The postal service is celebrating soccer, the World Cup and its history in the United States with a brand new stamp. WASHINGTON — With the World Cup just weeks away, the United States Postal Service is celebrating soccer with a new forever stamp. The mail agency unveiled the North American Soccer Forever stamp at the 2026 Boston World Exposition. The stamp comes as the U.S. prepares to co-host soccer’s biggest tournament with Mexico and Canada on June 11. It’s the first World Cup to be jointly hosted by three countries and the first to feature 48 teams. “America is celebrating…
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Seattle artist Ernesto Ybarra unveiled “The Hostess,” a banner installation at the 9th & Thomas building, celebrating the city’s role in hosting the FIFA World Cup. SEATTLE — A new eight-story banner installation designed by Seattle artist Ernesto Ybarra now stretches across the east façade of the 9th & Thomas building in South Lake Union, bringing large-scale public art to the neighborhood ahead of a major summer of global soccer in the city. The installation, titled “The Hostess,” was commissioned by 9th & Thomas and unveiled at 234 Ninth Ave. N. The artwork spans 36 feet by 111 feet and…