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The 19-year-old had been on the Blues’ books since joining their U8 team, progressing through the ranks to make his bow for the U18s at just 15 years of age. He was highly regarded in west London, but he has opted to continue his development elsewhere. St Clair told the Scottish FA’s official website: “I’m really pleased that everything’s settled because it’s been on my mind for months. “I’ll go out to Italy on July 7 to start pre-season preparations and I’m looking forward to it already, but it was a really difficult decision to leave Chelsea and one I didn’t take lightly....

Eden Hazard is also in to make his second start of the Premier League campaign, with Willian getting the nod ahead of Pedro, who is left on the bench. Brazil international David Luiz is also back in the starting XI having now completed his suspension for the red card he received against Arsenal. For Crystal Palace, meanwhile, Wilfried Zaha makes his second appearance of the 2017-18 campaign having returned from a knee injury....

But the Blues go into the game as the form team in the league after Antonio Conte’s switch to 3-4-3 has brought five wins in a row in the competition. CHELSEA INJURIES Chelsea has its full squad available for the first time since Conte became manager in the summer. Diego Costa and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were doubts for the trip to the North East while Eden Hazard — subbed off as a precaution in Belgium’s 8-1 win over Estonia — is fit....

Also Read: Transfer Rumour: Tianjin Quanjian confirm talks regarding Diego Costa’s move to China With the big money sale of Oscar to the Chinese Super League, Chelsea have enough funds available to target their bookmarked players. Sky Sports have reported that the Blues have approached Middlesbrough over the possible transfer of winger Adama Traore. In case you didn’t know… Traore is a 20-year-old La Masia academy graduate who was brought to England by Aston Villa....

This will be the 124th meeting between the sides and 10th in this competition, with Chelsea having knocked Sheffield Wednesday out on eight of those occasions. Given the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain and the depth in their squad, Maurizio Sarri and co. will be handed a major boost heading into this fixture. The fact that they have progressed to the next round of the FA Cup 47 out of 49 times while facing a team from a lower division is another massive plus....

The Blues led early through Cesar Azpilicueta and were then comfortable for the most part until they came under increasing pressure in the final 10 minutes. Kepa Arrizabalaga was forced into impressive saves either side of a stunning overhead-kick from Jahanbakhsh. Chelsea also could have clinched the points in the closing minutes, yet Lampard did not believe they should have been in a position where the game was still in the balance....

Measured by the usual backstabbing standards of Washington, Rumsfeld and Powell–and the rest of President George W. Bush’s war cabinet–have gotten along famously. Sitting in his vast Pentagon office last week, Rumsfeld ticked off the epic feuds that have paralyzed earlier administrations, including Secretary of State Henry Kissinger vs. Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger under President Ford and national-security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski vs. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance under President Carter....

Greene attended and spoke at the America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) in Florida on Friday while Gosar appeared and spoke via video link. Nick Fuentes, who the anti-defamation league describes as a “white supremacist,” founded AFPAC in 2020 and has even trolled other right-wing events, such as those organized by Turning Points USA and CPAC. During Friday’s event, Fuentes remarked: “Now they’re going on about Russia and Vladimir Putin is Hitler—they say that’s not a good thing....

The tournament gets underway on December 23. The organisers, Sportzlive Entertainment, said in a press release that the spectators can see Chennai Smashers, the home team, in action subject to the final schedule. The Smashers includes among others India’s ace shuttler P V Sindhu and English mixed doubles team of Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock. The finals of the eight-team tournament are slated to be held on January 14, 2018....

The editors of Ladies’ Home Journal, that’s who. Posing for the mag’s November cover, Cher wore a low-cut tube number (above, right). But when she saw an advance copy of the issue, she discovered that the Journal had performed some radical cosmetic surgery on her photo. ““We used technology to change the dress and remove the tattoo, to make the cover more appealing to our readers,’’ says Journal marketing director Susan Parkes....

“I apologize for my reference to Anne Frank, especially to families that suffered the Holocaust horrors,” Kennedy tweeted. “My intention was to use examples of past barbarism to show the perils from new technologies of control. To the extent my remarks caused hurt, I am truly and deeply sorry.” Kennedy’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines, released her own statement on Twitter, making it clear that she did not agree with his comments....

The hosts booked their spot at this stage of the competition with a 2-0 victory at AFC Wimbledon in November. Armando Dobra and Jeff King scored in either half to secure a win for their side. Chesterfield come into the game in good form, having claimed a 4-1 comeback victory at home to Scunthorpe in the National League. Cameron Wilson put the visitors ahead in the 20th minute, but Dobra and Akwasi Asante scored in the first half for the hosts....

Pujara, who isn’t a part of India’s limited overs squad, is currently playing County Championship after having a poor tour of England. Chasing a target of 251, Pujara was involved in a 154-run partnership with Billy Godleman who scored 104 in the second innings, as Derbyshire registered an 8-wicket win. After succumbing against Glamorgan, the Indian no. 3 made good use of the fine batting surface, hitting 14 boundaries in his knock....

“In my opinion and fact, the blood is on her hands,” Chicago 911 dispatcher Keith A. Thornton, Jr. said during an appearance on Fox & Friends First Tuesday. “Every child and every youth and adult and elderly person that is shot, killed, pulled out of their vehicle because of carjackings with AK-47s, that is on her hands.” Thornton’s comments came in response to a question about Lightfoot’s request made to the U....

title: “Chicago Is Talking…” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Merlin Garcia”

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) will have until Wednesday afternoon to vote on the tentative agreement with the district before the latest labor dispute officially ends. The recent five-day action against the district’s COVID response to the raging Omicron variant is the third major dispute with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 27 months. The walkout saw teachers refusing to teach in-person classes, resulting in five days of school cancllations....

The game gives players plenty of room to express themselves. They unlock more brush patterns and decorations to spruce up every part of Chicory’s map on their journey. But it’s not complete freedom. RELATED: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - How to Change Pumpkin Color In Chicory: A Colorful Tale, every area has a set color palette of four colors, but this isn’t as big a problem as one might think....

British Transport Police escorted four men off the train after it arrived at Stoke station, ESPN reported. Officers were responding to “reports of racist and abusive behavior by a number of passengers, said to be football fans.” MORE: African Cup of Nations riot | Player arrested, accused of sex with 15-year-old girl | Suarez appears to bite another opponent The Daily Mail quoted a witness as saying, “It was horrendous....

Belgium international Hazard returned from two weeks out with a back problem when he came on in the 64th minute of Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace. Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri will continue to restrict the 27-year-old’s game time in Belarus, though he insists it is not a gamble to include him in the squad. “From our doctor there is no risk, otherwise he would stay at Cobham [training ground],” Sarri told Chelsea’s official website....

In case you didn’t know… Morata left Real Madrid to sign for Chelsea in 2017 but failed to prove his £57 million price tag to the Blues faithful, having scored 24 goals in the course of his one-and-a-half year stint with the West London outfit. The Spaniard won the FA Cup with the Blues before making a loan move to Atletico Madrid, who have the option to make the deal permanent if they wish to....