It has been reported that Biden would first seek to build bridges with EU leaders following years of hostility from Donald Trump, with German chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron first in line, according to the Daily Mail. If a call has taken place between either of the leaders and Biden, it has not been addressed publicly. But it appears Johnson was not snubbed after all, though it remains unclear if Britain’s exit from the European Union came up in his congratulatory phone call....

He discussed a wide range of policy initiatives during a recent interview with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, focusing on international relations as well as revitalized domestic infrastructure. Responding to inquiries about his plans for trade deals with China—a topic generating significant public interest right now, in light of tariffs imposed earlier this year under Donald Trump—Biden said he intends to strengthen U.S. industries and education systems in efforts to better address global commerce issues....

Biden will give the speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma during a visit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 but his remarks will not include student loan forgiveness, according to CNBC. On the campaign trail in 2020, Biden expressed support for a program that would forgive $10,000 of student loan debt for every year of national or community service, up to $50,000 but the White House has not yet published a plan....

Though the report that came out on Friday focused on the 199,000 jobs added and the 3.9 percent unemployment rate, which Biden said represented “the sharpest one-year unemployment drop in United States history,” the president took a moment to address the resignations that took place in November that were announced in a Tuesday report. “There’s been a lot of press coverage about people quitting their jobs,” Biden said. “Today’s report tells you why: Americans are moving up to better jobs with better pay with better benefits....

Once the nominees are confirmed by the Senate, they would run offices in the District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington state. Some will even be the first female attorneys to lead their districts, according to the Biden Administration. The White House said the eight were “chosen for their devotion to enforcing the law, their professionalism, their experience and credentials in this field, their dedication to pursuing equal justice for all, and their commitment to the independence of the Department of Justice....

The site’s new 2020 Election Forecast, which was released Wednesday and will be updated regularly through Election Day on November 3, shows Biden winning over Trump in 71 percent of the 40,000 simulations. The president wins in only 29 percent of the simulations. Biden, under the current forecast, is projected to win 323 electoral votes ,while Trump is projected to win just 215. The president would garner support from 46 percent of voters nationwide, compared with the 53 percent that would support his Democratic challenger....

The affectionate display by the first couple was echoed by Harry and Meghan who then walked hand-in-hand as the exited the abbey, something social media users have attributed proudly to the duchess’ American origins. Sharing a photo of the Bidens a the funeral online, broadcaster Smita Prakash wrote: “The Bidens walk into the Abbey hand-in-hand. Meghan probably stifling a smile - yes we Americans hold hands. It’s not improper.”...

All 10 games in the Challenge will be played Jan. 25, a Saturday, with game times announced Thursday. Iowa State at Auburn and Missouri at West Virginia get the action started, followed by another doubleheader at 1 p.m. and a tripleheader at 3 p.m. “The Big 12/SEC Challenge is a unique opportunity to showcase our basketball programs. Playing the event on a single date in January puts our programs in the college basketball spotlight,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement when matchups initially were announced....

In one giant step, Malone and Smith, both colorful and contentious figures, leaped past their rivals. “Acceleration isn’t the word for it,” said David Cleevely, a Cambridge, England-based consultant. “They’ve just switched on the warp engines.” They’re also taking a multibillion-dollar gamble, betting that regulations will come tumbling down and consumers will fork over more money for all the services the multimedia magicians can contemplate. You’ve heard the pitch. It’s the day when your “smart” television will let you play “Jeopardy” with your cousin in Seattle, choose whether to watch the series from behind home plate or first base, and cruise the video mall with a handheld credit card....

This, of course, runs counter to the notion that one of LA’s great problems was the hiring of coach Mike D’Antoni and his shot-happy system, which did not necessarily fit with the Lakers’ personnel—old, slow and with dunkmaster Dwight Howard in the middle. One of the questions rattling around the Lakers’ practice court concerns D’Antoni’s approach this season, and whether he will do more to adapt what the Lakers do offensively to the players he has on hand....

As the two return to the course Sunday for the fourth and final round of the 2022 Masters, they will be paired together, and the golf world will speculate whether Smith can catch Scheffler, who now leads his Australian counterpart by three strokes. Scheffler could be in danger of joining exclusive company as one of the few golfers to fall out of the top spot after taking such a commanding advantage....

There must have been some serious motivating going on in the locker room. Minnesota allowed just one field goal to the Colts in the second half as they stormed all the way back from that 33-point deficit to force overtime. The Vikings completed the comeback when Greg Joseph drained a game-winning 40-yard field goal with three seconds left in overtime to walk off the Colts 39-36. MORE: Vikings’ miserable first-half punctuated by non-fumble call by officials...

Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified about their experiences before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. All of the athletes present Wednesday have previously spoken publicly about being abused by Nassar. “They allowed a child molester to go free for more than a year,” Maroney said of the FBI. Maroney also accused the bureau of burying her 2015 report of abuse and later made false claims about what she told them....

“I heard about this and evidently this is our production people on the TV show that were there,” Belichick told WEEI on Monday. “We have absolutely nothing to do with anything they produce or shoot.” MORE: What we know about the Patriots video scandal The mini-scandal began at Bengals head coach Zac Taylor’s press conference earlier Monday, when Taylor said he was “aware there was an incident” involving a Patriots camera recording his sideline during its Week 14 loss to Cleveland, and that the NFL was investigating....

What has happened to Bill Clinton? For months, it’s been a great mystery in a mystifying campaign how the most gifted politician of a generation could become an unceasing gaffe machine. Was it the Bubble—had a post-presidency spent with global do-gooders and fawning billionaires made Bubba lose his touch for the common man? Was it Freudian destiny, Hillary’s husband subconsciously sabotaging her, breaking her heart yet again? Or was it karma, someone sending the Starr Report to the gods?...

Clinton, 75, was admitted to the intensive care unit at the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California, Tuesday with a non-COVID-related urinary tract infection that had spread to his bloodstream. At the time, Clinton felt fatigued and was hospitalized after testing. “President Clinton was discharged from UC Irvine Medical Center today. His fever and white blood cell count are normalized and he will return home to New York to finish his course of antibiotics,” Dr....