In Dallas is vrijwel geen Nederlander te vinden die op de bonnefooi naar de VS getrokken is. Maanden voorbereiding, duizenden euro’s sparen en een beetje angstzweet zijn voorafgegaan aan dit WK. „Ik wil wel graag weer heel thuiskomen.”
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Nederland kleurt steeds meer oranje. Vanavond speelt het Nederlands elftal tegen Japan. In de Markstraat in Den Haag zijn ze er helemaal klaar voor.
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Strange things are afoot at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, giving rise to an obvious question: how did we get here?
Rising from the South Lawn of the White House is a 92ft-tall skeletal structure known as “the Claw”. Beneath it sits an octagonal cage surrounded by sponsor logos, temporary grandstands and thousands of seats for a mixed martial arts card on Sunday night to celebrate Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand.
The event has prompted comparisons to Idiocracy, Mike Judge’s satire of a future US where politics, entertainment and corporate branding become indistinguishable. Others have gone further, dismissing it as a “kleptocratic spectacle”.
Continue reading...Against Paraguay, the Monaco striker provided the ruthless finishing the USMNT have often missed in recent years
Even after they conceded an early goal on Friday, Paraguay kept affording the United States ample room up the channel. As the ball reached Malik Tillman and Weston McKennie in midfield, their disoriented opponents never quite seemed to know how to station themselves to stem the tide. The US’s off-ball movement further complicated those efforts, dizzying Paraguay’s defense before it could establish an ideal structure.
“I just tried to run in behind,” McKennie said after the US had completed their 4-1 victory. “I think I realized early on that they were struggling to follow my deep runs. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. I keep trying to do it until they figure something out. I was able to find more space than usual, and it was fun. I really enjoyed to get on the ball as much as I did.”
Continue reading...It could top 90F in several cities hosting World Cup games – and workers could pay the price with their health
As the World Cup kicks off, labor advocates and scholars warn that the workers making the tournament possible could face serious heat-related risks.
“It’s going to be extremely hot, and you just cannot leave people unprotected or you’re going to deal with a lot of injuries,” said Jonathan Alingu, co-executive director of Central Florida Jobs With Justice, which has been calling for worker protections at the Miami games. “Or, God forbid, something even worse.”
Continue reading...The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued
Imagine we detect a large asteroid heading straight for Earth. We are able to intervene and prevent disaster, but instead we cut the funding needed to track it. A few million dollars, it was argued, was too expensive to have a chance to save society.
While this scenario isn’t real, the metaphor is alarmingly accurate. In Europe, we spend €1bn to monitor space for asteroids, even if the actual risk of a civilisation-ending asteroid strike is close to zero.
Continue reading...Edward thinks of sex as playtime and has a vivid imagination, which Jane is happy to go along with despite being quite ‘vanilla’ herself
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When I dreamed about Jane in a latex catsuit, we had one made
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