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Biden vows to restore Roe v Wade during 2024 State of the Union address Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJoe Biden gave a fiery State of the Union speech on Thursday evening laying out the case for his re-election and addressing both domestic and international issues before a joint session of Congress, while slamming his predecessor’s record.The president touted his achievements, allayed concerns about his age and warned of the threat to democracy at home and abroad ahead of a crucial election year,…

Jamie Carragher teases Martin Odegaard about Arsenal photographer after 6-0 winArsenal have the chance to go top of the Premier League for the first time since Christmas as the Gunners host Brentford tonight. A run of seven wins in a row in the Premier League while breaking several scoring records has helped the Gunners close the gap on title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, who meet at Anfield tomorrow lunchtime. But Mikel Arteta’s side can leapfrog both before then as they go in search of an eighth consecutive league victory. Arsenal have scored 31 goals during their winning run, and…

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailSuper-strength synthetic opioids pose a growing threat to Europe and could have a “profound” impact on public health, officials at the European Union’s drugs monitoring agency have warned.The Taliban crackdown on opium production in Afghanistan has raised fears that dwindling heroin supplies could see the gaps in Europe’s illicit drug markets instead flooded with lethally potent synthetic opioids, known as nitazenes, which can be 500 times stronger than heroin.Experts and frontline drug services in the UK have been sounding…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter When the end-of-season prizes are awarded, the best goal may involve a demonstration of Alejandro Garnacho’s precocious talent and come at Everton’s expense. Not in this game: November’s meeting on Merseyside contained the kind of overhead kick that deserves to be remembered for years.But there are different ways of winning matches and Garnacho found another method of defeating Everton. After the spectacular came the statistical: he became the first Manchester United player to win two penalties in…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A top U.S. Treasury official visiting Beirut this week pressed Lebanese authorities to prevent funds from being funneled to Hamas by way of Lebanon, officials said.Jesse Baker, deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for Asia and the Middle East in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, met with Lebanese politicians and officials from the financial sector Thursday and Friday.His visit came as negotiations for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appear…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter The Premier League is heading for a classic title race, with Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal set for a three-way battle as we approach the run-in.Manchester City, the defending champions, are aiming to win a fourth league title in a row under Pep Guardiola – a feat that has never been achieved in the history of English football. City blew Arsenal away in last year’s run-in, but the Gunners are back in the fight this campaign and…

Alaska Airlines is at the centre of a second aviation plight after a plane arrived at an airport gate with its cargo door open.The cargo hold was stowing passenger’s pets, according to local TV station KOIN, although none of the animals were injured. The plane had flown in from Los Cabos, Mexico and landed in Portland, Oregon on Friday 1 March.Alaska Airlines told KOIN in a statement that “there was no indication to the crew that the door was unsealed during the flight and all indications point to the door partially opening after landing.“Our maintenance teams inspected the aircraft, replaced…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Ange Postecoglou will not entertain talk of revenge when Tottenham visit Aston Villa on Sunday.Spurs travel to Villa Park for what will be a crucial match in the battle for Champions League qualification with the hosts currently occupying fourth spot in the Premier League.Villa have also won the last three meetings with Tottenham, but the narrative of revenge surrounds an incident from the previous clash on November 25.The fixture marked Rodrigo Bentancur’s first start in nine months.…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA woman in Queensland has been charged with murder more than a decade after the death of her baby girl.The three-month-old baby girl was found “not breathing” and unresponsive by paramedics at a property southeast of Brisbane on 2 September 2011, and died four days later.“The baby was transported to the Redland Bay Hospital and later the Mater Children’s Hospital, where she died on September 6, 2011,” Queensland Police said in a statement on Saturday.While…

No team can deal with this many injuries – Ten HagManchester United host Everton in the Premier League this afternoon with manager Erik ten Hag once again under the spotlight following back-to-back defeats. Last Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City left United trailing fourth-place Aston Villa by 11 points in the Premier League table, after Ten Hag’s side were beaten by Fulham at Old Trafford the week before. Now United will look to get their top-four push back on track against an Everton side who are winless in their last 10 Premier League games. Last month, Sean Dyche’s side had…