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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and one other player have been suspended after Gabon were eliminated in the group stage of the African Cup of Nations.Published January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareGabon’s government has suspended its national team and sacked coach and kickster forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from the team following three defeats in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) final.Gabon’s acting sports minister, Simplice Desiree Mamboula, announced on television on Wednesday the suspension of the national team after they finished last in their group and were eliminated from the Morocco tournament.Recommended stories list of two itemsend of…
The housing market has been plagued by high prices and weak sales for the past few years. However, conditions are expected to ease slightly for buyers in 2026, a shift Redfin describes as a “reset” year.The reset is being driven by an increase in housing supply after years of limited inventory, and could push prices down in some markets next year. Overall, home prices have remained roughly flat over the past two years as new construction increases. And there are already signs that the market is loosening. Realtor.com says builders are offering discounts in markets where homes are sitting on…
Democratic Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and right-wing Gov. Ron DeSantis have agreed on virtually nothing. But this year, they found common ground as leading skeptics of the artificial intelligence industry’s data center boom. The juxtaposition of the numbers from two countries to the left indicates a political reckoning over the AI industry’s impact on power prices, grid stability, and labor markets. If opposition parties reach a broad bipartisan agreement, plans to develop the industry could be delayed. I-VT’s Sanders called for a nationwide moratorium on data center construction. “Frankly, I think we need to slow this process down,” Sanders told…
© Studio One One | Unreleased Moments | Getty ImagesDepending on where you live, relying on a postmark to prove you mailed your tax return, mail-in ballot, bill payment, or other time-sensitive document by a certain date may not work as well as you might expect.As the U.S. Postal Service continues to make operational changes to strengthen its finances and modernize its infrastructure, it expects delays between mailing and postmarking to increase, according to a Federal Register notice effective Dec. 24. The postmark indicates the date the mail was processed and has historically been applied on the same day the…
edinburgh, scotland — As “Auld Lang Syne” circles the world every New Year’s Eve, with men and women of all ages singing along in unison, Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate Michael Pedersen says the song’s enduring power lies not only in its tradition, but in its mysterious power to bring people together. Pedersen, an award-winning Scottish poet and author who is currently writer-in-residence at the University of Edinburgh and the city’s Poet Laureate Makar, told CNN that the song’s customary performance late at night on December 31 was never formalized, but simply felt right. “For generations, this song has been sung because…
Maresca left the club midway through a tumultuous season, with the team winning just one Premier League match in December.Published January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareChelsea have parted ways with manager Enzo Maresca, a dramatic fall from grace for the Italian who was named manager of the month in November, with the club having won just one of their last seven league games and eliminated from the Premier League title race.”Chelsea Football Club and head coach Enzo Maresca have parted ways,” the club announced in a statement on Thursday.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend…
Congressional Republicans called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday to testify amid the ongoing Social Services fraud scandal after the White House indicated it could expand its investigation to other blue states.A day after the Trump administration announced it would freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in child care funding for Minnesota, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) invited Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (both Democrats) to appear before the committee on February 10. “Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were either asleep at the wheel or were complicit in a massive…
President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his second term Tuesday, blocking legislation that would support two bipartisan infrastructure projects in Colorado and Florida. President Trump’s veto of the Colorado bill “Completing the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act,” which the Legislature unanimously approved in early December, infuriated state lawmakers. The bill would reduce payments that communities must make to the federal government for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline poised to provide clean drinking water to rural areas in Colorado. In a message to Congress after vetoing the bill, President Trump said the bill “would continue the…
Russia is at a difficult juncture. By mid-January, President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine will have lasted longer than the war on the Eastern Front, which began with Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 and ended with the fall of Berlin in May 1945. President Putin is famously obsessed with World War II, and his official veneration of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany is part of the ideological glue that holds the Russian state together. Putin’s Russia even saw the rehabilitation of Joseph Stalin, the communist dictator who led a ruthless purge in…
As the new year begins and the action-packed group stage is in the rearview mirror, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) progresses to the knockout stages, with the Round of 16 beginning on Saturday.Here’s what you need to know about the eight matches.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list⚽ Senegal vs SudanDate and time: January 3rd, 5pm/4pm GMTLocation: Ibn Battuta Stadium, TangierPre-tournament favorites Senegal will face Sudan in the AFCON Round of 16. Sudan is the last-placed team left in the tournament and will advance to the final tournament for the first time in 14 years.Senegal finished first in…