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Anthony Gordon had just given England the lead in Atlanta in the second-half of a tense match against the defending champions when winger Giuliano Simeone found himself running at goal.

The FCC plans to vote on repealing local TV ownership limits, including the 39% national audience cap that currently restricts how much of the U.S. market a single broadcast group can reach. Engadget reports: On August 6, commissioners will hold a ballot to repeal Section 303 of the Communications Act, and with it the 39 percent rule. In essence, the rule limits the reach of a local TV network to no more than 39 percent of the U.S.' total audience market. In its place, the FCC would move to a system whereby it would personally approve or reject TV ownership deals on a case-by-case basis. It's not clear if the FCC even has the authority to reject Section 303 without the explicit consent of the legislature. As Lawrence J. Spiwak wrote in the Yale Journal on Regulation back in January, Section 10 of the Communications Act expressly forbids the FCC from bending the rules around Section 303. "Americans no longer trust the legacy national media to report the news fairly or accurately," wrote FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in an op-ed published on Breitbart. "In fact, only eight percent of Americans have a great deal of trust in mass media. That figure is even lower among Republicans -- sitting at a mere three percent." "... Many local broadcast TV stations are getting hollowed out as a result and turning into little more than mouthpieces for programming produced in New York and Hollywood," he alleged. "That is not what Congress or the FCC intended."

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A little-known Georgia state law means World Cup fans attending Atlanta's official FIFA Fan Fest are allowed to bring their handguns - much to the shock of visiting supporters.

The actress, 30, has been in the city promoting her new Apple TV series Lucky, in which she co-produced alongside Reese Witherspoon.

The actress, 50, was joined by her children August and Jackson at the New York City debut of The Odyssey.

Jogesh Bhandari launched a company in 2020 to buy and sell millions of boxes of gloves to businesses in desperate need - so he could fund 'significant home improvements' and his lavish lifestyle.

Darek Smagiel, 55, was stopped by the police with several bottles of whiskey found inside his Iveco HGV lorry.

Haynes, who has worked for the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner her Formula One ace boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, and ex-husband Kayne West is believed to have passed away on Monday.

The 51-year-old - formerly Kim Mathers - attempted to take her own life before being transferred to a local medical facility on Saturday just two months after her DUI arrest.

The broadcaster has faced criticism for covering the majority of the tournament from Salford, while rivals ITV have been based in a breathtaking studio overlooking the Manhattan skyline.

Armed police swooped on a council house in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Saturday where they arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of the killing of the 78-year-old veteran politician.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they're not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic that aimed to put to rest the companies' long-running antitrust battle is being withdrawn, and that means third-party app stores are coming to the Play Store. Google has confirmed that it will begin distributing rival app stores next week, setting the stage for competing platforms to take a bite out of Google's Android revenue stream. [...] Google and Epic were set to return to court on July 16 to argue in favor of the settlement. However, the writing may have been on the wall. In a recent expert analysis provided to the court, MIT economics professor Nancy Rose noted that the settlement was "unlikely to enable Google Play's potential competitors to overcome their long-standing network-effect disadvantage in a timely manner." With settlement approval looking increasingly unlikely, Epic and Google agreed this week to call the whole thing off. Here's how Google Trust and Reputation Communications Lead Dan Jackson explains the company's decision: "We've agreed with Epic to withdraw our motion to modify the US Court's injunction rather than prolonging this process which creates uncertainty for the ecosystem. This allows us to focus on executing our recently announced global business model evolution to deliver greater app store choice, lower prices, and more opportunities for developers and users. We remain committed to maintaining Android's industry-leading security and fostering a competitive ecosystem where every app store and developer has the freedom to compete. In parallel, we continue to comply with the US Court's injunction." In a brief filing (PDF), Google's legal team informs the court that Google is prepared to begin distributing third-party app stores in Google Play on July 22. Under the terms of Judge Donato's original injunction, these stores will have access to the full catalog of Google Play apps by default. Developers will have the option to opt out of distribution in these stores, and Google has a support page explaining how to do so. Google also has documentation on how app stores can get access to the Google Play catalog. It won't be mirroring those apps in any shady storefront that asks. The court has allowed Google to charge reasonable fees to cover its security and compliance review of third-party stores, which will be $5,000 per year. Google will also require approved stores to block malware, respect intellectual property, and include mechanisms to update and uninstall apps. App stores can be removed from the program if more than 1 percent of attempted app installs appear to be malware or unwanted software. It's unclear if there will be separate, possibly more stringent requirements for storefront distribution in the Play Store. However, Google is prohibited from unreasonably blocking third-party store clients uploaded to Google Play. The changes Google has announced under the Epic agreement will proceed for now. That means Registered App Stores will happen globally, but they will probably only appear in the Play Store for US users. Google hasn't specified if there will be any differences in the features available to the stores downloaded from Play versus registered stores.

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The group of 'Mystic Meerkats' at Drusillas Park in Sussex have had a flawless track record so far and they are yet to make an incorrect prediction for England's matches.

The presenter, 58, took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday and told her fans that she's 'considering a change.'

Ashley Malcolm, 40, is accused of murdering John Burke (pictured), who died the day after he was attacked in Hackney, north London , early on September 29 2025.

Greater Anglia have resumed services into London after a track-side fire near Stratford on Friday led to days of disruption.

Greater Anglia have resumed services into London after a track-side fire near Stratford on Friday led to days of disruption.

A prolific TV starlet of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s emerged on a rare public outing in Los Angeles over the weekend.

FreeBSD 16 has removed the last GPL-licensed code from its base system, retiring the old GNU 'dialog' implementation after the installer moved to 'bsddialog' and the final dependency was disabled. Phoronix reports: This ticket to retire dialog was opened back in February while is now merged to the FreeBSD source tree for what will become FreeBSD 16.0. With dialog removed, the latest FreeBSD code now retires the GNU sub-tree of the FreeBSD base system now that no more GNU code remains. FreeBSD 16.0 is working its way toward release that is expected to happen in December 2027.

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