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Finally, the nightmare scenarios can end and we can reset the doomsday clock. The Washington Spirit have announced that Trinity Rodman has signed a new deal that will keep her at the club through the 2028 season. The announcement was held at BMO Stadium with Rodman coming down from USWNT camp in Carson, CA to attend the event. Washington blasted a 'special announcement' to media and fans, noting that club owner Michele Kang and new president of soccer operations Haley Carter would be speaking.

I am a drowning man, sinking under the weight of expectation, pulled toward the murky depths of adult fallibility. I’m glad my children love going ...

In the first two months of the Manhattan vehicle tolls that Trump wants to nix, gripes over blasting horns sunk when compared to 2024.

Growing up the son of a proud and successful Army man, I wanted to always be first. In everything. My earliest career ambition was to be the first Black man in …