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Hoyer alum Adrian Boafo wins Maryland House primary with help of crypto, pro-Israel money
Maryland state Del. Adrian Boafo won the Democratic primary Tuesday to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer in the 5th District, aided by $11 million from...
Alan Wilson, boosted by Trump’s late co-endorsement, wins South Carolina governor runoff
President Donald Trump just saved his nearly blemish-free endorsement record from another high-profile blunder. Attorney General Alan Wilson won the Republican nomination in the GOP...
Which members of the prospective ’28 field are hitting the pitch
Gov. Josh Shapiro is quickly becoming the prospective 2028 presidential campaign field’s biggest World Cup fan. On Monday, the Pennsylvania governor and potential presidential candidate...
The world came to play. Southeast Asia came to sell.
President Donald Trump’s fingerprints are all over this World Cup — even the stadium gift shops, trade editor Emily Cadei writes in. Granted, few of...
FIFA plays flag football against Iranian protesters
LOS ANGELES — Iran's players arrived back in the United States yesterday to play Belgium. For supporters of Team Melli, a cat-and-mouse game with FIFA...
What Jordan's ambassador wants you to think about while watching Messi
Jordan is among the teams making its first-ever appearance at a World Cup, and for the country’s ambassador to the United States it is a...
Sports is the Gulf's favorite soft power play. The World Cup is a hard test.
ATLANTA — Gulf countries have plowed billions of dollars into domestic soccer, led by a multi-year Saudi spending extravaganza that has brought global superstars and...
Paws. Dish. Draw. Repeat.
Sunday presents another test for both Belgium and Maximus Textoris Pulcher, the rescue cat that Prime Minister Bart De Wever hoped would become the 2026...
'Don't count on me to say bad words'
The French minister for sports, Marina Ferrari, was in New York City to support her national team, which will play its second match tomorrow against...
Iran's fans, pro and con
LOS ANGELES — Moments after Iran and Belgium battled to a scoreless draw at SoFi Stadium, the Belgian players beat a hasty retreat to the...
How Vancouver learned to stop worrying and love mega-events
VANCOUVER — On the opening day of the 2010 Winter Olympics, protesters marched to BC Place, the culmination of a decade-long tug-of-war over whether Vancouver...
Scoop: Bobby Pulido headlined school benefit with registered sex offender
Democratic congressional candidate and musician Bobby Pulido performed onstage alongside a registered sex offender at a Texas middle school benefit concert in 2018, Axios has...