Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, leads Laxalt 46 percent to 44 percent according to a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll. The race is viewed as one of the tightest in the midterms, potentially shifting control of the Senate from the Democrats to the Republicans in 2023. The survey of 500 likely voters was conducted via landline and cellphone from October 4 to October 7. The margin of error is +/- 4....

He wants to talk about his latest effort, “I Am What I Ate… And I’m Frightened,” a comic, poignant memoir about letting go of the finer things in life–namely cigars and potato chips. For years Cosby ate the way he did as a teenager; after all, his mom dined on lamb chops and fried potatoes, right through four minor strokes, and lived into her late 80s. But Cosby’s doctor laid down the law early last year when he went in for a regular checkup and came out with test results showing a high cholesterol count and a 30 percent blockage in the carotid artery that feeds the brain....

“It’s a hell of a deal,” Representative John Yarmuth, a Kentucky Democrat who chairs the House Budget Committee, told House members before the bill’s passage. “We are elected to make a difference and to make the lives of the people we serve better. Enacting this legislation will be a momentous achievement for Congress, and, more importantly, it will change lives, it will save lives and deliver on the promise of the American dream for generations to come,” he said....

Providing benefits and medical care to veterans will be the biggest single long-term cost of the post-9/11 wars, Linda Bilmes, a professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, wrote in the report for the Costs of War project. “Although for the U.S., fighting in Afghanistan may be over, the cost of caring for the veterans have barely started,” Bilmes told Newsweek. “And we haven’t reckoned yet with that long-term cost ahead....

The Blues suffered a rare wobble on Saturday to keep the chasing pack interested in a battle for the top-flight crown. Has Costa declined since China offer? A 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace has seen their advantage over second-placed Tottenham cut to seven points, with a visit from Pep Guardiola’s City side in midweek representing the first of several big games to come. “After a loss at home and with a rival closing the gap the importance of the game only grows,” Costa is quoted as saying by ESPN Brasil....

If you have costochondritis, working with a physical therapist can be a good option to help ease the pain and inflammation and allow you to return to normal activity and function. Symptoms of Costochondritis One of the tricky things about costochondritis is that the symptoms mimic other more serious conditions. Symptoms of costochondritis include: Pain in the chest near the area where your ribs connect to your breastboneChest pain when taking a deep breathPain with changing positions, as when going from lying to sitting or sitting to standingPain when bending forward...

Launched a year ago, the Abraham Accords first saw Israel normalize diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain last September, and later with Sudan in October and Morocco in December. The process was overseen by the administration of President Donald Trump, which set out to erode the Arab boycott against Israel that began with the country’s 1948 establishment on soil also claimed by Palestinians. While no additional Arab states have signed up since Trump left office in January, President Joe Biden has publicly supported his predecessor’s endeavor....

Due to New York City regulations for persons that are not vaccinated for COVID-19, Irving is prohibited from playing in games held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden. He is, however, allowed to practice with the team as the Nets’ facility has been deemed a private building. MORE: KD says he won’t force vaccine on Kyrie According to a recent report from Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, getting vaccinated technically wouldn’t be the only way that Irving could join the Nets for games played in New York....

The U.S. accounts for just 4.2 percent of the world’s population but 30 percent of COVID-19 cases and 19 percent of COVID-19 deaths. In 12 other countries, the virus’s spread has slowed. China is returning to work while the U.S. remains shut down. The U.S would have experienced fewer deaths and less economic damage had the federal government been better prepared—or simply as prepared as some other countries, even smaller and poorer ones....

Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Friday that one month on from the start of the invasion, Russian troops are losing ground, Ukrainian forces have been retaking key areas around 20 miles east of Kyiv and that the much-anticipated march on the Ukrainian capital hasn’t happened. It echoes analysis from the Pentagon last week that said Moscow is suffering from shortages and commanders are struggling to sustain their troops in combat....

Senator Lindsey Graham invoked the downfall of Julius Caesar in calling for the Russian leader’s assassination. “Is there a Brutus in Russia?” he said in a tweet which sparked condemnation from both Republicans and Democrats. Away from any extra-judicial solution to Putin’s aggression, tough Western sanctions and Moscow’s failure to force a quick capitulation from Kyiv add to speculation over whether the Russian president faces as much of an existential battle as the country he invaded....

No one really knows what will happen–except that cops, firemen and techies won’t have the night off. San Francisco: Sixty self-powered towers will light the Embarcadero for those watching fireworks over the bay. BART will run through the night. Los Angeles: The city is preparing as if for the Northridge earthquake of 1994. Buses and the 53 miles of light rail and subway are sound. The National Guard will be standing by....

The goat is now gone. The private Charles Darwin Foundation, which set out to exterminate the goat in 1998, announced last July that it had succeeded completely. The foundation has been battling invasive species on the islands since 1959, but the removal of the goats from Isabela is its greatest victory. “Almost nobody thought we could do it. Imagine trying to find every goat in an area the size of Rhode Island,” says Felipe Cruz, a native of the Galápagos who directed the project....

Critics say the decline actually began during the last year of the Bush administration. In the mid-1980s the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut and a series of high-profile hijackings exposed serious weaknesses in U.S. counterterrorism strategy, including turf battles among military and intelligence agencies. The Reagan administration created the State Department post of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, a job with ambassadorial rank and the clout to force warring bureaucracies to work together....

On Friday, Ware County reached out to parents and faculty, informing them that all 11 schools in the district will be closed through August 27. All 11 schools will reopen on September 7. Ware County stated that although schools are closed, other extracurricular activities and competitions will still take place. Ware County reported that 76 students who tested positive for COVID-19 attended school during the exposure. There were 679 students that were quarantined out of 5,900 total students....

The investment, called the HOMES Plan, is part of the Building Blocks program approved by the county earlier this year to “ensure all families can continue to live and work in Miami-Dade,” a news release from the Florida county reads. “With this plan, we’re looking to provide direct support to residents across our community —from middle-class families who own their homes and are behind on their bills, or those whose rents have skyrocketed, to low-income households and those experiencing homelessness, as well as small landlords and the developers who are building new housing to meet our community’s needs,” said Cava, describing the HOMES Plan....

Jonathan, 42, and Diane Toebbe, 45, of Annapolis, each faces a single count of conspiracy to communicate restrictive data and two counts of communication of restricted data. The couple was arrested in West Virginia on October 9 by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and charged with violating the Atomic Energy Act—a federal law that assures the proper management of nuclear materials and their byproducts. “The complaint charges a plot to transmit information relating to the design of our nuclear submarines to a foreign nation,” said Attorney General Merrick B....

Karen and James Marks had their first child, Cameron, four years ago, followed by their second child, Isabella, two years ago. And they have finally welcomed their most recent child, Gabriella, last month. The three youngsters are considered triplets as they were conceived on the same day - and at the same time - through IVF, from the same batch of embryos. After Karen gave birth to Cameron on September 1, 2018, the couple kept their viable embryos frozen so they could add to their family later, with Isabella born on September 15, 2020, and Gabriella born on July 3, 2022....

The original poster (OP), u/EmilyandPaige, shared their story to the popular Reddit forum r/AmITheA**hole, earning 8,700 upvotes and 700 comments for their post, “AITA for leaving my sister and her husband in the rain?” The OP opens by saying they’re the significant other of food influencer, “Emily.” Though Emily doesn’t do catering, she enjoys cooking for friends and family. So, when OP’s sister, “Paige,” asked if Emily would cook for her dinner party, Emily was happy to....