Kerrey finally told his agonizing tale last week, submitting to interviews by a number of national news organizations. He was, by his own admission, trying to get ahead of a damaging account in The New York Times Magazine and on “60 Minutes II” this week. In that story, by former NEWSWEEK reporter Gregory Vistica, Gerhard Klann, one of Kerrey’s squad mates, claims that Kerrey ordered the civilians rounded up and shot at point-blank range....
The United States and Japan are each other’s most important allies. “The U.S. is our only true friend in the world,” says a Japanese diplomat. But for 40 years, Americans thought they needed the Japanese as much as the Japanese needed them. Throughout the cold war Japan served as the key Asian bastion against communism, the cork that bottled up the Soviet Pacific fleet. “Japan is like a floating aircraft carrier off the coast of Vladivostok,” former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone once remarked....
““It’s a lovefest!’’ O’Donnell cooed to Teri Garr during a typically logrolling interview. Not since Merv Griffin oozed his way through the ’70s has there been this level of raw celebrity sycophancy on TV. Who’d have thought we’d be praising a talk-show host for being ““the new Merv’’? But it’s such a relief from the freak-of-the-week sideshows on ““Jenny Jones,’’ ““Ricki Lake,’’ ““Sally Jessy Raphael’’ and their ilk. Warner Bros....
With the Commanders clinging to hope of a win in the final minute of the fourth quarter, McLaurin went up to grab a 33-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke and brought down to put Washington on the Colts’ 1-yard line. Heinicke would take the ball in himself on the next play to give the Commanders the lead - and ultimately the 17-16 win. McLaurin was fired up after the catch, taking off his helmet and repeatedly screaming, “This is my city!...
The 47-mile ride was inspired by exhausted commuters who often fall asleep on public transportation. Kenneth Kong, Ulu Travel marketing and business development manager and organizer of the bus tour said the tour was created to bring relaxation to those unable to sleep well. “When we were brainstorming new tours, I saw a social media post from my friend saying that he was stressed out by his work, he couldn’t sleep at night....
The Census Bureau plans to mail 98 million forms this week to most homes and apartments (an additional 22 million are being hand-delivered in rural areas). Naturally, the forms arrive with the bills, junk mail and magazines. The Census Bureau predicts that only 61 percent of the forms will be returned. This would be lower than in 1990 (65 percent), 1980 (75 percent) or 1970 (78 percent). FILL IT OUT....
They may also mark 1999 as the start of the PC renaissance, when manufacturers finally started to get it: design matters. This holiday season, computer shoppers will enjoy unprecedented variety in shapes, sizes and colors–and not just in Apple’s groundbreaking line of translucent iMacs and iBooks. Nearly every major PC maker now has innovative desktop designs on the way to market, from hourglass-sculpted towers to flat-panel displays with all the processing innards packed into the base....
The Texas Tribune reported that hearings for the misdemeanor trespassing charges incurred by those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border will be postponed after two county officials tested positive for COVID-19. Over 90 individuals expecting to have their first court appearances this week faced cancellations. These individuals were arrested as part of Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s “Operation Loan Star” directive aimed to crackdown on illegal immigration. “They’re in limbo,” Amrutha Jindal, a Houston defense attorney whose organization represents several migrants with canceled hearings, told The Tribune....
This article will discuss when a concussion test is needed, the types of tests for concussion, and how results are interpreted. Why Are Concussion Tests Needed? A mild or moderate TBI can cause damage to the brain that isn’t detectable with brain imaging tests. Yet the damage can cause serious symptoms, including headaches, emotional changes, difficulty concentrating, and memory problems. Additionally, the effects of a concussion can be vague and hard to describe....
Syracuse team physician Dr. James Tucker disqualified the sophomore after reviewing his concussion history, the school announced Tuesday. MORE: Luke Kuechly on concussion: ‘I knew something was wrong’ | Gus Bradley: Bernard Pierce’s gaffe likely linked to concussion Long, a native of Bethlehem, Pa., suffered multiple concussions while at Syracuse and had not played in any of the Orange’s five games this season. He started five games as a freshman, passing for 935 yards and four touchdowns....
With DFS player pools trimmed down to just four squads, it will be as important as ever for daily fantasy football managers to pinpoint sleepers and value plays. Finding cost-efficient players who outperform their price tiers can afford managers weekly studs at other roster spots. My job, all 17 regular-season weeks and now three weeks into the postseason, is to scan the vast projections on RotoQL and pick my favorite sleepers and value picks....
Saylor was having “the best week of my life,” he says, when the ominous phone call came. It was mid-March 2000; the Nasdaq was peaking, and Saylor was in Houston, pitching investors on a $2 billion stock offering, the largest IPO by a software company ever. The week before, Saylor had promised to use $100 million of his own money to start an online university. He had just turned 35, old enough to run for president of the United States, and his friends had thrown him a flag-draped “presidential” birthday party–“half joking,” said Saylor....
Causes In most cases, the cause of a congenital condition is unknown. When the cause is determined, it may be environmental, genetic, or a combination of both. Genetic During conception, a child gets 46 chromosomes total – 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. Those chromosomes contain the genes that determine your unique characteristics – what you look like, how you’ll grow, and how your body functions. If an error occurs during this process, your child might have the wrong number of chromosomes or a damaged chromosome, causing a congenital condition....
But ENABLERS’ broad bipartisan support is no guarantee of success. Americans will need their elected officials to come together to protect our financial and national security from foreign exploitation. The United States is flooded with dirty money sent in from corrupt foreign officials and their oligarch allies—but thanks to the loopholes that weaken our ability to fight financial crime, no one can say how much ill-gotten cash is currently stashed stateside....
The USF is a mechanism by which interstate long-distance carriers are taxed to subsidize the expansion of telephone and broadband services to low-income households and high-cost areas. This fund costs American taxpayers an estimated $5 billion to $8 billion every year. This tax is a floating tax, which means it can increase or decrease based on the demand for telecommunication services like landlines. Here’s the problem: consumers are increasingly moving to internet-based alternatives that fall outside the scope of USF collections....
Last week’s Florida federal district court ruling in NetChoice v. Moody adds another level of complexity for state legislatures seeking to regulate such Big Tech practices. Namely, the court may have extended the scope of the First Amendment’s “compelled speech” doctrine—protection usually reserved for traditional publishers, like newspapers—to apply to online platforms when they block content. Unless the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rules differently, Section 230 and the First Amendment now protect these platforms from state legislators passing similar types of laws as the one Florida just passed....
Republican Congressman Paul Broun, the representative from Georgia’s 10th District, wants to stop the sale of Playboy and Penthouse at military bases around the world, invoking an argument that at the very least is scientifically questionable: that consuming even soft pornography makes men more prone to committing sex crimes. A doctor by profession, Broun says he began drafting the bill after a constituent described her distress at having watched, along with her young children, an officer buy a nudie magazine at a military exchange store....
The title? The Stop Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker (SANTOS) Act, named after Torres’ soon-to-be House of Representatives colleague, George Santos. Santos, a Republican, has come under heavy fire in the past two weeks after admitting he lied about several of the claims he made during his successful campaign run in the fall. The Queens native will represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District starting in the new year. Torres, who represents New York’s 15th Congressional District, has been one of Santos’ biggest critics since news of the representative-elect’s fabrications surfaced, calling for Santos to resign before he sets foot in office....
The turtles were found in Pamukkale, a region known for its thermal spring waters. They have two front limbs each and their own heads, but the rear part of their body is joined. They share two hind legs and parts of their shells. They also have a single digestive system, according to Eyup Başkale from Pamukkale University’s department of biology. The conjoined turtles came into the biology department’s care earlier this month....
