The poll, conducted by The Boston Globe, Suffolk University and WGBH News, surveyed 500 individuals and was published early Tuesday. Its results demonstrated support for a lengthened lockdown protocol among the majority of respondents, 85 percent of whom said they approved of Baker’s decision. A nearly identical fraction of the poll’s participants noted their support for the governor’s response to the new coronavirus pandemic in general. However, state mandates aside, Tuesday’s report suggested a significant portion of Massachusetts’ population is hesitant to reenter certain public spaces in the absence of a proven vaccine....

Bader, of course, is still on the Injured List. He has yet to play a game for the Yankees, his new team, after he was acquired in an Aug. 2 deadline-day deal with the Cardinals by Cashman, the Yankees’ GM. His new team is hopeful that Bader, a Gold Glove center fielder, will be back from his foot injury at some point in September and at full speed by the postseason....

The Malaysian FA (FAM) president, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has admitted that the plan to add another foreign player slot in the M-League for Southeast Asian players is discussed with the objective of generating income for the league and clubs. Speaking to the press during the new Super League trophy unveiling event in Johor Bahru on Tuesday, Tunku Ismail, who is also known as TMJ by fans, provided more details on the plan....

Wagner blew past a field that included two fellow 2014 Olympians on Saturday night in Greensboro, N.C., to win with a score of 221.02. It was the highest score for a woman at a U.S. championships event. Gracie Gold was a distant second at 205.54, with Karen Chen third (199.79) and Polina Edmunds fourth (192.62). “This, of my three titles, this one tastes the sweetest,” Wagner said. “This is the one that means the most to me because this is the one that shows every single person that doubts me, every single person that says I’m too old, every single person that says I am not capable of being a leading lady....

The asteroid 2021 VR will have a diameter as large as 120 meters and when it passes our planet on the night of the Beaver Moon, it won’t be coming alone. The asteroid will be accompanied by the more diminutive asteroid 2021 VJ11, which has a diameter of up to 41 meters, just over half the wingspan of a 747 jet. However, on the night following this month’s Beaver Moon (which takes its name from the fact that beavers begin to prepare for the winter in November) another asteroid will pass Earth that dwarfs both of these rock bodies....

The asteroid—designated 418135 (2008 AG33), with a width estimated to be between around 1,150 and 2,560 feet—will be traveling at speeds approaching an incredible 23,264 miles per hour. To put that into perspective, that speed is 11 times faster than a bullet fired by a rifle at around 2,050 miles per hour, and 27 times as fast as a bullet fired by the average handgun, at about 859 miles per hour....

These frequent violent collisions may have played an important role in the geological and atmospheric evolution of our planet. The authors of the paper, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, say the period when the pelting of Earth with meteors and asteroids increased was between 3.5 billion and 2.5 billion years ago. “We have derived a new model for the bombardment of the ancient Earth, and found that collisions were up to a factor of 10 more frequent than previously thought in the time frame 3....

Astori was found dead in his hotel room in Udine on Sunday ahead of Fiorentina’s scheduled Serie A match against Udinese. The precise cause of the defender’s death remains unclear, but Udine’s public prosecutor suggested cardiac arrest was the most likely reason. Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle told reporters Astori had been due to sign a new contract on Monday and following reports this agreement would be honoured in order to support the Italy international’s family, Malago seemingly confirmed the move at a news conference....

The survey of astronomers is done every 10 years and aims to draw various inputs from mostly U.S.-based scientists. The 614-page report stressed the importance and need for greater diversity in a field that is still predominantly male. It urged NASA and the National Science Foundation And Energy Department to also treat harassment and discrimination “as forms of scientific misconduct,” and to add more diversity to its upper levels. The report also calls on NASA to consider and prioritize a science team’s diversity when doling out money for projects or research....

First, he made a smart move by jumping to avoid a tag attempt by A’s catcher Jonathan Lucroy rather than giving himself up after hitting a ball about 10 feet in front of home plate. MORE: Astros’ Giles appears to curse out manager Hinch after being hooked Then, he unwittingly went into World Cup mode and headed Lucroy’s throw into right field, which brought home Kyle Tucker with the winning run in a 6-5 triumph....

The Astros manager was questioned about two decisions in particular: waiting until starter Justin Verlander had given up a five-run lead before pulling the veteran starter, and turning to the team’s No. 4 starter as the first arm out of the bullpen in extra innings rather than handing the ball to one of the team’s most reliable relief arms. Baker explained his decision-making process after Houston’s 6-5, 10-inning loss at home....

The late-game drama began when Pressly threw a pitch inside to Michael A. Taylor with two outs in the ninth inning and the Astros leading 7-3. Carapazza called together the umpiring crew and then decided to issue Pressly a warning. Pressly took exception to the warning, which prompted Carapazza to eject him. The Astros’ closer had to be restrained while he left the field. The Astros used two more relief pitchers after Pressly’s ejection....

The 20-year-old shortstop was hitting .385/.459/.726 with seven homers, 32 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 29 games with Double-A Corpus Christi. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. FANTASY: Scouting Carlos Correa Houston’s starting shortstop, Jed Lowrie, is out until the All-Star break with a thumb injury, and the Astros have had trouble getting production out of the position. That means Correa’s stint with Triple-A Fresno could be brief, according to the Astros website....

What difference does this make? After all, most Polish children born since the war have been taught the truth about Katyn by their parents, and learned to dismiss the official line of the Soviet and Polish Communist governments as a blatant cover-up. But that was what made the lie about Katyn all the more infuriating: the authorities insisted on it while knowing perfectly well that no one believed them. As Vaclav Havel spelled out in his early dissident essays, the communist system was based on lies that did not have to be believed, so long as people felt compelled to participate in public rituals that affirmed acceptance of those lies....

His first step was to re-establish contact with Aidid’s Somali National Alliance (SNA). At a Tuesday conference arranged with the help of Eritrean and Ethiopian ambassadors, he told Aidid surrogates there would be no further negotiations without the release of Durant and a Nigerian captive. “Do it unconditionally. Then we won’t have it fouling everything,” he said. According to one diplomatic source, Oakley talked about his experience with the Hizbullah in Lebanon, telling the SNA that “holding U....

During those years I wasn’t always sure of how I felt about the man, but I did believe Cesar Chavez was larger than life. The impact he had on my family was at once enriching and debilitating. He was everywhere. Like smoke and cobwebs, he filled the corners of my family’s life. We moved to California from New York in 1961 when my father was named executive director of the National Farmworker Ministry, and for the next 30-plus years our lives were defined by Cesar and the United Farm Workers....

Over the next four months, Atlanta will host 18 major national and international competitions–18 of them in a three-week period starting July 29-at Olympic sites. They are designed to test arenas, security, technology–virtually everything but the impact of hundreds of thousands of tourists trying to buy peaches to ship home. The first test event, the U. S. rowing championships at a new course on Lake Lanier, 60 miles north of Atlanta, won four-star reviews....

While appearing on CNN’s The Situation Room, Bottoms was asked by host, Wolf Blitzer, if she was going to give Trump a citation for not wearing a mask while at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. “Just a citation that sends him back to Washington, D.C.,” Bottoms answered. During her appearance on CNN’s The Situation Room, Bottoms spoke about Trump’s recent visit to Atlanta, and why she believed that he violated the law while not wearing a mask....

Atrophic gastritis usually is caused by a bacterial infection or an autoimmune response. Treatment is focused on managing the underlying condition. This article will cover atrophic gastritis causes, symptoms, and treatment. It will also discuss prevention and risk factors. Definition of Atrophic Gastritis Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach lining. Atrophic gastritis is a form of chronic gastritis that also has the following features: Chronic inflammationMucosal thinning (atrophy)Stomach cell changesLoss of certain cells in the gastric glands...

Before Antinori could secure his place in infamy, members of the Raelian sect announced the birth of “Eve,” an alleged clone of her 31-year-old American mother, on Dec. 27 (following story). The outrage reached a new climax. President George W. Bush was “deeply troubled.” A Vatican spokesman called the event “an expression of a brutal mentality, lacking all ethical and human consideration.” Even Antinori, of all people, went on the attack....