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Losing to Atalanta at Anfield a ‘low point’ for Liverpool, Klopps saysLiverpool require one more European comeback under Jurgen Klopp as the Reds travel to Atalanta looking to keep their Europa League hopes alive.Klopp’s side were favourites to reach the Dublin final on May 22 and provide a fitting farewell for the German manager, but Atalanta ripped up the script as they stunned Anfield with a 3-0 victory in last week’s quarter-final first leg.Liverpool have overturned a 3-0 defeat under Klopp before, famously against Barcelona and Lionel Messi in the Champions League in 2019, but that was at Anfield. But…

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 A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing.Californians for Safer Communities, a bipartisan group made up of law enforcement, elected officials and businesses, said it has collected more than 900,000 signatures in support of the measure to roll back parts of Proposition 47. The progressive ballot measure approved…

Prince William spotted with Prince George at Aston Villa matchSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterAston Villa travel to Lille with a one-goal advantage after their narrow win at Villa Park in the Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg.Unai Emery’s side won 2-1 thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn and will head to France buoyed by their impressive weekend display in the Premier League which saw them upset title contenders Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates.Lille, meanwhile, did not play at the weekend but have been…

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 emailsTwo girls have been stabbed near their school in France with a suspect subsequently arrested over the attack.Two French children were knifed on Thursday close to a school in the town of Souffelweyersheim in eastern France near Strasbourg, the local authority said.It added that they were taken to a hospital emergency ward.AFP reported the victims were two schoolgirls, aged six and 11, and that they were left slightly injured.A suspect has now been arrested in…

Sign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterThe EFL will seek compensation for its clubs over the “frustrating and disappointing” decision to scrap all FA Cup replays from next season.League sources say it was sidelined from the decision, which was announced by the Football Association on Thursday.EFL chief executive Trevor Birch said: “Whilst the league had previously been involved in discussions over the future of the calendar, these were predicated on the agreement of a new financial deal with the Premier League for EFL clubs which has not progressed.“This…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe US is powering ahead of its European allies in the economic recovery after the pandemic. Murder rates plummeted last year. But if you ask Americans about the economy and crime, you’re unlikely to hear any of that.A Quinnipiac poll of Michigan voters found in March that just 35 per cent believe the economy is either “excellent” (6 per cent) or “good” (29 per cent), while 65 per cent said the economy is “not so good” (28 per…

Sign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterFA Cup replays have been scrapped as part of a new agreement between the Football Association and Premier League that comes amid the introduction of the new-look Champions League from next season.Replays had already been scrapped from the fifth round onwards but have now been ditched altogether from the first round proper, a joint statement from the FA and Premier League said. The FA said the move had been made in agreement with the Premier League and “in light of changes to…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USPolice in Los Angeles are investigating Kanye West, who goes by Ye, after he allegedly punched a man in the face after he “battered and sexually assaulted” the rapper’s wife Bianca Censori, according to a report.The altercation occurred on Tuesday night after an unidentified man inappropriately touched Ms Censori, TMZ first reported. Authorities told the outlet that police are now investigating Ye.The incident occurred at the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, Fox 11 reported.“Bianca was…

Sign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterEverton manager Brian Sorensen has signed a new two-year deal with the Women’s Super League club.Sorensen and his assistant Stephen Neligan have put pens to paper on fresh terms ahead of Friday’s trip to Brighton.Danish coach Sorensen took over the Merseyside club in 2022 and guided Everton to a sixth-placed finish in his debut season in charge, but they have experienced a difficult current campaign after being hit with a succession of injuries.“Yeah, really happy. I really like the club and the…

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 emailsReuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with a depiction of loss and sorrow in Gaza, a heartrending photo of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece. The photograph, taken in Khan Younis just days after Salem’s own child was born, shows 36-year-old Inas Abu Maamar holding five-year-old Saly, who was killed along with her mother and sister when an Israeli missile struck…