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Raised in England by Nigerian parents, Balogun, 24, spent most of his youth international career in England’s system
and once seemed destined to suit up for England.
But a long-ago travel snafu, combined with his Nigerian ancestry, meant Balogun had not one but three national team uniforms to choose from come 2026
Folarin Balogun chose the U.S.
Now he’s leading it at the World Cup.
In the summer of 2001, Balogun’s Nigerian-born parents were living in London wh…

How the U.S. men’s soccer team finally found its missing piece
A long-ago travel snafu meant Folarin Balogun had not one but three national team uniforms to choose from come 2026.

US Mint Says Donald Trump Gold Coins Won't Be Ready for 250th Anniversary (Marni Rose McFall/Newsweek)
https://www.newsweek.com/us-mint-donald-trump-gold-coins-250-anniversary-delay-11967439
http://www.memeorandum.com/260519/p147#a260519p147

Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit (Rachel Sylvester/The Observer)
https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/starmer-expected-to-resign-on-monday-and-set-out-orderly-exit
http://www.memeorandum.com/260620/p46#a260620p46

#PhantastikPrompts 18.05.:
Welches Verständnis hat deine Zivilisation (nicht unbedingt deine Hauptfigur) von dem Universum, in dem sie existiert?
Es sind eine Handvoll Planeten, Sonne und Mond bekannt (und können beobachtet werden). Optik spielt in den Romanen anders als im Text-RP kaum eine Rolle, aber ist so weit entwickelt, wie sich das ohne Elektronik vorantreiben lässt…

This month on All Space Considered, Griffith Observatory welcomed Dr. Joel Leja, Associate Professor of astronomy & astrophysics at The Pennsylvania State University, to discuss his research on the processes of galaxy formation derived from a combination of statistics, machine learning, and deep galaxy surveys with telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope: #LittleRedDots

UK PM Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports (William James/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-pm-starmer-expected-resign-monday-set-out-orderly-exit-observer-newspaper-2026-06-20/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260620/p41#a260620p41

Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday as he announced a
six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe
whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security.
The review was yet another surprise for European allies and Canada as they learn to deal with an increasingly unpredictable ally.
U.S. officials and senior military officers had promised to coordinate closely with the Europeans as America draws down.

Hegseth announces a review of US forces in Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized NATO allies for not taking more responsibility for their own security. He announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe to ensure NATO moves toward Europe leading its own defense. Speaking in Brussels on Thursday, Hegseth calls it “shameful” that European allies denied U.S. forces access to bases for attacks on Iran. He emphasized the need for a “NATO 3.0,” urging the alliance to become a hard-line military force. T…

The Minneapolis 15 ICE-protester indictments are meant to shut you up (Will Bunch/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-minneapolis-15-indictments-trump-silencing-dissent-20260618.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p4#a260619p4

What to know about tariff refund site that's set to go live Monday (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/trump-tariffs-us-business-refunds-customs-ace-portal
http://www.memeorandum.com/260419/p59#a260419p59

U.S. intel community analyzing how Cuba might respond to military action (James LaPorta/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-intel-community-analyzing-how-cuba-might-respond-to-military-action/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260520/p106#a260520p106