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Jude Bellingham has been barred from travelling to the United Kingdom for England duty by Borussia Dortmund because of coronavirus quarantine issues. The 17-year-midfielder, who made his senior debut against the Republic of Ireland last November and is in the throes of a stunning season, is in Gareth Southgate’s thoughts for the World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland at the end of the month. The manager names his squad on Thursday and will be without a host of injured players including his first-choice goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford; Everton have confirmed he is out with the abdominal problem suffered against Burnley…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday that about 24,000 former customers of Griddy Energy LLC will be released from paying $29.1 million in unpaid electric bills incurred during last month’s winter storm after the power retailer filed for bankruptcy. Paxton said his office has been negotiating with Griddy after the state filed a lawsuit against the energy company for deceptive advertising. Griddy has since filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the state grid operator cut off the company’s access to customers for unpaid bills. The attorney general said that his office ensured that Griddy’s proposed bankruptcy plan would release all outstanding payment obligations for Texas residents who were unable…

A Michigan judge ruled last week that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s last October guidance relating to ballot signature verification was not in compliance with the law and thus it’s invalid. Michigan Republican Party and Allegan County clerk Robert Genetski filed the lawsuit on Nov. 2, 2020, against Benson and Jonathan Brater, director of the Michigan Bureau of Elections. The plaintiffs claimed that the guidance Benson issued last October violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) and should be nullified. They also asked the court to declare that they have the right to request an audit of their choosing, saying the…

A top Facebook official told an undercover journalist that the social media giant has grown too powerful and should be broken up, according to a video released by Project Veritas on March 15. The undercover clips show Benny Thomas, Facebook’s Global Planning Lead, opining about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg having too much power, expressing concerns about Zuckerberg’s biotechnology startups, and warning about the advent of artificial intelligence. “I would break up Facebook, which means I would make less money probably, but I don’t care. Like, that’s what needs to be done. Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Oculus, WhatsApp, they all need to be separate companies. It’s too much power when…

A judge in Georgia might unseal absentee ballots in the state’s Fulton County so a government watchdog can investigate voter fraud allegations. Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said he is inclined to order the ballots unsealed and reviewed by experts hired by Garland Favorito, an advocate of voting integrity, according to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Amero, during a Monday court hearing, said that if the ballots are unsealed, there needs to be a plan in order to make sure they’re kept in secret and kept secure. “We want to do this in such a way that dispels rumors and disinformation and sheds light,” Amero said.…

The EU is to launch legal action against the UK after the government unilaterally decided to delay the implementation of parts of the special Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland. A letter notifying the British government of infringement proceedings is expected to be issued at around midday on Monday. The European commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič signalled 10 days ago that the action would be taken. It comes two months after the UK sealed its Brexit trade deal and less than 14 months after the signing of the broader withdrawal agreement, of which the Northern Ireland protocol is a part. The EU has two legal avenues open…

José Mourinho accused some of his players of “hiding” during Tottenham’s north London derby defeat to Arsenal, pointing to a lack of intensity that led both Gareth Bale and Tanguy Nbombele to be substituted early in the second half. Spurs were deservedly beaten at the Emirates despite a late rally with 10 men after Érik Lamela, who had opened the scoring, was sent off. An Arsenal side missing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was dropped to the bench for disciplinary reasons understood to involve matchday timekeeping, dominated for long periods and won through an Alexandre Lacazette spot-kick that Mourinho called “an offence to penalties”.…

London’s police commissioner on Sunday defended her officers’ actions and said she didn’t intend to resign, after coming under heavy criticism for the way police treated some protesters during a vigil for a woman whom one of the force’s own officers is accused of murdering. Hundreds defied coronavirus restrictions Saturday to protest violence against women and remember Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old London resident whose disappearance and killing prompted a national outcry. But the vigil ended with clashes between police and those attending, and many questioned whether the police force was too heavy-handed. Home Secretary Priti Patel said scenes from the vigil in…

Risk and reward sit either side of the thinnest divide. As the minutes ticked down this began to feel like another addition, perhaps the most critical one, to the case that Arsenal are not quite ready to succeed with the playing style Mikel Arteta desires. They had been superior to Olympiakos in every department bar the part of one’s brain that dictates when, and how, to weave intricate passing moves from the back. When Youssef El-Arabi finally punished them with an equaliser shortly before the hour, raising the spectre of last season’s second-leg heist, there was an obvious danger they had…

Almost 4.5 million people were waiting to start hospital treatment in England at the end of November 2020, the worst month for medical backlogs since records began. The president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has said it shows the “calamitous impact” of coronavirus on waiting times. A total of 4.46 million were on waiting lists, which compares to 4.42 million in November 2019 and 4.45 million in October that year. The previous highest number in the data which goes back to August 2007. The NHS England figures also show that the number of people having to wait more than 52 weeks…