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Spain’s football chief Rubiales refuses to resign, says World Cup kiss ‘consensual’

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of widespread criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph. Rubiales, 46, had been expected to step

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Danish bill would make it illegal to burn Quran or other religious texts  

A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by anti-Islam activists has sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries

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Pretrial detention of WSJ reporter imprisoned in Russia extended to November

Evan Gershkovich, who has been under arrest since March 29, denies Russian allegations of espionage

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Spain’s soccer head refuses to resign over kiss controversy at Women’s World Cup

The president of the Spanish soccer federation has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final.

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Spain’s soccer head refuses to resign over kiss controversy at Women’s World Cup

The president of the Spanish soccer federation has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final.

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Biden Didn’t Hear Question on Maui He Appeared to Brush Off, White House Says – The New York Times

Biden Didn’t Hear Question on Maui He Appeared to Brush Off, White House Says  The New York Times

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The Morning Risk Report

Wagers on the Weather? Insurers Offer Businesses a Way to Handle Climate Risks. Also, Maui alleges Hawaiian Electric caused Lahaina wildfire, and Morgan Stanley fined by U.K. energy market regulator over WhatsApp uses.

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Bottoms Should Be Raunchy Fun, But It Just Feels Like Work

There’s always some way to reinvigorate an old genre, and anybody with the energy and imagination to do so should try. In Emma Seligman’s Bottoms, gay misfits and best friends PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) face their last

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Welcome Back to School. Your Teacher is 2,000 Miles Away.

Some parents remain skeptical of piped-in teachers, yet schools, particularly in rural America, say they don’t have a choice.

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Ukrainian Dubbers—From SpongeBob to Thor—Fight to Stay in the Movies

Voice artists work against subtitle push; President Zelensky’s stint as Paddington Bear.

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