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Driver Is Released After Plowing Onto Soccer Field in Wichita, Kan., Killing Two

The police in Wichita, Kan., said the driver was released pending the results of toxicology testing. A 6-year-old child and a 35-year-old man were killed.

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The police were conducting a mechanical examination of the pickup involved in the deaths at soccer fields in Wichita, Kan.
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2 Killed, Including Child, as Truck Plows Through Wichita, Kan., Soccer Game

A pickup truck drove through a soccer field in Wichita, Kan., the authorities said. There were 10 others injured, including 5 children, and the driver was in custody.

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A pickup truck struck multiple people on a Wichita, Kan., soccer field, killing two and injuring 10 others.
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FIFA Pays Millions for Trump Tower Office Said to Be Rarely Used

The deal is another sign of how Gianni Infantino, the leader of soccer’s global governing body, has sought closer ties to President Trump.

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President Trump with Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, at Trump Tower in New York in July.
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The Man City Scandal Is About More Than Football

A conversation about the biggest financial scandal in football history.

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City lifting the Premier League trophy in 2012.
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FIFA Found Congo Player Ineligible but Let Him Play in World Cup

Officials determined that a goalkeeper from the Democratic Republic of Congo did not have the correct paperwork, documents show. But no action was taken, renewing questions about FIFA’s governance.

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Members of the Democratic Republic of Congo squad warming up before their World Cup match against Colombia in June.
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One Issue Hanging Over Brazil’s Presidential Election: Online Gambling and Record-High Debts

Just days before Sunday’s election, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva banned online gambling. But record-high debt is upending millions of lives.

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A storefront offering personal loans in Niteroi, Brazil. Brazil is grappling with widespread household indebtedness, fueled by a combination of easy credit, the rapid expansion of legal and illegal online betting, and instant digital payments that have made borrowing, gambling and spending faster and easier.
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