That will change as the USMNT visits Costa Rica in the final match of 2022 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Either the U.S. will secure a place in Qatar, or the unthinkable will happen and the U.S. will miss out on a World Cup place for a second straight tournament. Thanks to the dominant 5-1 win over Panama in Orlando on Sunday, all the U.S. has to do is avoid a loss by six goals or more, and a World Cup place is officially clinched....

Many tourists see these entertainers as part of Times Square’s quirky charm. But, increasingly, there have been incidents of harassment, groping and even violence: In 2014 alone, performers posing as Batman and Spider-Man were arrested after fighting with a heckler, a Spider-Man impersonator allegedly punched a police officer trying to stop him from harassing a family who didn’t tip, and a 44-year-old man dressed as Toy Story’s Woody was charged with groping women....

Man Utd & AC Milan battle for Morata A staggering night at the polls saw a hung parliament returned, with the Conservatives unable to form a majority government after winning 318 seats - short of the 326 needed. The Tories lost 12 seats overall, while Labour gained 29 to take their parliamentary total to 261. Conservative leader Theresa May has subsequently attempted to prepare a coalition with Northern Ireland’s DUP, who won 10 seats, and will visit Buckingham Palace to seek permission from the Queen to form a government....

Justice Stephen Breyer has announced he will retire at the end of this term. Breyer, 83, is one of three liberal justices on the nine-person bench. Breyer has faced calls to retire since Biden was elected last year and Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress. The pressure comes after the party saw former President Donald Trump secure a conservative majority on the court following bitter confirmation battles at the end of Barack Obama’s presidency and after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death....

That might make you wonder: Could something similar ever be done for medical debt? There is ongoing debate about how and when the government should step in to help people with their debts, and it’s a fraught topic, both politically and socially. There’s no doubt that medical debt is a problem in the U.S., although it’s not on the same level as student loan debt. Student loan debt (before the forgiveness was announced) amounted to about $1....

As wild as it is for fans to come to terms with seeing Brady in a Bucs jersey (preferably the creamsicle throwbacks), it’s presumably nothing compared to how Julian Edelman is feeling. The Patriots’ veteran wide receiver has played his entire nine-year with Brady, and some recent social media activity suggests he wants that to continue. Edelman “liked” a tweet from Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders that claimed Brady playing without Edelman is like “(Michael) Jordan without Scottie Pippen, peanut butter without the jelly and Ice Tea without Sugar....

However, there is some evidence that the amount of quality shut-eye you get at night can contribute to high cholesterol. Read on for more information about this intriguing link and changes you can make to protect your health. How Sleep Affects Your Lipids Researchers are still exploring the links between getting adequate sleep and cholesterol levels. In some studies, no significant connections between sleep and lipid profiles have been noted, while other studies have found that too little or too much sleep affected HDL (“good” cholesterol), LDL (“bad” cholesterol), and/or triglycerides (fats in the blood)....

Distributors not authorized to sell Gilead-branded medicines have sold the fake versions to pharmacies, the manufacturer said in a statement. Some genuine Gilead bottles have been tampered with using a counterfeit foil induction seal or label and contain fake tablets, even though the bottles appear genuine. “We are taking aggressive action to ensure that healthcare providers and people who rely on our medicines can confidently distinguish authentic Gilead products from counterfeit drugs,” said Merdad Parsey, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Gilead Sciences....

Dwight Taylor, 42. Black. The ex-college basketball player was on his way to buy milk when killed by gunfire. Arturo Miranda, 20. Hispanic. A stray shot killed him as he drove home from soccer practice. Edward Travens, 15. White. Shot in a drive-by attack. Eduardo Vela, 34. Hispanic. Trapped with a co-worker while visiting from Bakersfield. His friend left their car to call the boss; he returned to find Vela shot....

In response to questions from The Associated Press regarding the Country Music Hall of Fame’s “no weapons allowed” policy, a spokesperson said the NRA event will no longer take place at the museum. Originally scheduled for April 17, the fundraising dinner at the Hall of Fame was a planned part of the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, to be held in downtown Nashville. The $500 tickets for the event (or $5,000 for a reserved table for 10) were meant to support the political efforts of the NRA’s lobbying division, the Institute for Legislative Action....

In a post to Mumsnet’s Am I Being Unreasonable? forum, user faultybox explained that her mother-in-law’s “constant observation” and cruel comments about her body and parenting abilities were upsetting her. However, when she asked her to stop, her in-laws called her “crazy” and said they didn’t like being around her. “My in laws recently told me they are afraid of me,” faultybox wrote. “They said they don’t know how to talk to me and that they always say the wrong thing and I get offended by them and they are uncomfortable in my company....

The New York Red Bulls have played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison since 2010. During that time, the town billed the team for about $1.5 million for the 2010 tax year and about $1.3 million for 2011, according to court documents. The team has paid the taxes, according to a team spokesman, but had filed a lawsuit to have them reimbursed. In the lawsuit, the Red Bulls claimed they are exempt from paying taxes under state law because the property and stadium are devoted to "an essential public purpose....

The South China Morning Post reported it had seen government data showing that a 55-year-old from Hubei may have had the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus on November 17, but did not make the data public. The newspaper also said that it was possible there were cases reported before the November date set out in the government data, adding that Chinese officials had identified 266 cases of COVID-19 last year....

The rare hint at potential retaliation didn’t come from the government, but rather from Taiwan’s parliamentary speaker, You Si-kun, who was one of three Taiwanese officials—along with Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Premier Su Tseng-chang—to be sanctioned by China late last year. Speaking at a virtual event on Sunday, You departed from Taipei’s usual emphasis on defense to note that Taiwan’s domestically produced Yun Feng supersonic cruise missiles could reach Beijing....

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told reporters Monday in Beijing that China is “gravely concerned about this internal discussion in the U.S. administration on resuming nuclear tests.” She joined Russia in voicing support for a recent statement issued by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Group of Eminent Persons (GEM), which also called on Washington not to restart nuclear tests. “The CTBT, which sets out international norms in prohibiting nuclear tests, serves as an important pillar of the international nuclear arms control system and is of great significance in promoting nuclear disarmament, prohibiting nuclear proliferation and upholding world peace and security,” Hua said of the 1996 agreement....

Democratic Taiwan has received the most assurances about its continued security in recent memory amid a marked rise in military coercion by Beijing over the past year. The Biden administration in particular has backed Taiwan through vocal support and military signaling. Despite categorical commitments from the White House that the U.S. does not support Taiwan independence—a point reiterated by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on her recent trip to Tianjin—China continues to voice its displeasure at Washington’s “rock-solid” unofficial relationship with the self-ruled island....

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded to President Joe Biden’s turnaround on the WHO during Thursday’s press conference in Beijing. “With regard to the retraction of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, we all know that WHO is a specialized institution in the field of international health and plays an important leading and coordinating role in international anti-epidemic cooperation,” Hua said. “China always maintains that all countries should actively support WHO’s work and jointly safeguard international public health security....

“In light of the current liquidity status…there is no guarantee that the group will have sufficient funds to continue to perform its financial obligations,” the company said in its statement reported by Reuters. Reuters wrote that this news set off a chain of meetings with government officials, starting with a Friday appointment in Evergrande’s home state, the Guangdong province, where the company’s Chairman Hui Ka Yan met with officials. After this meeting, the government agreed to send a “working group” that would “oversee risk management, strengthen internal controls and maintain normal operations,” Reuters reported....

In the brief exchange between 5:19 p.m. and 5:21 p.m. local time, a radio officer with Taiwan’s Air Combat Command said in a standard warning: “This is the Republic of China Air Force. The Chinese military aircraft currently flying at 6,600 meters in Taiwan’s southwestern airspace, you have entered our airspace and are affecting aviation safety. Turn around and leave immediately.” The response is partially scrambled, but a PLA pilot retorted: “This is all Chinese airspace....

Hailed as a revolutionary leap forward for conducting research and finding potential treatments for disease, CRISPR makes it quicker and easier to edit DNA. The technique called CRISPR-Cas9 involves using the Cas-9 protein to snip at a specific part of DNA. Researchers used CRISPR to edit a donor’s stem cells and transplant them into a 27-year-old patient with HIV and leukemia. They hoped the cells would survive, replicate, and cure the man of HIV....