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Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated on the platform. The account, which Twitter banned following the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, was restored after Twitter CEO and new owner Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Friday night, November 18 asking the platform’s users if Trump should be reinstated.  “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk tweeted Saturday night. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Latin for “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” The final poll results on Saturday night showed 51.8% in favor and 48.2% opposed. The poll included 15 million votes.  The much-anticipated decision from Musk sets the stage for the former president’s return to the social media platform where he was previously its most influential, and most controversial user. With almost 90 million followers, Trump's tweets moved the markets, and set the news cycle.     Trump lost all followers after his account was taken...

Current Ballon d'Or champion, Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an injury in training.    The Real Madrid striker's first full training session ended his World Cup dreams after he suffered an injury on Saturday November 19.   He was then brought in for a scan in Doha, which later confirmed a femoral rectus injury that will keep the 34-year-old out for three weeks.   A statement by the French national team on their social media accounts said: 'Karim Benzema is forced to give up participating in the World Cup.   'The whole team shares Karim's sadness and wishes him a speedy recovery.'   This is the latest setback for France who have already had prolific RB Leipzig striker Christopher Nkunku ruled out after an injury in training.   The likes of Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante, Presnel Kimpembe and goalkeeper Mike Maignan were all unavailable for selection due to their own injuries.