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UAW strike set to hit deep into the industry's supply base
UAW strike set to hit deep into the industry's supply base
By Timothy Aeppel Jeffrey Aznavorian has already cut output about 6% at his small auto parts factory outside
2023-09-22 23:20
BOE’s Catherine Mann Says UK Government Needs Longer-Term Agenda
BOE’s Catherine Mann Says UK Government Needs Longer-Term Agenda
A Bank of England policy maker urged the UK government to move economic policy away from being an
2023-06-12 07:01
Fans divided as 'Bridgerton' Season 3 teases Penelope and Colin's 'incredible' love story in first look photos
Fans divided as 'Bridgerton' Season 3 teases Penelope and Colin's 'incredible' love story in first look photos
Penelope Featherington is rid of her signature yellow dress, a fact also pointed out by the actress Nicola Coughlan at the Tudum Event
2023-06-19 16:10
How tall is Jacob Day? Exploring height of Tiktok star rumored to be dating his cousin Sadie Mckenna
How tall is Jacob Day? Exploring height of Tiktok star rumored to be dating his cousin Sadie Mckenna
Jacob Day is known for his hilarious challenges and lip-sync videos on TikTok
2023-09-02 16:37
Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI are asking a court to resume their lawsuit against the Republican
2023-09-26 07:24
US public debt burden to rise to 181% of GDP by 2053, CBO projects
US public debt burden to rise to 181% of GDP by 2053, CBO projects
WASHINGTON The U.S. public debt burden will reach 181% of economic output in 2053, the Congressional Budget Office
2023-06-29 02:06
West Ham agree deals for England pair Harry Maguire and James Ward-Prowse
West Ham agree deals for England pair Harry Maguire and James Ward-Prowse
West Ham have agreed deals in principle to sign Harry Maguire and James Ward-Prowse, the PA news agency understands. Manchester United defender Maguire and Southampton midfielder Ward-Prowse have also agreed personal terms with the Hammers. Maguire remains in discussions with United about the terms of his exit from Old Trafford but the transfer, understood to be worth around £30million, is expected to go through. The Hammers are also close to announcing the £35million signing of Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez from Ajax. The 25-year-old has passed a medical but the paperwork is still being completed. Meanwhile, West Ham are understood to have knocked back an initial £60million approach from Manchester City for midfielder Lucas Paqueta. That figure is some £30million less than West Ham would entertain selling the Brazil midfielder for. However, there could be a player swap involved with Hammers boss David Moyes having long held an interest in City midfielder Kalvin Phillips. Alvarez and Phillips can both fill the position vacated by the £105million sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal. Young winger Cole Palmer, who scored in Sunday’s Community Shield defeat by the Gunners, is another player admired by Moyes. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live
2023-08-09 18:20
Suspect had a blood alcohol content over three times the legal limit when she killed a bride on her wedding day in DUI crash, report shows
Suspect had a blood alcohol content over three times the legal limit when she killed a bride on her wedding day in DUI crash, report shows
Jamie Komoroski's blood alcohol level was over three times the legal limit when she allegedly drove her car into a golf-cart style vehicle carrying a newly married couple away from their wedding reception, killing the bride, a toxicology report shows.
1970-01-01 08:00
'The Crown' casting director Nina Gold on why she'll never act: 'Good god, you've got to be bloody kidding!'
'The Crown' casting director Nina Gold on why she'll never act: 'Good god, you've got to be bloody kidding!'
The casting director behind "Game of Thrones," "The Crown" and films big and small stills finds acting a mysterious business.
2023-05-19 20:28
Olga Carmona fires Spain into first Women’s World Cup final amid late drama
Olga Carmona fires Spain into first Women’s World Cup final amid late drama
Olga Carmona’s stunning late winner fired Spain into the World Cup final with a 2-1 win against Sweden. In a cagey contest with few chances for either side, the game suddenly sprung into life in the final stages with three goals in the final 10 minutes of normal time. Barcelona winger Salma Paralluelo, 19, gave Spain the lead in the 81st minute, but her goal was soon cancelled out by Rebecka Blomqvist. But Carmona responded in emphatic fashion just one minute later, sealing a final clash against either Australia or England on Sunday. Spain kept possession well in the opening stages and had a chance when a looping cross found Alba Redondo at the back post, but her header was cleared by Sweden. They struck again minutes later with some good build-up around the box allowing Carmona to shoot from the edge of the area, but it just whistled past the bottom corner. Sweden then had a half-chance at the other end when Johanna Rytting Kaneryd headed wide before Aitana Bonmati looped a cross in for Jennifer Hermoso but goalkeeper Zecira Musovic comfortably collected. Another attack came from a Spanish free-kick which went as far as Alexia Putellas, who whipped the ball into the box and Magdalena Eriksson did well to quickly head the ball away. Sweden had a great opportunity to take the lead just before half-time when Nathalie Bjorn picked out Fridolina Rolfo at the back post, but her half-volley was pushed away by Cata Coll. A slow start to the second half saw Stina Blackstenius try her luck from the right-hand side of the box, but her attempt was easily saved by Coll, who then made an excellent dive to palm Rytting Kaneryd’s cross away. Spain had some tidy build-up play around the box and had a great opportunity when Hermoso found Redondo in the box, but she was unable to cleanly strike it. The match looked destined for extra time with neither side having any real clear-cut chances, but it suddenly burst into life in the final 10 minutes with three goals in eight minutes. After dominating possession, Spain finally found the breakthrough in the 81st minute when Hermoso’s cross was cleared into the path of Paralluelo and the substitute tucked the ball into the bottom corner. Their lead was short-lived though as Sweden hit back in the 88th minute when Lina Hurtig headed down a cross for Blomqvist to smash the ball first time across the goalkeeper and into the top corner. Spain snatched the winner just one minute later when a short corner was played out to Carmona on the edge of the area and she smashed the ball from the outside of the box above Musovic’s head, with the goalkeeper unable to get a strong enough hand to keep it out. Read More England and Australia’s old rivalry has new stage as World Cup arrives at its biggest moment FA ‘disappointed’ after Matildas secure tickets in allocated England section England vs Australia: Kick-off time and how to watch on TV Old rivalry has new stage as World Cup arrives at its biggest moment Women’s World Cup LIVE: England vs Australia build-up as Spain reach final
2023-08-15 20:15
How England deployed dark arts and cool heads to silence Australian noise
How England deployed dark arts and cool heads to silence Australian noise
England walked out and for a moment it might have felt like they had been there before. A crowd of over 75,000, millions elsewhere turning in. An expectant nation inspired by the power and momentum of a team who represent something greater than themselves. But this wasn’t the Euros final. This wasn’t Wembley. This time England were the enemy, deep in the land of Matildas fever. This time they faced the crowd, the noise, the jeers and boos, the helicopters hovering over their training session and splashing photos of their plans across the morning newspapers. They faced Australia’s biggest night in a generation. They faced the spirit of Cathy Freeman, and a moment that would unify the country. They faced Sam Kerr, and they heard the eruption that greeted the star of the World Cup finally having her moment. The Lionesses faced all that but did not shake. Instead, they turned it into a first World Cup final, in a tournament that has been defined by the problems and challenges that have blocked their every turn. For England, this was the anti-Euros final, as the Lionesses got one game away from their World Cup dream while denying the hosts a shot at theirs. As England tamed the atmosphere in Sydney, and Sweet Caroline rang around the quickly emptying Stadium Australia, they did so with the coldest and most clinical performance of Sarina Wiegman’s reign. The Lionesses fouled, the Lionesses wasted time, the Lionesses picked up cheap yellow cards and took away Australia’s momentum. But they also played, they controlled, and they were the better team for large spells. And when Kerr burst forward and struck an unstoppable shot past Mary Earps, England managed to overturn the story of the World Cup and produce something from nothing all over again. It helps, then, that they could turn to a player who at this World Cup has lifted England by doing that. Lauren Hemp has turned into England’s match-winner, a devastating central forward transformed from a player who was as true a winger as you could possibly find. The Euros last summer were supposed to be her tournament and the 23-year-old was tipped to be its breakout star. In response, opponents double-marked her and in turn, it created space for Beth Mead to be England’s player of the tournament on the opposite flank. In another world, Hemp’s World Cup could have been over when England switched formation and landed on a system that wouldn’t use wingers at all. Kept in the team but as a second forward, Hemp has been released by it, becoming the pinball in England’s attack. Against Australia she was everywhere once again, bouncing off the challenges, pinging around the frontline and doing the work of two positions. Hemp is so involved because she chases everything, winning a throw-in, taking the ball and driving, not towards goal but just to get England up the pitch. In England’s gruelling progress through the knockout stages, she has grafted endlessly, turning hopeful punts into clever, targeted balls downfield. And then she got her reward, not once but twice: the first to put England towards the final, the second to seal it. Chasing down Ellie Carpenter, Hemp burst in behind, took a ball that was not hers to win, and finished past Mackenzie Arnold. Then, moments after Kerr blazed a golden chance over the bar, Hemp created Alessia Russo’s goal from a position that was not even a fraction as threatening. Hemp latched onto a loose ball in midfield, she turned, accelerated, delayed the pass and created the angle for her strike partner. The finish was ruthless too. At the end of it all, England somehow managed to get away with it while also being utterly deserving of their place in Sunday’s final. This was a night where England needed to be perfect and there were large spells where they simply weren’t. The Lionesses rode their luck until it looked like they had run out of it. Australia waited for a moment, a loose England pass, or a break downfield, and the Lionesses gave them both; Russo was dispossessed and Kerr raced away. As England should have known, with Kerr, a moment like that was all Australia required. But on the whole, England were just cooler than Australia. In the first half, the pressure England were facing came from themselves, but it almost seemed that as soon as Wiegman’s side realised that, they immediately relaxed and the picture they were facing became clearer. Slowly, gradually, England figured it out. For the first time, Keira Walsh was able to turn on the ball and England were able to put a move together, playing through midfield, finding the space out. They looked a level above, but this was an occasion where their dark arts were needed as well. There were a trio of fouls on Kerr within the opening 25 minutes of the Australia captain’s first start of the World Cup. As the Lionesses closed it out, Earps took her time from every goal-kick, Jess Carter with every throw-in down England’s right. Lucy Bronze stayed down, then so did Georgia Stanway. Hemp kept the ball in the corner, Chloe Kelly refused to throw it back. But England had been here before; this was the experience of European champions, and now there is an even bigger prize to win. Read More Sensational England capitalise on Sam Kerr’s missed moment to make World Cup history When do England play the Women’s World Cup final? Will Lauren James play in the Women’s World Cup final? Lionesses react after beating Australia in Women’s World Cup semis Sensational England capitalise on Sam Kerr’s missed moment to make World Cup history Will Lauren James play in the Women’s World Cup final?
2023-08-16 21:16
Yellen Says Odds US Can Pay All Its Bills by June 15 ‘Quite Low’
Yellen Says Odds US Can Pay All Its Bills by June 15 ‘Quite Low’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US is unlikely to reach mid-June and still be able to pay
2023-05-21 22:20