The Bay Area’s soccer capital drew 14,000 fans to San Pedro Square for the July 19 final matchup.
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Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
25 July 2026
Thorns forward Morgan Weaver made her first appearance since November 2024, drawing a standing ovation from the 21,743 fans at Portland's Providence Park.
Photos taken of the outing showed David, 51, Victoria, 52, and Harper, alongside the couple’s other sons, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, who brought their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
22 July 2026
Maine Democrats nominated Platner despite a bouquet of red flags, including a Nazi tattoo and allegations of volatile behavior from past girlfriends.
Especially for devotees of magical realism, there is much to appreciate in Whitehead’s fabulist reimagining of the American past.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 July 2026
To show evil forces and spirits that their god would confront them, devotees carried him around the city in processions that resembled those seen throughout Kyoto today.
The structure also supports the kind of smooth, repeatable opening and closing action that many EDC enthusiasts value, whether the knife is being used for a quick package opening or carried as a tactile mechanical object throughout the day.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 July 2026
For iced tea enthusiasts, the Tea Over Ice collection is designed to brew hot and then flash-chill over ice in the elegant Tea Over Ice Pitcher, perfect for enjoying yourself or serving to your guests at summer gatherings.
Cricket’s heart is always pointed firmly toward Olympia’s, while her attention moves restlessly from him to a succession of other boyfriends and artists.
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Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2026
As with Yarmosky, Holmes seemed to be having fun with these boyfriends, according to The Cut.
Democrats looking for a way to reclaim their party can find inspiration in the career of Neil Kinnock, who in the mid-1980s rescued the British Labour Party from a determined band of sectarian zealots.
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James Kirchick,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2026
Garrett says the new protocols acknowledge that academic institutions have the responsibility to take steps for the safety of their researchers and protect them from potentially dangerous interactions with conspiracy theorists and other reactionary zealots.
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