soccer writer for the Boston Globe and ESPN.com
Soccer writer for the Boston Globe and ESPN.com
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Frank Dell'Apa
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To the Point
David Beckham Goes Hollywood David Beckham is arguably the world's biggest sports star. Now he's going Hollywood. Beckham had soccer history with Manchester United , then spent a lot of time on the bench for the Spanish team Real Madrid . Today he announced he's signing a $250 million contract with the Galaxy , which plays in Carson, a suburb of Los Angeles, California.
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Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
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Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.
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Janesville and the American Dream Janesville, Wisconsin is the hometown of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. But he couldn’t prevent the closing of the General Motors factory after 100 years. On this Memorial Day rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear what’s happened to what once was a model of American middle-class unity.