Need Some Help Reaching Your Goals? Try These 5 Habit-Tracking Apps
We could all use a little help tracking the habits we want to make, like learning a new language, while stamping out the ones we want to break, like that post-lunch e-cigarette break. Whether it’s hitting the gym regularly, reading more often before bed, or just remembering to drink plenty of water and get enough sleep, habit-tracking apps can help us remember — and stick ...
7m Jul 15, 2019
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Inside the Progressive Grassroots Driving 2020 Democrats to the Left
When activists gathered in Philadelphia this week for the annual Netroots Nation convention, they represented the progressive grassroots that is driving the 2020 Democratic presidential field to the left. Although only four candidates attended — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Washington state...
6m Jul 15, 2019
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Mobile Home Residents Are Being Hit With Soaring Rent After Hurricanes
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — For eight years, James Lesane paid what he could for his mobile home lot rental every month — $150. But in February, five months after Hurricane Florence flooded the Lumberton region and shortly after Florida-based company Time Out Communities bought the park, his monthly lot rent more than tripled to $465. With a fixed Social Security disability ...
6m Jul 15, 2019
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Scholar: Americans Have Long Mistreated "Other" People's Kids
Americans love their children, agonizing about offering them a hopeful path to the future. But since the nation's beginnings, we have been at once sympathetic to images of childhood and unkind in our treatment of "other" people's children. For migrants at the southern border, this seeming paradox is playing out once again.
4m Jul 15, 2019
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Column: The Right to an Abortion Is Under Threat. But States Are Stepping Up to Protect It
In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said that determining whether abortion is legal should “go back to the individual states.” Today, states are indeed setting the terms.
5m Jul 15, 2019
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The Strange Allure of State Fair Food
How long has it been since fairs felt a little dangerous? Since carnies lounged beside the greased sprockets of rickety rides, speaking their secret language so the rest of us--the "marks"--would not understand? Midways trafficked not only in plush toys but also in dark impulses that seemed even darker against the glare of bright lights. State fairs always seemed a litt...
4m Jul 15, 2019
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Netanyahu Keeps Plans on West Bank Annexation Close to His Chest
A key question hanging over Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election campaign is whether he will fulfil an apparent pledge to annex part of the occupied West Bank. But in TIME's interview with the Israeli Prime Minister, he would not be drawn on the controversial policy — saying only that it might be possible "in the framework of an agreement with the United States.
9m Jul 15, 2019
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Apollo 11 Had 3 Men Aboard, But Only 2 Walked on the Moon. Here’s What it Was Like to Be the Third
Michael Collins was the man who got history’s middle seat — literally aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft, but in more lasting ways too. He was, technically, the second-ranking member of the three-man crew that achieved the historic moon landing of July 20, 1969. As command module pilot, Collins was answerable to commander Neil Armstrong, but outranked lunar module pilot B...
7m Jul 15, 2019
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A Puma in the Airplane Bathroom, a Wikipedia Page Deleter and More in Chuck Klosterman’s Latest
Chuck Klosterman has long been a celebrated sports and culture writer, producing prolific nonfiction for major outlets and helping to launch the beloved website Grantland with Bill Simmons. Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction, Klosterman's first collection of short stories, extends his trademark curiosity and whirring intelligence to the realm of fiction. The shor...
2m Jul 14, 2019
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Column: SCOTUS's Ruling on Gerrymandering Endangers U.S. Democracy
If you were among those hoping, as were we, that Chief Justice John Roberts would vote to save American democracy from unbridled partisanship, we offer our sincere condolences. Writing for the Court in Rucho v. Common Cause, the gerrymandering case decided on June 27, the Chief Justice seems more interested in promoting a no-holds barred political process where anything go...
7m Jul 14, 2019
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Here’s How to Watch Every Wimbledon 2019 Match for Free
The Wimbledon 2019 championship rounds are here! And the final matches in the men's and women's singles tournament already promise to be exciting. The tournament kicked off with some memorable upsets — Cori “Coco” Gauff beat her idol, Venus Williams while Naomi Osaka, the No. 2 ranked female tennis player in the world, lost in straight sets against Yulia Putintseva in t...
5m Jul 14, 2019
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A Year in the Life of a Migrant Child Separated From His Guatemalan Parents After Deportation Order
(BUDA, Texas) — There were water balloons at Byron Xol's birthday party — bunches of them, filled a dozen at a time. He squeezed them with both hands, until the water burst on his face and chest. "Super good!" the 9-year-old yelled, again and again. It's a new catchphrase, but then, Byron spoke no English at all 15 months ago. (His first language is Q'eqchi, one of seve...
15m Jul 13, 2019
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Aziz Ansari Says All the Right Things—But Implicates Everyone—in His Netflix Comeback Special
The first clue that Aziz Ansari: Right Now is going to be more somber than the typical stand-up special is the song that opens (and closes) it: "Pale Blue Eyes" by the Velvet Underground. One of the saddest, prettiest compositions in the history of rock, Lou Reed's whispery ballad invokes love, infidelity, memory and regret. It leaves you with the melancholy sensation that...
6m Jul 13, 2019
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‘Anything That Moves the Ball Forward.’ Some Green New Deal Supporters Back Carbon Tax, Too
How should we fight climate change? The most progressive Democrats say the answer is something like the Green New Deal, a massive government program aimed at reorienting American society. A more traditionally conservative answer is something like a carbon tax, making greenhouse gases more expensive and letting the market sort it out. But for some Democrats, either one —...
7m Jul 13, 2019
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Why Is Tropical Storm Barry Such a Threat? The Science Behind the Brewing Hurricane
Tropical Storm Barry, which is forecast to become Hurricane Barry as it hurls forward on a collision course with the Louisiana coast, has experts worried about potentially catastrophic effects, from storm surge to a potential breach of levees meant to prevent flooding. "The more information we get, the more concerned we are," said Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards at a ne...
4m Jul 13, 2019
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Barry Could Hit the Gulf Coast With 'Unprecedented' Flooding. Climate Change Is Likely to Blame
The Mississippi River is already bursting as a result of months of flooding in the midwest and south — and Tropical Storm Barry is about to make the situation more dire. Although the storm is not expected to directly make landfall in New Orleans, and is instead projected to hit at least 85 miles to the city's west, its impact could still be devastating to a city where m...
5m Jul 12, 2019
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President Trump Backs Down on Adding Citizenship Question to Census
President Donald Trump is no longer pushing to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, averting what legal experts say would have raised thorny constitutional and legal issues. Instead, Trump issued an executive order Thursday that directs other federal agencies and departments to provide documents and data to the Commerce Department in order to come up with ...
5m Jul 12, 2019
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U.K. Foreign Secretary Says Saudi Arabia Has Paid the Price for Khashoggi Killing
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Saudi Arabia has paid the diplomatic price for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. In a keynote speech at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London on Wednesday, Hunt said governments acting together can “impose a diplomatic price" on states who kill or imprison journalists. Asked on the sidelines if ...
5m Jul 12, 2019
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R. Kelly Has Been Arrested Again in Chicago on Federal Sex Crimes Charges
(CHICAGO) — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice. U.S. Attorney's office spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick said the R&B singer was taken into custody about 7 p.m. local time and was being held b...
2m Jul 12, 2019
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After Trade War Truce, Trump Accuses China of Not Buying Enough U.S. Farm Products
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of "letting us down" by not promptly buying more U.S. farm products. "They have not been buying the agricultural products from our great Farmers that they said they would," the president said on Twitter. "Hopefully, they will start soon." After meeting with President Xi Jinping late last month, Trump sai...
2m Jul 12, 2019
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Countries Most Vulnerable to Climate Change Will Experience Population Booms in Coming Decades
Climate scientists have long warned that the impacts of climate change will hit less developed regions in the global south harder and earlier than wealthier parts of the world. A major consequence of that trend, analysis of the U.N.’s latest population forecasts shows, is that countries experiencing the world's most rapid population growth over the coming decades will also...
7m Jul 12, 2019
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An Artificial Intelligence Program Just Beat 5 Poker Professionals In a Texas Hold’em Tournament
(Bloomberg)— Facebook Inc. doesn’t just own the world’s largest social network -- it may also own the world’s best poker player. A new artificial intelligence program the company built with Carnegie Mellon University called Pluribus recently beat five poker professionals in a six-player Texas Hold’em tournament.
2m Jul 12, 2019
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Warning: That Gorgeous Turquoise Lake Is Actually a Toxic Waste Dump
Instagram is filled with beautiful images of beautiful people standing in beautiful scenery captioned with beautiful, heartfelt words about living your best life. Of course, not everything on Instagram is what it seems and that is certainly apparent in the case of the so-called Siberian Maldives, near Novosibirsk, Russia. The images that populate the location’s Instagra...
2m Jul 12, 2019
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Most Americans, Including Smokers, Like the Idea of Less-Addictive Cigarettes
The majority of American adults, including current smokers, would support cigarette manufacturers making their products less addictive, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC's data, which were published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, came from a 2018 survey of more than 4,000 U.S. adults. ...
2m Jul 12, 2019
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The Game of Thrones Honest Trailer Pulls No Punches With This Epic Takedown
The third honest trailer for Game of Thrones is here and it's clear that the team over at Screen Junkies pulled no punches in their final takedown of the uber-popular HBO drama. Covering seasons 6-8, the third installment in the Game of Thrones honest trailer series questions how the show managed to both "limp and sprint" to its finish line.
1m Jul 12, 2019
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Another Woman Has Alleged Epstein Sexually Assaulted Her When She Was 15 Years Old
In a Wednesday interview with NBC News, Jennifer Araoz became the latest victim to speak publicly about being sexually assaulted by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. She alleged she was first recruited into Epstein's alleged sex trafficking network by a woman outside of her New York City high school when she was 14 years old. Aroaz says the unidentified woman approached her ...
5m Jul 11, 2019
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Amal Clooney Criticizes World Leaders for ‘Collective Shrug’ Over Killing of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
(LONDON) — Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused world leaders Wednesday of failing to protect journalists and responding with "a collective shrug" over the slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. Clooney, the British government's envoy on media freedom, said at a conference on press freedom that "journalists are under attack like never before," not just while cover...
4m Jul 11, 2019
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Why This Electric Car Racing League Matters Even If You Don’t Care About Cars
Racing fans, the stereotype goes, tend to be "petrolheads" — people who love the ferocious growl of an internal-combustion engine, the unmistakeable smell of burning fuel and oil, and the adrenaline jolt from a nearly-1,000-horsepower car roaring past a thrilled crowd. Formula E, an upstart electric racing championship whose fifth season ends with a double-header champions...
6m Jul 11, 2019
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‘It’s Not a Fight About Money.’ Why Bankers and Entrepreneurs Have a Stake in Hong Kong’s Protests
Conrad Wu is a serial entrepreneur. He rarely takes a day off or a vacation. His days and nights are spent working on a transportation app he started in 2013, a car washing service app he co-founded in 2015, and brainstorming ideas for new businesses. What little spare time the 38-year-old has is often spent driving for Uber in Hong Kong, where he was born and lives. He...
11m Jul 11, 2019
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Experimental Ebola Treatments Look Successful in Lab Studies, CDC Says
A humanitarian crisis, attacks on health workers and rampant misinformation have for months fueled an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amplifying the effects of a highly contagious and often-fatal disease. As a result, international health groups have declared this the second-worst Ebola outbreak in history, with more than 1,500 people dying si...
3m Jul 11, 2019
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Alaska's Budget Is Slumping. The Governor's 40% Cut to the University Could Make It Even Worse
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy thinks he has a solution to years of state budget shortfalls from shrinking oil industry revenue. On June 28, he used his veto power to slash more than $440 million from the state’s budget. The cuts are wide-ranging, but the University of Alaska will take the biggest single hit, with more than 40% of its state funding––$130 million––gone. ...
5m Jul 11, 2019
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What Is Happening at Migrant Detention Centers? Here’s What to Know
In light of recent reports of overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at migrant detention centers run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies, top Democrats have summoned the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the acting Secretary of Homeland Security to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
7m Jul 11, 2019
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Iranian Vessels Tried to Block the Passage of a British Ship, the U.K. Says
(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — The British navy said it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding the passage of a British commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday, a day after Iran's president warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker. Iran's Revolutionary Guard denied the allegations, saying if it had received order...
4m Jul 11, 2019
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Crazy Rich Asians Kicked Down the Door. Now Asian Americans Are Fighting To Stay in the Room
Awkwafina looks at her life as pre- and post–Crazy Rich Asians. “So much has changed,” the actor, born Nora Lum, says. “It impacts everything, every day.” When she was cast in the multicultural romantic comedy two years ago, she was a modestly known rapper and YouTube star accustomed to auditioning for parts that required her to use an accent.
8m Jul 11, 2019
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An Exclusive Look Inside the Recovery Efforts to Save Notre Dame
Nearly three months after a fire gutted Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, the building’s chief architect has warned that there is still a risk that the historic building's ceiling arches might yet collapse, causing severe structural damage. “The risk is that all the vaults up there fall. It is that simple,” says Philippe Villeneuve, chief architect of Notre-Dame, who led T...
6m Jul 11, 2019
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After Intense Flooding, Louisiana Prepares for a Potential Hurricane
The streets of New Orleans' historic French Quarter are flooded this Wednesday, and forecasters say that a potential hurricane bearing down on the Louisiana coast may make the situation much worse. The National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Watch from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Cameron, a town in southwestern Louisiana. As the storm nears, it could ...
3m Jul 11, 2019
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How the #MeToo Movement Helped Make New Charges Against Jeffrey Epstein Possible
Federal prosecutors unveiled sex-trafficking charges against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, revisiting years-old allegations. But their announcement was quickly followed by questions about why prosecutors (led by then-U.S. Attorney, now-Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta) had treated Epstein leniently in the past and why it had taken so long to meaningfully tar...
10m Jul 10, 2019
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Here’s How Much the 2020 Presidential Candidates Have Raised So Far
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg has built a fundraising machine. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has momentum with the grassroots. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are holding steady, and California Sen. Kamala Harris is lagging behind the rest of the top tier. That's what we know so far from the second quarter of 2020 fundraisi...
6m Jul 10, 2019
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Showtime’s Extremely Authorized Rick Rubin Docuseries Shangri-La Is Flawed But Sublime
You don't have to be a rap snob to appreciate Rick Rubin, the super producer and Beastie Boys impresario who dreamed up the game-changing Def Jam label as an NYU undergrad in the mid-1980s. Along with shepherding such hip-hop pioneers as Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Run-DMC, he’s helped shape classic albums in every genre, from Slayer’s Reign in Blood to Tom Petty’s Wildflo...
4m Jul 10, 2019
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How Ross Perot Changed Political Campaigns
Ross Perot, the self-made Texas billionaire and one of the most successful third-party presidential candidates in U.S. history, died on Tuesday, his family's spokesperson confirmed. He was 89. Running as an Independent in the 1992 presidential election, he lost to Bill Clinton, but captured 19% of the vote.
7m Jul 10, 2019
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Meet Poppy Northcutt, the Woman Who Helped Bring the Apollo 11 Astronauts Home Safely
The boundary broken by the Apollo 11 astronauts, when they became the first humans to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969, is one of the most famous in history. But the Apollo program also saw other kinds of boundaries broken back on Earth. For example, Frances "Poppy" Northcutt was the first woman to work in an operational support role in the Mission Control Center in Ho...
9m Jul 10, 2019
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Tom Steyer Brings $100 Million to the Democratic Primary. That May Not Be Enough
A billionaire activist and philanthropist, Tom Steyer brings several assets with him to the 2020 presidential race: Longtime Democratic connections, at least some support from his efforts to impeach President Donald Trump and a willingness to spend $100 million of his own money on the race, giving him time to get his footing. But that doesn't necessarily translate to a ...
5m Jul 10, 2019
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Say Hello to the Lovable ‘Whipped Cream’ Pokémon Whipping Up a Frenzy
As some fans swap Pokémon Go for the magical world of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Pokémon has a secret weapon to lure players to their upcoming new Nintendo game, Pokémon Sword and Shield—a new Pokémon character based on everyone’s favorite dessert topping.
2m Jul 10, 2019
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Nicki Minaj Pulls Out of Saudi Arabia Concert After Criticism From Human Rights Group
(NEW YORK) — Nicki Minaj is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia because she says she wants to show support for women's rights, gay rights and freedom of expression. "After careful reflection I have decided to no longer move forward with my scheduled concert at Jeddah World Fest.
2m Jul 10, 2019
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Megan Rapinoe Accepts Sen. Schumer’s Invitation to the Capitol to Celebrate World Cup Win
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says Megan Rapinoe has accepted an invitation for the U.S. women's soccer team to celebrate its World Cup victory with a visit to Congress. The New York senator said Tuesday he looks forward to scheduling a time when "these inspiring women can come to the nation's capital." Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and ot...
44s Jul 10, 2019
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Where The 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand On Medicare For All
The second Democratic primary debate on Thursday night saw an extended period of serious policy discussion on the future of the nation's health care. While Medicare-for-all has been the rallying cry of those on the party's left flank, the candidates on the stage were split, with most arguing against an immediate switch to a single-payer, national government health care pro...
11m Jul 09, 2019
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I’ve Been Using Apple’s New iPhone Software Out Later This Year. These Are My 7 Favorite Features
Apple recently released the public beta for its upcoming iOS 13 update and brand new iPadOS, meaning you can now get the latest and greatest software for your iPhone or iPad before it's deemed bug-free and ready for public consumption. Everyday users probably shouldn't install these upgrades until they're more stable. But I figured I'd give them a shot and report back. ...
6m Jul 09, 2019
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How Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Colson Whitehead Finds Inspiration for His Books
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead's latest novel The Nickel Boys, about an abusive Jim Crow-era reform school, joins a backlist of books that point to urgent questions about identity, class and history. Whitehead, who appears on TIME's cover this week, has found inspiration for his work in everything from his childhood summers in the Hamptons to zombie films. ...
6m Jul 09, 2019
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Space-Exploration Artifacts Are Worth So Much for a Reason
It's impossible to put a price on the rocks and dirt brought back from the moon by the six Apollo landing missions — the rare case in which the word "priceless" applies literally. But one way to grasp the value of lunar samples is to compare them to something else we prize highly: gold. Over the course of history, about 425 million pounds of gold have been mined and refine...
3m Jul 09, 2019
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Lots of People Wanted Team USA to Fail. Their World Cup Win Is One of the Greatest Responses in Sports
The expectations could have easily crushed any other team. The U.S. entered the 2019 World Cup as the top-ranked women's soccer nation in the world, a squad so deep, according to many observers, that its bench players could have contended for a title. Seven of the eight teams to make these World Cup quarterfinals hailed from Europe; traditional European soccer powers, fina...
10m Jul 09, 2019
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