Pelosi has been in conversations with the White House for three months in an effort to bring forth a bipartisan coronavirus relief package. However, as cases surge past 12 million and legislators implement additional restrictions on gatherings and businesses, the two sides have yet to reach an agreement. On Monday, more than 120 economists penned an open letter calling for recurring direct payments. They wrote that stimulus checks are an “essential tool” in keeping the number of people in poverty from increasing, as well as being a booster for consumer spending....

The almost-certain wins for the two Georgian Democrats mean the Senate is now split 50-50 between the Democratic caucus and Republicans, with incoming Vice President Kamala Harris holding the deciding vote. Progressives are demanding a Democratic agenda that brings substantial change and will use any leverage they have inside and out of Congress to secure their policy wishes. A smaller Democratic majority in the House gifts progressives added clout....

On the other side of the world, the European Union finds itself in a similar situation as several thousand migrants, most of them from Iraq, remain camped out in the woods of Belarus, awaiting entry into Poland and the EU at large. The West has accused Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, with the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin, of bringing these individuals in and encouraging them to immigrate to the EU for the purpose of causing internal dissent, and this alleged plan appears to be working....

The Panthers, in their new proposal for Broward County, altered language that would "make it more difficult for the public to receive a share of the profits at the publicly owned BB&T Center," according to an examination of the proposal by the Sun Sentinel. A majority of Broward County commissioners support negotiating a new deal with the Panthers, who say they are hemorrhaging money and need a hotel-tax subsidy package worth $80 million or more over the coming 14 years....

Relations remain strained on the peninsula following months of failed denuclearization and sanctions relief talks plus a dispute over propaganda balloons floated into the North by defector groups in the South. Last week, North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office near the border as a symbol of its frustration. Northern military officials and state media then threatened military moves, including the re-occupation of sensitive areas close to the Demilitarized Zone border....

Sedita on Friday did more than call bull on the accuser’s mother and flail at explaining the thought process behind her lawyer’s backfired bombshell of compromised evidence. He was in full-on exasperated, angry-dad mode at the idea that his team had bungled the investigation. MORE: Crime and NHL players | Leaked ’evidence’ an ’elaborate hoax' His greater points, cautioning against blaming Kane’s accuser for any of the mess — a statement released by the family on Thursday said she had no knowledge of the rape kit hoax that blew things up on Wednesday — and classifing the last two days as a sub-investigation that wouldn’t affect the validity of the accuser’s original claim, will most certainly be lost....

2015: 64-98, fifth place in National League Central Key arrivals: OF Jake Cave, 2B Jose Peraza, OF Scott Schebler Key departures: LHP Aroldis Chapman, 3B Todd Frazier, C Brayan Pena MORE: Rookies poised to become stars | Ranking worst Reds team since ‘85 Best-case scenario: Brandon Phillips agrees to leave in a trade and the Reds get a good return for him and Jay Bruce. Homer Bailey makes a successful return in the middle of the season after Tommy John surgery, looking like he can get back to where he was before, as someone who will be getting big money through 2019....

Steen has been on a tear, with seven points in his seven previous games. That included an overtime goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins and gave him 62 points, second on the team. MORE: Schedule and scores | Standings | Videos So when he cracked knees with Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Cody Goloubef and limped off the ice, the pain of his injury was possibly greater than the ache in his right knee....

When researchers searched for content on top news topics on TikTok, they found that almost 20 percent, or one in five, of the suggested videos, contained misinformation, according to the report published by NewsGuard, a tool that tracks the credibility of online information. NewsGuard cited the example of hydroxychloroquine, a drug that sparked a debate after the onset of COVID-19. While many people—including former U.S. President Donald Trump—touted it as a cure, the FDA had disregarded claims that it could prevent coronavirus....

“I’ve got a lot of good memories about all this,” he said. MORE: Best photos from St. Andrews | Tiger matches Watson, to opposite effect | Faldo exits Open Watson’s son Michael caddied for him this week, and it was a special moment when he crossed the Swilcan Burn Bridge for the final time as a competitor. Watson finished the 2015 Open 12 over, and got a large ovation from the crowd as he tapped in for bogey on 18 to wrap up a marvelous career in golf’s third major....

Harvick and Busch make up the Stewart-Haas Racing contingent in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. MORE: Investigation complete | Stewart’s crew to work on Harvick car | Spectacular moments from Chicagoland Missing among that bunch is Danica Patrick, as expected, but also Tony Stewart, who had struggled this season well before being involved in a tragedy Aug. 9 at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park. Competing in an Empire Super Sprints event, the sprint car driven by the three-time Cup champion struck Ward, a 20-year-old racer, who was pronounced dead 45 minutes later....

New cookbooks are also helping pair Asian food with wines. “Wine With Asian Food: New Frontiers in Taste” by Patricia Guy and Edwin Soon presents a systematic approach to matching food and wines. Because Asian cuisine is characterized by a multitude of spices, the European practice of pairing the wine to the primary ingredient—a full red wine with lamb, for instance—doesn’t work. The trick is to focus on the sauce....

The Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York (CACAGNY) delivered the most vigorous rejection of CRT yet, calling it “a hateful, divisive, manipulative fraud.” CACAGNY is one of the oldest chapters of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, which was founded in San Francisco in 1895 to respond to nationwide discrimination and violence against Chinese Americans. For more than a century, this organization has helped Asian Americans, especially Chinese Americans, to “quicken the spirit of American patriotism” and to “insure the legal rights of its members....

Yao Pan Ma, a Chinese immigrant, was attacked in East Harlem Friday night while collecting cans. According to the statement given to Newsweek by New York Police Department, Ma was approached from behind by an unknown suspect who “struck the victim in the back causing him to fall on the ground. “Once on the ground, the individual kicked the victim multiple times in the head before fleeing the location on foot to parts unknown,” the statement added....

— They are gold. Just look at them. If you say that is silver or red or green, you are plain wrong. That’s 24K gold, at least partially. MORE: The best NBA player sneakers A photo posted by Matthew Senna (@msenna) on Jul 17, 2016 at 8:26am PDT — They exist just because. “Drake just loves Jordans, and obviously is part of the brand at this point, so it was something that came about and made sense and seemed like something fun to do,” Senna told Maxim....

While some news headlines have suggested that the space rock, dubbed 2018 VP1, could strike our planet on November 2, data from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) suggests there is zero chance of that happening—although it could be a close shave. “Asteroid 2018 VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock, is hurtling towards us at more than 25,000 miles per hour,” deGrasse Tyson wrote on Twitter. “It may buzz-cut Earth on Nov....

At present, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there may be an increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19 if you have moderate or severe asthma. However, research is ongoing and changing regularly. If you have concerns about asthma and COVID-19, there are several steps you can take to manage your asthma and lower the risk of catching or spreading COVID-19. Asthma and COVID-19 Risk Although the CDC warns that there may be a potential higher risk of severe symptoms if you have moderate-to-severe asthma, there is currently little clinical evidence to determine an increased risk of COVID-19 disease severity in people with asthma....

Di Matteo was brought in over the offseason with the target of leading Villa back into the Premier League following relegation in May. But the former Schalke, West Brom and Chelsea boss — who led the London club to the Champions League title in 2012 — departs with Villa in 19th place, having won just one of the club’s opening 11 games. A club statement read: “Aston Villa Football Club has parted company with manager Roberto Di Matteo....

“This is the first clinical data set showing this,” Richard Webby, PhD, of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Infectious Diseases Department, tells Verywell. “We still need to treat these data as preliminary. Preliminary but encouraging!” The Study The analysis of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine’s (AZD1222) ongoing trial was published as a preprint (meaning it is still under review) in The Lancet. One of the study’s most intriguing findings was that the vaccine might have a “substantial effect on transmission....