Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024
2023-08-26 20:25
Liverpool lucky with availability of centre-backs this season – Jurgen Klopp
Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool must be “lucky” with the availability of their centre-backs this season as he hinted he was unlikely to add to his options before the transfer deadline. Ibrahima Konate is a doubt for Sunday afternoon’s trip to Newcastle because of a muscular problem and Joe Gomez or Joel Matip could instead partner Virgil Van Dijk at the heart of the Reds’ defence. Nat Phillips is another alternative but Klopp is well aware that a shortage of options and a spate of injuries could spell trouble as he had to get creative with his backline during the 2020-2021 season. A total of 20 different combinations were used during the turbulent campaign and Klopp is keeping everything crossed that he does not have to deal with a defensive crisis in the forthcoming months. “In an ideal world, we have six, seven, eight centre-halves and cover for absolutely everything,” the Liverpool manager said. “No, we need to be lucky with injuries, there is no doubt about that. “I have no doubt about the quality of the boys we have. We have (academy player) Jarell Quansah, a super-talented player, available as well. “In this moment we are covered but it is not dreamland where you can be prepared for absolutely each situation. We had to learn that in the past as well a couple of times. “We will try to do our absolute best to have a squad for next week, a squad for us where we can react on pretty much everything. Is that possible? We will see.” Liverpool were the only side to do the double over a Newcastle side that lost just five times in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League last season. Despite their rapid improvement under Eddie Howe, Newcastle are on a 13-match winless sequence against Liverpool stretching back to December 2015 – although Klopp is wary of what they will face this weekend. He feels two of their signings in particular this summer were among the shrewdest of any team. The speed they have is really good. Newcastle, since last year at least, they don’t concede a lot but score. So that’s a proper game Jurgen Klopp “Newcastle are an incredibly strong team, qualified for the Champions League, fully deserved,” Klopp said. “Super development under Eddie Howe, I have to say. Eddie is a super coach, a super manager. “Smart business. I don’t want to miss anybody but probably the two standouts in this window: (Sandro) Tonali and (Harvey) Barnes. Really good business. “The speed they have is really good. Newcastle, since last year at least, they don’t concede a lot but score. So that’s a proper game.” While Thiago Alcantara and Curtis Jones are missing once again, Klopp will be able to call upon fellow midfielder Alexis Mac Allister after his red card in the 3-1 win over Bournemouth was overturned. Mac Allister – signed from Brighton in the summer for £35million – was shown a straight red by referee Thomas Bramall after catching Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie on the foot at Anfield last weekend. “When I saw the pictures back I was pretty sure that it’s not a red card but that doesn’t mean then immediately that our appeal will be successful,” Klopp added. “You don’t have that a lot of times, that pretty much everybody agrees this is not a red card and should not be a red card. Harsh tackles should always be punished, I absolutely support that 100 per cent. “But it was not a harsh tackle, it was just a touch in the situation. It was a massive relief when I heard that it is overturned. Very good news.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Robert Helenius failed drug test before fighting Anthony Joshua, Vada says Eddie Howe admits last season’s battles with Liverpool remain vivid memories Juanma Lillo says Man City ‘well managed’ as he fills in for Pep Guardiola
2023-08-26 20:23
As young conservatives try to get climate on the agenda in 2024, denial takes the spotlight instead
During this week's Republican primary debate on Fox News, a young voter notably asked about the climate crisis: How would these presidential candidates assuage concerns that the Republican Party "doesn't care" about the issue?
2023-08-26 20:20
Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact
2023-08-26 20:19
Brazil's Marcelo Huertas becomes the second oldest to play in basketball World Cup
Brazil’s Marcelo Huertas became the second oldest to play in the basketball World Cup in South American's victory over Iran
2023-08-26 20:16
Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia - Putin
The presidential decree is aimed at employees of Wagner and other private military contractors.
2023-08-26 19:56
France and EU to spend 215 million euros shoring up struggling wine producers
The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country's wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling prices and waning demand.
2023-08-26 19:51
Students, professors report chaos as semester begins at New College of Florida
Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida.
2023-08-26 19:51
Olivia Dunne channels inner Barbie, stuns fans with pink gym attire: 'Paul Skenes won'
Dunne's unparalleled fashion sense, particularly her gym attire, has struck a chord with her followers
2023-08-26 19:49
Bronny James, son of Lebron, has a congenital heart defect, family says
Bronny James, the older son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and should fully recover from his cardiac arrest last month, his family said Friday.
2023-08-26 19:48
Mauricio Pochettino makes big prediction about Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson
Mauricio Pochettino predicts Nicolas Jackson to become one of the Premier League's greatest strikers if he continues to develop at Chelsea.
2023-08-26 19:29
Yale's police union distributes 'misleading' flyer on crime rates for first-year students, university says
As new students arrived on campus for the fall semester at Yale University, they were given flyers containing "misleading ... disturbing and inflammatory rhetoric" about the school's safety, according to university officials.
2023-08-26 19:25
