The rally, organized by the American Bus Association and United Motorcoach Association industry groups, is slated for 10:30 a.m. and will begin at the Audi Field stadium. Organizers expect 800 buses from companies across the country to be involved in the “Motorcoach Rolling for Awareness” rally, which is due to pass Capitol Hill before circling the National Mall. The American Bus Association posted a video of the convoy heading to Washington D....

At the start of play Thursday, the Yankees owned the first AL wild-card spot, with a 64-55 record. The Angels, with a 62-59 mark, own the second spot. From there, seven other teams are within 3.5 games of that second wild-card berth. SEVEN. That’s crazy. MORE: Worst World Series winners since 1985, ranked The Royals are a half-game behind the Angels, followed by the Twins (1.0 back), Mariners (1.5), Rangers (2....

“Consumers are responding to fears of infection, social distancing recommendations, and mandated business closures by getting their food from grocery stores or directly from farmers, not from higher-end restaurants,” wrote Yelp Data Science Editor Carl Bialik in a March report. “When people do turn to restaurants, it’s overwhelmingly for delivery and takeout, not for dine-in options that until just a week ago were prevalent.” “The shift started when people were just encouraged to avoid crowds, and accelerated when restaurants in some jurisdictions were ordered to shut their doors and offer only takeout and delivery options,” Bialik continued....

The report from Rethink Food Waste Through Economics and Data, a collaboration of private industry, nonprofit and government participants, estimates that over 3 million pounds of food will be dumped this holiday. “A dinner for ten people will cost approximately seven more dollars than in 2021, and nine more dollars than in 2020,” the report said. “That means that this year approximately $15 in food waste will be generated by each dinner for ten people, about $5 more than in 2021....

On Tuesday, Yedlin and Green showed the world why Klinsmann took a chance on them, and in the process they provided two of the few bright spots for the Americans an a largely disappointing night. Green made his World Cup debut a memorable one, racing into a lofted Michael Bradley pass and volleying him the lone U.S. goal of the night, which nearly sparked an improbable comeback. The Bayern Munich prospect was a handful for the Belgians for the full 15 minutes of the second half of extra time....

Health care was center stage at Barrett’s confirmation hearings and her noncommittal response when asked about the constitutionality of Medicare raised a red flag for advocates of the popular program. But taking down the 55-year-old program poses significant risks. “Only a politically suicidal motivation would lead politicians, representatives, senators, governors or state attorney generals to challenge Medicare’s constitutionality,” Alan Sager, a professor at Boston University’s school of public health told Newsweek....

On Wednesday, November 30, photos of the GMA3: What You Need to Know co-anchors displaying PDA on several occasions were published by the Daily Mail. Holmes and Robach continued to host the Good Morning America spinoff for the rest of the week, though are currently on hiatus as ABC executives reportedly decide what steps to take next. Prior to their alleged removal, the duo appeared to make light of the drama, with Holmes on Friday joking that it’s “been a great week....

The engineering manager, who is based in Oakland, California, boosted her ever-increasing cash prize total to $1,057,800 as she edged toward breaking yet another of the long-running quiz show’s records. And in a clip shared on the show’s official Twitter account, host and all-time Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings revealed that Schneider wanted to thank somebody, before giving her the spotlight. “I would like to thank my mom,” said the Ohio native....

The Trainwreck actress said that the process was difficult and led her and her husband Chris Fischer to make the decision not have another child, at least not for the foreseeable future. “IVF was really tough on me. I don’t think I could ever do IVF again. So I decided that I can’t be pregnant ever again. We talked about a surrogate, but I think we’re gonna hold off for right now,” she said....

What’s unexpected is how little the new gay books from mainstream houses defer to mainstream sensibilities. Literary novels seem obliged to include a pornogothic shockeroo: in Dale Peck’s muchpraised Martin and John (228 pages. Farrar Straus, $21), sodomy with a gun barrel; in Gary Indiana’s Gone Tomorrow (244 pages. Pantheon. $21), sodomy at Dachau; in James Robert Baker’s Tim and Pete (256 pages. Simon & Schuster. $20), an orgy with unsafe sex and needle-sharing....

George Henderson found the seal around 5 inches in the ground shortly after starting a charity dig set up by his father, Paul Henderson, in November 2021. The money will be shared between George Henderson and the farmer who owns the land in Suffolk, East Anglia, where the seal was found. Used by medieval priests in the 13th century to put wax seals on official letters, the copper-alloy object is inscribed in Latin with the words: “Seal of the Priory and Convent of Butley, of Adam, Canon Regular....

The Times story said the inspection showdown could lead to airstrikes on government buildings in Baghdad and quoted unnamed U.S. officials as saying the timing “appeared calculated to give President Bush a boost” during the convention. It said “one official complained ‘we are going to stage an incident’. . . that will serve as a pretext for military action and’ to help get the president re-elected’.” The story also said the tactic “could damage the credibility” of the United Nations....

Currently, Army soldiers serve 15-month overseas deployments with 12 months at home in between. Marines serve seven-month deployments separated by another seven months. For the Marine Corps (a much smaller branch of service than the Army) the fact that 3,200 Marines are now being sent to Afghanistan is considered by some to be severely degrading Marine assets. The Post further reported that efforts to increase the number of soldiers and Marines will not translate into units able to provide operational relief until 2011....

The data came from Gallup’s Health and Healthcare survey, which the organization said was conducted in November of each year. The survey responses for 2019 were collected between November 1 and November 14 from a random selection of 1,015 adults living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Most people in the United States are overweight or obese, according to data from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases....

His eyes were bright blue and he had a remarkably fresh voice. He was always carefully dressed-raw-silk jackets and good linen. He wasn’t at all a dandy but there was a sense of quality. When I saw him, he was seemingly fully dressed, sitting up in bed! He was more impressive than appealing. There was no effort at charm. He was an Olympian figure-you don’t expect an Olympian figure to have charm....

It often seems as if it would be easier for everyone if China’s dissidents in exile just went away. Easier for Western governments, which want to do business in China without being made to feel guilty about appeasing an oppressive regime. Easier for the educated elite in China’s bustling urban enclaves, who want to get rich without being reminded of the compromises they’ve made. And easier, of course, for the Chinese government, which doesn’t like to see its abuses of human and political rights advertised around the world....

Scientists in South Africa, where the variant was first discovered around three weeks ago, have said that the newest variant appears to spread more than twice as quickly as Delta, which previously had been considered the most infectious variant. Early data from the U.S. indicates that the country will also experience a significant Omicron wave. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Tuesday that America could see a massive peak of Omicron infections as soon as January....

Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said that the anchors were found by divers at a spot in the Gulf of Mexico, just north of the city of Veracruz, The Associated Press reported. The artifacts were buried in about a yard of sediment at depths of between 33 and 50 feet. According to INAH, divers subsequently reburied them in the same location in order to preserve the items....

National Geographic explorer Albert Lin—along with archaeologists Adan Choqque Arce and Thomas Hardy—used a revolutionary technology known as LiDAR (light detection and ranging) to reveal the full extent of this city, which was settled by the Incas and the people that came before them (often referred to as the pre-Incas). The settlement lies in an archaeological zone known as Wat’a—meaning “island” in the local Indigenous language—at an altitude of around 13,000 feet....

Sparrow teams up with blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) to rescue the beautiful daughter (Keira Knightley) of the governor of Port Royal. She’s been kidnapped by Sparrow’s pirate nemesis, Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who thinks she can dispel an ancient curse that has turned him and his greedy, grimy crew into the undead. And so on. “Pirates of the Caribbean” has its ups and downs, but it’s better than a movie based on a theme-park ride has any right to be....