Ajax announced the change - which comes following an agreement between the club’s board, the mayor of Amsterdam and the alderman for sports and recreation in the city - on Tuesday. Cruyff’s legacy must not be forgotten Cruyff passed away in March 2016 following a battle with cancer. He was part of the legendary Ajax side of the 1970s that won three European Cups, pioneering ’total football’ with the Amsterdam club and Netherlands, who he helped reach the World Cup final in 1974....

“My heart goes out to all those affected by today’s horrific train derailment in Missouri,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a tweet Monday evening. “While there are no words that can console those grieving lost loved ones, may it bring them comfort that so many Americans pray for them on this tragic day.” The Amtrak train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when it struck a dump truck in rural Missouri....

Cute. But then, lots of viewers agree, so is Martin Lawrence-the guy who plays the guy on “Martin,” the Fox Broadcasting sitcom that ran episode one of the stunt last week. Lawrence also works other turf. He’s a stand-up comic with one of the raunchiest acts around, riffing about “the man-woman thing” everywhere from Radio City Music Hall (he just finished five sold-out gigs) to Home Box Office (as host of HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam”)....

Both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham are set to continue with Barrett’s confirmation hearings starting on Monday, despite two Republican members of the Judiciary Committee testing positive for the coronavirus following the Rose Garden Ceremony on September 26. McConnell assured that the members who cannot join in-person can participate virtually, to the protest of the Democratic members of the committee. Doubts about Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court goes beyond her conservative political views—many Democrats have expressed concern regarding her strong Catholic faith, bringing to light key political issues including abortion rights and gay marriage....

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar joined Chris Evans and Mark Kassen to discuss the government’s role in breaking up monopolies and the history and consequences of antitrust laws. More than 45 states and the federal government have filed multiple lawsuits against Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook, alleging they have eliminated, defeated or simply bought competition in a manner that stifles competition and innovation, which translates into higher prices for advertisers and consumers....

McGrath has had tougher, though. During her 20-year career with the Marines, she became the first woman to fly in a F/A-18 fighter jet in combat and took on 89 missions in the Middle East, fighting Al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents. When she retired into civilian life in 2017, she was dismayed by what she saw as a lack of action in Congress so she ran for office in a district that voted for Trump by 15....

Behind-the-scenes photos have been shared from the set in central London, England. The images show actress Marisa Abela, who’s playing the late singer, and actor Eddie Marsan walking through London, but the brief glimpse has given some enough information to form a harsh judgment of the movie. Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing the biopic. There is currently no release date on the project, but the behind-the-scenes images taken by Neil Mockford saw people commenting on the quality of the movie....

We tend to hold France to this unattainable standard of taste and sophistication and well mannered living, when in fact, if you live here (or anywhere) on a day to day basis, you eventually take the rose colored glasses off and appreciate your surroundings for different reasons based on a new set of criteria. For me, France isn’t pristine nor is it unattainable. It’s weird and complicated and contradictory and sometimes even vulgar - just like everyday life everywhere else....

It looks like a slightly less violent version of the Oklahoma drill. Check out NOLA.com for background on how Les Miles started this tradition in 2008.

The idea is that a strengthened central government should focus first on economic reform, putting democratization on hold and stifling labor unrest and the secessionist impulses of ethnic minorities. Countries like Chile and South Korea are cited for developing robust freemarket economies under nondemocratic rule. There are both critics and supporters of Mikhail Gorbachev who maintain that the same formula could work in the Soviet Union. “The analogies aren’t accurate....

Loony as that gospel may have sounded to outsiders, scores of seemingly rational, intelligent adults on the inside believed it faithfully enough to follow its prophet into the fire. So what could be expected of 21 surviving children who spent most or all of their brief lives under Koresh’s magnetic sway? For them, all is confusion. Released into the custody of Texas child authorities after the first deadly shoot-out at the Ranch Apocalypse compound, they have found themselves suddenly bereft of the parents, the teachers and the overarching authority figure who made the rules....

Like a dog that chases cars, an allergy-prone immune system doesn’t save its wrath for malevolent intruders. It responds to harmless foreign substances by producing potent antibodies known as IgE. The reaction involves several steps. When an allergen enters the body, so-called helper T cells signal danger by releasing a chemical called Il-4. That alarm prompts a second class of immune cells–the B cells–to churn out IgE antibodies. When these antibodies dock with receptors on still other immune cells (the mast cells and basophils), they trigger a flood of histamine and other chemicals....

At 75, the senior senator from North Carolina doesn’t get many chances like this anymore. For the last two years he’s been chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in the unaccustomed role of insider. He’s agreed to be charmed by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He’s cooperated with the Clinton administration on some key matters, relenting on paying U.N. dues and allowing the ban on chemical weapons to proceed....

Versatile midfielder Kimmich and on-loan Juventus forward Coman have been linked with Premier League clubs, but the Bundesliga champions want to retain them. Bayern have an option on Coman that is valid until April 30 and Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says they are keen to exercise it, while Ancelotti has tipped Kimmich as a successor for the retiring Philipp Lahm. Hazard should reject CR7 sidekick role “There is no possibility of Joshua Kimmich leaving this club,” said the Italian after reports suggested Kimmich was on the radar of Manchester United and rivals City, who were also thought to be keen on Coman....

Madrid start slowly in month of tough tests Ancelotti will face off against Zidane for the first time when Bayern take on Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, with the first leg held in Munich on April 12. The pair had worked together when Zidane was Ancelotti’s assistant at the Bernabeu, with the Italian leading the team to a Champions League victory in his first season in charge before being sacked after his second season....

The Poland international, 29 remains in excellent form for the Bundesliga leaders, scoring 18 goals in 21 games in all competitions so far, but he has urged the club to bring in another attacker to take pressure off of him . Lewandowski has also criticised former coach Ancelotti for a string of muscle injuries Bayern have struggled with this term, and Heynckes is also disappointed with his predecessor. The 72-year-old says Ancelotti’s bad planning in the summer transfer window have left the Bavarian side thin up top and feels it will be a difficult issue to address in January....

Now, once again, darkness seems to be closing around the hermit kingdom. And today, instead of Mongols, many Koreans fear that the International Monetary Fund is set to invade. Over the weekend Korea narrowly averted a collapse of its banking system when, as the latest victim of Asia’s financial contagion, it asked the IMF for $20 billion in loans. That won’t come close to covering Korea’s problems: the government’s short-term foreign debts may exceed its reserves by a stunning $40 billion to $50 billion, and nearly half of South Korea’s listed companies are in financial distress....

The 20-year-old got injured three days before Christmas while playing for Anderlecht against his former club Eupen after colliding with goalkeeper Hendrik Van Crombrugge. However, the youngster flew to his parent club, Everton for rehabilitation and the forward took to the social media to show his excitement on his return to the pitch. “I am so grateful to be able to be back running and back with the ball at my feet,” Onyekuru tweeted....