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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 USThe former school police chief of Uvalde, Texas has been indicted on child endangerment charges over his role in responding to the Robb Elementary School shooting in May 2022. Pete Arredondo was indicted by a Uvalde grand jury on Thursday, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Adrian Gonzales, a former officer who was also indicted, and Arredondo are facing charges of abandoning/endangering a child, a state felony. Arredondo and Gonzales are the first law enforcement officials…

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 Ezri Konsa has revealed his brother and several other players’ families were caught in the crossfire as angry England fans threw beer cups in frustration following the goalless draw with Slovenia.While a couple of plastic cups were aimed in the direction of manager Gareth Southgate as he applauded supporters after the Euro 2024 stalemate, more were hurled around the stands at RheinEnergieStadion.A number of the players’ friends and family were seated in the same area and were…

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 emailsThere’s a big profound message at the heart of Mean Girls – The Pointless Musical Stage Adaptation, which is: don’t be mean. Someone write that down. Oh wait, they did: “Be a good person” is scrawled in huge letters on the soulless digital set at the show’s climax, for those at the back who might have missed it.Except, not being mean isn’t the same as being a good person. Because, look, I’ll probably sound a…

What is my IP worth?How do I obtain bank lending against the IP in my business?How is lending secured against my intellectual property?What is my IP worth in litigation?These are questions that we are regularly asked by our clients and especially those in the tech, software and pharma industries. Those questions arise as companies grow and expand. Sometimes they arise as equity and capital is put in by investors or when a business wishes to dispose of certain key intangible assets. They also arise when companies try and settle their disputes over who owns what and in ‘what is it…

US viewers have revealed what they hope to see from Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s first head-to-head debate of the 2024 election cycle.The pair will face each other on Thursday, 27 June, on stage in Atlanta, Georgia, at 9pm ET in a live broadcast from CNN’s studios.Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will serve as moderators.Though it is the first of this election cycle, the pair have debated each other before as 2024 is essentially a rematch of the 2020 contest. Source link

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 Euro 2024 has reached the knockout stage with 16 teams of the 24 that began proceedings in Germany earlier this month still standing.All the big-hitters are still in the competition but they’ve not exactly all consistently impressed throughout the group stage (hello, England!), meaning plenty of less-fancied countries have provided players for this ‘team of the group stage’.We’ve got each of our writers to select their best XI from the groups and then we’ve collated them to…

In the fast-evolving landscape of technology and entrepreneurship, few companies exemplify innovation and foresight as vividly as Xalient. Recently recognised in the prestigious E2E Tech 100 list, Xalient stands at the forefront of revolutionising secure networking and advancing AI-driven operations. This acknowledgement not only celebrates their achievements but also underscores their pivotal role in shaping the digital infrastructure of tomorrow. Xalient was founded in 2015 by Sherry Vaswani, who set out to disrupt the market by offering an alternative to the traditional players in the network and security space at the time. Xalient quickly differentiated itself through disruptive new technologies,…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailWatch live as Joe Biden arrives in Atlanta to face off against Republican rival Donald Trump the first 2024 presidential debate.The pair square off on Thursday 27 June at an unusually early debate that will offer voters a side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the country’s highest office.The 90-minute televised debate, the first between a sitting president and a former one, will air at 9 pm ET (1am GMT on Friday) on CNN and…

Cole Palmer said he was hopeful England can “go up levels” after making his tournament debut at Euro 2024.The Three Lions nudged into the knockout stages with a goalless draw against Slovenia in Cologne on Tuesday 25 June, and Gareth Southgate has urged fans to be patient with the team.A second-half appearance from Palmer brightened the mood and drew calls from fans and pundits alike to see him start the next game.“I tried to create chances and be positive,” the Chelsea star said of his performance at full-time.“Our goal was to qualify and finish top of the group and we’ve…

Marking the launch of this year’s E2E Tech100 track, we spent 100 seconds with three entrepreneurial UK businesses excelling in the tech space.Hayley Roberts is the founder and CEO of cybersecurity solutions provider, Distology. She started the business after being underwhelmed by the lack of customer care in her industry. With a core goal simply to make things easier for her customers, Hayley and her teams are constantly looking at new technology and new ways of getting technology to market to facilitate more efficient cybersecurity. Source link