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The wait for England's next Football World Cup final appearance will extend beyond 60 years.
The Three Lions have lost 2-1 to defending champions Argentina in the semi finals in Atlanta...after conceding two late goals in seven minutes.
Manager Thomas Tuchel is already under scrutiny for his second half tactics after leading 1-nil.
Argentina and Spain will contest the final in New Jersey on Monday.
UK correspondent Enda Brady unpacked the collective disappointment from England.
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The major US banks have reported their earnings, and experts say these results can offer a clear snapshot of the state of the US and global economy.
JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Citi were among the major banks reporting their results, leaving investors to speculate about the wider implications.
Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explained further.
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Meat industry leaders are disappointed with the United States’ move to initiate a safeguard investigation into lamb imports from New Zealand and Australia.
The investigation, to be carried out by the US’s International Trade Commission, is expected to take up to six months to complete.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union and former Labour Minister Phil Goff joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Councils have been signing iwi partnership agreements before the RMA is replaced - are we worried about this? What is Chris Bishop trying to do?
ACT leader David Seymour is looking into banning smartphones for under-16s. Do we think this is the way to go? Should we wait and figure things out?
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On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 16 July, 2026, Auckland University professor Dianne Brunton tells us why the spread of bird flu is now inevitable.
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson on why the party believes new employees should automatically join the union.
We talk to a university student leader about why those who have part-time jobs are doing better.
And on The Huddle, Phil Goff and Jordan Williams on whether they think smartphones should be banned for under-16s.
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