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July 9, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.; France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their first goal. Mandatory Credit: David Butler Ii-Imagn Images Although he exited France’s 2-0 quarterfinal defeat of Morocco last Thursday with an ankle injury, Kylian Mbappe is fully fit for Les Bleus’ Tuesday semifinal against Spain in Arlington, Texas, France coach Didier Deschamps told reporters on Monday. “Kylian feels good,” Deschamps said. “He is at 100%, we cannot go above.” Mbappe, who has scored eight goals in six World Cup matches, is atop the Golden Boot leaderboard. He’s level on goals with Argentina’s Lionel Messi but one assist ahead…

Former The Bachelorette star Jason Tartick is officially engaged to his girlfriend after less than a year of dating. He was previously engaged to Kaitlyn Bristowe for two years, but that ended in 2023. So, how did it happen and what does the ring look like? Keep reading for all of the exciting details. Jason Tartick Pops The Question After coming in third on Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette, Jason Tartick found love with Kaitlyn Bristowe. About a year after he did not win Becca’s heart, he and Kaitlyn started a romance. Two years later, he proposed to her,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been charged in a stranger assault in Vancouver last month. Vancouver police released video of the stranger assault on June 28 and Dylan Gaita, 29, has now been charged, police said in a release on Monday.On June 28, a pedestrian was walking on Commercial Drive at Charles Street when Gaita allegedly shoulder-checked him, causing the pedestrian to lose his balance, police said.The pedestrian reported the incident on July 4 after seeing the VPD news release issued on June 30. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to…

Jul 12, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox number one draft pick Roch Cholowsky poses before the team’s game against the Athletics at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Shortstop Roch Cholowsky, the No.1 overall pick in last weekend’s MLB Draft, has agreed to a record $10.35 million signing bonus with the Chicago White Sox, MLB.com reported on Monday. While that bonus is below the $11.35 million slot value for that pick, it’s also comfortably the largest signing bonus in MLB history, surpassing the $9.25 million that Chase Burns and Charlie Condon signed for as the No. 2…

Nathan Flewelling (YouTube) Nathan Flewelling of Red Deer, Alberta became the second Canadian player all-time to be named the Major League Baseball Futures Game Most Valuable Player on Sunday. Flewelling, who is a catcher in the Tampa Bay Rays system, had a two-run home run as the American League defeated the National League 6-1 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first Canadian to be named the most valuable player of the MLB Futures Game was Rene Tosoni of Toronto, Ontario. At the 2009 MLB Futures Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, Tosoni had a game-winning RBI…

Annie Knight is pulling back the curtain on her relationship with fiancé Henry Brayshaw, revealing the first time he was “jealous” — and how it relates to her career as an OnlyFans star. “When Henry finally told me he was jealous, I was genuinely confused,” Knight recalled in a press release issued on Monday, July 13. “We’d been best friends for 10 years, and he’d never been jealous when I’d been with other guys because we were just friends.” The influencer noted that Brayshaw’s perspective on her career choice seemed to shift when they became a couple in March 2025.…

Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse said today that it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439 million raised in the round. The company told TechCrunch that, with the new tranche of funding, its valuation has crossed over $2 billion. With the cash, the company aims to expand its world model offering and reach customers across geographies. The company closed its initial Series C round in March, led by CDH Investments. While it didn’t disclose the funding amount, Bloomberg reported it to be in the range of $300 million. PixVerse said that investors in the extension round include…

X has made a “tweak” to its algorithm to boost the visibility of posts to users’ “mutuals” — the people they follow who follow them back, head of product, Nikita Bier, said Monday. “We noticed this data was missing from the algo and it made your friends appear less in your replies. This resulted in the reply section feeling more like a battleground with people you don’t recognize.” The change may not drastically revamp the site’s user experience, but may make X feel a little bit more like a community rather than a torrent of disparate voices shouting into the…

After welcoming home the humanitarian mission that was sent to Venezuela to aid in the aftermath of the devastating June 24 earthquake, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico remains ready to help the struggling South American nation in any way possible. The mission led by the Yumare Group — comprising 264 members of the Defense Ministry and 18 canine units — rescued two people alive and recovered 92 bodies, while also supplying humanitarian aid over 15 days in Venezuela. The medical unit also carried out more than 2,000 consultations.  The dogs that are seen accompanying the returning humanitarian workers are part…

Soccer Football – Premier League – Burnley vs West Ham United – Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain – October 14, 2017 West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic. Slaven Bilic was hired as head coach of the Croatia national football team on Monday, taking over following Zlatko Dalic’s post-World Cup departure. It will be Bilic’s second term in charge of his nation’s program after previously coaching them from 2006-12. “I have the complete confidence in our players, and it is my responsibility to bring energy, ambition, and determination to ensure that Croatia remains among football’s elite,” Bilic said in a statement posted…