MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A series of “sham” deals to disguise payments made to Manchester City by the club's Emirati owner, according to investigators, reveal a ploy to circumvent European soccer's financial fair-play rules that is both sophisticated and, at its core, as simple as it gets. An a...
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By Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune R epublican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton last week privately disparaged President Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Dallas and said it hurt him politically, according to an audio recording published by The New York Times. At a recent fundrais...
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By Joshua Fechter | The Texas Tribune T hese days, property taxes are just about the only thing Jane Lindsley is saving money on. For the 72-year-old, the cost of everything — from gas and groceries to homeowners insurance and healthcare — have gone up. So it was a welcome surpri...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Roman Anthony was not in the Boston Red Sox lineup for Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, a day after leaving the opener because of hand pain. Batting leadoff as a designated hitter in his playoff debut Tuesday, An...
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Cristiano Ronaldo walked out on Portugal’s training camp on Wednesday, hours after coach Jorge Jesus said the star forward would not start the game against Denmark in the Nations League on Thursday. Ronaldo said that “in time” he would “tell the Portuguese people the truth about ...
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BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Gianni Infantino formally lost support from his home nation Switzerland on Wednesday for the FIFA presidential election next year over concerns for the integrity of the world soccer body. European soccer body UEFA has led calls to remove its long-time for...
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Local Valley author G. B Cast signs his book and talks to a patron during the first McAllen ArtWalk on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, at J’aime Les Livres in McAllen. (Courtesy photo) T he nonprofit Liberate Ediciones is spearheading the return of the McAllen ArtWalk in the historic De P...
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LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua exchanged mostly friendly banter as they finally took the stage together Wednesday to promote a heavyweight fight that boxing fans have waited a decade for. “Ten years in the making,” Joshua said at a press conference for their Dec. 11 ...
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The man shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Austin earlier this month is set to appear in a federal courtroom Wednesday afternoon.
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WATFORD, England (AP) — Ten days after dislocating his left elbow, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was back on the practice field wearing a brace and a smile. Could he actually start against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? Maybe. Wa...
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DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche agreed to terms with Jared Bednar on a four-year extension Wednesday that keeps the winningest coach in team history on board through the 2030-31 season. Bednar, who has coached the Avalanche to a 445–262–75 record during his tenure, led the t...
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Derrick Henry is preparing to face the Tennessee Titans for the first time as an opponent. He says his old team did not do much to try to keep him when he left in free agency for Baltimore. “They shipped me out,” he said Wednesday, before walking that bac...
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GENEVA (AP) — Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the scandal-plagued Manchester City soccer club, sat with Donald Trump in Davos this year, signing on to the U.S. president’s Board of Peace on behalf of the United Arab Emirates government. He was with French President Emmanuel Macr...
