To comply with a FIFA prohibition on branding, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was renamed “New York New Jersey Stadium.” New Jerseyans were not surprised.

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New Yorkers, from bartenders to teenagers to TV celebrities, turned the city orange and blue in an unusual but welcome sign of unity.

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Alexandros Giotopoulos, 82, had been serving 17 life sentences for leading November 17, a leftist group blamed for a wave of bombings and assassinations.

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Alexandros Giotopoulos, 82, had been serving 17 life sentences for leading November 17, a leftist group blamed for a wave of bombings and assassinations.

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Qualifying for the world’s biggest sporting event meant everything for residents of the Caribbean island country.

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John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.

Ha la ricetta del medico, paga la farmacia, segue la terapia prescritta. Eppure si ritrova in caserma, seduto davanti a un carabiniere che gli chiede perché assume quel farmaco, da chi lo compra, se può mostrare i documenti. Negli ultimi due mesi, in diverse regioni italiane, le forze dell’ordine hanno bussato alla porta di centinaia …