THE JET’S WINDSHIELD SHATtered at 45,000 feet. Without warning. Three hours over the Atlantic. They could press on for Europe or make an emergency landing in Maine. Only one man could make the call: Sylvester Stallone. ““Should we go on? We might make it’,’’ the pilot shouted. ““Or we could turn around and go back to Bangor.’’ Stallone thought of his girlfriend, his daughter and, strangely, of Woody Harrelson. Harrelson had skipped the flight at the last minute....
Is this really the end of the line for the company with the mythic two-guys-in-a-garage origin? Not yet. Despite its black Christmas, Apple did manage to sell more than a million high-octane Power-Macs in the quarter. (The loss came because they were mainly low-price, low-profit Performa models.) It rakes in $11 billion of revenue a year. The Mac operating system is still superior to Windows 95. And though you wouldn’t know it from the wolf convention, Apple has some flashy new technology in the wings that could fuel a comeback....
It’s hard to say which of those hats Barzun wears more gracefully. He’s the last of the great polymath scholars: he taught at Columbia from 1929 to 1975, while turning out authoritative, wonderfully readable books on (deep breath) literature, science, race, history, teaching, Romanticism, crime fiction, Lincoln, William James, Berlioz and the trio of Marx, Darwin and Wagner. “From Dawn to Decadence” is his masterwork: it pulls together these people and themes and hundreds more, from John Calvin to Johnny Rotten, the Inquisition to the Internet, dada to double-entry bookkeeping....
The strong economy obviously helps, but it’s not a complete explanation. In the 60-year history of welfare, through many fat economic times, the largest previous caseload drop was 250,000 in a single year. And it’s not as if folks are getting routinely booted off the rolls. Only Florida and Wisconsin are doing that now. In other states, the time limits haven’t kicked in yet. So what accounts for the change?...
Mike Nolan, a 6-7 left-handed pitcher taken in the 18th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, was also shot in the torso and is fighting for his life, his father, Jimmy Nolan, said, according to NBC New York . MORE: Homecoming foe turns friend for school hit by wildfire The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. ET outside a Burger King restaurant, police said. Nolan, 23, was standing with friends outside his car when he was shot by a suspect who drove up on a service road and fired five or six times before driving off....
Signed by the Sox to a two-year, $9.5 million contract in December 2013, Mujica was designated for assignment Friday. In 13 2/3 innings over 11 games this season, he had a 1–1 record and 4.61 ERA with eight strikeouts and three walks. Last season, Mujica, who turns 31 on Sunday, appeared in 64 games and posted a 2–4 record with a 3.90 ERA and eight saves. The season before signing with the Red Sox, he was an All-Star for the Cardinals, going 2–1 with a 2....
Sen. Brooke, who died in January at 95, was a pioneering figure in American politics. In 1966, Massachusetts voters elected Brooke to the Senate. He served two terms as a centrist Republican who was much like Jackie Robinson, an ardent advocate for racial equality, fair housing and integration. Known as a coalition builder, Brooke was also an independent voice within the Republican Party; he was the first Republican senator to demand the resignation of President Nixon for his role in Watergate....
Sawyer, along with the likes of Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and Ted Koppel, had long ago jumped out of the status of mere reporter and into the realm of superstar draw. But the wooing revealed how the networks are counting on news-magazine shows – and marquee talent like Sawyer – to stop the decline in prime-time viewers. Facing viewers who are increasingly fickle and full of options, the networks are concluding that a news show hosted by a brand name like Sawyer will fare better than the typical hour of drama....
The Abacha clan is not usually credited with promoting either family values or social welfare. Since seizing power m a November 1993 coup Nigeria’s seventh military, ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha, has jailed the country’s elected president, cracked down on the pro-democracy press, imprisoned as many as 7,000 political opponents, allegedly stolen more than $1 billion in oil revenues and presided over the country’s economic collapse. Last November the dictator ordered the hanging of playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa and nine other environmental activists from the Ogoni tribe-executions that provoked international outrage and led to a now faltering campaign to impede economic sanctions against the junta....
Never modest–even as a cadet, he announced that he wanted to pattern his career after Alexander’s–Schwarzkopf is hardly indifferent to his place in history. Describing his Marine sappers’ breaching of the Iraqi line, the American commander remarked, “Absolutely superb operation, textbook, and I think it will be studied for many years.” The British commander, Gen. Peter de la Billiere, was more fulsome still: “We are, today, at the end of perhaps one of the greatest victories we have ever experienced....
Recently, TikToker Briddy Garb shared her own experience with excessive cinnamon consumption in a video that has since accumulated over 1 million views. Garb said she was “obsessed with cinnamon” and put it on everything from oatmeal to pasta. After a while, she had “unexplained health problems” like dizziness, lightheadedness, and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). But once she stopped having cinnamon, her symptoms gradually went away. The influencer attributed her health scares to coumarin, a compound found in Cassia cinnamon....
Discussions about the details of a second round of relief funding, which were ongoing over the summer, stalled in August and September as congressional Democrats, Republicans and White House negotiators struggled to find common ground. House Democrats passed two bills outlining relief funds for another stimulus package since the CARES Act launched at the end of March. Republicans have pushed back against both proposals. Trump repeatedly says he supports another round of stimulus checks to individuals but opposes other areas of Democratic proposals....
The number of people who say they won’t get vaccinated in Verywell Health’s latest vaccine sentiment survey will not budge—16% of respondents remain against getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This proportion hasn’t changed meaningfully in four months. But there’s a new reason for optimism: Millions of American kids are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 and up....
The climate model of the Early Eocene—which took place between 48 to 54 million years ago—has provided researchers with the most detailed picture yet of how temperatures rose to 14 degrees Celsius above what they are today. “We were surprised that the climate sensitivity increased as much as it did with increasing carbon dioxide levels,” Jiang Zhu, an environmental research fellow at the University of Michigan, said in a statement....
Prior to Saturday afternoon at Staples Center, the playoff resume of Warriors forward David Lee was particularly thin. Last year, Lee finally broke the league’s longest drought by making his first postseason appearance for the Warriors in their first-round series against the Nuggets. He played 29 minutes in Game 1, but wasn’t quite himself—he shot 4-for-14 from the field and, worse, tore his hip flexor, an injury that eventually required surgery....
Wide receiver A.J. Green was the intended target for Andy Dalton on second-and-15. The pass was a little high and Green was hit by Buffalo Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore. As Green fell to the turf at Paul Brown Stadium, he immediately grabbed the back of his right leg. MORE: Bills-Bengals stats | NFL scoreboard Green was carted off the field, and the Bengals later ruled him out with a hamstring injury....
Green fumbled on the play, which occurred late in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 27-17 victory. MORE: NFL’s longest playoff win droughts | AFC North crowds playoff field | Week 17 images Green was not made available to the media on Sunday but the team confirmed the concussion following the game. The Bengals are hopeful Green can play in Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game at Indianapolis. Cincinnati has lost six straight playoff games and has not won a playoff game since 1990....
Donald, though, won’t guarantee an on-time arrival for training camp if a new deal is not consummated. “I’m just working, just grinding and we’ll see what happens,” Donald told co-host Mark Dominik and me Thursday on SiriusXM NFL Radio. When asked whether he was optimistic that a contract extension could be reached before camp, Donald’s response was similar. “I’m just letting my agents handle that,” Donald said. “All I can do is keep working to keep myself in top shape....
Gordon, a forward for the Magic, lost an epic battle with Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. MORE: NBA players feel Gordon got robbed again Gordon and Jones earned perfect 50s in the final before a dunk-off, in which both scored 50s again before the latter emerged 48-47. Also beaten controversially by Zach LaVine in 2016, Gordon feels he deserved two wins. “I feel like I should have two trophies,” he told ESPN....
When underdog Nate Diaz knocked out Conor McGregor on Saturday night at UFC 196, athletes in all sports took to Twitter to voice their opinions. MORE: UFC’s biggest villains | UFC 196 results Two NFL quarterbacks were impressed. Even an athlete who defies logic — and gravity — was excited. As was a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion. NBA players kept it short and sweet. UFC 197 will take place on April 23, featuring Daniel “DC” Cormier and Jon “Bones” Jones, the brother of New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones....
