Pulisic scored just five minutes after entering the match, and after heading home a Tim Weah cross to put the USA ahead to stay, he lifted his shirt to show the handwritten words “Man in the Mirror.” They were in reference to a comment made by Mexico captain Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa in the lead-up to the match that became bulletin-board material for the Americans. “In Gold Cups, Mexico is right there, in standings and FIFA competitions Mexico has been there,” Ochoa told TUDN in comments, translated from Spanish, about the rivalry....

The 22-year-old U.S. national team star came off the bench in the second half of the match against Manchester City at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal and he helped his team see out the final 20 minutes of a 1-0 win. Pulisic didn’t start the match; he has been in and out of the starting lineup since German manager Thomas Tuchel took over for Frank Lampard in January (13 starts in 26 matches)....

Now, those plans seem scuppered, leaving Pulisic to pick up the pieces and get on with life at Stamford Bridge. With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar fast approaching, the setting is less than ideal for the centerpiece of the US national team. The source of the U-turn is reportedly an unlikely one, with a fellow American putting the kibosh on any opportunities for Pulisic to earn minutes and build form elsewhere....

It’s always wise to treat one game as the exception rather than the rule until more data is collected, but it’s hard to ignore the game rookie wide receiver Christian Watson had in chilly Lambeau Field Sunday against the Cowboys. The No. 34 overall pick in this year’s draft hauled in four catches for 107 yards and three touchdowns, all career highs and the first three touchdowns of his young career....

Christina Aguilera, who has known Spears since they both appeared in Disney’s The All-New Mickey Mouse Club in 1993, has reiterated her support for the 39-year-old pop star in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, after previously speaking out on Twitter. On June 28—five days after Spears told a judge, “I just want my life back” in testimony that made headlines around the world—Aguilera posted a photo of the two singers as young girls....

When we look back years from now, we will all realize how much our lives have been defined in 2020, and probably in the first half of 2021, by the pandemic. The process of recovery will take years—and in some ways, we may never fully recover. Businesses will have failed, loved ones will have been lost and psychological damage (especially for the young) may take years to heal. Some may never get beyond this year’s isolation, fear and deprivation....

Symptoms of CMML The tell-tale sign of CMML is excess monocyte white blood cells, which can be seen on a blood test. Those extra monocytes can cause an enlarged spleen and liver, which can cause symptoms like: Pain in upper left (spleen) or upper right (liver) of abdomenFeeling full too quickly when eating A proliferation of monocytes can crowd out other blood cells, including red blood cells, normal white blood cells, and blood platelets, causing symptoms such as:...

For years, doctors have lectured that cutting stress has a positive impact on overall health. Now, growing research is proving that they are correct. Recurrent or daily stress can indeed affect cholesterol and eventually lead to heart disease. The Fight or Flight Response in Stress For all its unpleasant sensations, from sweaty palms to a pounding heart, fear is the body’s way of protecting itself against danger. In prehistoric times, the threat may have been a hungry bear....

Zlatan names his favourite Ronaldo The 27-year-old Netherlands international has served as back-up to number one Marc-Andre ter Stegen since moving to Camp Nou from Ajax in August, making four appearances in all competitions for the LaLiga champions. A statement on Barcelona’s official website read: “The first-team player Jasper Cillessen has an injury in his soleus muscle in his left leg and the doctors have said he will be out of action for around about two weeks....

“Right now, there’s too much anger and hate, and that’s been generated from the top. I just don’t believe that our party can survive by appealing to the dark side of humanity,” the widow of Arizona Senator John McCain told MSNBC in an interview. On Monday, she described the GOP as being on the “brink,” adding that the party needs to either “find its way or dissolve.” “I began this quest in my life with Ronald Reagan....

Not just yet. A number of classical circuses–known for intimate, tented settings and minimal technology–persist despite pressure to modernize. “The economic constraints are very real,” says Paul Binder, founder of the Big Apple Circus, where ticket sales fell 5 percent last year. The tension of old vs. new is evident: Big Apple uses high-tech lighting and digital sound effects, but still features age-old yet captivating feats in a 1,700-person tent....

The new ordinance lays out strict noise regulations, including the lowering of the maximum number of decibels that are allowed to be produced from private property at night. The new rule of not producing noises above 40 decibels is for 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40 decibels is equivalent to the hum of a refrigerator. A “soft whisper” emits around 30 decibels, according to the health agency....

Georginio Wijnaldum’s first-half header was enough to seal three points for the Reds at Anfield and keep them in touch with runaway leaders Chelsea. Liverpool were more composed for much of the game and they held firm in front of a renewed attacking focus from City after the break. Aguero’s Anfield jinx continues And though dissatisfied with how the game had unfolded tactically, Milner said the grit on display by his team showed they are genuine contenders at the top....

That’s a terrible idea. I say this not because I favor the Twitter school of public communication, which holds that each exchange must be nasty, brutish and short. Such a noxious style has served us very poorly these four years, and we’d do well to lay off the bloviations and the insults. But if you believe, like me, that politics is not a contact sport but the sacred duty of making our collective future better, you ought to recognize that being perfectly civil is about the worst thing we can do....

Despite a highly anticipated outing against Christina Hammer falling through at the year’s backend, Shields dusted off the disappointment the only way she knows: by fighting and further adding to her already astonishing legacy. A product of the volatile region of Flint, Michigan, Shields overcame a turbulent childhood littered with a debilitating speech impediment and several cases of abuse. Like many before her and some since, Shields used boxing to give her life purpose....

Cynics can be forgiven for taking such a view. In years past, Japan has often announced regulatory changes but not done much to implement them. Moreover, much of the business establishment was angry with Horie and Murakami for challenging traditional practices. Nikko Cordial, by contrast, behaved the way most Japanese firms do; when its misdeeds came to light it promptly admitted fault and a number of its top executives resigned....

There are other colorful varieties of quartz gemstone, including amethyst and Tiger’s Eye. Like clear quartz, you can also use amethyst for holistic healing. Since clear quartz is one of the zodiac sign Aries’s birthstones (along with diamonds), quartz’s calming and clarifying abilities are especially well-suited to help soothe Aries’s fiery, turbulent emotions. The healing and amplifying properties of quartz can feel so effective because the gemstone is piezoelectric, meaning that it disperses negative energy and produces an electric charge when compressed....