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Christian Sayre, the 35-year-old owner of Anchor Pub, was arrested on January 14 and is being held on $1 million bail, KING-TV in Seattle reported. Special Assault Unit detectives with the Everett Police Department originally arrested Sayre in October of 2021. According to a news release, the department interviewed male and female victims who said they had drinks at the bar, then had no memory of what happened after....

“Last night, Russia launched a brazen attack on the people of Ukraine, in violation of international law and basic principles of human decency,” Obama said to begin his statement posted to Twitter on Thursday afternoon. “Russia did so not because Ukraine posed a threat to Russia, but because the people of Ukraine chose a path of sovereignty, self-determination, and democracy.” The statements from four of the five living former presidents leaves former President Donald Trump as the only one yet to release an official statement about the invasion, as he has been criticized for calling Putin’s reasoning for escalating the conflict “smart” in a recent interview and at a fundraiser....

“It’s natural to wish for life ’to just get back to normal’ as a pandemic and economic crisis upend everything around us,” Obama wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. “But we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly ’normal’—whether it’s while dealing with the health care system, or interacting with the criminal justice system, or jogging down the street, or just watching birds in the park....

Obama made the remarks while on the campaign trail for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy in Newark on Saturday. In his speech, Obama called out Republicans for opposing voting rights legislation and those who continued to mount baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. “You got to ask yourself though, why is it that Republicans don’t want people voting?” Obama said. “What are they so afraid of?...

America’s favorite grandmother keeps up a running comedy routine on and off the speaker’s circuit, where she’s a regular these days. But Mrs. Bush is more pointed in her humor than almost anyone else in public life. With candor in politics in such short supply, she has been celebrated for her barbs all the way back to her “rhymes with rich” reference to Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. “She may be one of the last really outspoken public figures,” says Rob Allyn, a Republican political consultant in Dallas who has worked for the Bush family, “because with people coming of political age today, message control is the doctrine....

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is hopeful his side can cope without the presence of Lionel Messi for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. The World Player of the Year hobbled off with a hamstring injury at half-time in the 2-2 draw between the two sides in the first leg last week and remains a major doubt for the return at the Camp Nou....

The dramatic twist on Tuesday evening followed reports that Depay was set to leave Lyon and be reunited with Ronald Koeman, who until recently was his Netherlands coach, at Camp Nou. The striker looked set to move to Spain in a deal costing Barcelona in the region of 25-30 million euros, various reports indicated. Yet the deal now looks to be off, with Aulas declaring Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu personally told him the Catalan giants were in no position to make an offer....

Barca confirmed Suarez will undergo further tests on Thursday after the side’s 5-1 aggregate loss to bitter rivals Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup following their 2-0 defeat midweek. Barca 3/4 to win to nil against Betis The comprehensive result was compounded with an injury to Suarez, who pulled up late in the clash at the Santiago Bernabeu and clearly struggled to see out the match. PSG troll Barca with Neymar tweet...

Messi will turn 32 next month, and he probably has just a little over a couple of years more for Barcelona. With Real Madrid focusing on harnessing young talent, Barca wouldn’t be much behind in terms of philosophy to have a young and dynamic squad playing for them. With the Liverpool debacle this week, it is obvious that sometimes the team relies way too much over the genius from Argentina, and on the days when he does not bring his ‘A’ game to the field, Barcelona have looked complacent and not so great as they actually are....

The win means that Barcelona have closed the gap on Real Madrid back to one point. Zinedine Zidane’s men return to action on Friday against Alaves. Meanwhile, their city rivals are mathematically relegated to Spain’s second-tier ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. It wasn’t a game packed with many goalscoring opportunities, though Francisco Rufete’s side could have easily been 2-0 up before half-time. Adrian Embarba forced Marc-Andre ter Stegen into a reflex save at his near post after catching the hosts on the counter-attack....

On the brink of reaching 450 league appearances, Iniesta is certainly more than a sportsperson for the city of Barcelona. A mascot of the Barcelona ideology, Catalonia’s poster-boy has a deal with his boyhood club which would keep him at the Camp Nou ‘for life’. Barcelona fans would be keen to witness Iniesta as the flag-bearer in the 2022 calendar year when the Camp Nou is set to be completely renovated....

Ever since Tito left the club, La Masia has suffered miserably. Sergi Roberto was the last superstar to come out of the fabled academy, all promising stars since then have been either loaned out or forced to ply their trade in the B squad. Blaugrana president - Josep Maria Bartomeu has also been a point of criticism. Considered as one of the major reasons behind La Masia’s decline, Bartomeu has been seriously criticised by the Camp Nou faithful....

Second-half goals from substitute Arda Turan and Gerard Pique gave the Spaniards their second win in two group matches to top the standings, after their opening 7-0 demolition of Celtic. The hard-working Germans had taken a surprising lead, scoring against the run of play, with Thorgan Hazard slotting in to complete a quick break in the 34th minute. Barcelona, who had Argentine Messi missing with a groin injury, dominated the game but were made to work hard for their second group win that put them on six points....

Following a 2-0 victory over Azerbaijan on Saturday, Wales head into their final qualifying match knowing a win will be enough to secure a place at Euro 2020. Bale scored three goals at the previous finals as Wales - with Chris Coleman in charge - reached the last four in France, going out to eventual champions Portugal. The Real Madrid forward has claimed Wales can use the experiences gained from three years ago, plus their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, as inspiration heading into Tuesday’s crucial clash in Cardiff....

It was anything but easy, though. Nothern Ireland played defensively but were a match for their rivals for much of the 90 minutes. In fact, Michael O’Neill’s men restricted Wales to very few chances and also created the pick of the opportunities themselves in the first half - when Stuart Dallas saw a fierce shot saved at the near post and Jamie Ward tested Wayne Hennessey from long range. This was never going to be a classic....

Not only have Jose Mourinho’s men started their preparations for the 2017-18 Premier League season, they have also rubbed shoulders with some of America’s finest. Hollywood stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Julia Roberts, and actors from the Game of Thrones have been pictured with United in Los Angeles. NBA champion and All-Star Draymond Green was the latest to catch up with United on Friday – the Golden State Warriors forward showing off his new colours alongside Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku, who joined from Everton in a deal reportedly worth £75million....

The decade-long monopoly on football’s most prestigious individual prize held by the Barcelona great and Cristiano Ronaldo was broken a year ago by Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric. But once again it was Messi’s name on the prize as he added to the Ballons d’Or he won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015. Below, with the help of Opta data, we have scrutinised the numbers behind each of the years Messi has been named the world’s best....

Speaking to the Italian press, Chelsea star Jorginho snubbed the likes of Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski when asked about his choices for the Ballon d’Or award: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated the Ballon d’Or award in the last decade with only Luka Modric breaking the duopoly in 2018. Goalscorers are usually the frontrunners for the award, but the likes of Jorginho, N’Golo Kante and Kevin De Bruyne are all expected to finish in the top 10....

The former Liverpool player, who joined Nice on a free transfer, scored twice on his debut against Marseille and repeated the trick in the sixth round clash at the Allianz Riviera here on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. After captain Paul Baysse headed the home side into a 17th-minute lead, Balotelli, who was rested during Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Montpellier, raced into the area and drilled a shot into the far corner on 30 minutes....

With about five seconds remaining and Miami up two points, Tatum blew past Jimmy Butler on the perimeter and appeared ready for an easy game-tying slam. Instead, Adebayo rotated over and swatted the attempt. Adebayo then secured the rebound and hit a free throw at the other end. “A lot of people won’t be willing to make that play and put themselves out there,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He just made a big-time save for us....