The Gunners are looking to get their business done early in the summer transfer window, with deals already in place for Sead Kolasinac and Alexandre Lacazette. With their defensive and attacking ranks bolstered, a move for another option in the middle of the park is expected at some stage amid concerns over Santi Cazorla’s fitness. Lacazette reveals Arsenal inspiration Jorginho, a Brazil-born Italy international, is among those said to have registered on Arsene Wenger’s radar, but Arsenal are yet to make their interest known if the 25-year-old does figure in their plans....

The Costa Rica international signed for the Gunners in 2011, but work permit issues prevented him from making an immediate impact in England. He was eventually cleared to play in the Premier League and appeared to have made the breakthrough in north London during the 2015-16 campaign as he made 30 appearances in all competitions. Business as usual for Alexis Campbell was, however, deemed surplus to requirements again in 2016-17 and allowed to link up with Sporting in Portugal, with his representative considering that spell to have been positive as his client faces up to an uncertain future once more....

Wenger’s character is hindering Arsenal’s title challenge - Smith Wenger spoke about the recent criticism of Mesut Ozil in his pre-match press conference and backed him to respond on the pitch. “I don’t give him any leeway when the team doesn’t have possession,” said Wenger. “He has to do his job like everybody else and usually he does it well. “We have to respond. Mesut Ozil is an important player, a big player, and the big players always respond to criticism on the pitch....

MORE: Easy move was firing Briles | Learn from football-first mistakes The Zalkin Law Firm said Briles’ lawyer promised the former coach would attend a mediation with the university to apologize to Jasmin Hernandez, who was sexually assaulted by former defensive end Tevin Elliott. But Briles was a no-show, Hernandez’s attorneys Susan Hutchison and Alex Zalkin said. “We were shocked when Briles didn’t show to the mediation after promising to come and support Jasmin and her family, until we heard on the news that he had settled with Baylor,” Hutchison said, via KETK-TV....

But the real reason young artists like Arcangel are getting butterflies is that the Whitney Biennial, which runs through May 30, is their biggest stage yet: the buzz-heavy Manhattan museum’s biannual survey of the alleged best of the latest stuff. There are 100-plus artists in the 2004 Biennial, almost half of them 35 or younger, all of them aware that gallery owners and collectors are on the prowl. For some artists, the Whitney pixie dust has worked....

TikTok user @hcross93 posted the video on her account where it amassed 2 million views in which she revealed that she was allotted $50 to use for supplies for the upcoming school year. A piece published by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences discussed the importance of supporting art education in public schools. It pointed out that while the arts have been considered a “core academic subject,” funding has continued to decline....

The car’s design was created to depict myth, the body of a man and a bull. Its black-on-white nature delivers an expression of “dynamism, power, and innermost emotions that the artist experienced while driving the Huracán EVO” according to a press release. “Time. I am enamoured with the idea of slowness, and I have always championed it as a key to pleasure, culture, beauty and success. But there are some encounters that change you,” explained Paolo Troilo, creator of the work....

For Halloween this year, the rapper Cardi B dressed as Marge Simpson wearing a Thierry Mugler dress, which Palombo claims is directly lifted from a piece of artwork he designed in 2013. He claims that Cardi B and members of her team also shared his picture on social media without credit. Palombo states that the look Cardi B sported, then the image she shared, comes from “Marge Simpson Style Icon,” an artwork series he created in 2013....

I grew up in the town of Muyuka, in the southwest region of Anglophone Cameroon. Anglophones in Francophone-dominated Cameroon experienced intense discrimination and marginalization. I was going to law school because I thought it could be a way for me to improve the condition of my country. But in 2016, any hope I had of bringing change was destroyed when the military was sent to brutalize and repress the peaceful protests of Anglophone leaders and citizens calling for equal representation....

The France international became the Gunners’ record signing over the summer as he completed a £46 million transfer. Lacazette 14/1 for Golden Boot Securing his signature brought a protracted chase to an end for Arsene Wenger, with Arsenal having been keen on the 26-year-old for several years. Lacazette claims he was lured to Emirates Stadium by the quality already at the club, with Sanchez seen an important figure despite his desire to secure a switch of his own....

“Judging from the all the people I talk to,” King said, laughing, “I think half of New York was there that day.” MORE: NBA Christmas Day schedule, tipoff times Actually, about half the Garden was empty. The attendance was listed at 10,581, a stark reminder of how far the NBA and its marquee date has advanced since King set a building record that stood until Kobe Bryant scored 61 in 2009....

Although the legislation is now in the Senate for further discussions, and President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the legislation if it passes Congress with requirements to change the names of military bases named after Confederate officers, the U.S. appears likely to continue spending more than the next 10 or more countries combined on its military in 2021. China, with a population more than four times larger than the U....

In its first numbers provided since classes started at all of its campuses, the school district, which updates its tracker every Monday, reported there are 299 active COVID-19 cases and 3,0004 contacts quarantined. Positive cases have more than doubled since last week, when many schools had yet to reopen for the 2021-2022 school year. The number of quarantined individuals has increased nearly fivefold from last week’s 638. The number of quarantined students and staff, as of Monday, represent almost six percent of the school populations....

Wambach likes to get things done. The 184 goals she has booked are surely a testament to that. As her former teammate Julie Foudy said, Abby Wambach is about purpose. She likes to see the meaning in things. She likes to give meaning to things. MORE: Relive women’s team’s victory over China | Rapinoe iffy for 2016 Olympics That’s why it’s tough to wax romantic or get too sentimental about her retirement — even when Wambach’s 2011 quarterfinal header against Brazil has been voted the best in Women’s World Cup history — the best in U....

The short Twitter conversation between Lewinsky and Musk caused some social media users to debate which is the better car. Tesla manufactures cars that run solely on electricity. Subaru has yet to release a fully-electric vehicle, but does offer some hybrid models that feature gasoline engines and a rechargeable battery. “so very me,” Lewinsky tweeted. “can’t decide between a subaru or a tesla.” “Try a Tesla & you’re welcome to give it back if you decide you prefer a Subaru,” Musk responded....

As for the NHL, the two games scheduled to take place Aug. 26 went on a usual — Game 3s for the Lightning and Bruins in Toronto and Avalanche and Stars in Edmonton. “I don’t expect the League to initiate a game stoppage,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. “Obviously, our Players are free to express themselves in any manner they feel is appropriate.” But that message wasn’t shared by all members of the hockey community....

If the November election was any guide, Loeffler and Perdue needed Republicans voters to show up in force on Election Day as they did for President Donald Trump, to help offset massive early voting that went largely in favor of the president’s Democratic rival Joe Biden. In November, the huge Election Day showing by Republicans narrowly failed to pull the state in Trump’s favor, and also failed to prevent the two senate races in a long-time Republicans bastion from going into runoffs....

This week’s numbers denote a stark increase from those reported just six days ago, when 56 cases and one death had been confirmed among individuals incarcerated at the facility. The medical center, which is responsible for more than 1,500 inmates requiring physical and mental health support, has the most widespread coronavirus outbreak of any federal correctional institution in the country. The Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution in San Pedro, California, has reported the second-highest incidence of infections, confirming 233 cases among inmates, two of which have been fatal....

The debate came days after de Blasio announced a new vaccination mandate for employees at almost all businesses in the city. The private sector mandate goes into effect on December 27, and affects tens of thousands of unvaccinated workers and around 184,000 businesses. New York City has also mandated vaccines for public sector employees and has made vaccination a requirement for those who want to dine out, attend events or participate in recreational activities....

Pattinson returned to the Test fold for the first time since 2016 in the series opener, having dealt with a number of injury problems in recent years. The paceman claimed 2-82 and 0-29, as well as contributing a handy unbeaten 47 in the second innings after a first-innings duck, as Australia beat England by 251 runs at Edgbaston. However, despite being available for selection, the visitors have opted against calling on Pattinson again at Lord’s, with the second Test beginning on Wednesday....