The elections were a major disappointment for the Republicans, with the “red wave” many had been anticipating failing to materialize, allowing the Democrats to maintain control of the Senate. Republicans had been hoping to capitalize on Biden’s unpopularity, with the president last recording a positive approval rating in August 2021, according to election analysis website FiveThirtyEight. Following the vote, a Big Village survey, conducted on November 9th and 10th, gave the president a net approval rating of minus 10....

The sprawling bill was narrowly approved in the upper chamber by a 50-49 vote, along party lines, and is now heading back to the House for final approval before Biden can sign it into law. But how does the amended version of Biden’s American Rescue Plan compare to the $2 trillion stimulus package signed into law by former president Donald Trump last spring? Stimulus checks Biden’s plan will provide a third stimulus check for Americans—$1,400 checks for a single taxpayer, or $2,800 for couples that file jointly....

Types of Treatment The therapy for treating kidney cancer has changed significantly in the past few years with the addition of targeted therapies and immunotherapies. Treatment options for kidney cancer include two categories: Local treatments treat cancer where it originates and include surgery, cryosurgery, radiofrequency ablation, arterial embolization, and radiation therapy. Systemic treatments reach kidney cancer cells wherever they are in the body and include targeted therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and other treatments in clinical trials....

Johnson left the Eagles’ Week 16 loss to the Cowboys with a groin injury and missed the team’s sluggish final two games of the regular season. The two-time All-Pro simply wasn’t going to let the fairly significant injury end his season ahead of what could be a special run by the Eagles. He decided to hold off on surgery until after the playoffs and made his return in the team’s divisional round win over the Giants....

Ahead of the 2005-06 season, the Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz swapped 13 players, topping a 12-player trade completed on Sept. 20, 2000. (That deal sent an aging Patrick Ewing to the Seattle Supersonics. Yes, that actually happened.) TRADE RUMORS: Will Cavs move JR Smith or Kyle Korver? Here’s what each team acquired once the trade was finalized. Take a deep breath…...

For older children and adults, testing is typically only done if there’s a reason to believe they’ve been exposed to high doses of lead. In these cases, your practitioner will likely start with a series of questions about your environment, do a physical exam, and run a blood test to check for high lead levels in the body. Self-Checks/At-Home Testing Lead toxicity is primarily diagnosed using a formal lab test in a clinical setting, but there are a number of things you can do at home to check if you or a family member is at risk....

DeRozan suffered the injury in the third quarter after minor contact with Al Horford, before being ruled out for the remainder of the contest. The 33-year-old is enjoying another productive season in Chicago, averaging 26.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. For the latest updates on DeRozan’s injury, The Sporting News has you covered below. Vote now for your favorite NBA All-Star starters! What is DeMar DeRozan’s injury?...

Williamson missed New Orleans’ final preseason game against the Knicks, but his injury turned out to be a little bit more than “right knee soreness.” The No. 1 overall pick underwent an arthroscopic procedure a day before the Pelicans’ season opener against the Raptors, shutting him down for several weeks. It’s a disappointing development after Williamson averaged 23.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals in four preseason contests, but New Orleans won’t be taking any chances with Zion’s knee....

Try not to get super up in your head about this. If you like them and they like you, they’re going to be happy you’re asking them out! You can absolutely continue to wait if you want them to ask you out first, but just know that you may lose some of that romantic momentum you’ve been building. You can ask them out when you get home from the second date if you’d like....

European officials are pondering the same thing. Politicians like British lawmaker Tobias Ellwood, the chair of the defense committee in the House of Commons, went so far as to state that any sign of the U.S. pulling back on its assistance would be a license for Russian President Vladimir Putin to run roughshod over the Ukrainians at a time when Kyiv holds the upper hand on the battlefield. Or, as Ellwood told The Washington Post this week, “If America pulls back, Putin could snatch victory from the jaws of defeat....

Aguero was left on the bench at Camp Nou a fortnight ago as Pep Guardiola went with Kevin De Bruyne up front. But Aguero’s two goals — and overall performance — at West Brom on Saturday have persuaded Guardiola to include him for this match. Messi & Kun never clicked as duo City will not use a back three against Barca, but it is unclear exactly who will start in defense....

But new evidence suggests that ideology, not sound science, has perpetuated a 1-in-10 myth. In the nearly half century since Kinsey, no survey has come close to duplicating his findings. Most recent studies place gays and lesbians at somewhere between 1 and 6 percent of the population. While experts say these survey results are biased by underreporting from reticent participants, the gap is still significant. Some gay activists now concede that they exploited the Kinsey estimate for its tactical value, not its accuracy....

The day before the match, manager Carlo Ancelotti had expressed his desire to close it out: “We’re on match point and when the best tennis players get there, they make sure they win it.” With the win over Espanyol, Madrid served an ace to clinch the crown. Now sitting 17 points above second-placed Sevilla and 18 above Barcelona, there are not enough points available for any of the pursuers to catch Los Blancos at this point....

Don’t think going to San Diego from Tinseltown will change his runway approach to dressing. Kemp has recently reached a new pinnacle for a baseball player by accomplishing what few sports figures have been able to do: Having top designers vying to dress him. It’s hard to deny that the Padres outfielder has become the face of fashion for baseball. PHOTO GALLERY: NBA Draft fashion If one was to take a look into Matt Kemp’s closet, they would see a very well-curated selection of designers such as Givenchy, Phillip Lim, Balenciaga, Tom Ford, and Balmain amongst other high-style names....

As reported by Newsweek yesterday, a Five Guys employee showed TikTok how the fries are really made, and it was surprisingly homemade, but it only highlights the difference between some of their rivals. Five Guys cuts and cooks its fries from start to finish in-store, beginning with the potato being cut in the slicer. The chain uses only Burbanks from Idaho, grown above the 42nd parallel, as they grow during the day when it’s warm and stop at night when it cools, causing them to be a higher quality....

Once the stage and the Breslow number have been accurately determined, your healthcare provider can effectively plan your treatment. The TNM System In 2016, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) released new guidelines for staging melanoma, known as the TNM system. Each letter of this name stands for a different aspect of a tumor’s characteristics: T (tumor): The important aspects of the tumor itself include how big it is, whether it has ulcerated (there is a breakdown of the skin over the melanoma), and if it has spread beyond its own boundaries....

Mpox is diagnosed with lab tests that detect genetic evidence of the virus from a swab of a skin sore. Blood tests and other lab tests may be used to rule out diseases that look similar to mpox, such as chicken pox or syphilis. This article walks you through what is involved in diagnosing mpox, including when mpox testing is recommended. Self-Checks There are no at-home tests to diagnose mpox....

With insurance or Medicare, traditional monofocal cataract surgery is covered, but you may incur expenses in copayments, medication costs, and meeting your annual deductible. Specific costs will vary depending on the type of lens, any additional underlying eye issues, and the surgical technique. Openly discussing this with your surgeon before scheduling your surgery is imperative to avoid any hidden costs. It is also helpful to speak to your insurance or Medicare representative to fully understand your coverage....

Phase Two of the buildup began at a time of growing uncertainty in the large but awkward alliance arrayed against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. So far, economic sanctions and concerted diplomacy had failed to budge him from Kuwait, but to some, the military option looked even less promising. “We’re drifting,” said one source who has been deeply involved in planning the multinational operation in the gulf. “For the first time, there’s a sense that we’re not sure what to do next....