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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 emailNikki Haley taunted her rival Donald Trump yet again on Thursday, questioning his mental faculties after he claimed she did not qualify for the primary ballot in Indiana.“Nikki Haley is not on the Ballot in Indiana because she didn’t get enough Petition Signatures – She missed the deadline! If she’s not on in Indiana, she’s not a serious Candidate,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.“Looks like Donald Trump is confused again,” Ms Haley replied in a…

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 Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino holds a pre-match press conference ahead of a friendly match in Hong Kong on 4 February.Michel Lamuniere, the chairman and CEO of Tatler Asia, is also expected to speak.The MLS side were humiliated 6-0 by Al-Nassr on Thursday night (1 February) during their pre-season tour of Saudi Arabia.Fans were denied what was billed as a “last dance” between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – with the latter injured…

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 emailsFawlty Towers fans will have a chance to experience the sitcom live, as the classic British comedy series heads to the West End.The original BBC series was written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, and centred on the staff of a fictional hotel in Torquay, Devon.Cleese played the uptight hotel manager Basil Fawlty, with Booth as sensible chambermaid Polly. Prunella Scales played Basil’s bossy wife, Sybil, and Andrew Sachs played Manuel, the hapless Spanish waiter.The…

E Jean Carroll vows to give $83m defamation damages to ‘something Trump hates’ Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump has lashed out viciously against Republican presidential rival Nikki Haley, saying she was “average at best” as his ambassador to the United Nations.“Her False Statements, Derogatory Comments, and Humiliating Public Loss, is demeaning to True American Patriots,” Mr Trump raged on Truth Social, all criticisms that could apply to himself.“Her anger should be aimed at her Third Rate Political Consultants and, more importantly,…

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 As club executives called each other in the last days of the window, it wasn’t for the customary purpose of seeing what deals could be done. It was with the now customary complaint that Profit and Sustainability rules had prevented spending.It isn’t the only reason, of course, since Saudi Pro League expenditure has mercifully dampened and there isn’t the same panic in the bottom half of the Premier League. Clubs aren’t as fearful of going down, so…

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 on Thursday signed an executive order granting the Treasury Department the power to issue sanctions against Israelis complicit in the illegal settlement movement, which has been blamed for provoking tensions between Palestinians and the Israeli government.In a message to Congress announcing the new sanctions, Mr Biden said he’d declared a national emergency “to deal with the threat posed by the situation in the West Bank, including in particular high levels of extremist settler violence, forced…

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 heaped praised on Kobbie Mainoo after the teenage star’s stunning stoppage-time winner sealed Manchester United a needlessly stressful 4-3 win at Wolves.The misfiring Red Devils produced their best first half performance of the season at Molineux, where Marcus Rashford struck inside five minutes of his first match since last week’s reported Belfast escapades.The returning star then played a part in Rasmus Hojlund’s bundled second, before United bounced back as substitute Scott McTominay scored shortly…

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 Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave in October at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press.Allen Weisselberg, who had been the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, testified for two days at the trial, answering questions about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements given…

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 Crystal Palace’s swoop for midfielder Adam Wharton from Blackburn looked to be the biggest Premier League move of deadline day as the transfer window closed with a flurry of late loan deals.The Eagles – fighting to stay clear of being dragged into a relegation battle – are said to have paid an initial fee of £18million, which could potentially see a further £4m in add-ons for the talented 19-year-old.Wharton, who has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract, feels Crystal…

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 When Mark Zuckerberg turned at a Senate hearing to address the parents of children exploited, bullied or driven to self harm via social media, it felt like a time-worn convention had sprung back to life.“I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through,” the Meta CEO said Wednesday. “No one should go through what you and your families have suffered.” Then he returned to corporate mode, noting Meta’s continued investments in “industrywide” efforts to protect children.Zuckerberg has…