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Indeed, however much they dislike the idea, every U.S. president has to wear the free world’s sheriff’s badge. For Europeans to think otherwise is to sleepwalk into a freezing morning shower when the next U.S. president makes the first move Europe does not like. But rather than whining endlessly, London—together with Paris and Berlin—could take the initiative and define a new Euro-Atlantic community that would join the United States, Canada and most of Europe’s nations, both in and out of the European Union....

Questions continue to be asked of the Frenchman’s long-term future at Emirates Stadium as his current contract nears its expiration. Perez expects Wenger stay at Arsenal No extension has been agreed as of yet, amid calls from a large part of the club’s fan base for a change to be made in the dugout, but reports continue to suggest Wenger will stay on for at least another 12 months....

The Frenchman has seen his position at the Gunners helm called into question on a regular basis this season, as his current contract runs down. No fresh terms have been put in place as yet, but the Arsenal board are expected to shun calls for change and favour stability at Emirates Stadium. ‘Wenger has never been a coach’ Wenger has aired his commitment to the cause on the regular basis, admitting at one stage that he has shunned offers from the biggest clubs in world football to stay in north London, but Adams claims he is only in that position because Arsenal have given him “free rein”....

In Westworld Season 3, Episode 2, titled “The Winter Line,” we saw Bernard (played by Jeffrey Wright) and Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) exploring the central hub, where they see two technicians in a booth with a robot Drogon from Park 4, a medieval fantasy park. In this booth, we hear Benioff say, “how the f*** are you going to get that to Costa Rica,” suggesting Delos’ financial difficulties mean they are having to sell some of their assets off to private buyers....

Dolores In Westworld Season 2, Dolores set out to destroy Westworld, and in doing so found out the theme park’s true purpose. However, her main aim was to make it to the Valley Beyond, a semi-mythical place where it was said that hosts could live free of human interference. In searching for the Valley, however, she discovered The Forge, a supercomputer owned by Delos (the company behind Westworld) that proved that the park was in reality a way of stealing data from the guests in order to create hosts that replicated their likeness and consciousness, giving people a chance at immortality—at a price....

In a TikTok video viewed nearly 160,000 times, a driver appears to be in a standoff with testing site employees after cutting a line. The video, posted to Brooke Lambert’s TikTok account called @brookelambo, shows the offending vehicle in her rearview mirror. “This guy has just pushed in, and everyone is so mad, as they should be,” Lambert said. “We’ve been in line for hours and they’re trying to usher him out....

Locals in Lapeer County spotted the kangaroo hopping along driveways and even through a cemetery on Tuesday. Alex McCarty caught the moment she saw the animal, now known to be named Douglas, on her journey to work. “What is a kangaroo doing in Michigan?” she asked as it hopped through the cemetery in a video shared to her social media. “Whose kangaroo is this? What do I do?” she asked....

The Blues take on the Foxes at Stamford Bridge as they try to overcome recent disappointments. The Blues played out a 2-2 draw against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur after dominating for majority of the game on Sunday, August 14. Thomas Tuchel’s side were then hammered 3-0 by Leeds United last weekend. The Whites opened the scoring at Elland Road via a horrific Edouard Mendy error. He dabbled on the ball for too long as Brendan Aaronson pressed the Senegalese to put it in the back of the net....

World record transfer Pogba underperformed in the Britannia Stadium clash, with Stoke claiming that midfielder Glenn Whelan kept the France international in his “back pocket”. Beckham returns to Paris Saint-Germain The exchange began when a United fan replied to a quote from Glenn Whelan praising the support from the home crowd saying “Whelan is amongst the least mobile central midfielders in the league, thus he needs special support.” Stoke had the final say in the matter, retorting with the hilarious comeback “That’s strange, he’s still fishing £89m out of his back pocket....

All Premier League players have worn “Black Lives Matter” across the back of their shirts since the return to play, with the tribute following protests that began in the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Those protests have sparked demonstrations all over the world, with Weston McKennie, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Thuram among those to make displays in the Bundesliga, with Marcelo headlining those in La Liga. In the Premier League, shirts have also had a Black Lives Matter patch on their shirts in addition to a patch for the NHS to commemorate the organization’s work during the coronavirus outbreak....

McGregor and Diaz are in the midst of an ongoing back-and-forth Twitter war, with this only being the latest product of their never-ending rivalry. Vicente Luque has called Nate Diaz out multiple times following his recent victories, but Diaz has previously declined to comment on the matter. That was, until today, when the fan favorite reposted the interview in which Luque called him out, captioning it with a clenched fist emoji....

What’s bothering Barkley? GENTILLE: It was time Green got punished | Ranking the Finals rematches “Why does the world hate Kevin Love?” Barkley asked Noah Coslov and Howard Beck. “It drives me freakin’ nuts,” he said. “… Every time they win, it’s the Big Three and everything is great; and every time they lose, ‘Oh, Kevin Love doesn’t fit in.’“ “… It really bothers me, this negative criticism of Kevin Love, like this guy can’t play....

In six shops, customs agents are quick enough to arrest the sellers. But three hours later, while the agents are booking them back at headquarters, a couple of those shops have already reopened. Outside one, young men sit in the cramped hallway, pulling stacks of silver disks out of big cardboard boxes and slipping them into individual plastic wrappers. Why bother to see Oscar winner “Jerry Maguire” in a theater?...

First of all, it is important to note that there is no “wrong” way to play Wordle. There are many different strategies you can adopt and they all have their benefits. Some players like to focus on using up all the vowels in their first attempt (with a starting word such as “Audio”), whereas others prefer to just improvise and go with the flow. Meanwhile, the game’s own developer, Josh Wardle, finds that it can often be beneficial to ignore the green tiles altogether and just concentrate on whittling down as many letters from the alphabet as possible....

Why did you focus on this topic now? We met in 2012 when Harvard Business School was commemorating the 50th anniversary of women’s admission to the MBA program. We started collaborating on various research projects and realized that we were amassing more material than could fit into an article or a case. At the same time, the school was deepening its commitment to gender equity which allowed us to launch new efforts like the Gender Initiative, the Women on Boards Executive Education program and an MBA course called How Star Women Succeed....

Alisson enjoyed a breakthrough season at Stadio Olimpico last term, starring as Roma made it to the Champions League semi-finals - where they were beaten by Liverpool - and a third-placed finish in Serie A. His superb form earned him a starting berth for Brazil at World Cup 2018, and that was followed by a move to Liverpool, with the Premier League side paying a then world-record fee for a goalkeeper to bring the 25-year-old to Anfield....

Rudy Van Buren won the ‘World’s Fastest Gamer’ contest set up by McLaren in a bid to find the best virtual racing driver on the planet. The 25-year-old beat fellow Dutchman Freek Schothorst, 20, in the final round, a four-hour assessment that used McLaren’s F1 simulator. Van Buren will now become one of the team’s official simulator drivers in 2017, having previously been forced to cut short his promising karting career at 16 due to a lack of financial backing....

But if it’s genuine, Gates’s transformation comes at the right time-for the agency and for Gates. The CIA needs to be turned around, and Gates needs to convince the Senate intelligence committee that he’s the man to do it. The biggest threat to Gates’s confirmation was the charge that he had played a key role in the Iran-contra scandal. Last week the long-awaited testimony of Alan Fiers, a former top CIA official who is cooperating with the Iran-contra prosecutor, didn’t offer any evidence directly tying Gates to wrongdoing....

Chelsea, as per reputed football journalist Fabrizio Romano, are shelling out €115 million to bring Lukaku back to England. The 28-year-old’s first stint with Chelsea ended in 2014, following which he had spells at Everton and Manchester United. He then moved to Inter Milan in the 2019 summer transfer window and helped them win the 2020-21 Serie A title. Johnson, however, believes the Premier League is “a bit too quick” for Lukaku and wouldn’t want the Belgian striker to return to England....

Trump’s request to Raffensperger, who is also a Republican, materialized during a Saturday afternoon phone call, according to The Washington Post. Trailing weeks of animosity between the two leaders, Trump reportedly used threats in his appeal to Georgia’s chief elections authority, asking Raffensperger to “find” ballots that would sway the state’s overall results in his favor. The Post acquired a recording of their phone call. While Trump insisted that “we won the state,” Raffensperger reportedly maintained his defense of Georgia’s election proceedings and told the president that any opinions he holds concerning tabulation misconduct are incorrect....