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England’s most prestigious domestic cup competition can play a pivotal part in balancing the books and allowing infrastructural investment for teams in the lower divisions and non-league. Liverpool raked in the most for their performances as they won the competition in 2021-22, earning around £3.4 million ($4.1m) in total. From the earliest qualifying round in 2022 to the final at Wembley in 2023, here’s how much clubs receive in the 2022-23 FA Cup....

The Spain international took in 303 appearances for the Gunners after graduating out of their youth system. Arsenal had snapped him up from the famed La Masia academy in Barcelona, and saw him return to his roots at Camp Nou in 2011. That decision was not particularly well received by a loyal fan base in north London, despite Fabregas having spent over seven seasons as a senior star. A return was suggested when the World Cup winner prepared to head for the exits at Barcelona in 2014, but he ended up in another part of the English capital....

The community, called Robinhood Stock Traders, counted more than 150,000 users as members before being pulled offline by Facebook. Its founder Allen Tran, 23, said that he received the notification on January 27 and defined the move as censorship. “We were first on the picking tree to be cut off because we are on Facebook, not a free platform like Reddit,” Tran, of Chicago, told Reuters on Thursday. A subreddit called r/WallStreetBets surged in popularity this week as it became ground zero of a swell of investments into GameStop and a handful of other companies who were in the crosshairs of hedge fund short sellers betting that they would fail....

What did Trump Say? Speaking at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, he said: “They’re walking up there like 30 cans of soup [sic]. They have like 25 cans of tuna. They get caught.” He then quoted an imaginary protester, saying: “‘I’m bringing this home to my family, how dare you stop me,” before adding: “No, no, no. They use it as ammunition. It’s terrible.” Trump suggested protesters chose cans of tuna because they were the “perfect weight,” telling the crowd: “They can really rip it, right?...

Carano was also dropped by her talent agency after comparing on Instagram the experience of being a Republican to that of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. However, a claim appearing on Facebook this week said that Disney had “wrongfully terminated” her and was now being ordered to pay out millions in response. The Claim A Facebook post published on January 19, 2023, claimed that actor Gina Carano was paid $115 million after she was “Wrongfully Terminated” from the Star Wars spin-off show The Mandalorian....

The FBI carried out an unprecedented search warrant of Trump’s Florida resort residence on Monday, drawing strong backlash from the former president and his allies. Trump quickly began touting the FBI raid as political persecution, saying it was part of an ongoing “witch hunt.” The former president began sending emails to supporters soliciting funds, citing the FBI raid. The Claim Some social media users on Thursday and Friday began to post images of what they claimed was one of Trump’s fundraising emails....

She is one of a number of stars, including her old pal Kim Kardashian, who had a hand in popularizing the form of photography as smartphones became commonplace. The Claim On Monday, Hilton marked National Selfie Day by taking to her Twitter and Instagram accounts to repost a pair of selfies of herself with Britney Spears. The images included an old caption from November 19, 2017, in which Hilton wrote: “11 years ago today, me & Britney invented the selfie!...

As Ukraine retakes more territory, including parts of the country Russia claimed to have annexed, President Vladimir Putin’s not-so-veiled threat of escalation, potential even involving Russia’s nuclear arsenal, is front of mind for political and military leaders. This worried uncertainty over what Putin may do next feeds into media hype, with misleading or inauthentic content proliferating online as news outlets seek to capitalize on people’s anxieties across the world....

Major media networks called the presidential race for Biden on November 7 as the results filtering in from election officials across the country suggested he would secure at least 270 electoral votes, the amount needed to win the election. On Monday, the country’s 538 electors cast 306 votes for Biden and 232 for Trump, paving the way for Congress to certify the votes in early January. Even as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other allies of President Donald Trump began to recognize Biden as the next president, Trump’s refusal to concede left questions regarding when the election would officially be over....

We review the record and conclude that she deserves plenty of credit, both for the passage of the SCHIP legislation and for pushing outreach efforts to translate the law into reality. Analysis Hillary Clinton has made the claim literally thousands of times, repeating it constantly in her ads, debate appearances and stump speeches. She “got health insurance for six million kids,” according to one ad. (The version shown here ran in Texas, but a similar ad also ran heavily in Wisconsin....

Specifically: It touts measures included in Obama’s plan to help low-income individuals buy insurance but fails to mention that Clinton would provide similar financial assistance. It says Obama’s plan would save the average family $2,500 per year – an estimate provided by experts at the campaign’s request – but doesn’t say that Clinton estimates hers will save $2,200 per year. It also neglects to point out that Clinton’s plan isn’t the only one that would have an enforcement mechanism for those who failed to purchase insurance....

Border Report was the first to report on the signs on Tuesday. The signs reportedly had mislabeled Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and had wrong phone numbers. Two new signs were placed at the National Butterfly Center this week, a private nature preserve in Mission, Texas. The signs were placed without government authorization and will be removed, workers told Border Report on Wednesday. Sullivan Land Services Co. (SLS), which was assigned to build the border wall under the Donald Trump administration, has put up those signs along the Rio Grande for public safety, according to the supervisory worker....

Veron plans comeback at 42 The former Manchester United, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid man missed out on the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Copa America through injury, and barely featured during his time in the Premier League. But he has rediscovered his scoring touch since returning to Monaco, and two goals midweek in the Champions League took his European strike rate to an incredible 42 in 46 continental clashes. And that form has led Jose Pekerman to recall him to the Cafetero side, with Miguel Borja of Atletico Nacional and Santos’ Jonathan Copete also stepping up to face Chile and Argentina....

That jogger turned out to be Falcons running back — and former Florida State star — Devonta Freeman. MORE: 2017 NFL Mock Draft | Falcons’ Sean Witherspoon finds unchashed, six-figure check in house Eleanor Szendel and her daughter-in-law, Denise Szendel, were trying to wrap up their yard work when Freeman came up and asked if he could help. “My mom recognized him because she’s had all four of her kids, a daughter-in-law and son-in-law go to FSU over the last 12 years, and so she was like, ‘You’re Devonta Freeman,’” Bryan Szendel, Eleanor’s grandson and Denise’s son, told the Tallahassee Democrat....

The Falcons receiver reported to the first day of training camp Wednesday, where he wants to do what no receiver has done before. “I’m not ever going to lie to you, I’m going crazy this year,” Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution after his podium session Wednesday. “I’m going crazy. I’ve been doing everything that I need to do. I’m taking care of my body. Physically and mentally, I’ll be ready to go....

The Falcons took it to an uncomfortable level at this year’s event, according to Ohio State’s Eli Apple. The cornerback prospect was a guest on Comcast SportsNet’s Breakfast On Broad on Friday, and he was asked about strange Combine questions. MOCK DRAFT: Steelers take Apple | MORE: Top 50 prospects “The Falcons coach, one of the coaches, was like, ‘So do you like men?’ It was like the first thing he asked me,” Apple said....

“When you look at the change orders — $200 million in change orders — it’s principally in steel from the complexity of design,’’ McKay said during an on-site Q&A session Thursday after a media tour (via ESPN.com). “That’s where that (cost) is. We knew that was coming. We’ve seen it coming. When we decided to do the one-stadium solution and do a downtown solution on a complex site … this site was complex....

Falcons coach Dan Quinn said Wednesday that Grossman, who worked out for the Falcons on Tuesday, will “be in the practice mix” but will not play Saturday against the Dolphins. MORE: Fantasy football cheat sheet | NFL’s Top 25 quarterbacks Originally taken by the Bears in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft, Grossman started 31 games for the Bears over six seasons. After leaving Chicago, Grossman spent one season with the Texans before spending four seasons with the Redskins, for whom he started 16 games between the 2010 and 2011 seasons....

A Bleacher Report article published on Wednesday polled 43 NFL players, including 21 white players who said they planned to vote for Trump. Of the 22 black players polled, all but two said they will vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. MORE: Sports figures who support Trump That percentage didn’t surprise Jenkins, who said at least 90 percent of his white teammates will likely vote for Trump. It’s a percentage Jenkins finds troubling....

But don’t worry Philadelphia, Kelly will be back for another year of unique play-calling in the NFL, according to defensive coordinator Billy Davis. PHOTOS: NFL Week 12 action | MORE: Megatron sets Thanksgiving TD record against Eagles “Chip isn’t going anywhere. Nope. I promise you that,” Davis said after the Eagles 45-14 blowout loss to the Lions on Thanksgiving, via NJ.com. So, to be clear, Kelly is going to stay with the Eagles next year and not pursue the job openings at USC, Miami, Missouri, South Carolina and a number of others, including quite possibly LSU?...