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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 emailHouse Republicans had a chance to move the news cycle on from a Manhatten jury finding former president Donald Trump, their nominee for the White House, guilty on 34 counts.Instead, they wound up humiliating themselves on national television during a truly unhinged House hearing with retired Covid-19 czar, Dr Anthony Fauci. With half of Americans supporting the Trump guilty verdict, Republicans needed a moment that was more than a circus, serving red meat to their right-wing base, but…

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 Enzo Maresca said it was “a dream” to have been appointed Chelsea head coach after he was given a five-year contract to succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge.Describing his excitement at being handed the task of steering the next phase in owners Clearlake Capital’s rebuild of the club, he pointed to the “talented group of players and staff” that he will lead when he officially becomes the third permanent managerial appointment of the Todd Boehly era on…

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 emailsAmanda Knox is set to return to a familiar Italian courtroom – this time to face slander allegations. The 36-year-old American will return to court on Wednesday for wrongly accusing a Congolese bar owner of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher, while the young women were exchange students in Italy. The case featured multiple convictions, and appeals, and instantly became a high-profile case spreading across the globe.“On June 5th, I will walk into the very same…

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 Scotland suffered another Euro 2024 injury scare during a 2-0 warm-up victory over Gibraltar.Leeds defender Liam Cooper limped off in the second half in Faro to create a further fitness doubt in Steve Clarke’s now 27-man squad.Second-half goals from Ryan Christie and substitute Che Adams earned Scotland a much-needed win after they missed a series of early chances.But the departure of half-time substitute Cooper could give Clarke another headache after losing striker Lyndon Dykes to an ankle…

Marjorie Taylor Greene verbally berates Anthony Fauci during House Covid-19 hearingSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailInfectious disease expert Anthony Fauci is facing questions from the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday — marking his first Congressional testimony as a non-government official since stepping down in 2022.Dr Fauci led the US’s response the Covid-19 pandemic, a role that earned him both praise and scrutiny alike. He is expected to face grilling from Congressional Republicans over the origins of the virus as…

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 Kylian Mbappe has revealed to French President Emmanuel Macron that his move to Real Madrid from Paris St Germain will be announced on Monday night.The France forward was training with the national team ahead of this summer’s European Championship when he made the revelation.He was captured on video by French broadcaster RMC Sport discussing his impending move to the newly-crowned Champions League winners.When asked by Macron when the deal would be announced, Mbappe responded: “Tonight, tonight.” Source…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USMoney doesn’t grow on trees, but for one New York couple it emerges from the filthy gunk at the bottom of a city pond.James Kane and Barbie Agostini were magnet fishing — using a cable to toss a powerful magnet into a body of water — in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Friday when they “hooked” something big.They yanked up their haul and discovered their magnet had grabbed onto a safe – with bundles…

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 Despite a positive end to the season that saw Chelsea nick a place in the Europa Conference League, the removal of Mauricio Pochettino as manager to be replaced by Enzo Maresca has thrown yet more uncertainty over a club coming off two hugely turbulent years.Here, we look at the in-tray for Chelsea’s incoming head coach.Win over the squadThe dismissal of Pochettino caused surprise and dismay amongst the squad as communicated via various players’ social media channels, and…

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterShares in some of the world’s biggest countries have suddenly plunged amid an apparent technical issue at the New York Stock Exchange.Shares in investment firm Berkshire Hathaway appeared to have dropped by 99.97 per cent because of the problem.Trading in the affected companies – which also included corporates such as Chipotle – was halted because of the volatility.The exchange said it was investigating the problem, which appeared to have resulted from a computer issue.The problem related to Limit Up-Limit Down bands, it said, which are…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USBeaches in a California town have been closed for swimming after a man was attacked by a shark just 100 yards from the shore.The 46-year-old man, who has not been named, was taking part in a group swim with about a dozen swimmers along the coast of Del Mar at around 9am on Sunday morning, the City of Del Mar said in a statement.Just 100 yards (300 feet) from a Beach Safety Center on the shore,…