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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 US A married couple who fled Haiti for Virginia achieved their American dream when they opened a variety market on the Eastern Shore, selling hard-to-find spices, sodas and rice to the region’s growing Haitian community.When they added a Haitian food truck, people drove from an hour away for freshly cooked oxtail, fried plantains and marinated pork. But Clemene Bastien and Theslet Benoir are now suing the town of Parksley, alleging that it forced their food truck…

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 Gabriel Magalhaes has emerged as a pivotal part of Arsenal’s Premier League title bid after difficult conversations with boss Mikel Arteta at the start of the season.The Brazil defender moved to the Emirates Stadium in 2020 and, for the large part, has been a major player in Arteta’s side.That changed in August when Gabriel found himself on the bench as Ben White moved to centre-back and Thomas Partey was installed at right-back.He returned to the backline alongside…

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 emailsTwenty eight Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah on Saturday morning – just hours after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his army to prepare a dual plan to evacuate and attack the region.Benjamin Netanyahu has not shared details or a timeline, but the announcement has set off widespread panic in the area home to more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people.Early on Saturday morning, Israel launched three airstrikes on homes…

Pep Guardiola Challenges Real Madrid To Make An Offer On Erling Haaland Original Video M247117Man City eye top spot in the Premier League when they take on Everton in the Saturday lunchtime fixture.Pep Guardiola has warned his side to be ready for the Toffees, who fought back to snatch a point against Tottenham last week. Phil Foden produced a scintillating hat-trick on Monday as City eased past Brentford to send a message to title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal. Everton took a point away from the Etihad last season, thanks to a Demarai Gray strike, but any result here will be…

Drake has poked fun at the alleged nude video of him circulating online, saying “The rumors are true.” During his concert in Nashville, Tennessee, the rapper made the comment, before taking a long pause and saying, “My Dad is here! That’s what y’all were waiting for?” While Drake’s father was in attendance, the Canadian used the opportunity to informally address the leaked video. In the video, a man resembling Drake can be seen seemingly engaging in a sex act.Drake has not officially confirmed his identity in the leaked video, but he reportedly laughed about the issue in a private conversation…

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 host Everton in the Premier League on Saturday, knowing that a win would briefly lift them to top of the table.Liverpool do not play until 3pm on Saturday, and a win for Pep Guardiola’s side would see them move one point ahead of their north west rivals.Concerningly for Everton, City are unbeaten in their last 13 matches against the Toffees, a record stretching back to a 4-0 defeat at Goodison Park in January 2017.The Toffees…

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 emailsUN experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately $3bn (£2.3bn), with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction.And the high volume of cyberattacks by North Korean hacking groups who report to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea’s primary foreign intelligence organization, is reportedly continuing, the panel of experts said in the executive summary of a new report…

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 boss Gareth Taylor has expressed his confidence that Chloe Kelly will stay with the club following speculation about her future.The Daily Mail this week reported that Paris St Germain want to sign England winger Kelly, whose current City deal runs to 2025, this summer.Taylor told a press conference on Friday: “I’m really confident (Kelly will remain a City player).“But at the end of the day these things happen, when players are doing well you get…

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 emailsLaura Donnelly didn’t finish work until late last night. That’s because her partner, Tony winner Jez Butterworth, has written a three-hour play, and she’s in it. Does she ever tell him off for making them so long? The Belfast-born star, cradling a coffee in the Ham Yard Hotel’s conservatory, lets out a long, languorous chuckle. “I did, literally the other night. I was like, can the next one be 80 minutes please?”The play is 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 emailsA Frenchman set a world record for his 23.6-foot matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower after initially being snubbed by the Guinness Book of World Records.Richard Plaud said he had been on an “emotional rollercoaster” this week, after spending 4,200 hours over eight years on building his model from more than 706,000 matches and 23 kilos of glue.Mr Plaud said in an earlier announcement that he was denied a world record by Guinness because officials…