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The 2026 World Cup will have 13 different kickoff times. You can use the Al Jazeera Sport widget to find out exactly when your team is playing in your local time.Who: France vs IraqWhat: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I matchWhere: Philadelphia Stadium, Pennsylvania, USWhen: Monday, 5pm (21:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 18:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFrance are one win away from safely navigating the World Cup “group of death,” with Les Bleus looking to take all three points to secure Round of 32…

I t ought to be a pretty optimistic time for Democrats. Donald Trump’s in a deep hole, and his only answer is to ask for more shovels. The House seems likely to tip back toward Democrats, redistricting shenanigans notwithstanding, and strong Senate candidates in a bunch of reliably red states — Ohio, Texas, North Carolina, Alaska — have put the Senate firmly in play as well. Arguments over wokeness and wealth taxes have been tabled in favor of hammering Trump over gas prices and rampant corruption. And yet there remains a palpable fear among Democrats, both inside Washington and out,…

Nestled in the Great Basin, a remote stretch of the Nevada desert is set to become home to the world’s most sensitive radio telescope array.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The California Institute of Technology, which is leading the project, announced last week that it is moving ahead with the telescope’s construction after securing enough funding. Known as the Deep Synoptic Array, the project calls for 1,650 individual radio dishes that together will study supermassive black holes, spinning dead stars known as pulsars and fast radio bursts, which are brief, intense explosions…

Aww, Roomies! Waka Flocka has fans gushing after dropping an adorable flick on social media ahead of his baby boy’s arrival. As The Shade Room previously reported, the rapper is gearing up to welcome his first child.RELATED: Congrats! Waka Flocka Reveals He’s Expecting His First Child During 40th Birthday Celebration (PHOTO) Waka Flocka Has Fans Gushing Over Pre-Baby PostRecently, Waka Flocka melted hearts after sharing an Instagram photo as he prepares to welcome his baby boy, Juaquin James Jr. The Atlanta emcee posted a flick of a Nuna baby stroller with the caption, “We got you Juaquin James 🥹👼🏾 #MyNunaBaby.” At this…

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great opportunity in having nowhere to go.Jacka used the pandemic and the suspension of her studies at an agricultural college to plant her own vineyard at her family home in South Africa. It was a way to fast forward her dream of becoming a winemaker by bringing it, literally, within reach.Nothing in the wine world moves too fast, though, and it was four years before the first harvest and vintage. Jacka’s debut…

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200 exhibitors, 115 seminars and 200 speakers over two days, with numbers understood to be up by ten per cent over the two days. Highlights included a partnership with Intelligent Health to bring in a Beat the Streets trail, with boxes placed on the stands of legacy exhibitors who have been with the event since the beginning. Another high point was a live workout led by 1980s tv fitness legend, Mr Motivator, who is working with Innerva, around engaging older people with exercise. This was clearly…

A man stabbed a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, then was fatally shot by deputies Saturday afternoon in Lancaster, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to a complaint about a person wielding a knife about 2 p.m. at Lancaster Boulevard and Sierra Highway in an unincorporated area of Lancaster.The man stabbed one of the deputies, who was taken to the hospital with noncritical injuries, according to the department. After being struck by gunfire, the man was pronounced dead at a hospital.The Sheriff’s Department did not make clear whether the deputy who was stabbed also shot the suspect. Neither the…

Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday and warned vessels to stay away from the critical shipping route, but the U.S. denied those claims, stating the waterway remained open. Amid the confusion, U.S. Vice President JD Vance left Washington to travel to Switzerland for further negotiations with Iran on Sunday. Tensions between the two countries escalated just days after Tehran and Washington reached an interim agreement to end hostilities in the region.The announcement by Iran’s military and the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came as Iranian negotiators prepared to travel to Switzerland for technical-level talks with U.S.…

Reporting Highlights Climate Rollbacks: Trump’s EPA is planning to weaken restrictions on oil and gas wells that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane. A Wealthy Beneficiary: Oil billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand, a major Trump donor, is set to reap the benefits. Society as a whole will deal with the environmental costs. The Influence Campaign: A former Hildebrand lobbyist now rewriting the EPA’s methane rules has solicited input from oil industry groups backed by the billionaire. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. It was before dawn on a Friday in…