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Acting in the role since April, Blanche faces Senate confirmation after controversial DoJ moves
Donald Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general, lining up his former personal lawyer to be the country’s top law enforcement officer.
The US president suggested earlier this week that Blanche, who was appointed on an acting basis in April after the president fired Pam Bondi, was set to receive the nod. “He’s a very talented guy,” Trump told a podcast.
Continue reading...The Canadian has been tipped as Gianni Infantino’s successor. He defends World Cup ticket prices and explains why the Premier League may soon have a rival
Victor Montagliani believes the World Cup will trigger a “cultural revolution” in North America that could result in Major League Soccer rivaling the Premier League at the top of club football.
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the president of Concacaf, who is also Fifa vice president:
Defended the tournament’s controversial pricing strategy on the grounds that a World Cup in North America will be the peak of Fifa’s earning power that funds global football.
Claimed Donald Trump will have “no part to play” at the tournament and that Fifa is “more than one guy.”
Insisted it is too early to begin discussing expanding the World Cup to 64 teams, something which has been requested by South American confederation Conmebol.
Expressed support for increasing the Club World Cup to 48 teams to raise standards and drive revenue growth.
Left the door open to running for the Fifa presidency in 2031, after Gianni Infantino completes a final term following his expected reelection next year.
Continue reading...A lovely story by Mary H.K. Choi about her husband and wedding. “A green card wedding was the story I was selling…but it became clear I’d wanted to get married for all the typical risky reasons most of us do: love, understanding, hope.”
PARIJS (ANP) - In heel Frankrijk worden demonstraties gehouden vanwege de moord op het 11-jarige meisje Lyhanna en het vermeende falen van het Franse justitiesysteem. Na haar dood werd bekend dat er tegen de verdachte al eerder meerdere aangiften waren gedaan van misbruik van minderjarigen. De zaak heeft voor veel opspraak gezorgd.
Onder meer in Marseille, Grenoble en Lille wordt geprotesteerd, meldt BFMTV. Ondanks een demonstratieverbod heeft een grote menigte zich ook verzameld voor het Franse ministerie van Justitie in Parijs.
Het lichaam van Lyhanna werd afgelopen donderdag na een vermissing van een week gevonden in een silo. De vader van een vriendinnetje van het slachtoffer werd opgepakt. Eerder op maandag heeft de Franse minister van Justitie, Gérald Darmanin, opgedragen 70.000 aangiften die met kinderen te maken hebben met spoed te onderzoeken.