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☆ Starmer is selling Britain on gloom, and patience is wearing thin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Protesters demonstrate outside the Labour Party conference venue in Liverpool against the withdrawal of the winter fuel allowance, on September 23, 2024. “It has felt a bit blunt,” a Labour Member of Parliament admitted after Starmer’s speech Tuesday, summing up the sentiment across much of conference. Unfortunately, the realities of governing are beginning to bite the Labour Party – and it is likely he will need to show some returns far sooner. Starmer’s speech was was light on fresh content but a heckler was calmly removed and the key messages were confidently delivered. But a premiership can only survive on doom and gloom for so long, and patience is already wearing thin among much of the wider party.

Persons: Keir Starmer, –, Ian Forsyth, Starmer, Taylor, “, Rachael Maskell, Sir Keir Starmer, Peter Byrne, Maskell, ”, Boris Johnson’s, ” –, Patience, Opinium, Sunak, ” James Crouch ,, Reeves, Rachel Reeves, heckler Organizations: Liverpool, England CNN —, Labour, Protesters, Labour Party, Labour Party –, Conservative, Public, Arsenal soccer, Wembley, CNN, ”, London, Tory, National Health Service, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, United Nations General Assembly Locations: England, Liverpool, Starmer’s, Opinium, Britain, New York, July’s

PARIS — The second boxer at the center of a global debate over gender eligibility and fairness at the Paris Olympics won her semifinal match Wednesday, ascending to the featherweight gold medal bout. Lin and another female Olympic boxer, Imane Khelif of Algeria, continue to face intense scrutiny and false accusations about their gender and eligibility to compete with women. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee later confirmed that Staneva was boasting about having XX chromosomes in an attempt to mock Lin. "The opponent is a respectable one.”Algeria's Imane Khelif reacts after defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in a women's 66-kilogram semifinal boxing match at the Olympics on Tuesday. Some who initially criticized Khelif and Lin apologized as more information about them and the IBA’s legitimacy came to light.

Persons: Lin Yu, Esra Yildiz, Lin, Imane, Kahraman, Svetlana Staneva, Staneva, Turkey's, Peter Byrne, ” Lin, couldn't, Khelif, Thailand's Janjaem, Ariana Cubillos, Thailand’s Janjaem, Umar Kremlev —, Vladimir Putin —, Thomas Bach, ” Bach, Aijaz, ”, Mark Adams, “, Lin’s, Khelif’s, Kremlev, Imane Khelif, Vadim Ghirda, Elon Musk, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Logan Paul, ” Riley Gaines, Nikki Hiltz, “, ” Hiltz, it’s, ” Khelif, Yang Liu of, Julia Szeremeta, Garros, David K, Li, Matt Lavietes, Jiachuan Wu Organizations: PARIS, Paris Olympics, Bulgarian Olympic, Representatives, Turkish Olympic, Press, AP, Tokyo, Boxing Association, Olympic Committee, IOC, IBA, SNTV, USA, Olympics, X, Boston Globe, Roland Locations: Taipei, Turkey, Algeria, Paris, Russian, New Delhi, Russia, Hangzhou, China, Istanbul, “, Yang Liu of China, Taiwan, New York

☆ Forget Beatlemania. Taylor Swift fever is sweeping Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On Thursday, it expects to welcome Taylor Swift fans heading to Anfield for the first of the superstar’s three “Eras Tour” concerts in Liverpool. Banners outside St George's Hall in Liverpool saying "Liverpool loves Taylor," seen in May 2024. Taylor Swift performs at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on June 7, 2024, in Edinburgh, UK. A fan poses at an art installation representing Taylor Swift's "Lover" album era, in Liverpool in June 2024. People walk past an art installation representing Taylor Swift's album "The Tortured Poets Department" in Liverpool in June 2024.

Persons: Sandon, Taylor Swift, Ceri Smith, It’s, ”, Swift, Smith, Liverpool, Taylor, Phil Noble, Harry Doyle, Gareth Cattermole, Natalia Lechmanova, “, ” Taylor, deconstruct Taylor, Taylor Swift's, Peter Byrne, ’, Doyle, “ She’s, Frankie Goes, Kevin McManus, they’ve, ” McManus Organizations: London CNN, Anfield, Liverpool Football Club, CNN, Reuters, Amion Consulting, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool …, Liverpool ONE, Mastercard, Institute, Fans, Scottish Gas Murrayfield, “, Wembley, Liverpool, University of Liverpool, Cavern, National Museums Liverpool, Beatles, UNESCO, Music, Department Locations: Anfield, Liverpool, Sandon, George's, United Kingdom, English, United States, Edinburgh, London, Taylor

☆ Missed the dazzling northern lights show? You might get another chance Saturday night
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images The northern lights shine in the night sky above the Molenviergang in Aarlanderveen, the Netherlands, early May 11. Alexey Malgavko/Reuters The northern lights are seen in a rural area west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday, May 10. Courtesy Luke Culver People photograph the northern lights from Whitley Bay, England, on May 10. Courtesy Jan Reed The northern lights glow in the night sky in Brandenburg, Germany, on May 10. Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis.

Persons: Chad Myers, it’ll, Alastair Johnstone, Andrew Chin, Sanka Vidanagama, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Josh Walet, Robert Nemeti, Jean, Christophe Bott, Max Slovencik, Alexey Malgavko, Luke Culver, Ian Forsyth, Robert F, Geoff Robins, Rich, Jan Reed, Patrick Pleul, Jenny Kane, Adam Vaughan, Jacob Anderson, Peter Byrne, Biden, it’s, Dr, Hakeem Oluseyi, Bill Nye, Guy, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Prediction, Midwest, Getty, San Francisco Chronicle, Keystone, AFP, Luke Culver People, Rockies, National Weather Service Locations: Alabama, Ohio, Pacific Northwest, North America, Gulf, ”, Sheffield, England, Manning, British Columbia, Christchurch , New Zealand, AFP, Berryessa , California, Aarlanderveen, Netherlands, Debrad, Slovakia, Anadolu, Le, Dessous, Switzerland, Vienna, Siberian, Tara, Russia's Omsk, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Whitley Bay, Brunswick , Maine, London , Ontario, Ontario, Tennessee, Washington, Memphis , Tennessee, Rich Hill , Missouri, Brandenburg, Germany, Estacada , Oregon, Cumming , Georgia, Crosby , England, Edinburgh, Scotland, Crosby Beach, Liverpool, Texas, Coast, Sweden, South Africa, United States

☆ Jurgen Klopp’s ‘Last Dance’ falls flat as Liverpool stunned by local rival Everton to drop out of Premier League title race
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —For much of this season, Liverpool fans had spoken about sending Jürgen Klopp into the sunset with a historic quadruple of trophies. On Wednesday, Liverpool was stunned 2-0 by struggling local rival Everton in the final Merseyside derby of Klopp’s reign, all but ending the team’s hopes of winning a second Premier League title during the German’s tenure. The defeat leaves Liverpool in second place, three points behind Arsenal and one ahead of Manchester City, though Pep Guardiola’s side now has two games in hand. Klopp will now likely end his final season in charge with just the League Cup. In the second half, the emotions, we’re in a rush, not really clear enough and then we concede the second goal with a routine they’ve done all season.

Persons: Jürgen Klopp, Jarrad, Dominic Calvert, Lewin, “, ”, Pep, ” Klopp, Peter Byrne, ‘, Darwin Núñez’s, Mo Salah, “ It’s, Jordan, Pickford, Klopp, Carl Recine, Arne Slot Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, League, Everton, Merseyside, Premier League, Park, Goodison, Arsenal, Sky Sports, Europa League, Atalanta, Manchester United, Goodison Park, Reuters, Feyernoord Locations: Manchester City, Liverpool

☆ Truth Social: Donald Trump is on the verge of another $1 billion windfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

As long as Trump Media & Technology Group’s share price doesn’t spectacularly implode before Tuesday’s closing bell, Trump is on track to receive another 36 million shares as the owner of Truth Social. Even though Trump Media is losing money and Truth Social is very tiny, those new shares Trump is in line to receive would be valued at about $1.3 billion at current prices. Of course, Trump Media’s share price is subject to extreme volatility, meaning the value of this stake can swing wildly. ‘Grossly overvalued’Even though Trump Media’s share price has retreated since spiking to $66 last month, experts warn it remains overvalued based on fundamental metrics. Ritter, who has been studying IPOs for four decades, expects Trump Media’s share price to eventually plunge to just $1 or $2 per share.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Michael Ohlrogge, ‘, Matthew Kennedy, Kennedy, Jay Ritter, University of Florida . Ritter, Peter Byrne, Cooley Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump Media & Technology, Truth, Trump Media, Trump, SEC, NYU School of Law, Renaissance, Facebook, Meta, University of Florida, NYU Locations: New York

☆ Mo Salah sets Liverpool goalscoring record in team’s stunning 11-2 aggregate victory over Sparta Prague
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —As bad days at the office go, it’s unlikely Sparta Prague will have endured many worse than on Thursday. Things did get slightly better for Sparta – albeit very briefly – as Veljko Birmančević reduced the aggregate deficit to seven goals when he scored just before half-time to make it 4-1 on the night. “We were really, really after them, at them – however you want to call it – and scored wonderful goals. “A long time in my life, I obviously worked for a smaller club – not that Sparta are a small club – but I worked in Germany for a smaller club with Mainz. You can win games, but you need a little bit of help from the opponent – we didn’t give any help [tonight].

Persons: Darwin Nuñez, Bobby Clark, Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo, Birmančević, Liverpool wasn’t, Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, “, ” Klopp, –, ”, Klopp, Salah, ” “ I’ve, Peter Byrne, Brian Priske Organizations: CNN, Europa, Anfield, Liverpool, Sparta, Sparta ”, Press Association Locations: it’s, Sparta Prague, Sparta, Germany, Mainz

☆ Dwight Yorke: Manchester United legend says it will be ‘two to three years’ until the club is back at the top
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Zayn Nabbi | Darren Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke has welcomed British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s investment into the club, saying that the new co-owner can restore the European powerhouse to its glory years. Yorke concedes, however, that for the time being the Red Devils will not be able to compete for the English Premier League title. Yorke would go on to win a further two Premier Leagues with the Red Devils before leaving the club in the summer of 2002. “We really should be in the [Premier League] top four relatively comfortably, and it hasn’t been that easy a ride for us. “I think Alan Shearer is still the current [record] holder in the Premier League and was a real goal machine.

Persons: Dwight Yorke, Jim Ratcliffe’s, Yorke, Darren Lewis, Ratcliffe, “, ” Yorke, Sir, Jim, Alex Ferguson’s, Jim Ratcliffe, Peter Byrne, Erik ten Hag, ”, It’s, he’s, ” United, Erling Haaland, He’s, Clive Rose, Alan Shearer, Harry Kane –, Wayne Rooney, Andy Cole, City’s, Kevin De Bruyne Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Red Devils, English Premier League, CNN Senior, United, FA, League –, Leagues, Premier League, Manchester City, Etihad, Tottenham, Citizens, ”, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, City, Liverpool, Luton Town, Bournemouth, Getty, League, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Bayern Munich – Locations: Old Trafford, “, atoning, England, Germany

☆ Liverpool: These three teenagers have inspired the club this week. The trio’s fathers were all professional soccer stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With the English Premier League club vying to win an historic quadruple this season, and with injuries ravaging the senior squad, manager Jurgen Klopp has turned to the club’s famed academy for help. And while Danns and Koumas got on the scoresheet, 19-year-old Bobby Clark produced an assist for the latter. Jon Super/APHis father, former Premier League player Neil Danns, was at Anfield to watch his son score his first two goals for the senior side. Bobby Clark, perhaps the standout star from this latest crop of players, talking with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Inglethorpe recently spoke to Liverpool Jamie Carragher about the demands and expectations set for youngsters coming through the ranks at the Premier League club, and it’s clear that character means just as much as talent.

Persons: Jurgen Klopp, they’ve, –, Lewis Koumas, Jayden Danns –, Koumas, Danns, Liverpool –, ”, Bobby Clark, James McConnell, Kaide Gordon, Trey Nyoni, Nyoni, it’s, Clark, Jayden Danns, Jon Super, Neil Danns, I’m, ” Danns, “, ” Lewis Koumas, Jason Koumas, Liverpool’s, Jayden, Richard Jolly, Peter Byrne, Lee Clark, “ I’d, ” Clark, Justin Setterfield, Alex Inglethorpe, Inglethorpe, Liverpool Jamie Carragher, Klopp, ” Inglethorpe, Carragher Organizations: CNN, English Premier League, hasn’t, Liverpool, Southampton, FA, Premier League, Anfield, Wembley, Chelsea, Tranmere, Athletic, Wales, Wigan, West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle, Fulham, Premier League club, Manchester United, Sparta Prague, Europa League Locations: Anfield, Newcastle, Sudan, Oman, Liverpool, The Telegraph

☆ Manchester United Shareholders May Have Scored After All
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jon Sindreu | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is the only remaining bidder for Manchester United soccer club. PHOTO: PETER BYRNE/ZUMA PRESSManchester United shareholders are acting like despondent soccer fans after video-refereeing technology disallows a goal. Yet they might still win the match. The British soccer club’s publicly traded Class A shares have lost roughly 10% of their value since the weekend, when it was widely reported that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is in talks to buy a 25% stake through his petrochemical company Ineos. The other bidder, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad al-Thani, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, dropped out.

Persons: Jim Ratcliffe, PETER BYRNE, ZUMA, disallows, club’s, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Organizations: Manchester United soccer, ZUMA PRESS Manchester United, Qatar Islamic Bank Locations: Thani, Qatar

☆ Labour Party Conference: Meet Keir Starmer, Britain's likely next Prime Minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

At least that’s how it felt in Liverpool, where the opposition Labour Party held its annual conference this week. In front of a packed hall, Labour leader Keir Starmer gave an upbeat speech painting the ruling Conservatives as the party of national decline and Labour as the party of stability. A protestor throws glitter over Labour party leader, Keir Starmer during the leader's speech at the Labour Party conference on October 10, 2023 in Liverpool, England. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves makes her keynote speech during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on October 9, 2023. The story Labour is telling right now isn’t just the story of Keir Starmer, leader in waiting, but Keir Starmer and his political allies, who are the government in waiting.

Persons: Keir Starmer, “, Ian Forsyth, wilder, Jeremy Corbyn, –, Corbyn’s, Starmer, Corbyn, Boris Johnson’s “, Liz, ”, Queen Elizabeth II, David Lammy, Lammy, he’d, Johnson, Rachel Reeves, Peter Byrne, Jeremy Hunt’s, won’t, Trump, Labour – Organizations: Liverpool CNN, Labour Party, Labour, Conservative, Conservative Party’s, CNN, Conservative Party, Northern, Conservatives ’, Government, University of Leeds, Oxford, Cambridge, Public Prosecutions, Labour Party Conference, Corbyn, Biden, Conservatives Locations: Liverpool, Manchester, England, Corbyn, Israel, Britain, America, Germany, Labour’s

☆ Russia is racing to beat the US, India, and China to the south pole of the moon in its first lunar mission since the 70s
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

If successful, it could be the first to do a soft landing on the south pole of the moon. Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, launched the Luna-25 mission on Friday morning from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Reuters reported. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket is carrying a lander, which Roscosmos will try to land on the south pole of the moon on August 21, Reuters reported. The south pole is a crucial strategic objectiveRussia isn't the only nation vying for the south pole. Russia's ambitious return to the moon was delayed by invading UkraineRussia's Luna-25 mission, the first moon mission in over a decade, aims to put a rover on the south pole of the moon.

Persons: Roscosmos, Lev Zeleny, Luna, Maxim Litvak, Peter Byrne, Ukraine Russia's Luna, space.com Organizations: Service, Russia, Luna, Vostochny, Reuters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, NASA, REUTERS Luna, European Space Agency Locations: Russia, India, China, Wall, Silicon, Amur, Liverpool, Ukraine, Handout, Luna

☆ Royal destinations you need to visit in the UK
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A version of this story appeared in the July 7 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. Research in 2011 by Visit Britain found that around 60% of tourists to the UK are likely to visit places associated with the royal family, according to Ross Bennett-Cook, a visiting lecturer at the School of Architecture and Cities at London’s University of Westminster. While there is no more recent data on royal sites specifically, in 2022 Visit Britain found that history and heritage were the biggest pull factors for tourists. Peter Titmuss/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesCornwall: Dear to local and international tourists alike, Cornwall, on the southwestern tip of the UK pointing out into the Atlantic Ocean, is also a special destination for the royal family. The medieval parish church of St Mary Magdalene is regularly used as a place of worship by members of the royal family and dates back to the 16th-century.

Persons: Ross Bennett, Cook, we’ve, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, William the, Edward III, Prince Harry, Prince Philip, Peter Titmuss, Duke of Cornwall, Prince William, Mary Magdalene, Bauer, Griffin, Queen, King George VI, Queen Victoria . Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Andrew Milligan, Prince Albert, daytrippers, Mary Queen of Scots, It’s, Peter Byrne, King Charles, Prince of Wales, Work, wasn’t, King Edward I, Wales, Edward II, Tim Rooke, King George IV, Albert, There’s, shouldn’t Organizations: CNN’s Royal, CNN, Wimbledon, School of Architecture, London’s University of Westminster, Guard, Getty, Radcliffe, Sandringham, Sandringham House, Queen, Highlands, Scottish, Caernarfon, Royal Palaces Locations: Europe, London, Windsor, St, George’s, Duchy, Cornwall, Lostwithiel, UK, British, England, Scilly, Sandringham, Norfolk, Royal Parkland, Scotland, Cairns, Edinburgh, Holyroodhouse, Scottish, Caernarfon, Wales, Menai, Anglesey, Prince, Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, Brighton, Isle of Wight, Osborne

CNN —A 24-year-old man has been hailed as a hero for chasing a man suspected of launching a knife rampage in Annecy, which left six people injured including four toddlers. Two young children are still in intensive care following Thursday’s knife attack in southeast France, when screams rippled through a playground in the small alpine town during the brutal assault. A 31-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker was detained shortly after in suspicion of carrying out the attack, French media and CNN affiliate BFMTV reported Thursday. People lay flowers near the scene at a lakeside park in Annecy, France, on Friday, after a knife attack left four children and two adults wounded. He is on a nine-month journey across the country to visit the most beautiful cathedrals of France, he told BFMTV.

Persons: BFMTV, Henri, ” “, Frenchman, “, ”, ” Henri, Peter Byrne, Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron, Benoit Lagneux, Olivier Veran, François Astorg, Brigitte, Veran, Macron Organizations: CNN, Getty, Reuters, France, Annecy Locations: Annecy, France, Grenoble, AFP, Geneva, hitchhike

☆ Roberto Firmino: Liverpool great in tears after final match at Anfield
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

But even a draw couldn’t dampen the emotion of the occasion as Firmino was reduced to tears by the crowd’s tribute to him. Liverpool fans waved jerseys and cries of “Si Senor” reverberated around Anfield while Firmino’s teammates formed a guard of honor for him and other departing players, including James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita. Peter Byrne/PA Images/Getty Images“Unfortunately, we didn’t get the win, it wasn’t the result that you want,” Firmino said afterwards, according to Liverpool’s official website. As for every player, it’s the same,” Firmino said, according to the club’s website. Without my teammates, my family, the manager, you cannot do this.

☆ Can the UK afford to host Ukraine’s Eurovision? It can’t afford not to
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

watch nowThe U.K. will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest on May 13. What is the Eurovision Song Contest? The U.K. is hosting the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, as the war remains ongoing in Ukraine, 2022's winners. For one, the competition can be a great advert for the host city — and country — which can endure well after the party is over. Electro-pop duo Tvorchi is representing Ukraine in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

CNN —Brazil superstar Neymar sprained his right ankle in his side’s opening World Cup match – a 2-0 win over Serbia – on Thursday, Brazilian team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed last night in a post-game press conference. Lasmar said that the team had already begun treating Neymar and would have more clarity in 24 to 48 hours. Neymar is playing in his third World Cup. Brazil began this World Cup as the favorite to win its first World Cup since 2002, with a 20% chance of winning the tournament according to Nielsen’s Gracenote, after losing just three times in 50 matches since it was eliminated from the 2018 World Cup by Belgium. Neymar will face a race to be back to full fitness by the time Brazil plays Switzerland in its next Group G match on November 28.

Sea level rise will flood huge swaths of the country and submerge billions of dollars’ worth of land, according to a new report. The analysis indicates that sea level rise could reduce the value of that private land by more than $108 billion by the end of the century. Risk isn’t evenly distributedClimate Central found that, unsurprisingly, the effects of sea level rise aren’t evenly distributed across the U.S. In Galveston County, Texas, more than 4,200 buildings that are currently above sea level will be at least partially underwater. While sea level rise is one of the major impacts of the climate crisis, it’s not the only one.

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