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mdash; FIFA president Gianni Infantino labeled the situation of racism inside Italian soccer stadiums “very serious” following the latest incident of offensive chants. A 2-2 draw between Atalanta and Fiorentina on Sunday was suspended briefly during the first half due to racist chants. The referee ordered a warning to be read over the stadium’s loudspeaker after the chants were apparently made by Atalanta fans toward Fiorentina fullback Dalbert Henrique, a Brazilian player who is black. Toward the half-hour mark, Dalbert stopped and glared at the direction where the chants appeared to come from, and he then spoke to the referee. The address over the loudspeaker, warning that the match would not resume until the chants stopped, was met with whistles from the crowd. Once the crowd calmed down, the match resumed after a break of several minutes. Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku and AC Milan’s Franck Kessie have also been targeted this season but no club has been punished by the league judge. “Racism is combatted with education, condemnation and discussion,” Infantino, head of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, said on Italian state TV RAI.

mdash; More than 600,000 vacationers who booked through tour operator Thomas Cook were on edge Sunday, wondering if they will be able to get home, as one of the world’s oldest and biggest travel companies teetered on the edge of collapse. The debt-laden company, which confirmed Friday it was seeking 200 million pounds ($250 million) in funding to avoid going bust, was in talks with shareholders and creditors to stave off failure. A collapse could leave around 150,000 travelers from Britain stranded, along with hundreds of thousands from other countries.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards air on Sunday, Sept. 22 on Fox. This year’s awards show, a hostless affair, sees the final seasons of Game of Thrones, Veep and The Big Bang Theory return for one more go-round on the red carpet. Nominees include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, poised to win a seventh Emmy for her lead role as Selina Meyer on Veep, Thrones‘ Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, among several others from Westeros, and many members of the Phoebe Waller-Bridge universe, including the Fleabag and Killing Eve creator herself. Following Game of Thrones‘ record-breaking 32 nominations are The Marvelous Mrs.

(SILVER SPRING, Md.) — A stretch of the interstate surrounding the nation’s capital turned into a sticky mess when a truck carrying more than 4,000 pounds of canned beer wrecked. The Maryland State Police says the truck hit a sign and guard rail around 4 a.m. Sunday in Silver Spring after being forced off the road by a vehicle that changed lanes. Authorities say the semi went slightly into the woods, spilling beer and cans onto Interstate 495. The State Police says the truck driver was transported to a hospital.

FIFA said Saturday in an unambiguous statement that Iran must admit women into its soccer games. The sport’s global governing body stated “women have to be allowed into football stadiums in Iran. For all football matches.” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a conference on Sunday that Iranian officials assured FIFA that “women will be allowed to enter football stadiums,” according to the BBC.

(UNITED NATIONS) — America’s top diplomat says Central Asian nations should reject Chinese demands to repatriate ethnic minorities to China, where they face repression. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pahm-PAY’-oh) says Beijing’s detention of Uighur (WEE’-gur) Muslims in western China has nothing to do with terrorism, as China claims, but is an attempt “to erase” minority cultures and religions. He says it’s important for all countries “to resist” China’s demands that Uighurs who’ve fled the campaign in Xinjiang province be sent back to China. Pompeo made the comments in a Sunday meeting with the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the annual U.