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Sources close to Aguero have made it clear that he believes Guardiola is treating him unfairly, and that the Catalan will ultimately force him out of the club. Aguero, who became City’s all-time leading scorer this season, feels his past achievements and his efforts to adapt his game over the past year are being taken for granted, and he believes the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach is using any opportunity possible to force him towards the exit door....

So in an era when being bad is the teen-girl rage, what is Seventeen doing? It’s letting Us Weekly and People obsess over Lindsay’s relapses and Britney’s breakdowns. Seventeen’s back-to-school cover girl is singer Ashlee Simpson, who is “Crazy in Love” and has no rap sheet. “She’s gorgeous,” swoons Ann Shoket, Seventeen magazine’s new editor. Shoket picked Ashlee, the younger sister of Daisy Dukes-wearing Jessica, because she is “living life to the best of her potential”—unlike the bad girls who get all the ink....

I am not a climate change expert. I am a mere citizen who is trying to understand what I can do to be kinder and more respectful to Earth and contribute positively to climate solutions. I also happen to be a woman, a person of color and an immigrant from war-torn Iraq. There is no doubt in my mind that we are in a climate crisis. For many, it’s something viewed at a distance on the news....

After the end of the cold war and the regional confrontations emanating from bipolar competition, many hoped there would be a beautiful spring in international relations, as a multilateral system emerged that offered equal opportunities to all members of the international community. It was hoped that the new world would enable all nations, in light of universally accepted humane norms and mutual respect, to advance together, eradicate poverty and injustice, and set aside bitter memories of the past that were nothing but war, bloodshed, violence and tension....

The team of researchers, from the U.K.’s University of Oxford and DeepMind, developed Pythia—named for the ancient Greek priestess that served as the oracle of Delphi—to recover missing characters from a damaged text “using deep neural networks.” “Ancient history relies on disciplines such as epigraphy, the study of ancient inscribed texts, for evidence of the recorded past,” they wrote. “However, these texts, ‘inscriptions,’ are often damaged over the centuries, and illegible parts of the text must be restored by specialists, known as epigraphists....

The link between poor health care and maternal health and poverty has been well-established for decades. We need to provide women with a sustainable way to not fall into poverty and provide those in poverty a means by which they can get out. The optimal combination of skills, entrepreneurship and emotional well-being support—rather than just handouts—is key. At a global level, you are more likely to be poor if you are a woman, for a variety of reasons....

It wasn't the only concussion the former Dallas Cowboy and Hall of Famer would sustain. It just might have been the worst. STEELE: NFL, worth billions, loses little in concussions settlement | Gruesome injuries Still, he'd do it all again, he told Sporting News' Rayven Tirado after watching his tale and many others on the PBS documentary, "League of Denial." "I would," Aikman said of playing in the NFL. "The answer for that is because I haven't had any symptoms since retiring from the game....

The Gulf Air crash was the seventh major accident in the A320’s history. And while none occurred on North American soil, safety officials have taken note of the Airbus’s increasingly wide use among U.S. carriers, including United, Northwest, US Airways and America West. U.S. aviation authorities are particularly curious about how the Gulf Air pilots handled the A320’s complex computer-operated control and navigation systems. The planes’ software is designed to prevent even the most incompetent pilot from accidentally launching the plane into a fatal stall or dive....

Henk Ten Cate’s side beat reigning Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on Saturday night to set up the showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. UAE international Ali Mabkhout scored the only goal of the game in the second half and the Japanese side couldn’t break down a resolute Al Jazira backline. Playmaker Mbark Boussoufa is central to Al Jazira’s efforts and the Morocco international says that his team-mates have already written football history in setting up the tie....

Each official award — the MVP, Cy Young, Rookie and Manager of the year — is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. That’s it. Thousands of people weigh in with their opinions, but only 30 people decide who wins the AL MVP award — two BBWAA members representing each AL city, with national writers sprinkled into the mix. MORE: Latest MLB standings, magic numbers...

Hand was charged with a DUI and his bond was set at $1,000. Further details were not released. Hand could potentially miss Alabama’s major nonconference season opener against Florida State in Atlanta on Sept. 2. MORE: SEC predictions: Biggest games, sleeper teams, Heisman hopefuls for 2017 season Further details were not released. The Crimson Tide open fall camp on Thursday, Aug. 3. Hand is a former 2014 top recruit, according to 247 Sports....

Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban’s pay package is almost 20 times larger than Warhawks coach Todd Berry’s, according to compensation information compiled by USA Today. MORE: College football Week 5 photos | Jeb Bush to tailgate at Alabama, other SEC schools Saban again tops the annual list of highest-paid college football coaches, but his income on the 2015 list is actually smaller than it was the year before. Saban’s combined total pay came to $7,087,481, down $72,706 from $7,160,187 last year....

William Hill reports 65 percent of total tickets and 78 percent of total money wagered has been on Alabama. Not surprisingly, 88 percent of moneyline tickets have been on the underdog Clemson, with 65 percent of total moneyline money on the Tide. MORE: 20 things to know about Alabama | 20 things to know about Clemson The total is the one bet that has seen a good deal of movement....

The star of Harry Potter, Die Hard and many other movies is trending on social media as people all over the world pay tribute to his life and career. The English actor died at the age of 69 in 2016. Having suffered a minor stroke in 2015, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The London-born star kept news of his declining health private. He died six weeks before his 70th birthday....

Before she came face-to-face with the bear, Shannon Caton, from Haines in the northern area of Alaska’s Panhandle, had sent her sixth grader son Walther Jim outside to lock their car in case a bear tried to break in, KTOO reported. When Jim got outside, he noticed a bear looking at him from around 10 feet away, he told the outlet. “I jumped, and I tried to open the door....

While the votes are still being tabulated, the two GOP candidates have clearly earned two of the slots in the race that will see only the top four vote-getters among a total of 19 candidates in Alaska’s open primaries advance to the November election. Murkowski leads ahead of Tshibaka with 42.7 percent of the vote against the former commissioner in Alaska’s Department of Administration’s 41.4 percent, according to the latest results from the Associated Press....

The AVO issued a statement on March 16 to say the problem stems from King Salmon, the small outpost community just to the west of Katmai National Park and Preserve, which covers over 6,000 square miles and is home to the active, six-mile wide stratovolcano, Mount Katmai. “A severe interruption to a regional telecommunication link in King Salmon has resulted in the loss of data flow from seismic stations at nine volcanoes in the Katmai region and northern Alaska Peninsula over the past weeks,” the statement said....

Learn more about the uses, side effects, procedure, and results of an albumin blood test as well as what the results may indicate about your health. Purpose of Test An albumin test may be ordered as part of your regular medical check-up. Your healthcare provider may also order it if he suspects that you may have liver disease or kidney disease. Some of the symptoms you may be experiencing that could make your healthcare provider suspect you have liver disease and order an albumin test are:...

When you walked around the concourse, you couldn’t take five steps without seeing a sign or a shirt that said something along the lines of “Party like it’s 1985,” a reference to the franchise’s most recent playoff appearance. And then there was the best hoodie of the month, the “We Don’t Suck Anymore” sweatshirt that went viral. MORE: Top ALCS photos | The anatomy of Cain’s dash | World Series TV schedule...

Smith turns 25 in September, is due to make $2.3 million in 2014, and his performance so far – 42 sacks in three seasons, including 8 ½ in just 11 games last year – support a big raise, or at least the option for next season. But the 49ers have to decide on the option by May 3, and even if the airport arrest case is not resolved by then, his track record makes such a commitment problematic....