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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 container ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge and caused cars to tumble into the freezing Patapsco River warned it had lost control as it was leaving the port. Crew onboard the Singapore vessel Dali had reportedly notified Maryland officials that they had lost propulsion, shortly before they crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.“The vessel notified MD Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the vessel and a collision with the…

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 Following a late defeat against Brazil at the weekend, England continue their Euro 2024 preparations as Belgium visit Wembley. Having fallen to a first defeat since the Qatar World Cup against the Selecao, England welcome Belgium as one of their final three fixtures before the start of the summer tournament. They will face both Iceland and Bosnia and Herzegovina before their opener against Serbia on 16 June. This game presents Gareth Southgate with another chance to evaluate…

Donald Trump appears in New York court for hearing in hush money caseSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s experienced a day of mixed fortunes in the courtroom on Monday as the judge presiding over his hush money case in Manhattan ruled the trial could go ahead as planned with jury selection on 15 April while a New York appeals court granted him a major win on the day his $464m fraud bond had been due.Mr Trump attended the pretrial hearing on the…

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 final three places at Euro 2024 are up for grabs as we’re down to just six teams competing for a spot at the tournament.They will look to join the 21 nations already drawn into groups for the European Championship in Germany this summer.There have been play-offs for six of the last seven Euros in a variety of formats, with this year’s competitors decided by the results of the 2022/23 Nations League.Initially,12 teams were split into three…

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 Israeli embassy in Singapore has been told to delete a controversial Facebook post about Palestine that the local government said was “insensitive” and “inappropriate”.Singapore’s minister for law and home affairs, K Shanmugam, said the now-deleted post was an “astonishing attempt to rewrite history” and “completely unacceptable”.He said that the Israeli embassy was asked to remove the post due to concerns it could jeopardise Singapore’s safety, security, and harmony.“I was very upset when I was…

Sign up to our free fortnightly newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent Nadine WhiteSign up to our free fortnightly newsletter The Race ReportReal Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Junior was left in tears during a press conference for his national team as he discussed the racist abuse he had suffered – before an international friendly match specifically arranged in response to the same issue.Spain are set to host the fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu, Vinicius’s home stadium at club level, with the ‘One Skin’ slogan intended to “reinforce both federations’ commitment against violence and racism in football,” the Rfef (Spanish…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailTensions between the United States and Israel escalated further on Monday as Washington allowed the UN to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, prompting a furious response from Benjamin Netanyahu.The United States abstained from the United Nations Security Council vote, enabling the first ceasefire resolution since the 7 October Hamas attacks. Applause broke out in the chamber as the vote was passed. Israel’s prime minister cancelled the planned visit of a high-level delegation 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 Norwich City have distanced themselves from comments made by former sporting director Stuart Webber about Black players.Webber has reportedly apologised after suggesting in an interview with the Pink-Un newspaper that some Black players, including Raheem Sterling, could have ended up in jail had they not become successful footballers.Kick it Out’s Troy Townsend branded the comments an “absolute disgrace” and Webber has reportedly contacted the players and their families to apologise.Norwich said in a statement: “Norwich City Football…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailWatch live as Karine Jean-Pierre holds Monday’s (25 March) White House briefing after Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a high-level delegation’s planned visit to Washington.The Israeli prime minister’s decision came after the US abstained from a United Nations (UN) vote demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.“It’s disappointing. We’re very disappointed that they won’t be coming to Washington, DC to allow us to have a fulsome conversation with them about viable alternatives to them going in on the ground in Rafah,”…

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 Watch live as England manager Gareth Southgate holds a press conference ahead of their international friendly against Belgium.The Three Lions will be looking to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat against Brazil at Wembley when they host another friendly on Tuesday night (26 March).Five-time world champions Brazil inflicted England’s first defeat since their World Cup quarter-final exit to France 15 months ago, with 17-year-old substitute Endrick sealing a late 1-0 triumph.Southgate was pleased with his side’s performance despite…