On Tuesday, diver Karl Bly spotted two pacific lampreys in the American River, which runs for 30 miles from the Sierra Nevada mountains to where it meets Sacramento River. He wrote on Facebook that this is the second lamprey he has seen in 30 years. “It looks like some sea creature from the deep,” Bly said. These jawless, parasitic eel-like fish are characterized by their large sucking disk mouth, which features sharp teeth on a tongue that resembles a file....

In the U.S., with a population of about 328 million, an average of about three people per million are dying each day, according to data compiled by Our World in Data. That’s about 17 times higher than in the European Union, which has a population of about 446 million and less than one (0.18) daily death per million, on average. In Canada, home to about just under 38 million people, less than one (0....

A recent viral video shows Willoughby being harassed on the streets of Philadelphia. In the video, Willoughby is carrying a plastic bag when a group of men start mocking him for dating a trans woman. After the video went viral, Willoughby took to Facebook to defend his girlfriend, identified only as Faith. “Y’all can say whatever about faith I really don’t care if she not passable I don’t care if she wasn’t born a woman she is a woman to me & I love her flaws that’s what makes her faith if you heard her story it’s motivating…....

The grassroots Stand Up America group accused President Donald Trump of being an “existential threat to our democracy” after he refused to say that he would willingly accept defeat during an interview with Fox News on Sunday. “I’m not gonna just say yes. I’m not gonna say it, and I didn’t last time either,” Trump said, in reference to comments he made during a 2016 televised debate alongside Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton....

But last week Democrats said no. Rather than work together—something two-thirds of Americans say they want—Senate Democrats rammed through a partisan COVID-19 relief budget on a party-line vote during the early hours of Friday morning. With this blatantly partisan process, which included stripping out bipartisan policies in the dead of night, it seems inevitable that congressional Democrats will pursue a COVID-19 package that caters to the most radical elements of their base instead of focusing on the needs of the American people....

In an interview on The Charlie Kirk Show podcast, released Monday night, the Florida senator called China an American adversary. Kirk, a Newsweek contributor, is founder and president of the conservative group Turning Point USA. “They don’t open up our markets, they steal our technology, they are completely non-transparent in this process,” Scott said in reference to the coronavirus outbreak that was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei in December 2019....

NEWSWEEK: Were you surprised to be named Mr. Golub’s heir apparent? CHENAULT: I’ve always been a person who is very focused on my job, so I don’t come into a situation with a lot of expectations. The announcement itself wasn’t a surprise, but being selected for the position was. You are now the highest ranking African-American executive in the country, What does that mean to you? I think about that issue in the following way: there were a number of capable African-American business people before me, and there will be a number of capable people after me....

Attorneys Ben Crump, Jeff Storms and Tony Romanucci addressed reporters alongside Locke’s parents during a virtual press conference two days after Locke’s death. The method officers used for executing the warrant was swiftly condemned and compared with the no-knock warrant served nearly two years ago in Louisville, Kentucky, which resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor. Romanucci described the events leading up to Locke’s death as an “absolute disgusting violation of civil rights....

Now, Campa-Najjar, who isrunning against indicted Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter, tells Newsweek that his view has greatly changed of al-Najjar — his grandfather. “I condemned him because I presumed — I accepted the premise that my grandfather was absolutely the mastermind or involved in the Munich attack. And if he was, hell, I would be the one to take him out,” Campa-Najjar says. “Now, I found that it’s disputed. So, upon that evidence, you can’t have your beliefs immune to evidence....

Rumours were at Coopers Stadium on Sunday during the Reds’ 2-2 with Wellington Phoenix that Adelaide are close to signing a new Spanish player after striker Sergi Guardiola was released last week. Former Reds striker Eli Babalj – currently a free agent – is also currently trialling with the club and Amor remains confident Adelaide will sign players before the midseason transfer window ends at 11.59pm on February 2....

“I also want to call attention to the fact that many people have been delaying physicals and routine examinations because of the pandemic. I know that because I delayed mine,” Klobuchar wrote in a statement posted on Medium. The Democratic legislator wrote that 1 in 3 adults said they have delayed or altogether missed health care out of coronavirus-related concerns. She added that studies indicate “thousands of people who missed their mammogram due to the pandemic may be living with undetected breast cancer....

McGrath’s campaign told NBC News on Wednesday that more than $2.5 million was raised in the first 24 hours of her congressional bid with the average donation to the campaign being $36.15. According to Mark Nickolas, McGrath’s campaign manager, it was the most money ever raised in the first day of a Senate bid. McGrath, a 44-year-old Marine Corps veteran, launched her campaign to unseat McConnell on Tuesday morning. In a video announcement, which has garnered over 4....

“You don’t understand the full impact that business and business leaders can have on the world stage until you start discussing issues of this magnitude,” says Lewin. “It was not easy to talk about emotionally–we were wrangling with some tough issues. I think it kind of surprised all of us.” With corporate scandals and billion-dollar bankruptcies dominating headlines for more than a year, ethics has become almost a hotter topic than earnings on business-school campuses....

University of Manchester professor of geography Jamie Woodward shared a tweet about the discovery on Tuesday evening. Woodward also included pictures of the creature. “Another extinct ice age beast exhumed from the permafrost,” he wrote. “Exceptionally well-preserved carcass of a juvenile woolly rhinoceros discovered in Yakutia. Its internal organs and stomach contents await investigation.” According to the Siberian Times, the rhino was found in August by local resident Alexei Savvin along the river Tirekhtyakh in permafrost deposits, which is located in the Republic of Sakha in northeast Russia....

The fragment depicts the face of a leopard—an ancient Egyptian symbol for strength and determination. The discovery was made more than a year ago in a necropolis half-buried in Egypt’s Aswan desert near the Mausoleum of Aga Khan on the western bank of the Nile, which dates back to the seventh century BCE. More recent additions were made to the site up until the third century CE. Archeologists say the face of the leopard would have sat in front of the head of the deceased, acting as a talisman to imbue its owner with the strength to pass into the afterlife or Land of the Dead....

According to The Oklahoman’s Anthony Slater, the Thunder confirmed Monday that shooting guard Andre Roberson will miss the next two to three weeks with a left ankle sprain. MORE: NBA Draft stock report | Howard to return Wednesday | Lillard calls out fan Roberson was injured Sunday night while attempting to block a shot by Heat guard Dwyane Wade. While Roberson is only averaging 3.5 points per game this season, he started 61 of the Thunder’s first 70 games....