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“He screws up one time, he’s gone,” Arians said in October of 2020. Brown didn’t cause problems during his first calendar year with the Buccaneers. But at the end stage of the 2021 NFL season, he has drawn attention for all the wrong reasons, and that led his his abrupt release from the team during a Week 17 win over the Jets. That’s not a major surprise. Brown came to the Buccaneers with a checkered history that included off-the-field issues with the Steelers and tenures with the Bills, Raiders and Patriots that were derailed by his antics....

The Chelsea manager was present as a guest of Juve president Andrea Agnelli for the showpiece Serie A clash, and sat in the directors’ box alongside the chief to take in the action. The trip rounded off a fine weekend for the boss, who saw his current employers take down Arsenal 3-1 the previous day to consolidate their lead at the Premier League summit. Aguero drops Man City exit hint...

The Red Devils have been chasing Antony for the past month but initially struggled to meet Ajax’s transfer demands. With the summer transfer window soon closing, Manchester United have now managed to splash enough cash to get the deal done. Antony has been with Ajax since February 2020 and will now move to Old Trafford with high expectations and a huge price tag to justify. Antony transfer fee and contract details Manchester United will pay €95m (£82....

While speaking to reporters on Friday, Ocasio-Cortez said “look at Joe Manchin – his own constituents, West Virginians want a $15 minimum wage.” “So I don’t even see what kind of leg he’s standing on here where the majority of his own state doesn’t agree with him,” Ocasio-Cortez added. The comments from the New York congresswoman come shortly after the Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against including the $15 federal minimum wage increase in President Joe Biden’s $1....

A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the seven-year veteran has been dealt to Milwaukee by the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for forward Carlos Delfino and backup center Miroslav Raduljica. The Clippers are also receiving a future first-round pick. MORE: Ballmer excited to be Clips owner | Griffin says extent of back injury exaggerated The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced by the teams....

Though universities don’t advertise it, many schools will reconsider if the rejected student can make a persuasive enough case. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for instance, the admissions office says an appeals letter might include additional letters of reference or explanations about changes in health or family circumstances that could have affected student performance. UC Berkeley requires “significant new information” in an appeal. The University of Michigan says letters of appeal must be buttressed with documentation from outside sources....

The decision reversed a ruling by a lower court federal judge that was stopping the mandate from going into effect Jan. 4 for an estimated 84 million workers. It is unclear following the ruling if the mandate will still be enacted by the originally planned date or if it will be moved, according to The Associated Press. Those who are still not fully vaccinated by the time the mandate is enforced would have to wear masks and comply with weekly COVID tests....

In his 52nd A-League appearance, Appiah struck with 11 minutes remaining against Adelaide United on Sunday, converting from a tight angle to double the Mariners’ advantage in Canberra before Central Coast held on to win 2-1. The sense of relief was palpable from the 24-year-old as he wheeled away to celebrate at GIO Stadium, and speaking to reporters on Tuesday he revealed how hard it had been waiting for his maiden A-League goal....

Symptoms If you develop arcus senilis, you may notice a white or gray half-circle on your eye. The arc can appear both in the upper and lower areas of your cornea. The half-circle will have a sharp outer border and a fuzzy inner border. The lines may eventually fill in to form a complete circle around your iris, the colored part of your eye. With arcus senilis, you most likely won’t develop any other symptoms, and your vision shouldn’t be affected....

Non-essential government offices and businesses are closed on federal holidays, so most banks, including The Federal Reserve, are not open over Thanksgiving. But online banking options at the bank websites as well as ATM machines are available for use. Some customer service phone lines may also be open on Thanksgiving, according to GO Banking Rates, a financial services website. Listed below are some banks that are closed on Thanksgiving. Contact your local bank to confirm the services available and exact hours of operation before visiting....

A new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2022 in August supported the current flu shot guidelines for older Americans set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Previous studies have suggested that getting the flu may raise a person’s risk for cardiovascular events like heart attacks. It seems like getting a flu shot could be a reasonable way to try to lower that risk....

While Ukraine and its Western allies have condemned the referendums in the Russian-controlled eastern and southern regions as illegitimate, Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of the Russian Federation Council—the country’s upper chamber of parliament—, claimed on Friday that they comply with international norms and the U.N. Charter. Voting in the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, which account for some 15 percent of the country’s territory, is set to take place from September 23 to 27....

Roughly half of the qualification places have been sewn up, with 20 of 32 nations, including the hosts, having secured a spot in the draw for the group stage. The playoff second legs on March 29 will determine which teams from Africa will join them, as the CAF qualifying section wraps up the third and final round of its qualifying process. The first legs were all tight affairs, which means the aggregate-goal tiebreaker could come into play (see below)....

The Milwaukee Sentinel refused to run the ad. But The Des Moines Register ran it last week, to the protests of meatpackers. “[It is] the most tasteless, demented, twisted piece of garbage I’ve seen in a long time,” Charles Harness of the National Pork Producers Council in Des Moines told the Register. “It shows how crazy these people are.” PETA was unapologetic. “We’re offended by the slaughter of 16 million animals every day,” a spokeswoman said....

Messi, 30, will again lead the South American nation at the showpiece tournament, where they face Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in Group D. But the Barcelona forward will be heavily relied upon as he looks for his first senior international trophy. Guzman, who replaced the injured Sergio Romero in Argentina’s squad, said his team-mates needed to ease the pressure on Messi as much as they could. “Of course Leo is a very important figure to us....

The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalised at the start of November, days after celebrating the landmark birthday, after complaining of low spirits and fatigue. Tests at the La Plata clinic revealed a blood clot on the brain, which doctors later revealed was operated on successfully. Maradona was subsequently released from hospital as an outpatient to continue his convalescence, which he carried out in his dwelling in a private neighbourhood near Tigre, northern Buenos Aires....

Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez scored two stunning goals to give the Albiceleste a 2-0 win over Mexico and breathe life into their chances of advancing to the Round of 16 from Group C. Meanwhile, it was a serious blow to El Tri’s hopes and the Mexicans will go into the final day in last place in the group. A shock loss to Saudi Arabia had put Argentina’s World Cup bid within one more loss of coming to a premature end, but Messi’s goal in the 64th minute gave his team the breakthrough they desperately needed against a fiercely competitive Mexico side....

Today’s Argentina-Netherlands World Cup semifinal (4 p.m. ET, ESPN) is a virtual dead-heat, AccuScore predicts, suggesting the betting value is on the underdog. Argentina won 36.9 percent of the 10,000 simulations of the game performed by AccuScore, while the Netherlands won 35.7 percent. Those percentages translate into odds of Argentina +171/Netherlands +180. As of noon ET, the LVH SuperBook has the game priced Argentina +145/Netherlands +210. The number on the Dutch is a bargain for gamblers....