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'Legislature's role is to legislate, not protest'
The Express Tribune
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July 7, 2025
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan emphasised on Monday that the legislature’s primary function is to legislate, not protest, defending his move to file disqualification references against 26 opposition lawmakers. Addressing...
“Eddie told me, ‘Roth is driving me nuts'": When Eddie Van Halen asked to join Kiss — and they turned him down!
MusicRadar
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June 30, 2025
He was one of the greatest guitar players the world has ever seen, but when Eddie Van Halen offered his services to Kiss in the early ’80s he was told: “Thanks, but no thanks!” Speaking to MusicRadar, Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons explains...
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr joins training session in Perth as she continues road to recovery
PerthNow
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July 7, 2025
Fremantle-born Matildas superstar Sam Kerr has stepped out to train with the squad in Perth for the first time during the national side’s four-game stint in Perth. Kerr has not played a competitive game since rupturing her ACL during a Chelsea...
Javier Aguirre on the growth of Concacaf: “I can’t complain”
AS
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July 2, 2025
Every two years, Concacaf nations go head-to-head at the Gold Cup. This year’s edition has been one of surprises, With Honduras beating Panama and Guatemala stunning Canada. The Hondurans will now take on Mexico in the semi-final on Wednesday, a...
USMNT vs. Guatemala: Gold Cup Semifinal Preview, Predictions and Lineups
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 1, 2025
USMNT 2–2 Costa Rica - 6/29/2025 Canada 1–1 Guatemala - 6/29/2025 USMNT 2–1 Haiti - 6/22/2025 Guadeloupe 2–3 Guatemala - 6/24/2025 Saudi Arabia 0–1 USMNT - 6/19/2025 Guatemala 0–1 Panama - 6/20/2025 USMNT 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago - 6/15/2025...
Ireland's cocaine conundrum: 'There could be stuff landing on beaches every night'
Irish Examiner
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July 7, 2025
Amid all the recognition last week of a job well done — first with the 440kg cocaine haul in Cork and then the sentencing in the MV Matthew case — is the knowledge that an unending tidal wave of cocaine is coming across the Atlantic.“The...
PSL has pros, cons, but garbage? Stop killing bees, butterfliesLetter writers
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Port St. Lucie resident is dissatisfied with the new garbage contract, citing misleading information and unreasonable restrictions on bulk and yard waste. Port St. Lucie garbage contract leaves much to be desired As a property owner and resident...
On paving paradise with gold, or even with crystal
Patheos
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July 7, 2025
Reynolds Mountain, at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana For a long time, I found one of the prophecies of Isaiah quite distressing: Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be...
Cocaine shipment weighing “as much as a rhino” seized in sixth biggest drug bust in UK history
Mixmag
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July 1, 2025
One of the largest drug busts in UK history has unfolded in Essex, with almost £100 million worth of cocaine being seized, roughly the “weight of an adult white rhino” ITV News reports. The 2.4 tonne drug shipment was discovered last week at a...
Your guide to 15 of Metro Vancouver’s most exciting festivals this July
Vancouver Is Awesome
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July 4, 2025
Celebrate community, music, food, and lots of fun all month long across Metro Vancouver. Summer is in full swing, and Metro Vancouver is bursting with vibrant arts, culture, and community festivals this July. From sun-drenched beaches to lively...
Poch: USMNT Gold Cup lessons 'priceless, painful'
ESPN Tri Cities - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
HOUSTON -- United States coach Maurico Pochettino said his team had learned "priceless" lessons despite a "painful" 2-1 loss to rival Mexico during Sunday's Gold Cup final. The U.S. took a 1-0 lead in the 4th minute at a sold-out NRG Stadium...
Mexico outlasts Honduras to set up Gold Cup final showdown against USMNT
The New York Times
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July 3, 2025
Raúl Jiménez set up a mouthwatering Concacaf Gold Cup final, striking the only goal in Mexico’s 1-0 victory over Honduras on Wednesday night to book a showdown with the United States with the trophy on the line on Sunday. Jiménez struck five...
Is Pochettino delivering hope - or panic - to US after Gold Cup loss
BBC
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July 7, 2025
It proved one game too far for Mauricio Pochettino's United States as defeat to Mexico in the Gold Cup final ended their hopes of lifting the trophy in their own country. Pochettino's start to life as head coach has been unconvincing but a...
FIHS Jenkins home; but heads to China soon
Clay Today - Florida
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By Randy Lefko randy@claytodayonline.com JACKSONVILLE - Former Fleming Island High School multisport athlete London Jenkins, a standout flag football and basketball player for the Golden Eagles, has quickly ascended into the national scene of...
Luna's star on the rise
CBS Sports - Florida
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It was not Diego Luna's first time with the U.S. men's national team but the abridged version of the story arc begins with an elbow to the face. In the first half of the USMNT's 3-0 win over Costa Rica last winter, an otherwise unmemorable match...
Roberto Duran Names The Only Fighter Who Was Tougher Than All Of The Four Kings
Seconds Out
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June 30, 2025
Roberto Duran is viewed as one of the greatest boxers of all time. The iconic Panamanian boxer competed an incredible 119 times from 1968 to 2001, becoming a world champion at lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight in the...
Mexico defeats U.S. men's national soccer team in Concacaf Gold Cup final
USA Today - Virginia
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It’s going to be a long year ahead for the U.S. men's national team before the 2026 World Cup. Edson Álvarez scored a late header (77’) confirmed by VAR, and Mexico defeated the United States, 2-1, in the Concacaf Gold Cup final at NRG Stadium in...
Finding The Soundscape Of Your Novel
Daily Independent
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July 6, 2025
1 When I began writing an urban fantasy glam horror novel — which follows Gwendolyn, a beautiful Black Harlem publicist with a hidden mystical past, and Fonsi, a gay Afro-Latine psychic with dire tidings about vengeful ghosts — I knew I had my...
Highlights: Mexico 1-0 Honduras in 2025 Gold Cup
VAVEL
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July 3, 2025
EVENT ENDED Best moments and highlights from Mexico's victory over Honduras in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a match that went down to the second half. Photo: VAVEL Four more minutes are added at Levi's Stadium. Not much is happening on the field,...
Mexico vs Honduras Predicted Starting Lineups for Gold Cup Semifinal
GiveMeSport
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July 2, 2025
Mexico Football will have to overcome Honduras in Santa Clara on Wednesday night if they want to qualify for their fourth consecutive Concacaf Gold Cup final. Mexico defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the quarterfinals on Saturday, thanks to a...