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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin FC Barcelona and Manchester United have almost reached an agreement for the transfer of Frenkie de Jong, which they want to complete before June 30. Catalan daily newspaper SPORT revealed on Saturday that talks between the two clubs were already "well advanced". Now on Sunday, The Times in England says that they have almost reached an agreement which they want finalized before next Thursday . All that remains, it seems, is getting De Jong - who has been adamant he wants to stay at Barca - to agree personal terms with the Red Devils. The 25-year-old will be offered a five-year contract. And though he would be reunited with new head coach Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, who extracted the best form of De Jong's career from him when Ajax reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, the Netherlands international isn't convinced by the sporting project in northwestern England which can't offer him football in UEFA's … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Finalizing Advanced Agreement, Want To Sell De Jong To Manchester United Before June 30

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the nationwide right to abortion in its landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, causing major uncertainty about the future of abortion access in the United States. Here are answers to some of the biggest questions: What did the Supreme Court’s ruling say? In a decision by Justice Samuel Alito, the court upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. A majority of justices also voted to strike down Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), effectively ruling abortion is no longer a nationwide right and giving states the power to ban the procedure. Alito called Roe v. Wade “an abuse of judicial authority” that relied on “egregiously wrong” reasoning, and argued the right to abortion is not expressly mentioned in the Constitution and isn’t “deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition.” Four other conservative … [Read more...] about Roe V. Wade Overturned: The Ultimate Explainer On What It Means

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The U.S. Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years. Experts predict it will lead to all but total bans on the procedure in about half of the states. When it comes to how much public money is spent on abortions via Medicaid, the impact is much lower. That’s because in conservative states that are set to ban abortions, the procedure is already very difficult to obtain for lower income women. “The consequences of this decision will be felt in cities nationwide, where women will suffer from the loss of access to critical healthcare services, where they face state abortion bans that do not include exemptions for rape or incest,” said Tom Cochran, executive director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which is urging Congress to legalize abortion nationwide. Medicaid-funded abortions are already uncommon Most states have followed … [Read more...] about How Overturning Roe V. Wade Affects Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Dish Network’s agreement to build a new national wireless network has the potential to bring thousands of jobs to metro Denver and restore the region’s faded status as a telecommunications hub. As a condition of approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion acquisition of Sprint , the Nos. 3 and 4 wireless carriers in the United States, the Department of Justice demanded a new national wireless carrier be formed to address anti-trust concerns and preserve competition. Dish Network, which was sitting on $21 billion worth of wireless spectrum, was in a rare position to take on the challenge. Dish, based in Douglas County, will pay $1.4 billion to acquire Sprint’s three prepaid brands and their 9.3 million customers. Sprint is providing necessary wireless spectrum for another $3.6 billion. T-Mobile will allow Dish to use its wireless network for seven years as Dish builds out a 5G network from scratch, something the company estimates will cost around $10 billion. “Imagine if somebody … [Read more...] about Dish wireless — a result of T-Mobile, Sprint merger — could give metro Denver a second shot at telecom glory

Smoke rises from a burning pile of seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark the United Nations' "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" in Yangon on Sunday. (AFP photo) Myanmar authorities said they torched more than half a billion dollars worth of narcotics on Sunday as part of eradication efforts for World Drug Day, as the UN warns that production of methamphetamine in the region is hitting record levels. Almost two tonnes of heroin and more than 630 million "yaba" meth pills went up in smoke at ceremonies in Myanmar's commercial hub of Yangon, the central city of Mandalay and Shan state in the north, authorities said. But some analysts cautioned that the $642 million bonfires are part of a long-running game of smoke and mirrors played by a junta government not serious about tackling the problem. The televised burnings represent a "decade-long delusion" about Myanmar's multibillion-dollar drug industry, independent analyst David … [Read more...] about Myanmar says seized drugs worth half a billion dollars torched

Fallout from a strategic decision between Dish Network and EchoStar Corp. to trade a few assets is hitting home for many EchoStar employees. Make that former EchoStar employees. The two Douglas County-based companies are swapping certain business units that would give Dish most of the video side of EchoStar, including the rest of online video service Sling TV plus the set-top box business that includes the ground-breaking Slingbox. The trade, announced Jan. 31, will also result in “fewer than 100” EchoStar employees losing their jobs, plus a reported end to manufacturing of Slingbox. Another 1,800 EchoStar employees will move to Dish following the trade, which was completed Tuesday. “EchoStar implemented a small reduction in force in late January, in response to recent changes in the marketplace,” said Michael T. Dugan, CEO and president of EchoStar Corporation, in a statement e-mailed to The Denver Post on Tuesday. “This reduction in force has impacted fewer than 100 of … [Read more...] about EchoStar cuts 100 employees, another 1,800 moving to Dish Network

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Ousmane Dembele has not been convinced by Chelsea's contract offer, which increases his chances of staying at FC Barcelona. The Frenchman becomes a free agent on June 30, when the five-year contract he signed upon joining the Catalans on a €105mn ($111mn) deal from Borussia Dortmund in 2017 expires. With his agent Moussa Sissoko playing hardball in negotiations and reportedly demanding exorbitant bonuses and signing-on fees, plus an inflated salary, it was previously thought that the World Cup winner would walk on a free transfer next Thursday as a list of clubs line up to snatch him away from Camp Nou. While Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich are two other names, Chelsea have been the outfit strongest-linked to the 25-year-old with some outlets claiming that he has already met their coach Thomas Tuchel who he knows from their Dortmund days together. According to SPORT on Sunday, however, Dembele and his … [Read more...] about Dembele Unconvinced By Chelsea Contract Offer, Increasing Chance Of FC Barcelona Stay