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☆ US Women’s National Team ‘just getting started’ after fifth straight SheBelieves Cup victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Interim head coach Twila Kilgore said that the US Women’s National Team will only keep improving after winning a fifth straight SheBelieves Cup in a dramatic penalty shootout against Canada. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher made three saves and scored a penalty in the shootout after Tuesday’s game in Columbus, Ohio, ended 2-2. We have a growth mindset, we’re getting better, and like I said at Gold Cup, this team is just getting started.”The victory marked the US’ seventh SheBelieves Cup title and fifth in a row after previous wins against Spain, Brazil, Iceland and Japan. The victory will give the team confidence ahead of the Olympics later this year with a fifth gold medal – and first since 2012 – on the line. “I will be there to support her and the team as we move forward and that’s an exciting thing.”

Persons: Twila Kilgore, Alyssa Naeher, Adriana Leon, Sophia Smith, Smith, Trinity Rodman, Crystal Dunn, Leon, Kadeisha Buchanan, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Naeher, Evelyne, Emily Fox, Jason Mowry, ” Kilgore, Emma Hayes, “ I’m, we’re, Jay LaPrete, Hayes, “, ”, Kilgore Organizations: CNN, Interim, US, National Team, Canada, Getty, Chelsea, Gold, Spain, Brazil, Japan, South Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Brazil, Iceland, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, Paris

☆ USWNT wins inaugural W Gold Cup after beating Brazil in final
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Ben Church | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The United States women’s soccer team won the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup on Sunday following a 1-0 victory over Brazil at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. “This is a group that’s moving forward together, that still wants more time together. “This is a group that’s just getting started.”All the US players celebrated on the field at the final whistle, as the 31,528 spectators in attendance cheered on. This, though, was the first time it had won the newly configured W Gold Cup tournament. In its next game, the US is set to play Japan in the SheBelieves Cup at Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, on April 6.

Persons: Lindsey Horan, ”, Twila Kilgore, Sean M, Jaedyn Shaw, “, that’s, ” Shaw Organizations: CNN, United, soccer, Concacaf, Snapdragon, ESPN, Tri, CBS Sports, Japan, Mercedes Benz Locations: United States, Brazil, San Diego , California, Canada, San Diego, Mexico, Atlanta

☆ ‘June’ Review: The Enduring Appeal of June Carter Cash
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Glenn Kenny | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The singer June Carter Cash was born in 1929 into the Carter Family, an influential early country music group, and toured with Elvis Presley in the 1950s. She married Johnny Cash in 1968 and became part of his touring show. Archival footage of its making anchors the new documentary “June,” directed by Kristen Vaurio. The phrase that gave that album its title, “Press On,” is a neat encapsulation of June’s life philosophy. Her love story with Cash, and her perseverance as he battled addictions, is one of the most renowned in the annals of 20th-century celebrity.

Persons: Carter Cash, Carter, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Merle Kilgore, ”, Kristen Vaurio, Cash Organizations: “ Locations: ”

☆ Emma Hayes named coach of US women’s national team, signs record contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Wayne Sterling | David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Chelsea FC women’s manager Emma Hayes has been named head coach of the US Women’s National Team, the US Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday. She was named 2021’s Best FIFA Women’s Coach and is a finalist for the 2023 award. US Soccer, which reached an equal pay deal with female players in May 2022, said, without offering specifics, that Hayes’ contract makes her the highest paid women’s soccer coach in the world. “We felt strongly that Emma was the best person and coach to take the US Women’s National Team forward,” US Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker said. “I remember being a young coach working my way up through the system in the US and watching all those young girls aspire to play on the US Women’s National Team.

Persons: Emma Hayes, Hayes, ”, Andonovski, “, Emma, Matt Crocker, ” Hayes, Twila Kilgore, I’ve Organizations: CNN — Chelsea FC women’s, US, National Team, US Soccer Federation, Blues, FIFA, Soccer, CNN, US Soccer, US Soccer Sporting, Chelsea, Interim, Hayes ’, Women’s Super League, Chelsea –, FA Women’s, USA, Iona College, Professional Soccer, National, Summer Games Locations: Sweden, Paris

☆ Hayes hired in record deal to turn around U.S. women's soccer team
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The 47-year-old from London is one of the game's most successful professional coaches, guiding Chelsea to 13 major trophies in her 11 seasons with the Women's Super League club. Hayes' deal with the U.S., which will reportedly run through at least 2027, will make her the highest paid women's soccer coach in the world, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday. "This is a huge honour to be given the opportunity to coach the most incredible team in world football history," Hayes said in the statement announcing her appointment. Chelsea announced on Nov. 4 that Hayes would leave her job at the end of the Women's Super League season in May to pursue a new opportunity "outside the WSL and club football." Hayes replaces Vlatko Andonovski, who stepped down days after the Americans' shock defeat by Sweden in the last 16 of the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Persons: Emma Hayes, John Sibley, Hayes, Chelsea, I’ve, Twila Kilgore, Vlatko Andonovski, Emma, Cindy Parlow Cone, Laurence Stewart, Paul Winstanley, Andonovski, Megan Rapinoe, Lori Ewing, Rory Carroll, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer, League, Reading, Chelsea, Madejski, U.S, United, national soccer team, Women's Super League, USA, Super League, PARIS OLYMPICS, Paris Olympics, Paris Games, U.S . Soccer, . Soccer, FA, Thomson Locations: Reading, Britain, United States, London, Sweden, U.S, Chelsea, Los Angeles, New York

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber's incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The full House of Delegates will vote to officially confirm him on the first day of the 2024 legislative session. “Virginia voters sent a resounding message on Tuesday that they wanted a Commonwealth that moved forward and that is exactly what I intend to do as your next Speaker,” Scott said in a statement. House Republicans were expected to vote Sunday.

Persons: Del, Don Scott, Scott, Virginia, ” Scott, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Richmond —, “, We’re, ”, Youngkin's, Breit, designee, Eileen, Todd Gilbert, Charniele Herring, Alexandria, Kathy Tran, Tran, Terry Kilgore, Gilbert Organizations: —, Democratic, House Democratic Caucus, GOP, U.S . Navy, Portsmouth, Virginia Democrats, Navy, Republicans, Youngkin, Virginia voters, Virginia, Republican, ”, Democrats, American, Pacific, Senate Democratic Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Commonwealth, Tuesday's, Virginia, Texas, Fairfax County

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw with Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night. The game, played in chilly temperatures in the mid-30s, was the first of two matches against Colombia. 22 in the world, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Women's World Cup this past summer for the first time. Colombia, which has also qualified for the Olympics, had not played since the World Cup. Catalina Usme, who scored two goals during the World Cup, was unavailable because of an injury.

Persons: — Alex Morgan, Morgan's, “, Emily Sonnett, Cafeteras, Twila Kilgore, Becky Sauerbrunn, “ It's, it's, I'm, ” Sauerbrunn, we've, ” Sophia Smith, Smith, Natalia Girlaldo, Jaedyn Shaw, Linda Caicedo, Catalina Usme, Angela Marsiglia, Nelson Abadía, ___ Organizations: Colombia, England, Paris Olympics, U.S, Soccer, Olympics, Real Mardrid Locations: SANDY, Utah, United States, Colombia, San Diego, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Frisco , Texas, China

And 30% say Biden did nothing wrong, according to the poll. House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden, seeking to tie the president to the foreign business dealings of his 53-year-old son. Republicans have been investigating Hunter Biden for years, since his father was vice president. About an additional third in each party say they think Biden at least did something unethical. The same 2019 AP-NORC poll found that 69% of Americans said it was inappropriate for Hunter Biden to serve on the board of a Ukrainian energy company while Joe Biden was vice president.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, unethically, Biden, Hank Gardiner, ”, Gardiner, reelect, Donald Trump, ” Biden, swirled, Trump, “ We’ve, David Parrott, he’s, Parrott, Terry Kilgore, Kilgore, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “, Shae Rouzan, Rouzan, Oakley Graham, Graham, ’ Organizations: WASHINGTON, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, House Republicans, Republicans, Biden family’s, GOP, Justice Department, U.S . Capitol, Republican, Trump, Democratic, Senate, Ukraine, Biden Locations: U.S, Idaho, Pocatello, Congress, Tennessee, Westlake , Ohio, Ukrainian, Carson , California, Michigan, Greenwood , Missouri

☆ Julie Ertz to play in final US women’s national team match against South Africa
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

ET Thursday will see the two-time Women’s World Cup winner and two-time Olympian earn her 123rd and final cap for the US. She announced her retirement last month, adding that she made the decision “with immense emotion and processing.”Ertz controls the ball against Sweden in what would be her final Women's World Cup match. Jenna Watson/USA TODAY Sports/ReutersErtz, 31, was an integral member of the US teams which won the Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019. She represented the US women’s team on 122 occasions, losing just five matches and scoring 20 goals during her 10-year international career. Ertz, pictured as the US celebrates its victory over the Netherlands at the 2019 Women's World Cup final, was an integral member of the US teams which won women's soccer's showpiece event in 2015 and 2019.

Persons: Julie Ertz, Jenna Watson, Reuters Ertz, Richard Heathcote, Ertz, “ There’s, Momma can’t, Momma, ” Ertz, Madden, Twila Kilgore, Ertz’s Organizations: CNN, US, National, TQL, Sweden, USA, Reuters, Getty, Chicago Red Stars, US Soccer, National Women’s Soccer League, Angel City, Interim, “ Locations: South Africa, Cincinnati, Netherlands, Angel, Australia, New Zealand, Interim US

☆ US women's team ready to turn the page on disappointing World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Sweden v United States - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 6, 2023 Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. and team mates look dejected as the United States are knocked out of the World Cup REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. women's soccer team will take time to address their worst-ever performance at a Women's World Cup before shifting focus to next year's Paris Olympics, interim head coach Twila Kilgore said on Tuesday. When the team gathers for a camp ahead of Sept. 21 and Sept. 24 friendlies against South Africa, Kilgore said they will spend time addressing players' disappointment and emotions from their Round of 16 exit to Sweden at the World Cup last month. "It's something that we've talked a lot about within the programme, player to player, coach to player, amongst the staff," Kilgore told reporters on a conference call after the training camp roster for the two friendlies was announced. Vlatko Andonovski stepped down as coach of the national team 11 days after their early World Cup exit and Kilgore, who had served as his assistant for 1-1/2 years, has stepped in while a search for a permanent coach is conducted. "Both have been part of multiple World Cups and Olympics and have helped drive the game forward.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Twila Kilgore, Kilgore, we've, Andonovski, Julie Ertz's, Frank Pingue, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, World, Olympics, South, Chicago, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Sweden, United States, Melbourne, Australia, South Africa, Kilgore, Cincinnati, Toronto

☆ 8 of the world’s best new theme parks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Peppa Pig Theme Park, FloridaFlorida's Peppa Pig Theme Park opened in 2022. Peppa Pig Theme ParkThe world’s first Peppa Pig Theme Park opened last year in Winter Haven, Florida, and has been delighting children with wholesome fun ever since. Look out for another Peppa Pig Theme Park, opening in Dallas, Texas, next year. Peppa Pig Theme Park. Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park, MalaysiaMalaysia's Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park offers 26 attractions across nine themed areas.

Persons: we’re, Katmandu, Kilgore Goode, Kyle Grillot, Peach’s, Mount Beanpole, Mario, Bowser, Bowser Jr, Tomohiro Ohsumi, Miyazaki’s, There’s, LEGOLAND, gil, Aquaverse, there’s, Chang, Potato’s, Grandad, Wynter, ” Organizations: CNN, Northern, Columbia Pictures, Super Nintendo, California Mario Kart, Universal Studios Hollywood, Bloomberg, Universal Studios Japan, Mushroom Kingdom, Toadstool, Nintendo, Universal City Plaza, Universal, Ghibli, Ghibli Park, South Korea LEGOLAND, LEGOLAND, Thailand Columbia Pictures, Columbia, Lotte, Adventure, South Korea Lotte, Adventure Busan Lotte, Tinker, Potato’s Showtime, Genting, Andromeda Base, Plaza, Genting SkyWorlds Locations: Japan, Thailand, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Nepal, Av, Alemania, California, Bowser’s, Mount, Universal City , CA, Nagoya, Nagakute, Aichi, Korea, South Korea, York, Legoland, LEGOLAND Korea, Chuncheon, Seoul, Gangwon, Asia, Pattaya, Bangkok, Transylvania, Chon, Adventure Busan, Tinker Falls, “ Queen, “, Busan, Florida, Winter Haven , Florida, Dallas , Texas, Wynter Haven , Florida, Malaysia, Resorts, Kuala Lumpur, Rio, Liberty Lane, Central Park, Genting, Genting Highlands, Pahang

☆ Vlatko Andonovski: US women's head coach steps down after team's World Cup elimination
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Vlatko Andonovski has stepped down from his position as head coach of the US Women’s National Team (USWNT), the US Soccer Federation announced Thursday. The federation said in a press release that US Soccer and Andonovski mutually agreed to part ways. “All of us at US Soccer thank Vlatko for his dedication to our Women’s National Team over the past four years,” US Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker said in the press release. “Vlatko worked tirelessly for this team and has been a strong and positive leader for our women’s program. “We want to extend our deepest gratitude to Vlatko for his dedication to the Women’s National Team,” US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone said in the press release.

Persons: Vlatko Andonovski, Vlatko, Matt Crocker, “ Vlatko, “ It’s, ” Andonovski, “, they’ve, Cindy Parlow Cone, ” Crocker, Twila Kilgore, Kilgore Organizations: CNN, US, National, US Soccer Federation, Soccer, Andonovski, US Soccer, Women’s National Team, Women’s National Locations: Sweden, Tokyo, United States

☆ Andonovski steps down as U.S. women's national team coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The former National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) coach took the reins in 2019 after the U.S. collected a second consecutive world title but they have failed to keep that momentum going. "It's been the honour of my life to coach the talented, hard-working players of the USWNT for the past four years," Andonovski, 46, said in a statement. Assistant coach Twila Kilgore will take the interim head coach role while U.S. Soccer searches for a permanent replacement. The team have a pair of friendlies against South Africa set for Sept. 21 and 24. "Vlatko worked tirelessly for this team and has been a strong and positive leader for our women's program," said U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker.

Persons: Vlatko, Hannah Mckay, Andonovski, It's, they've, Twila Kilgore, Matt Crocker, Jill Ellis, Ellis, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, World, United, United States women's, U.S, Soccer, National Women's Soccer League, Tokyo, South, Soccer Sporting, U.S . Soccer, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Sweden, United States, Melbourne, Australia, U.S, South Africa, Sydney, New York

☆ US says two Pinterest directors resign from Nextdoor board of directors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 16 (Reuters) - Two Pinterest (PINS.N) directors have resigned from Nextdoor's (KIND.N) board of directors in response to U.S. Justice Department efforts to stop directors from holding similar board positions at rival companies, the department said on Wednesday. "Two directors who served on the boards of both Nextdoor and Pinterest resigned from the board of Nextdoor effective Aug. 1, without the directors or either company admitting liability," the department said in a statement. Nextdoor said in a filing to the government in late July that Leslie Kilgore and Andrea Wishom had decided to step down from Nextdoor's board. Both Kilgore and Wishom are on the Pinterest board of directors, according to that company's website. Neither Pinterest nor Nextdoor immediately responded to a request for comment.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Pinterest, Nextdoor, Leslie Kilgore, Andrea Wishom, Kilgore, Diane Bartz, Susan Heavey, David Ljunggren, Chizu Organizations: Nextdoor Holdings Inc, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nextdoor's, . Justice Department, Justice, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

has allowed committees to not itemize subvendor payments when those payments are an extension of the original vendor’s work. Experts say it is illegal for campaigns to pay campaign staff members through limited liability companies, or for vendors to serve merely as conduits to hide the ultimate recipient of campaign money. Indeed, while the use of limited liability companies by Mr. Scott’s campaign is striking in its scale, it is not unique among Republican presidential candidates. Former President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 campaign was the subject of litigation over its use of limited liability companies run by campaign staff and family members that were allegedly conduits for hundreds of millions of dollars of spending. His campaign defended the practice, saying the intermediary companies were acting as the primary vendors.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Paul Kilgore —, Kilgore, Donald J Organizations: Republican, Gov Locations: Florida, Athens, Ga

☆ Tubi Is Rewriting the Rules of Black Indie Movies (for Free)
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Nicolas Rapold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the past few years, Tubi has quietly amassed a thriving collection of Black-led independent movies. “Cinnamon” is the first Tubi premiere under the banner Black Noir Cinema, an initiative led by Village Roadshow Pictures. It’s a nifty standard-bearer: a gas station attendant and aspiring singer, Jodi (Hailey Kilgore), and a pickpocket, Eddie (David Iacono), team up for an inside job. The robbery becomes a self-own when someone from a local crime family — led by Pam Grier — gets killed in the process. They lean hard on the gas station owner, Wally (Damon Wayans), and then zero in on Jodi and Eddie.

Persons: Tubi, Jodi, Hailey Kilgore, Eddie, David Iacono, —, Pam Grier —, Damon Wayans, Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr, doesn’t, there’s, huckster, Wally Organizations: Village Roadshow Pictures

☆ Virginia Congressman Donald McEachin dies at 61 after cancer battle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Donald McEachin of Virginia died on Monday after battling colorectal cancer. "We are all devastated at the passing of our boss and friend, Congressman Donald McEachin," McEachin chief of staff Tara Rountree said in a statement on Monday evening. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, who served as the Commonwealth's governor from 2002 to 2006, remembered McEachin fondly on Monday night. "Tonight, I am mourning my friend, colleague, and mentor Congressman Donald McEachin. The congressman is survived by his wife, Colette McEachin, the Commonwealth's attorney for the City of Richmond, and their three adult children.

Prezentatorul Fox News Tucker Carlson a dezvăluit o listă extinsă cu americani morți care au „votat” în ziua alegerilor prezidenţiale din SUA. „Pretextul a fost COVID. Este o urgență de sănătate publică!» Efectul a fost încurajarea fraudei”, a spus Carlson. Echipa lui Trump a susținut că un număr substanțial de buletine de vot au fost exprimate de oameni morți, fiind menţionată Pennsylvania ca exemplu. Recent, echipa de campanie a lui Trump a reușit să determine autoritățile din Georgia să efectueze o renumărare manuală completă a buletinelor de vot.

Persons: Trump, Fox News Tucker Carlson, Tucker Carlson, Evan Kilgore Organizations: Fox News, Sputnik Locations: BUCUREŞTI, SUA, licitat s

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