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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 emailA GoFundMe campaign for Stormy Daniels has raised more than $800,000 in the eight days since it launched in order to help the adult film star deal with the fallout of speaking out against Donald Trump.Daniels – real name Stephanie Clifford – was the star witness at the Republican presidential candidate’s hush money trial this spring, which ended with Trump being convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in order to hide a $130,000 payment to…

Hurricane Beryl on path for Yucatan Peninsula, Gulf of MexicoThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USMexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is bracing for Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 2 storm, to make landfall early Friday morning with 110mph winds and dangerous storm surge.The region will see life-threatening winds, up to five feet of storm surge and up to ten inches of rainfall, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan said on Thursday afternoon. Hurricane Beryl will then bring dangerous rip currents to the Gulf Coast…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA Disney heiress has threatened to stop all donations to the Democratic party unless Joe Biden is replaced as its candidate, saying that “the stakes are too high.”Abigail Disney, a long-standing donor to the Democrats, hailed the president as “a good man” who had served his country “admirably,” but warned that the GOP would win in November if a change of leadership was not made.Disney, the granddaughter of Roy O Disney who founded the company with his brother…

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 Portugal needed penalties to reach the quarter-finals and will face a France side who have had a more straightforward route at Euro 2024.France squeezed through to the last eight with a late Jan Vertonghen own goal that sealed their victory against Belgium.Portugal struggled to create openings against Slovenia and Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty, but was on target in the following shoot-out as Roberto Martinez’s side squeezed through.France’s narrow win over Belgium might have lacked quality and…

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 hacker gained access to the internal messaging systems of artificial intelligence developer OpenAI and “stole details” of its technologies, it has been revealed.The data breach occurred earlier this year, though the company chose not to make it public or inform authorities because it did not consider the incident a threat to national security.Sources close to the matter told The New York Times, that the hacker lifted details of the AI technologies from discussions in an…

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 John Stones believes England have already seen a “shift” and “unlocked” two key qualities for the latter stages of Euro 2024, in their ability to score crucial late goals and “seamlessly” switch between formations. Gareth Southgate and his players feel that Jude Bellingham’s 95th-minute equaliser against Slovakia has had a transformative mood on the camp, and there is a sense that can create a fear factor among opposition sides. It hasn’t been clear in the week since,…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USTravelers at Miami International Airport on July 4 saw more bright green than red, white, and blue as a mysterious liquid flooded the facility’s Concourse G.The lime-green substance came gushing out of a broken pipe and was not hazardous, the Florida airport said on X after the incident.“Crews were immediately dispatched to investigate and it was determined that the liquid from the leak was not hazardous,” the airport’s post read. “Cleanup efforts were completed within 90…

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 Spain goalkeeper David Raya has completed a permanent move to Arsenal from Brentford.The 28-year-old spent last season on loan with the Gunners, making 41 appearances in all competitions, with 16 clean sheets in the Premier League seeing him win the Golden Glove.The deal is worth a reported £27million, which Arsenal confirmed was “subject to the completion of regulatory processes” as manager Mikel Arteta continued his preparations ahead of the new campaign.“After a year on loan as a…

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 family in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, were “alarmed” to discover a “giant” bear hanging out under the deck of their home.Officers from Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) were called to the house last week after the family heard the giant beast “huffing and moaning.” There they found the 400-pound, 10-year-old bear, the agency said in a July 2 release.The bear had been spotted in the area for several years and had “a reputation for getting into…

John Stones described Pep Guardiola as the “greatest manager” of all time as he discussed the influence of the Manchester City boss on the England team.The Three Lions are preparing for a Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland but have struggled through the tournament so far, with Gareth Southgate facing criticism over his tactics and team selection.Asked by a reporter about playing for Guardiola at club level, Stones revealed that he tries to bring “ideas and solutions” to the national team.“I’m sure you’ve heard me say before about knowing football before I played under Pep… and quickly realising I knew nothing,”…