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It has been a tough maiden outing at an Oceania Football Confederation tournament for the island nation, with its Group A hopes already over — though the side, consisting of under-23 players, still has a match against Vanuatu to come on Tuesday. MORE: International soccer rivalries | Soccer hairdos that were mostly don’ts Fiji’s Atonio Tuivuna cashed in with 10 goals at a tournament that provides the possibility of qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympics — something not on offer to their opponents, who are not affiliated to the International Olympic Committee....

That also means Midseason Awards time. TRADE RUMORS: These 12 big men could be on the block There is much to be debated this year, and no one is filling out their ballots just yet, mostly because the league does not send them out until April. But if the ballots had to be filled out at the halfway point, here’s how mine would shape up. MVP Russell Westbrook, Thunder...

The influx of Haitians is possibly linked to a May 2021 decision by the Biden administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitians. Center for Immigration Studies fellow Todd Bensman noted that the Mexican government’s decision to release a hold on migrants in the city of Tapachula likely also contributed to the influx. Many of these migrants are in fact not traveling directly from Haiti at all, as evidence of abandoned Brazilian and Chilean identification documents along the border show....

Tapachula, which sits at the border of Guatemala, has been described by caravan organizer Irineo Mujica as an “open-air prison” because the migrants who enter the country there hoping to move north must stay in the city until their cases are processed. This results in some to individuals waiting from anywhere between three months to a year in a half. “The migrants are sewing their lips together as a sign of protest,” Mujica, who attended the demonstration, told Reuters....

Bloomberg’s remarks were uploaded to the public media site SoundCloud by an anonymous user using the screen name “cancelgoldman.” “I was a Managing Director in I.B.D. Strats at Goldman Sachs for 14 years,” cancelgoldman wrote on the audio post. “The idea that Bloombergh will hold banks accountable or regulate us is utterly ludicrous. Ban Non Disclosures. Drop out of the race. Cancel Goldman.” Bloomberg, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, has spent millions of dollars of his own money on campaign advertising....

The trophy is a bulky clunker of hardware that looks somewhat reminiscent of a low-budget World Series trophy, but that’s not going to stop Brey from trying to wrestle it onto the hood of his car for a joyride, Lefty Driesell-style. MORE: Toddlers give bracket advice | Notre Dame vs. Northeastern preview Brey, who was an assistant at Duke and is well-versed in the Tobacco Road celebrations, mentioned the former Duke center’s victory parade....

Postgame, Marcus Smart was vocal about his concerns with the offense and in particular the lack of ball movement from the franchise stars. “Every team knows we’re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen,” Smart said. “Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody’s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball. They don’t want to pass the ball.” Tatum finished with 20 points and three assists on the night, while Brown tallied 28 points and three assists....

Gates, alongside county recorder Stephen Richer, answered questions on Thursday regarding increased security at the tabulation and election center and said that threats to the center and its employees have been consistent since the 2020 presidential election. “That is now a part of life for me and my colleagues,” Gates said. “And it shouldn’t be. It shouldn’t be for all the election workers and election officials across the county, but that’s now a way of life....

I was then sent to see a pulmonologist. He told me that he feared I might have lung cancer and sent me for a series of tests. Later, he called me at home to tell me that I had stage 4 lung cancer on my left lung. I immediately cried when I heard the news. I had one pity party that lasted maybe 15 minutes, and then I was ready to fight....

This Friday, the organization Missing People posted a flyer announcing Joyce was missing. According to the site, Joyce has been missing since July 31. She lives in the Haringey borough of London and Haringey police confirmed to Metro.co.uk that the popular YouTuber was missing and police were trying to find her. Joyce is a YouTuber most famous for her beauty videos, which have earned her 2.1 million subscribers. Her last video, “How I Care for My Hair” was posted on June 21, over a month before she was last seen....

Ovsyannikova on Monday ran onto the live set of her Russian state-run employer Channel 1 news holding a sign that said: “Stop the war. Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” She was detained and reportedly interrogated for 14 hours before being fined 30,000 roubles (about $280). In an interview with BBC broadcast on Thursday, Ovsyannikova discussed her decision to protest Putin’s internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine. She explained that interrogators believed she was working with someone else to carry out the demonstration, saying that many Russians have spread conspiracy theories about her actions....

Last Monday, she held up a sign urging Russian citizens to not believe the government’s propaganda about the ongoing war with Ukraine. Her protest drew international attention and praise, as the Russian government is cracking down on dissent. During an interview with ABC News, she acknowledged that she worries “for the safety of my children” after she declined asylum from the French government. French President Emanuel Macron offered her asylum, pledging to “launch diplomatic efforts aiming to offer [her] protection,” according to French media outlet France 24....

Assistant general manager Jeff Kingston, who has been with the club since 2009, will take over as interim general manager for the rest of the season. MORE: Where Zduriencik stand in SN’s MLB general manager rankings? “We have reached the point when change of leadership of our baseball operations is needed for the Seattle Mariners to reach our goal of winning championships,” Mariners president and chief operating officer Kevin Mather said in a statement, via KOMO News....

Nearly 25 years later the wound brought about by the bombing still runs deep, and a few news articles took advantage of the Mughniyeh story to revisit the events of 1983. Stars and Stripes offers a few choice quotes from former Marines present at their barracks’ bombing: In addition to Mughniyeh’s responsibility for the barracks bombing, he is also pegged as being behind the kidnapping and murder of Marine Lt....

The veteran striker, who has spent a colorful career hopscotching around a host of European clubs, spent the second half of last season with Italian Serie B side Monza, with whom he came close to achieving play-off promotion to Italy’s Serie A Now, he is poised to play in his fourth different country, as he reportedly looks to reignite his hopes of forcing his way into Robert Mancini’s thinking, as mooted by the president of the Blue Lightnings, a club that won promotion to the Super Lig in May....

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed veteran federal prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to spearhead criminal investigations of Trump, regarding the classified documents found in his Mar-a-Lago home and his activities surrounding the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Greene predicted that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will reinstate a little-known House rule after being voted in as speaker in January, with Republicans then moving to force the investigations to a grinding halt due to lack of funds....

Greene and Boebert have been on opposing sides during Representative Kevin McCarthy’s failed bids to become House speaker. Greene has steadfastly supported the California Republican, while Boebert has voted against him on each of the six ballots cast thus far. Trump, meanwhile, has endorsed McCarthy for the position and has also posted multiple statements on his Truth Social platform that encouraged Republican lawmakers to back McCarthy. Boebert has rejected Trump’s calls, though, and said on the House floor Wednesday that the former leader should encourage McCarthy to drop his bid....

Videos shared to Aguero’s Instagram and Facebook accounts on the day of, and following, the insurrection show crowds of former president Trump’s proponents chanting outside of the federal complex, while Aguero is heard speaking and cheering in the background. Aguero seems to have recorded the former video before rioters breached the Capitol itself, and the latter after it took place. A third video shared four days after the attack to Orbys, a social platform that bills itself as uncensored, appeared to show rioters as they actually entered the Capitol....

In one video that was posted on Twitter by CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski in April that was shared online following Friday’s attack, Greene stated before being elected to Congress in 2020: “[Pelosi’s] a traitor to our country, she’s guilty of treason. She took an oath to protect American citizens and uphold our laws and she gives aid and comfort to our enemies who illegally invade our land—that’s what treason is....

The Republican lawmaker from Georgia appeared on Fox News late on Wednesday to discuss the White House’s calls for Congress to raise the debt ceiling without conditions, saying: “I, for one, will not sign a clean bill raising the debt limit.” A clip showing Greene’s statement was posted on Twitter the same day and has already racked up more than 260,000 views. Many social media users retweeting or replying to the post pointed out that Greene had no authority to sign a bill that raises or suspends the U....