I have been examining videos released on social media platforms by Azerbaijani soldiers showing the killings and dismemberments of soldiers and civilians in Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) and Armenia. The footage includes cheers and laughs to desecrate and destroy prisoners of war. Syrian mercenaries recruited into the Azerbaijani military have confirmed they would receive $30,000 for every limb they severed and $40,000 for every Armenian they killed. Persistent retweeting by Azeri bots on Twitter spread the pleasures of killing with barbarism and animalistic savagery and the joys of booty from a war—the “44-day war,” that had a known start but still no clear end....

The Daily Wire CEO launched his own line of razors in March under the Jeremy’s Razors brand—selling products remarkably similar to those of Harry’s. “They left us for saying boys are boys and girls are girls,” complained Boreing, whose news site is known for its podcasts with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. The battle of the razors is the latest in a growing war against “woke business” by conservatives who are starting their own companies or investment funds, using activist shareholder tactics and drafting legislation to target firms espousing liberal causes....

America’s adversaries try daily to undermine, discredit and weaken us. What sets us apart is the rule of law. It’s the strength of our democracy. That makes this a dangerous time to play politics. During my 27 years as a law enforcement officer, I almost never knew the political party of the culprits we encountered or the brave officers who locked them up. For a time, I also served as the commander of internal affairs....

Graham introduced the COVID-19 Accountability Act along with eight other GOP senators including Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Florida Senator Rick Scott. “I’m convinced China will never cooperate with a serious investigation unless they are made to do so,” the senator said. Under the proposed legislation, China would have 60 days to provide a transparent accounting of any coronavirus-related investigation, close all operating wet markets to minimize the risk of zoonotic diseases which can move from human to animal, and release “all pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong that were arrested in the post COVID-19 crackdowns....

As the U.S. has dealt with the public health and economic fall out of the global outbreak of COVID-19, Trump administration officials and some top Republicans have been increasingly critical of China, the country where the novel virus first arose. Chinese officials initially covered up the outbreak in Wuhan, and China has faced mounting international criticism for lacking transparency amid the pandemic. Meanwhile, the U.S. has struggled to build up essential medical supplies, with much of the supply chain relying on products manufactured in China or elsewhere....

The Dodgers’ magic number to clinch the West is one, as of Wednesday morning. The Giants’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot also is one. By the end of Wednesday night, when they play each other, one of the longtime rivals will have clinched something. In the Sporting News Baseball Yearbook, the Dodgers were picked to win the division, and the Giants to be a wild-card team. The pick for third place was the Padres, who are locked into that spot, with the Rockies picked for fourth and the Diamondbacks for last....

Georgia proudly and deservedly boasts that it is now home to 34 Fortune 1000 companies—up four from 2019 and 18 Fortune 500 firms. Atlanta itself is now ranked third in the nation for the number of Fortune 500 firms, tied with Chicago. These great global enterprises have been trailblazers in global markets, technology pioneers and leaders in social impact issues from sustainability and gun safety to racial justice and social harmony....

In October 2020, The New York Post alleged a trove of emails in a laptop left at a computer repair store in Delaware revealed the younger Biden’s business interests in Ukraine and China. His then-presidential candidate father’s team has issued a blanket denial of the allegations. Hunter Biden remains under investigation by the FBI and the IRS for issues relating to his tax filings which, according to The Associated Press, probes into his China dealings....

And Wednesday was a big day. First, Bernie Sanders’ campaign announced the senator had a heart procedure to have two stents inserted after he was found to have a blockage in an artery. The candidate is “conversing and in good spirits,” his campaign said. The campaign showed impressive message discipline, quickly pivoting to Sanders’ support for Medicare for All. Then, the remaining leading candidates took to the stage in Las Vegas—two years and one day after a mass shooting left 58 people dead—for March For Our Lives’ presidential forum....

Clinton, who was first lady from 1993 to 2001 and the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016, told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Tuesday that “a lot of people” didn’t appreciate what Biden had accomplished during his first 12 months in office. She was referring to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package signed by the president in March and the recent $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal. Clinton was responding to a question about the January 6 Capitol riot and the use of violence during a broader discussion about American democracy....

The proposal comes amid reports of dire conditions at border detention centers, with one Buzzfeed article Thursday quoting some children who are, by all appearances, living in squalid conditions at the centers. According to the article, one 12-year-old boy said: “I’m hungry here at Clint [detention center] all the time. I’m so hungry that I have woken up in the middle of the night with hunger. Sometimes I wake up from hunger at 4 a....

The former Indiana governor told the Daily Caller that he hadn’t “given any thought” to events beyond the 2020 presidential election when the outlet pressed him on whether he would stand as a candidate in 2024. “I haven’t given any thought to anything beyond the election in 2020 because I think this election is so important to the life of the nation,” he told the Caller. “I think this could well be one of the most important elections in the long and storied history of the United States, because we’re really deciding what path we will take....

Nikita Zimov, director of Pleistocene Park, an experiment to restore the landscape to prehistoric times to reduce the amount of carbon being released, told the Siberian Times wildfires have not reached them for many years. “Last time it was this bad forty years ago in the 80s,” he said. In the north of Yakutia, fires have surrounded the village of Svatay. To the west, in the village of Batagay, reports said it was raining ash, the newspaper said....

The state’s executive stay-at-home order was set to expire on April 29, but Cooper decided to extend the end date until May 8. The extension keeps nonessential businesses closed and continues to enforce a ban on large public gatherings in the state. The order also requires restaurants to offer take-out service only. According to a press release from the governor’s office, the stay-at-home order was extended because North Carolina has not seen a “downward trajectory,” in the number of daily coronavirus cases, or an increase in the state’s testing and contact tracing....

On Sunday, Tennessee reported 478 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, a jump of 5.2 percent. According to The Tennessean, that’s the highest number in new cases since the coronavirus pandemic began. In total, the state now has 9,667 confirmed cases of the novel virus. Meanwhile, Georgia saw just 37 new confirmed cases, bringing its statewide total to 23,481. The spike in Tennessee’s cases came as the state allowed restaurants to reopen for dine-in customers on Monday....

But all that wisdom wasn’t enough to keep Professor Davis from being blindsided Friday, when Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest utility, filed for bankruptcy, saying it could no longer wait for a political solution to the state’s deepening energy crisis. PG&E has racked up $9 billion in debt from buying power at higher wholesale prices than it is allowed to pass on to consumers under the state’s flawed deregulation scheme....

Buffon, who recently announced his retirement from international football, is regarded as one of the best men to have played the beautiful game. At 39, the shot-stopper is in the twilight of his career, and as the world prepares to send off a special son, Asamoah counts the blessings of playing alongside the 2006 World Cup winner at Juventus following the former’s transfer from Udinese in 2012. “Buffon is a captain and the example for everyone,” Asamoah told Totto Sport ....

Will Hudson, an entomologist for the University of Georgia, said that he’s killed more than 300 Joro spiders on his property in Winterville. His front porch was also rendered unusable after the spiders filled it with webs 10 feet deep. “The webs are a real mess,” Hudson said. “Nobody wants to come out of the door in the morning, walk down the steps and get a face full of spider web....

Dr. Velarde: A lot of the lifestyle changes we recommend are closely tied to important parts of people’s lives: family, faith, and community. This is especially true for patients from racial and ethnic minority groups. One way to encourage people to engage in preventive care is by encouraging their family members and communities as well. Changes are more successful when there is a group effort, and you tend to see better outcomes when you involve the community or family....

Asthma often starts at a young age and can be triggered by viral respiratory infections, allergies, obesity, and other factors. Genetics also plays a big role—people who have a parent with asthma are 3 to 6 times more likely to develop asthma. Where you live and work can make a difference, too. Occupational exposure to certain dusts and chemicals in the workplace can cause adults to develop asthma later in life....