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Arsenal want to be part of any future talks about a European Super League but do not want to “damage” the Premier League by walking away, says managing director Vinai Venkatesham.

German publication Der Spiegel claimed earlier this month that top European clubs had held secret discussions about a potential breakaway league.

“We have to be in the conversations. It doesn’t necessarily mean we support them,” said Venkatesham, who was appointed after former chief executive Ivan Gazidis left for AC Milan.

“Arsenal aren’t, or never have been, interested in playing in any competition that weakens the Premier League. The Premier League is the world’s leading league in the leading sport – we don’t want to do anything to damage it.

“When people talk about the European Super League, that covers a really big spectrum. People jump to one end of the spectrum and think this is what we are talking about – but actually often it’s just a slight evolution from where we are today.

“I see these articles that Arsenal want to break away. We never want to do any of that. But we also have to recognise we have to be in these conversations or we wouldn’t be responsible.”

Arsenal restructured their senior management after Gazidis’ departure, with former head of football relations Raul Sanllehi becoming head of football as Venkatesham moved from chief commercial officer to managing director.

While at Barcelona, Sanllehi was part of a working group which looked into a European Super League, but the Spaniard says any such revamp will not happen in the short term after a renegotiation of the terms of the Champions League agreement with Uefa.

“As we are responsible for top European clubs, the ECA [European Club Association] had to look at all the options for the future,” Sanllehi said.

“One of them, of course, could have been the possibility of a European Super League. It was a conversation we didn’t hide from anybody, not even from the ECA smaller clubs.

“We looked into that in two ways: a way of exploring the real possibility and also how it would help us to negotiate with Uefa under the new terms because every cycle we will negotiate the memorandum of understanding.

“At the end of the day, the outcome was the best possible because we got into a new deal with Uefa within the system that protected the domestic leagues.”

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Recovery teams with cadaver dogs pressed on with their search for more victims in a flame-ravaged northern California town on Friday as authorities sought clues to the fate of more than 1,000 people reported missing in the deadliest wildfire in state history.

Remains of at least 71 people have been recovered so far in and around the Sierra foothills hamlet of Paradise, which was home to nearly 27,000 residents before the town was largely incinerated by the deadly Camp Fire on the night of November 8.

More than a week later, firefighters have managed to carve containment lines around 45 percent of the blaze’s perimeter, up from 35 percent a day earlier, even as the burned landscape grew slightly to 142,000 acres (57,000 hectares).

Besides the toll on human life, property losses from the blaze make it California’s most the destructive on record, posing a challenge of providing long-term shelter for many thousands of displaced residents.

With more than 12,000 homes and other structures up in smoke, many survivors of the fire have taken up temporary residence with friends and family, while others have pitched tents or were camping out of their vehicles.

More than 1,100 evacuees were being housed in 14 emergency shelters set up in churches, schools and community centers around the region, American Red Cross spokeswoman Greta Gustafson said.

Authorities said more than 47,000 people in all remain under evacuation orders in the region.

More than 450 searchers, meanwhile, combed through charred, rubble-strewn expanses of burned-out neighborhoods looking for bodies – or anything else that might carry human DNA for identification purposes.

‘Dynamic list’ of missing

On Friday night, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the latest official roster of people reported unaccounted for by loved ones had grown to 1,011.

“This is a dynamic list,” Honea told reporters at a news conference, explaining that the list was compiled from “raw data” that likely included some duplication of names due to possible spelling errors and multiple sources of information.

He said the roster probably includes some who fled the blaze and do not realize they’ve been reported missing.

“We are still receiving calls, we’re still reviewing emails,” Honea said Friday.

Some on the list have been confirmed as dead by family and friends on social media. Others have been located and are safe, but authorities haven’t gotten around to marking them as found.

The sheriff said he was determined to release an unrefined version of the list so as not to “let perfection get in the way of progress” authorities hope to make in resolving the fate of those still missing.

Meanwhile, the remains of eight more fire victims were recovered on Friday, bringing the death toll to 71, he said.

The disaster already ranks among the deadliest wildfires in the United States since the turn of the last century.

Authorities attribute the death toll partly to the speed with which flames raced through the town with little advance warning, driven by howling winds and fueled by drought-desiccated scrub and trees.

Concerns over Trump visit

The updated death toll comes ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump on Saturday.

Some survivors resent that Trump took to Twitter two days after the disaster to blame the wildfires on poor forest mismanagement. He threatened to withhold federal payments from California.

“If you insult people, then you go visit them, how do you think you’re going to be accepted? You’re not going to have a parade,” Maggie Crowder of Magalia said Thursday outside an informal shelter at a Walmart parking lot in Chico.

But Stacy Lazzarino, who voted for Trump, said it would be good for the president to see the devastation up close.

“I think by maybe seeing it he’s going to be like ‘Oh, my goodness,’ and it might start opening people’s eyes,” she told the Associated Press.

In a Fox News interview on the eve of his visit, the president repeated his criticism. Asked if he thought climate change contributed to the fires, he said, “Maybe it contributes a little bit. The big problem we have is management.”

California’s outgoing and incoming governors said they would join Trump on Saturday.

Democrats Governor Jerry Brown and governor-elect Gavin Newsom said they welcomed the president’s visit and “now is a time to pull together for the people of California.” Brown and Newsom have been vocal critics of Trump.

There were also worries the presidential visit would be disruptive.

“It’s already a zoo here and I don’t care who the president is. He needs to wait because the traffic’s already horrendous,” said Charlotte Harkness, whose home in Paradise burned down. “He could just tweet something nice – three words: ‘I am sorry,’ and that’s fine.”

In Southern California , meanwhile, more residents were being allowed back in their homes near Los Angeles after a blaze torched an area the size of Denver and destroyed more than 600 homes and other structures. The blaze was 69 percent contained, authorities said.

At least three deaths were reported.

Schools across a large swath of the state were closed because of smoke, and San Francisco’s world-famous open-air cable cars were pulled off the streets.

Call her Mrs. Biebs! On Friday (November 16), the model formerly known as Hailey Baldwin officially changed her name to Hailey Rhode Bieber (on Instagram), all-but-confirming that she and Justin Bieber are now husband and wife.

Although Hailey hasn’t yet changed her name on Twitter — her less-preferred platform as of late — she did make sure to snag the Instagram handle @haileybieber. Neither she nor her new husband have commented on the change yet, but sometimes actions really do speak louder than words.

Plus, Hailey’s big name change comes just one day after Justin dropped the W-word on his Instagram. “My wife is awesome,” he captioned a smiley, candid snap.

It was previously reported that Hailey and Justin were married on September 13 in New York City, just months after their July engagement. The new Mrs. quickly shot down those rumors in a now-deleted tweet, writing, “I understand where the speculation is coming from, but I’m not married yet!”

People promptly reported that the couple had legally tied the knot, but they were holding off on considering it official until they could bask in a religious celebration “in front of God and everyone they love.”

Whether or not the pop star and the model have had the opportunity to secretly throw that “big blowout” remains to be seen, but we’ll be keeping our eyes out for more social media clues as we await the official wedding portraits.

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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Venezuela responsible on Friday for failing to prevent, investigate or punish extreme violence against a young woman who was kidnaped, raped and tortured in 2001.

The ruling sets a much-anticipated legal precedent and could have implications for victims and survivors worldwide.

The case centres on the abduction, rape and torture of Linda Loaiza Lopez Soto, who was 18 years old at the time.

After being rescued three months after the kidnapping, Lopez had to undergo multiple surgeries for her injuries and disfigurement. She then faced a David-and-Goliath-like quest for justice against her well-connected abductor.

Months of revictimising proceedings ended in a conviction of her assailant on lesser counts. This prompted her to seek justice elsewhere. She studied law and took her case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Fewer than one in 100 petitions ever reach this international tribunal, and this was the first time Venezuela was before the Court for gender-based violence.

In its decision on Friday, the court held Venezuela responsible, “because of its gross omissions”, for the torture and the sexual slavery Lopez suffered, as well as for preventing her access to justice.

“Today I can tell the women of Venezuela and Latin America that have not been able to obtain justice for the violations of their rights within their countries that a reparation is obtainable,” said Lopez. “This is positive jurisprudence that can be used to protect the human rights of women across Latin America and around the world.” 

The court ordered Venezuela to revisit the criminal case, pay Lopez and her family compensation, and provide for her lifelong medical and psychological care. The ruling also asked Venezuela to finance any further post-secondary studies for Linda and her siblings, whether in Venezuela or abroad.

The ruling equally ordered Venezuela to acknowledge its responsibility in a public act of recognition and establish prevention mechanisms to prevent such cases from recurring. This includes a curriculum on gender-based violence and discrimination, to be incorporated into the national education system at all levels, which will explicitly bear the name “Linda Loaiza”.

‘Historic precedent’

Although the court’s decision is only binding in Venezuela, it creates a powerful international precedent that could benefit women worldwide.

What makes this case so unique is that it tested the state’s responsibility for the actions of a private citizen. By nature, human rights cases have focused on the actions of State officials.

Lopez’s lawyers argued that by failing to act, investigate, punish or prevent the extreme violence she faced, the state was guilty of “acquiescence” and thus responsible for violence committed by a non-state actor. They also argued that state prosecutors revictimised Lopez over years of traumatic and discriminatory court proceedings.

This ruling is also the first within the Inter-American System to classify violence against a woman committed at the hands of an individual as torture.

“This decision by the Inter-American Court sets an historic precedent in terms of violence against women and the discrimination they frequently face when accessing justice,” said Elsa Meany, Senior Attorney with the Washington-based Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).

“It could lay the foundations for Venezuela to carry out structural changes in its laws, public policies and administration of justice,” Meany said in a statement.

She told Al Jazeera prior to the decision that Lopez herself has helped develop guidelines to ensure appropriate medical care for victims of gender-based violence, so their treatment won’t do further harm.  

Liliana ortega, one of Lopez’s representatives from CoFAVIC, detailed her tireless efforts to inspire other survivors during a court hearing in February.

“She has managed to transcend her own personal story in favour of a collective quest. A well-deserved and recognized human rights defender, Linda is an example of courage, persistence and resistance,” ortega said.

When the state of Venezuela executes the full content of the sentence, I’ll be able to speak about justice. Until then, impunity persists.

Linda Loaiza Lopez Soto

Pointing out that Venezuela does not have a great record of complying with court decisions, Meany said its response could be “complicated by the fact that Venezuela is undergoing a crisis of massive political and economic proportions, and we don’t know what the outcome will be in the short-term.”

Venezuela was informed of the ruling earlier this week, but have not responded to the decision. Officials were not immediately available for comment.

During the hearing, Venezuela’s lawyer accepted the state’s failure to ensure a proper criminal investigation in Linda’s case, or a fair trial within a reasonable timeframe. He also apologised on behalf of Venezuela for “the inadequate performance of the organs of the justice system in the criminal proceedings to punish the terrible acts of violence against women that [Lopez] suffered.”

Lopez said she’s encouraged by the silence-breaking #MeToo movement and hopes her story will inspire survivors to report violence to police and persevere in seeking justice.

But after so many years of legal disappointments, she is careful not to get ahead of herself.

“When the state of Venezuela executes the full content of the sentence, I’ll be able to speak about justice. Until then, impunity persists,” she said.

Germany’s Alexander Zverev clinched the last spot in the ATP Finals semi-finals by beating John Isner, a result which ensured world number one Novak Djokovic finished top of their group.

Zverev nicked a first-set tie-break before breaking at the end of the second to win 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in London.

Third seed Zverev will play Roger Federer in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Djokovic, who beat Marin Cilic 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 later on Friday, will play South Africa’s Kevin Anderson.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion is the heavy favourite to win the tournament after easing through the round-robin stage with three victories from his three matches.

In the doubles, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won their group by beating Mike Bryan and Jack Sock 6-2 6-2 in 53 minutes.

Bryan and Sock finished second and will face Britain’s Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in the semi-finals.

Djokovic provides another statement of intent

Djokovic was identified as the man to beat at the O2 following his remarkable rise back to the world number one ranking, with dominant performances against Isner and Zverev sending further warning signs to the rest of the field.

While he was made to work much harder by Cilic in the first set, the Serb produced another impeccable performance to maintain his record of not dropping a set this week.

Even though his passage to the semi-finals was already guaranteed as the group winner, Djokovic refused to let his intensity drop and strangled Cilic with a near-perfect service game.

The Wimbledon and US Open champion only dropped five points on serve in the match and won 100% of the points when he landed his first serve.

Croat Cilic only managed to win two receiving points in the first set, unable to puncture his opponent’s impenetrable serve once again at set point in the tie-breaker and paying the price when he buckled under pressure with a forehand into the net four points later.

Djokovic missed three break points in a lengthy opening game of the second set, then saw his 31-point winning streak on serve ended in the third game.

That only served to sharpen Djokovic’s focus, however, as he broke in the next game and again for a 5-2 lead before serving out to win in one hour and 36 minutes.

“Obviously I knew before the match that I had already qualified, and I knew who I’m playing, so it wasn’t easy to approach this match with 100% willingness to win it,” said Djokovic.

“But this is a unique format and both of us wanted to win from the first point. It was a close first set which probably decided the match.”

Zverev’s time to arrive on the big stage?

With the ‘big four’ of Federer, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all in their 30s, Zverev has long been identified as the young player most likely to fill the void when they retire.

The 21-year-old is yet to make a meaningful impact in the Grand Slams but, after adding eight-time major champion Ivan Lendl to his team, has reached the last four at the O2 for the first time.

Now, with Federer and possibly Djokovic standing in his way, back-to-back victories over the weekend would announce his arrival to a wider audience.

After showing mental resilience to edge past Cilic in his opening match, Zverev knew any victory against Isner would guarantee his place in the last four, despite being outclassed by Djokovic in his second.

As with the Cilic match, he delivered on the big points against the American to win a match in which there was little between the two players.

Isner out-served and knocked out

Zverev delivered an 143mph ace to wipe out a set point at 6-5 – the only break point of the first set – and went on to earn a hold which took the opener into a tie-break and ultimately proved pivotal.

Isner knew he had to win to stay in the tournament, with a two-set victory his only hope of reaching the semi-finals, but mistimed a forehand into the net on Zverev’s second set point.

The 6ft 10in American’s game is unsurprisingly built around his massive serve but he was outgunned by Zverev, who had a faster serve speed, higher first-serve percentage and more aces.

And, after Zverev took his first break point at 4-4 in the second, victory was quickly wrapped up with a hold to love and allowed him to start thinking about facing Federer.

“I’m unbelievably happy to be in the semi-finals,” Zverev said. “I’ve had such a good run over the last year.

“John was such a tough opponent and the last two matches could have gone either way for him. The first set was unbelievably tight. It’s always one or two points against him.

“I came up with some great shots in the tie-break as well and that helped because don’t want to be down with him serving for the set.”

In 2017, Bandai marked the 20th anniversary of the Tamagotchi with a miniature version of the electronic pet. Now, the company is hoping to capitalize on ’90s nostalgia by re-releasing the original.

I’ve been trying the new collections (called Gen 1 and Gen 2), which are still in the iconic handheld egg-shaped form, for a week.

There isn’t a whole lot that’s new about these Tamagotchi collections. Gen 1 comes in the same colors and with the same software as the original. Gen 2 has some newer designs (I love the galaxy one with its adorable space theme) and identical software except for the game.

With these two Tamagotchi collections offering little in the way of new features, are they anything more than a nostalgia play?

Ultimate portability

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Back in the day, the Tamagotchi ushered in a wave of handheld toys that used non-backlit displays to recreate sports, favorite TV show characters, and, of course, pets. And even in this modern day of handheld devices with color touchscreens, little has changed about the Tamagotchi. 

It’s still the iconic digital pet, and yep, it needs a lot of attention. In their prime, Tamagotchis didn’t have to compete with the constant pings of phones or smartwatches.

Bandai is still using a plastic build that’s outfitted in various finishes. There are several color choices across Gen 1 and Gen 2. I personally like the classic yellow color with some light blue accents, or the previously mentioned galaxy-themed Gen 2. It reminds me a lot of the galaxy-themed 3DS from Nintendo.

Gen 1 comes in all the original colors from 1997: purple with pink, translucent blue, rainbow, striped tiger, pink with yellow, white with black, red glitter, and a mermaid. Gen 2 has eight new colors including white and pink, black and silver, green glitter, leopard, blue with silver, yellow with blue, galaxy, and white with colorful characters. 

Both feature a metal ball chain attached to the top of the egg, allowing you to attach it to your key chain or belt loop to keep it from getting lost. It also turns the Tamagotchi into a bit of a fashion statement.

Previous iterations of the Tamagotchi introduced smaller sizes and smartphone integration, but the Gen 1 and Gen 2 revert back to the original dimensions.

It’s an eye test for some

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The Gen 1 and Gen 2 also keep the Tamagotchi’s classic non-backlit LCD screen, which is about the size of a quarter. It works well on this tiny device, but still seems a bit antiquated in the age of color touchscreens.

Don’t get me wrong: It’s certainly usable, and it doesn’t drain the battery the way a pixel-packed color screen would. However, I found it could be hard to see the screen clearly in direct sunlight or low-lit conditions.

The small screen can be a test for some eyes, though. I found myself squinting to play at times. 

The pro side of this rudimentary screen is that battery life doesn’t take a hit, and you should even get an extended playtime thanks to the battery improvements. These 2018 Tamagotchis use a CR2032 battery, most commonly used to power watches and Tile trackers. When it comes to replacing it, you will need to pop off the back of the handheld and swap in a new one.

Familiar gameplay

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Since the original Tamagotchi, other virtual pet games have added more connectivity, stronger hardware, and a more modern experience. For instance, many iOS tap games require you to frequently play them.

Once the egg-shaped game is out of the box, starting it up simply involves pulling a white tab out of the right-hand side. Once the device is turned on, you’ll see an egg appear on the screen (representing your unhatched animal), and you’re prompted to set the time. You can control the game using the three buttons, referred to simply as  A, B, and C, below the display. The buttons control various aspects of the gaming experience. For instance, when setting the time, A controls the hour, B controls the minutes, and C locks the time in. 

One trick that I employed was to set the time a bit behind. That way, you have some time to get ready in the morning before your Tamagotchi hounds you for attention.

Once the unit is turned on, it takes 5 minutes for the animal to hatch. After that, your new friend will ping you every few minutes to take care of his or her needs. I recommend feeding the Tamagotchi first by selecting the knife and fork. 

The Gen 1 and Gen 2 models are loaded with different games. 

Gen 1 includes a game that involves guessing the direction the animal will move in. As the animal ages up, he or she will become better at stumping you. On Gen 2 you have a number guessing game, in which you’re presented a number from 1 to 10, and guess if the next number will be high or lower. This game is easier than the direction game of the Gen 1, since fewer choices means a better chance of winning. 

Truthfully there is no way to game the system — both of these come down to chance.

It’s like having a pet — one that needs a ton of attention

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With all of the pings that the Tamagotchi brings hits you with, it makes me feel like I have a pet. Along with that comes the anxiety of taking care of a “living” thing. I found myself continuously worrying about whether my pet needed food, to be played with, to have its poop cleaned, or to have the lights turned off. While you might get the feeling of guilt or anxiousness, the neediness of the Tamagotchi can also be an enjoyable time-waster.

At at easy-to-swallow $19.99, it’s a fun, addictive handheld game, even if it comes with a small side of anxiety. If you had a Tamagotchi or another virtual pet toy growing up, I think you’ll enjoy either Gen 1 or Gen 2. The nostalgia factor here is cool, especially given that you can pick the color of your original Tamagotchi. Throw in the eminently affordable price and you have this holiday’s perfect stocking stuffer.