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The football has taken over. Ultimately, that’s what always happens. Football is an incredibly resilient sport, the World Cup an incredibly resilient tournament. It has withstood authoritarian leaders and corruption scandals, the horrific exploitation of migrant workers and military dictatorships, and it looks as though it will survive sky-high ticket prices and immigration policies that make a mockery of Gianni Infantino’s claim that this is the most inclusive World Cup of all time. This is not to say that those are not major issues. The situation with Iran has been unique, but the treatment of the team has been outrageous. That they could pass through the tournament unbeaten, eliminated only because of a last-gasp Austria goal against Algeria, is remarkable enough in itself, but they could surely have achieved far more had they not had to switch training camps, been allowed their full backroom staff and been able to travel to games without punitive restrictions. The struggles of others to get visas has also soured the tournament, with reports that both the US and Canada rejected more than 80% of applications from certain countries. The World Cup is supposed to be for the world.

The United States is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

WorldRepublican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Ad has faced criticism from Ramaswamy's Democratic rival and also from fellow RepublicansThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 3:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Demonstrators hold up signs as a 2026 Ohio Republican Bus Tour passes by after a campaign event with Ohio gubernatorial Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign stop in northeastern Ohio, he said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her "a liar," had nothing to do with childhood abuse.

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PoliticsPrime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives. PM criticizes 'whoever' decided to limit Ukraine's ability to track Russian strikesPeter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 3:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters in Istanbul that he struggles 'for the right adjective to describe whoever' restricted Ukraine's access to Starshield. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives. "I search for the right adjective to describe whoever took this decision, or a group of people took this decision, against a country … that is literally fighting for the lives of its citizens against naked aggression," Carney said in Istanbul. "So are we concerned?

A New York man has been charged with animal cruelty for illegally capturing a great white shark on the eastern shore of Cape Cod. Christopher Stefanou, 30, was arraigned on Wednesday in Barnstable Superior Court on charges including animal cruelty to shark, fishing for shark, mechanical deployment of bait, attempt to capture a shark and possession of protected species shark, according to the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office. It is alleged that in October 2025, Stefanou and his crew embarked on a days-long excursion on the eastern shore of Cape Cod with a European client with the goal of capturing a great white shark, the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office said.