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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump offered Joe Biden some sarcastic encouragement on Truth Social on Saturday in light of recent calls by some — including a few Democrats — for the president to bow out of the 2024 race following his highly criticised debate performance. Trump’s post — filled with numerous misrepresentations about the president’s policies — “encouraged” Biden to ignore his critics and to continue his 2024 candidacy. “Crooked Joe Biden should ignore his many critics and move forward, with…

Gary Lineker’s “embarrassing” moment celebrating England’s Euro 2024 win against Switzerland om Saturday (6 July) was caught on camera.The BBC Match of the Day host was celebrating England’s penalty win with fellow pundits Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Micah Richards, when he made an unfortunate slip up.Showing the celebrations of fans across the country, Lineker said: “Here is my embarrassing moment.”The pundits can be seen jumping to their feet and celebrating when suddenly the sound cuts out.Lineker is asked: “Where is the sound?”He replies: “I think I dropped the ‘f’ bomb.” Source link

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDemocratic leaders are said to be planning to hold a crisis meeting this weekend to discuss Joe Biden’s future on the presidential ticket, after his make-or-break ABC News interview did little to dampen concerns within his party.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is set to meet virtually with committee ranking members at 2pm on Sunday afternoon, three sources told NBC News.The meeting, which was abruptly scheduled on Friday night, is not part of any regular scheduled gatherings and comes…

Netherlands and Turkey clash in Berlin (AFP via Getty Images)Ronald Koeman’s resurgent Netherlands side take on Turkey in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals tonight in Berlin. The Dutch eased past Romania in their last-16 match, with impressive performances from Cody Gakpo, Donyell Malen and Xavi Simons handing them a 3-0 win in Munich earlier this week. And though many neutrals expected them to be facing Ralf Rangnick’s impressive Austria side in the last eight, they were surprised as Turkey battled to an enthralling 2-1 win in Leipzig, with two goals from Merih Demiral proving the difference. That result has set up…

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 teenager has tragically died on a July 4 trip in Virginia after he jumped into a lake that may have been electrified, according to police. Jesse Hamric, an 18-year-old from Colorado, was at Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston – around an hour from Roanoke – with friends on Thursday.According to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Hamric leaped into the lake and appeared to suffer an electrocution near a dock.Two friends who were at the lake…

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 The Netherlands reached the knockout stages for the first time in 16 years and will take on Turkey in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.Ronald Koeman, who won the tournament as a player in 1988, has led the team into the knockout stages, after a tumultuous period where they failed to reach the 2018 World Cup.After losing to Austria in their final group match and only reaching the round of 16 as a best third-placed side, the Dutch showed…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USFour people were killed and three others injured in a mass shooting in Kentucky where the suspected shooter led police on chase before turning the gun on himself.Police responded to a call just before 3am on Saturday morning for an active shooting situation at a home in Florence, Kentucky. When they arrived on the scene, law enforcement found seven people suffering from gunshot wounds. Four of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, according to…

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 England will play Switzerland in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 after Jude Bellingham saved Gareth Southgate’s side with a dramatic overhead kick against Slovakia in the last-16.England were heading for one of their worst ever defeats at a major international tournament as Slovakia led to Ivan Schranz’s goal midway through the first half.Southgate’s job was on the line, but the manager’s lack of changes were vindicated as his biggest stars finally delivered to turn defeat into a…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsNearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” Alec Baldwin is going on trial over her death. Here are the essential things to know. What charge does Alec Baldwin face? The actor is about to enter a New Mexico courtroom for the first time since the Oct. 21, 2021 shooting. He is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter. If a jury unanimously convicts him,…

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 Daniele Orsato will take charge of England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland in Dusseldorf on Saturday evening. The experienced Italian official has taken charge of his last club game this season as he will retire from refereeing after this tournament. The 48-year-old, a FIFA-listed referee since 2010, burst into tears after refereeing his final Champions League game – the semi-final second-leg between PSG and Borussia Dortmund in May – and received a guard of honour from Atalanta…