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By Daniel Leussink TOKYO Japanese automakers are getting much-needed cover from an old standby, as the weaker yen

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Beyonce and Jay-Z just slapped down a whopping $200 million (£160.5million) on a mansion, and the really remarkable thing is they paid in cash. The Hollywood power couple have reportedly bought a huge new property in Malibu, overlooking the Pacific ocean. The building is set over eight acres of land and comes with its own private beach and swimming pool. The colossal concrete structure was first commissioned in 1999 and the site reportedly measures 40,000 square feet and the Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter According to TMZ, it was first commissioned by soap opera writers and producers William and Maria Bell. It was designed by influential Japanese architect Tadao Ando and it’s known as The Bell House by those who built it. The deal would reportedly overtake the record for the most expensive home ever sold in California, which previously stood at $177 million (£142 million), and the becomes second-most expensive real estate deal in the US. Beyoncé kick started her hotly anticipated Renaissance tour recently, and some fans were convinced she threw shade at Sweden after one of her first concerts. The singer also laughed at her own fumble as she got the words wrong during her sell-out show in Edinburgh last Saturday (May 20). Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Biden administration officials are doubling down on efforts to stem the flow of migrants journeying to the US-Mexico border, capitalizing on nearly a month of low border crossings in the wake of the lifting of a Covid-era restriction.

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Wigan Athletic’s campaign ended in disappointing fashion after they were relegated from the Championship, bottom of the table - and 2023/24 is set to start in equally bad fashion. The Latics were handed a four-point deduction for next season by the EFL after failing to pay players’ wages on time, with that reduction set to impact on their immediate start to life in League One. However, they were also given a second suspended four-point penalty which would come into effect if either the club owner failed to deposit a required amount to more than cover payments into a designated account by 24 May or if Wigan failed to pay wages again between now and the end of next term - and that second penalty has now been activated, meaning they’ll start 23/24 on minus eight points. The EFL confirmed on Friday that they had requested Wigan owner Abdulrahman Al-Jasmi deposit funds equating to 125% of their “forecast monthly wage bill” into the club account. A statement from the organisation added they had “spent the past 48 hours in dialogue with the Club in an attempt to find a positive outcome” before confirming the additional points penalty had been executed. This follows Wigan being late with two instances of paying players, on Friday 24 March instead of Friday 10 March and on Tuesday 16 May instead of Friday 5 May. They had also been charged with misconduct following three late instances of payments in 2022. A statement from the club confirmed they intended to consider an appeal. “The football club has been very transparent with the EFL, who have had clear visibility of the eight-figure sum to finance the remainder of this season and the whole of next season,” it said. “The club will now consider all options open.” Wigan also revealed their intent to restructure the club financially, appearing to suggest that promotion to the Championship ahead of schedule caused cash flow problems as a result of the need to “strengthen again in the summer and in the January Transfer Window” which left “the wage budget...unfortunately becoming more and more unmanageable”. A series of meetings have agreed a wage budget for next season which will be 65% lower than this year, while the club anticipate beginning life back in the third tier with a new CEO and sporting director in place as well as greater emphasis on youth development. While that should lead to a more sustainable future, given they’ll start the year eight points adrift already, fans will no doubt be fearing that could lead to a second successive season with Wigan fighting against relegation. Read More It’s his problem – Frank Lampard says next Chelsea boss has to turn club around ‘Business as usual’ as Chelsea look to wrap up Women’s Super League title Andy Pilley steps down as chairman and director of Fleetwood

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More than 1,000 people gathered for an evening vigil to remember those killed and wounded in Maine’s worst mass shooting

A Westport-bound train has struck a car at a level crossing in County Mayo, injuring two people.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will miss the Kentucky Derby next year after Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), the organizer of the horse race and owner of the famed racetrack, extended his suspension through the end of 2024.