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Women’s World Cup odds, predictions 2019: Betting lines, dialed-in expert picks for USA vs. Netherlands
For the fifth time in eight Women’s World Cups, the United States is in the finals. The surprise comes from the other side of the 2019 World Cup bracket, as the Netherlands, a nation that had never even made it to the semis, gets set to battle the world’s top-ranked team in the 2019 Women’s …
U.S. job growth seen accelerating, rate cut still expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely rebounded in June, with wage gains expected to pick up, but that would probably not be enough to discourage the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates this month amid growing evidence the economy is slowing. FILE PHOTO: A “Now Hiring” sign sits in the window of Insomnia Cookies …
USA heads to World Cup championship with 2-1 win over England
LYON, France (AP) — Alex Morgan celebrated her go-ahead goal with a cheeky tea-sipping motion and Alyssa Naeher stopped a late penalty kick to send the United States into the final at the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory over England on Tuesday night. The top-ranked United States will face the winner of Wednesday’s …
USA soccer beats France, 2-1 to reach Women’s World Cup semifinal
Megan Rapinoe, right, scores her second goal of the match past French goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Steven Goff Reporter covering soccer (D.C. United, MLS, U.S. national teams, World Cup), plus some college basketball. June 28 at 8:34 PM by Steven Goff in Paris This was a spectacle of women’s soccer, with a capacity …
USWNT vs. France score: Live Women’s World Cup updates as USA soccer jumps ahead on Rapinoe’s free-kick goal
The United States women’s national team is playing France in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal in Paris and leads 1-0. The sold-out crowd saw quite the start from the Americans as Megan Rapinoe scored for the U.S. just five minutes in to take an early advantage. It was from a free kick on …
Facial recognition technology: The criminal among us | USA
When I was a child, I used to dream of growing up to live in a magical world where my every move would be monitored by cameras tracking my identity, behaviour, and emotions. Just kidding. But that reality is exactly where we are headed. Welcome to the age of total surveillance and the extinction of …
SpaceX: Another step to breaking a monopoly | USA News
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying 24 experimental satellites in what Elon Musk’s rocket company called one of the most difficult launches it has attempted. The craft blasted off to cheers from onlookers at 2:30am (06:30 GMT) after a three-hour delay from the original launch time …
USWNT vs. Spain score: Live updates as Rapinoe penalty gives USA soccer late lead in Women’s World Cup 2019 round of 16
The United States women’s national team is closing in on booking its ticket to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals. USA went into the halftime break knotted at 1-1 against Spain in the round of 16 thanks to a Megan Rapinoe penalty kick goal and a Jennifer Hermoso curler that came from a goalkeeping howler. The …
USA v. Trinidad & Tobago, Gold Cup: What we Learned
The USMNT went up against Trinidad and Tobago in their second Gold Cup match, Holy Water in hand, and excised some demons. This was the first time since THAT night in Couva, only the second competitive match the full senior team has played since then, so there was some redemption out there to be had. …
US ‘launched cyberattacks on Iran weapons’ after drone downing | USA News
The United States military launched cyberattacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network on Thursday after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, US officials have said. US President Donald Trump ordered a retaliatory military attack against Iran after the drone shootdown but then called it off, saying the response would not be “proportionate” …
