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Arsenal look like title contenders more than ever before
MANCHESTER, England — The points were shared, but a point was made.Arsenal are used to leaving Etihad Stadium bruised and battered by an annual reality check that created an inferiority complex about Manchester City. But Sunday’s 0-0 draw gives the Gunners tangible proof that their increased self-confidence has been rightfully earned and they have what …
Stanley Cup contenders add at NHL Trade Deadline, like always
The 2021 NHL Trade Deadline on Monday was quieter than usual. There were 17 trades, the fewest since 17 in 2013, involving 26 players, the fewest since 23 in 2000. “It was a different year,” Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman said. “Yesterday I was sitting here going, ‘Jeez, no one is calling,’ and …
Handicapping the contenders for Biden’s economic team
Welcome to POLITICO’s 2020 Transition Playbook, your guide to one of the most consequential transfers of power in American history. ‘I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS’ — President-elect JOE BIDEN promised that his administration could help revive the country’s pandemic-battered economy in remarks in Wilmington, Del. on Monday. But we still don’t know who, exactly, …
How Joe Biden’s VP contenders stack up in the wake of George Floyd’s death
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden wears a protective face mask as he arrives to visit the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg Jim Bourg | Reuters Joe Biden’s options for his running mate may have narrowed even further in the wake of mass protests …
Do England have the best front three in world football? Vote on the contenders
Best in the world? Vote at the bottom of the page. A World Cup Golden Boot winner with 130 Premier League goals, the PFA Young Player of the Year averaging a goal or assist every 103 minutes in the top flight and one of European football’s brightest young talents. Is there a better front three …
2 new top contenders for human colonization emerge just 12.5 light years away — RT World News
Scientists have announced the discovery of two new Earth-like planets within our own galaxy so similar to our own that they’ve already shot up into the top 20 contenders for future human colonization. The planets orbit a neighboring star, Teegarden, just 12.5 light years away in the Aries constellation. Teegarden is an ultra-cool dwarf star …
Biden lead slips in latest Iowa poll; Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg are nearest contenders
A new poll out Saturday of likely Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa shows Joe Biden in the lead, but with softer support than last December, and a virtual tie for second place among Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Biden garnered 24 percent of those polled, Sanders got 16 percent, Warren held 15 percent and …
