Benched for this, sent home for that, suspended for the other thing. She may or may not be more trouble than she is worth to the United States Women’s National Team, but she certainly is more trouble than she needs to be. MORE SOLO: Solo’s husband calls controversy a witch-hunt | Mattioli: Solo doesn’t represent me Here is what Solo is not: She is not currently facing any criminal charges in these here United States....
Across Mexico and the Southwestern United States, thousands of others have already completed the journey. Latino conversions to Judaism started in the 1980s, but lately they have been attracting the attention of social scientists and firing the passions of Jewish-born Mexicans, who generally refuse to accept the newcomers. Many converts say they are descendants of Inquisition-era Jews from Spain who escaped execution by becoming Catholics, but continued practicing Judaism in secret....
After unloading Lance Stephenson last week, the Hornets on Wednesday traded guard Gerald Henderson and forward Noah Vonleh to the Trail Blazers in exchange for forward Nicolas Batum MORE: SN’s NBA Draft hub | Who’s going No. 1? | Each team’s biggest draft regret “Nicolas Batum is a very talented player whose all-around game will help our team in a variety of ways,” Hornets general manager Rich Cho said in a statement....
“A lot of the chemicals and disinfectants and cleaners that hospitals use to clean their surfaces, to clean their environments are not effective against Candida auris,” Dr. Floyd Wormley, associate provost for research and dean of graduate studies at Texas Christian University, told Newsweek on Friday. “Therefore, it’s able to stick around, even after you do cleaning. So, it’s very important that you utilize disinfectants that have been shown to be effective against Candida auris when you’re disinfecting the hospital environment, particularly when you know that it’s there,” Wormley said....
On Friday, physicians, nurses and other hospital employees gathered at a large demonstration to protest a management decision that prioritized the immunizations of staff who weren’t working directly with COVID-19 patients. “Residents and fellows were essentially not included in the first round of vaccines despite working 80+ hours per week in the hospital treating COVID-19 patients,” Dr. Earth Hasassari, a psychiatric doctor at SMC, tweeted. Higher ups at SMC had allocated vaccines to some administrators and doctors who are working from home and not in contact with the virus instead of staff who are working on the frontline....
More than 100 people gathered in rallies across Iowa and Michigan on Saturday to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates, chanting slogans such as “stop vax bullying,” “my body, my choice, the land of the free,” and “mandates belong in socialist countries,” among others. In Iowa, several Republican state lawmakers, including Representative Jeff Shipley and Senator Dennis Guth, gave speeches against required inoculation. During his speech, Shipley called vaccine mandates “a crime against humanity,” while Guth said Iowans would become “mindless cattle” if “we don’t stand up for freedom,” the Des Moines Register reported....
“Simply put, this is a collapse of the medical system,” Kindai University Hospital Director Yuji Tohda told Reuters. “The highly-infectious British variant and slipping alertness have led to this explosive growth in the number of patients,” Tohda said. Although Japan has largely avoided the massive coronavirus surges that other countries have faced, a fourth pandemic wave has overwhelmed Osaka, which has seen a fivefold jump in positive cases over recent weeks, compared to figures from three months ago....
In his latest Hot Reads video, Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman says he expects Bridgewater and Bortles to be ready. Both will have some bumps in the road, but Aikman points out that starting as a rookie isn’t as daunting as when he entered the league. MORE: Which team is most desperate? | Week 4 picks | Best-ever comebacks “For about the last 10 years, we’ve seen young quarterbacks step in and play at a really high level,” Aikman says....
Much of the pope’s ire is directed at the Clinton administration, which he sees as the moving force behind the U.N. conference’s pro-choice position. At the National Press Club last month, Vice President Al Gore, who will lead the U.S. delegation, insisted that “The United States has not sought, does not seek and will not seek to establish an international right to abortion.” But in an unusual personal attack last week, the pope’s chief spokesman accused the vice president of misstating the conference’s goals....
The video—titled “angry karen pt 2”—was posted on TikTok on Saturday night. Apparently uploaded by the person working the hotel’s front desk, the caption said “someone’s angry Karen grandma yelling at me without a mask.” The video soon went viral and has since racked up more than 800,000 views and more than 80,000 likes on the platform. It appears the customer in the clip was complaining about the hotel’s limited service during the coronavirus pandemic....
Legislators on Capitol Hill are hoping to pass a new deal before the end of the year as the coronavirus epidemic continues to rage throughout the U.S. Republicans and Democrats have remained divided on the size and scope of a second bill since President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law in late March. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that Trump is willing to sign the relief proposal that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell began circulating amongst fellow Republicans on Tuesday....
The rules were passed by House Democrats as part of a measure setting floor debate parameters for a budget resolution, according to The Hill. Democrats are expected to use a budget resolution to pass a coronavirus stimulus bill without Republican support. The new rules require the House Ethics Committee to publicly announce any fines incurred by non-compliant lawmakers. Lawmakers won’t be able to pay fines with campaign funds or congressional office budget funds, but they will be allowed to appeal the fines within 30 calendar days or five legislative days, whichever is later....
Shared to Nero Naveendran’s TikTok account @realtor.nero, the video amassed more than two million views as it showed different parts of the house. “This is what $1.95M buys you in Toronto,” read the text over the video. The asking price for the house converts to roughly $1.4 million USD. According to a Desjardins report compiled by economists Randall Bartlett, Hélène Begin and Marc Desormeaux and cited by Bloomberg, house prices peaked in February, but they have since declined and continue to fall....
Air pollutants such as these are classified as volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These chemicals can contaminate indoor spaces as byproducts of building materials, home cleaners, personal care products, smoking, cooking, and wood-burning stoves. Inhaled VOCs can cause irritation of the eyes and nasal passages, exacerbation of respiratory problems, and contribute to chronic lung disease. Sometimes air purifying systems with HEPA filters are recommended for purifying indoor air, especially when someone is especially sensitive to airborne irritants....
Even before Sunday’s Patriots-Falcons game arrived, the city, hosting the Super Bowl for the first time since 2004, proved it shouldn’t need to wait 13 long years to get another. The hottest hot spot in town was Club Nomadic, which is, by its last name, a cool pop-up venue. It hosted the EA Sports Bowl, featuring performances by The Chainsmokers and Snoop Dogg, on Thursday night. It was Bruno Mars’ turn on Friday....
The $25,000 donation by Fertitta was announced Monday in a press conference with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Chief Troy Finner. The men also gave an update on the condition of Ashanti Grant, who was shot in a road rage incident last week, according to KTRK-TV in Houston. Grant was in the car with family members around 9 p.m. last Tuesday, when her family said she was in the backseat watching cartoons....
Meanwhile, amateur golfer Cole Hammer scored a first-round 67 to currently sit three off the lead and in the mix at Humble. The world No. 2 (in the amateur rankings) had a mixed day with the driver but recovered on the green to tally eight birdies for the day, the second most by an amateur on the PGA Tour.
Minnesota United signs Finnish international The 37-year-old Sanchez brings a wealth of experience across three continents, including time playing professionally in Germany, Uruguay and Mexico as well as time with the Colorado Rapids in MLS. “By signing Vicente, we bring a player that offers a lot of experience to a very young group of attacking players both on-and-off the field. He has played in South America, Mexico, Europe and offers our younger players many life lessons from his time abroad,” said Dynamo head coach Wilmer Cabrera said in a team release....
Minor spent four years as a starter in Atlanta, from 2010 to 2014. Injuries kept him away for the two following seasons, and then in 2017 he returned to the majors with the Royals, who used him as a relief pitcher. “I felt like I was ready to go when they called down,” Minor said of his stretching routine. “It was because of starting. It was what I was used to....
In the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is feeling down during the festive season, namely because he isn’t able to really celebrate like he would have done on Earth. Mantis (Pom Klementieff) enlists the help of Drax (Dave Bautista) to head to Peter’s home planet and get him the best present ever: Kevin Bacon. But it’s not only the Footloose star who makes a surprise appearance in the show....
