Wendy Morris

Florida lawyer. On the Gulf of America coast. Interested in true-crime mysteries. Irish ancestry #FloridaistheFuture

[Wendy Morris @morrislaw]

Classic car show and XMAS tree lighting today at Coconut Point Mall in Estero, #Florida

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JUST IN: This FIFA World Cup was the most lucrative sporting event in history, per CNBC

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BREAKING: FDA reveals the Taylor Farms’ cyclospora test was a “false positive” — once again leaving the outbreak’s source unknown.

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The girls are all grown up!

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O Metlife Stadium foi construído no estacionamento do Giants Stadium que foi o estádio de Nova York na Copa de 94.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

A reporter asked Lamine Yamal how he handles the pressure of carrying Spain at 18. His answer: my mother had me when she was 16, that's real pressure. My father picked things off the street to bring food home, that's pressure. All I have to do is play football.

That's the whole story of who he is, and most fans only know the surface of it.

Before he was born, his teenage parents fell behind on rent. Two neighbors named Lamine and Yamal covered them, and his father vowed his son would carry both names forever. His legal name is a permanent record of a debt his family couldn't repay in money. In Arabic, the names mean "the trustworthy" and "beauty."

His parents split when he was around 5. His mother raised him in Granollers on a fast food wage. And here's the detail almost nobody knows: that job is the reason he became a footballer. Through work she met the daughter of the youth coordinator at CF La Torreta, his first club. When she worried she couldn't cover the fees, he told her that if the boy wants to play, money will never be the reason he can't.

As a kid, Lamine told his parents: if you're counting on me getting a normal job, we're in trouble. But if I become a footballer, you'll never have to worry again.

He signed with Barcelona at 7. He was right by 15.

Every goal, he flashes 304 with his fingers. The end of 08304, the postal code of Rocafonda, the neighborhood where strangers paid his family's rent before he existed. It gets credited on every goal since.

Today, at 19, he plays for the World Cup. And if he scores tonight, somewhere in the biggest broadcast on Earth, two neighbors will hear their names, and a postal code will flash on 2 billion screens.

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The Spanish Royal Family celebrating Spain’s World Cup Win!

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HOLY CRAP

Stephen Miller just revealed that estimates show about a third of the nation’s CDLs were issued to ILLEGAL ALIENS

[Miguel Morenatti @MiguelMorenatti]

Llevo dos horas apostado a la otra parte del estadio con un objetivo 600 mm para hacer esta foto....!

[Ivanka Trump @IvankaTrump]

Incoming ! #fifaworldcup @FIFAcom

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FLOTUS Melania 🇺🇸

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

Iran’s Interior Minister will meet Pakistani leadership tomorrow in Islamabad, sources tell Al Arabiya

[Joe King💫 🇺🇸 @str8outtawuhan]

😅

[Joe Concha @JoeConchaTV]

And on the 7th day, the wildfire smoke went away… just in time for the World Cup 20 minutes from here…

[Miami Int'l Airport @iflymia]

⚽️🇫🇷 Today, we bid farewell to the French National Team as they depart from MIA. It’s been an honor hosting Les Bleus and their incredible fans.
✈️ Travel safely, and bon voyage! 🇫🇷

[Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat]

🚨BREAKING: The UK Government have admitted that almost 2,500 rapists and paedophiles will be released from prison in September under Labour's early release scheme

Absolute insanity

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Good morning! Development odds for #91L have jumped up to 80% as of the 8 AM tropical weather outlook. Recon will be in the air this afternoon to investigate. We could see a depression later today along with tropical storm watches/warnings. Going to be a busy day!