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MARGOLIS: Robert Zoellick recently singled out Brazil for the collapse of the World Trade Organization meeting. Were you surprised? AMORIM: Yes, I confess I was. During the meeting he had told me he thought our agenda was “businesslike.” I understand the frustration. Everyone left [Cancun] frustrated. But in negotiations we all need to keep a cool head. Why did the talks break down? Not because of agriculture. The meeting broke down over the late-in-the game insistence by Western nations on discussing the “Singapore agenda”–rules for government procurement, trade financing and competitiveness....

O’Connell has made just seven appearances for Brendan Rodgers side this season, but featured in the Champions League, making an appearance against Barcelona. Ireland unchanged in FIFA ranking update The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international will now look to establish himself at Walsall, who are currently 14th in League One. “I’m really looking forward to getting started,” O’Connell told the club’s official website. “I heard about the interest last week and it took perhaps a little longer to get done than we would have hoped....

With his No. 1 seed Celtics down 2-0 in their opening series against the No. 8 seed Bulls, Boston’s head coach shocked the NBA world Friday afternoon, indicating that Gerald Green, a 31-year-old veteran who averaged 11 minutes per game this season, would start Game 3 on Friday evening. MORE: Charles Barkley seeks to spark national conversation on race in new TNT special Green will replace forward Amir Johnson in the starting lineup, meaning that the Celtics will start with an ultra-small lineup of Isaiah Thomas, Avery Bradley, Gerald Green, Jae Crowder and Al Horford....

The fourth-year pro tied Larry Bird’s franchise single-game scoring record with 60 points in Boston’s 143-140 overtime victory over the Spurs. Tatum matched the 60 that Bird scored on March 12, 1985, against the Hawks. According to NBA.com, Tatum is the second-youngest player to score 60 in a game, behind only Devin Booker (20 years, 145 days on March 24, 2017, vs. the Celtics). Tatum shot 20 for 37 from the floor (5 for 7 from 3-point distance) and 15 for 17 from the free throw line as he led Boston back from a 32-point first-half deficit....

In a statement published on Monday evening, the Census Bureau said it would be ending its field data collection by September 30, a month earlier than had been expected. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, counting for the 2020 census had been set to wrap up by the end of July. However, in the midst of the outbreak, the bureau said it would need more time. It pushed the deadline back to October 31, with the public support of President Donald Trump....

SQUADS Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 2.Storm ROUX (c), 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 5.Harry ASCROFT, 7.Fabio FERREIRA, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 22.Jake McGING, 24.Reece PAPADIMITRIOS, 26.Steve WHYTE two to be omitted Ins: 19.Jacques FATY (return from injury), 24.Reece PAPADIMITRIOS (promoted), 26.Steve WHYTE (promoted) Outs: 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (suspended - 1 match) Unavailable: 6.Blake POWELL (knee - 1 week), 10....

The postseason field is set with the top three clubs in the West and East divisions locked in and set to begin their march to Grey Cup glory. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts secured the top seed in their respective divisions and a bye to the division finals. Winnipeg is 15-3 entering the playoffs while Toronto is 11-7. In the West, the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders have clinched postseason spots with each holding records of 12-6....

Today Chalabi is in Baghdad and wielding considerable influence as a prominent member of the Iraqi Governing Council. He’s overseeing de-Baathification, a purge of alleged Saddam loyalists throughout the country. He apparently has no regrets that his WMD warnings have turned out to be inaccurate. What matters, Chalabi suggested recently, is that he finally got the regime change he had long sought. “As far as we’re concerned we’ve been entirely successful,” he told a British newspaper....

Although this defeat wasn’t as shocking as their capitulation against Ajax last season, it could have been far, far uglier. Manchester City spurned bundles of chances and with more precision in front of goal they could have racked up an embarrassing scoreline for Zinedine Zidane’s side. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Highlights from City-Real, Juve-Lyon In the end, Pep Guardiola’s side had to be content with a 2-1 win, 4-2 on aggregate, but they made the newly crowned Spanish champions look like amateurs....

A closer look at how Liverpool and Spurs were constructed, however, demonstrates the most English thing about the two teams is the money that allowed them to be assembled through world soccer’s transfer market. (And, of course, the proximate fan bases that help keep that money flowing). Liverpool is managed by a German, Jurgen Klopp. Tottenham’s coach, Mauricio Pochettino, is Argentine. Liverpool’s academy system produced one player, right back Trent Alexander-Arnold, expected to appear Saturday....

We’ve seen this before, and since. The big European club buys the MLS teen and then either stashes him in a reserve team or loans him out to a lesser side to help him progress and enhance his value. It happened with Jozy Altidore at Villareal, Matt Miazga at Chelsea and Zack Steffen at Manchester City. It’s a little bit like trying to flip houses. The difference with Davies? When he got to Bayern, he was home....

The scientists behind the study, first published on bioRxiv, claim that it could be possible that humans and rats have had parallel shifts in their genetic make-up, due to modern city life. The changes in the DNA could make rats susceptible to the same health problems as humans, such as pollutants and sugary foods. The study showed that rats’ diets have also adapted to their environment. Arbel Harpak, a population geneticist at New York’s Columbia University who led the study, told The Guardian, “We know rats have changed in incredible ways in their behavior and in their diet, just as human communities have changed....

Nowhere else in New York are they biting off more than in Queens. Deluged with newcomers like Mungroo, Queens grew by 278,000 people during the past decade to more than 2.2 million, the biggest jump of any New York borough. While non-Hispanic whites dropped from 48 percent to 33 percent of Queens’s population during that time, Asians jumped from 12 percent to 18 percent and Hispanics from 20 percent to 25 percent....

One of the workers, Sierra, posted the video to TikTok, writing: “Lol I’m so over this job. [W]e literally have no managers here, just three 16-year-olds, and [we] were training someone, and [one of the customers] got mad because she was too impatient to wait for her big a** order.” The post has amassed nearly 500,000 views and over 1,900 comments, some begging customers to be patient with “overworked” and “exhausted” food industry workers....

The match at their home stadium, Arena Conda, was the first they have played since the plane crash that killed 71 people, including 19 of their players, on November 28. Man City’s best is just not good enough The three surviving players, Neto, Jakson Follmann and Alan Ruschel, were in attendance and presented with the Sudamericana silverware in front of a capacity crowd. “It’s a little complicated for me as I’m still at the hospital,” Follmann, who has had a leg amputated, said....

Players and officials from the Brazilian team were among the 71 people to lose their lives when a plane carrying them to Colombia for their Copa Sudamericana final first leg with Atletico Nacional crashed over Cerro Gordo, La Union. Dalla Costa rued the tragedy which came at a point where Chapecoense were set to play the biggest match in their history, but spoke of his gratitude for the support they have received....

During TNT’s Thursday coverage of NBA All-Star Weekend, the “Inside the NBA” panel discussed Cousins’ reported role in the hiring process. Charles Barkley, never one to mince words, called it “total bulls—.” MORE: Barkley rips Rockets owner | Olbermann calls Barkley an idiot | Barkley and Fallon play hallway golf Barkley does not believe Cousins has earned the right to be consulted when a franchise is looking to hire a new coach....

On Saturday, Tillman told The Times-Picayune that “I just want to play for Carolina” when discussing his future. Tillman was working with former Bears teammate Matt Forte at his annual football camp in Slidell. MORE: NFL animal power rankings | Steve Smith aims for 1,000 receptions Tillman tore his ACL prior to the playoffs last season. He had 55 tackles and two interceptions for the Panthers, who were 15-1 after the game in which he was injured....

The FOX college football analyst was left extremely disappointed with the result of Saturday’s Big Ten matchup between his alma mater, No. 11 Michigan, and No. 13 Wisconsin. The Badgers demolished the Wolverines over the first 30 minutes on both sides of the ball to capture a 28-0 lead heading into the locker room. Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and the defensive unit forced multiple turnovers, including a costly fumble by Michigan’s Ben Mason in the red zone....

Seven drivers have automatically qualified for the postseason Chase based on wins. Kyle Busch (three), Carl Edwards (two), Jimmie Johnson (two), Brad Keselowski (one), Kevin Harvick (one), Matt Kenseth (one) and Denny Hamlin (one) have each won a race to get their tickets punched. If the postseason began today, Kurt Busch, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Ryan Blaney and Kasey Kahne would make it based on the current points standings....