Gianni Infantino: FIFA president arrives at Icarus moment as plans to sell off World Cup stake unravel
Gianni Infantino has met his Icarus moment.
The FIFA president's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup was only revealed a matter of days ago but already it seems terminally damaged.
Vinicius Junior transfer news: Real Madrid open to possibility of Arsenal target leaving - Paper Talk
The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...
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Real Madrid are open to the possibility of Arsenal target Vinicius Junior leaving the club if there's no agreement on a new contract for the player, with Madrid having no plans to increase their last renewal offer - ESPN
US Senate’s Fauci hearing renews COVID origin debate but reveals little
Washington, DC – A Senate committee hearing this week has once again shone a spotlight on the political divisions over the United States government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday’s hearing, held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, continued years of criticism, mainly from Republicans, against immunologist Anthony Fauci, who led the government’s response to the pandemic.
Illinois officer who killed Sonya Massey denied medical release from prison
A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy won’t get an early medical release from his two-decade prison sentence for killing Sonya Massey inside her home after the Black woman called 911 about a possible prowler, state officials decided on Friday.
Children face higher threat of US deportation as legal support deal expires
Advocates warn expiring contract could leave 24,000 children without legal representation, increasing risk of expulsion.
Immigration advocates have warned that children who entered the United States without documentation or a legal guardian could soon lose their legal representation.
Missing Australian hiker found dead in Wyoming, officials say
A 28-year-old Australian hiker who lost contact with his family while hiking the Continental Divide Trail between Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in Wyoming has been found dead, according to authorities.
Powerful El Nino to intensify heat on ‘a planet already on fire’: UN
UN chief Guterres calls for halt to new fossil fuels as El Nino induces heatwaves, floods, and drought worldwide
A rapidly intensifying El Nino event is set to dominate global weather patterns in the coming months, unleashing extreme weather across the planet, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned.
Will Fifa president Gianni Infantino lose his job? If so, who comes in?
Life moves fast for Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
It was doing so earlier this month as he was zig-zagging across the United States in a private jet to make him virtually omnipresent as the World Cup reached its crescendo.
Stephen King Movie ‘Desperation’ in the Works From ‘Final Destination’ Duo, Sam Raimi
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Stephen King‘s Desperation is headed to the big screen, with Searchlight bringing together some high flying names to develop a take on the 1996 novel by the horror maestro.
The 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' post-credits scene is a cosmic cliffhanger. Here's what it could mean.
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As the credits roll, then keep rolling without a mid-credits scene at the end of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," your Spidey senses may begin to tingle in a bad way.