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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 emailHistorical comparisons between the mass protests of 1968 and today’s student demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza are both imperfect and hard to avoid.Just ten days ago Columbia University students pitched the first tent on the campus lawns, and already the protests have galvanised a generation of college students much in the same way the Vietnam War did 56 years ago.It is not just the scale of the protests that have drawn comparisons, but the tactics. That is no…

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 Leicester are back in the Premier League after they sealed Sky Bet Championship automatic promotion.It has been a brilliant season for the Foxes under Enzo Maresca, even if they threatened to make a mess of it in the last few months.Here are five key players in their memorable campaign.Abdul FatawuThe Ghana winger has made a big impact during his loan spell from Sporting Lisbon. He has scored six goals from the wing, including a hat-trick in the…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial heard more testimony on Friday from American Media Inc publisher David Pecker, who dodged attempts by the defence team to try to impeach his credibility.Mr Trump’s former assistant at the Trump Organization also took the stand, mentioning seeing adult film star Stormy Daniels in the lobby of Trump Tower one day, close to the former president’s office.Jurors also heard from a banker, who laid the groundwork for the creation 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 Arne Slot is set to become Liverpool’s next manager after they verbally agreed a compensation deal with Feyenoord for the Dutchman.The 45-year-old, who won the Eredivisie last season and the Dutch Cup earlier this month, emerged as Liverpool’s first choice, with Jurgen Klopp giving his blessing to the appointment by praising Slot earlier on Friday.Liverpool had entered into negotiations with Feyenoord this week as Slot, who signed a three-year contract extension last summer when he chose not…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USColumbia University’s senate has reportedly called for an investigation into president Minouche Shafik and members of her administration, amid the ongoing protests on campus over the Israel-Gaza war.The sentate voted on Friday to approve the resolution, and accused the administration of violating established protocols, undermining academic freedom, and breaching the due process rights of both students and professors, according to The New York Times.Ms Shafik has faced heavy criticism for her decision to allow the New…

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 Erik ten Hag has a “lot of sympathy” for Marcus Rashford and backed the misfiring forward to become a freescoring star for Manchester United once again.The 26-year-old produced a career-high 30 goals last season and was rewarded with a big-money new deal until 2028 over the summer, but his form has dropped off markedly since then.Rashford has managed just eight goals in 40 appearances for his boyhood club, with his output criticised by onlookers and some fans…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailPresident Joe Biden has opened up about how he comtemplated suicide following the tragic deaths of his first wife and baby daughter.In an interview with Howard Stern on Friday, the president described how he turned to alcohol after the car crash that killed Neilia Biden and their 13-month-old daughter Naomi in 1972.The incident in Delaware occurred shortly after Mr Biden was first elected to the US Senate.“I just thought about it, you don’t need to be crazy to…

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 Manchester City’s hopes of winning a first Women’s Super League title in eight years have been dealt a blow after the division’s top scorer Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw was ruled out for the rest of the season.Shaw picked up a foot injury in the 5-0 win over West Ham last weekend and a scan revealed that she will be forced to miss their final three fixtures of the WSL season, as City eye a first title since 2016.Gareth…

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 Delta Airlines flight was forced to return to New York’s John F Kennedy Airport on Friday after an emergency slide billowed out from above a wing.The Boeing plane, bound for Los Angeles, was forced to land back in NYC at around 8.35am, ABC News reported.Delta Airlines flight 520 declared an emergency and returned back to JFK after cabin crew noticed a “flight deck indication related to the right wing emergency exit slide, as well 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 The Premier League case against Manchester City over alleged breaches of its financial rules “will resolve itself in the near future”, its chief executive Richard Masters has said.City remain in pole position to retain their title following a 4-0 win over Brighton on Thursday night, which would be their second since 115 charges were laid against them by the Premier League in February last year.Asked whether a second City success while the charges remained outstanding would damage…