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Sweden's forward #08 Lina Hurtig (C) and teammates celebrate their win following a penalty kick shootout over two-time defending champion U.S. at the Women's World Cup. It was the U.S.'s earliest exit from the tournament.
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Knocked out. Sweden bounces top-ranked U.S. out of the Women’s World Cup in penalties

It was the earliest tournament exit for the two-time defending champions.

3 years ago

Brazil forward Marta waves after the World Cup match against Jamaica in Melbourne on Wednesday.
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With Brazil’s exit, Marta delivers an emotional farewell to the World Cup

She holds the record for most World Cup goals scored by a man or woman.

3 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his budget address to a joint session of the Legislature at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Feb. 28, 2023.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy leaving Italy vacation early after death of lieutenant governor

Lt. Gov. Oliver died after a short stay at a hospital for an undisclosed medical issue. Senate President Nicholas Scutari is serving as acting governor until Murphy returns.

3 years ago

USA forward Sophia Smith (R) fights for the ball with Portugal midfielder Dolores Silva during the 2023 Women's World Cup match in Auckland, New Zealand on August 1, 2023.
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The U.S. ties Portugal 0-0 to advance to the knockout round at Women’s World Cup

The top-ranked and two-time defending champion U.S. did just enough to squeak into the knockout round.

3 years ago

Members of the U.S. Women's National Team celebrate their game-tying goal against the Netherlands at the Women's World Cup on July 27 in Wellington, New Zealand.
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What time is the U.S. playing Portugal in the Women’s World Cup? Not when you think

Fox Sports is telling viewers that coverage begins at 1 a.m. ET Tuesday. But the match actually kicks off two hours later.

3 years ago

(from left) Rob and Chantal Daisley from Tampa, Fla. and Andy Culkin and Clare Hughes from Wrexham Wales travelled to Chester to see Wrexham play the Philadelphia Union II
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Lightning and rain couldn’t dampen sunny spirits for Wrexham’s 1st visit to Philadelphia

A delay due to severe weather thinned out the huge crowd, but the visit from Rob McElhenney's Welsh soccer team still drew plenty of fans from near and far.

3 years ago

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Katie Ledecky
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Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships

Katie sets a new high bar in becoming the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at worlds.

3 years ago

A tourist looking at St. Mark's basillica.
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Wait, do you need a visa to go to Europe now? The new ETIAS requirements, explained

Starting in 2024, American passport holders traveling to 30 European countries will need authorization via the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS).

3 years ago

A general view of billowing smoke as supporters of Niger's defense and security forces attack the headquarters of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, the party of overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, in Niamey, Thursday.
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Politics & Policy

Here’s why Niger’s coup matters to the U.S.

The U.S. is calling for the president of Niger to be released after soldiers say they have seized power in a coup in the West African country.

3 years ago

Lindsey Horan of USA celebrates after scoring her team's only goal against the Netherlands at the 2023 Women's World Cup group match on July 27, 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand.
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The 3 key moments in the U.S. tie with the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup

The top-ranked & two-time defending champion U.S. played to a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.

3 years ago

Chelsea professional football player Raheem Sterling helps Philadelphia kids learn how to play soccer at the Chelsea Foundation’s Football Festival at Cristo Rey High School on July 24, 2023
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Philly children learn soccer basics from Chelsea players, coaches during Premier League Summer Series pit stop

Fresh from Saturday’s Summer Series win, the Premier League’s Chelsea F.C. hosted a soccer training clinic for Philadelphia’s Boys & Girls clubs.

3 years ago

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Sophia Smith scores a goal.
Arts & Entertainment

Sophia Smith wows in her Women’s World Cup debut after Olympic disappointment

Sophia Smith is among 14 players on the U.S. national team who are playing in their first Women’s World Cup.

3 years ago

David Tritz, from Laguna Hills, California, and his daughter Erin Tritz, pose for a photo after taking their seats at the Women's World Cup soccer match between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, July 20, 2023. An estimated 20,000 Americans are coming to New Zealand for the Women's World Cup, and many have arrived in the days before the U.S. women's team plays its opener against Vietnam on Saturday
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Americans descend on New Zealand to cheer for the U.S. women’s soccer team

An estimated 20,000 Americans are coming to New Zealand for the Women's World Cup and many have arrived in the days before the team plays its opener against Vietnam.

3 years ago

Soldiers of South Korea and the U.S. stand guard during a commemorative ceremony for the 64th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, on July 27, 2017.
Politics & Policy

An American soldier is detained by North Korea after crossing its heavily armed border

Officials say the soldier “willfully and without authorization,” becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years.

3 years ago

Jane Birkin poses for photographers at the photo call for the film Jane By Charlotte at the 74th international film festival, in Cannes, France, in July 2021. The actress-singer died on Sunday.
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Jane Birkin, British actress, singer and French icon, dies at 76

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

3 years ago

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