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How the next 18 months could reshape soccer in the U.S. forever

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How the next 18 months could reshape soccer in the U.S. forever

The grandiose statements, about “unique opportunity” and “transformational change,” are popping up everywhere these days in American soccer. They’re the common lexicon of panelists and pundits, of press releases and private correspondence, of presidents and players and everyone in between. “There has never been a more important or exciting time for our sport,” U.S. Soccer … Read more

She claimed she aborted her baby at nine months. In this country, there’s no law against that

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A South Korean vlogger who claimed to have terminated her pregnancy at 36 weeks is being investigated for murder in a case that’s prompted horror in South Korea and raised urgent questions about why the country has no abortion laws. Seoul National Police began investigating the woman in July at the request of the South … Read more

A New York man died while on a solo trip to Colombia. It took his grieving mother 5 months to learn what happened

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Omar Watson made a promise to his mother before he left New York City for Colombia in late February. Moments before he climbed into a rideshare to the airport, they hugged in the kitchen of their Brooklyn home. She reminded him of her only request whenever he travels. “I told him, ‘Omar, if nothing else, … Read more