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The new rules will give more decision-making control to the on-field referee with the threshold for VAR intervention being raised

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Talks continue for defender with club record bid needed to secure transfer

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Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton (15:00 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:
        He confirmed Jarrad Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman and James Garner will miss the opening game of the season but Michael Keane has trained this week and should be in contention.He said there is "more calmness and positivity" going into this season from within the club and from the fans: "The reality of knowing the truth of the situation helps."On their transfer window so far: "We have been...

Dyche on team news and new 'positivity' around the club

It is the gruelling pre-season training regime players have to go through under manager Sean Dyche.Made infamous during his time at Burnley, the ex-Clarets boss has been putting his Everton players through 'Gaffer's Day'.It involves a session of pure running and players know afterwards that they have been well and truly put through their paces.Midfielder James Garner revealed during pre-season that this summer the squad has actually had two of these days."It was tough!" new signing Iliman Ndiaye told BBC Sport. "When I first came in, the players were like: 'Just wait for Gaffer's Day.'"It's a lot of running and no footballs."This time he [Sean Dyche] switched it a little bit and we played some football in-between - but other than that it was just running."That is one way to get the players fit and firing for the new campaign.From Hyde to the Premier League - Everton's Ndiaye

'It was tough!' - Ndiaye on Dyche's 'Gaffer's Day'

 A police officer cries as he recalls how he thought he would die from his injuries following a savage attack on duty.PC Ashley Aspinall suffered a horrific brain injury when he was attacked by Ian Scott, 50, as he tried to apprehend him outside a bar in Blackpool on 7 April, last year.PC Aspinall, of Lancashire Police, lay injured on the ground as Scott continued his assault.The police officer feared he would never see his daughter again as he lay critically injured.Scott appeared at Preston Crown Court on 30 April, and was given a 24-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to wounding of an emergency worker.

Police officer cries recalling savage attack outside seaside bar

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home country has been arrested in New York by U.S. immigration authorities

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Kellyanne Conway formerly served as campaign manager and senior advisor to Donald Trump

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Bus companies said it is vital the cost of using services is kept low for young people to ‘enhance their access to education and jobs’.

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Oakland, CA

Oakland police union called attempts to claim the debt ‘inhuman’

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One mom said her two sons became ill after ingesting products from former councilman’s store

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Robert F Kennedy Jr’s son, Conor Kennedy, has revealed he is engaged to Brazilian singer Guilia Be.The couple shared a joint post on Instagram on August 12 to officially announce their engagement. The first photo in the post showed the pair hugging, as Guilia wore a diamond ring on her finger. The third picture showed them kissing, as Kennedy held a blue Tiffany & Co ring box in his hand.The post also included a video of Kennedy’s romantic proposal, as he and his now-fiancée were captured hugging in a room surrounded by candles. “I literally can’t believe this,” Guilia told...

RFK Jr’s son Conor Kennedy reveals he’s engaged to singer Giulia Be

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Herbie J Pilato

He was born on April 2, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut, and died of a heart attack at only 63 on August 14, 2012, in Palm Beach Gardens. His birth name was Ronald Gabriel Paolillo, but his stage name was Ron Palillo who was best known as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on TV's hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.

The Tragic Death of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo: A Look Back

The Port Askaig Formation, which is made up of layers of rock up to 1.1km thick, was likely laid down between 662 and 720 million years ago.

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Cincinnati, OH

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The RHS describes the 19th century photographic calling cards as the ‘original social media’.

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‘I’ve poured my heart and soul into this sport and I am so proud to represent my culture and my country,’ Chiles writes

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The Government said it had accepted the ‘vast majority’ of Sir Robert Francis KC’s recommendations.

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The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to make this the last Premier League season where games are locked behind a paywall.

Make this last Premier League season to be locked behind paywall, urge Lib Dems

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