Before we break down all of our picks, here are the most notable scoring rules for DraftKings contests: Made three-point shot (+0.5 points), rebound (+1.25 points), assists (+1.5 points), steals and blocks (+2 points), double-double (+1.5 points – max one per player) and triple-double (+3 points – max one player). Sunday’s NBA DraftKings Picks: Christmas NBA DFS lineup for GPP tournaments Sunday main slate, $50,000 budget PG Jrue Holiday, Bucks @ Celtics ($8,100)....

Vitriol, of course, but the British-born Hitchens, who now lives in Washington and writes for Vanity Fair, Slate and other publications, has long been known for that. “Religion poisons everything,” he expostulates (italics his)—from such minor pleasures as a slice of ham (Hitchens’s mother and wife were born Jewish), up through sex, and on to the future of life on Earth, whose end is both predicted and welcomed by fundamentalists of all stripes....

Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta as part of a renewed effort to push for federal Democratic voting rights bills that have stalled in the sharply divided upper chamber without any Republican support. The president said that he supported “changing the Senate rules” during his speech, including altering or eliminating the filibuster, to “prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights.” The speech was delivered in the notable absence of voting rights activist Abrams....

A Touch of the Poet, which had been well into production when the shutdown hit and received an excellent digital showing, has arrived where it always should have been—on the company’s mainstage, starring Robert Cuccioli, Belle Aykroyd and Kate Forbes, through April 17. The show has returned with three new actors joining the cast: James Russell, David Beck and Rex Young. Producing director Ciarán O’Reilly, who talked to Newsweek about the effects of the pandemic and its aftermath on the company, said, “We were a few days away from going into the theater....

The ciliary body also produces a clear fluid called aqueous humor, which flows between the lens and cornea, providing nutrients and contributing to the fullness and shape of the eye. Here’s what you should know about this small but mighty eye muscle that our eyes rely on every day. Anatomy The ciliary body is part of the uvea of the eye, which also includes the iris and choroid. Structure The ciliary body is a disk-shaped tissue entirely hidden behind the iris....

Uses Cimzia is prescribed to treat a number of different rheumatological, dermatological, and gastroenterological diseases that affect the body’s inflammatory pathways. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cimzia for the treatment of: Moderate to severe Crohn’s disease Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis Active psoriatic arthritis Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis Active ankylosing spondylitis (radiographic axial spondyloarthritis) Active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis Cimzia is approved for use in adults only....

Price, the Reds' pitching coach the past four seasons, will take over for Dusty Baker, who was fired on Oct. 4. ROSTER SHAKEUP? Reds reportedly making 2B Phillips available in trade This will be Price's first managerial job. Before joining the Reds, he was pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners (2001-06) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2007-09). He was a pitching consultant for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009 after being fired by the D-backs in May of that year....

On finding a child while running a relief mission to Bangladesh in 1991: I was working in Dhaka, and a friend of mine from Arizona had said to me, “Look, while you’re there, do me a favor. Mother Teresa has an orphanage in Dhaka. Would you mind seeing if they need any help?” And I said, “Sure.” We finally found the orphanage, and we saw 150 newborns on one floor....

In a clip from an upcoming episode of CNN’s The Axe Files, McCain told host David Axelrod what she believes her late husband’s reaction to the current state of the Republican Party and the United States would be. “I think John would be terribly upset by this whole thing. He was upset before he died,” she said. The senator’s wife told Axelrod, a former strategist for President Barack Obama, that her husband “would be disgusted with some of the stuff that’s going on” amid the presidency of Donald Trump....

Aguero is right to fear for his future The former France striker’s last top-flight act was to feature for Bastia as a substitute in their clash against Marseille, when he featured for nine minutes at the end of an injury-riddled 2014-15 campaign. He dreamed of returning to Auxerre, the club where he had made his debut, but injury prevented him regaining his top level. Cisse’s who career was characterised by serious injury and the 35-year-old striker’s fierce determination to overcome these problems....

Which is why we’ve enlisted some expert help. On Dec. 7, HBO will debut a six-hour, $60 million TV version of “Angels.” Directed by Mike Nichols, HBO’s “Angels” features a dream-team cast headed by Al Pacino (Cohn), Meryl Streep (one of the Mormons) and Emma Thompson (one of the angels). How dreamy are they? For one thing, they help this “Angels” stand shoulder to shoulder with the play. Brutal, hilarious and deeply moving, the movie is like a bonfire that never stops giving off heat and light....

“Today, a group of all-white members of our state government, including Governor Greg Abbott, attacked the Black Lives Matter movement,” Council Member Greg Casar said in a Tuesday statement. “Gov. Abbott could have held a press conference to express his support for the George Floyd Act. Instead, he held a press conference to fear-monger and lie in order to distract from the fact that 10,000 Texans have now died from COVID-19....

Casale told Newsweek that she adopted her two cats after finding them on the street, which was her motivation to move the initiative, which is formally known as the Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return program, forward. “I have two cats who would otherwise be on the street if I hadn’t picked them up,” she said. “I look at them and reflect on what their lives would have been like.” Between 7,000 and 10,000 cats roam free throughout the city, Casale said, and the population can continue to grow out of control....

CAVALLO: We’ll see the reactivation of the Argentine economy in less than six months. [By that point] it will become clear that three years of recession are at an end, and we’ll begin a period of sustained growth. The economy in the second half [of 2001] will grow by at least 5 percent over 2000’s second semester. Perhaps they didn’t understand because they are confused and think we have a dollarized economy....

Thomas issued a concurring opinion with the Supreme Court’s 6 to 3 decision overturning abortion rights as established by Roe v. Wade on Friday. The conservative justice, who was appointed by former Republican President George H.W. Bush, took aim at the Court’s 2003 ruling in Lawrence v. Texas and its 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Lawrence established that criminal penalties for sodomy or private sexual acts between consenting adults are unconstitutional....

“I’m really upset right now and I need to take a break to cool down. Can we come back to this in an hour?” “I don’t think we’re in the right frame of mind to have this conversation right now. Let’s sleep on it and talk about it tomorrow. ” As an example: “I’m mad because you didn’t salt the walkway even though I asked you to do it. I had to carry in the baby, and if I’d slipped and fallen, we both could have gotten hurt....

The Clash, originally known as the Busch Clash, is a non-points sprint race featuring an All-Star list of drivers. MORE: Everything you need to know about the​ 2017 Clash Brad Keselowski will start from the pole at The Clash — which will be televised by Fox Sports 1 — after the lineup was randomly drawn Friday. Reigning Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin will join him in the front row while Jamie McMurray will start third in the 75-lap exhibition race....

Sayers’ majesty as a runner is not the point of the film. Aired by ABC just seven years after passage of the Civil Rights Act, it primarily is about how two young athletes came to be so close despite competing for the same job and coming from such different backgrounds. Sayers, who was black, and Piccolo, who was white, were the first NFL players from different races to be paired as roommates....

Giroux, who was a Hart Trophy finalist in 2014 despite not scoring a goal for his first 16 games, is expected to miss two weeks after leaving the first day of training camp on Friday. Assuming everything goes right in his recovery, he’ll have about a week to tune up before the start of the season. — THE WATCHABILITY RANKINGS: Where does Philly land? “We don’t want to start camp like that but what are you going to do?...