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It's Messi. Repeat, Messi. The Inter Miami star is MLS' first back-to-back MVP winner
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Best player. Best team. Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is the unquestioned force in Major League Soccer right now, on a run like nobody else the league has ever seen.The 38-year-old Argentine star — and captain of the MLS Cup champions — has become the first back-to-back MVP in MLS history, getting announced Tuesday as this year’s winner of the league’s top individual honor.
It’s another first for Messi in what seems like a never-ending list of his career accomplishments and was widely expected, almost assumed after he had a... Read More
Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part of his quest to hold on to a slim Republican majority in next year's elections.Organizers of the petition drive said they turned in more than 300,000 signatures to the secretary of state's office — well more than the roughly 110,000 needed to suspend the new U.S. House districts from taking effect until a public vote can be held next year.
The... Read More
Slovakia's parliament approves plan to dismantle whistleblower protection office
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament approved on Tuesday a government plan to dismantle an independent office that protects those who report corruption and other criminal activities.A total of 78 lawmakers representing the coalition government led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico voted in favor of the move in the 150-seat parliament, despite critical voices at home and abroad.
The critics included the opposition, the Slovak prosecutor-general, the European Union and international and local nongovernmental organizations dealing with corruption.
U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million with ongoing uncertainty over the direction of the American economy.The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 7.67 million vacancies in October, close to September’s 7.66 million.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which was delayed by the extended government shutdown, also showed that the layoffs rose to almost 1.9 million, most since January 2023. And the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in the labor market —... Read More
Wrexham's owners add US-based private equity firm Apollo Sports Capital to boost rising soccer club
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham's celebrity owners have sold a minority stake in their on-the-rise soccer club to Apollo Sports Capital, a U.S.-based private equity firm.The deal, which was announced on Monday with no terms disclosed, includes investment by Apollo in the redevelopment of Wrexham's stadium and the surrounding area in the small Welsh city brought to fame by its namesake soccer club since American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac bought it in 2021 and helped create a popular docuseries about the community.
Wrexham, the oldest club in Wales dating to 1864,... Read More
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- Wrexham's owners add US-based private equity firm Apollo Sports Capital to boost rising soccer club
- Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of The Mavericks, has died at age 60
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- It's Messi. Repeat, Messi. The Inter Miami star is MLS' first back-to-back MVP winner
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- Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
- Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time