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The wait is almost over — it’s time to fall in love with Fantasy Premier League all over again.As far as cultivating a winning squad for the 2026-27 FPL season is concerned, we’re into time added on with Friday’s Gameweek One deadline (6.30pm UK time; 1.30pm ET) looming large.Here at The Athletic, our experts Holly Shand and Abdul Rehman will be your trusted companions throughout the season with advice and analysis that should hopefully boost your chances of success in your mini-leagues as well as the overall FPL leaderboard — and don’t forget Ben Dinnery, who returns with his live…
The value of Mexico’s imports from Vietnam more than doubled in the first six months of 2026, raising suspicions that Chinese goods are being passed off as Vietnamese goods to avoid steep tariffs when entering the country. According to Bank of Mexico data, Mexico imported products worth US $18.4 billion from Vietnam between January and June, an increase of 103% compared to the same period of 2025. The value of imports from Vietnam in the first six months of the year was equivalent to 82% of Mexico’s total outlay on Vietnam-sourced products in 2025. Imports from the Southeast Asian country…
Now that the second “Michael” movie is closer to starting production, star Jaafar Jackson says it will indeed address the criticisms and child abuse allegations Michael Jackson faced in the ’90s. Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson says that while he doesn’t have much say in how the screenplay is written, he tells GQ Middle East that he hopes the sequel will give more insight into Michael’s perspective. “It’s someone else’s story,” Jaafar Jackson said. “It’s someone else’s idea of what it is, and it’s mainly driven by an agenda. And that’s really the issue we’ve been having as a family…
First lady Melania Trump poked fun at her low profile throughout her husband’s second term during a White House event Thursday, making her first major public appearance since mid-July. “Good afternoon,” the first lady greeted press at the White House Rose Garden for an event highlighting her new foster care scholarship initiative. “I heard you…
Capital One Financial has spent more than a year integrating Discover while investors watch whether the massive acquisition can translate into faster growth and stronger returns. The latest monthly data gave Wall Street a mixed picture. Capital One (COF) posted healthy credit trends in July, but growth in its domestic card portfolio slowed from the prior month. Bank of America is still sticking with the stock. In a note given to TheStreet, BofA analyst Mihir Bhatia maintained a Buy rating and a $253 price objective on Capital One, representing 11.3% upside from the $227.34 share price used in the report.…
Washington’s liabilities have doubled since 2017 amid persistent deficits, crisis spending, and mounting military costs The US national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, reaching the milestone months earlier than expected as Washington’s borrowing accelerates amid persistent deficits, rising interest costs, and military spending.The debt was expected to reach the milestone next year, but it has jumped by $1 trillion since March. For comparison, it took nearly 200 years for total US debt to reach $1 trillion for the first time, in 1981.Treasury Department figures released Wednesday showed total outstanding debt reaching about $40.05 trillion, equivalent to…
Former Rolling Stone writer Jon Landau paid tribute to his longtime friend and colleague Dave Marsh following his death at 76. Marsh served as an early editor of Creem, wrote for Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, and Newsday, and wrote over 25 books, including Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story and Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who. The rock critic and biographer died on Aug. 14 of unknown causes at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut. In his tribute, Landau remembered how at 19, Marsh was “stirring things up” in 1969 at the newly founded Creem Magazine in Detroit, where he helped establish a “punk…
Just like Brock Purdy, Justin Herbert will get the start for the Los Angeles Chargers tonight after not playing in the team’s preseason opener against the Houston Texans.Herbert started last season on an MVP-caliber pace, but insurmountable injuries along the Chargers’ offensive line derailed the team’s season and led to the 28-year-old being sacked a whopping 54 times. Playing through a broken hand at one point, Herbert still threw for 3,727 yards with 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions while rushing for a career-high 498 yards. His season ended in lackluster fashion, though, throwing for just 159 yards in Los Angeles’…
President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed North American trade during a call on Thursday. Their conversation came exactly 50 days after the U.S. government announced it hadn’t agreed to renew the USMCA free trade pact “in its current form.” A statement released by Carney’s office said that the “Prime Minister and the President discussed ongoing developments affecting North American trade” during Thursday’s call. “They underscored the importance of renewing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) as soon as possible to provide greater certainty for North American businesses and workers,” the statement said. The USMCA, which superseded NAFTA…
The Writers Guild of America fired back at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday after she expressed support for a settlement in the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit. Bass joined other Democratic officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and his likely successor, Xavier Becerra, in urging negotiations in the antitrust lawsuit seeking to foil the $110 billion deal. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is leading the action taken by 12 states in parallel with a suit filed by the WGA, has indicated no willingness to engage in talks with Paramount. That’s not a surprise given the series of legal…