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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 emailTexas Democrat Rep Jasmine Crockett called Georgia Republican Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene “absolutely” racist after the Georgia congresswoman she made comments about her appearance during a House Oversight Committee hearing. Ms Green mocked the Texans for her false eyelashes, prompting the Thursday night hearing to derail into chaos with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joining the confrontation. “She is racist. I mean, I don’t have any questions about that. Because, I mean, I don’t know that she’s ever attacked her own…

A Southampton fan celebrated with a prosthetic leg as the club secured a spot in the Championship play-off final on Friday night (17 May).The Saints beat West Brom 3-1 in the second leg of their crunch tie to secure a place at Wembley, following a 0-0 draw at The Hawthorns in the first leg.Russell Martin’s side will face Leeds United in the play-off final next weekend, and there were jubilant scenes at St Mary’s as the game unfolded.One fan even took “limbs” to the next level, waving a prosthetic leg in the air. Source link

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 emailsSlovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico had a second operation on Friday, two days after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt.Mr Fico, 59, was injured after five shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova where the leader was meeting with supporters.“He had an almost two-hour-long operation,” deputy prime minister Robert Kalinak said to reporters on Friday outside the hospital in Banska Bystrica where Mr Fico is being treated.“His…

Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to Liverpool staff as they posed for a final group photo to commemorate the manager’s “special” time at the club.Trophies won under the German coach – who has been at the club since 2015 – were proudly displayed at Anfield as he and the staff came together in the stands.Klopp stood on the steps above the silverware, flanked by those he worked with.The photo, shared by Liverpool, featured a message penned by the outgoing manager.“Thanks for your amazing support over these most special 9 years,” Klopp wrote. 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 USShocking footage shows Sean “Diddy” Combs punching and kicking his former girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in a hotel hallway in 2016 – and then bought the footage from the hotel after the encounter. The footage, captured from multiple angles and obtained first by CNN, shows the music mogul in a towel chasing Ms Ventura down the hallway, before attacking her near to the elevators. He then attempts to drag her back down the corridor.The incident allegedly…

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 Pep Guardiola is predicting an “Aston Villa game” and a fraught final day rather than a procession to the Premier League title for Manchester City.The defending champions host West Ham on Sunday knowing victory will earn them a record fourth consecutive English title but while the mid-table Hammers have little to play for in David Moyes’ final game, Guardiola believes it could be a repeat of City’s last game in 2022.Then City went 2-0 down to Steven…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailLeo Brent Bozell IV, the scion of a prominent family of conservative activists, was sentenced to 45 months in prison in a Washington, DC, federal court for his role in the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.During the insurrection, Bozell pushed past police, broke a windowpane in the Senate building, chased a Capitol Police officer toward the Senate chamber, and entered both then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and the Senate floor, according to prosecutors, as hundreds of…

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 Outgoing Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp would support Wolves’ bid to have VAR scrapped because the officials “are not able to use it properly”.Wolves submitted a resolution on Wednesday calling for a vote by Premier League clubs to scrap the system at the league’s annual general meeting.While the PA news agency understands Liverpool’s hierarchy are not supportive of scrapping it, Klopp – speaking freely as he prepares to leave the club after eight and half years – believes…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the US World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and prompt release from a Louisville jail Friday that let him play in a high-profile tournament after being booked on charges including felony assault has rankled some who question whether he was given preferential treatment because of his fame. They recall what they consider malfeasance by the Louisville police department, which a national report last year found has used excessive force and invalid search warrants, and wonder why…

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 Mikel Arteta said Son Heung-min was the one player in the Premier League he would have wanted on the end of the opportunity that could have put Arsenal in pole position to win the Premier League title.The Gunners head into the final weekend of the campaign relying on West Ham to take points off Pep Guardiola’s side if they are to end a 20-year wait to win the league.But it could have been City needing help from…