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Editor’s Note: A new episode of “The Whole Story: “Saving Venice,” a city threatened by rising sea levels and the millions of tourists desperate to visit while they still can, airs Sunday, May 11th at 8pm ET/PT on CNN. CNN  —  Gondolas, canals and all those bridges. For many tourists, Venice is all that and only that: the floating city born for Instagram. For others it’s a symbol of the excesses of the modern world: a city turned into a theme park, trampled by overtourism and hollowed out by vacation rentals. The statistics are stark. Around 30 million tourists visit…

Ange Postecoglou believes people “are waiting for the white smoke” to see if he will be sacked as Tottenham manager but claimed ending their 17-year wait for silverware would be a “turning point” in the club’s history.Spurs face Manchester United in next Wednesday’s Europa League final, aiming to salvage a desperate season which hit new depths on Sunday as they fell to a 20th Premier League defeat of the campaign against Crystal Palace.Sources have told ESPN that Postecoglou is facing a battle to save his job but it remains to be seen whether delivering the club’s first trophy since the…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — They went into last week’s conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years.And yet conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful that he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense he will continue Francis’ reformist agenda. Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, a titan of the conservative bloc, said Monday he was very pleased with the election and expected that Leo would heal the divisions that escalated during Francis’ pontificate. Mueller, who was fired by Francis as the Vatican’s doctrinal…

Jerusalem CNN  —  Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage in Gaza, was handed over to Israeli forces in Gaza on Monday, ending an 18-month ordeal that began with Hamas’ October 7 attack. Hamas announced Sunday night it had agreed to free Alexander, 21, after several days of talks with the United States as part of an effort to reach a ceasefire and resume the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The group handed Alexander to the Red Cross on Monday, who was then transferred to Israeli forces in Gaza shortly later, ahead of a medical assessment and a…

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct?After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game.In this week’s VAR Review: How did Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings escape a red card for an elbow, yet Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson was sent off? Why didn’t Matheus Cunha see red for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity? And should Brentford have been awarded multiple penalties for holding at Ipswich Town?Possible red card:…

CNN  —  New Zealand cyclist Dion Smith got quite the scare during the third stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, after almost being knocked off his bike by a runaway goat on Sunday. The bizarre incident occurred during the 160km stage of the prestigious race, which started and finished in the Albanian town of Vlorë, as the peloton was on its fast descent down a hill. Smith, who rides for the Intermarche–Wanty team, said he had spotted a small herd of goats by the side of the road and moved to the right-hand side to avoid any potential collision. Unfortunately…

New York CNN  —  US stocks surged on Monday after President Donald Trump’s top trade officials brokered a surprisingly dramatic de-escalation in trade tensions with China over the weekend, dropping tariffs to much lower levels, which some economists say could stave off a US recession. The Dow rose about 1,000 points, or 2.3%. The broader S&P 500 was 2.7% higher, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 3.5%. US stocks were set to firmly erase all their losses since Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” trade announcement, which placed a 10% tariff on practically all goods coming into the United States and…

May 12, 2025, 07:12 AM ETHamburg SV fans rushed the field after their win on Saturday. Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty ImagesOne Hamburg SV fan suffered “life-threatening injuries” and 19 more were seriously injured in celebrations after the team’s return to the Bundesliga, local fire services said on Sunday.The Hamburg Fire Department launched what it called a “major emergency response” to contend with Hamburg fans celebrating promotion on Saturday, when thousands of supporters stormed the field.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedSome 44 supporters needed medical treatment, including 25 who were taken to local hospitals, of whom five had just minor injuries.Hamburg clinched its long-awaited…

Legal experts and Democrats expressed growing alarm over the weekend that Trump administration officials are openly discussing unilaterally suspending habeas corpus — a bedrock American legal right — without the approval of Congress.The writ of habeas corpus, which dates back centuries, grants anyone detained in the U.S. the right to see a judge, challenge the government’s evidence against them and present a defense.But White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller downplayed its significance on Friday, suggesting that the administration could move to suspend it unilaterally. “That’s an option we’re actively looking at,” Miller told reporters at the White House.Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law…

The Women’s Championship and Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) have been rebranded after the end of the 2024/25 season, bringing both under the WSL umbrella.The WPLL – the independent company that oversees the top two tiers of women’s football in England – will be known as Women’s Super League Football (WSL Football). The Women’s Championship, won last season by the London City Lionesses, will be known as the Barclays Women’s Super League 2 (Barclays WSL2), while the WSL will remain as it is.WSL Football have also launched a new brand identity for the two leagues, which they say is ‘…