Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Thursday afternoon following a federal judge's order. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered Abrego Garcia's release from ICE custody "immediately," Thursday in a court filing, a significant development in the case concerning the El Salvadoran man mistakenly deported this year before being returned to the United States. read more
Supporters hoping to attend next year's World Cup final face paying thousands of pounds for the cheapest ticket. Fans' group Football Supporters Europe has said it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy, and called for ticket sales to be "halted immediately". The Football Supporters' Association's England Fans' Embassy said it was a "slap in the face" for supporters. Fifa has not yet commented on its pricing decisions. read more
Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado, who has been in hiding for months, has told the BBC that she knows "exactly the risks" she's taking by travelling to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize. read more
President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m. The card will give buyers a "direct path to Citizenship ... " read more
Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2025 is not a single person. Instead, the magazine has recognised the year's most influential figure as "the architects" of artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, Meta head Mark Zuckerberg, X owner Elon Musk and AI "godmother" Fei-Fei Li are among those depicted on one of the magazine's two covers. Experts say it highlights how quickly AI, and the firms behind it, are reshaping society.
Instead, they recently bought him off with a gaudy medallion
I thought it interesting that Lewzer was suggesting that since "Soccer" is really "Football", the NFL needs to come up with a new name for their thing. Imagine if Obama has suggested that?
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