all-time seleĂ§Ă£o (thankfully you can play 3-2-5). Here is Cafu’s selection.
Continue reading...The former England captain John Terry will leave Aston Villa this summer. Terry signed a one-year deal at Villa Park last July and made 35 league appearances, the last coming on Saturday in the play-off final defeat against Fulham.
A club statement read: “Aston Villa can confirm the club will part company with John Terry. We would like to place on record our most sincere thanks for the effort and professionalism he showed with us last season.
Continue reading...• Contact made with Barcelona over Brazilian centre-back
• Club officials worried about 22-year-old’s physical strength
West Ham are weighing up whether to pursue their interest in Barcelona’s Marlon Santos amid reservations about the defender’s capacity to succeed in English football.
Related: Ipswich Town appoint Paul Hurst as new manager on three-year contract
Continue reading...• Ex-PFA chair says England player’s tattoo is his own business
• ‘Why not let the guy go about his work in peace?’
Clarke Carlisle, the former chairman of the Professional Footballers’ Association, believes the criticism of Raheem Sterling’s tattoo of an M16 assault rifle is “unfair” and has called for the England forward to be left in peace as he prepares for the World Cup finals next month.
Sterling, who is training with Gareth Southgate’s squad before England’s first warm-up match against Nigeria at Wembley on Saturday, featured on the Sun’s front page for a second day in a row on Wednesday despite his explanation that the symbol had been chosen as a tribute to his father, who was murdered in Jamaica when the Manchester City player was two years old.
Continue reading...The brilliant full-back picks his all-time side from an impossibly talented group of players who have represented Brazil down the years. Now you can do the same with our interactive tool
Wow, choosing the Brazil best XI of all time – that’s a tough one. There are so many brilliant players in each position, and that means some great players will miss out. My team is set up in a super offensive formation. We might concede a lot of goals, but we would score so many more. In fact, I can guarantee five goals every game!
Related: Brazil's all-time World Cup XI: create your own
Continue reading...Fashion-conscious Dawsari heads to the World Cup after a loan at Villarreal as Saudi footballers begin to spread their wings
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2018 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 32 countries who have qualified for Russia. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 14 June.
Saudi Arabian football, rather like the country, has always been a bit of a mystery to those outside the Middle East.
Continue reading...Robert Lewandowski wants to leave Bayern Munich, according to his agent Pini Zahavi, who told Sport Bild magazine that the Bundesliga’s top scorer “feels that he needs a change and a new challenge in his career”.
Related: Roma to demand £79m from Liverpool for goalkeeper Alisson
Continue reading...• Ivory Coast forward is wanted by Tottenham and Chelsea
• Palace confident Sako, Cabaye and Ward will remain at club
Crystal Palace look set to offer Wilfried Zaha a new contract after his performances helped secure the club Premier League football for a sixth successive season.
The Ivory Coast forward enjoyed his most productive campaign yet as Palace recovered from losing their first seven matches to finish 11th after hiring Roy Hodgson as manager. Zaha scored nine goals in 29 appearances, having been sidelined for two separate spells in August and March, with Palace failing to record a single victory in the nine games he missed.
Continue reading...David Wagner has signed a new three-year contract with Huddersfield Town, giving the Premier League club a huge boost and ending any possibility of him being lured away this summer.
The German, who defied the odds to lead Huddersfield to survival last season, has agreed a deal that ties him to the club until 2021 and is worth more than £2.5m a year, making him one of the best-paid Premier League managers outside of the top six.
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“I’ve recently discovered that, in Nigeria, Dundee United is slang for ‘idiot’ or ‘fool’, apparently the result of a disastrous tour in 1972,” mails Nicholas Reid. “Are there any similar examples of football club names becoming slang terms around the world?”
It’s true: Dundee United is slang for idiot in Nigeria. This peculiar fact came to British attention in 2010, during a BBC documentary about the Nigerian capital Lagos. A local man, Chubby, told the filmmakers how life in Lagos is not for the foolish. “Anybody who came to Lagos and he didn’t learn sense, he cannot get sense ever,” said Chubby. “Because here if you are a fool, they will learn you how to get sense. If you are a ‘Dundee United’, when they start to pour shit on you, you will get sense.”
Continue reading...From when does the World Cup start to who’s likely to win football’s greatest prize – the 2018 tournament explained
This World Cup everybody’s talking about. What is it, exactly?
The Fifa World Cup is an international football tournament contested by 32 nations every four years. This year’s competition kicks off on 14 June, when hosts Russia play Saudi Arabia in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. After a total of 64 matches played in 12 venues across 11 different Russian cities, the champions will be crowned in the same arena on 14 July. It is, without question, the biggest, most prestigious sporting event on the planet.
Continue reading...Juan Antonio Pizzi has made his side play from the back more and will hope a potent front four can unlock defences in Russia
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2018 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 32 countries who have qualified for Russia. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 14 June.
Juan Antonio Pizzi took his place in the Saudi Arabia dugout for the first time in November 2017 yet he is still waiting for his his first competitive game in charge of the Green Falcons - that comes against Russia in the World Cup’s opening match. During his seven-month tenure the Argentinian has packed in as many friendlies as possible to gauge where the side are and what needs to be done before the eyes of the world will be on them on 14 June.
Continue reading...As a boy El-Hadary had to hide his interest in football from his parents. Now he is set to become the World Cup’s oldest player
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2018 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 32 countries who have qualified for Russia. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 14 June.
In the history of the World Cup, no player has appeared in the same team as his own son-in-law. And it won’t happen again this year, though it very nearly did. Last year Shadwa El-Hadary, daughter of Egypt’s goalkeeper and captain Essam, got engaged to the flying winger Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim, commonly known by the single name Kahraba (Electricity). Only 48 days later the relationship was over, after the young player was found to be already engaged to an actress, which must create a uniquely awkward dressing-room dynamic.
Continue reading...Egypt should have Mohamed Salah fit for World Cup but either way HĂ©ctor CĂºper sets the team up very defensively
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2018 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 32 countries who have qualified for Russia. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 14 June.
Egypt may have one of the best players in the world in Mohamed Salah but do not let that fool you – this is a team set up very defensively under HĂ©ctor CĂºper. In his first 32 games as Egypt manager the Argentinian conceded only 18 goals. By mid-May he had yet to lose by more than one goal.
Sean Morrison anchors our Championship side, Bradley Dack shines in League One and Billy Kee leads the League Two line
Goalkeeper: Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa) This was his 10th loan from Manchester United but game time allowed the 25-year-old to shine, including preposterous saves against Cardiff and Wolves. Only John Ruddy kept more clean sheets than his 22.
Right-back: Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) His athleticism was key in transforming defence into attack. Brimming with energy, he has been a three-in-one figurine, adventurous and efficient in both boxes; a modern touchline-hugging full-back.
Centre-back: Conor Coady (Wolves) After being used at right-back and defensive midfield, Coady has flourished at sweeper in a back three. Monstrous in defence and capable in attack.
Centre-back: Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) Neil Warnock has waxed lyrical about Sol Bamba but alongside the Ivorian his captain has been the bedrock of success. Six goals since February helped them clinch promotion too.
Left-back: Barry Douglas (Wolves) It is impossible to look beyond the flying Scotsman who, amid the lavish spending, has excelled since a €750,000 move from Konyaspor. Deadly from dead balls, the assist-king proved a bargain.
Centre-midfield: RĂºben Neves (Wolves) The 21-year-old has oozed class, picking passes for fun and racking up a stunning catalogue of strikes, notably that 35-yard volley against Derby.
On a warm July night in Montreal almost 11 years ago Bartosz Bialkowski thought he might feel like this forever. He had just made a brilliant reflex save in the last minute of Poland’s Under-20 World Cup match against South Korea, guaranteeing the point that took his country into the knockout stage. It was some way to celebrate his 20th birthday and back in the dressing room he was a hero, hoisted aloft by a team that had already defeated Brazil and felt giddy at the prospect of a crack at Argentina. “We thought we could do whatever we wanted to do,” the Ipswich goalkeeper remembers of a summer that resembled a coming of age. “It was like we were the gods now.”
As it turned out, deific status was not that easy to attain. The career Bialkowski had in mind seemed light years away by 2012 when, going nowhere at Southampton and grievously unfit, the prospect of dropping into non-league seemed scarily real. Bialkowski, though, has turned everything round. He is adored at Portman Road, won a first call-up to the Poland senior team in March and, having been named in the preliminary World Cup squad, stands on the verge of realising a dream that had been fading rapidly.
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