The children were among the 8,000 people who tried to enter the EU territory where they could apply for asylum. Morocco has since taken back most of the migrants. The lawmakers said they rejected “Morocco’s use of border control and migration, and unaccompanied minors in particular, as political pressure” against an EU nation. They were outraged that children and families were “putting their lives and safety at clear risk.”...

By now, Europe’s economic distress is well known. At year-end 1996, the unemployment rate for the 15 nations of the European Union–the old Common Market–exceeded 11 percent. But what ails Europe has nothing to do with its multitude of currencies. After all, the same currencies existed in 1970, when unemployment averaged 3 percent. Europe suffers from an obsession with economic security that translates into economic stagnation. It overregulates industry. High wages and payroll taxes penalize hiring....

Then there were last week’s European Parliament elections–desultory, as always, with low turnout and unedifying debate. But they were also marked by disturbingly strong showings from Euro-skeptic right-wingers inveighing against foreigners, Eurocrats, Turks and the perks Euro-parliamentarians get. Even in sober Britain, the UK Independence Party, devoted to withdrawal from the EU, looked set to outpoll more established rivals. What next? With May 1 enlargement behind them, EU leaders will now dance around the political powder keg of Turkish membership....

Ten years later, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled in Mortier v. Belgium, laying bare the extreme dangers of legalized euthanasia. The Court held that Belgium’s Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia lacked independence, constituting a violation of de Troyer’s right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights. The facts of the case, and now the judgment, make clear that no amount of “safeguards” can protect human rights against the horrors of this deadly practice....

So naturally, Philadelphia started the game on a 19-0 run against the reigning champions. LeBron James eventually stopped the bleeding to make it 19-2, but not before Evan Turner dunked over James in transition. MORE: Most beloved NBA players | Live scoreboard | NBA predictions Philly led 33-14 after one quarter, but the Heat had cut the deficit to 51-49 by halftime. The Sixers held on for a 114-110 win, led by a near quadruple-double from rookie Michael Carter-Williams in his Philly debut....

The Chesterfield striker was sentenced to five years in prison in 2012, of which he served two and a half, after being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan, Wales the year before. That verdict was quashed in April and a retrial ordered which, on Friday, cleared the former Wales international of any wrongdoing. A jury of seven women and five men took just three hours to deliver their decision, after which Evans, 27, was discharged from the dock before embracing his fiancee Natasha Massey....

His life will begin to change irrevocably that evening. The hot breath of impending graduation will be blowing against the back of his collar. “I’m not really scared about going out into the job field,” Bryce insists. He doesn’t call it entering the “real world,” the way a lot of us did when we were students, because his reality always has been real enough.
The first big chunk of the remarkable universe Bryce has created for himself at Evansville will break away when the Drake game ends: gone forever, or never the same....

The exchange began on Sunday, July 24, when the music journalist tweeted: “Depp to lawyer Camille Vasquez: ‘Hey you know how you have that mate who can pretend to be a psychologist? If we have her over for dinner do you think she’ll agree to make up that my ex-wife has Borderline Personality Disorder?’” In response, Lauri Loewenberg, a Certified Dream Analyst who has been on The Dr. Oz Show, Live With Kelly and Ryan, Today and more, said: “I worry for Eve....

It's tough to pick a high point: The shot off the IT guy's head? The alley-oop? LeBron's wastepaper basketball jam session? If the reference is totally lost on you, we suggest you spend the next few minutes watching Kurtis Blow's "Basketball."

Sigurdsson earns Swansea deserved draw After having their suspicions confirmed by video replays at half-time, Swansea fans took to chanting “1-0 to the referee” as Swarbrick and his fellow officials re-emerged following the award of a match-changing penalty in first-half injury time. In truth, it was their subsequent booing of Rashford’s every touch that was more appropriate, given the way the England striker had fooled the officials into thinking Fabianski was at fault for the contact between the two close to the bye-line....

While Evergrande remains based in Shenzhen, Reuters reported that Xia, a confidant of the company’s chairman and founder Hui Ka Yan and the lead behind its day-to-day and financing operations, has been based in Hong Kong for two months. Facing a massive debt of $300 billion, Evergrande has missed three rounds of interest payments on its bonds. Some analysts fear the company, which stands as the second-largest property developer in China, could collapse and send shockwaves through the country’s economy....

As Newsweek previously reported, the effects of an Evergrande collapse are expected to hit the businesses who work closely with it the hardest. While some major creditors could soon lose out on tens of millions of dollars in unpaid loans, many have the assets to come out of such a loss alive. However, for the smaller businesses that have been sustained through partnerships attending to Evergrande’s some 1,300 real estate properties, now could very well be the beginning of the end....

The Blues did plenty of business in the transfer window after last year’s efforts proved to be lukewarm, with Silva keen to rebuild the club and improve on their recent eighth-place finish. Club veteran Wayne Rooney made the switch to MLS side D.C. United during the window, and Silva has brought in players that will complement the likes of established stars Cenk Tosun and Theo Walcott, who still have something to prove at Goodison Park....

Sean Dyche’s side sit in the final relegation spot, and are just one point behind Everton. However, Lampard’s side are not down yet, and they sit five points behind Leeds, with two games in hand and a much better goal difference. While the points tally says that Everton have a strong chance of survival, their fixture list tells a different story. Everton have a very difficult run-in, and that starts with Ralf Rangnick’s United, who travel to Goodison Park for the early kickoff on Saturday....

Some companies have paused funding for those who voted against the certification of the 2020 election results, while others have suspended the accounts of those associated with the Washington, D.C. riots, including social media accounts held by the president. Here we look at the businesses that have cut ties with Trump and those associated with the Capitol riots. Facebook Last week, President Donald Trump was blocked from using Facebook until at least the end of his presidency....

A whole host of famous faces have appeared in the new episodes of the game show, including Heidi Klum, Jon Hamm, Chelsea Handler and Martin Short, and now even more celebrities are set to join the final of the season. It was confirmed earlier this year that Password was once again getting a full season of its own, having been revived as a segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon decades after its initial run back in 1961....

On July 1, The Indianapolis Star quoted Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indianapolis, as saying that an abortion had been provided for the girl because she was “six weeks and three days pregnant” and couldn’t get the procedure in Ohio under a newly imposed state ban on abortions at the first detectable “fetal heartbeat.” The case drew international attention after it was highlighted by President Joe Biden last week during the signing of an executive order aimed about protecting access to abortion as Republican-led states, including Ohio, have enacted near-total bans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v....

Some prominent members of the Senate GOP took aim at the decision in comments over the past few days and suggested it wasn’t a way to unify the Republican Party. The criticism comes in a crucial midterm election year, in which Republicans are hoping to take back the Senate and the House of Representatives, and as the House Select Committee’s investigation of the events of January 6, 2021, is ongoing....

Today, less than eight years after that record-breaking contract was finalized in Tuscaloosa, that annual rate has been exceeded for each program competing against Saban in the sport’s toughest division. MORE: 10 most intriguing spring games | Top 25 quarterbacks for 2015 | Highest-paid coaches list Thanks to Dan Mullen’s new contract extension at Mississippi State, which was finalized Thursday night, all seven head coaches in the SEC West will make at least $4 million for the 2015 season....