Could Firmino Leave Liverpool Juventus Linked With Transfer Of Brazilian Star As Contract Runs Down

While the Reds have locked down Mohamed Salah to a new contract over the summer, Sadio Mane has left for Bayern Munich and now Roberto Firmino is being linked with strong interest from Juventus. Firmino has been a key part of Jurgen Klopp’s side since his arrival in 2015 but his days at Anfield could now be numbered. Liverpool have recently locked in a number of young attackers including striker Darwin Nunez which has seemingly opened the door for Firmino’s possible departure....

December 12, 2022 · 3 min · 587 words · Heather Glennon

Could South China Sea Conflict Heat Up Before Joe Biden Presidency

“We still believe that the risk of conflict is rising,” the South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI) said in a statement sent to Newsweek. “Though less mentioned in media reports recently, there have always been several encounters of various kinds from two sides every single day.” At the end of a tumultuous year for U.S.-China relations — along with many other aspects of life across the globe — a cautious calm appears to have consumed the tense South China Sea, an expansive and strategic body of water rich with resources over which travels much of the world’s maritime traffic....

December 12, 2022 · 7 min · 1393 words · Clayton Solano

Could The U.S. Evacuation List Become A Taliban Kill List If All Allies Don T Leave

Hoping to evacuate as many people as possible, officials moved to expedite the airport entry process, Politico reported, which now faces added security precautions following yesterday’s bombing outside the airport by the Islamic State militant group, also known as ISIS. Despite the intentions behind this move, a number of lawmakers and military officials are condemning the action. Along with an anonymous defense official who spoke with Politico and Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich....

December 12, 2022 · 5 min · 1044 words · Jeff Levesque

Count Your Change

When Tasse asked for the money he was due, GTE’s employee-benefits group turned him down flat. However, says GTE today, a different department had already spotted the mistake and was working on a repayment plan. J. Randall MacDonald, a GTE senior vice president, says that letters to all the affected employees went out last month. They’re owed around $18 million, including interest on the unpaid funds. Tasse himself collected $4,926....

December 12, 2022 · 5 min · 1010 words · Diana Bridgette

Countdown To Daytona Three Things To Know About Richard Childress Racing In 2016

Despite not having a race winner since 2013 (back when Kevin Harvick was on the team), Richard Childress Racing was close to a championship in 2014 with Ryan Newman among the Sprint Cup final four at Miami-Homestead Speedway. The success of 2014 didn’t carry over. The team was busted in March for making illegal modifications to Newman’s tires. MORE: Daytona 500 winners | Best races | Dates, times, TV...

December 12, 2022 · 3 min · 432 words · Shana Buckles

Counting Your Blessings

Happiness, that is, depends on what makes you feel happy, which is why psychologists often call it “subjective wellbeing.” But from studies of various age and population groups in the United States and abroad, they have reached some objective conclusions on the makings of happiness. What comes up consistently at the top of the charts is not, as many might expect, success, youth, good looks or any of those enviable assets....

December 12, 2022 · 4 min · 718 words · Gary Olsen

Couple Allegedly Locked Three Children In Cabinet For Several Days

Nearly 700,000 American children faced some sort of abuse or neglect each year, the National Children’s Alliance reported. The NCA also found that younger children were more vulnerable to abuse and neglect and 78 percent of abused children were victimized by a parent. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT-TV, Eric Jesus Martinez, 30, and Valerie Diaz, 34, allegedly tied the children with zip ties in their San Antonio home and kept them locked up for up to several days at a time....

December 12, 2022 · 3 min · 543 words · Sam Glendening

Couple Reunited With Cat Missing For Over A Decade Thanks To Microchip

Neil and Lucy Henderson said their cat Forbes went missing in March 2011 after he left the couple’s home in Aberdeen and never came back. After months of searching, the couple lost any hope of finding Forbes. Neil said the couple was distraught after Forbes went missing, having raised him since he was just a kitten and forming a strong bond with him. The couple’s friends went door to door searching for Forbes and put up missing cat posters around the neighborhood....

December 12, 2022 · 4 min · 772 words · Alan Mull

Couple Uses Coin Toss To Choose Last Name During Wedding In Viral Clip

The now-viral TikTok video, captioned, “Congrats my friends #WeddingTiktok #WeddingTraditions #WeddingTrends #WeddingTok #WeddingTiktok2022 #WeddingDay #FriendsGettingMarried #BridgertonScandal #WomenOwnedBusiness #OscarsAtHome #UnsealTheMeal,” has been viewed 1.6 million times and liked 200,700 times since it was shared on March 27. The New York Times reported that The Upshot found via a number of Google Consumer Surveys that women are increasingly choosing to keep their last name after marriage since 2000. However, around 73.5 percent of women went on to change their last names after getting married between 2010 and 2013....

December 12, 2022 · 3 min · 611 words · Stanley Jenney

Courteney Cox Responds To Kanye West S Friends Wasn T Funny Jibe

West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post that certain screenshots purporting to show statements written by the star had been fabricated. The father of four, 45, then wrote about a viral tweet from October 2020: “I know you guys gonna be disappointed but I actually didn’t write the [tweet] that said ‘Friends wasn’t funny either’ but I wish I had.” Cox, who played Monica Geller on the NBC hit, reacted to West’s post by sharing a video clip of herself reading the “Flashing Lights” singer’s comments on her show....

December 12, 2022 · 3 min · 507 words · Brenda Angeles

Courting A Crypto Win

Last Thursday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed with them. The case is far from over; an appeal is bound to follow. But what has happened so far is a remarkable story of outsiders who ignored long odds because they were convinced that the law, not to mention morality, was on their side. In the process, the government is facing the possibility of losing its most effective means of keeping strong privacy codes out of the mainstream....

December 12, 2022 · 4 min · 776 words · Donald Cox

Courtois A Great Goalkeeper Despite Barca Errors Says Alonso

Chelsea were level at 1-1 going into the match at the Camp Nou but after two minutes and eight seconds, a mistake from Courtois saw Lionel Messi score from a tight angle through the legs of the Belgium international. Barcelona went on to score twice more as they won 4-1 on aggregate, with Messi adding a second goal that once again went through Courtois’ legs. The goalkeeper admitted his mistake in a television interview after the match, but Alonso believes that his team-mate is still a great goalkeeper....

December 12, 2022 · 3 min · 563 words · Andrew Robinson

China To Place Electronic Tags On Covid Patients To Stop Them Leaving Home

Lo, approved by Beijing last month as part of new Chief Executive John Lee’s Cabinet, also said Monday that the Hong Kong government “recommends” to roll out in part the health code adopted in mainland China, that prevents COVID patients from visiting public venues, and requires mandatory quarantine for overseas visitors, AFP reported. The measure will turn the QR codes of COVID-positive patients red on their LeaveHomeSafe app, and travelers will have yellow QR codes, Lo said, noting that it would make it easier to identify those who are infected and those who have come from overseas....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 552 words · Wendy Moncada

Chinese State Media Backs Commentary Supporting Xi Jinping S Crackdown On Sissy Stars

The piece entitled “Everyone can feel that a profound change is underway!” was written by former state media editor Li Guangman and reportedly published on Wechat. In it, he described Xi’s actions as part of a “revolution” that will bring the country closer to the values originally intended by the Chinese Communist Party’s founders. “The capital market will no longer become a paradise for capitalists to get rich overnight,” Li wrote....

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 409 words · Dwayne Stuzman

Chinese State Media Warns Russia Ukraine War Spiraling Out Of Control

Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of China’s Global Times, attributed his comment to the continuing threat of nuclear warfare, voter referendums in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and mysterious circumstances surrounding the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. “The deliberate mass destruction of the undersea gas pipelines is an attack conducted out of unprecedented insanity,” Xijin wrote in a Global Times op-ed published Wednesday. “It reminds us that there are many oil and gas pipelines going under the sea around the world and even more submarine communications cables....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 557 words · Ann Lee

Chipper Jones Weighs In On Latest Braves Trade

Braves president of baseball operations John Hart was hired at the end of last season and has overseen an active offseason, which included trading Justin Upton and Jason Heyward. Jones, who played 19 seasons in Atlanta, continued his pep talk, urging fans to continue to cheer on the Braves and that character and confidence building wins, as well. After the flurry of offseason trades, it will be interesting to see how the Braves fare with their fans....

December 11, 2022 · 1 min · 77 words · Brenda Walker

Choke Holds Are Still Permitted At Two South Florida Police Departments Among Largest In Southeast U.S.

Police departments in Hialeah and Miami-Dade County in South Florida still allow the use of the applied carotid triangle restraint, a form of choke hold which restricts the flow of blood through the carotid arteries to the brain. In some cases, the practice renders the subject unconscious. In a statement released Monday, the Miami-Dade Police Department said its officers are trained how to use the applied carotid triangle restraint, which it classifies as a “non-lethal application....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 512 words · Elvira Kemp

Choriocarcinoma Types Symptoms Prognosis And More

This article will cover the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of choriocarcinoma. Types of Choriocarcinoma Choriocarcinoma is classified as a gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). GTD includes several tumors that occur at the beginning of pregnancy. GTD consists of two categories: Hydatidiform mole (molar pregnancy): A noncancerous mass that grows in the womb during pregnancy. It is an egg that forms into a tumor instead of a fetus. There can be partial or complete molar pregnancies....

December 11, 2022 · 5 min · 887 words · Michelle Ho

Chris Archer Says Rays Need To Spend More Money To Win

Of those, Archer is the only one left in St. Pete; the others have moved on to bigger contracts elsewhere. It has never been in the Rays’ interest to pay for free agents the way the Yankees, Dodgers or Red Sox do, but Archer believes that if the Rays want to contend, they need to do more than what they’re doing now. MORE: The 15 worst free-agent signings ever...

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 363 words · Vivian Shepherd

Chris Baker S Cheap Shot On Nick Foles Results In Massive Brawl Two Ejections

What happened next was pure chaos. STEELE: Ultimately, Foles wins the fight MORE: Week 3 scoreboard | Celebration injury | Cook shoves QB | D-Jax taunts Eagles The two teams started to scuffle, with Redskins offensive lineman Trent Williams getting into it with Eagles offensive lineman Jason Peters. Baker was ejected from the game for his hit and Peters was removed as well for fighting, although Williams was allowed to stay in the game....

December 11, 2022 · 1 min · 91 words · David Tan