Fabregas ‘100 per cent’ staying at Chelsea Spain international Fabregas enjoyed a perfect milestone game as he scored in Chelsea’s 3-1 win at home to Swansea City. Back in the starting line-up for just the sixth time in the Premier League this season, Fabregas opened the scoring before Pedro and Diego Costa sealed the result as Chelsea moved 11 points clear atop the table. Asked about Fabregas’ performance at Stamford Bridge, Conte said: “Cesc played a really good game but it’s important for me to have these solutions and also to analyse each game and understand when we need to have a player with more quality....

Controlling behavior can and does become abusive, especially when it causes a person to feel afraid or intimidated. Read on to learn signs of controlling behavior, why it happens, when the behavior becomes abusive, and how to cope. What Is Controlling Behavior? Coercive (threatening) control is controlling behavior that includes ongoing degradation and threats that can lead to domestic violence. Multiple studies have shown that controlling behavior is associated with a higher likelihood of physical aggression or abuse....

C.W. Bush + Boffo third-quarter GDP spurt could be beginning of a Bush boom. But not clear jobs follow. Calif. fires - Huge deficits, chaotic recall and now this disaster. Feeling the heat yet, Ahnold? Congress - Craven members dole out billions of corp. tax breaks to special-interest contributors. It’s worse than ever. LeBron + Cleveland Cavalier superrookie lives up to hype in NBA debut. The real test: Can he sell shoes?...

Following a 5-0 rout in the final game of Group A, Brazil marched onto the quarterfinals while Peru was left relying on other results going its way. Going its way they did and despite winning just one game, Los Incas qualified for the quarterfinals as the best of the third-ranked teams. To say Peru made the most of its lifeline would be an understatement. Ricardo Gareca’s men eliminated Uruguay on penalties in the quarterfinals, before ending Chile’s hopes of a third continental crown in a row on Wednesday night with an impressive 3-0 win....

Ernesto Valverde’s Barca will take a slender lead to the Mestalla after Suarez’s second-half header edged Valencia in the opening leg. Barca dominated possession but they were unable to break through Valencia’s packed defence until Lionel Messi clicked into gear, providing the assist for Suarez in the 67th minute as the visitors’ resistance was finally broken. “It’s a minimal advantage that we have because there are 90 minutes left,” Suarez told reporters....

The 90-second clip was posted on Twitter by Cerise Castle, an investigative journalist based in Los Angeles, on Tuesday. According to Castle, two deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) arrived at the Good Batch Lounge in Inglewood on Sunday morning and began beating a man Castle identified as Blake Anderson. “This is Blake Anderson. He’s a security guard at the Good Batch Lounge. Early Sunday morning, deputy Rodriguez and his partner pulled up and began beating Blake,” Castle wrote in a tweet alongside the clip....

The Missouri Democratic representative appeared to be referencing recently released findings that revealed the collective fortune of U.S billionaires surged by nearly two-thirds (62 percent) from just short of $3 trillion at the start of the COVID-19 crisis on March 18, 2020, to $4.8 trillion on August 17, 2021, according to a report from Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a political advocacy group, and the Institute for Policy Studies Program on Inequality (IPS), a progressive Washington-based think tank....

The virus contaminated surfaces in less than 24 hours, despite the patients being pre-symptomatic, according to a study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Pre-symptomatic patients “may easily contaminate the environment,” the authors wrote. To learn more about the pre-symptomatic spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus which causes COVID-19), the researchers tested swabs taken from a hotel room where two Chinese students were quarantined. The students had been studying overseas....

Economists told Newsweek that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act signed into law on Wednesday night covered very few workers who might need to take time off and isolate themselves if they catch the novel coronavirus. One economist also said that everything in the bill needed to be “scaled up further” to ensure Americans had money to pay rent and put food on the table. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act was first passed by the House on Saturday morning, and was later changed on Monday night before being passed onto the Senate....

The company announced plans to discontinue its line of makeup brushes in collaboration with Star on Friday, over Twitter. However, Morphe did not explain precisely why or how the ending came about. “Today we’ve made the decision to cease all commercial activity related to Jeffree Star and affiliated products. We expect this to conclude within the coming weeks. As we look to the future, we will continue to share updates on what lies ahead for the Morphe brand,” Morphe wrote in a tweet....

The company website currently states that Costco pharmacies are not able to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination. However, as is the case with several retail chains currently offering COVID-19 vaccinations, those eligible to receive a vaccine will likely need to register to book a vaccination appointment at a Costco in their area when the vaccines are available. Monitor the Costco website for the latest information on how to register to book your COVID-19 vaccination....

Portugal will host No. 37-ranked Turkey in one knockout semifinal and if it advances, it will host the winner of the Italy vs. North Macedonia semifinal. Should both Italy and Portugal advance, they will face off for a ticket to the World Cup. What’s certain is that both will not make it. The 36-year-old Ronaldo and his Portugal side are in this position after a shock home loss to Serbia in the final group-stage match....

Murray said he is using this opportunity to uncover the roots of the problems with his team, which currently holds a share of last place in the Pacific Division. “I didn’t feel it was right to bring anyone in at this point in time," Murray said. “I think I had to be here, I had to go downstairs, I had to live it with these guys. I’ve got to find out everything going on down here and obviously, it’s more problematic than I thought a while ago so I figured the only way that was fair to anybody was for me to get down here....

For most, his case probably looked open-and-shut. The Texas Rangers slugger was one of baseball’s biggest stars in the 1990s before declining dramatically in his early 30s. Throw in allegations of steroid use from former teammate Jose Canseco, coupled with Gonzalez’s 38.5 WAR, and it’s no surprise he came up short with Hall voters. For a certain type of fan, though, Gonzalez offers appeal. According to Baseball-Reference.com’s Play Index tool, Gonzalez had 362 home runs through his age 30 season in 2000, 12th-best in baseball history....

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the eruption began Sunday night. The volcano, which stretches more than 13,000 feet above sea level, is not threatening downslope communities at this time as lava flow is constrained to the caldera summit. But some are worried that the activity on Mauna Loa could trigger one of the island’s other four volcanoes. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes on Hawaii’s big island....

Pence and Trump have had a tense relationship since leaving the White House because of their opposing views on the former vice president’s decision not to interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s win on January 6. While Trump’s comments about January 6 and the “stolen” presidential election have irked some prominent Republicans, when it comes to GOP voters in general, polls indicate that Trump has the numbers on his side....

Several sources reported that on a flight leaving San Francisco International on Wednesday, Tyson threw several punches at a passenger who was reportedly irritating him. Tyson’s reps told Newsweek, “Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat.” A witness told TMZ that, prior to the altercation, Tyson was friendly and taking photos with several fans before the plane took off....

New England cornerback Jalen Mills posted to his Instagram story showing off the team’s legendary throwback helmet, which includes “Pat Patriot,” a fixture in the team’s uniforms from 1961 all the way through 1992. The Patriots Hall of Fame Twitter account announced on Dec. 3, 2021 that the team would once again use the throwbacks in the 2022 season. The team overhauled its look for the 1993 season, forgoing the traditional look and red jerseys in favor of the modern iteration, which featured blue as the team’s primary color and the “Flying Elvis” logo on the helmets....

The counterprotest, which organizers titled “No Rooms for Fascists,” was set for 3 p.m., but less than an hour before then the event was canceled after organizers said they “received credible threats” from Proud Boys members. Counterprotest participants originally aimed to “expose the Holiday Inn’s preference for white supremacists,” according to a digital flyer, shared to Instagram on Monday morning, that included information about the event. “Holiday Inn Alexandria is hosting violent white supremacists and neo-Nazis on the week of Jan 6,” the flyer said, referencing reports that members of the Proud Boys and other far-right groups secured accommodations there....