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A US mayoral race triggered a flood of misinformation from online influencers sponsored by betting companies, exposing a new threat that analysts warn could undermine the integrity of future elections.

The World Cup arrived in the United States on Friday in a blizzard of celebrity and glamour, with Los Angeles pulling out all the stops for the opening game between Team USA and Paraguay.

Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington on Saturday, a stinging defeat for the US leader who has eschewed political tradition to affix his name and likeness across public spaces.

Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula have reached a record-breaking high of 15.4C for June, and ice is melting at abnormal rates during the current winter, climate scientists told AFP on Thursday.

A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell on Thursday, the Paris auction house Drouot said, commenting that bids were well below expected.