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For decades, the EU has aspired to “speak with a single voice” on world affairs. For the past decade, the foreign ministries of member states have regularly and conscientiously consulted on major foreign-policy issues. They have achieved a few successes, such as overseeing the fragile settlements in the former Yugoslavia. But the brouhaha over Iraq exposed the fragility of their consensus. At Athens, new members Poland and the Czech Republic called for intensified foreign-policy action....

The picture is hardly complete. The initial lack of cooperation on the local, state and federal levels made it impossible to track them all, and by now evacuees have scattered across the nation and the world. But the study offers a glimpse into the lives of those for whom, after a year of chaos, much of the support and sympathy has tapered off, leaving them to struggle alone. Houston, which took in the most evacuees after the storm–250,000–harbors the largest remaining group, about 150,000....

Evans has been long linked with a move away from The Hawthorns, with Manchester City, and more recently Arsenal, the names in the frame. The Gunners reportedly have emerged as the favourites to sign the defender after City turned their attentions to Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte. Evans reportedly has a release clause of £3 million should West Brom be relegated from the Premier League, but the 30-year-old could be on the move before then....

But don’t bank on that rematch just yet, because it looks like there’s at least a feasible third entrant into the discussion: the New York Rangers. MORE: NHL trade deadline winners | Full list of deals It’s funny how drastically things can change when you give them time. The Rangers stumbled out of the gate, going 3-7 (in large part due to that brutally unenviable California road trip), and as a result, people didn’t waste any time in asking whether they’d gotten the short end of the stick in their offseason coach swap with the Vancouver Canucks....

Imagine trying to get to an abortion appointment without using public transportation while your city is in lockdown and you are without income. That’s the reality many of the people who call into the Northwest Abortion Access Fund are living with right now. We help people pay for and get to abortion appointments in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. However, with the spread of the coronavirus in the Northwest—particularly in Seattle, a destination for many of our later abortion patients—our work has become much more complicated....

Led by Everton’s Under-23 team, they smashed their £230,000 fundraising target to help fund a house close to Goodison Park, which will offer 16- to 23-year-olds a place to stay in Liverpool. Everton 17/2 to beat Man City David Unsworth and his side raised the money thanks to significant cash donations from Everton chairman Bill Kenwright, Duncan Ferguson and full-back Seamus Coleman. “I would like to say a massive thank you to everybody from the committee, to all the fans and the Under-23 players who have taken part in our amazing campaign,” U23 coach Unsworth said....

The Red Devils were humbled 6-3 by Manchester City last Sunday and started this match at Goodison Park in inauspicious fashion, Alex Iwobi scoring after just five minutes after Casemiro lost the ball. United levelled through Antony, who struck his third goal in three Premier League appearances after being played in by Anthony Martial. The France striker went off shortly afterwards with an injury, meaning Ronaldo was summoned from the bench....

For those needing a fix for their 007 obsession, look no further. Here is a list of all the Bond films, ranked according to critics, from best to worst… 1. Goldfinger, 1964, 99% Goldfinger tops the list, with a stunning near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. Starring Sean Connery as Bond, the film sees 007 face Goldfinger, one of the most infamous villains of all time. Bond must outwit him to prevent him from raiding Fort Knox and obliterating the world’s economy....

Queen Latifah, who leads The Equalizer, stayed silent about the allegations (which Noth denies) until a month after the news of Noth’s firing broke. In a January People interview, the Oscar-nominated actress finally shared her opinion about the decision. Her interview comments follow official statements from the makers of the CBS show, as well as a number of comments from the cast of And Just Like That…, the Sex and the City spin-off whose final episode was meant to feature Noth....

But what about their stories? Surely there must be some underlining complexities worth exploring of the woman who so masterfully entertains the masses with their bodies? Yet there have been few shows and films to explore the other side of sex work and share the stories of the women who work in the field from the women’s point of view—aside from perhaps Hulu’s now-canceled series Harlots and the Ice Cube-directed 1998 classic, The Players Club....

Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer held a conference call to discuss the studio’s upcoming projects. John Wick 4 was originally scheduled to hit theaters next year. But the fourth installment moved its release date back by two years, in order to film the fifth sequel at the same time. John Wick 5 is being written as we speak. About three months ago, screenwriter Derek Kolstad spoke to Comic Book about writing the upcoming sequels....

Unions behind the strikes In the U.K. In France In Germany “The company must finally recognize collective agreements for the retail and postal sectors; wages and salaries cannot be determined in the style of lord of the manor,” Akman told CNN. Packages to arrive on time, according to the company

Here is a guide to everything you need to know about the event, which began in 1877. MORE: Adorable photos of our all-time favorites What is the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an annual competition featuring nearly 3,000 dogs who are judged against their own breed’s standards. Basically, the dogs need to come as close as possible to what the event considers the perfect iteration of the type of dog....

Why? Desperate teams and desperate players. MORE: Week 3 picks | QB injuries that wrecked a season | Picks against the spread | Stars who must step up Three teams will play today without their starting quarterbacks — Tony Romo in Dallas, Drew Brees with the Saints and Jay Cutler of the Bears. Their backups — Brandon Weeden, Luke McCown and Jimmy Clausen — must help their teams survive until the injured starters return....

Each refrigerator holds about 25 bodies, and they’re fully stocked; leftover corpses, and even some solitary limbs, pile up nearby. Morgue staff go about their business among swarms of black flies. It’s just another day in Baghdad, and their unpleasant work pays the bills. Privately, they admit that working in the morgue takes its toll. “It’s a really bad job,” says 46-year-old Fadhil, who has been employed as a cleaner at the morgue for a decade....

The 35-year-old was arrested along with more than 100 others in Palmeiras das Missoes, Rio Grande do Sul, in an operation headed by civil and military police. More than 100,000 reais in cash (roughly €27,000) and 89 fighting cocks were also confiscated in the operation, along with promotional materials for fights, marijuana and a rifle. “It was a huge event, an inter-state affair, with people from Santa Catarina and Parana,” promoter Marcos Eduardo Rauber told Globo....

MORE: Great final seasons | Jose Altuve, future Hall of Famer? Jones called it quits after a 19-year major league career in 2012. He was a career .303 hitter with 468 home runs and 1,623 RBIs. The 1999 NL MVP and World Series champion in 1995 was well known for walking up to “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne throughout most of his career. Now, Jones — a likely Hall of Famer — is impressing people on the links, where crazy things happen every round....