France were knocked out in the semis but Mbappe had a stellar few weeks, becoming the competition’s all-time leading scorer and cementing his status as one of the game’s greats.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 July 2026
Despite his youth, Ward can’t escape the Netflix Quarterback Injury Curse and he gets knocked out of the last meaningless game of the season.
But the traps that felled Starmer lurk in most issues Burnham must tackle.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 July 2026
Spain came into the game unbeaten in 36 games and took the lead from the penalty spot when Lucas Digne swung a leg without looking and felled Lamine Yamal.
Skarsgård was floored by the poise of Hottle, who was 9 years old at the time of filming.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2026
Dawkins, an automobile aficionado himself, loved every second of the obstacle course, and even let out a shriek when the driver floored it over a hill at the end.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 379 drones were downed across 19 regions.
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Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 July 2026
The deaths span drone strikes in Kuwait, a missile attack on a Saudi air base, a refueling crash over Iraq, a helicopter downed in the Arabian Sea and missile defenses in Jordan.
So is Sweden’s Yasin Ayari, who prostrated himself on the field to thank God after the first of his two goals in a victory Sunday over Tunisia — his father’s homeland.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Groypers believe that for decades America has prostrated itself to immigrants and foreign nations at the expense of its own languishing citizens.
But in La Guaira, a coastal state that was the hardest hit, apartment buildings were leveled, and several public housing towers, part of Chavez’s Misión Vivienda housing project, fell like dominos.
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Syra Ortiz-Blanes,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2026
Dollie’s marker revealed dates from 1998 and 1999 after it was carefully leveled and cleaned, while Hollie’s large granite headstone marked July 1977.
The grizzly, with the dogs pursuing, had already toppled over.
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Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
15 July 2026
The record comes just one day after Argentina toppled Switzerland 3-1 at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, marking the end of the last World Cup game in the city.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2026
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