Spain and England will bring to a close a month of festival football at the Euros, where current and former icons have fallen while new stars have risen. The European Championships were first staged in 1960, when the former Soviet Union defeated the then Yugoslavia 2-1 in Paris after extra time. The last final resulted in England defeated on home soil, which is a perfect place to start our look back at some of the previous Euro showpiece matches. Italy 1-1 England (Italy won 3-2 on penalties) – Euro 2020 England’s Marcus Rashford misses a penalty during a penalty shootout…
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White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons That Barack Obama is “secretly running things behind the scenes” of the Biden administration is a strong belief among some conservatives. Of course, in our day and age when the entire national media and the president’s closest aides kept his condition under wraps, it would be near impossible to prove if it were true. But regardless, Obama still holds an outsized influence and fondness in the Democrat Party, so what he thinks and says matters. And reportedly, what he’s saying about Joe Biden is not good. Obama Abandons Biden? Democrats have been talking…
8BitDo’s shiny silver- and gold-finished 11th anniversary SN30 Pro gamepads feature housings and controls made of so much metal that they weigh in at 381 grams — almost an entire pound.As spotted by Polygon, the company went nearly all in on the metal facelift for its SN30 Pro gamepad, with the D-pad, action buttons, shoulder triggers, and even joysticks all made of a metal “zinc-alloy material.” The D-pad, ABXY buttons, joysticks, and triggers are all metal on 8BitDo’s shiny new controllers. Image: 8BitDoThis controller won’t just feel satisfyingly hefty in hand for its size (the beefy Xbox Duke controller weighed…
Back to school is a fun time with its new routines, crisp new school supplies, learning new subjects, and trying new activities. It’s hard to believe when we’re in the thick of summer that the beginning of a new year is just around the corner. Carefree days and late nights are a part of the appeal of summer. But soon enough, it will be over and a new school year will be starting back up again. It can be very hard to go from freedom and flexibility to a schedule overnight. You don’t want to say, “Go to bed early…
AT&T is reporting it was the victim of what is likely one of the largest data breaches of the year, as hackers obtained phone call and text message records of “nearly all of AT&T’s cellular customers,” the company said Friday. The hack occurred in April on a third-party cloud platform, AT&T said, and impacted people who were customers from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 as well as on January 2, 2023. The data shows other phone numbers that AT&T customers interacted with, but not the content of the calls and messages, nor time stamps. “We hold ourselves to…
Just nowBy Zoya Mateen & Meryl Sebastian, BBC News in Delhi and Kochi ReutersAnant Ambani is marrying his long-time girlfriend Radhika MerchantThe wedding procession of the son of Asia’s richest man has begun in the Indian city of Mumbai.Anant Ambani, son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, is set to tie the knot with Radhika Merchant, daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant.On Friday, the groom set off from his residence in a luxurious red car covered in strings of white flowers, as joyful guests danced around it. The four-day wedding extravaganza is the final stop in a string of lavish…
Jun 1, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, middle, argues with umpire Malachi Moore after center fielder Jacob Young (not pictured) was called out on strikes during the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Going up against a rookie right-hander is probably one of the last things the Milwaukee Brewers want to do when they open a three-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night. Milwaukee was no-hit through seven innings by Paul Skenes in a 1-0 home loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Skenes,…
President Joe Biden’s ability to run for reelection faced crucial tests Thursday as he prepared for questions at a highly anticipated press conference and his team met privately with skeptical senators on Capitol Hill. More House Democrats called for him to exit the race, and he made a notable flub ahead of the press conference. Biden is seeking to show during his whirlwind day with world leaders at NATO, and the evening press conference that he is up for another four years. Voters are watching, and elected officials are deciding whether to press for another choice. But in announcing a compact that would bring together…
As the war enters its 868th day, these are the main developments.Here is where the war stands on Friday, July 12, 2024: Fighting The Ukrainian Air Force said it downed five cruise missiles and 11 drones of 19 launched by Russia on Friday. It said Russia’s main target was the town of Starokostiantyniv, a crucial Ukrainian air base. Russian forces targetted east and northeast Ukraine on Thursday, killing five people, including a child, days after the United Nations warned attacks against civilians had become systemic, officials said. A Ukrainian drone strike outside a multi-storey apartment block in southern Russia’s Belgorod…
Sabrina Carpenter has taken her turn in the Hot Ones hot seat, even bringing along a couple of milkshakes to help her and host Sean Evans through it. Though the drinks definitely helped, the challenge was still no walk in the park.The pop singer took on Hot Ones’ hot sauce gauntlet with cheerful determination from the start, happily chowing down on the first few wings as though simply enjoying a lunch. Unfortunately for Carpenter’s poor suffering tongue, the challenge got notably more challenging by the time they were midway through, eventually reaching a point where she was asking if anyone…
It appears Delta Air Lines is not, in fact, immune from a problem that’s plagued most of the U.S. air travel industry over the past year: high costs and stiff competition.The Atlanta-based carrier made over $1.3 billion between April and June, the company said Thursday. To be clear, that’s quite possibly the best any airline will do — although we’ll have to see how United Airlines does next week.But Delta’s profitability fell below Wall Street expectations and its own performance in the second quarter last year.Want more aviation news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter.It’s the latest example…
Jun 8, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; United States head coach Gregg Berhalter (R) stands with his staff during the national anthem prior to their friendly against Colombia at Commanders Field. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The U.S. Soccer Federation’s interest in hiring Jurgen Klopp to coach the men’s national team is not shared by the former Liverpool manager, according to multiple media reports. ESPN and The Athletic each cited sources on Thursday saying that Klopp, 57, is steadfast in his desire to take a break from managing after nearly nine years with Liverpool. Before he departed in May, Klopp…