If you need further proof, here’s Duncan dancing on the Spurs’ bench during their Sunday win over the Kids do “The Bernie.” Tim Duncan does “The Bernard.”

While our food supply chains have proved mostly nimble in adapting to the closing of restaurants, schools and other institutional buyers, and Congress has stepped up with expanded safety nets for millions of Americans, this isn’t the case for many places around the world. Coming into this year, millions of people in the developing world were staring starvation in the face. Now, many more will join them. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the number of people facing crisis levels of hunger could double this year to 265 million because of the impacts of COVID-19....

Demonstrations in Hong Kong started out as peaceful displays of opposition to a proposed law that would give China the power to extradite people who were accused of a crime. The bill was shelved and in the past 10 weeks, protests have morphed into a call for increased democracy and police accountability. While largely remaining peaceful, protesters have had violent clashes with police and shut down Hong Kong’s international airport on Monday and Tuesday....

For the world’s 12th largest economy, the surplus represents a moment of growth. However, Ryan Berg, an expert on Latin American trade with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Newsweek the moment could be short-lived. Brazil spent “lavishly” during the pandemic as it looked to avoid a major economic downturn like that experienced by its Latin American peers, Berg said. Right now, the country faces major inflation of nearly 11 percent, and Berg says investors are getting nervous....

A NPR/PBS/Marist poll released on Thursday found that 41 percent of GOP voters would choose not to be vaccinated, even if a shot were offered to them. Fifty-six percent were either vaccinated already, or planning to accept a vaccine. By comparison, only 11 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of independent voters told Marist pollsters that they would not be vaccinated. This still means as many as 30 percent of U....

Health insurance. Is your child insured? If not, it makes sense to step in. Insuring her protects you, because you’re not likely to let her go untreated if she’s seriously ill. Typically, dependent children can stay on your policy until 18 or 19, or 23 if they’re in school full time. But states are pushing insurers to cover them longer than that. In Massachusetts and Colorado, policies have to cover dependent children until 25, whether they’re in school or not....

With the Portuguese’s desk cleared at Cobham, those at Stamford Bridge once again find themselves in a period of transition. You may have noticed that the Blues are rather partial to the odd manager change, with Mourinho the only man to have made it through two full calendar years since he arrived in west London for a first spell at the helm in June 2004. Carlo Ancelotti came close to taking in 24 months with the Blues, only to fall a few weeks short, while Mourinho’s second stint took him past 30 months, but 14 days shy of reaching the end of 2015....

This, from a player who was in heavy rotation in trade rumors after last season. MORE: NHL’s top active goal scorers | Patrick Kane mess only gets messier Phaneuf remains captain of the Leafs, whose long struggle to become relevant takes a turn this week with the start of training camp. New coach Mike Babcock plans to make his team work and its opponents pay. Boss Brendan Shanahan continues to revamp the franchise that is iconic and listless....

Barca win Copa del Rey As the match kicked off at the Vicente Calderon, it was clear that Alaves had done their homework for the Copa del Rey final. Mauricio Pellegrini’s side squeezed spaces in midfield and made Barca look rather ordinary in the early exchanges. There was one exception, of course. Messi. The Argentine beat several rivals in one action in the first few minutes and floated over a delightful ball for Paco Alcacer (in the team for the suspended Luis Suarez), but the Spain striker was unable to control....

This was somewhat by design, and somewhat by happenstance, but there never was a doubt that UL’s fitness to enter the discussion would be established when Kentucky came to town. It seems as simple as this at this point: You’ve got to beat one to be one. UCLA earned its entry by beating UK, and North Carolina by rolling through the Maui Invitational, and Indiana by taking down Kansas and North Carolina, and Kansas by defeating Duke, and Duke by recruiting three of the 10 best prospects in the U-S-of-A....

“The good news is there are a range of good ideas and proposals out there from members of Congress about how this legislation can help meet that goal,” press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. She continued, “There’s no question in our minds—there is important debating right now happening about what the components of the climate proposals will be in these package—that these packages will have a historic impact on addressing our climate crisis....

Moscow officials announced Monday that the largest vaccination point in the capital in Gostiny Dvor, a huge exhibition space, would be closed in order to hold “cultural events” at the location instead. The closure comes as Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 895 new fatalities, the country’s highest daily death toll in the pandemic, and 25,110 new confirmed cases on Tuesday. In Moscow alone, daily new infections have nearly quadrupled from about 1,100 in early September to about 4,000 this week....

This year—this week—Global Lightning is back. The exercise is one of a handful of regular war games held by the U.S. Strategic Command, the American nuclear command in Omaha, Nebraska. No one planned for the five-day exercise to come up in the calendar at this inopportune time, and this year the scenario involves China. Still, behind the scenes, here’s what Russia sees (even if we see nothing): decision-makers focused on the latest plan, nuclear command and control circuits opened and tested, new innovations and capabilities incorporated and practiced....

According to a new poll from Gallup, Democrats approval of Congress has fallen the most, from 39 percent to 20 percent. Among Republicans, approval dropped from 24 to 12 percent. Meanwhile, independents saw their approval decline from 32 percent to 21 percent. The low ratings come as Congress continues to negotiate a second economic relief package. On Wednesday, negotiators from both parties said they made no progress on the deal after meeting for a third time this week....

The midfielder, who has won Serie A six times with the Old Lady, is set to undergo a medical with the Nerazzurri this week. Inter have moved quickly to reinforce a squad that is set to finish fifth in 2017-18, already securing the signing of Stefan De Vrij from Lazio on another free transfer. Asamoah will sign a three-year contract worth €3.5 million-per-season ($4.1m), having spent the past six years at Juve....

I didn’t complete that—or many other—assignments. I was so distracted by a condition I’d been battling since I was 2 years old, my real-life villain: atopic dermatitis, which is the most common type of eczema. The Constant Battle When my skin becomes unbearably itchy, I scratch to relieve the pain. As a result, I’m left with a fascinating mosaic of rashes covering my body. Essentially there’s an internal battle going on inside my body....

ICE announced in a statement that Tony Pham, its former principal legal adviser, would succeed Matt Albence in heading the agency. Albence revealed in late July he would retire after having served as acting director since April 2019. The decision was met with criticism from some Asian-American advocacy groups. “Given that [Pham’s] already worked for ICE within this administration, and this administration has aggressively ramped up targeting of Southeast Asian refugee communities, we don’t feel optimistic that there will be a change in how ICE is run,” Phi Nguyen, the litigation director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta, told NBC Asian America....

A compelling new exhibit at Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum tracks the changing ideals of beauty across centuries of Asian culture. By juxtaposing images of contemporary beauties such as Gong and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai with ancient statues of Indian goddesses and paintings of Chinese maidens, “Beauty in Asia: 200 BCE to Today” (through Sept. 23) invites visitors to reflect on how the pursuit of beauty has evolved, from foot binding to Botox....

Never did the decision of going to the grocery store hold so much weight until 2020. For over a year most have weighed dozens of moral questions about masking, vaccines, and social distancing before making decisions from going to the market to visiting an elderly loved one. The spotlight on the moral implications of every action makes it so mundane decisions now demand critical thinking—forcing you to weigh the what-ifs of every scenario....

Seniors, many of whom are on fixed incomes, are carrying an average of over $4,000 in credit-card debt. Recent college graduates are also in jeopardy from credit-card debts that average $2,200, on top of student loans that average about $40,000. If the current softness in the economy continues, a growing number of people won’t be able to keep up. You are at or near the limit of your credit lines....