SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. star Christian Pulisic will miss Friday’s World Cup match against Australia because of a calf injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Ricardo Pepi.United States coach Mauricio Pochettino made the announcement during an interview with Fox about 90 minutes before the kickoff at Lumen Field in Seattle. On Thursday, Pochettino said Pulisic is in a “much better” spot than he was last Friday, and that he would be available for the Americans’ next game against Turkey if he could not play against Australia.“Today, he was training in the morning in the camp and I’ve…

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European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing increasingly desperate, and Europe should be prepared for potential incidents on its own territory as a result. “Provocations are also increasing against the Baltics and the eastern flank,” he said at the European Defence and…

Buried in a feature from Vic Tafur of The Athletic regarding 49ers CEO Al Guido is a comment that could eliminate the lingering electrical substation issue once and for all.Here’s the key sentence: “Additionally, they are exploring a possible nearby relocation as they are running out of space at and…

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Xenophobic protest groups have demanded that undocumented foreigners leave the country by June 30.Published On 22 Jun 202622 Jun 2026South Africa is preparing to tighten security across the country ahead of the June 30 deadline set by anti-migrant protest groups for undocumented foreigners to leave.The country’s police minister said on…

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Many employees at companies that just went public or will very soon, such as SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, are sitting on valuable appreciated company stock or equity compensation (e.g. stock options, RSUs). For some, the liquidity from the initial public offering (IPO) will bring life-altering amounts of wealth.I’ve seen many…

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