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Watch: Police use 'VAR' to catch bag thieves during World Cup

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Yardbarker

'Technology Helps, But Referees Must Have The Final Say': Masefield On VAR Use In FIFA WC

FIFA World Cup: Former English footballer and commentator Paul Masefield believes that, despite minor issues, VAR has played a positive role at the FIFA World Cup 2026, but stressed that technology ...
The Sun

Fifa release statement on controversial decision three hours after World Cup match following VAR technology outage

FIFA were forced to release a statement over a VAR fault after a controversial decision at the World Cup. Switzerland faced Qatar in their Group B opener on Saturday ...
The Guardian

Tim Ream is World Cup’s first player to benefit from VAR ‘mistaken identity’ check

Tim Ream made history on Friday in more ways than one. The second the opening whistle blew in the United States’ match against Paraguay, the 38-year-old became the oldest player in the history of the ...
AOL

World Cup viewers taken totally off guard by brand new use of VAR as USA game halted

The 2026 FIFA World Cup produced a historic officiating moment during the United States' opening group game against Paraguay on Friday night. Video Assistant Referee, or VAR, intervened to switch a ...
Tribal Football

Ex-ref slams VAR after Everton denied penalty in Man Utd draw with WRONG footage

Former ref Mark Halsey has branded the Premier League's VAR as "embarrassing" after an error at the end of Everton's 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Saturday ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
AOL

EFL clubs reject chance to use VAR challenge system in Championship next season

English Football League clubs have rejected the chance to use a video assistant referee challenge system in the Championship next season. A demonstration of Football Video Support – a version of VAR ...
The New York Times

EFL clubs reject VAR proposal to allow head coaches to challenge decisions

All three divisions in the EFL do not use VAR, unlike the Premier League Steve Bardens/Getty Images English Football League (EFL) clubs have rejected new Video Assistant Referee (VAR) proposals that ...
InfoQ

Using AWS Lambda Extensions to Run Post-Response Telemetry Flush

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Human Rights Watch

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus

Update, March 9, 2026: Since the press release was published, the reported death toll from Israeli attacks has risen to 394, as of March 8. (Beirut) – The Israeli military unlawfully used ...