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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 emailA man has been shot and killed near the Republican National Convention by an officer pulled in from out of state to work security for the event.According to local media, the individual – a 43-year-old Milwaukee resident identified by friends as Samuel Sharpe – had brandished two knives near police before being shot and killed near the Fiserv Forum on Tuesday.Milwaukee law enforcement later confirmed that the incident had involved members of police from Columbus, Ohio. No officers…

Captain Leah Williamson said the Lionesses “stood firm” as England qualified for Euro 2025.A goalless draw against Sweden in Gothenburg on Tuesday night (16 July) was enough for the Lionesses to secure direct qualification for next year’s tournament in Switzerland.Reflecting on the match, Williamson told ITV: “Their change of tactics, they had different threats which we knew before – height being one of them – but I think we stood firm.”She added: “We took care of business, we qualified which means we can prepare now and we get the most out of ourselves ahead of next year, which is the…

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 renewed his demand for Congress to ban high-powered firearms like the AR-15-style rifle that a gunman used to shoot Donald Trump.“An AR-15 was used in the shooting of Donald Trump, just as other assault weapons were used to kill so many others, including children,” he said in remarks to the NAACP’s 115th national convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday. “It’s time to outlaw them. I did it once and I will do it again.”The Public…

England Women boss Sarina Wiegman said Gareth Southgate can be “very proud of himself” for the work that he has done with the men’s team.Southgate announced on Tuesday (16 July) that he would be resigning as England manager, describing it as “the honour of his life” to play for and manage his country.The announcement comes in the aftermath of England’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain on Sunday night, Southgate’s final match in charge after a near eight-year reign.Wiegman paid tribute to Southgate after her team secured qualification for Euro 2025 on Tuesday night with a goalless draw against Sweden.…

President Joe Biden called for AR-15 guns, the type used in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, to be banned during a fired-up NAACP National Convention speech.“It’s time to outlaw them. I did it once, and I will do it again”, Biden said during his speech on Tuesday (16 July)In 1994, Congress passed the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, prohibiting certain semi-automatic assault weapons as well as large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices. It expired in 2004. A bullet clipped Trump’s right ear when gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday (13 July). Source link

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 England secured direct qualification to Euro 2025 following a goalless draw with Sweden in Gothenburg.The Lionesses dominated possession in the first half but their only real chances came from Georgia Stanway and Lucy Bronze.The hosts suddenly sprung into action with Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Filippa Angeldal having great opportunities either side of half-time before Sweden pushed for a goal in the final stages.However, reigning champions England were able to hold out and book their spot at next…

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 emailsWatch live as Joe Biden returns to the campaign trail with a speech to NAACP in Nevada on Tuesday (16 July)The president will address the NAACP national convention, a major gathering of Black voters, in his first political speech after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the oldest and largest US civil rights organization, represents a key constituency for the Democratic Party. While Blacks turned…

Gary Neville has revealed the moment he believes Gareth Southgate decided to quit as England manager.The former England defender said he believes Southgate made his decision before England reached the final of Euro 2024, eventually losing 2-1 to Spain.Speaking to Sky Sports News on Tuesday (16 July), following Southgate’s announcement, Neville said: “I am not surprised. I thought Gareth would call it a day.“I think there were hints through the tournament when he was speaking that he thought it might be the time.” Source link

Donald Trump met with ‘USA!’ chants on arrival at RNCSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump made a surprise appearance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, a bandaged ear the only reminder that, just two days earlier, he was shot by a would-be assassin at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.The former president received a hero’s welcome at the Fiserv Forum, with a deafening roar erupting from the crowd and chants of “USA” breaking out when he arrived. He did…

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 search for an England manager to match or even beat the “extraordinary” achievements of Gareth Southgate is under way, with the Football Association not ruling out handing the job to a foreign coach.Southgate called time on his near eight-year reign on Tuesday morning, saying it had been “the honour of his life” to play for and manage England but felt it was now “time for change and for a new chapter” after Sunday’s Euro 2024 final…