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The United States is home to a silent epidemic - do you know about it?We're referring to what researchers are calling femicide, or the gender-based killing of women and girls. And while some countries like Italy and Mexico have femicide or intimate partner homicide in their penal code, most countries, including the United States, do not. Today, Brittany is joined by Abené Clayton, lead reporter for the Guns and Lies in America Project for the Guardian, and Cheryl L. Neely, sociology professor at Oakland Community College in Royal Oak, Michigan to understand the pipeline from everyday and online misogyny to gender-based killings.If you or someone you know is affected by domestic violence, you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline via phone, text, or online chat. Their website is thehotline.org.Want more deep dives into the social science of womanhood?It only takes 30 minutes to be a good momYoung women are struggling, too. Why can't we see it?The women leaving the 'New Right'Support Public Media. Join NPR Plus.Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluseFor handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR's Pod Club newsletter at npr.org/podclub.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Support the pod and get so much extra content for $5/month at patreon.com/stiffsockspod  Bonus eps also available on Apple Podcasts! https://www.apple.co/socksThe boys spiral from the Taco Bell lettuce diarrhea outbreak into Big Milk, courtroom logic, OJ, AI evidence, gambling ads, Swiss Army knives, Mexico horses, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Super Size Me, Twix, ice cream trucks, and the search for the next viral candy. They also read Amazon reviews for She Comes First, debate whether they've had more beers or jerks, break down the 6/12/18/24 challenge, answer a hilarious orangutan hypothetical

IT'S PROM NIGHT....kinda!  About this episode: The Hallmark Christmas cruise docks in Cozumel, Mexico, where challenges, surprises, and life-changing moments await the passengers. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You may have heard of a parasite that's causing some gastrointestinal distress.Cyclospora has sickened thousands of people across 34 states this summer – more than six times the number reported at this point last year. The CDC has linked a major cluster to shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell in some states. And Taylor Farms de Mexico has now pulled all of its iceberg lettuce from the U.S. market despite an FDA finding that reports that its product contained the parasite were a false positive.We answer your questions about what cyclosporiasis is, how you get it, and why investigators have had such a hard time finding the source.Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Canada and Mexico are getting very different treatment from the Trump administration when it comes to trade. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to Mexico tomorrow for talks on revising the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Canada is not invited. In fact, it's facing new U.S. tariffs. We dig in. Then, the transition to an AI economy could benefit some workers and displace others, but who gets to decide just how this transition will go? The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest coalition of labor unions, is demanding a role.Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter.Marketplace Morning Report is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.Stories featured in this episode:How labor unions are tackling AI and midterm elections

This episode is brought to you by JamCut.IO (https://jamcut.io/). If you're a musician and you're tired of making clips all the time, check these guys out!  Before we get to Rodrigo y Gabriela, Andy and Nick go down a rabbit hole about Charlie Crockett, outlaw country, authenticity, and whether artists change who they are to sell more records. Then Gabriela joins us for a great conversation about leaving Mexico to busk in Ireland, becoming friends with Damien Rice before *O*, playing secret coffee shop shows together, their thrash metal beginnings, traveling Europe with almost no money, recording with Marty Friedman, and why staying curious has been the key to a 25+ year career. We also talk about: * Busking on Grafton Street * The Irish music scene in the late '90s * Why metal exploded in Mexico * Creativity vs. chasing success * Touring, travel, and finding your own path Enjoy.

This week we talk about cyclospora, FoodNet, and Taylor Farms.We also discuss iceberg lettuce, Taco Bell, and foodborne pathogens.Recommended Book: Babel by R.F. KuangTranscriptFoodborne pathogens cause about 48 million illnesses and around 3000 deaths in the US alone each year.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the main agency tasked with keeping those numbers as low as possible, and the CDC's Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet, is one way that they've tackled this pernicious, persistent problem since 1995, in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and 10 state health departments: those of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee.Collectively, this FoodNet network covers about 16% of the US population, which seems like a small number, and in some ways it is, but that grid of laboratories and surveillance sites has typically been capable of detecting foodborne problems before they've scaled-up into something more significant, growing from a localized issue into a nationwide outbreak. They're generally not capable of preventing them outright, but they can keep them relatively small and regionalized.FoodNet was created in response to a series of huge, deadly E. coli outbreaks in 1992 and 1993, and in contrast to other common methods of detection, which are usually passive and thus a little slow to respond to potential outbreak indicators, this program was built around active surveillance methods, which means proactively gathering data from medical treatment records, hospitalizations, and even individual patient outcomes (including their travel history)—anything they can pair with diagnostic samples to better understand the context surrounding the products that contain dangerous pathogens—and this was intended to help them move faster to identify issues, triangulate the source of those issues, and then implement measures to solve these issues before they harm a bunch of people, as happened during another round of E. coli outbreaks in 2012 and 2013, which sickened dozens of people across multiple states, about half of the afflicted requiring hospitalization, in addition to at least one known death.At its height, FoodNet tracked 9 pathogens, so it cast a pretty broad net, encompassing the most common and dangerous of these potential vectors, including listeria, campylobacter, shigella, vibrio, yersinia, cyclospora, cryptosporidium, e coli, and salmonella.In July of 2025, as part of a larger wave of sweeping cuts across the nation's safety nets, tracking systems, and scientific agencies, the CDC, under the second Trump administration, downgraded FoodNet so that it was only mandatory to track salmonella and E coli—the rest were no longer on the docket, because these agencies no longer had the budget to keep tracking them.What I'd like to talk about today is a recent, and as of the day I'm recording this ongoing, outbreak of cyclospora-induced cyclosporiasis, what we know about this outbreak, and what might happen next.—Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan that can infect human beings, and which is usually transmitted via contaminated fruits and vegetables. This contamination is typically the consequence of inadequate sanitation standards, as it's not transmitted via coughing or blood or anything like that, it's carried via human feces.So this parasite gets into a human, sporulates, which means it releases a bunch of spores within its host, and then usually between 1 and 2 weeks after entering its new host, the host develops cyclosporiasis, the disease caused by cyclospora producing all those spores. This disease is notorious for sometimes causing what's colorfully called explosive diarrhea, alongside general watery bowel movements, intense cramping and severe gas and bloating, and that's sometimes paired with nausea, vomiting, fever, and dehydration, due to all the frequent, intense, watery bowel-movement-related output.This is how cyclospora reproduces and spreads: it infects a host, that host has urgent diarrhea for a while, usually more than two days, sometimes as long as several weeks or even a month or more, with all the pain and discomfort and life-disrupting issues you might assume from that sort of persistent symptom, and then it sometimes finds new hosts via that watery output.Sometimes, cyclospora works its way into food systems because sanitation standards at a particular farm will be not good. Specifically, workers will sometimes not be allowed to take restroom breaks, and they'll simply do their business right there in the field; so if they're sick and can't afford to take a sick day, and might be fired if they do, or if they're asymptomatic, which some people infected with cyclospora are, they might do their business in the field, unaware that waste can then go on to spread this pathogen into the food system. It's also possible that someone just doesn't wash their hands properly after using the rest room, and then gets back to work, picking vegetables or operating at some other level along the food processing and packaging assembly line, and it gets into the system that way.In a typical year, the United States records around 2,700 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, though on occasion it's as low as just a few hundred cases, the majority of which show up in health records in the Spring and Summer, between May and August. That range includes relatively mild outbreaks, so while this is a persistent issue, it's also not generally a massive one, at least compared to other pathogens of note. It's not pleasant for those who come down with it, of course, but not something that has triggered an organized response from the top, because of its meager scale, and because (again, while super unpleasant) people with healthy immune systems generally recover without treatment, even if that recovery can take a while. The biggest risk for most people who catch this disease is dehydration, though immunocompromised people are also sometimes given antibiotics by their doctors, the typical dosage curing about 96% of the people who receive it.There was a larger-than-usual outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the US in 2020, which caused a confirmed 1,241 cases across the country, a whole lot to land all at once, and there were no reported deaths resulting from that outbreak. Between 2018 and 2021, there were about 6,000 total confirmed cases across the US, so an average of about 2000 per year.As of mid-July 2026, the CDC has officially confirmed 1,645 cases of this illness, with another 5,100 probable or potential cases currently under investigation. If the majority of those still-under-investigation cases are confirmed, that would mean more people have already been infected as a result of this one outbreak in the first half of 2026 than were infected between 2018 and 2021, which again, is a range that includes the large outbreak that happened in 2020.Also worth noting about those numbers: that's federal-level, CDC reporting, and it's generally understood that there's a significant lag between local-level data and those that have percolated up to the national level. As of the day I'm recording this, Michigan's health agencies alone have more than 5,000 confirmed and suspected cases, Ohio has nearly 1,200, and other states, which are still investigating, are seeing dozens of confirmed cases, including 43 in Wisconsin, 69 in Maryland, and a few already, in the early stages of investigation, in Nevada.Over the past week, officials flagged shredded lettuce sourced from Mexico and sold by a company called Taylor Farms as the likely source of at least some of these cases, and that's led to a recall on lettuce produced by the company in 27 states. Over the weekend, the CDC found cyclospora in iceberg lettuce from the company's Mexican operations, as well, and this lettuce was part of a batch that wasn't included in the recall—so there's a good chance the recall will expand beyond the currently targeted products, which include shredded lettuce destined for Taco Bell locations in five states, and the kitchens of several other fast food chains, as well.Taylor Farms is one of the largest producers of fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States, and their products are sold all over the place, from lower-end fast food restaurants to more expensive grocery stores like Whole Foods.Taylor Foods has announced that it's voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from shelves, even though none of its branded, in-store salad kits have been clearly tied to the outbreak, and Taco Bell has said that it's voluntarily removing all potentially affected lettuce from its locations in the five most-impacted states, indefinitely removing lettuce sourced from the implicated supplier; other brands are following suit, no one wanting to be associated with this outbreak, but everyone wanting to show would-be customers that they're taking it seriously.Interestingly, the FDA doesn't actually require that Taylor Foods tell the public who their products go to—which other entities might be selling infected produce. So they've released lists of product numbers, and again, many of their customers are taking the initiative to announce the removal of this lettuce from their shelves or food, without being prompted, but there's still some fog-of-war here, because of Taylor Foods' decision not to be clearer with that product list.So this is already the largest recorded cyclospora outbreak in US history, there have been 141 confirmed hospitalizations from the CDC, and that number is likely larger, again because it takes a while for state-level numbers to work their way up to the CDC, and to be reconfirmed at that level. Also important to note here is that a lot, perhaps even the majority of people who suffer from cyclosporiasis will never show up in these data, because they just suffer silently, either not realizing they have this parasite, or not seeing the point of going to the hospital, maybe paying an arm and a leg to do so, just to get prescribed anti-diarrheal medication and told to take fluids, same as they can do at home. People who do have any kind of immunodeficiency issues or potentially confounding factors, like being older or very young, are being encouraged to seek medical help, though, as they're more likely to suffer more serious consequences after contracting this disease.It's currently unclear where precisely this outbreak came from, and it's puzzling how an outbreak of this scale might have happened, as, in the words of Matthew Moore, a food safety microbiologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who was quoted in the New York Times, this many infections suggest there was a “massive degree of human fecal contamination.” So probably not just a farm laborer who forgot to wash their hands after using the rest room, something much more substantial than that.Also, because cyclospora takes a while, a week or two, to create enough spores in its host to trigger cyclosporiasis, attribution of the infection difficult, which in turn makes tracking it back to its source difficult; which is part of why this outbreak, which has been going on for weeks, is still under investigation, not a solved problem with definitive answers and in-practice solutions.Right now, experts are recommending higher-risk foods are cooked to at least 158 degrees F, because that temperature kills this pathogen, and washing fresh produce doesn't always get rid of all the cyclospora on a contaminated piece of produce. Washing fresh produce certainly helps, and it's better than nothing, and scrubbing is even better. They also recommend avoiding high-risk foods when possible, though of course that won't always be possible for everyone, nor will it always be possible to get heads of lettuce rather than pre-made salads, though that's also advised when feasible.Also worth noting here is that even if the FoodNet program was still up to full power, tracking all 9 of those original pathogens, it's unlikely this outbreak would have been prevented.It likely would have flagged that something was up earlier on in this outbreak, though, which could have led to faster action in the afflicted regions. It probably would have allowed professionals to note hot spots faster, as well, which is what this kind of surveillance system is for: it doesn't prevent, but it does make it more likely experts will have the chance to keep things from spiraling out of control.Show Noteshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/well/cyclospora-taylor-farms-lettuce-taco-bell.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/well/eat/cyclospora-stomach-bug-what-to-know.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/business/cyclospora-taylor-farms-lettuce.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/well/eat/lettuce-safety-cyclospora-outbreak.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/health/cyclospora-taylor-farms-mexico-taco-bell-lettuce.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclosporiasishttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8471761/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00494755261437456https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/diarrhea-outbreak-cyclospora-parasite-cdchttps://www.cdc.gov/cyclosporiasis/php/surveillance/index.htmlhttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/cyclosporiasis-outbreakhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/07/17/taco-bell-warned-investors-about-cyclospora-before-the-outbreak-and-these-other-chains-did-too/https://www.today.com/health/disease/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-foods-avoid-map-cases-parasite-diarrhea-2026-rcna588006http://cnn.com/2026/07/18/health/cyclospora-what-to-do-wellnesshttps://www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/american-food-safety-funding-cuts-foodnet/https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-disease/cdc-cuts-back-foodborne-illness-surveillance-programhttps://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-quietly-scaled-back-surveillance-program-foodborne-illnesses-rcna227089https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00305-X/fulltexthttps://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/about/index.htmlhttps://www.food-safety.com/articles/10646-cdc-slashes-foodnet-surveillance-from-eight-foodborne-pathogens-to-twohttps://www.thermofisher.com/blog/food/foodnet-active-surveillance-for-food-safety/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/health/taylor-farms-iceberg-lettuce-recall.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/cyclospora-lettuce-recall-taylor-farms-taco-bell-8c8bb30fbd100e0c246cffeff6983753 This is a public episode. 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Canada and Mexico are getting very different treatment from the Trump administration when it comes to trade. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to Mexico tomorrow for talks on revising the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Canada is not invited. In fact, it's facing new U.S. tariffs. We dig in. Then, the transition to an AI economy could benefit some workers and displace others, but who gets to decide just how this transition will go? The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest coalition of labor unions, is demanding a role.Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter.Marketplace Morning Report is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.Stories featured in this episode:How labor unions are tackling AI and midterm elections

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The Tim Conway Jr Show Hour with Andy Riesmeyer Hour 4 (7.20) Jimothy the raccoon with the congenital spine condition is taking over the internet with his adorable long-legged charm, while a hot new dating dealbreaker is making the rounds — nearly 80% of women say they won’t date a guy who still has roommates, citing stability and ambition (and no audience on the couch). Andy’s guest tonight is Tom Carroll, the engaging host of the LA Times’ “404” Instagram series — Andy’s been a fan since his “Tom Explores Los Angeles” days, calling him the cool, millennial Huell Howser who was inspired by the legend himself. Tom highlights the stunning 70mm screening of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey at Glendale’s Alex Theatre. Cities are rolling out garbage trucks with cameras to catch code violations at the curb (illegal dumping, etc.) and issue automatic fines — Andy’s not thrilled about the “rolling Big Brother” approach. And Taco Bell is dealing with complaints of explosive diarrhea linked to shredded lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer vacations mean something different depending on where you grew up, and in this episode, we look back on the childhood memories that shaped us—from playing outside in the rain in Mexico to biking through Minnesota during long summer days. We also talk about how owning a home and raising our son, Santi, has changed our relationship with travel, why we're trying to squeeze in a few more trips before he turns two, and the realities of traveling as parents. Along the way, we compare summer traditions in Mexico and the U.S., explain why “summer” doesn't always mean hot weather, share travel mishaps caused by unexpected climates, and discuss what an ideal vacation looks like for us today.Key Takeaways:How becoming parents and homeowners has changed the way we think about traveling.The differences between summer vacations, weather, and school breaks in Mexico and the United States.Why some of our favorite childhood summer memories had nothing to do with traveling at all.everyday cultureLinks And Additional Resources:326 – Viajar al Caribe en Temporada de Sargazo | Traveling to the Caribbean During Sargassum Season312 – Cómo Crear tu Propia Inmersión en Español Sin Viajar | How to Create Your Own Spanish Immersion Without Traveling294 – Español Útil para un Viaje a México | Useful Spanish for a Trip to Mexico292 – Aprendizajes de Nuestro Primer Viaje con Santi | Learnings From Our First Trip with Santi250 – Tipos de Viajes, ¿Cuál Prefieres Tú? | Types of trips, which one do you prefer?Join La Escala to practice Spanish, stay consistent, and connect with other learnersLevel up your Spanish with our Podcast MembershipGet the full transcript of each episode so you don't miss a wordListen to an extended breakdown section in English going over the most important words and phrasesTest your comprehension with a multiple choice quizSupport the show

Every runner has a starting line that didn't look like a starting line. For Lilia Martinez, hers looked like a dance floor. Ballet first, then tap, then jazz, the thing that finally stuck because it gave her room to move without a script. Running wasn't the plan. It showed up later, the way a lot of meaningful things do, in the form of a New Year's resolution with roommates and a half marathon she signed up for without fully understanding what she'd agreed to.That's basically the whole theme of this one. Saying yes before you feel ready. Lilia talks about training through the Nike Run Club app, learning the sport from scratch with a coach on the other side of a screen in Mexico, and slowly building the kind of belief that doesn't stay contained to running. That belief turned outward into El Barrio Running, the community she co-founded in New York City two years ago that's grown from six runners to fifty showing up most Saturdays.We get into structure versus freedom, dancer versus runner, and the imposter syndrome that convinces so many people to add a qualifier to their own accomplishments. I run, but I'm slow. I run, but I've never done a marathon. Lilia's answer to all of it: maybe the run doesn't need a qualifier. Maybe showing up is the whole point.CHECK OUT LILIA@liliamas_@elbarriorunningSend us a messageMy book This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running. is now available for pre-order!USA readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence. USA readers can pre-order an autographed copy of my book hereGLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence.________________________________________________________________________AFTER DARK TOUR SERIESIf you have a question or story for the special After Dark Tour series of episodes please leave me a voicemail by tapping this sentence. __________________________________________________________________________Be sure to send any and all questions and comments for Coach Bennett to the mailbag:Coach Bennett's Podcast 57 South Main Street #215, Neptune, NJ 07753Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint gl...

Dangerous weather is impacting much of the U.S., with Tropical Storm Bertha nearing the Gulf Coast while severe storms trigger flooding and possible tornadoes across parts of the East Coast. Federal health officials say iceberg lettuce grown by Taylor Farms in central Mexico has been linked to this summer's Cyclospora outbreak. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last year's budget cuts had no impact on the outbreak or investigation as questions continue over the federal response. New video of what appears to be Nolan Wells before his death following a Fourth of July boat trip with friends in Mississippi. Authorities say there's been no indication of foul play.

The 250th Episode of Keep It Under 100! Slater, Tim and AJ dive into the Annual Slater Cup, USA vs Mexico is a tight, tight, tight tournament! Matches, Awards, oh and Open Championship recap!Instagram/X/Threads: @100_keepitunderEmail: 100keepitunder@gmail.comlisten, rate, review, subscribe, like, save, share, comment, DM and Keep It Under 100!

We're back with a solo episode, because I couldn't resist the topic.  A Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce is making headlines across the US, and while the CDC's warnings have left a lot of people wondering whether they can safely eat a salad, I want to set the record straight: this moment is less about contaminated lettuce and more about what happens when 40% of a country's salad comes from one company.This is a short episode where I break down exactly how a parasite ends up on your lettuce, why consolidation makes outbreaks like this inevitable, and what you can actually do (starting today!) to step out of the most fragile parts of the food system.Tune in to learn more about:What Cyclospora is, how it spreads, and how a parasite that can only be transmitted through human feces ended up on grocery store lettuceWhy not all produce is affected, and why the blanket fear of fresh fruits and vegetables is misinformation Who Taylor Farms is: over 40% of all salad kits sold in American grocery stores, plus ownership of Earthbound Organics, plus major growing and processing operations in Mexico and CanadaWhy the scale that makes companies like Taylor Farms profitable is the exact same scale that makes outbreaks like this inevitableThe COVID parallel with distribution system failures and general systemic fragility. Why small farms are structurally less likely to cause this kind of widespread harm, and more likely to be able to answer your questions directlyWhat food sovereignty actually looks like in practice: knowing your farmer, asking questions, growing something yourself if you canConnect with Hannah: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hannahkeitel ⁠⁠⁠

Red, White & Blues FC | The World Cup Is Over and We're Not OkaySpain lifted the trophy, Argentina got what they deserved, FIFA gouged everybody blind — and we have to go back to just being Chelsea fans now.The World Cup's over, and Jason opened the show genuinely mourning the fact that he can't just be a fan of football anymore — he has to go back to being a fan of Chelsea. Before we get into it: yes, Morgan Rogers is coming to Chelsea, and no, we're not giving you our real take on that until Thursday's transfer roundup. Consider this the palate cleanser — one last love letter to a tournament that had no business being as good as it was. We both went in with expectations on the floor and walked out calling it an A+.Spain Were Just Better — One Goal the Entire TournamentWe're united as households on this one: shout out Spain. Daniel's big argument is the one he's been screaming at Blueco to copy since day one — you build from the back and you win by not letting the other team score. Spain conceded exactly one goal the whole tournament, ran a 19-year-old out at center back, let Unai Simón coast on one or two saves a game, and still found the goal when it mattered (that Nico Williams header back across for Ferran Torres was gorgeous). The final itself was a boring, ugly watch — Spain couldn't finish, Dibu Martínez put on one of the great World Cup final keeping performances and still lost because Argentina did, in Jason's words, absolutely jack all night. They didn't register a real shot in the first 90. They deserved nothing, and Enzo Fernández taking one for the team with that cartoon second yellow felt like poetry.FIFA, Infantino, and the Great Ticket HeistHere's where we go long and angry. Trump 80-year-old-manned the trophy presentation and nobody — not even Infantino sprinting back across the stage — could get him off it. That was the only prediction we nailed all tournament. From there it's the ticket scandal: FIFA running its own resale site for the first time, a whole Belgium-fan section mysteriously going on sale the day before the US–Belgium match at $1,600 a pop against a $60 face value, tier-two seats quietly getting “expanded” into what were really tier-three views. Canada forced FIFA to relist; the US gave them carte blanche. We put Infantino on a pace to out-corrupt Sepp Blatter and genuinely mean it.Funflation and the Fans Who Paid AnywayThe part that actually depresses us: people paid. Stadiums were full. And every dollar those fans coughed up just teaches FIFA it can charge more in four years — it's not if prices go up, it's how much. Jason walks through the “painted doors” idea (companies A/B testing what you'll tolerate) and “funflation,” the creeping cost of doing literally anything fun, from World Cup tickets to Ticketmaster concerts to $100 parking and $100 subway rides to a stadium built in a swamp you can't walk to. We admit it hit us personally — we'd planned to go for a couple years and priced ourselves out rather than be “World Cup broke” for the next two. Great tournament. FIFA gets zero credit for it.The Third-Place Classic, the Booth Wars, and Closing the Book on Messi & RonaldoThe stuff we loved: England vs. France in the third-place game, a ten-goal exhibition that turned into pure competitive pride once the players got going — Jason calls it better than the final. England going into the Azteca and beating Mexico. Cape Verde drawing Spain and going home heroes. On the booth: all hail Rebecca Lowe, and please, Paramount, give us Zlatan and Thierry Henry full-time and keep Alexi Lalas as far from a microphone as humanly possible. Stu Holden gets both barrels for narrating the obvious as if he has inside knowledge, and for the whole crew being so unready for a boring final they filled time talking about the weather. We close on the legends aging out — Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar waving goodbye while Mbappé's already passed them with two World Cups likely still ahead — plus the eternal USMNT reality check (Pulisic showed up for one game and vanished; stop with the Captain America stuff) and a quick debate over whether third-place stats should count. Verdict: two enthusiastic balls way up. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit redwhitebluesfc.substack.com

On this episode Pete, Sids and Tom bring the curtain down on an unforgettable six-week journey across the 2026 FIFA World Cup, recording their final tournament episode from a New York City pub after witnessing Spain crowned world champions.The trio react to Spain's 1-0 World Cup Final victory over Argentina, discussing why Spain were deserved winners after conceding just one goal throughout the entire tournament. They break down Argentina's defensive approach, the controversial scenes that overshadowed the final, Lionel Messi's quiet performance, and debate whether England missed a huge opportunity after their dramatic semi-final exit.Looking back on an incredible summer across the USA, Mexico and Canada, they revisit the biggest moments of the tournament—from exclusive behind-the-scenes access inside the England camp and Peter Crouch receiving his England Legacy Cap from Harry Kane, to visiting the iconic Estadio Azteca, meeting LeBron James, travelling across North America, and recording the podcast from unforgettable locations.The episode also reflects on England's World Cup campaign, Jude Bellingham's emergence as one of the world's elite footballers, the standout players of the tournament, favourite matches, funniest stories from the road, and why this has been one of the most memorable experiences the team has ever shared.To finish, the Paddy Power Predictions League reaches its dramatic conclusion as the final standings are revealed, crowning this year's champion and confirming who must face the dreaded forfeit.A fitting end to an incredible World Cup adventure filled with football, friendship, unforgettable memories and plenty of laughs.00:00 – Live from a New York pub after the World Cup Final02:06 – Spain crowned World Cup champions08:01 – Reflecting on six unforgettable weeks09:34 – Why Spain deserved the title11:46 – Did England miss their chance?21:03 – Tom Fordyce joins from Canada26:22 – Favourite World Cup memories32:35 – Players of the tournament36:07 – Paddy Power Predictions League finale42:37 – Signing off from an unforgettable World CupFor more Peter Crouch:Twitter - https://twitter.com/petercrouchTherapy Crouch - https://www.youtube.com/@thetherapycrouchFor more Steve Sidwell:Twitter - https://twitter.com/sjsidwell14Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stevesidwell14For more Tom Fordyce:Twitter - https://twitter.com/tomfordyce#PeterCrouch #WorldCup2026 #Football #England #Spain #Argentina #LionelMessi #JudeBellingham #HarryKane #LeBronJames #NewYork #Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At games played for the World Cup in Mexico, protesters have lined the stadium on behalf of Mexico's disappeared. It is estimated that 135,000 people have disappeared in Mexico and there has been no accounting of them. Desapardcidos protests by families of the missing during World Cup in Mexico City. Photo by D. Mora. Their families and loved ones want to know where they are or what happened. So we will explore this issue. Why has the number of disappeared surged in recent years in Mexico? Who are the disappeared? And what has the protest at games meant for a global public whose attention is on the country and are just learning of these disappeared. [ dur: 31mins. ] David Mora is Senior Analyst for Mexico with the International Crisis Group. He researches organised crime, violence, corruption and conflict. He has worked for VICE News, NBC News, ProPublica and The Atlantic. He has won prestigious awards for his coverage of migration, criminal violence and corruption in Mexico. He is the author of Mexico Struggles for Security under White House Duress and Killing of Mexican Cartel Boss Brings Diplomatic Victory and Domestic Mayhem Beyond asylum seekers heading north, the problems of US/Mexico Border are also about the flow of guns and drugs. How can we understand the totality of problems related to the US southern border? What are the solutions? [ dur: 27mins. ] We speak with Ieva Jusionyte, author of a new book Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border. [ dur: 26mins. ]. Note: This is an excerpt from the interview made in May, 2024. You can hear the full interview here. Ieva Jusionyte is a legal and medical anthropologist and associate professor at Brown University. She is also the author of award-winning ethnography Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border. She has been studying borders, violence, and security in Latin America and the United States for over fifteen years. This program is produced by Ankine Aghassian, Doug Becker and Sudd Dongre. Politics and Activism, Human Rights, Gun Lobby, Militarism, Mexico, Borders

fWotD Episode 3364: Lope Martín Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 21 July 2026, is Lope Martín.Lope Martín (marooned 21 July 1566) was an Afro-Portuguese maritime pilot who successfully navigated across the Pacific Ocean east–west and then west–east, becoming the first to complete the return voyage from Asia to the Americas. Martín was a free mulatto from Lagos, Portugal, who became a licensed pilot in Spain. He was contracted for Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition from Mexico to the Philippines and was designated the sole pilot of a patache called the San Lucas. Martín and the San Lucas separated from the rest of the fleet after ten days and sailed through the Marshall Islands and the Caroline Islands before arriving at the Philippines in January 1565. Without the rest of the fleet, Martín then embarked upon the return voyage from Asia to the Americas, which had been attempted but never completed; the San Lucas arrived in Mexico in August 1565.In spite of Martín's accomplishments, the Real Audiencia of Mexico soon ordered him to return to the Philippines and appear before Legazpi, who was expected to execute him for having allegedly deserted the rest of his fleet. Martín's ship, the San Jerónimo, departed Mexico in May 1566; recognizing the danger that he faced, Martín led two successive mutinies and took command of the ship. He anchored the San Jerónimo at Ujelang Atoll in July 1566, intending to maroon any members of the crew who were not loyal to him; instead, Martín and 26 other men were left behind and never seen again.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Tuesday, 21 July 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Lope Martín on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Geraint.

Two crossed pencils, a sheet of paper marked yes and no, and a name spoken twice — and by the time an Italian priest was called into a Calabrian primary school, the children had already asked Charlie their questions. | July 19, 2026==========HOUR ONE: Just because the Ouija board is made by a board game manufacturer does not mean it should be treated like a toy – as many have discovered. *** The similar game, Charlie Charlie seems more innocent – but is so dangerous that in one school where children were playing it, they had to call in an exorcist. *** And you never know when playing any of these types of games what kind of spirit you might be inviting into our realm – but I can tell you this…. It's never good. They might pretend to be good, but that's far from the truth. And one particular demon has found notoriety through the Ouija board community, a demon you don't want to risk opening a door for. It's name is Zozo.==========HOUR TWO: Did lost cosmonauts make it into space before Yuri Gagarin? (The Tombs in Space) *** Don't take a gift from Gracie Watson's grave... or her life-like statue might cry tears of blood. (Gracie's Ghost) *** Did Bonnie Scott run away? Was she kidnapped? Murdered perhaps? All anyone knew was that no one had a clue where she was. She had simply disappeared without a trace. (The Murder of Bonnie Leigh Scott) *** A latchkey kid comes home to an empty house… or so they thought until they heard footsteps in another room. (The Laundry Room)==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: People often encounter strange and frightening things when they experience sleep paralysis – but in one particular story, the horrors began well before going to bed. (Sleep Paralysis in Bangkok) *** Samuel Joselyn was buried in 1810 in a North Carolina cemetery.  Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Samuel was actually DEAD at the time of his burial! (Buried Alive in Wilmington) *** in 1894 Rosa Lochner was a witness to murder, but she had been deaf since birth and her spoken vocabulary was limited. So how could she testify against the accused? (Murder In Pantomime) *** A boy wakes to find his previously closed curtains now open – and the only explanation involves a previous resident of the house he's now living in. (Strange Manifestations) *** Mention the word “Chupacabra” and most people will think of a strange, hairless dog-like animal. They are never described as having the ability to fly… until now. (Winged Chupacabras) *** These UFOs aren't shiny metallic discs or cigar-shaped spaceships. They are humanoid – and they fly without the help of a jetpack, wings, cape or even a broom to sit on. And the sightings are still coming in all throughout Mexico. (The Flying Humanoids of Mexico) *** The North Carolina Cherokee have a story about how dangerous it can be even near a calm river – where the waters can suddenly foam and a giant beast can appear on the rocks. (James and the Giant Leech) *** Supernatural women, shadowy men, odd animal sightings, and more… they can all be found at late-night truck stops if you're not careful. (Truck Stop Horror Stories)==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“Charlie Charlie” https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ydpwych9, and “Ouija Boards” https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mzyfmweeby Jacob Shelton for Graveyard Shift“ZoZo the Ouija Board Demon” by Maggie Clendenin for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/xtc8x9pe“The Tombs in Space” posted at The Unredacted: http://ow.ly/nW5U30mwbWw“Gracie's Ghost” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/arFz30mwaLc“The Murder of Bonnie Leigh Scott” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: http://ow.ly/v6wX30mwbwW“The Laundry Room” submitted anonymously to Weird Darkness“Sleep Paralysis in Bangkok” by MarkiO for YourGhostStories.com: http://ow.ly/FUOD30mwc0C“Truckstop Horror Stories” by Erin McCann for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/wldxxnl“Buried Alive in Wilmington” by TheresaHPIR for Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State: https://tinyurl.com/rr4cvoh“Murder in Pantomime” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y97rswf5“Strange Manifestation” by Brian Abraham posted at My Haunted Life Too: https://tinyurl.com/wmlzd22“Winged Chupacabras” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/th8p7ox“The Flying Humanoids of Mexico” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/urxujoc“James and the Giant Leech” by James Mooney from the book “Myths of the Cherokee”: https://amzn.to/2JHpUFo==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)=========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46==========WeirdDarkness®, WeirdDarkness© 2026==========To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).==========

82 year old woman survived 9 days trapped in her bathtub after a fall. Mexico warns its' citizens of a diarrhea risk when visiting the US. Man arrested after surfing naked on a moving train in Denver. Weird AF News is the only daily weird news podcast in the world. Weird news 5 days/week and on Friday it's only Floridaman. SUPPORT by joining the Weird AF News Patreon http://patreon.com/weirdafnews - OR buy Jonesy a coffee at http://buymeacoffee.com/funnyjones Buy MERCH: https://weirdafnews.merchmake.com/ - Check out the official website https://WeirdAFnews.com and FOLLOW host Jonesy at http://instagram.com/funnyjones - wants Jonesy to come perform standup comedy in your city? Fill out the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvYbm8Wgz3Oc2KSDg0-C6EtSlx369bvi7xdUpx_7UNGA_fIw/viewform

Brian Hathaway was in Marina del Rey, California, where he left from in February 2022 at the beginning of his circumnavigation, during this intervierw, after completing a circumnavigation on his Hunter 44 DS. We talk about how a circumnavigation changes you, what it's like to complete one, readjusting to life in civilization, staying at a marina in California vs Mexico, haul-out facilities, an incident with a crazy doc worker at a marina, choosing a Hunter to circumnavigate and all the doubters, the pros and cons of a production boat, running warps, drogues, weather routing, weather forecasting, squalls, lightning, sailing in the Gulf Stream, crossing the Panama Canal, the Las Perlas islands, Golfito Costa Rica, insurance, the peril of disregarding the laws in foreign countries, we debate about tethers, EPIRB's and PLB's, other safety gear, a problem with the rubrail, the importance of officially finishing the circumnavigation, finding happiness, meditation, anxiety, love of sailing, and more. links and photos are on the podcast website support the show through Patreon sail New England and Canada with Sailing Resolution shop tankless dive systems at BLU3 browse or list sailboats for sail at sailboatsforsale.com

A man fell/climbed into a portable toilet in Kansas City to retrieve a Mountain Dew bottle. He was in there for 8 hours before firefighters got him out. We hear from Chip with Patriot Portable Toilets on what actually happened.New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He did a back-flip at an event and biffed it. He's coming off of a right ankle dislocation, fractured fibula, and a ruptured deltoid ligament.An Arizona man named Daniel Ray Ballance was arrested in Northwestern Colorado for surfing naked on top of a moving locomotive on Thursday, according to a social media post from the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office.Uh-oh: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the positive testing of cyclospora in Taylor Farms de Mexico lettuce has been retested and should be "considered a false positive."Someone bought a South Dakota Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton for $50 million!The World Cup final between Argentina and Spain was great, especially the halftime show featuring: Madonna, Muppets, BTS, Ted Lasso, Justin Bieber, and Shakira. This was better than the Super Bowl halftime shows.

Tropical Depression Two has formed in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, putting Texas and the western Gulf Coast in the forecast for potential impacts this week. In other news, The Mexican iceberg lettuce linked to an outbreak of cases of explosive diarrhea was distributed in Texas for more than two weeks; Texas hemp consumers will soon face new limits on which THC products they can legally buy. Beginning July 31, products containing cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC and THCP will be banned in Texas; and 16-year old Chess grandmaster Andy Woodward of McKinney traveled to St. Louis to defend his U.S. Junior Chess Championship title against nine of the nation's strongest players under the age of 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Obed Vargas joins Jeremiah to talk about his whirlwind soccer year so far. Obed discusses his rapid fire transition from Major League Soccer preseason with the Sounders directly into training with Atletico Madrid. He also details his experience playing for and representing Mexico at this year's World Cup, what it is like to adjust to a lifestyle in Spain and what objectives he seeks for his playing future.Sponsor

This week we're heading to Mexico by way of Italy in the recently recovered Sharksploitation adventure film, The Shark Hunter from director Enzo G. Castellari. In 1979 Enzo Doria got his hands on a script that he was so excited to produce that he called up Italian superstar, Franco Nero and asked him what he was doing right this minute and if he'd like to drop literally everything and make a movie. But when scripts vanished, the cast and crew had to make a movie based on their broad memories of the original story and we'd be lying if we didn't think they did a pretty good job of it. Severin Films bent over backwards in 2025 to recover what materials they could find and released the best possible scan of the last remaining 35mm prints of The Shark Hunter, a movie that was dangerously close to disappearing forever. In The Shark Hunter we find a sun burned and bloodshot American expat living seaside in Mexico, making a living by leaping into the ocean to kill every shark he sees, which happens to be a lot of sharks. But this is just a cover for an operation to recover a sunken safe in a crashed airplane. He teams up with a local buddy and will have to outsmart a gangster and a rival special forces dude if he plans to get his hands on all that sweet, sweet cash. Join the Bring Me The Axe Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/snkxuxzJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Bring Me The Axe! on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/bringmetheaxepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Bring Me The Axe merch here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.bonfire.com/store/bring-me-the-axe-podcast/

Send us Fan MailOn this episode of The Unrestricted Podcast, we're joined by Maria Hernandez and her husband and training partner, Daniel Hernandez, as Maria prepares for the biggest moment of her boxing career—her professional debut on September 12, 2026, against Jocelyn Sanchez at Rogue Valley Rumble 16 inside the Ko-Kwel Casino Resort in Medford, Oregon.Born in Durango, Mexico, Maria shares her incredible journey from living in Mexico to ultimately calling Utah home. We dive into what inspired her to pursue boxing, the sacrifices she's made as a wife and mother of two, and how balancing family life with the demands of becoming a professional fighter has shaped her into the woman she is today.Daniel joins the conversation to give an inside look at what it's like coaching his own wife, preparing her mentally and physically for her first professional fight, and the unique bond they've built through the sport.We also discuss training at Champs Gym in Salt Lake City along with Coach MG Vellinga and Coach Emilia, overcoming adversity, chasing dreams later in life, and what this opportunity means not only for Maria, but for her family and everyone who has supported her along the way.This is an inspiring conversation about perseverance, family, faith, and believing in yourself no matter where your journey begins.

US and Mexican trade officials are meeting this week in Mexico City, and Canadian negotiators are not at the table. We hear from Mexican journalist Eduardo Garcia about what's at stake for Mexico, and from Goldy Hyder of the Business Council of Canada about how to approach negotiations now that the US says it does not want to extend the agreement as it is now.

Send us Fan MailThe Valley Episode 16 Recap: Engagement Celebrations & Lingering DramaEpisode Summary – The Valley Season 3, Episode 16: "Balls Voyage"This week's episode balances heartfelt milestones with lingering resentment as the cast begins moving on from the explosive Mexico trip—but not everyone is ready to forgive.Danny prepares for his vasectomy while admitting he's more nervous than he expected and realizes just how much he depends on Nia. Although Nia is busy preparing to judge the Miss USA pageant, the couple reflects on the birthday trip and concludes that many people in their friend group simply aren't true friends.Jasmine begins an emotional wedding dress shopping experience with her mother Karen, Zach, Brittany, and friends. After trying on several stunning gowns, Jasmine breaks down in tears when she finds "the one." Her mother's touching story about changing her prayers—from asking for a good man to simply asking for someone who would make Jasmine happy—perfectly captures how Melissa transformed Jasmine's life.Kristen and Luke continue discussing the fallout from Mexico, while Luke admits three straight days of partying is catching up with him. Kristen later visits Lala, who is mourning her longtime dog Lilly while also celebrating seven years of sobriety. Lala encourages Kristen to prioritize her mental health and postpartum recovery, even if it means taking short breaks with friends.The guys gather for Danny's humorous "Balls Voyage" before Zack escorts him to his vasectomy appointment. The procedure is surprisingly quick, lasting only seven and a half minutes, complete with awkward jokes from the doctor and plenty of nervous laughter.At Lala's sobriety celebration, conversations immediately return to the fractured friendships. Zack jokes about only following Janet on social media because he lost a bet before quickly unfollowing her after returning home. Kristen remains firm that she no longer trusts Janet, while Janet insists the group's collapse isn't her fault.The episode ends on a much happier note at Jasmine and Melissa's beautiful engagement party. Even Lala, who jokes that she's usually skeptical at straight engagement parties, admits she truly believes Jasmine and Melissa are built to last. Zack delivers a heartfelt toast celebrating Jasmine's happiness and welcoming Melissa into the family, while Jesse and Janet cautiously begin rebuilding their friendship with plans for a future double date.Meanwhile, Jesse continues trying to understand Janet's emotional revelations from Mexico, questioning why she never shared her past trauma sooner and hoping the group can eventually heal.The preview for next week promises more major life changes as Brittany celebrates her mommy makeover, Jesse and Michelle tackle divorce paperwork, and Zach and Benji confront serious conversations about marriage and children.✳️Follow us on Social Media✳️ ============================================

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week we reacting to the World Cup final! We will be giving our breakdown of all the major moments of the game and what ultimately lead to Spain's victory of Argentina. Let us know your thoughts!Recorded on: 7/19/2026#MLS #MLSCup #mlscupplayoffs #ATLUTD #atlantaunited #austinfc #charlottefc #forthecrown #cf97 #chicagofire #fccincinnati #fcc #allforcincy #coloradorapids #rapids96 #columbuscrew #crew96 #dcu #dcunited #fcdallas #dtid #houstondynamo #holditdown #sportingkc #skc #lagalaxy #losangeles #lafc #intermiami #intermiamicf #messi #lionelmessi #minnesotaunited #mnufc #legionofloons #cfmtl #cfmontreal #nashvillesc #everyonen #newenglandrevolution #nerevs #newyorkredbulls #rbny #NYCFC #newyorkcity #orlandocity #orlandocitysc #philadelphiaunion #DOOP #portlandtimbers #RCTID #RSL #realsaltlake #sanjoseearthquakes #quakes74 #seattlesounders #sounders #stlouiscity #STL #allforcity #TFCLive #torontofc #vancouverwhitecaps #VWFC #USL #uslchampionship #mlsseasonpass #AppleTV #USMNT #GoldCup #WorldCup #LeaguesCup Send any emails with questions or comments to: thedppod@gmail.comFollow the Pod on Social Media! Website: https://thedppod.buzzsprout.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDPPod1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designated_players_podcast_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDPPodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedppodHave a thought, comment, question, or suggestion? Send us a message and let us know!Support the show

Renewed tensions in the Middle East are testing markets. In this week's Market Take, Ehsan Khoman, Investment Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why we remain pro-risk despite a more fragile macro backdrop.General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strategies to any person in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The opinions expressed are as of the date of publication and are subject to change without notice. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Investing involves risks. BlackRock does and may seek to do business with companies covered in this podcast. As a result, readers should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this podcast.In the U.S. and Canada, this material is intended for public distribution.In the UK and Non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries: this is Issued by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered office: 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL. Tel:+ 44 (0)20 7743 3000. Registered in England and Wales No. 02020394. For your protection telephone calls are usually recorded. Please refer to the Financial Conduct Authority website for a list of authorised activities conducted by BlackRock.In the European Economic Area (EEA): this is Issued by BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. is authorised and regulated by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. Registered office Amstelplein 1, 1096 HA, Amsterdam, Tel: 020 – 549 5200, Tel: 31-20- 549-5200. Trade Register No. 17068311 For your protection telephone calls are usually recorded.For Investors in Switzerland: This document is marketing material.In South Africa: Please be advised that BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited is an authorised Financial Services provider with the South African Financial Services Board, FSP No. 43288.In Singapore, this is issued by BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (Co. registration no. 200010143N). This advertisement or publication has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In Hong Kong, this material is issued by BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited and has not been reviewed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. In Australia, issued by BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited ABN 13 006 165 975, AFSL 230 523 (BIMAL). This material provides general information only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should assess whether the material is appropriate for you and obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, financial situation, needs and circumstances. Refer to BIMAL's Financial Services Guide on its website for more information. This material is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdictionIn Latin America: this material is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice nor an offer or solicitation to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of any Fund (nor shall any such shares be offered or sold to any person) in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities law of that jurisdiction. If any funds are mentioned or inferred to in this material, it is possible that some or all of the funds may not have been registered with the securities regulator of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay or any other securities regulator in any Latin American country and thus might not be publicly offered within any such country. The securities regulators of such countries have not confirmed the accuracy of any information contained herein. The provision of investment management and investment advisory services is a regulated activity in Mexico thus is subject to strict rules. For more information on the Investment Advisory Services offered by BlackRock Mexico please refer to the Investment Services Guide available at www.blackrock.com/mx©2026 BlackRock, Inc. All Rights Reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.BII0726-5760873-EXP0727

Storytelling vs Storyliving.Can a story be so immersive that you no longer watch it—you live it?In this episode of The Artists Podcast, Vicki Dobbs Beck takes us behind one of the most groundbreaking immersive storytelling projects ever created: Alejandro G. Iñárritu's CARNE y ARENA (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible).The experience became the first virtual reality work to receive a Special Academy Award (Oscar), recognizing it as a visionary new form of storytelling. Created in collaboration with Iñárritu, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, and ILMxLAB, it invited audiences to step into the lived experience of migrants crossing the U.S.–Mexico border, redefining what cinema could be. As the former Vice President of Immersive Content Innovation at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Vicki Dobbs Beck shares the story behind its creation—and how immersive storytelling is changing the language of cinema itself.If you're curious about where storytelling is headed, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.Watch on Spotify & Apple Podcasts and You tubeFollow @the.artistspodcast for more conversations on cinema, creativity, AI, and the future of storytelling.#StorytellingVsStoryliving #VickiDobbsBeck #TheArtistsPodcast #CarneYArena #AlejandroGonzalezInarritu #ILM #ImmersiveStorytelling #VirtualReality #XR #Cinema #FutureOfStorytelling #Filmmaking #AI #CreativeTechnology

On this week's Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the latest restaurant industry news, including the origin of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, the troubling rise in bankruptcies and closures, and a wave of new marketing campaigns aimed at winning back customers. They start with some explosive news related to the recent outbreak of cyclosporiasis: Investigators believe the origin of the outbreak was Taylor Farms in Michigan, and specifically iceberg lettuce provided to Taco Bell and potentially other restaurants. The news led to Taco Bell removing lettuce from the menu in select states. The duo breaks down what cyclospora is, how these outbreaks happen in the supply chain, and what this means for both Taylor Farms and Taco Bell as they work to contain the situation and restore consumer confidence. They discuss the broader implications for restaurant food safety protocols and how quickly brands need to respond when these incidents occur.Next, they tackle a sobering trend that's been accelerating in recent months: the increasing number of restaurant bankruptcies and store closures across the industry. From legacy chains to newer concepts, more brands are filing for bankruptcy protection or announcing significant unit reductions. Sam and Alicia explore the root causes behind this wave of financial distress, including persistent traffic challenges, rising operational costs, and overleveraged balance sheets.On a more optimistic note, Sam and Alicia then shift their attention to marketing, highlighting new campaigns from several major players including Panera Bread, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, and Olive Garden. Each brand is taking a different approach to cut through the noise and reconnect with consumers — whether through nostalgia, value messaging, product innovation, or experiential activations. The duo analyzes what's working, what's not, and which campaigns have the best chance of actually driving traffic and sales in an environment where consumers are increasingly selective about where they spend their dining dollars.They close out with a Quick Fire round covering the latest industry headlines — including Texas Roadhouse's delivery test, Papa Murphy's closure of 50 stores, and Chipotle's first location in Mexico — before turning things over to senior food and beverage editor Bret Thorn, who interviews Shake Shack's senior director of culinary innovation, Nick Wuest.For more on these stories:Taylor Farms lettuce supplied to Taco Bell linked to cyclosporia outbreakAnother big Hardee's franchisee declares bankruptcyPanera's Unlimited Sip Club will no longer be unlimited

Allen covers Energy Capital Partners buying TPI’s blade factories, GE Vernova’s $1.7 billion rescue of LM Wind Power, offshore wind cutting oil burn during a heat wave, Scotland’s Caledonia approval, and 19 states suing the Pentagon over stalled wind reviews. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Good Monday everyone. A few months ago, we told you about a Houston bankruptcy court carving up TPI Composites. Well, that story just got a whole lot bigger. On July sixth, TPI walked out of Chapter Eleven. Zero debt. New owners. A private equity firm called Energy Capital Partners picked up TPI’s blade factories in Iowa and Juarez, Mexico for about twenty million dollars. Twenty million, against more than a billion dollars in liabilities. ECP did not stumble into wind blades. They bought Calpine back in twenty eighteen, inherited seventy-seven power plants, and became GE’s biggest private gas turbine customer in the Western Hemisphere. That relationship, forged in gas turbine halls, is what brought them to composite factories. GE Vernova signed a five-year supply deal requiring it to send blade orders to ECP’s factories. GE is ECP’s partner, its customer, and was even the backup buyer if the deal fell through. So TPI lives on, leaner, debt-free, with locked-in demand from one of the biggest turbine makers on earth. But now, the other side of that coin. While ECP picked up two blade factories for twenty million dollars, GE Vernova recently pumped one-point-seven billion dollars into its own blade company, LM Wind Power. LM’s equity had fallen to negative 575 million euros. Revenue dropped ninety-six percent in one year, from 2.1 billion Danish kroner down to just ninety-three million. The Danish workforce, cut to about twenty-five people. LM Wind Power has lost money every single year since GE bought it in twenty seventeen. Nine straight years of red ink. So think about that. Two American blade factories now serve GE Vernova’s onshore business. One in Grand Forks, North Dakota, owned by GE, inside a division losing four hundred million dollars a year. The other in Newton, Iowa, owned by ECP, zero debt, five-year supply deal. The independent contract blade business that TPI Composites built is gone. Vestas took the India and Mexico plants in-house. GE’s supply is locked to ECP. The OEMs and their financial partners now own the factories directly. And that is a new era for wind manufacturing. Now, let us talk about what those blades are doing once they are spinning. Earlier this month, a brutal heat wave hit the eastern United States. Air conditioners running full blast. Grid operators scrambling to keep up. And off the coast of New England, two offshore wind farms stepped up. Vineyard Wind, eight hundred and six megawatts off Massachusetts. Revolution Wind, seven hundred and four megawatts near Rhode Island. Together they pushed hundreds of megawatts into the grid right when people needed it most. And here is the number that matters. Oil-fired power plants met about ten percent of peak demand on July second this year. Last summer, at the height of a similar heat wave, oil plants covered nearly fifteen percent. That is more than a gigawatt less oil burned. The projects that survived lawsuits, survived construction shutdowns, survived lease freezes, are now keeping the lights on in New England. Across the Atlantic, Scotland just approved two massive offshore wind farms. The Caledonia North and South projects in the Moray Firth, up to one hundred and forty turbines spread across one hundred and sixty-five square miles. Enough power for two million homes. Ocean Wind is leading the development with a commitment of about 1.7 billion pounds. And here is what makes this project different. Caledonia South will mix fixed-bottom and floating turbines, up to thirty-nine floaters. That blend of proven and next-generation technology on a single project is something to watch. Back in the United States, nineteen state attorneys general are suing the Department of Defense. The reason, wind project reviews. Federal law says any wind turbine taller than two hundred feet must go through a Defense Department check, to make sure it does not interfere with military radar or flight paths. Last August, the Pentagon stopped reviewing those projects. No explanation. No timeline for starting again. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is leading the coalition, joined by attorneys general from eighteen other states including California, New York, and New Jersey. They want a court to force the Defense Department to start doing its job again. And finally, a story from the sea floor. Down in southern New England, lobster populations have been falling for decades. Back in nineteen ninety-eight, there were about fifty million lobsters in those waters. By twenty twenty-two, fewer than ten million. But something else is moving in. Jonah crabs. Fishermen used to throw them back. Now they are hauling them in by the thousands, selling them as a cheaper option to lobster. And researchers at the University of Rhode Island are finding that offshore wind foundations are acting like artificial reefs. Algae grows first, then barnacles and mussels, then fish and crabs follow. The question scientists are working to answer is whether these structures create new marine life, or just pull it in from the surrounding ocean. Either way, the turbines are not just making electricity. They are making habitat. Now, here is what to watch. This Wednesday, July twenty-second, GE Vernova reports second quarter earnings. And the numbers we just talked about will be in the room. One-point-seven billion dollars pumped into LM Wind Power, a blade company that has lost money nine years straight. Twenty million dollars to let ECP walk away with two factories and a five-year supply deal. GE Vernova is guiding for four hundred million dollars in wind segment losses this year. Meanwhile, its Power and Electrification divisions are printing money, nearly five billion dollars in free cash flow last quarter alone. So the question on that earnings call is simple. If you are spending eighty times more to keep your in-house blade maker alive than a private equity firm paid to buy your contract supplier, how long do you keep doing both? Watch for what GE Vernova says about LM Wind Power’s future, about North American onshore blade strategy, and about whether that 1.7 billion dollar injection was a rescue, or a goodbye. The answer could reshape who makes blades in this industry for the next decade. And that is the state of the wind industry for the 19th of July, twenty twenty-six. Join us for the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast tomorrow.

After more than three wonderful years, we've got some exciting news...In this episode we announce the next chapter for the podcast. There are still two more episodes of Oh My Dog (three including this one) to come, but after that we'll be taking a short break before returning in September as Another Day Ruined.We're opening the conversation up to everything else that ruins our day too. It'll still be the three of us, the same humour, the same stories and the same community - just with a much bigger scope.Catch Another Day Ruined live at the Edinburgh Fringe before the podcast launches in September!: https://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/3074/another-day-ruined-with-jack-dee-seann-walsh-and-sara-morganAlso - Mildred enjoys her summer haircut, Juniper makes a new dachshund friend, Dolly copes with the heatwave, we discuss hot pavements, Toy Story 5, skydiving, football celebrations, and why Sean's office appears to have been built by Willy Wonka.Thanks for all your support over the last three and a bit years ❤️ There's no need to do anything - if you're subscribed to Oh My Dog, your feed will automatically become Another Day Ruined in September. Simon joins us for our penultimate episode next week, and we can't wait to share what's coming next.Go to Petgo.live00:00 Big announcement! The future of the podcast02:38 Two more Oh My Dog episodes & what's next03:39 Why we're making the change04:45 Mildred's summer haircut 05:30 Jack's son and the haircut transformation08:12 Toy Story 5 review10:30 Brad Pitt's new dog film11:40 Skydiving & Cast Away memories15:03 PetGo16:18 Walking dogs safely during the heatwave 17:53 Juniper has a new dachshund friend18:30 Are long-haired dachshunds different?20:36 How Dolly is coping in the heat22:58 England, Mexico & Seann's middle-of-the-night confusion 26:16 Which dog breeds actually enjoy hot weather?26:58 Do we actually like the heat?29:25 Sean's wonky office33:38 Jack is moving house35:03 Dolly's new walking route36:30 Letting dogs off the lead38:26 A considerate dog owner39:00 Goodbye... for now#OhMyDogPodcast #AnotherDayRuined #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #Dogs #DogPodcast #JackDee #SeannWalsh #SaraMorganBeckett #PetOwners #Dachshund #Cockapoo #DogLovers #PodcastAnnouncement

Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was March 15-21, 1993, the last of our “backlog” shows. Topics of discussion include:WCW's tour of the UK and Ireland, where they changed the WCW World Heavyweight Title twice in a week with Big Van Vader flipping the belt back and forth, plus why this really didn't get talked about much on TV.Ric Flair goes “Up Close” with Eric Bischoff on TV, talking about his return to WCW and Barry Windham being NWA World Heavyweighht Champion.The Cole Twins get a fan club.The Big Bossman returns to All Japan while Hulk Hogan is on his way to New Japan.New Japan's faction warfare and how fun that was.The birth of Michinoku Pro Wrestling.The three major promotions in Mexico receive their David Awards.Chuck Wepner shows up at a New Jersey indie show to referee the most 1993 New Jersey indie match you could possibly think of.Arn Anderson works three house shows in SMW the same week that Chris Candido makes his debut as The Avenger.Kevin Sullivan brutalizes W*ING Kanemura on SMW TV in a famously gruesome moment.Bert Prentice sings live on Memphis TV. Sort of.Eddie Gilbert cuts a shoot promo about his position in the USWA and is basically done with the promotion as a result in true Eddie fashion.Vince McMahon misses Monday Night Raw's first visit to Poughkeepsie to receive the Michael Landon Award, so Rob Bartlett joins Gorilla Monsoon as Bobby Heenan “Not Vince McMahon,” and that doesn't go too well.All this and so much more on a damn fun episode of BTS!Timestamps:0:00:00 WCW0:57:20 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro debut show, NOW, PWC, W*ING, AJW, JWP, LLPW, Dino Bravo funeral, AAA, CMLL, Juan Herrera, Arena Naucalpan, UWA, & Tijuana1:46:53 Classic Commercial Break1:55:05 Halftime2:40:18 Other USA: WIN, IWF (Mansfield), UWS/Chuck Wepner, WWWA (PA), NGWA, SMW, USA (AL), USWA, GWF, Big D, CWUSA, & Wrestling Fury/MidwestWA4:02:49 WWFTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to My AEW and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Laura Fox needed a change.Late last year, at our 3S Artspace live podcast, the Foxglove lead singer and Maine Fox Marketing founder announced that she'd booked a one-way trip to Mexico, with no plans for anything besides returning just in time to record her first in-studio album in May. Seven months later, in another edition of "The Follow-Up" where we speak to popular past guests, Fox joins host Troy Farkas to reveal what she learned about herself from the three-month trip to Mexico. Plus, Fox previews Foxglove's upcoming performance at Prescott Park, and she takes us inside the recording process for upcoming first album, Maybe A Daydream. She also SOUNDS OFF on musicians using AI in the songwriting process, and the Seacoast lifer also explains why locals are so critical of newbies who move to the Seacoast.To learn more about Fox's upcoming performances, visit LauraFoxMusic.com.CHAPTERS:Recapping her Mexico trip & lessons learned (00:00)Achieving a lifelong musical dream (14:38)Inside the process of recording her first album (19:42)SPONSOR: Investment advisor David Higgins (27:40)The tricky part of writing songs about past relationships (29:37)Why it's "unethical" to use AI for songwriting (36:20)Will the AI train ever slow down? (46:15)SPONSOR: JOBTALK LLC (53:08)Why Seacoast locals are hesitant to accept newcomers (54:45)SUPPORT SEACOAST STORIES:⁠Visit the NEW ⁠SeacoastStories.com⁠ for our newsletter & LIMITED-TIME ⁠summer merch drop⁠!Follow Seacoast Stories on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ or on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ to get our new episodes every weekUPCOMING EVENTS:Seacoast Stories Dinner Club: The club that's regularly attracting ~100 people heads to Amesbury, Mass. on Wednesday, August 5, and back to Portsmouth on Wednesday, August 19! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book your seat at the table here.⁠SPONSORS:David Higgins: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To get started on a path toward better financial investment, email our friend David Higgins ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠david.higgins@wellsfargoadvisors.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! He's a Portsmouth legend, and you won't regret it.JOBTALK LLC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Get 50% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOBTALK Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ courses with the code "SEACOASTSTORIES50" for the rest of 2026!Investment and insurance products are Not Insured by the FDIC or Any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or Any Bank Affiliate, Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested.Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Clearing Services (WFCS), LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. WFCS uses the trade name Wells Fargo Advisors. 1 North Jefferson, St. Louis, MO 63103.

European champions Spain won their second World Cup on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.当地时间 7 月 19 日，在东卢瑟福大都会人寿体育场进行的世界杯决赛战至加时赛，西班牙凭借加时进球击败阿根廷夺冠。赢得了他们的第二座世界杯冠军。Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the game in extra time — his first of the tournament — kicking in a cross by Nico Williams, who had a goal 10 minutes early disallowed for a foul.费兰·托雷斯在加时赛中攻入全场唯一进球，也是他在本届赛事上的首粒进球——他接尼科·威廉姆斯的传中破门。威廉姆斯在10分钟前曾有一粒进球因犯规被判无效。A second goal by Torres in extra time was deemed offside and disallowed.托雷斯在加时赛中的第二粒进球被判越位无效。Argentina played extra time down one man, after Enzo Fernandez received a second yellow card and was sent off near the end of regulation.阿根廷在加时赛中少一人作战，恩佐·费尔南德斯在常规时间临近结束时吃到第二张黄牌被罚下场。Spain's only other World Cup championship was a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the 2010 tournament hosted by South Africa.西班牙此前唯一一次世界杯夺冠是在2010年南非世界杯上，当时他们以1比0战胜荷兰队。On their way to the championship, Spain knocked out other tournament favorites Portugal and France.在夺冠之路上，西班牙先后淘汰了另外两支夺冠热门球队葡萄牙和法国。Following a surprising 0-0 draw against Cape Verde in its first game, Spain went on to win its next seven games, allowing only one goal while scoring 14.在首场令人意外的0比0战平佛得角之后，西班牙在接下来的七场比赛中取得全胜，攻入14球仅失1球。Spain's defense did not even allow Argentina a shot on goal in the entire 120 minutes of the final, while Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez set a World Cup final record with 10 saves.西班牙的防线在决赛120分钟内甚至没有让阿根廷队完成一次射正，阿根廷门将埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯则贡献了10次扑救，创下了世界杯决赛纪录。The loss ended a drive by Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, to win back-to-back World Cups, a feat only accomplished by Italy in 1934-38, and Brazil in 1958-62.这场失利终结了梅西率领的阿根廷队实现世界杯卫冕的征程——这一壮举此前仅有意大利（1934-1938年）和巴西（1958-1962年）完成过。A fourth Argentine victory would have put them in a tie with Germany and Italy for second place with four titles. Brazil, the only nation to appear in every World Cup, has five championships.如果阿根廷第四次夺冠，他们本将以4座冠军与德国和意大利并列历史第二位。巴西队则以5座冠军领跑——巴西也是唯一一支参加了每一届世界杯的国家。This year's World Cup was the first time three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — have co-hosted the tournament, with games in 16 cities. It was also the first time the field had been expanded to 48 teams.本届世界杯是首次由三个国家——美国、加拿大和墨西哥——联合主办，比赛在16座城市举行。这也是世界杯首次扩军至48支球队。Japan and South Korea co-hosted in 2002.此前2002年世界杯由日本和韩国联合主办。The next World Cup in 2030 will again see three host countries — Spain, Portugal and Morocco.2030年世界杯将由西班牙、葡萄牙和摩洛哥三个国家联合主办。knocked out /nɒkt aʊt/淘汰favorites /ˈfeɪvərɪts/夺冠热门draw /drɔː/平局shot on goal /ʃɒt ɒn ɡəʊl/射正saves /seɪvz/扑救back-to-back /bæk tə bæk/卫冕，连续夺冠

In this episode, we kick things off by examining a massive milestone for North American cross-border commerce as Mexico remained the United States' largest overall trading partner in May, recording $87.23 billion in two-way trade. Trade between the U.S. and Mexico surged 17.06% year-over-year, fueled by $33.05 billion in U.S. exports and $54.18 billion in imports, with the port of entry in Laredo, Texas, remaining the nation's busiest international trade gateway. Next, we shift over to the air cargo sector where United Airlines is riding a massive wave of disruption-driven pricing power straight to the bank. The carrier's cargo revenue surged 22.6% to $527 million in the second quarter as it benefited from a sharp rise in air cargo rates related to disruptions from the Iran war and the strongest volumes since the Covid-fueled boom in 2020. Higher yields were the main contributor, with global shipping space on aircraft falling more than 12% in the Middle East due to ongoing war risks. Finally, we explore a major bet on American shipbuilding coming to the Texas coast as autonomous maritime technology company Saronic selected the Port of Brownsville for Port Alpha, a planned $3 billion-plus next-generation shipyard that will dramatically expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity while creating up to 10,000 jobs in South Texas. The software-defined facility will focus on building autonomous maritime vessels for commercial and defense applications, initially occupying 835 acres with room to expand to nearly 4,400 acres. Follow the FreightWaves Today Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche en 2025, le Mexique se mue en terre d'accueil plutôt qu'en simple pays de transit. Julien Delacourt, correspondant de la RTS à Mexico, décrypte cette évolution et raconte la « belle saison » dans la capitale. Journaliste: Caroline Stevan Réalisation: Kyanu Kombot-Naguemon Habillage: Antoine Weissenbach Nous écrire ou nous proposer des questions : +41 79 134 34 70 ou pointj@rts.ch

VOV1 - Sau hơn một tháng tranh tài sôi động trên khắp Bắc Mỹ, World Cup 2026 đã chính thức khép lại với chức vô địch cho Tây Ban Nha, đánh dấu một cột mốc lịch sử của bóng đá thế giới với lần đầu tiên có 48 đội tuyển tham dự và 104 trận đấu được tổ chức tại ba quốc gia đồng chủ nhà.Bàn thắng của Ferran Torres ở phút 106 đã giúp Tây Ban Nha vượt qua Argentina với tỷ số 1 -0 trong trận chung kết qua đó lần thứ 2 lên ngôi vô địch World Cup sau 16 năm chờ đợi.Giải đấu năm nay ghi nhận hàng loạt kỷ lục mới về quy mô tổ chức, lượng khán giả, doanh thu thương mại cũng như số bàn thắng được ghi. Việc mở rộng lên 48 đội không chỉ tạo cơ hội cho nhiều nền bóng đá lần đầu góp mặt ở sân chơi lớn nhất hành tinh, mà còn mang đến nhiều bất ngờ thú vị. Những đội tuyển bị đánh giá thấp như Cape Verde, CHDC Congo hay Curaçao đã tạo nên các dấu ấn đáng nhớ, cho thấy khoảng cách trình độ giữa các nền bóng đá đang dần được thu hẹp.Bên cạnh những câu chuyện cổ tích của các đội bóng nhỏ, World Cup 2026 vẫn là sân khấu của các ông lớn. Argentina với Lionel Messi tiếp tục thể hiện bản lĩnh của nhà đương kim vô địch khi tiến vào trận đấu cuối cùng, trong khi Tây Ban Nha trình diễn lối chơi kiểm soát đã lên ngôi lần thứ 2 trong lịch sử. Các cường quốc bóng đá như Pháp, Anh, Brazil, Bỉ hay Bồ Đào Nha cũng để lại nhiều trận cầu chất lượng, góp phần tạo nên một kỳ World Cup giàu tính cạnh tranh.Không chỉ tạo dấu ấn chuyên môn, World Cup 2026 còn mở ra nhiều thay đổi với cách tổ chức. Đây là kỳ World Cup đầu tiên có chương trình biểu diễn giữa giờ theo phong cách Super Bowl, dài 30 phút. Đồng thời lễ bế mạc trước trận chung kết quy tụ nhiều nghệ sĩ và nhân vật nổi tiếng thế giới. FIFA cho biết chương trình được xây dựng nhằm tôn vinh hành trình của 48 đội tuyển và tinh thần đoàn kết của môn thể thao vua.Một trong những thành công nổi bật của World Cup 2026 là công tác đảm bảo an ninh cho giải đấu lớn nhất lịch sử với 48 đội tuyển, diễn ra tại ba quốc gia Mỹ, Canada và Mexico. Hàng triệu cổ động viên đã di chuyển giữa 16 thành phố đăng cai trong suốt hơn một tháng, nhưng giải đấu hầu như không ghi nhận sự cố an ninh nghiêm trọng nào ảnh hưởng đến các trận đấu.Giám đốc điều hành Lực lượng đặc nhiệm World Cup của Nhà Trắng Andrew Giuliani cho biết: “Tầm nhìn của Tổng thống Trump đã trở thành hiện thực và chúng ta đang khép lại kỳ World Cup có lượng khán giả đến sân đông nhất, lượng người theo dõi lớn nhất, an toàn nhất và thành công nhất trong lịch sử. Hơn 6,5 triệu người đã đến các sân vận động theo dõi các trận đấu của World Cup, nhiều hơn tổng số khán giả của hai kỳ World Cup trước cộng lại. Chúng tôi cũng đang trên đà vượt gấp đôi kỷ lục về lượng khán giả của World Cup 1994, giải đấu cũng được tổ chức tại Mỹ”.Tuy nhiên, giải đấu cũng không tránh khỏi những tranh cãi. Giá vé ở nhiều trận đấu, đặc biệt là vòng knock-out và chung kết, bị đánh giá quá cao; quyết định của VAR tiếp tục gây nhiều ý kiến trái chiều; thời tiết nắng nóng tại một số thành phố buộc FIFA phải tăng cường các khoảng nghỉ uống nước... Dẫu vậy, World Cup 2026 vẫn được xem là giải đấu mang tính bước ngoặt của bóng đá thế giới. Việc tổ chức thành công trên quy mô ba quốc gia, mở rộng số đội tham dự và thu hút sự quan tâm chưa từng có từ người hâm mộ toàn cầu đã mở ra một chương mới cho ngày hội bóng đá lớn nhất hành tinh./.Quang Trung/ VOV MỹWorld Cup 2026 có tỷ lệ cầu thủ chơi tại các giải hàng đầu châu Âu rất cao. Ảnh: AP

Every four years the FIFA World Cup attracts a world-wide audience. And every FIFA World Cup also attracts controversy. Forty years ago, in 1986, the games in Mexico had their fair share of controversy, as well as amazing moments, surrounding Diego Maradona. Maradona is one of the greatest footballers, or soccer players, of all time. He started playing professionally just before his 16th birthday. He was already a popular player when he arrived at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. However, it would be his performance here, especially in the quarterfinal game against England, that would cement his name in history.This story is told in the third person and the past tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “ganó” (won/beat), “partido” (game), “pelota” (ball), “golpeó” (hit), and “Inglaterra” (England).No matter where you are in your language journey, stories will help you on your way. You can find a transcript of the story and read along at https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2026/07/19/simple-stories-in-spanish-told-faster-maradona-y-la-mano-de-dios/ You can find the original slower recording of this story at: https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2024/01/16/simple-stories-in-spanish-maradona-y-la-mano-de-dios/ ¡Muchas gracias por escuchar! Thank you for listening, and a HUGE thank you for your support. I really enjoy creating and sharing simple, comprehensible stories in Spanish. If you would like to help me in that endeavor, consider buying me a taco at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SpanishTeacher or donating to Small Town Spanish Teacher on Venmo or PayPal.Support the show

In the summer of 1976, an Illinois oilman named Ed Atkins received a tape containing an explosive conversation: former President Lyndon B. Johnson admitting to moving stolen gold from White Sands Missile Range to his ranch in Mexico. Discussing the heist with Fred Drolte, LBJ explicitly detailed using a big plane—later identified as a B-24 Liberator bomber—to transport the gold, cementing the tape as a "smoking gun" of presidential theft. However, after Atkins handed the tape to his lawyer, Daryl Holmes, for safekeeping, Holmes died under mysterious circumstances in 1977. Following his death, the LBJ tape and Atkins' White Sands files were the only items stolen from the lawyer's office.This episode begins to dive deep into the origins of these presidential gold heists, proving the corruption began well before the 1973 Nixon theft. We trace the pattern back to the early 1960s at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, where President John F. Kennedy authorized $10,000 in taxpayer money to fund a treasure excavation. When Ed Atkins and his son John finally gained access to dig at the base years later, they found nothing. A base security guard later revealed the shocking truth: the military had previously cordoned off the area and extracted the gold using military trucks and helicopters.At the center of the Fort Huachuca extraction was Bill Shriver, a civilian operative working under military and CIA supervision. Schriever secretly extracted an estimated 3.5 million troy ounces of gold from Fort Huachuca long before civilian treasure hunters were granted permission to dig, laundering the proceeds through a company called Pyramid Enterprises. In a sworn 1981 affidavit, Schriever confessed that a staggering 11 million troy ounces of gold were taken from Fort Huachuca and Victoria Peak combined, exclusively using military aircraft.The pursuit of this truth came with a deadly price. Less than a year after giving his sworn testimony, Bill Shriver was beaten to death in Los Angeles. Ed Atkins himself had been warned that his entire family would be killed if he didn't stop investigating White Sands, and he later died in 1979 under circumstances a CIA operative suspected was murder. Tune in to uncover how Fort Huachuca established the dark, deadly template for presidential treasure theft that ultimately paved the way for the Victoria Peak heist

In Episode 325 of The Kash and Dash Show: Unscripted, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are joined by Denlis Bertrand for a conversation that goes in nearly every possible direction.Denlis breaks down the World Cup, controversial calls, passionate soccer fans, and what it has been like watching the United States, Canada, and Mexico host the tournament.Owen shares the awkward reality of filming scripted marketing videos, using a teleprompter for the first time, doing take after take, and realizing that content creators are usually their own harshest critics.He also reveals that he is officially buying a home in a golf-course community. The new house sits near the 13th hole, which naturally leads to questions about golf carts, neighborhood rules, future pool plans, and whether Owen will ever get any actual work done.Ted then brings up a real estate opportunity that Owen may be interested in buying. The two discuss touring the property, reviewing the numbers, and possibly negotiating the deal on a future episode.The conversation also covers Omaha REIA updates, anniversary projects, golf outings, customized golf carts, outdoor cooking, pancake-eating competitions, Pizza Hut challenges, Trinidadian doubles, and the correct way to eat pancakes.Have a real estate question, personal question, or topic you want Ted and Owen to discuss? Email the show at onair@thekashanddash.com.Subscribe to The Kash and Dash Show and leave a five-star review on your favorite podcast platform. Your review may be featured in a future episode.You can Join the Omaha REIA - https://omahareia.com/join-todayOmaha REIA on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/OmahaREIACheck out the National REIA - https://nationalreia.org/ Find Ted Kaasch at https://linktr.ee/tedkaasch Owen Dashner on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/owenmoneyrealestate Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/owenmoneyrealestate/ Red Ladder Property Solutions - www.sellmyhouseinomahafast.com Liquid Lending Solutions - www.liquidlendingsolutions.com Owen's Blogs - www.otowninvestor.com www.reiquicktips.com Propstream - https://trial.propstreampro.com/reianebraska/Timber Creek Virtual - https://timbercreekvirtual.com/services/MagicDoor - ...

A large-scale outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness nicknamed “explosive diarrhea,” has sickened over 6,700 people across 34 U.S. states since May 2026, with 1,644 confirmed cases and more than 5,100 probable cases under investigation. At least 141 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. Cause and Spread The illness is caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which spreads through contaminated food or water. It infects the small intestine and can cause watery, frequent, and loud bowel movements, along with stomach cramps, nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, and weight loss. Symptoms can last for weeks if untreated. Recent Outbreaks One of the largest clusters is linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. The lettuce was traced to Taylor Farms de Mexico, a supplier in Central Mexico. Taylor Farms has recalled shredded iceberg lettuce sold in 27 states from June 29–July 16, 2026, and has stopped receiving product from the implicated lot. What This Means for Consumers Do not eat shredded iceberg lettuce from the recalled lots; dispose of it immediately. Wash all fresh produce thoroughly before eating. Practice good hand hygiene, especially after handling raw produce. If you develop persistent diarrhea, stomach cramps, or nausea, seek medical attention promptly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting (University of Arizona Press, 2026) begins with the undocumented individuals who die crossing the U.S.-Mexico border—deaths that are both preventable and politically produced. Moving between the practical and the philosophical, forensic anthropologist and author Gabriella Soto asks what it means to care for the dead and what society owes to those who die in its name. Through the lens of haunting, she explores how the dead continue to shape the living, not as objects of horror but as moral agents whose presence demands justice. Centered primarily in Arizona and South Texas, Border Afterlives offers a border-scale comparative account of forensic practices, critiques the limits of “best practices” in under-resourced systems, and calls for a re-imagining of forensic humanitarianism grounded in reciprocity and dignity, beyond human rights. This is a book that insists on remembering the dead. In this conversation, we discuss the difficult interplay between federal immigration policy and local practices of death care on the border, the implications of policies that cause increased death tolls, the politics of humanitarian immigration reform, and, finally, how allowing ourselves to be haunted by the slow mass casualties of the border can and should inspire us to act. Gabriella Soto is a contemporary archaeologist who examines the material world to understand pressing social issues. Integrating ethnographic methods, GIS technology, and archival research, she specializes in migration materialities, focusing on Latinx migration and security at the US-Mexico border. Her work analyzes the material footprints of transit, forensic death investigations, and security and humanitarian infrastructure. An ACLS fellow whose work has also been funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Soto is a research affiliate at the Binational Migration Institute and holds faculty affiliations at Arizona State University's School of Transborder Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Forensics, and the Latinx Oral History Lab. Her research has appeared in American Anthropologist and Political Geography, and her article on migrant material culture won the American Anthropological Association's Gordon R. Willey Paper Prize. Dr. Soto is the author of Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting (University of Arizona Press, 2026). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies

Send us Fan MailEvery four years the FIFA World Cup attracts a world-wide audience. And every FIFA World Cup also attracts controversy. Forty years ago, in 1986, the games in Mexico had their fair share of controversy, as well as amazing moments, surrounding Diego Maradona. Maradona is one of the greatest footballers, or soccer players, of all time. He started playing professionally just before his 16th birthday. He was already a popular player when he arrived at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. However, it would be his performance here, especially in the quarterfinal game against England, that would cement his name in history?This simple story is told in the past tense and focuses on the words soccer, game, ball, goal, referee, won, and controversy. No matter where you are in your language journey, stories will help you on your way. You can find a transcript of the story at https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2026/07/19/simple-stories-in-english-maradona-and-the-hand-of-god/ I really enjoy creating and sharing simple, comprehensible stories. If you would like to help me in that endeavor, consider buying me a taco at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SpanishTeacher or donating to Small Town Spanish Teacher on Venmo or PayPal.

Cookie is BACK from her trip to Mexico (not a joke), but another team member is beginning their farewell tour. Tune in for all of that and MORE on this week's #guybenosnshow Bonus Benson... 

The Tim Conway Jr Show Hour 4 (7.17) A major water main rupture turned parts of West Hollywood into a river, leaving homes flooded, cars submerged, and cleanup crews scrambling to clear the damage. Tim breaks down the latest developments, with ABC 7's Chris Cristi providing an on-the-ground update. Then, the conversation shifts south after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks struck off Mexico's coast, sparking renewed discussion about California's quiet San Andreas Fault and what experts say its long silence could mean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tim Conway Jr Show Hour 1 (7.17) Tim Conway Jr. covers the aftermath of the massive West Hollywood water main break that flooded neighborhoods, damaged homes and vehicles, and left crews working to drain the area. Plus, ABC 7's Chris Cristi joins the show with the latest on the cleanup and what caused the catastrophic rupture. Then, Tim looks at the powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks off Mexico's coast and discusses growing concerns over the eerily quiet San Andreas Fault—and what scientists say that could mean for California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.