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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 Georgia firefighter “caused a disturbance” at an Olive Garden restaurant where her ex-boyfriend was on a date then went outside and keyed his car, just days before the pair went missing.The bodies of Chandler Kuhbander and Reaegan Anderson were discovered on Sunday in a car in Cocke County, Tennessee.Both were employed as firefighters in Hinesville, Georgia, which is near Savannah. Details about how they died have not been released, though the bodies have been sent…

Advertima is a Business Reporter client.In the ever-evolving retail media landscape, businesses are constantly on the lookout for game-changing solutions that can propel them forward. While digital technology provides many opportunities, there is one critical component that will deliver a substantial competitive advantage: using real-time audience data and measurement within physical stores.Matching online media’s powerMost retailers are experts in online media: advertising online is an extremely powerful way to reach relevant audiences and generate sales. It was not always so. Imagine if online media had remained stuck in the era of static-looped banner ads and brochure-like content. Using online media…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USRed Roof Inn, one of the largest budget hotel chains in America, is set to face lawsuits from hundreds of sex trafficking victims who claim the company turned a blind eye and profited from their abuse for years.An investigation by The Independent has found that at least 42 federal lawsuits are underway against the hotel chain and its franchisees. Hundreds more victims are in the process of filing legal action, according to attorneys working on their…

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 European football’s governing body Uefa opened an investigation on Wednesday into a “wolf salute” goal celebration by Turkey centre-back Merih Demiral that Germany condemned as racist due to its far-right associations.The 26-year-old defender raised both hands and made the gesture with his fingers after his second goal in Turkey‘s stunning 2-1 win over Austria in the last-16 of Euro 2024.The gesture – mimicking the shape of a wolf’s head – is linked to the right-wing “Grey Wolves”,…

Design Council is a Business Reporter client.Most of the environmental impact of any new product is determined at the design stage – which means the power to positively change that is in the hands of designersDesign is all around us. From architecture to fashion, products to graphics, transport to technology – your coffee cup, your house, your mobile phone – it all begins with design.Throughout history, design has changed our lives for the better. And now, in the face of the climate emergency, it could again be design’s time to shine.Over the past 80 years the Design Council has championed…

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 emailsA bishop has put off any decision on whether to remove mosaics by an ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women.Adding that the work will stay for now on the Lourdes shrine but that eventually they should be removed.The mosaics will no longer be highlighted each night during the evening prayer, said Lourdes Bishop Jean-Marc Micas, in a statement. But he told the French Catholic daily La Croix that he had decided not to remove them…

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 New Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has received a boost ahead of the start of pre-season training after midfielder Wataru Endo was left out of Japan’s squad for the Olympics.The national team wanted to include the 31-year-old as one of their three over-age players in a predominantly under-23 squad for the Paris Games, which start later this month.However, head coach Go Oiwa told a press conference in Tokyo the “restrictions” the Japanese Football Association had to work…

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 emailsUkraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska is the latest victim of deepfake after an online video falsely claimed that she had purchased a rare Bugatti sports car worth €4.5m (£3.8m).The video, suspected to be from Russian propaganda sources, claimed Ms Zelenska was given a closed presentation to buy a Bugatti Tourbillon for the use of the Ukrainian delegation during her visit to Paris for D-Day commemorations in June last week.“This is a fake and another attempt…

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 Sometimes in football, the great thinkers are not the great winners. They can show everyone else their ideas, but not their medals. It is why they attract disciples but also dissenters. Ralf Rangnick is the godfather of gegenpressing, but Jurgen Klopp has borrowed from his methods and won the Champions League, league titles in two countries and a host of cups. Some four decades into his managerial career, Rangnick has won the Intertoto Cup, the German Cup,…

President Joe Biden addresses the nation after the US Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunitySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump has claimed the US Supreme Court’s ruling this week that he has “absolute” immunity from criminal prosecution for “official” acts carried out during his presidency represents a “total exoneration” of his conduct, despite being twice impeached by Congress, convicted on 34 felony counts by a New York jury and found liable for offenses in two further civil cases. The court’s 6-3 majority…