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Sunday, July 5

Updated 8:03am PT

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Eliezer Alfonzo Jr. plays tonight for the Dodgers after his stepmom and sister died in Venezuelan earthquakes, which means sometimes the only choice is to show up. FIFA reversed Folarin Balogun's suspension ahead of the World Cup, and Norway's coach called it a big mistake, the kind of public dissent that only surfaces when the rules stop mattering. Marke Berlin Spring 2027 arrived while American fashion was still figuring out what to say.

If you only have 2 minutesTop 5

Neymar calls time on Brazil career after World Cup elimination

Neymar's exit from international play after a late-stage World Cup elimination marks the end of a particular kind of Brazilian football brilliance, one that required individual genius to paper over structural limits.

Yahoo Sports2026-07-06
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    Use DraftKings promo code for $200 in bonus bets by targeting Brazil-Norway, England-Mexico, 2026 World Cup

    DraftKings is weaponizing 2026 World Cup futures against its own betting calendar, offering $200 in bonus play to lock casual bettors into the infrastructure now, betting that early friction converts to long-term account stickiness.

    CBS Sports2026-07-06
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    Mexico vs. England Kickoff Delayed: When and Where to Watch the World Cup Match Live Online

    Mexico versus England kicks off in Mexico City on July 5, a geographic choice that hands the stadium advantage to a team needing everything it can get in a knockout round where margins are measured in decibels.

    Hollywood Reporter2026-07-06
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    Bears QB Williams gifts Pope autographed jersey

    Caleb Williams sent an autographed jersey to Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American-born pontiff, which collapses the distance between local celebrity and global religious authority in a single gesture.

    ESPN2026-07-06
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    Marke Berlin Spring 2027

    Marke Berlin Spring 2027 collection arrives as proof that Berlin fashion is finally willing to charge what New York learned to ask five seasons ago, trading noise for proportion at a moment when restraint itself has become the loudest statement.

    Vogue2026-07-06
The Sunday EditionSunday Papers
What to read with coffee

Photos: Karl the Fog steals the show at Golden Gate Bridge fireworks spectacle

Thousands lined up hours early despite gridlock to watch a rare display. The image: San Francisco still knows how to make weather matter.

SF Standard
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    A science journalist makes the case for stepping back from the machine. The read: cultural exhaust is finally catching up to the spend.

  • Vox
    How dupes took over the world

    When Deckers took Quince to court over lookalike UGG boots, it tried to stop the dupe economy cold. It couldn't. The shift: when the copy is good enough, the original becomes a luxury tax.

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    Book Review: 'Country People,' by Daniel Mason

    In Daniel Mason's charming novel, a stuck father and his happier family are tempted and changed during a stint on a bucolic campus. The Sunday read on displacement and escape.

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    Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Marriage Plot

    The nuptials drew some of the most famous people in the world to Madison Square Garden and promised a kind of narrative closure for Swift. What the wedding meant to the culture watching.

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Closet
On the rackdrops + runway
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Shop Talk
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Pantry
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Sunday Showcase

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Sunday Night Footballdrops + scores
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Cold Plunge

Wellness
Sunday Resetdrops + sweat
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Sheet Mask Hour

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    The Week in Fashion (if you only have two minutes). Coverage of the collections, the moments, and the money moves.

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