6 d. ago New Covid variant's full list of symptoms including surprising telltale sign

A new variant of Covid-19 is doing the rounds. Medical professionals are urging people to know the symptoms and if they contract it, to stay home for as long as possible

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8 d. ago Reggie Walsh: Chelsea starlet signs first professional contract after first

The 17-year-old made his Champions League debut against Ajax last week

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8 d. ago Reggie Walsh: Chelsea starlet signs professional contract after first

The 17-year-old made his Champions League debut against Ajax last week

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8 d. ago Max Dowman makes decision over Arsenal future after Mikel Arteta intervention

Max Dowman has agreed to sign a scholarship deal with Arsenal, which also includes a professional contract to be signed when he turns 17 in two years' time

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9 d. ago Lionel Messi signs Inter Miami contract extension through 2028 season

Messi won MLS MVP in 2024, is favored to repeatDeal will keep him in Miami for new stadium openingLionel Messi has signed a multi-year contract extension with Inter Miami, sealing a deal that will keep him in South Florida until the end of the 2028 MLS season. The contract is expected to be the last of his professional career.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in Miami’s announcement on Thursday, but Messi has been MLS’s highest-paid player by a distance since joining the club in the summer of 2023. His first deal paid him over $20m per year in guaranteed compensation – more the total payroll of about two-thirds of the 30-team league in 2025. His deal also includes equity in the club upon his retirement as a player. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87

Susan Stamberg, a ‘founding mother’ of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died

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2 w. ago Boston mayor Michelle Wu dismisses Trump threat to remove World Cup games from city

Trump claimed Fifa president could ‘easily’ move gamesWu says Trump comments are ‘targeting Boston values’The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, implied the city was ready for a face-off with the US president Donald Trump over his claim he could order Fifa to remove World Cup games from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, 22 miles south-west of the city.Wu appeared on local podcast “Java with Jimmy” on Wednesday to respond to Tuesday’s criticism from the White House, which labeled the Democrat as “radical left”. Trump threatened he would make a call to the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, if Boston did not “clean up its act”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jimmy White’s grandson Ralphie Albert signs professional contract with Surrey

The 17-year-old, an England Under-19s regular, has penned a multi-year deal with Surrey after progressing through the club’s academy ranks

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3 w. ago Backlash grows against Border Patrol using rodeos for recruitment drives in the wake of Trump admin’s $15M advertising push

In 2019, Trump awarded professional rodeos a $15 million contract for sponsorship and recruitment.

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4 w. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Paul Merton scorns Carr over Saudi comedy cash

Billed as the biggest event of its kind, Saudi Arabia's inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival boasts Jimmy Carr and Jack Whitehall in its line-up, as well as US funnymen Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr.

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