Twitter reacts as former Wallaby Jack Dempsey picked for Scotland

Twitter reacts as former Wallaby Jack Dempsey picked for Scotland

Dempsey has 14 Australia caps to his name Jack Dempsey in a Wallabies shirt, 2018(Getty Images) Twitter reacts as former Wallaby Jack Dempsey picked for Scotland When the recent World Rugby eligibility amendment kicked in, it was celebrated as a real win for nations like Tonga and Samoa. The tweak meant that any player who had served a stand-down from …

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FBI investigation details former CIA operative’s efforts to help Qatar’s World Cup bid, influence US policy

People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Fans going to the World Cup in Qatar must show a negative COVID-19 test when they arrive, as part of the host nation’s rules to combat COVID-19, organizers said Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. 

An FBI investigation into alleged unlawful activity to help Qatar obtain World Cup 2022 hosting privileges may have extended further to help improve Qatar’s image in the U.S. and influence U.S. policy, according to an Associated Press report.  The initial investigation focused on former CIA officer Kevin Chalker’s work to help Qatar through alleged foreign lobbying, surveillance and exporting sensitive …

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ICE launches ‘takedown’ operation in Guatemala to nab human smugglers and corrupt cops, rescue migrants

Migrants continue illegally crossing the border in record numbers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that a massive operation in Guatemala had led to a number of arrests and rescues of migrants who were being smuggled by transnational criminal organizations. ICE announced that its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division had conducted the action in Guatemala with local authorities, carrying out 20 arrest warrants and 54 search warrants …

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Boost Mobile launches OmniMoney banking service

Boost Mobile launches OmniMoney banking service

Dish Network-owned Boost Mobile is getting into financial services with the launch of OmniMoney, a basic banking service aimed at people who can’t access traditional bank accounts. It’s a service that Boost CEO Stephen Stokols hopes will make the brand “stickier to existing customers” and attract new ones. This comes at a time when the company very much needs to …

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Inter Milan’s win eliminates Barcelona from Champions League

Inter Milan’s win eliminates Barcelona from Champions League

Before Barcelona even kicked the ball at Camp Nou on Wednesday, it knew that its Champions League fate was already sealed. Inter Milan’s 4–0 win over Viktoria Plzen in one of the day’s early matches clinched the Italian side’s place in the last 16 and ensured that Barcelona will be dumped in to the Europa League’s knockout phase as a …

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