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The U.S. men's team is set to take on Paraguay in its World Cup opener

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Friday's game, the first of three group stage matches for the U.S., has been eight years in the making as a generation of players has reached their prime just in time for a World Cup on home soil.

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US and Iran Nearing a Peace Deal Around G7 Meeting Next Week

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US and Iran Nearing a Peace Deal Around G7 Meeting Next Week

The US and Iran are edging closer to signing an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the Group of Seven world leaders are set to meet next week, according to senior officials.

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She waited decades for Scotland to make the World Cup. At 93, she'll be cheering in person

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She waited decades for Scotland to make the World Cup. At 93, she'll be cheering in person

Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.

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Graham Platner Signals a Problem for Democrats, and the Rest of Us

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Graham Platner Signals a Problem for Democrats, and the Rest of Us

Platner is too typical of a wave of radical and unprepared Democrats who seem poised to take power.

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Gary Lineker: The World Cup, Trump and FIFA

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Gary Lineker: The World Cup, Trump and FIFA

For decades, Gary Lineker anchored live sporting events for the BBC. Now he’s a podcaster. In this conversation, he talks about his new Netflix show and his hopes for an England World Cup win. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games

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Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games

FIFA has introduced several changes to the laws of soccer for the World Cup. These include efforts to eliminate time-wasting and to ensure potentially game-changing officiating mistakes are corrected.

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US sanctions Cuba’s state-owned oil, gas company

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US sanctions Cuba’s state-owned oil, gas company

The State Department on Thursday announced that it will sanction Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET) amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and the island country. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the latest sanctions are pursuant of President Trump’s May 1 executive order expanding sanctions on government officials, agents “or material…

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