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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 former FBI agent has been convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper, and could soon face more charges in Louisiana.Christopher Bauer, 44, was found guilty on Friday of first-degree sodomy and sexual abuse of a child under 12, following a weeklong trial. He will face sentencing on August 1.“Montgomery is a little safer today because of the hard work of my teammates at the Montgomery County District Attorney’s…

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 France captain Kylian Mbappe was left covered in blood after suffering a burst nose in his country’s Euro 2024 opener against Austria.Mbappe sustained the injury challenging for a header in the penalty box when he collided with the shoulder of Austria defender Kevin Danso.Mbappe’s nose started bleeding and he stayed down following the challenge as Austria broke forward when they cleared the France corner. He received medical attention after play was stopped, with his white shirt already…

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 emailsSir Ian McKellen has been hospitalized after falling off stage during a performance of Player Kings at a theatre in London.The BBC reports that the 85-year-old actor was in a fight scene when he slipped and fell from the stage of the Noël Coward theatre. He cried out in pain as staff rushed to help.The show was cancelled and the audience was asked to leave.Player Kings, a new version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts One…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailWithin a week, Republican-appointed federal judges have blocked enforcement in 10 states of newly enacted policies to protect transgender students.The decisions follow a pair of lawsuits from Republican attorneys general taking aim at President Joe Biden’s anti-discrimination platform, which could now be headed for the Supreme Court to decide as GOP officials and conservative Christian legal groups fire off at least five other lawsuits striking back at the president’s transgender-inclusive policy changes.Landmark civil rights law known as Title…

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 Slovakia produced the first major shock of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win over Belgium in Group E after Romelu Lukaku endured a day to forget.Lukaku squandered a number of chances in Frankfurt and when he did find the net, on two occasions in the second half, both were ruled out for infringements.It continued the Belgium top scorer’s luckless run of form at major tournaments after he missed several chances in their group-stage exit against Croatia at…

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 incarcerated man who shot and killed a 24-year-old woman working in the prison’s kitchen before turning the gun on himself was in a relationship with the victim, prison officials say.Jaydrekus Hart shot Aureon Grace, an employee of food service company Aramark, early Sunday morning in the kitchen of Smith State Prison in rural southeast Georgia.“During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that a personal relationship existed between Aramark employee Grace and offender Hart,”…

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 On the face of it, the group should have been a straightforward Euro 2024 group for Belgium, ranked third in the world with no other side higher than 20.However they were stunned inside the first six minutes when Ivan Schranz put Slovakia ahead, and despite two Romelu Lukaku strikes going into the back of the net, both were ruled out for offside.Belgium’s problems at tournaments resurfaced, after 63 minutes and still trailing 1-0, the team found themselves…

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 emailsAaron Lazar attended the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 16) night in a wheelchair, months after he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).The 47-year-old Wolf of Wall Street actor and Broadway veteran smiled for photos on the red carpet with his fiancée, Nawal Bengholam.Lazar, best known for his roles in Broadway musicals including Dear Evan Hansen, Les Misérables and The Light in the Piazza, announced he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as…

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 York University freshman student allegedly stole a $51,000 haul of luxury items, including a $23,000 ruby ring, from her wealthy roommate and tried to sell them online.A lawsuit has been filed against 18-year-old Kaitlyn Fung for allegedly stealing possessions, including labels such as Gucci, Chanel, and Bvlgari, belonging to her roommate Aurora Agapov, according to court documents obtained by The New York Post.Agapov, who is originally from London, is the daughter of Andre Agapov,…

Kylian Mbappé urges young people to vote, warns against ‘extremes’ ahead of French electionsFrance get their Euro 2024 campaign underway in Group D with a tantilising match versus Austria. Les Bleus are hotly tipped as one of the favourites to win this tournament having finished second in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a very similar squad at their disposal. Manager Didier Deschamps takes charge of his sixth major tournament with France and should he lead France to glory in Germany, he will become only the second person to win a European Championship as both a player and a…