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How health sleuths are watching for threats like measles during the World Cup

11 June 2026 at 16:45
While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs.

Mexican teachers expand protest camp and threaten to shut down the capital

3 June 2026 at 15:07
CNTE teachers at the protest camp on the streets of the Historic Center in Mexico City on Tuesday.

Teachers in Mexico have launched a nationwide strike that is bringing mounting pressure on President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government ahead of the start of the soccer World Cup.

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Teachers from the CNTE (National Coordination of Education Workers) demonstrating on Paseo de la Reforma.

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Members of the CNTE playing a game during Tuesday's demonstration.

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Statues toppled by CNTE members.

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On Tuesday, the CNTE’s Single National Negotiating Commission attended a roundtable discussion with federal authorities at the Ministry of the Interior.
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The World Cup hasn’t kicked off yet and we’re already reaping the whirlwind that began with FIFA creating a “peace prize” for our president. If Rifai seems to be making a prediction of Trump defacing the World Cup, it’s more on target than FIFA’s awarding him a peace prize two months before he launched the […]

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  • The US men’s soccer team, between staying quiet and speaking out Nicholas Dale Leal
    Timothy Weah used his platform as a member of the U.S. men’s national soccer team to speak out about what he sees as an injustice. The Marseille player — son of Ballon d’Or winner and former Liberian president George Weah — joined New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani onstage as he announced he had secured 1,000 tickets priced at $50 for the matches to be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, just across the river from Manhattan. They are a drop in the bucket for this venue — the stadium, expanded to
     

The US men’s soccer team, between staying quiet and speaking out

1 June 2026 at 09:33

Timothy Weah used his platform as a member of the U.S. men’s national soccer team to speak out about what he sees as an injustice. The Marseille player — son of Ballon d’Or winner and former Liberian president George Weah — joined New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani onstage as he announced he had secured 1,000 tickets priced at $50 for the matches to be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, just across the river from Manhattan. They are a drop in the bucket for this venue — the stadium, expanded to a capacity of 87,000, will host eight matches including the final, meaning 696,000 total tickets — but it’s something.

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Timothy Weah walks onto the stage at the event where the U.S. World Cup roster was announced.

US warns foreign ‘influencers’ ahead of World Cup: creating content on a tourist visa is illegal

10 June 2026 at 09:27

As the start of the World Cup draws near, the United States government has set its sights on foreign influencers. Immigration authorities have warned that individuals entering the country on a tourist visa may not use their stay to produce content intended to generate income on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or other online platforms — a practice that for years has been common among digital creators worldwide.

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SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, U.S., June 3, 2026.
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    It’s hard to write about current events when you’re scared to check your news sources in the morning because you recorded last night’s US/Paraguay game and fear coming across spoilers. Fortunately, there’s enough that hasn’t likely changed overnight, and the real issue here is admitting that, despite the combined character flaws of FIFA and one […]
     

CSotD: I Skipped the News Today, Oh Boy

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It’s hard to write about current events when you’re scared to check your news sources in the morning because you recorded last night’s US/Paraguay game and fear coming across spoilers. Fortunately, there’s enough that hasn’t likely changed overnight, and the real issue here is admitting that, despite the combined character flaws of FIFA and one […]

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