Since pulling off a big win over Hoffenheim, Hamburg has dropped three straight games. Two of the matches have come against fellow strugglers — Darmstadt and, this week, Augsburg. Wood was a non-factor in both contests, as he did not get many touches and did not make the most of the few he had. Hamburg has now fallen to the relegation playoff spot, which would mean it would face the third-best team in the 2....
A Harris Poll provided exclusively to Axios and released Wednesday found 56 percent of U.S. adults said they support remote learning due to the risk of COVID exposure. Meanwhile, 44 percent of respondents said it’s more important to keep classrooms open for in-person learning to not cause interruptions in students’ education. Younger people and parents with children under the age of 18 were more likely to say they chose the “health and safety” of remote learning over in-person classes....
He hasn’t been charged (the allegations were brought to police attention two days ago). He denies the allegations. NASCAR has made the decision to let him race. Without a sponsor — his sponsor is his team co-owner Gene Haas — to pull him from the car, it appears that Busch will go out and compete and try to prove this weekend that he is still a great racecar driver while his attorneys are working hard at clearing his name....
The 82-year-old died after just over a week in hospital, with an autopsy showing the cause of death to be granulomatous amebic encephalitis—a rare infection of the brain and spinal cord normally caused by the species acanthamoeba. Matt Schimmel and Ishan Mehta, from Emory University in Atlanta, have published a report in the NEJM detailing the case. The man arrived at an emergency department having felt weak for the last two weeks....
Less than 12 months ago, Amor was the talk of the town in Adelaide after he led the Reds to the A-League premiership-championship double in his first season at the club. Adelaide had never won the championship before they defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 in last year’s grand final. After his side slumped to their 12th loss of the 2016-17 campaign in embarrassing fashion on Friday night, the Spaniard revealed talks over an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of the season, are on hold....
According to data, that was released on Tableau Public by Peter James Walker, at least 37 cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed within 12 days after Barrett’s nomination event on September 26. In an email sent to Newsweek, Walker explained that the data is all crowd-sourced from public information, such as “tweets from verified reporters, news articles in trusted outlets, etc.” Walker also noted that the site has an online tip line for anyone to forward new information, which is then verified with real articles before it is added to the tracker....
The surveys released by Emerson College and Suffolk University overnight found the Minnesota senator on 14 and 13.6 percent of the New Hampshire vote respectively, putting her ahead of Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren just 24 hours before the second nominating contest. The Emerson College poll of Democratic primary voters conducted from February 8 to February 9 showed Klobuchar’s numbers were up five points on Friday, the date of the ABC News Democratic debate in New Hampshire....
By threatening pro-choice Catholic politicians with the possibility of excommunication, O’Connor went farther than his brother bishops in addressing the abortion issue. Indeed, when O’Connor submitted a similar document last March to the Administrative Board of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, he did not mention excommunication as a sanction against government figures who disagree with the church. O’Connor eventually withdrew the paper after several other prelates argued that it might be counterproductive....
The season starts Thursday night, with the Super Bowl champion Patriots hosting the Steelers, and neither Roger Goodell nor I will be there, nor will I be watching on television. Goodell, for the record, will not be hearing an appeal of my decision. This ruling is final. MORE: NFL 2015 predictions | STEELE: Goodell, Belichick, Kraft — can them all This is not about running down football in favor of other sports....
Today Antinoja’s young company, Tendu, is aiming to develop data software not for some town softball league, but for Major League Baseball–and to do so with the precision and detail the national pastime has never seen. Some might ask if the world truly needs this: after all, baseball is already the home of such esoterica as slugging averages against lefties on artificial turf, and homers on 2-and-1 outside curveballs. But fans, teams and media only seem to thirst for more....
When we got to Korea, we were replacements in the Seventh Infantry Division, 32d Regiment. It was 1952, and we were in a stalemate at that point, so our duties mostly consisted of patrols. Sometimes you’d draw fire, and sometimes you’d provide covering fire for other companies. I became a squad leader in pretty short order, had maybe 10 or 12 guys in my squad–a mixed squad, more white soldiers than black ones....
Anaplastic cancers can grow as quickly as several weeks and can cause severe compression of the structures in the neck, interfering with breathing, swallowing, and speaking. It can also metastasize (spread) rapidly throughout the body. Symptoms of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer The first signs of anaplastic thyroid cancer are typically related to the enlargement of the thyroid gland—a bow-tie-shaped endocrine gland located in the neck, below the Adam’s apple area....
Ancelotti’s men thrashed Freiburg 4-1 on Saturday to ensure Alonso and Lahm went out on a high note at Allianz Arena. Lahm bids farewell as Bayern party The Italian was full of praise for the pair of modern-day greats who enjoyed plenty of success. “We played well and we closed the season well,” Ancelotti said. “After that it was an emotional day for Alonso, for Lahm, for everyone. I want to say thanks to these two players....
Now, an international team of archaeologists has uncovered the ruins of an ancient palace on the banks of the Tigris in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. This discovery could reveal fascinating new details about this mysterious civilization. The palace site, known as Kemune, was first discovered in 2010. Until recently it was covered by water from the Mosul Dam reservoir. However, last autumn, these waters receded in the face of a drought....
As shocked Americans entered into a state of national mourning, a range of reactions continued to pour in from across the globe. Most were sympathetic. But for some residents of the world’s perennial trouble spots, there was a grim satisfaction in the knowledge that Americans, too, now understood the trauma of living with constant insecurity. NEWSWEEK correspondents recorded snapshots of the international responses. RUSSIA In Moscow, Russians overloaded the U....
This week, Breivik, 42, has had his first parole hearing after serving 10 years of his maximum 21-year prison sentence, in accordance with Norwegian law. On the third and final day of Breivik’s hearing, his lawyer said he should be released from prison to show the public he’s changed, the Associated Press reported. “I’ve been crushed into atoms for the last 10 years,” Breivik previously told the court. “I have changed so much that it is not possible to change anymore....
Silva manager Jorge Guimaraes made the announcement Tuesday and didn’t give a specific reason why. One explanation could be the controversy surrounding Silva and his failed drug tests. He’ll face the Nevada Athletic Commission for his official disciplinary hearing on Aug. 7. On Wednesday, Carlos Fernandes, the president of the Brazilian taekwondo federation, said Silva never mentioned to the group whether he was competing. Fernandes was quite upset about that....
He prefers to procure his points the old-fashioned way—in the paint. The Pistons’ all-star center uses his unique blend of size and strength to pull down 13 rebounds a night. His athleticism helps to provide a defensive presence at the rim. The 7-foot, 280-pounder throwback to the great centers of eras gone by. Getting between him and the basket might cause opponents to catch an elbow. Ask Hornets big man Roy Hibbert....
It’s his middle finger — where he put his new championship ring Tuesday night as the Warriors celebrated their 2014-15 championship in their 2015-16 season-opener against the Warriors. MORE: Eight dumb things that definitely will happen this NBA season Bogut had joked about getting the ring fitted for his middle finger. Except he wasn’t joking, apparently. It should be noted that the rings are enormous. We’re pretty sure no one will be able to miss that beauty right in the middle of the 7-footers fist....
On Wednesday, Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr., 42, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina as he was being served an arrest warrant for felony drug charges. Authorities have released few details about the incident that resulted in Brown’s death. On Monday, Cox, a Pasquotank County attorney, showed the Brown family a 20-second bodycam clip from the incident. Brown family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter called it an “execution.”...
