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DEAR DEIDRE: I THOUGHT that becoming a parent would strengthen my relationship with my husband, but instead it has exposed his affair.

We’d just had our first baby when I started noticing a change in him.

He became distant and hardly helped with our newborn, preferring to sit glued to his phone.

I was exhausted and emotional and trying to adjust to being a mum, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right.

Finally, I snooped on his phone and I discovered he’d been having an affair with a colleague.

When I confronted him, he said it meant nothing and begged me to give him another chance.

After that, we had counselling and he promised to cut all contact with this woman outside work.

I wanted so badly for our family to stay together, so I chose to believe him.

But months later, I discovered he never really ended things with her and he’s been lying to me the whole time, sneaking over while pretending to rebuild our relationship.

Now I don’t know what to do. I feel like a complete fool.

Part of me still loves him and wants to work on things for the sake of our family, but the other part feels broken. I don’t want to keep living a lie. I’m 32 and he’s 35. Our baby is 15 months old. I feel so lost.

How can I move forward from this? Is it even worth it?

DEIDRE SAYS: Learning that your partner has been having an affair during such a vulnerable time is devastating, and for him to continue the fling after promising that he would end it only adds to the pain.

Trust, once broken, is incredibly hard to rebuild, especially when the betrayal is repeated.

Ask yourself what you truly want – not just for your relationship, but for yourself and your child.

You’ve already shown great strength in trying to work through it, but unless he pulls out all the stops now to show his remorse and determination to improve things, I’m afraid you do need to consider if it’s time to leave this relationship.

You may need more counselling, either together or individually, to help process what’s happened and consider if you would be best going your separate ways. Contact tavistockrelationships.org (020 7380 1960).

My support pack, Cheating – Can You Get Over It?, can also help you decide whether to walk away or not.

HELP ME FIND A MAN WHO WANTS MORE THAN ROMPS

DEAR DEIDRE: WHY do men only want me for one thing? I get my hopes up, only to find they were never serious about me in the first place and it’s all about sex.

I’m a 62-year-old woman, I’ve never married, don’t have children and have spent most of my life alone.

Five years ago, I was left devastated after someone I truly cared for used me for sex. I was heartbroken and swore I would never go through that pain again.

Now, I’ve started seeing someone I actually like. He’s funny, attentive and romantic – and I was beginning to trust him. But then I noticed he’s friends with loads of attractive women on Facebook.

To make matters worse, a friend found him on a dating website known for hook-ups. I feel like a fool for opening my heart again, and I can’t help but think the worst.

I’m sick of being used. How can I tell if this is real or if I’m just another stop along the way?

DEIDRE SAYS: It’s completely natural to feel wary after being hurt, especially when someone you trusted shows signs that bring back old fears.

Before jumping to conclusions, have an honest talk with him about what you’ve found and how it makes you feel.

If his answers don’t reassure you, or he continues to behave inconsistently, don’t be afraid to walk away.

My support pack, Finding The Right Partner, will help you recognise red flags and build healthier relationships.

LIFE OF FAILURE HAS LEFT ME FUMING

DEAR DEIDRE: HOW can I stop being furious at the world? For as long as I can remember, life has felt like one long uphill battle.

I struggle to make close friends and romantic relationships fall apart before they even begin.

I’m 33 and have watched everyone my age fall in love, find jobs they care about, travel the world and build meaningful lives, while I’m stuck in a constant loop of failure and frustration.

My career hasn’t taken off and I feel like I’ve never really belonged anywhere. No matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to catch a break.

Every rejection and failure just chips away at me. Lately, the frustration has turned to real anger. I constantly snap at people over small things and feel like I’m always on the verge of blowing up.

It feels like I was dealt a bad hand, and sometimes I wonder if things will ever get better or if I’m destined to feel this way for ever.

DEIDRE SAYS: It’s totally understandable to feel overwhelmed and angry when life seems to throw one setback after another at you.

Feeling targeted by the universe is a common reaction when things don’t go your way, but remember, these things don’t define your future.

Anger can be a powerful emotion, but holding on to it can stop you from making the necessary changes.

Try to channel that frustration into small, positive steps — whether it’s seeking support from a counsellor, finding new activities to meet people or setting manageable goals.

Talking to someone impartial could help you unpack what’s behind this frustration. Contact mind.org.uk (0300 123 3393) or bacp.co.uk to find a qualified counsellor near you.

My support pack, Managing Anger, should also help you.

SO farewell Fifteenth Doctor, off to fiddle with your sonic screwdriver in some woke utopia at the end of a Gallifrey rainbow.

Doctor Who’s demise has been an overdue lesson for its smug producers.

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Of course, the Doctor Who debacle is not just a lesson for the BBC[/caption]

High on their own self-importance and right-on zealotry, they managed to ruin a franchise that was beloved by millions.

As we revealed this week, audiences for Ncuti Gatwa’s truncated Time Lord found it “rubbish”, “boring” and “woke” and complained producers had put social ­justice issues above quality.

And who let them get away with that?

Craven BBC executives terrified of appearing homophobic, transphobic or displaying some other LBGTQ+ phobia by pointing out how utterly crap it was, I suspect.

They gave overbearing writer Russell T Davies far too much freedom and, in return, he turned the 62-year-old show into a pulpit for his own sermons on gender ideology.

We can only hope that whoever gets the gig next lives on the same planet as the rest of us.

Of course, the Doctor Who debacle is not just a lesson for the BBC.

It is a vivid case study of what ­happens when you become so weak and battle-worn by the “culture wars” that you roll over and let others do things in your name that just p**s people off. And it isn’t the only casualty of this crisis of confidence.

Just last month Jaguar, the British car brand once the ultimate status symbol of middle England, canned its advertising agency.

We didn’t need Jag fan Inspector Morse to work out why.

Jaguar had allowed a ­pretentious advertising firm to reinvent the company with a Technicolor “inclusive” ad campaign that would make Benetton cringe.

The resulting backlash was an avalanche of derision.

When it aired, I gave the ailing ­company the benefit of the doubt on these pages for at least having the balls to try something different.

But I assumed — naively it seems — that a brand whose parent company recorded £29billion in revenue last year would have done its homework and formulated its ­new direction after listening to prospective clients.

Apparently not.

So the big cat of motoring became yet another dog humiliatingly wagged by its own tail.

That disaster would follow this ­collective decision to let people, many who are essentially activists, determine how an organisation should behave was all too predictable.

When the first drumbeats of wokeism started emanating from the US, social justice campaigners over here tuned in with great excitement.

The Great Overcorrection began.

Fingers were pointed, social media pile-ons were unleashed and all our political, educational, cultural and corporate institutions panicked.

“Is my leaflet about breastfeeding transphobic? Are my lessons racist? Is saying ‘ladies and gentleman’ a microaggression? Does my washing powder have white privilege? Oh God, what shall we do? HELP!!!”

That help came quickly in the form of right-on diversity “consultants” — cynical agents, who for a large fee, could ensure that you avoided what they deemed “problematic” practices.

Ideological madness

Value systems were franchised out to strangers with agendas.

Like the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, which charges £3,000 for companies to become “diversity champions” and be advised (read “bollocked”) about gender issues by blue-haired busybodies.

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Audiences for Ncuti Gatwa’s truncated Time Lord found it ‘rubbish’, ‘boring’ and ‘woke’[/caption]

Everyone from the Bank of England to the House of Lords signed up to this hustle until they realised they were being conned.

At one point £1.2million was given to Stonewall by public bodies.

HR bosses lapped this stuff up, relishing a new level of importance, a world where they didn’t just sign off maternity leave or work out how to sack people for shagging on the photocopier.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion departments mushroomed, not least in the civil service where, we learnt this week, £27million of taxpayers’ cash has been spent on DEI officers.

Thankfully, the worm appears to be turning.

Just as Reform UK is purging its council DEI departments, smart private sector operators are starting to realise themselves that much of what they have been taught to be worried about is nonsense.

They already know it is simply good business to be inclusive and respectful of their customers, employees, students or patients.

But they also know there is a line — where common sense ends and ideological madness begins.

So Stonewall is out (even the BBC has ditched it) and the fight back is on.

People are finally, to coin a phrase, waking up.

The Doctor is not the only one regenerating.

It’s a jaw-dropping look, Si

THAT squeaky-voiced youth who won Britain’s Got Talent had some very clever tricks.

But nothing as mesmerising as how Simon Cowell looked in a promo for the show.

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Simon Cowell now looks like he’s auditioning for Love Island[/caption]

Simon, 65, hasn’t looked like himself for a good few years but in an Instagram reel his hollow eyes and gigantic lantern jaw made him look utterly insane.

And the teeth! They looked whiter than Liam Gallagher’s mirror in 1996.

What’s going on?

I like Simon and used to speak to him pretty much every day when The X Factor was huge.

He’s a pretty down-to-earth bloke and part of his charm was that he was just a normal-looking geezer (albeit one in weirdly high-waisted jeans) who had no time for showbiz tweakments.

Now he looks like he’s auditioning for Love Island.

It’s a no from me.

ER, SO WHAT TAYLOR?

NOW I confess I’m quite the fan of Taylor Swift’s music – she has a good ear for a melody does our Tay-Tay.

But please tell me why I should care that she’s bought back her master recordings.

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Why should I care that Taylor Swift bought back her master recordings for a reported £220million?[/caption]

The breathlessly announced purchase was treated as if she’d discovered the Holy Grail hanging up behind the bog door in her tour trailer.

Unless I’m missing something, it was simply the culmination of her amassing so much cash that she was able to pay around £220million for the rights to her first six albums.

And as she admitted herself, a lot of that loot came from fans paying eye-watering sums for tickets to her Eras tour last year.

So will that make parents feel better about shelling out the price of a small car to take the kids to see their favourite pop star?

No? Thought not.

CRYSTAL PALACE are facing complete EXPULSION from Europe next season after Uefa rejected a desperate ploy from club shareholders.

The Eagles are facing the prospect of not playing in the Europa League, which they qualified for by winning the FA Cup, due to shareholder John Textor owning a stake in French outfit in Lyon.

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Crystal Palace are facing complete expulsion from Europe next season[/caption]

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Oliver Glasner’s troops may not play any European footall due to shareholders John Textor and David Blizter owning stakes in clubs in the Europa League and Conference League[/caption]

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American Textor also owns shares in Ligue 1 side Lyon[/caption]

Lyon are also set to feature in the competition having qualified with a sixth-placed finish in the Ligue 1 last season.

Uefa rules prohibit anyone from “simultaneously be involved in any capacity whatsoever in the management, administration, and/or sporting performance of more than one club participating in a Uefa club competition.”

The prospect of Palace dropping into the Conference League is also nigh-on impossible as other shareholder David Blizter also has a stake in Danish oufit Brondby, who are set to play in European football‘s tertiary club competition next season.

In a desperate bid to see the Eagles fly across Europe next season and comply with Uefa rules, Textor and Blizter offered to put their shares in a blind trust.

But Uefa chiefs have REJECTED the offer, leaving Palace’s proposed European adventure next season in limbo.

The proposal was rejected as Palace missed the registration deadline to submit it.

Had it been approved, a blind trust would’ve seen a group of trustees take control of Textor’s shares in Palace for the 2025/26 season.

English clubs aren’t strangers to utilising blind trusts so as not to fall afoul of Uefa rules.

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John Textor is willing to sell his Palace shares to ensure they can play in Europe next season[/caption]

Manchester City and Manchester United utilised blind trusts last season as sister clubs Girona and Nice both qualified for the Champions League and Europa League respectively.

Palace held crunch talks with Uefa to try to resolve the potentially devastating issue earlier this week.

And the meeting on the shores of Lake Geneva ended up in Textor putting his shares in the south London club up for sale.

He told The Daily Mail: “Look, all of the UK knows that I don’t have decisive influence over Palace. It was a good meeting.

“They listened and we’ll see what happens. I wouldn’t be trying to sell (his stake) if I did.”

Textor, 59, added: “”We are trying to help separate it and sell.

“We wanted to buy but it’s become clear that isn’t going to happen and so we’re trying to help Palace and the situation with UEFA.

“That’s about all I can say.”

MMA fans are convinced the UFC have confirmed Jon Jones’ retirement from the sport.

The former pound-for-pound king and current heavyweight champ has left fight fans on tenterhooks over the last few weeks with conflicting statements over his future.

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Jon Jones’ fighting future is up in the air[/caption]

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The UFC legend has toed and froed with the prospect of retirement[/caption]

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Brit bruiser and rival Tom Aspinall recently came out and claimed Jone has ‘retired’[/caption]

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The UFC have added fuel to the fire by sharing the interview in which Aspinall made the bombshell claim to its official YouTube channel[/caption]

Jones, 37, has left interim counterpart Tom Aspinall in limbo with his constant tooing and froing from the prospect of retirement.

Wigan warrior Aspinall came out this week and claimed the MMA great is “RETIRED” during an appearance on Good Guy/Bad Guy with Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen.

And the UFC made the unprecedented decision to post the ESPN interview, which had a simple thumbnail including a picture of Aspinall and “he’s retired” emblazoned across it, on their official YouTube channel for their 21 million subscribers to watch.

Their sharing of the video, which isn’t a huge surprise given ESPN are the current owner of the promotion’s North American broadcast rights, set fight fans’ chins wagging.

And several of them interpreted the post as the promotion admitting Jones’ fighting days are over.

One commented on the video: “The fact that the UFC is posting this is encouraging.”

Another said: “You know Jones is ducking when the UFC allows this on their socials.”

And another said: “The fact that the UFC uploaded this interview to their channel with this title says A LOT.”

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“There is definite movement of this situation coming.”

One remarked: “Is this Jon’s retirement announcement?”

Another chimed in: “To put this interview on the official channel is huge, UFC is getting tired of Jones.”

The UFC’s sharing of the interview is by no means an admission that Jones has opted to walk away from the sport.

It coud very well be a negotiation tactic to entice the Hall-of-Famer to take the fight, which he demanded “F**K YOU MONEY” for.

A historic unification bout between Jones and Aspinall has been on the cards since last November.

Jones’ maiden defence of the heavyweight strap against Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden set the table for a mammoth melee with Aspinall.

But frustratingly, it’s yet to come to fruition and Aspinall, who hasn’t fought since last July, has been left twiddling his thumbs on the sidelines.

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The UFC have met Jon Jones’ demands to be paid “f**k you money” to fight Tom Aspinall[/caption]

THE National Lottery Set For Life numbers are in and it’s time to find out if you’ve won the top prize of £10,000 every month for 30 years.

Could tonight’s jackpot see you start ticking off that bucket list every month or building your own start-up as a budding entrepreneur?

You can find out by checking your ticket against tonight’s numbers below.

Good luck!

The winning Set For Life numbers are: 01, 12, 14, 19, 42 and the Life Ball is 02.

The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778.

The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996.

Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.

1. £1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history’s biggest lottery prize
2. £1.267 billion (Mega Million) a winner from South Carolina took their time to come forward to claim their prize in March 2019 not long before the April deadline
3. £633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin
4. £625.76 million (Powerball)  Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017
5. £575.53 million (Powerball)  A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018

Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000.

Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally won £300k – she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard, but came home with a much bigger prize.

The biggest jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders.

Another winner, Karl managed to bag £11million aged just 23 in 1996.

The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14million – BUT you’ve got to be in it to win it.

THE finance of football is becoming just as important and high-profile as what happens on the pitch these days.

Every fan wants to know how much money their club can splash on transfers and whether they are at risk of a dreaded points deduction.

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Premier League CEO Richard Masters and his team will be taking a keen look at every club’s finances[/caption]

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With the end of the 2024/25 accounting period for 15 of the 20 Prem clubs on the horizon, intrigue in clubs’ financial situations is growing.

The Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) dictate that every club is allowed to record a maximum loss of £105m over a three-year rolling period.

Those figures exclude spending on certain areas of the club such as investments in youth development, women’s football and infrastructure, but are the limits for the majority of spending.

Breaching those rules can result in hefty points deductions and fines – as evidenced by Everton’s two points penalties during the 2023/24 season

Now The Athletic have figured out an estimate for just how much wiggle room each team has to avoid a PSR breach – outlining the figure each club can afford to register in pre-tax losses across the 2024/25 season.

The estimates are good news of Manchester United, who many thought would be in dire financial straits after missing out on European football for the first time since 2015.

It’s estimated that United can lose over £140million, perhaps explaining their decision to splash out on Matheus Cunha already and their plans for a move for Bryan Mbeumo.

That surprisingly large figure is born out United’s PSR position being calculated using the accounts of Red Football Limited (RFL), rather than Manchester United PLC.

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Man Utd are keen on signing Bryan Mbeumo[/caption]

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s takeover costs are not included in RFL’s accounts[/caption]

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RFL, which is a subsidiary of PLC, posts significantly smaller losses than the PLC company as a whole – partly because it does not include any costs borne by the PLC as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe‘s minority takeover.

While it also benefits from the structuring of loans within the Manchester Untied Group as a whole.

RFL’s pre-tax loss across the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons was £55.1m, and United’s loss limit across the three-year PSR cycle is £105m following Ratcliffe’s injections of equity in 2024.

United are considered as “safe” from PSR punishment by The Athletic, alongside a whole host of other top clubs.

Perhaps shockingly, mega-spenders Chelsea are thought to have the biggest margin for loss – boasting a £300m safety blanket despite splashing out on signings in recent seasons.

The intra-group sales of hotels, car parks and their OWN women’s team have allowed the Blues to keep their books in a positive place – as shown by their early spending on Liam Delap.

Brighton, Man City and Tottenham are all also thought to have in excess of £275m of breathing space.

Arsenal, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest are thought to be safe too, with each club having over £85m worth of space to lose.

Newcastle United, Leeds, Everton and Burnley are all thought to be in slightly riskier positions, but should be fine if they approach things carefully.

While Aston Villa are the only club who are at serious risk of facing PSR punishment with just £15m of allowable losses.

Villa, who missed out on Champions League football on the final day of the season, have lost £206.2million pre-tax in the past two seasons, the highest deficit in the Premier League in that time.

Unai Emery‘s team will have to sell this summer if they want to avoid a breach, with missing out on the Champions League hitting their accounts big time.

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Chelsea have signed Liam Delap[/caption]

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Unai Emery’s Aston Villa are at risk of a breach[/caption]

RHOBH’s PK Kemsley was spotted with another Real Housewife after his split from Dorit, and was “all over her” at a London bar.

PK, 56, was caught getting close to a Real Housewives of London star during a night out in his native city on Wednesday, June 4.

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RHOBH’s PK Kemsley split from his wife Dorit in 2024[/caption]

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PK enjoyed a night out with RHOL star Amanda Cronin and Kyle Richards’ estranged husband Mauricio Umansky this week[/caption]

An onlooker told The U.S. Sun, PK was “very flirty” with Amanda Cronin, 56, at celebrity hotspot The George in Mayfair.

The pair were seen enjoying each other’s company alongside Kyle Richards‘ estranged husband Mauricio Umansky.

The source said: “Amanda and PK were at The George together last night and it looked like a blossoming romance.

“He was all over her like an excited puppy dog.

“It was very flirty and they weren’t scared of hiding it.

“PK was absolutely loving the attention and didn’t leave Amanda’s side all night.”

Amanda, a luxury skincare entrepreneur and socialite, even shared a snap on Instagram from outside the exclusive members’ bar.

A second source said her RHOL co-stars are already buzzing about the liaison, with cameras currently rolling on the show’s debut season.

The insider added: “Her friends from the show are all calling each other.”

Amanda is the co-founder of Amanda Caroline Skincare, which sells serums and creams to fight the visible signs of aging.

She currently has over 82,000 followers on Instagram – which is sure to skyrocket when RHOL drops later this year.

The influencer lives in a £12 million Mayfair home.

Her famous exes include George Michael‘s Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley and energy mogul Mark Daeche, whom she landed a multi-million pound settlement from in 2019.

It’s hoped she will divulge details of their whirlwind romance when the show drops later this year.

When contacted for comment, PK told The U.S. Sun: “There’s no romance. Amanda and I are just friends.”

Amanda did not respond to a request for comment.

DIFFICULT DIVORCE

PK and Dorit announced their separation in May last year, nine years after getting married in 2015.

She officially fired for divorce in April.

Boy George‘s manager has since hired Britney Spears’ former divorce lawyer to deal with his split, as exclusively revealed by The U.S. Sun.

Court filings show she asked for sole legal and physical custody of her two children with her ex, along with spousal support.

PK has hired attorney Marci Levine, a partner with Summers Levine, LLP, who previously represented Spears during her divorce from ex, Kevin Federline.

Levine has been practicing law since 1990, including complex financial and custody matters.

In PK’s legal response, he is seeking joint custody of their two children.

He also waived his right to spousal support and has asked the court to terminate Dorit’s own request.

Dorit admitted on the show she was bracing herself for a difficult divorce and filed a day after PK was pictured kissing reality star Shana Wall.

Shana, 50, completed on CBS’s The Amazing Race in 2007.

They have not been seen together since.

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It comes just two months after he was pictured kissing reality star Shana Wall[/caption]

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PK has since hired Britney Spears’ former divorce lawyer to deal with his split[/caption]

A FEDERAL court has overturned a major ruling in Michael Jordan’s lawsuit against Nascar.

Front Row Motorsports and 23XI racing are battling against Nascar in court, but were just handed a major setback.

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Michael Jordan’s Nascar team is at risk of getting kicked out[/caption]

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An appeals court ruled that 23XI’s ability to race without a charter should not have been granted[/caption]

Nascar runs off charter agreements, allowing teams to race in the series.

However, Michael Jordan’s 23XI — which is co-owned by current driver Denny Hamlin — argued that these charters were unfair.

They refused to sign the charter and took Nascar to court, claiming they were a monopoly.

In December, a US District Court allowed 23XI and Front Row to race as charter teams without being subject to a clause that prevents teams from suing Nascar.

That changed on Monday, thanks to a US Court of Appeals ruling.

The ruling stated that the lower court “abused its discretion” with the first injunction.

This gives Nascar a clear path to strip 23XI and Front Row of their charters, which each team has three of.

Those charters are valued in the tens of millions of dollars.

Without a charter, 23XI and Front Row would be forced to race as “open” teams, meaning they could fail to qualify for races.

It also means the teams would earn significantly less money from races.

“We are disappointed by today’s ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and are reviewing the decision to determine our next steps,” Jeffrey Kessler, attorney for 23XI and Front Row, said in a statement.

“This ruling is based on a very narrow consideration of whether a release of claims in the charter agreements is anti-competitive and does not impact our chances of winning at trial scheduled for December 1.

“We remain confident in our case and committed to racing for the entirety of this season as we continue our fight to create a fair and just economic system for stock car racing that is free of anticompetitive, monopolistic conduct.”

The teams claimed that Nascar having a release clause in charter agreements was a monopolistic practice.

“Because we have found no support for the proposition that a business entity or person violates the antitrust laws by requiring a prospective participant to give a release for past conduct as a condition for doing business, we cannot conclude that the plaintiffs made a clear showing that they were likely to succeed on the merits of that theory,” the court said.

“And without satisfaction of the likelihood-of-success element, the plaintiffs were not entitled to a preliminary injunction.”

When appeal was heard in May, judges warned that 23XI’s claim sounded like “having your cake and eating it too.”

“If you don’t want the contract, you don’t enter into it and you sue,” Judge Paul Niemeyer said at the time.

“Or if you want the contract, you enter into it, and you’ve given up past releases.”

The ruling will not immediately go into affect, as 23XI and Front Row have the right to appeal the ruling on Nascar’s appeal.

KOHL’S has been forced to respond to a shopper’s fury after a coupon disaster led to them losing money on store credit.

The retailer has spoken out about the incident that was reported on social media, but the shopper didn’t take the reply well.

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On May 31, a Kohl’s customer took to X to share their anger over a policy that caused them to lose out on coupon credit.

The shopper moaned that their Kohl’s cash had not expired before it was no longer honored in store.

The fiery post said: “@Kohls you stop honoring the 10 day grace for kohl’s cash without notice?

“It would have been more appropriate until the kohls cash that expired may 26th & then stop the 10 days, not prior to the expiration on that kohls cash!

“Thanks for doing that as I lost $50 in kohl’s cash!”

The shopper’s Kohl’s cash was set to expire on May 26, but the store nullified it before the day day period was up.

Kohl’s did respond to the complaint, but it didn’t receive a particularly enthusiastic reply from the customer.

The retailer wrote: “Hi there, we can certainly understand your concerns and we value your feedback.

“We’ll be sure to share your feedback with the appropriate team for review and future considerations.”

This is a stock response issued by most retailers targeted by a complaint.

And it seems like the shopper recognized this, as they shot back: “Typical response.”

It is not known why Kohl’s ended the Kohl’s cash coupon early, or at what location this happened at.

The US Sun has reached out to Kohl’s for further response to the incident.

POLICY CHANGE

The US Sun recently reported on a coupon change that has just hit Kohl’s.

People are trying to figure out how to make sense of the dollars that they have to spend, and they’re prioritizing where they want to put it

Michael BenderInterim CEO at Kohl's

The retailer has decided to put more emphasis on its coupon system as Americans struggle with rising prices.

CFO Jill Timm said: “As we have made investments back into these categories and reduced coupon exclusions, we have seen an improvement in the sales trend of these customers.”

“We are bringing products back into the coupon, so we do think being more promotional and having value orientation throughout the year is gonna be important, particularly because the middle-income customer that we serve is pretty stretched in today’s environment

The hope is that this change will lower prices at Kohl’s and support American shoppers better.

Michael Bender, interim CEO, added: “People are trying to figure out how to make sense of the dollars that they have to spend, and they’re prioritizing where they want to put it.”

Data in a 2025 survey from Bloomberg News and Harris Poll found that three in every five Americans are cutting back on spending due to fears of a recession.

At the same time, over 70% are eating out less and 57% are spending less on entertainment.

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The shopper moaned that their Kohl’s cash had not expired before it was no longer honored in store[/caption]

AARON Rodgers has finally joined the Pittsburgh Steelers after months of negotiations.

The 41-year-old has been pondering his future during the NFL offseason.

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Aaron Rodgers has finally joined the Pittsburgh Steelers after leaving the Jets[/caption]

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Rodgers will be joining a Steelers squad led by Mike Tomlin[/caption]

He was let go by the New York Jets at the end of last season and was considering retirement.

But he has signed a one-year contract with the Steelers, ending all speculation.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that “Rodgers informed the #Steelers he’ll fly to Pittsburgh on Friday and sign before next week’s minicamp.”

The Steelers are currently taking part in OTAs and will begin mandatory minicamp on June 10.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter also reported that Rodgers will participate in the minicamp sessions.

Rodgers’ contract details have yet to be revealed.

The Hall of Fame-bound quarterback told last month how he only wanted $10 million a year to join them.

It is a major deal for the AFC North team, who have been desperate to sign a new QB.

Pittsburgh let their 2024 starting quarterbacks, Justin Fields and Russell Wilson, walk in free agency.

And the team’s quarterback room, before signing Rodgers, consisted of just veterans Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson and rookie Will Howard.

Mike Tomlin has held a number of talks over recent weeks with Rodgers about his plans.

He will now link up with the roster and begin to learn their playbook ahead of the new campaign.

Rodgers has been keeping a low profile since leaving the Jets earlier this year.

He has been spending time with his mystery new girlfriend at his Malibu beach house.

His only public appearances have been a TV spot on the Pat McAfee Show.

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Rodgers throwing a pass during the 2024 season with the Jets[/caption]

And he was seen at the Kentucky Derby, where he was seen wearing a ring, sparking engagement speculation.

Rodgers will play in his 21st season in the NFL in the upcoming campaign.

And the four-time NFL MVP will look for revenge in Week 1 when he’ll face the Jets in MetLife Stadium.

In Week 4, Rodgers and the Steelers will head over to Ireland to take on the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park in Dublin.

The Vikings are a team that declined Rodgers’ services during the offseason.

The Steelers will have a new star wide receiver in DK Metcalf, but they traded George Pickens last month.

Rodgers is coming off a season in which he led the Jets to a disappointing 5-12 record.

He recorded 28 passing touchdowns against 11 interceptions.

The 41-year-old Rodgers will hope to lead the Steelers to a playoff victory for the first time since 2017.

They lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round in January.

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