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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 acknowledged Manchester United’s 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace was the lowest point of their season so far but insisted he remained the right man to turn around the fortunes of the club.Injury-hit United suffered their heaviest loss of the campaign as Michael Olise, who has been linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer, run amok at Selhurst Park with a dazzling two-goal display.Olise broke the deadlock in the 12th minute and made…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has shaved several more months of her jail time, prison records show.Holmes, 40, was convicted in January 2022 on four counts of fraud and conspiracy for lying about the capabilities of her biotech company’s blood testing technology and conning investors out of millions of dollars.She was originally sentenced to 11 years and is housed at the minimum security Camp Bryan federal prison in Texas.In July 2023, The Independent reported that Holmes’s prison…

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 A Michael Olise masterclass helped Crystal Palace complete a first ever Premier League double over Manchester United and inflict further misery on Erik ten Hag’s team with a 4-0 drubbing in south London.Olise has been linked with a summer switch to Old Trafford and run amok at Selhurst Park with a dazzling display, scoring twice to move on to nine goals in 12 league starts this season.Two sparkling efforts by Olise in the 12th and 66th minutes…

Trump responds to Columbia University canceling commencement: ‘That shouldn’t happen’Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s New York hush money trial has resumed at Manhattan Criminal Court with Judge Juan Merchan finding the former president in contempt of court for a tenth time, fining him another $1,000 and warning the next violation of his gag order will result in jail time.Last week’s session ended with emotional testimony from the former president’s one-time White House communication director Hope Hicks, who recounted her experiences serving…

We are building something – Erik ten Hag pleads for patience from Man Utd fansSign 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 Crystal Palace host Manchester United at Selhurst Park this evening in a Premier League contest that could have serious ramifications on United manager Erik ten Hag who’s team are embroiled in a tight contest for the remaining European places. Wins for Newcastle and Chelsea have seen the Red Devils drop to eighth in the table where they are now outside of the automatic…

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 emailsThe Prado museum in Madrid has confirmed that a painting due to be auctioned in Spain in 2021 is in fact a work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio that was considered lost. It will be unveiled to the public for the first time in the museum later this month.The Prado said in a statement on Monday the work titled Ecce Homo (Behold The Man) will go on display from 27 May until…

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 A referee will wear a video camera tonight during Crystal Palace vs Manchester United for the first time in Premier League history.Jarred Gillett will sport a device on his head known as ‘RefCam’, though the footage will not be available to fans via the live broadcast.The video will instead be used and edited for a one-off programme providing insight into Premier League officials.“We would like to thank Crystal Palace and Manchester United for their support with this…

Marjorie Taylor Greene to trigger motion to vacate Speaker Mike JohnsonSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailSpeaker Mike Johnson is set to meet with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene as the House braces for a potential vote to oust the GOP leader.The Georgia Republican vowed last week to force a vote to remove Mr Johnson from his role as Speaker of the House. If Ms Greene triggers a “privileged motion” on her motion to vacate, the House will be forced to vote within 48 hours…

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 To go from polling 82 per cent of the vote to getting no votes whatsoever in a year is an electoral feat beyond even the Conservative Party. Erling Haaland’s popularity has plummeted in one respect; the runaway winner of Footballer of the Year in 2023, he was not the choice of any of the electorate in 2024. And yet, while his four goals against Wolves on Saturday came after the voting had closed, it took him to…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial will consider putting the former president in jail if he continues to violate a gag order intended to protect witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families.New York Justice Juan Merchan warned Mr Trump on Monday that jail remains “truly a last resort” that would disrupt the proceedings, court staff and law enforcement.“The magnitude of such a decision is not lost on me,” the judge said to Mr Trump inside a…