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☆ Boar's Head indefinitely closes Virginia plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak, discontinues liverwurst
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Boar’s Head announced Friday it has indefinitely shut down a Virginia deli meat plant and discontinuing the liverwurst that is linked to a deadly multi-state listeria outbreak that also sickened dozens. In what it called a “dark moment” in the company’s history, Boar's Head said in a Friday statement it’s indefinitely closing its plant in Jarratt, Virginia, where the liverwurst product connected to the outbreak was made. We will work to assist each of our employees in the transition process.”This year’s liverwurst outbreak killed nine and hospitalized 57. Boar’s Head recalled its Strassburger Brand Liverwurst on July 25 over concerns it contained the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Some increased measures, according to Boar’s Head, include: Appointing a new chief food safety officer who will report directly to the company’s president; launching a food safety council comprised of independent food safety experts; and creating an enhanced and companywide food safety and QA program, Boar’s Head said.

Persons: Boar’s, Boar's, it’s, “, Liverwurst Organizations: CDC, U.S . Department of Agriculture, CBS, Agriculture Department, USDA, Gallup Locations: Virginia, Jarratt , Virginia

☆ Tyreek Hill wants officer involved in his traffic stop 'gone, gone, gone, gone'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill emphatically said Wednesday the police officer involved in his traffic stop and detainment this week should be terminated. Hill, who was talking to reporters at a team-sanctioned press conference, was asked how he feels about his lawyer saying the officer involved should be dismissed. “Gone, gone, gone, gone. He got to go, man,” Hill said. He also said he could have approached the traffic stop differently.

Persons: Hill, “, ” Hill, Cheetah, Jonnu Smith, Calais Campbell, Campbell, Danny Torres, Torres, Ignacio Alvarez, Alvarez, Daniels, ” Alvarez, bodycams, ” Organizations: Miami Dolphins, NFL, Miami, Dade, Dolphins, McLaren, NBC News Locations: Dade County

☆ Tyrese Gibson ordered jailed over failure to make child support payments
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A judge in Georgia on Monday ordered actor and singer Tyrese Gibson jailed over failure to make child support payments. Gibson, 45, owed $73,525.73 in child support, according to the order. Court documents in the case indicate he is legally appealing having to pay $10,690 per month in child support, which is the same amount Gibson was paying in child support for another child from another relationship, according to court records. "Mr. Gibson has chosen not to abide by the court’s child support order and he was held in willful contempt now for the third time," Gleklen said. "He only paid full child support three times in 20 months.”Less than 10 minutes after the judge ordered Gibson jailed, his attorneys appealed the decision, Gleklen said.

Persons: Tyrese Gibson, Kevin M, Farmer, Gibson, “, ” Gibson, Samantha Gibson, Samantha Lee, Samantha Gibson's, Adam Gleklen, Mr, Gleklen Organizations: Monday, Furious, NBC News, NBC Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton

☆ International manhunt for man accused of pouring hot liquid on baby in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Authorities in Australia say they have issued an arrest warrant for a man who they say poured hot liquid on a 9-month-old infant last month, sparking a national and international manhunt. Police have released images of a man who may be able to assist in the investigation into the serious assault of an infant at a park in Australia on Aug. 27. On the day of the alleged crime, a group of people were approached by a man, unknown to them, who poured hot liquid on the baby boy before he ran away, authorities said. The infant was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police have said. The man was last seen wearing a black hat, glasses, shirt and shorts.

Organizations: Queensland Police Service, Queensland Police, Police, Morningside Child Protection Investigation Unit Locations: Australia, Hanlon, Queensland

☆ California fire destroys baseball stadium featured in 'A League of Their Own'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A California baseball stadium featured in the Hollywood blockbuster “A League of Their Own” was destroyed by a fire late Thursday, officials said. The Jay Littleton Ballpark, in Ontario, California, went up in flames about 11:30 p.m. and is a “a total loss,” city spokesperson Dan Bell said. “If you look up and down the street, you have baseball lovers everywhere,” Ontario Eastern League president Aaron Matthiesen told NBC Los Angeles, adding that some were in tears. “This ballpark has been the heart of Ontario, the historic ballpark, the place to play for our kids. “I have two young kids in our league, and the dream has always been that they get to play at Jay Littleton,” he said.

Persons: Jay Littleton, Dan Bell, ” Bell, …, Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, ”, John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, Ruth, Aaron Matthiesen, They’re Organizations: Hollywood, National Register of Historic Places, Little League, Ontario Orioles, Dodger, Ontario Eastern League, NBC Locations: California, Ontario , California, Ontario, NBC Los Angeles

Police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday released body camera and security videos of a man shown charging at a police officer and knocking him to the pavement, where he hit his head and was critically injured. Officer Brown suffered a severe head injury after he was knocked to the ground, police said. A still from security video shows a protester charging toward Officer Travis Brown in Ferguson, Mo. At an earlier news conference after the officer was injured, Doyle said the community has treated Ferguson police as a “punching bag” since 2014. Doyle said Travis Brown is the type of officer Ferguson needs.

Persons: Michael Brown, Troy Doyle, Elijah Gantt, Travis Brown, Brown, Gantt, Mo, Darren Wilson, ” Doyle, Doyle, Ferguson, Michael Brown’s, “, ” Gantt, Wesley Bell, Bell Organizations: Police, Ferguson MO, Department, YouTube Protesters Locations: Ferguson , Missouri, East St, Louis , Illinois, Ferguson, Louis

☆ Girl attacked by black bear inside tent at Montana campsite
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A young girl was attacked in Montana by a black bear that has since been euthanized, authorities said. The animal attacked the girl inside a tent about 10 p.m. Sunday in a private campground south of Red Lodge in Carbon County, according to Chrissy Webb, a spokesperson for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The Northeast entrance to Yellowstone Park is about 70 miles south of Red Lodge. NBC affiliate NBC Montana of Missoula reported the girl was 3 years old. The state’s department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said on X that a black bear was captured and had been euthanized as of Monday night.

Persons: Chrissy Webb, Webb, Parks, “ FWP Organizations: Montana Fish, Wildlife, NBC, Fish , Wildlife Locations: Montana, Red Lodge, Carbon County, Parks, Yellowstone, NBC Montana, Missoula, Billings, Fish ,

☆ Suspect accused of stabbing Jewish man in Brooklyn is charged with hate crimes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes Monday after, police said, he yelled “Free Palestine” before he slashed a Jewish man in the torso near a synagogue in Brooklyn, New York. Police alleged that Vincent T. Sumpter, of Brooklyn, stabbed the 33-year-old man around 2 a.m. Saturday near the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a branch of Hasidic Judaism. A 33-year-old man was slashed in the attack in Crown Heights in Brooklyn on Friday. Crown Heights Shmira via X.comResidents chased the attacker and detained him until police arrived, he said. Videos posted by the X account Crown Heights Shmira appear to show the stabbing.

Persons: “, Vincent T, Yaacov, ”, Behrman, Sumpter Organizations: Palestine, Police, Lubavitch, X.com Residents, Defamation, ADL, Jewish Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Brooklyn, Crown Heights, U.S, Israel, New York City

☆ 4 former officers accused of staging sham raid to extort nearly $37 million from California man
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

According to prosecutors, the victim and his business partner had a yearslong dispute over their ownership in the rubber chemical manufacturer. In December 2018, the unindicted co-conspirator allegedly contacted Turbett to help with her business dispute. Turbett and Hart flew from Australia to Los Angeles, where they met with Cozart and Lankford to plan out the sham raid, prosecutors said. During the hoax raid, the defendants forced the victim and his family into one room. The unindicted co-conspirator paid Turbett’s company about $419,813 and emailed Turbett to thank him for a “very good job,” prosecutors said.

Persons: ”, Steven Arthur Lankford, Glen Louis Cozart, Max Samuel Bennett Turbett, Matthew Phillip Hart, Lankford, Hart, Martin Estrada, Turbett, Cozart Organizations: Attorney’s, Central, Central District of, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Crime Information Locations: California, Irvine, U.S, Central District, Central District of California, Jiangsu Sinorgchem, Country , California, Upland , California, Australia, United Kingdom, Los, Santa Clarita, Angeles, China, Atlanta, Jiangsu, —, Los Angeles

☆ All 61 people aboard plane killed in Brazil crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The airline said it did not have any information on how the plane crashed. The plane, flight 2283, fell in the city of Vinhedo, Voepass Linhas Aéreas said. Fire and smoke from a plane that crashed by a home in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday. Felipe Magalhaes Filho / via APResponders near the site of the crash in a residential area of Vinhedo, Brazil on Friday. APTNResponse teams have been mobilized in the neighborhood where the plane crashed.

Persons: Paulo, Voepass, São Paulo, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Linhas Aéreas, Felipe Magalhaes Filho, APTN, Brazil's Organizations: Guarulhos, Firefighters, U.S . National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, NTSB Locations: Brazil, Cascavel, Paraná, São, Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Europe

Two special prosecutors said Monday they will file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former Kansas police chief who directed warrant searches of a publisher and his newsroom over its retrieval of public information. As of Monday, prosecutors hadn't filed any criminal charges against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody. It was not immediately clear if they would be seeking a felony or misdemeanor charge against Cody. The special prosecutors are working with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which stepped in at the request of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. “The findings will be incorporated into charges which will be sought in Marion County District Court,” the report said.

Persons: Marc Bennett, Riley, Barry Wilkerson, hadn't, Gideon Cody, Cody, Marion Mayor David Mayfield, Eric Meyer, Ruth Herbel, Meyer, Phyllis Zorn, Kari Newell, Newell, Zorn, Herbel, Bennett, Wilkerson, Meyer’s, Joan Meyer Organizations: Marion County, Marion Police, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Court, NBC News, Kansas City, Marion Police Department, City Locations: Kansas, Sedgwick County, Riley County, Marion, Marion County

He called it “a historic settlement to resolve all tort claims arising from the Maui wildfires.”The wildfires are the deadliest in modern American history and caused damages estimated at $5 billion. "This Global Settlement of over $4 billion will help our people heal," Green said in a statement. Burned cars and buildings in Lahaina, Hawaii on Aug. 13, 2023. Hundreds of suits have piled up against Hawaiian Electric, accusing the company of negligence and ignoring repeated warnings of the possibility of a catastrophic inferno igniting on the island. Hawaiian Electric is a for-profit, investor-owned company that serves 95% of the state’s electric customers.

Persons: Josh Green, Green, Matthew Thayer, Mengshin Lin Organizations: Maui News, Electric, Kamehameha Schools, Maui Land Co, Charter Communications, Legislature, The Washington, Getty, Hawaiian Locations: Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, Waiola, Lahaina Hongwanji, Hawaii , County, Lahaina , Hawaii, West Maui

☆ D'Vontaye Mitchell's death is ruled a homicide, from 'restraint asphyxia' and drugs, medical examiner says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Antonio Planas | Ava Kelley | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The "immediate cause of death" for D'Vontaye Mitchell, 43, was “restraint asphyxia and toxic effects of cocaine and methamphetamine,” according to a final report from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner. Courtesy Brenda GilesHis final manner of death was ruled by the medical examiner to be homicide. On June 30, four security guards pinned Mitchell face down on the ground outside the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel. The medical examiner noted Mitchell was “restrained in prone position” by multiple individuals after using drugs. Police said a person had entered the business, “caused a disturbance” and “fought with security guards as they were escorting” him out.

Persons: D'Vontaye Mitchell, Brenda Giles, Mitchell, “, ”, grunting, Ben Crump, George Floyd's, Crump, Mitchell's, Hyatt Organizations: Milwaukee County Medical, Police, ” Hotel, Hyatt, Milwaukee County Locations: Milwaukee, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis

Four teenagers accused of fatally beating a classmate last year in Las Vegas have agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter, which will keep them from being tried as adults, attorneys confirmed Thursday. Attorney Robert Draskovich represents one of the four teens charged in the beating. Draskovich said his client agreed to plead guilty in a deal that would crumble if one of the defendants involved changes their plea. Mellisa Ready, Lewis’ mother, told NBC affiliate KMCC of Las Vegas on Thursday that she was “dumbfounded” and "in shock" by the plea agreement. She said that she had heard from the Clark County District Attorney’s office that the teens were going to plead guilty to murder in the adult court system.

Persons: Jonathan Lewis, Robert Draskovich, Draskovich, John Giordani, Lewis, “, ”, Lewis ’, Mellisa Organizations: Rancho High School, NBC News, NBC, Clark County District Locations: Las Vegas, In Nevada, Clark County

☆ Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter surrenders to authorities on bank fraud charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Antonio Planas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mizuhara is charged with bank fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Mizuhara committed "massive fraud" against Ohtani to satisfy an "insatiable appetite for illegal sports gambling," Estrada said. Mizuhara, who did not bet on baseball, is "linked to an illegal gambling operation," Estrada said. The transfers from the bank account were made from devices and IP addresses associated with Mizuhara, federal prosecutors said in a statement. During this time, the contact information on Ohtani's bank account allegedly was changed to connect the account to Mizuhara's phone number and to an anonymous email address linked to Mizuhara, prosecutors said.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Ippei, Ippei Mizuhara, Mizuhara, Martin Estrada, Ohtani, Estrada, Mizuhara's Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Dodger, Major League Baseball, Central, Central District of, Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels, NBC News Locations: Los Angeles, Newport Beach , California, U.S, Central District, Central District of California, Anaheim, Southern California

☆ Snoop Dogg, Master P allege Walmart, Post Foods hid their cereal in sabotage plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Antonio Planas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Snoop Dogg & Master P, seen at the 2017 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in New Orleans. Rappers Snoop Dogg and Master P are suing Post Foods and Walmart , accusing them of intentionally leaving the musicians' cereal off store shelves and hiding it in stockrooms to sabotage it. A big product under Broadus Foods is Snoop Cereal, sold in flavors that include "Fruity Hoops with Marshmallows" "Frosted Drizzlers" and "Cinnamon Toasteez." Snoop Dogg and Master P approached Post Consumer Brands, which the lawsuit calls a "breakfast juggernaut," seeking a partnership. According to the lawsuit, when it was placed on shelves, Snoop Cereal was popular and sold well.

Persons: Snoop, P, Calvin Broadus, Snoop Dogg, Percy Miller, Post Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Post Foods, Walmart, Broadus Foods, Broadus, Post Consumer Brands, Post, Target, Kroger, Foods Locations: New Orleans, Dakota County , Minnesota, stockrooms, New Berlin , Wisconsin

MADRID (AP) — Mirroring protests across Europe, thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second day of tractor demonstrations on Wednesday across the country, blocking highways to demand changes in European Union farming policies and measures to combat production cost hikes and severe drought. The protests, involving several thousand people on tractors and in other vehicles, haven't been backed by Spain´s three main farming organizations, which have called for separate protests in the coming days. Speaking in Spain's parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged to help farmers and take their case to Europe. Agriculture Minister Luis Planas Puchades met with farmers’ unions on Friday, but failed to persuade them to halt the protests. There have been other protests in countries such as France, Poland and Greece in recent days.

Persons: Efe, Spain ´, Pedro Sánchez, Luis Planas Puchades, Hadja Lahbib, Maroš Šefčovič, Raf Casert Organizations: MADRID, Agriculture Ministry, Agriculture, European Commission, Foreign Locations: Europe, Spain, Union, Castellon, Jerez, State, Barcelona's, Spain's Catalonia, Madrid, Ukraine, France, Poland, Greece, Belgium, Brussels

☆ Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed from ‘Rocky’ and ‘Mandalorian’ star, dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Antonio Planas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Carl Weathers attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of Disney+ "The Mandalorian" Season 3 at El Capitan Theatre on February 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES - Carl Weathers, the actor best known as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies and more recently for his role in the hit "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian," died Thursday in his sleep, according to his family. "We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers," according to the family statement. Weathers got his big-screen break in 1976, when he landed the role of Creed in "Rocky," according to his bio on IMDb. "A true great man.

Persons: Carl Weathers, Carl, Weathers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Adam Sandler's, Gilmore, Greef, Adam Sandler, Sandler, Smart, Love Organizations: Los, El Capitan Theatre, LOS ANGELES, Disney, Pixar, San Diego State University, Oakland Raiders Locations: Los Angeles , California

☆ Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's new cabinet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez takes the oath of office during a ceremony at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain November 17, 2023. Andres Ballesteros/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsNov 20 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced his new cabinet, keeping the same number of 22 ministers, 12 women and 10 men, despite reshuffling some of their portfolios. SOCIALIST MINISTERS:NADIA CALVINO - ECONOMYCalvino remains as Sanchez's first deputy prime minister and top economic expert. FELIX BOLANOS - JUSTICEBolanos saw his profile boosted by heightened media exposure while acting as Sanchez's de facto cabinet chief. SIRA REGO - CHILDREN AND YOUTHThe second-in-command and main spokesperson for the United Left, she became an MEP in 2019.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Andres Ballesteros, NADIA CALVINO, Calvino, Sanchez's, TERESA RIBERA, Ribera, MARIA JESUS MONTERO, Sanchez, Montero, FELIX BOLANOS, JUSTICE Bolanos, JOSE MANUEL ALBARES, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, MARGARITA ROBLES, Robles, FERNANDO GRANDE, Miquel Iceta, PILAR ALEGRIA, Alegria, Isabel Rodriguez, ISABEL RODRIGUEZ, Rodriguez, JOSE LUIS ESCRIVA, DIANA MORANT, LUIS PLANAS, Puente, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, JORDI HEREU, Hereu, Hector Gomez, ANGEL VICTOR TORRES, Torres, ELMA SAIZ, Escriva, Redondo, Podemos party's Irene Montero, SUMAR, YOLANDA DIAZ, LABOUR Diaz, Sumar, MONICA GARCIA, Garcia, Isabel Diez Ayuso, ERNEST URTASUN, PABLO BUSTINDUY, Bustinduy, Alberto Garzon, Ione Belarra, SIRA REGO, David Latona, Aislinn Laing, Grant McCool Organizations: Spain's, REUTERS Acquire, Spanish, Monday, European Investment Bank, JUSTICE, High, Culture, Social Security, Universities, Democratic, Socialist, ANA REDONDO, LABOUR, Mas Madrid, Greens, European Free Alliance, Consumer Affairs, United Left, Thomson Locations: Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, Dubai, France, Morocco, Ukraine, Melilla, Gandia, Valladolid, Barcelona, Canary, Bolanos, Pamplona, Navarre, Mas, Podemos, Gaza, SIRA, Israel

☆ Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice care at home, family says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Antonio Planas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Former President Jimmy Carter (L) and wife Rosalynn Carter arrive at the 2015 MusiCares Person of The Year honoring Bob Dylan at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 96, has entered hospice care at home, her family said Friday. Former President Jimmy Carter, 99, is also receiving hospice care at their home in Plains, Georgia. "She and President Carter are spending time with each other and their family," according to a statement from grandson Jason Carter, "the Carter family continues to ask for privacy and remains grateful for the outpouring of love and support." Carter served only one term, after losing to Ronald Reagan in 1980.

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Bob Dylan, Bauer, Griffin, Carter, Jason Carter, she'd, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan Organizations: Los Angeles Convention Center, Axelle, Democrat Locations: ANGELES , CA, Los Angeles , California, Plains , Georgia

☆ Spain sees Ukraine grain ban by some EU states as illegal, France sees solidarity risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Julia Payne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Spain's agriculture minister said on Monday a unilateral ban by any European Union member state on Ukrainian grain imports seemed illegal, while France said European solidarity was at stake. Poland, Slovakia and Hungary announced their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports on Friday after the European Commission decided not to extend its ban on imports into Ukraine's five EU eastern European member states. Romania has become the conduit for more than 60% of Ukrainian grain moved by land and its prime minister said on Monday it may also extend the ban if import requests rise. France's agriculture minister Marc Fesneau criticised the moves, saying they called into question European solidarity. "For solidarity there needs to be unity... We must keep hold of the two elements, otherwise the European project is at risk.

Persons: Viacheslav, Spain's Luis Planas Puchades, Marc Fesneau, Fesneau, Luis Planas Puchades, Julia Payne, Sybille de la, Gareth Jones Organizations: Russian, REUTERS, Rights, Union, European Commission, CAP, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Velykomykhailivka, Dnipropetrovsk region, Rights BRUSSELS, France, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Black, Moscow, Romania

"It is the tip of the iceberg publicly of what we used to see privately," Veronica Boquete, who captained Spain at their first World Cup in 2015, told Reuters. In the case of football, the women's team's efforts to combat sexism and achieve parity with their male peers date back nearly a decade. Boquete led a mutiny seeking the resignation of coach Ignacio Quereda after a woeful performance at the 2015 World Cup, the only one his teams reached in nearly three decades. Quereda resigned in 2015 in a statement issued by the federation making no reference to the players' mutiny. Boronat, who interviewed Spain's leading female players for her book "Don't Call Them Girls, Call Them Footballers", said players accused Vilda of micromanaging, such as instructing senior players what to say in interviews.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, Jenni, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Veronica Boquete, Boquete, Ignacio Quereda, Quereda, Roser Serra, Mar Prieto, Prieto, Jorge Vilda, Danae Boronat, Spain's, Vilda, Berta Collado, Enrique Cerezo, Carlota Planas, Planas, Boronat, Fernando Kallas, Charlie Devereux, Emma Pinedo, Aislinn Laing, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Soccer Football, America, FC Barcelona, Estadio Azteca, Club America, FIFA, MADRID, Spanish, Spain, Reuters, Quereda, men's, Atletico Madrid, Unik Sports Management, Regional, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, Spanish, Spain, Cerezo

That professionalisation has underpinned the success of the ninth Women's World Cup, which ended on Sunday with Spain beating England by a single goal in a final that pitted the two European countries with the strongest domestic leagues against each other. Attracting record crowds and television audiences, the tournament buoyed hopes that the women's game can start to bridge the yawning financial gap that exists with the men. TV BLACKOUTIn broadcast rights, the women's game has struggled to compete. The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, threatened Europe's "Big 5" nations with a TV World Cup blackout unless their broadcasters upped their offers. But both Chadwick and Carlota Planas, a Spain-based women's' football agent representing several World Cup players, argued that the women's game now offers the values of tenacity, resilience and togetherness, which can appeal to advertisers.

Persons: Stoke City's, Molly Holder, Spain's, Olga Carmona, Sunday's, Gianni Infantino, Jill Ellis, Lisa Parfitt, Jill Scott, Chloe Kelly, Ella Toone, Kieran Maguire, Simon Chadwick, Chadwick, Carlota Planas, Planas, let's, Holder, Kate Holton, Nick Mulveney, Helen Reid, Suban Abdulla, Matt Scuffham Organizations: Stoke City women's, Reuters, Stoke City FC, REUTERS Acquire, Stoke, Spain, England, Deloitte, Real Madrid, Real Madrid men's, FIFA, Women, Football, Germany, University of Liverpool, Wembley, Super League, men's Premier League, Manchester City, Arsenal, School, Thomson Locations: Stoke, Trent, Britain, Handout, STOKE, England, MADRID, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, United States, Manchester, Chelsea, Liverpool, Sydney, London

☆ Mutineers silent as Spain enjoy Women's World Cup triumph
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Twelve of the 15 players who took part in the mutiny and ended up not making Spain's World Cup squad decided to stay silent, giving no interviews and making no mention of the Women's World Cup on their personal social media accounts. The 15 e-mails from 15 players sent to RFEF President Luis Rubiales demanded radical changes in the team's structure. PLAYERS SILENTReuters tried to contact the players through their agents, who said they will remain silent. However, Spanish agent Carlota Planas, who represents world champions Mariona Caldentey, Cata Coll and four of the players who were left behind -- Pina, Guijarro, Lola Gallardo and Leila Aouhabi -- told Reuters the revolt played a major role in Spain's World Cup success. "Without them and their bravery, surely the RFEF would not have even considered making any improvements at all," Planas said.

Persons: Spain's Misa Rodriguez, Juan Medina, Spain's, Jorge Vilda, Luis Rubiales, Ona, Mariona, Aitana Bonmati, Sandra Panos, Patri, Mapi Leon, Claudia Pina, Carlota Planas, Mariona Caldentey, Cata Coll, Pina, Guijarro, Lola Gallardo, Leila Aouhabi, Planas, Marta Diaz, Manchester United's Lucia Garcia, Diaz, Fernando Kallas, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Rights, La Roja, England, Spanish FA, World, League, Reuters, BePlayer Agency, Manchester, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Madrid, Sydney, Spanish

☆ Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

As climate change makes the region hotter and drier, years of consecutive drought have depleted groundwater reserves. CLIMATE CHANGE TRENDSouthern Europe is not alone in suffering severe water shortages this year. The Horn of Africa is enduring its worst drought in decades, while a historic drought in Argentina has hammered soy and corn crops. "In terms of the climate change signal, it very much fits with what we're expecting," said Hayley Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts at Newcastle University. Some 90% of the mainland is suffering from drought, with severe drought affecting one-fifth of the country - nearly five times the area reported a year earlier.

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