The bright object, which has thrilled skywatchers in recent weeks, was discovered on March 27 this year by NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope and made its closest approach to the sun on July 3. It survived this close approach—unlike some comets which disintegrate as they pass the star—and is now moving toward the Earth. The object will fly closest to our planet on July 22, passing at a safe distance of 64 million miles, according to NASA....

The Commanders pulled off one of the shocks of the 2022 NFL season in Week 7, nabbing a come-from-behind victory over reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. And cornerback Benjamin St-Juste couldn’t help but showcase his excitement, opting to playfully rock cheesehead-shaped headgear after Washington’s surprising dub. MORE: What’s wrong with Aaron Rodgers? Check it out here: St-Juste isn’t the first player to don the canary yellow armor....

Wentz was interviewed by DC-based reporter Scott Abraham of ABC 7 earlier in the week and was asked about his perceived struggles early in training camp, as well as the perception that his status as a starting quarterback in the NFL may be on the line if he doesn’t perform to expectations in his first year with the Commanders. Washington’s new signal-caller kept things brief, telling Abraham that he didn’t pay much attention to the outside noise, especially in a period as volatile as early training camp....

But if the excitement was palpable, so was the fear. Several bombs had gone off in the tense days before the poll. Would the militant, white far-right escalate its terror campaign against a black-led government? Would the turbulent provincial stronghold of Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi–already the scene of thousands of political killings over the last decade–descend still further into anarchy and violence? As the Apr. 27 polling date for the 1994 election approached, I watched white friends stockpile staples like canned food and toilet paper because they feared the streets could become too dangerous to get to the stores....

Emergency Situations Caused by Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is usually a disease that develops and grows over a number of years rather than days or weeks. Consequently, many people don’t think of prostate cancer as an illness that can result in emergencies. Unfortunately, as with other cancers, these trips to the emergency for care are all too common. What are some of the most common emergency situations? Urinary Retention Because the prostate is situated just below the outlet of the bladder, urinary symptoms are the most common symptoms of an enlarged prostate (whether due to prostate cancer or BPH, benign prostatic hypertrophy)....

The incident occurred during Wednesday’s game between the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) and Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). During the broadcast, a clip of which was posted on Twitter, the announcer, who works for CSI, can be heard reacting to a foul from a Black SLCC player, Jordan Brinson. “He’s going to go to the bucket again, and get hammered again!” the announcer says. “This time by Jordan Brinson....

Today, we’ll examine betting win totals and how they compare to several of the most reputable projections. Of course, oddsmakers have more to consider (and more money to lose) when releasing their numbers — that’s why we tend to side with them. Their odds are made with more context and with the bettor in mind. MORE: World Series odds update | MLB live odds page We took season win totals from two different books — the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and BetOnline....

If either of these scenarios ever has happened to you (and if you’ve been following the gluten-free diet for more than about a week, you’ve certainly been in situations like these), then you’ve probably wished for a way to test your food for the gluten protein before you ate it. Well, there’s good news and bad news: Yes, you can buy home gluten test kits and devices, and when properly used, they will tell you whether the food in question has gluten in it or not....

Arsene Wenger’s side struggled to overcome plucky Swedish underdogs Ostersunds in the second leg of their last-32 Europa League clash. Two goals conceded in the space of 70 seconds were unsurprisingly enough to spark a chorus of boos from the under-capacity home crowd when referee Ivan Kruzliak blew his whistle for half-time. There was an air of complacency about Arsenal’s approach to the game at times, but credit should be given to Graham Potter’s side, who showed over two legs that they more than able of competing against the Gunners....

The team did interview Jets executive Rod Graves on Monday, but failed to inform the league of the interview, according to an ESPN report. The Redskins and Scot McCloughan have reached an agreement for McCloughan to become the new GM. STEELE: Panel of coaches and executives monitoring minority pool The Redskins did not directly violate the Rooney Rule since Graves is African American and was granted a meeting, but Fritz Pollard Alliance director John Wooten said teams must inform the league of these interviews in order to monitor if the interviews are legitimate....

According to the Texas Tribune, the complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights and it claimed that Black students face a “hostile environment” from the song being an official part of the university. The complaint also said that the song had a “racially offensive origin, context and meaning,” the Tribune reported. The complaint also alleged that the Black students at the university who are against the song, have faced harassment, which the University of Texas at Austin has failed to respond to, according to the Tribune....

The home where the decorations are set up is located along a busy road in the rural town of Jackson in Southeast New Jersey. Among the items causing controversy are several Confederate Navy Jack flags and ghost-like robed figures that some said resemble members of the Ku Klux Klan. The house is also dotted with numerous “No trespassing” signs. One nearby resident, Doreen Koptyra, was shown images of the decorations by NBC New York....

But it was too late. A nameless dread gripped viewers from coast to coast … because they thought they might miss part of the Colts-Steelers game. MORE: Biggest surprises from Week 13 in the NFL | The case for Cam Newton, NFL MVP So yes, as expected, when the time approached for President Barack Obama to give his speech from the White House about the mass shooting in San Bernardino and international terrorism, football fans started panicking....

Hundreds of QAnon believers descended on the city on Tuesday, convinced they would witness the return of JFK Jr., who died in 1999. This prophecy—which is considered too extreme even by some other members of the conspiracy theory movement—posits that JFK Jr. faked his death in a plane crash and would return to run as Donald Trump’s vice president in 2024 and help usher in a new era of American prosperity....

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., on Friday sent a letter to senior members of the Committee on Energy & Commerce to request an oversight hearing into the cheating scandal that has enveloped MLB in recent days. The committee has oversight over major league sports, Rush’s letter states. “I believe it is our ethical and moral imperative to investigate the Major League Baseball cheat scandal fully and to determine the extent to which this cancer has spread,” Rush writes....

“This afternoon my wife Megan and I were contacted by the Virginia Department of Health to share details with us about the illness of a friend who tested positive for COVID-19 after dining with us,” Beyer said in a statement. Beyer and his wife meet with their friend during a dinner on February 28. The Virginia Department of Health informed Beyer that the individual tested positive for the virus shortly after their contact....

During an interview on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, host Margaret Brennan asked the congressman whether he is concerned about the derogatory language Trump uses to describe immigrants in the U.S. “In the case of El Paso, it is the largest anti-Latina attack that this country has ever seen. The killer said that he went to a border town to kill Mexicans. Given this particular context, can you understand the sensitivity to language used by the president when he refers to migrants as ‘invading this country’?...

A woman called Connecticut State Police at around 4:17 p.m. local time on Wednesday to report a man placing an infant on the hood of her parked car in the town of Mansfield. When she returned to her car, the man got into a dark-colored vehicle and fled the area, according to police. The baby was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and was found to be between 28 to 30 weeks old, meaning it was premature....

Gaethje, of course, stepped into the fight because McGregor’s top rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov, was stuck in Russia amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gaethje’s surprise win sets him up for a showdown against Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title. McGregor, who’s angling for a fight this summer and command of the UFC spotlight he used to own, took to Twitter on Monday to trash Gaethje and claim he was up next against the 31-year-old....

“I read all the stories, and I shared the news with people who are also in this university world, and we thought you guys came off like snowflakes,” Sykes told students, according to The Badger Herald, UW-Madison’s student newspaper. “It looked like to me that you were assaulted by someone with a piece of paper and words.” Sykes made his remarks to the campus’s College Republicans, a group that invited him to address the organization....