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Miguel Herrera’s men responded with a performance that won’t seen be forgotten by Mexico supporters. They needed only a draw but played for the win, and in the process thoroughly outplayed a Croatia team that had just two weeks earlier given Brazil all it could handle. MORE: Croatia-Mexico photos | El Tri advances | Herrera’s funny reactions Mexico never looked troubled by the Croats, even as their first-half dominance failed to produce goals, but it was in the way El Tri kept attacking and kept the pressure on Croatia that we saw the best Mexican performance of the World Cup....

Coach Miguel Herrera, national team director Hector Gonzalez Inarritu and other federation officials met with the star Real Sociedad forward Monday in Madrid to gauge his intentions and interest in returning to El Tri. But Vela, once more, said he wasn’t 100 percent in the right mental and emotional states of mind, according to a news release from the federation. There might be some finality now, with the same release stating that Herrera told the player he doesn't have the commitment he's looking for from his national team players....

Marisa Fotieo, originally from Michigan and now a teacher in Chicago, was on a Dec. 20 flight to Iceland when she discovered that she had tested positive for coronavirus. In a short TikTok video that has amassed over 4.2 million views and 1.5 million “likes,” Fotieo is seen wearing a face mask inside the plane bathroom – where she self-isolated for five hours until the plane landed. “Shout out to Iceland Air for my VIP quarantine quarters,” she says in the video’s caption....

Wedding gifts are supposed to serve as a thank you and token of good luck to the newlywed couple as they embark on their life together. However, one guest instead used their gift to settle a score with the bride. Writing in a post shared to Mumsnet, the newly married woman explained how her “close friend” handed her an envelope on her big day, containing a card and something else....

In a now-viral post, titled “AITA for ‘ruining’ my friend’s gender reveal?” user Alittlespice-, 27, turned to the internet for support after her pregnant pal, 29, “hounded” her until she broke her promise. The post received over 12,800 upvotes as the user explained that initially, she was supposed to be responsible for the baby gender reveal smoke cannon at her friend’s reveal party. However, her friend bombarded her until she snapped....

Umit Sucu told Alison Wood about his ill mother and said he needed money to send abroad for her treatment, a court heard. But the former boxer, known as the “Turkish Warrior,” allegedly used the cash to fund his lifestyle at home instead. Sucu, 44, was handed a suspended sentence earlier this month and told to pay back 14,600 British pounds ($17,161). Wood, 51, claimed she is actually owed at least double that amount....

The song she performed was unique not only because she wrote it, but because it was written solely using hate comments she’d received from posting content online. Bailey, or @madilynbailey on TikTok, posted the video of the audition on Tuesday and received more than 7.4 million views and 17,600 comments. “With posting content on the internet, it inevitably comes with the trolls,” Bailey said to the AGT judges during her audition....

In her video, which received more than 400,000 views, TikTok user @dailydoseofoj22 showed the voicemail transcription on a greenscreen as she mouthed what the man said to her. “With all due respect, I think it was a really rude thing you did just blocking me on everything,” the man said. “I guess I’m just not worthy to meet for a date or something like that?” He continued and said @dailydoseofoj22 could have told him she was not interested in meeting with him for a date and he would have understood....

In the post titled “AITA for telling his fiancee and parents that he’s stalking me?” the anonymous 27-year-old, known as u/atuatoad, explained that her ex-boyfriend from college was stalking her. The post can be found here. Published in the popular “Am I The A**hole” forum, the post received more than 10,000 upvotes and 600 comments, many from users warning her that her situation is volatile and potentially dangerous. Stalking is a precursor for further violence, with 54 percent of femicide victims reporting their situation to the police before they were killed by their stalker....

Kristen Zang—who dated the Wolf of Wall Street star, 47, from 1995 to 1999—revealed she’s now married to a younger man amid the “ageist” chatter surrounding the actor. “I’m a very private person, much like my ex-boyfriend,” the 48-year-old wrote in an essay for People. “But this past week, for the first time, I have felt compelled to share a few things. Leo and I dated for four years. I met him casually through friends when I was 19 years old and we started dating when we were both 21....

The snake, a 12 foot long scrub python (Simalia amethistina) weighing 10 pounds, had made its way to Mears’ house from nearby woodland. It entered her bedroom on the evening of March 9, 2014, through the sliding screen door that Mears had temporarily left open to allow a breeze through on a warm night. When she slid the door shut she had unknowingly trapped the snake in the room with her....

Having had the better of the chances in the second half, England could not reach its maiden World Cup final, as Bassett’s desperate attempt to intercept a cross from the right saw her lob her own goalkeeper and put the ball in off the crossbar — handing Japan a 2-1 victory. MORE: Pictures capture heartbreaking way Japan beat England | USA vs. Japan: Time, date, TV information for must-see match...

Players are rated from one (worst) to five (best) stars: MORE: Photos of USA winning third Cup | Carli Lloyd gives Abby Wambach captain band in final minutes Goalkeeper Hope Solo (2 1/2 stars): Couldn’t do much about Ogimi’s strike but was a bit slow to react to the own goal. Also made some confident plays. Defense Ali Krieger (3 1/3 stars): Locked down her side and was dangerous on the overlap....

Researchers found women in the U.K. who experienced domestic abuse were 31 percent more likely to develop heart disease, and had a 51 percent higher chance of having type 2 diabetes. The participants were also 44 percent higher risk of what is known as all-cause mortality. Lead author of the study Dr. Joht Singh Chandan, public health doctor at the University of Warwick and University of Birmingham, told Newsweek “all-cause mortality” refers to death from any cause....

Woodland delivered his best performance in a major Thursday at the PGA Championship. All because of his putter. Once he settled down while playing before so many family members and friends, the Kansas-bred Woodland ran off seven birdies and made five putts from 15 feet or longer for a 6-under 64, giving him a one-shot lead over Rickie Fowler in an opening round that otherwise went as advertised. Keep it in the fairway, and low scores were available....

Woods opened his round with a two-over 38 on the front nine, but went down the back nine in 34 to remain four under going into the weekend, in a share of 17th place. Bogeys at the first and the ninth were Woods’ sole blemishes, his second bogey snapping a streak of four straight rounds with no more than one bogey or worse. Woods gained a shot back at the 12th, and his gritty round featured a number of impressive par saves, including a remarkable one at 15 as he hit a 48-foot bunker shot and then sank the subsequent putt....

Newsweek has searched the Internet and picked out unbelievable facts about the festival in celebration. If you’re keen to relive the festival, you can look at pictures and videos from the event: Woodstock 50th Anniversary: Videos, Images of Jimi Hendrix and Santana Performing Did you know that the Woodstock festival wasn’t actually held in Woodstock itself? It was held in Bethel, New York, on August 15 to August 18, after the organizers couldn’t get a site close to the town and plans to host in Wallkill fell through....

How to Play Wordle To play the popular word game right now, folks will need to head on over to the official games section of the New York Times. From there, the rules are pretty straightforward. RELATED: Wordle Clone is About Guessing Video Games Choose a good starting word and then press enter on the site. Based on the colors of the tiles, players will know how close (or far) they are to solving the word puzzle....

There are plenty of reasons to use an iPad while working at home, but the device can also benefit from a few key accessories. The on-screen keyboard is fine for casual use, but it’s not great for long-form writing or constant back and forth messaging. That problem is easily solved with a wireless, Bluetooth keyboard. Did you know you can also use a mouse or trackpad with an iPad, too?...

During Thursday night’s World Baseball Classic matchup between the Dominican Republic and Canada in Miami, Bautista launched an absolute bomb deep to left field. Marlins Park is not small, and the poor baseball landed near the dang scoreboard. RIVERA: Jose Bautista, Blue Jays deserve one another That’s reaching Giancarlo Stanton territory. There was absolutely zero doubt when Bautista made contact that that ball was destined to land somewhere far from home plate....