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Part of the problem lies with the man himself. Hussein Kamel was so closely identified with Saddam – whether building weapons of mass destruction before the gulf war or brutally crushing the uprisings afterward – that few of Saddam’s old enemies feel comfortable supporting him. “He thought everyone would rally around and say, ‘Here’s your white horse’,” said one State Department official. Nothing of the sort happened. “That doesn’t mean he’s not useful,” says the source, “it just means the starring role is not his....

Such will be the case on Tuesday night when James’ Lakers host the Celtics and Freedom. MORE: Why did Enes Kanter change his name to Enes Freedom? When the two teams met a few weeks ago in Boston, Freedom shared photos of a pair of sneakers that featured James’ likeness. Freedom would wear the sneakers in a win over the Lakers but following the game, James refused to give his energy to Freedom, saying that the Celtics big man should speak to him face-to-face....

The Associated Press reported that on November 24, an overcrowded inflatable boat sank in the English Channel between Britain and France, killing 27 people. The incident was the deadliest migration accident ever recorded in the English Channel. Mohammed Ibrahim Zada, a Kurdish migrant from Iran, was on the boat when it started to fill with water. He told Kurdish Rudaw media that France and Britain ignored their calls for help....

Scotland and Wales have also sought permission to sport armbands bearing the symbol for their upcoming exhibition matches, while Northern Ireland have asked to wear them for their World Cup play-off against Switzerland. All four nations were fined by world football’s governing body in 2016 for displaying poppies on their shirts, as it contravened a regulation regarding the wearing of political or religious insignia. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved a change in the laws in September that would allow them to be worn in matches if both teams and the relevant organisers deemed it appropriate, after FIFA was accused of being heavy-handed in its punishment....

A crowd of 87,192 - the highest attendance for any Euros final men’s or women’s - were present as it took extra-time to separate them, as one might have expected from these two teams whose defences have proved impressively solid throughout the tournament. Substitute Ella Toone put England in front against the eight-time European champions with a beautiful lob after a slide-rule pass from Keira Walsh. But Lina Magull equalised with another fantastic strike - her third of the tournament - to force the added half-hour....

London’s Telegraph newspaper called it a “dream” draw. The Daily Mail used the same descriptor. The Daily Mirror called it “lucky”. England was assigned to play Iran, the United States and Wales in Group B. “In England, we talk about the group and see America and we’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ll beat them.’ I’ve got to be honest with the situation.” CBS Sports Champions League analyst Micah Richards, who earned 13 England caps, told The Sporting News recently....

The Sunderland player was suspended by the Premier League club on Monday, after Durham Police confirmed that a 27-year-old man had been taken into custody. MORE: Johnson arrested | Mourinho wants Terry to stay A statement from Durham Police on Tuesday said: “A 27-year-old man arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16 years has been released on police bail pending on-going investigations.” Johnson made the switch to Sunderland from Manchester City in 2012, having won the Premier League and FA Cup during his time time at the Etihad Stadium....

Daniel Thompson, 48, had been working as an English teacher in Jinan, a city in eastern China, since October 2019. He said police found his visa had expired last month and he was jailed for a week at a “mountain prison.” Thompson says he was locked up along with people who had been jailed for gambling offenses. He said boredom was the biggest challenge—although cramped conditions and a toilet that was little more than a hole in the ground were also tough....

Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) examined 17 historical specimens as well as tissue samples from wild animals, finding that there was enough genetic difference between groups living in different river systems and mountain ranges across China, that they should be described as three separate species, according to a study published in the journal Ecology & Evolution. “Our analysis reveals that Chinese giant salamander species diverged between 3....

That pushes the total number of encounters since January to over 1,111,000, surpassing the population of San Jose, California, which is the 10th-largest city in the nation. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s data, the number of people met at the border has increased each month since April of 2020. “Generally, what you see is that the up and down in the spring and summer is way high and then it goes down toward the end of fall and winter,” Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, told Newsweek....

The critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, known as Snow Cone, was filmed by the MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife aerial survey team about 10 miles north of Cumberland Island on December 2. The footage was released by the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division. Snow Cone was first spotted in March 2021 off the coast of Cape Cod. She had become entangled by fishing gear and, after several attempts to set her free, were unable to completely remove the rope....

Liberty University said on its website that the entire campus will be entering a two-week quarantine period set to begin Monday and last until Sept. 10. Classes for the fall semester started this week, and Liberty University lifted building capacity restrictions as well as distancing and masking requirements. Those policies were changed Thursday, with the university instead encouraging masking and social distancing, but did not indicate they would be mandated....

Earlier this month, the administration finalized changes to a set of regulations which would diminish the protections afforded to threatened species and undermine the process for designating protected habitats, according to the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI.) The changes open the door for business to weigh-in on decisions over whether to list a species as endangered and could make it easier for expert voices to be silenced when consultations are held over how industrial and infrastructure projects could affect threatened animals, critics say....

The 46-year-old fought Welsh boxer Enzo Maccarinelli in Moscow on Saturday and failed to make it out of the fourth round. MORE: Rise of McGregor | UFC 194 main card predictions | Rousey attends Marine Corps Ball Maccarinelli hit Jones with a brutal uppercut in the fourth that knocked him to the floor. Jones returned to his feet in the hope of making it out of the round, but Maccarinelli pounced on the opportunity to end the fight....

The Turkish presidential office said in a statement Thursday that Erdogan “expressed that calls for peace and negotiations should be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a vision for a fair solution” during a phone conversation with the Russian president. But the Kremlin indicated that it is not ready to budge on its stated conditions for halting the conflict, even though Russia’s military has had many setbacks in recent weeks and does not appear anywhere close to achieving a decisive victory against Ukraine’s forces....

The men, aged between 38 and 57 years old, visited a clinic in Turkey between August 2017 and March 2019, complaining of eye problems within 48 hours of taking the drug. According to a case series published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, nine of the men suffered from sensitivity to light, and 13 saw changes to how they perceived color, including 12 who had “very intensely” blue-colored vision with red-green color blindness....

The Cote d’Ivoire international joined the Red Devils in June 2016 from Spanish side Villarreal and has been impressive in the backline of United. He played a crucial role as they secured their first Europa League title in the 2016-17 season after defeating Ajax in the final game. This season, though hampered by a groin strain injury, he has managed to help his side keep nine clean sheets in 12 of his appearances so far....

Carle’s son Rolf told the New York Times that his father died last Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, of kidney failure. A statement released on Carle’s Twitter account read: “It is with heavy hearts that we share that Eric Carle, author & illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other beloved classics, passed away on 23rd at the age of 91. “Thank you for sharing your talent with generations of young readers....

Reid, 27, previously had used Twitter as his avenue to express his displeasure with Jay-Z’s freshly announced partnership with the NFL. The player who has supported Colin Kaepernick since the now free-agent quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem to protest systemic racial oppression three years ago used his postgame availability as an opportunity to further explain his issue with the 49-year-old rapper. MORE: Jay-Z to become part owner of NFL team?...