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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer in upstate New York on Friday evening .Video circulating on social media purporting to show the incident shows a person being chased by police and tackled to the ground by an officer, with two other officers helping. A gun shot is heard, and the police officers jump up and stand several feet back, while the body remains slumped on the ground. “Oh my god. Yo,…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Harry Kane is hoping a pre-Euro 2024 chat with England Test cricket captain Ben Stokes can provide inspiration against Slovakia on Sunday.Stokes visited the England squad at their Middlesbrough training base before Gareth Southgate’s men jetted off to Germany.Having topped their group despite widespread criticism for their performances, England now face Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen for a shot at reaching the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.Stokes was invited to speak to the squad by Southgate and skipper Kane revealed he…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe estranged husband of a missing Wisconsin woman has been charged with identity theft after he allegedly used her credit cards to buy a slew of cleaning supplies, including gloves, stain remover and carpet cleaners.Zachariah Rasch, 42, denied using Crystal Rasch’s credit cards, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WISN, but when he was shown pictures and video of himself making the purchases, he admitted to police that he was lying and that he had…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Under-fire Gareth Southgate is embracing expectations and the “ultimate challenge” of trying to win the Euros rather than worrying whether Sunday’s last-16 clash with Slovakia could be his final match.Boos, and even some plastic cups, were aimed the long-serving manager’s way after Tuesday’s miserable 0-0 draw with Slovenia, which saw them win Group C but left fans and pundits unhappy.Southgate knows the team have to find their “next level” as the knockout phase gets under way against…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USDisassociating in the doctor’s office, blinking in the sterile white light, Vera Cowell would often wonder if she was being abducted by aliens.As a teenager, Cowell never quite understood the reason for these fortnightly injections. Her mother told her that all young people received regular vitamin jabs; that this was simply what her body needed to make her a man.Cowell didn’t want to be a man, and she hated how the injections – testosterone, she would…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Arrivederci to the Azzurri, campione d’Europa no more. At the ground where they won their fourth World Cup, Italy’s defence of their European crown came to a premature, timid end. Marcello Lippi’s team assured themselves of immortality in Berlin 18 years ago; Luciano Spalletti’s side got only ignominy. They were dismal in defeat.Yet Switzerland were magnificent in victory. They have often been overshadowed by their various neighbours but a first win over Italy in three decades was…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA New Jersey mother accused of drowning her two young daughters in a bathtub said she carried out the horrific killings for “religious purposes,” new court documents revealed.Naomi Elkins, 27, was living in a basement apartment in Lakewood with her children, ages 1 and 3, and her husband, who was out of state on business on June 25, when the tragedy happened.Elkins called Hatzolah Medical Service and told them she hurt her kids. When medics arrived,…

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxingSign up to our free sport email for all the latest newsWatch live on Saturday (29 June) as Gareth Southgate gives a team update ahead of England’s match against Slovakia at Euro 2024.Under-fire Southgate says he is enjoying the “ultimate challenge” of trying to steer the England “juggernaut” to Euros glory as attention turns to improvements and knockout progress.The road to Berlin has begun in unconvincing fashion for the Euro 2020 runners-up, with boos greeting the end of the 1-1 draw with Denmark…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn off-duty NYPD officer who was reportedly getting her nails done for a wedding has been identified as one of the four people killed when an alleged drunk driver crashed his minivan into a nail salon on Long Island on Friday. Emilia Rennhack, 30, lived in Brooklyn and worked at the Queens 102 Pct., with her husband Det. Carl Rennhack, whom she married in September, according to a Facebook post shared by the Det. Brian “Smiles”…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Liverpool have rejected the chance to sign Anthony Gordon after Newcastle approached them for a part-exchange deal that would have meant Jarell Quansah moved to St James’ Park.Newcastle’s proposal to sell their reigning Player of the Year reflected their need to bring in funds by 30 June to ensure they do not breach Profitability and Sustainability Rules and incur a points deduction.But while Liverpool admire the former Everton winger, they did not make an offer after deciding…