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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 man who helped fuel a “meme stock” craze during the COVID pandemic has returned online for the first time in three years – but his background and popularity remain a mystery to many. RoaringKitty, aka DeepF***ingValue, aka Keith Gill, power to influence the market remains today. His first social media postings in years caused stocks to rise yet again. It seems like a lifetime ago, but Mr Gill is credited with kicking off the 2020-2021…

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 Erling Haaland is set to win a second consecutive Premier League Golden Boot award as the title race goes down to the final day.Manchester City will be champions for the fourth year in a row should they beat West Ham United at home, giving Haaland further incentive to bolster his tally.Ahead of the final day, Haaland has scored 27 goals in just 30 Premier League appearances this season – putting the Norwegian five goals clear of his…

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 emails Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation, the defense minister said.“The worst of what we feared has passed, at least for the moment. But his condition remains serious,” Robert Kalinak told reporters outside the hospital where Fico is being…

We will get credit for title if we win, don’t know what people think of us – GuardiolaManchester City will win a fourth successive Premier League title if they beat West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium today. City come into the final day two points clear of Arsenal after seeing off Tottenham in midweek, and now have one last hurdle to overcome. “One game left, destiny in our hands, we need to win one game to be champions,” Pep Guardiola said this week. “Everyone would love to be in our position. But it won’t be easy.”However, West Ham have…

Donald Trump paused his speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Saturday 18 May because a fly was buzzing around him.Mr Trump, who spoke in Texas in an effort to consolidate conservative support for his presidential campaign, was upset by the insect and likened it to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.“RFK Jr is radical left, he reminds me of this fly that is driving me crazy up here,” the Republican candidate said from the stage.“This fly is brutal… I don’t like flies!” Source link

Jurgen Klopp has shared an emotional message to Liverpool fans ahead of his departure.Klopp will sit in the Anfield dugout for the final time on Sunday 19 May, taking charge of the club for one last game.He has been in charge at Liverpool for eight and a half years and departs having won eight trophies, including one Premier League title to end a 30-year wait, as well as the club’s sixth Champions League.“It was an absolutely incredible, incredible time,” Klopp says in his message, before thanking fans for their support over the years.“Leaving this incredible place is hard.” Source link

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEd Dwight, the first Black man to train to be an astronaut, never ended up making it to space 60 years ago. But that will all change this weekend.On Sunday, Mr Dwight, aged 90, will join five others on a Blue Origin flight, the space travel company owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. The 11-minute flight will take them into zero gravity, so passengers can experience weightlessness and view the Earth’s horizon, according to The Wall…

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 Roberto De Zerbi could join Juventus following his Brighton exit, which was announced on the eve of the final day of the Premier League season.The Italian was linked with many of the top vacancies in European football, including Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Barcelona, before the Seagulls’ form deteriorated in recent months.Brighton confirmed a mutual agreement to end De Zerbi’s stay at the Amex following their match with Manchester United, despite two years remaining on his contract.And after…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAlice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns, has died at age 58, the news network reported Saturday.Police in northern Virginia told CNN that Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Bellevue neighbourhood early Saturday morning and that no foul play was suspected. Officials believe Stewart suffered a medical episode, according to CNN.In an email to staff, the network’s CEO Mark Thompson called Stewart “a…

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 Didier Drogba’s 33rd goal of the season won the FA Cup for Chelsea in the first final at the new Wembley on this day in 2007.Drogba’s 116th-minute strike saw Chelsea snatch a 1-0 victory over Manchester United and ensured Mourinho completed his clean sweep of domestic trophies in his three years at the club.The two sides finished the Premiership season as the top two teams in the country but they failed to deliver a first half to…