So it’s pretty much down to the two wild-card berths, with six teams still in the hunt. The Titans and Bills currently hold those last two seeds. The Ravens are right there with the Chargers, only a game behind. That leaves the odds stacked against last season’s two wild-card teams, the Raiders and Dolphins, who have zero margin for error and at best can only finish .500. WEEK 16: Playoff picture | Clinching scenarios...
These lofty expectations don’t come from nowhere. The Andrew Luck-led squad has posted three straight 11-win seasons, the last two of which resulted in AFC South titles. They’ve progressed further in the playoffs in each of these three years, losing in the AFC Championship game to the Patriots last season. Indy is the 3-to-1 favorite to get over the hump this season by claiming the AFC crown, ahead of the Patriots (7/2) and Broncos (5/1)....
Historical Conflict The region that is today known as Afghanistan was long torn by ethnic and tribal rivalries. It started evolving as a modern state in the early nineteenth century when the British East India Company began expanding in the northwest of British-held India. This was also the time of the “great game”-the geopolitical struggle between the British and the Russian empires. The British held the Indian subcontinent while the Russians held the Central Asian lands to the north....
In a new survey from The Economist and YouGov, 66 percent of Democratic primary voters responded affirmatively when asked if they thought Sanders’ health was a “legitimate issue.” Remarkably, only 51 percent of Democratic primary voters reported hearing about the heart attack, indicating that there were pre-existing concerns among some primary voters about the senator’s health. At 78 years old, Sanders would be the oldest president ever elected, exceeding President Donald Trump, 73, who currently holds that record....
“Have you had any water to drink this morning?” James answers in the affirmative before ordering orange juice an hour before he heads off to practice with the Suns at Summer League. Wondering where the source of such an inquiry would come from, I ask the pair if water consumption is something of a running joke between the two, who have been in a working relationship in the five years since James graduated from Lamar in 2012....
After seeing his side fall to their first defeat in eight matches in all competitions, against Felda United on Wednesday, Selangor boss Maniam Pachaiappan has blamed the result on the fatigue now creeping among his players. In the Super League match which ended with a 3-1 scoreline, the visitors were without Spanish forward Rufino Segovia and Indonesia winger Andik Vermansah who were recovering from their injuries, while evergreen striker Amri Yahyah had to be taken off early in the second half, although Malaysia U22 internationals Adam Nor Azlin and Syahmi Safari, fresh from their success of helping the Young Tigers qualify for the 2018 AFC U23 Championship very recently, were back in the starting lineup....
Millions of dieters now face the same dilemma. Spooked by further reports of heart-valve trouble, the makers of fenfluramine (Pondimin) and dexfenfluramine (Redux) withdrew both blockbusters from the market last week. Though no one yet knows whether the drugs have actually harmed people, personal-injury lawyers are now suiting up for a litigation fest. Drugmakers, for their part, are racing to get other obesity treatments onto the market. And some obesity specialists are touting a new Prozac-based concoction as a safe alternative to fen-phen....
But there they were Sunday in Baltimore, quarterbacking the Ravens and Browns, respectively, in a game that decided the AFC North title, with Mayfield’s team trying to spoil it for Jackson’s. (Mayfield didn’t. He got himself in position to do so. What Jackson had already done turned out to be enough for a narrow 26-24 win and another week to play.) They weren’t there as emergency fill-ins. The Browns weren’t playing out the string on another lost season....
A battle of words broke out between Gabbard and Buttigieg as the ten qualifying Democratic candidates made their final statements during the fifth presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia. After Buttigieg touted his experience as something “we need, not just to go to Washington but to change it before it is too late,” Gabbard criticized the South Bend mayor’s alleged lack of experience in foreign policy. “The most recent example of your inexperience in national security and foreign policy came from your recent, careless statement about how you as president would be willing to to send out troops to Mexico to fight the cartels,” she said....
The blow to Robinhood’s reputation couldn’t have come at a worse time, as the company is planning an IPO sometime in early 2021. Prior to its trade restriction debacle, Robinhood had become one of the fastest growing trading platforms in the world, with increasing users and revenue attracting big players and partnerships. With the plan for Robinhood to go public reportedly still active, will a huge misstep with its crucial base of retail investors be enough to offset years of momentum and growth?...
Trump has been outspoken about the impeachment proceedings against him although he has declined to participate in the hearings, making his opinions known on Twitter and via a six-page-long letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday. Trump delayed the beginning of the rally for more than 30 minutes while waiting for the House to finish their debate. In his opening speech, vice president Mike Pence said Trump “wanted to wait to see the strong unified Republican vote on the Senate floor tonight....
On Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and General Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, held a Defense Department briefing at The Pentagon. During the briefing, McKenzie said that although evacuations are still taking place, the threat of additional attacks by the Islamic State is still imminent. These attacks could potentially include rockets or vehicle-borne suicide bombs targeting the Kabul airport. “We’re doing everything we can to be prepared,” McKenzie said....
The plantar fasciitis that drove the Padres second baseman to the disabled list felt like a stabbing pain in the side of his foot. That required a cast, rest and plenty of rehab. And then there was the mental anguish that went along with his poor start to the season. “You have to stare at your numbers for a month-and-a-half,” he told Sporting News this weekend. “It’s not a lot of fun....
That we are governed by a president who seized the office and wields its weaponry with the deliberate and felonious help of a hostile foreign power is now beyond denying. Because so much of it happened in plain view, we became inured to the outrage of the thing. Donald Trump, pursuing his unbounded dream of wealth and fame in the form of Trump Tower Moscow and heaven knows what other financial schemes, was the willing recipient of the Russian government’s illegal help as he pursued the presidency—seemingly less to win the office than to facilitate his plans of lucrative business in the heart of Moscow....
Righty Esmil Rogers had five runs credited against him and didn’t record a single out after inheriting an 8-1 lead in the ninth inning. Dellin Betances, the only other right-handed pitcher in the Yankees’ pen, came on and allowed two inherited runners and one of his own to score before sealing an 8-7 win for New York. MORE: Mets already regret six-man rotation | Mike Trout in the Steroid Era, an alternative history...
Not surprisingly, NHL teams and players sent well wishes to him via Twitter.
Cruz was photographed flying to Mexico earlier this week, as his home state suffered from widespread power outages and water supply issues. The images from his journey went viral and backlash built as people discussed them on social media. Cruz since issued a statement confirming his trip and stating he went on the request of his daughters wanted to “be a good dad.” He has since said the trip was a mistake and that in hindsight he would not have embarked upon it....
Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In the U.S., states are beginning to embrace an endemic phase of the pandemic as mandates ease across the country. Not all businesses made it through the last two years, but many of those that did now feel they can survive almost anything after facing COVID-19. Christine Kondra, the co-owner and general manager of Cornerstone Bistro & Artisanal Market in Wayne, Pennsylvania, described her business’ pandemic experience as “making lemonade out of wood chips....
In a letter sent to Barr on Wednesday, the House committee confirmed the attorney general’s “agreement to testify” on March 31, 2020. “Since President Trump took office, we have repeatedly warned you and your predecessors that the misuse of our criminal justice system for political purposes is both dangerous to our democracy and unacceptable to the House Judiciary Committee,” the lawmakers wrote. “Our Republican colleagues have warned the Department of the same....
