The Spurs boss spent a brief period alongside an iconic countryman at Newell’s Old Boys in the early 1990s. He also played with former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho at Paris Saint-Germain and various other creative influences over the course of a distinguished career. Tottenham set Wembley deadline Pochettino is prepared to place Belgium international midfielder Dembele in such illustrious company, with the 29-year-old having emerged as a key figure at White Hart Lane....

But he watched Gennadiy Golovkin score a knockout victory over Steve Rolls and call out his rival Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for a trilogy fight in September. Andrade also watched Oscar De La Hoya jab at “GGG” by telling him he needs to grab a middleweight belt before fighting Canelo once again. And, well, the WBO middleweight champion simply could not resist letting his Twitter fingers talk for him. Join DAZN and watch Andrade vs....

The moderate freshman Democrat has long believed the process is too divisive, and its certain demise in the GOP-controlled Senate will only bolster President Donald Trump’s possibility of re-election. But while Van Drew is expected to cross the aisle—literally—to become a Republican, his voting record in Congress suggests he is anything but a member of the Grand Old Party. When he was prompted Tuesday to provide which issues other than impeachment that he agreed with Republicans on, the New Jersey lawmaker responded to a scrum of reporters just off the House floor: “American exceptionalism....

In Arizona, Democratic Senate candidate former Navy captain and astronaut Mark Kelly leads GOP Senator Martha McSally by 6 percentage points, with 51 percent support compared with 45 percent for the Republican incumbent, according to the polling conducted by CNBC/Change Research from September 4 to 6. Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina trails his Democratic rival Cal Cunningham by 7 percentage points. The GOP incumbent was backed by just 44 percent of North Carolina voters as opposed to 51 percent who supported Cunningham....

In a statement to Newsweek, CBP spokesperson Steve Bansbach said the three sisters, aged 9, 10 and 13, had been escorted to the U.S. by a Mexican citizen, who was identified by local news broadcaster WGN9 as their cousin. “Upon arrival, CBP officers deemed the adult female inadmissible,” Bansbach said. As a result, CBP agents detained the three young girls, while attempting “numerous times” to reach family members to pick them up....

The Talmud tells us that God always preempts a blow with what heals it, in this case seeding a new, bipartisan populism into the fertile grounds of the Senate’s bipartisan abandonment of the working class. As such, it was a snapshot of American politics today: Many on both sides of the aisle have abandoned labor, while a precious few, also on both sides, seem to have recognized this fact and wish to remedy it....

The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election forecaster, shifted 20 races in the lower chamber toward Democratic candidates on Friday. It’s the first time this election cycle that Democrats have as good a chance of gaining seats as Republicans. “I can’t recall the last time we moved so many races at once, let alone in the same direction,” tweeted David Wasserman, the author of the analysis and House editor for the independent online newsletter....

Now, Democrats say sharply falling voter registration figures, fueled by the outbreak, in key states—along with the structural obstacles for voters of color, including voter suppression efforts—could be a problem for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, despite his strong lead in the polls in recent weeks. “I don’t think the primary problem with the Biden campaign or Democrats going into November is a messaging problem,” Cornell Belcher, President Barack Obama’s former pollster, told Newsweek....

The four House Democrats plan to file the Protect Access to Birth Control Act Thursday to repeal a Trump administration guidance that permits employers to cite religious or moral reasons to opt out of the mandate under the Obama-era Affordable Care Act that requires companies to offer health insurance that includes no-cost birth control. “A decision about whether to use birth control is one that should be between a patient and their doctor—and no one else,” the lawmakers said in a statement....

The divided GOP primary was widely seen as a test of the future of the Republican Party, with Bolduc aligning himself with the party’s pro-Trump MAGA wing—though former President Donald Trump did not weigh in on the primary. His top opponent was New Hampshire Senate President Chuck Morse, who was viewed as the more moderate, traditional conservative option. With 82 percent of votes reported, Bolduc held a narrow lead of just over 1,000 votes over Morse, having received 46,343 votes compared to Morse’s 45,073....

Three federal jobless aid programs, first put in place by former President Donald Trump’s administration last March, will lapse Monday, with an estimated 7.5 million unemployed workers set to lose all their benefits. An additional 3 million will no longer receive a $300 weekly boost to the unemployment benefits provided by their state, according to estimates from the Century Foundation. Individuals set to lose benefits have shared their stories on social media in an apparent effort to encourage lawmakers to get behind an extension—while other supporters of an extension have criticized Biden and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin—a moderate Democrat who has indicated he will vote against an extension in a Democrat-only budget bill—over the abrupt end to aid....

But in offering their condemnation for Acosta, who issued a mild plea deal to multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 for sex crimes involving minors, several Democrats claimed they lacked prior knowledge of the events surrounding the case, despite published news reports and it being a topic of discussion during the Trump cabinet official’s confirmation hearing in 2017. Four of the five Senate Democrats who voted to confirm Acosta—Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, John Tester of Montana and Mark Warner of Virginia—told Newsweek they believe he should now step aside....

Such a shift in power could have a powerful impact, since governors wield immense executive authority in their states, similar to the president on the federal level. Top presidential and vice-presidential prospects frequently come from their ranks, and states are often laboratories for new governing ideas and political arguments—Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida, both leading advocates for sharp restrictions on abortion and immigration, are recent examples of the power of the office....

Scott Charmoli, 61, of Grafton, was convicted on March 10 of five counts of health care fraud and two counts of making false statements, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He had previously been indicted in December 2020 on these same charges. Charmoli is scheduled to be sentenced this coming June. During the court proceedings, prosecutors described the details of Charmoli’s scam, which took place at his former practice, Jackson Family Dentistry, from 2015 to 2019....

The Tigers suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat to the Rams in their last meeting in September under Leonid Slutsky and the Pride Park Stadium outfit have won their last four games which help them to climb to the third spot in the table. Despite admitting the impressive form of the opponent, the Anglo-Nigerian is certain that the Rams will meet a much-improved side this time around. “It is a results business and we need some,” Tomori told Hull Daily Mail....

Although Bill Clinton is almost negligible as a president, he may have one large, and largely wholesome, consequence. Having run his last campaign, he now favors new regulations on giving and spending money to disseminate political advocacy. However, suppose, as seems probable and by and large desirable, the final conclusion about his 1996 campaign-financing activities is that although what he did was often coarse and unseemly, it was nevertheless permitted by existing laws....

Filling in for an injured Joey Votto at first base, Dietrich smashed three home runs against the Pirates on Tuesday night. The first-year Reds player, let go by the Marlins, also hit a long ball the day before. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN After the game, Dietrich appeared on “ChangeUp” to discuss his performance, telling Adnan Virk having such a great game against the Pirates made it a little sweeter....

The Giants moved him out of the rotation in favor of prospect Tyler Beede, and Holland didn’t “say all the right things” after learning of the decision. He also brought up an odd piece of information that might lead to questions for San Francisco front office. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN “To be honest, I have no idea what they’re doing,” Holland told reporters, via MLB....

So, when Stepan discusses what it takes to be a winner, his words carry significant weight. “It’s never easy winning,” Stepan said simply on Thursday at the start of training camp with his new team. “It’s funny, throughout the year you come in after a win and you see more guys wearing ice bags because that’s what it takes. It’s plain and simple. It takes hard work.” Stepan arrives in the desert not only with 515 games of regular season experience in the NHL, he has also appeared in another 97 post-season contests....

The bulk of the trimming was done ahead of his first full campaign in charge and the German has designs on injecting more quality and dynamism to his roster in 2017-18. The likes of Julian Brandt, Naby Keita and Ryan Sessegnon have been targeted, with a top centre-back high on the agenda. There will be greater competition in every area of the pitch, so what happens to the current personnel?...