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West Australian
21-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Socceroos assistant coach Hayden Foxe opens door for Alessandro Circati ahead of World Cup qualifiers
Socceroos assistant coach Hayden Foxe says they will monitor Perth-raised defender Alessandro Circati ahead of their looming World Cup qualifiers after the 21-year-old made an impressive return to Serie A football. While the Australian national team have assembled in Abu Dhabi for a 10-day training camp ahead of their two crunch World Cup qualifiers — including their June 5 match against Japan in Perth — Circati has not joined them. Instead, Circati started his first game for Parma on Sunday since tearing his ACL last September, marking a whirlwind recovery from the serious knee injury. Having been on the bench for Parma the past month, the rising centre-back was thrown into the deep end against a Napoli side hoping to wrap up the Serie A title. But Circati made a memorable starting return, helping secure a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw against star Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku. The 23-man Socceroos squad who have linked up with coach Tony Popovic in Abu Dhabi is not the final squad that will be selected for their final two World Cup qualifiers. Foxe said Circati was every chance to feature in the final squad and was impressed by his game against Napoli. 'He was able to play out comfortably 90 minutes against a side who's challenging for the title. It means that he's done his work, he's been due diligent, and he's actually prepared and done his rehab to a level that is expected,' he said. 'Every case is different, and you can't say that he needs to play a certain amount of games before he can get called in or not called into the national team. 'Continually, medically and tactically, we're monitoring him and all the players. We'll keep monitoring and see how he goes again this weekend, and then we'll see what the decision's made, if he gets selected or not selected for the June camp.' Foxe said he was not surprised to see Circati make such a smooth return as the Socceroos coaching staff had been in contact with him throughout his injury. 'We know what he's been doing. He's been working ever so hard, doing two or three sessions a day, working with the medical team very closely,' he said. 'We know the work he has been putting in, which needs to be done if you want to play at that level. It's no surprise now that when he comes back, he can play out 95 minutes and do it comfortably, physically, mentally and tactically.' Another Perth product, Hibernian centre-back Jack Iredale, was called into a national team camp for the first time since his youth days. Foxe said Iredale's ability to play both centre-back and left-back was invaluable. 'A lot of things can happen in such a short space, especially in the international window, you have to have some flexibility for sure,' he said. 'We've been monitoring Jack for the last six months, so we know what he's been able to do at Hibs, and now he's got an opportunity to show what he can do here. 'By all reports and the people we spoke to, he's a fantastic human being, number one, and he's a fantastic player and a hard-working player. He deserves the opportunity.'
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Law and Order for Some
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. They don't make Washington scandals like they used to. Consider the tale of Representative Wilbur Mills and Fanne Foxe. In October 1974, Mills, a powerful Arkansas Democrat who led the Ways and Means Committee, was pulled over in D.C. while driving with his lights off. Foxe, a stripper, leapt out of the car and into the Tidal Basin, the shallow reservoir next to the Jefferson Memorial; she had to be fished out by police. The two had apparently had a physical altercation—they had bruises and scratches—though neither was charged. Mills was initially able to weather the next few weeks and win reelection in November, but after showing up drunk at a Foxe performance later that month, he was forced to relinquish his leadership of Ways and Means and didn't seek reelection. Now consider the circumstances in which another Representative Mills finds himself. The similarities are striking; the differences are alarming. Last Wednesday, police responded to a call about an alleged assault at an apartment in D.C., where Cory Mills, a Florida Republican and strong Donald Trump ally, resides. A police report obtained by News4, a local NBC affiliate, stated that a 27-year-old woman there had what appeared to be 'fresh' bruises. The report described her as Mills's 'significant other,' though he is married and the 27-year-old is not his wife. She also allegedly, according to the document, 'let officers hear [Mills] instruct her to lie about the origin of her bruises.' Mills denies any wrongdoing and told Politico yesterday, 'Both myself and the other individual said that what they're claiming took place never took place and that's been reported multiple times.' Things got stranger: The woman recanted her story and now says there was no physical abuse. D.C. police provided the media with a second report saying officers responded but there was no probable cause for arrest, and then a third report saying police are investigating the incident. They are also, according to News4, investigating their own handling of the matter. Police sent a warrant to the local prosecutor's office, but it has not been signed—in effect, a refusal to take up the case. Because Washington, D.C., is not a state, it doesn't have a typical local district attorney. Instead, it has a federal prosecutor, a position currently filled by the Missouri attorney and failed Republican congressional candidate Ed Martin. After the 2020 elections, Martin was deeply involved in Stop the Steal efforts, and after the January 6 riot, he represented defendants and sat on the board of a group that raised money for the families of people imprisoned for their roles. Trump appointed him acting U.S. attorney at the start of his term, and has since nominated him to fill the role permanently. In an X post yesterday, Martin described the staff of the U.S. Attorney's Office as 'President Trumps' lawyers.' This is not, in fact, the statutory role of U.S. Attorney's Offices—they serve the federal government, not the person of the president—but Martin very clearly approaches the job that way. After taking over the U.S. Attorney's Office in January, he fired attorneys who were involved in January 6 cases—line prosecutors who were simply doing their jobs by bringing cases about overt crimes—and launched an internal investigation into January 6 prosecutions. He has boasted about standing up against the Associated Press, which he said refuses 'to put America first' by not adopting Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America.' Even while doing his best to support people involved in an actual violent assault on the Capitol, Martin has been sending letters to Democratic members of Congress threatening to investigate them for the standard, though overheated, language they've used in reference to Elon Musk and Supreme Court justices. Yet somehow, Martin's office apparently doesn't have any interest in pursuing a fairly straightforward assault allegation, including claims of inducing an alleged victim to lie. Why not? The U.S. Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to questions about why the warrant wasn't signed. But investigating a Republican member of the House would make life more difficult for the president and his allies on Capitol Hill. Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to ram a politically volatile spending bill through with his minuscule House majority. Some members have already indicated that they may vote against the bill because of proposed cuts to Medicaid. Losing Mills for any reason would make the task harder. Republicans have already paused the confirmation of Representative Elise Stefanik to be the ambassador to the United Nations in order to maintain their numbers. This delicate moment also shows why, without action from prosecutors, Mills may not go anywhere. So lurid a story used to be a death knell for a career, but politicians have learned that they can gut out most sex scandals if they are sufficiently shameless. President Bill Clinton pioneered the path, Senator David Vitter and Governor Mark Sanford perfected it, and Trump represents its apotheosis. Wilbur Mills was forced to step down by fellow Democrats—not only because of the scandal but because it was politically expedient: A younger, more liberal group of Democrats was tired of conservative southerners blocking their priorities. Political expedience is also why Republicans are less likely to push Cory Mills out anytime soon. Trump often speaks about 'law and order,' but he's also made very clear that this means law and order only for some—those who disagree with him, or those whom he finds obnoxious. Those who are on his side receive leniency, even if they have committed a violent assault against the Capitol. The U.S. Attorney's Office ignoring this case while harassing Democratic members of Congress is one very pure expression of this impulse. Meanwhile, Trump is interested in seizing greater control of Washington's governance. 'I think we should take over Washington, D.C.—make it safe,' he said last week. For whom? Related: Trump signals he might ignore the courts. It's not amateur hour anymore. Here are three new stories from The Atlantic: 'It's a psyop': Inside Elon Musk's empty ultimatum America now has a minister of culture. Elon Musk thinks Democrats should love DOGE. Today's News In a joint letter, 21 civil-service employees resigned rather than implement directives from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. They formerly worked for the United States Digital Service and were being integrated into DOGE. House Speaker Mike Johnson will attempt to pass Donald Trump's budget-plan bill this week, which would include $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts. Some House Republicans are reportedly hesitant about the cuts, which would affect federal spending on Medicaid. Vivek Ramaswamy, the former Republican presidential candidate, announced his entry into the 2026 Ohio governor race. Evening Read The Internet's Favorite Sex Researcher By Helen Lewis Over the course of 2024, Aella cried on 71 different days, showered on 24, and took ketamine on 14. We know this because she meticulously gathers and posts information about people's personal, emotional, and sexual lives—including her own. The crying number was unusually high, she says, because of a bad breakup. For many fans, the more boggling statistic was that last year, she had sex on only 41 days, but on one of those days, she had sex with nearly 40 people. We'll come back to that. Read the full article. More From The Atlantic 'Dear James': What if life's problems are alcohol's fault? Why the left should embrace pronatalism Hamas's theater of the macabre The Axis of Resistance keeps getting smaller. Culture Break Listen. The latest episode of Good on Paper follows a human-Neanderthal love-story mystery. Don't shave. Because the players on the New York Yankees don't have to anymore, thanks to a new rule. Play our daily crossword. Stephanie Bai contributed to this newsletter. When you buy a book using a link in this newsletter, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The Atlantic. Article originally published at The Atlantic
Atlantic
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Atlantic
Law and Order for Some
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. They don't make Washington scandals like they used to. Consider the tale of Representative Wilbur Mills and Fanne Foxe. In October 1974, Mills, a powerful Arkansas Democrat who led the Ways and Means Committee, was pulled over in D.C. while driving with his lights off. Foxe, a stripper, leapt out of the car and into the Tidal Basin, the shallow reservoir next to the Jefferson Memorial; she had to be fished out by police. The two had apparently had a physical altercation—they had bruises and scratches—though neither was charged. Mills was initially able to weather the next few weeks and win reelection in November, but after showing up drunk at a Foxe performance later that month, he was forced to relinquish his leadership of Ways and Means and didn't seek reelection. Now consider the circumstances in which another Representative Mills finds himself. The similarities are striking; the differences are alarming. Last Wednesday, police responded to a call about an alleged assault at an apartment in D.C., where Cory Mills, a Florida Republican and strong Donald Trump ally, resides. A police report obtained by News4, a local NBC affiliate, stated that a 27-year-old woman there had what appeared to be 'fresh' bruises. The report described her as Mills's 'significant other,' though he is married and the 27-year-old is not his wife. She also allegedly, according to the document, 'let officers hear [Mills] instruct her to lie about the origin of her bruises.' Mills denies any wrongdoing and told Politico yesterday, 'Both myself and the other individual said that what they're claiming took place never took place and that's been reported multiple times.' Things got stranger: The woman recanted her story and now says there was no physical abuse. D.C. police provided the media with a second report saying officers responded but there was no probable cause for arrest, and then a third report saying police are investigating the incident. They are also, according to News4, investigating their own handling of the matter. Police sent a warrant to the local prosecutor's office, but it has not been signed—in effect, a refusal to take up the case. Because Washington, D.C., is not a state, it doesn't have a typical local district attorney. Instead, it has a federal prosecutor, a position currently filled by the Missouri attorney and failed Republican congressional candidate Ed Martin. After the 2020 elections, Martin was deeply involved in Stop the Steal efforts, and after the January 6 riot, he represented defendants and sat on the board of a group that raised money for the families of people imprisoned for their roles. Trump appointed him acting U.S. attorney at the start of his term, and has since nominated him to fill the role permanently. In an X post yesterday, Martin described the staff of the U.S. Attorney's Office as 'President Trumps' lawyers.' This is not, in fact, the statutory role of U.S. Attorney's Offices—they serve the federal government, not the person of the president—but Martin very clearly approaches the job that way. After taking over the U.S. Attorney's Office in January, he fired attorneys who were involved in January 6 cases—line prosecutors who were simply doing their jobs by bringing cases about overt crimes—and launched an internal investigation into January 6 prosecutions. He has boasted about standing up against the Associated Press, which he said refuses 'to put America first' by not adopting Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America.' Even while doing his best to support people involved in an actual violent assault on the Capitol, Martin has been sending letters to Democratic members of Congress threatening to investigate them for the standard, though overheated, language they've used in reference to Elon Musk and Supreme Court justices. Yet somehow, Martin's office apparently doesn't have any interest in pursuing a fairly straightforward assault allegation, including claims of inducing an alleged victim to lie. Why not? The U.S. Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to questions about why the warrant wasn't signed. But investigating a Republican member of the House would make life more difficult for the president and his allies on Capitol Hill. Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to ram a politically volatile spending bill through with his minuscule House majority. Some members have already indicated that they may vote against the bill because of proposed cuts to Medicaid. Losing Mills for any reason would make the task harder. Republicans have already paused the confirmation of Representative Elise Stefanik to be the ambassador to the United Nations in order to maintain their numbers. This delicate moment also shows why, without action from prosecutors, Mills may not go anywhere. So lurid a story used to be a death knell for a career, but politicians have learned that they can gut out most sex scandals if they are sufficiently shameless. President Bill Clinton pioneered the path, Senator David Vitter and Governor Mark Sanford perfected it, and Trump represents its apotheosis. Wilbur Mills was forced to step down by fellow Democrats—not only because of the scandal but because it was politically expedient: A younger, more liberal group of Democrats was tired of conservative southerners blocking their priorities. Political expedience is also why Republicans are less likely to push Cory Mills out anytime soon. Trump often speaks about 'law and order,' but he's also made very clear that this means law and order only for some—those who disagree with him, or those whom he finds obnoxious. Those who are on his side receive leniency, even if they have committed a violent assault against the Capitol. The U.S. Attorney's Office ignoring this case while harassing Democratic members of Congress is one very pure expression of this impulse. Meanwhile, Trump is interested in seizing greater control of Washington's governance. 'I think we should take over Washington, D.C.—make it safe,' he said last week. For whom? Here are three new stories from The Atlantic: 'It's a psyop': Inside Elon Musk's empty ultimatum America now has a minister of culture. Elon Musk thinks Democrats should love DOGE. Today's News In a joint letter, 21 civil-service employees resigned rather than implement directives from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. They formerly worked for the United States Digital Service and were being integrated into DOGE. House Speaker Mike Johnson will attempt to pass Donald Trump's budget-plan bill this week, which would include $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts. Some House Republicans are reportedly hesitant about the cuts, which would affect federal spending on Medicaid. Vivek Ramaswamy, the former Republican presidential candidate, announced his entry into the 2026 Ohio governor race. The Internet's Favorite Sex Researcher By Helen Lewis Over the course of 2024, Aella cried on 71 different days, showered on 24, and took ketamine on 14. We know this because she meticulously gathers and posts information about people's personal, emotional, and sexual lives—including her own. The crying number was unusually high, she says, because of a bad breakup. For many fans, the more boggling statistic was that last year, she had sex on only 41 days, but on one of those days, she had sex with nearly 40 people. We'll come back to that. More From The Atlantic Listen. The latest episode of Good on Paper follows a human-Neanderthal love-story mystery. Don't shave. Because the players on the New York Yankees don't have to anymore, thanks to a new rule. Play our daily crossword. Stephanie Bai contributed to this newsletter. When you buy a book using a link in this newsletter, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The Atlantic.
