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Seeking to energize his party’s voters, Biden on October 18 urged people to remember how they felt in late June when the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 decision that had legalized abortion nationwide. “If you care about the right to choose, then you gotta vote,” he said. But while the fall of Roe gave Democrats a boost over the summer, polls in recent days show the economy is the top issue for more voters, giving Republicans an edge....

A University of Oxford study found that the Tokyo games were the most expensive on record. Original estimates showed the games’ total cost amounting to $15.4 billion, almost $2 billion more than the current cost estimate. However, Japanese government audits said the true cost could be up to twice as much. Event organizers said final cost data will not be available until spring 2022, after the restoration of the venues and finalization of all contracts....

The city also imposed new restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings, setting a maximum of 30 people for house parties and outside events at 150. Dubai is hosting the ongoing multibillion-dollar world’s fair, but parts of the exhibition may have to shut down amid a rise in virus cases in the UAE. Dubai’s Expo 2020 said that COVID-19 outbreaks among some of the fair’s staff may prompt them to close some site venues “temporarily for deep cleaning and sanitization....

Milan at 6/1 odds to win Serie A Lucas Biglia, Leonardo Bonucci and Franck Kessie have been added by the San Siro club, who were taken over by a Chinese consortium at the end of last season, but the Frenchman thinks there are other ingredients required to lift Milan out of the doldrums. “They’ve been buying quite lot of players, but it will not be enough for the next two seasons....

When the Chinese consortium finally acquired a 99.93 per cent stake in the seven-time champions of Europe in April, new chairman Yonghong Li promised to restore the San Siro side to their former glory. “We’ve completed a key stop on the road to revival and for the future we promise that step-by-step, we’ll lead this legendary team back to the summit of world football,” he declared. Lacazette to join Arsenal for £46m...

Bonucci: I want to be a Juve legend The Supercoppa is due to take place in Doha, although reports in Italy on Tuesday have suggested that the Rossoneri’s flight to the Gulf nation had been affected by technical problems. And club CEO Adriano Galliani says that any further delays when they attempt to travel on Wednesday will put them at a serious disadvantage to Juve. He told ANSA: “We have suffered serious sporting damage....

WEEK 1 PICKS ACC How they rank 1. Clemson 2. Miami 3. Florida State 4. North Carolina 5. Virginia Tech 6. Georgia Tech 7. NC State 8. Maryland 9. Syracuse 10. Wake Forest 11. Pitt 12. Virginia 13. Duke 14. Boston College MORE: SN’s All-ACC | ACC stats that matter | Hayes on Tajh Boyd | Bryn Renner POWER RANKINGS: Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC...

The 27-year-old left Ghana at the age of 17 to join Ledbury Town in England before moving to Sweden and later the United States. He insists he wants to have a feel of the local top-flight with the Phobians before he calls it a quit. “I’m a very strong Hearts of Oak fan. It’s the club I have supported since childhood,” Accam said, as quoted by Sports Obama. “Hearts is a great club with lots of history and sure I would love to be part of that history one day....

Accupril is in a class of medications called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors that work by widening blood vessels to allow for the free flow of blood. They are prescribed alone or in combination with other drugs to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) or heart failure. Common Side Effects Accupril is safe for most people to take and rarely causes serious or lasting side effects. Lightheadedness is common during the first few days of taking this drug; if it continues or progresses to syncope (fainting), stop taking the medication and alert your healthcare provider....

Both teams have been stories of the autumn. The Royals have won all of their playoff games, and they have been especially good in tight situations: six games of their last eight have been decided by two runs or less. The Royals look like a team of destiny. At the same time, the Giants have dropped only a few games on the way to World Series. Their road has been arguably more difficult....

Line: Cleveland -4.5, Total: 201 (check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current NBA point spreads and totals) The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 105-103, and there is about a 60.3 percent chance the total combined score goes OVER 201 tonight. Keep in mind, however, the total has stayed UNDER in six consecutive Mavericks’ home games and that the Cavaliers are the best UNDER team in the NBA....

Dwight Howard’s still out, but the Rockets keep winning. Houston will look for its sixth win in seven games Friday night, while the Timberwolves try to bounce back from becoming the first team to lose to the 76ers this season. The game tips at 8:05 p.m. ET. AccuScore has the Rockets as solid 67.9 percent favorites to win on Friday night. Houston’s money-line odds are -300 at William Hill in Las Vegas, which implies a 75 percent chance to win the game....

NBA Pick of the Day - Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Clippers The Clippers will be looking for their first against-the-spread (ATS) win Saturday as they host the Blazers in a day game. AccuScore has the Clippers as 71 percent favorites to win (-175). Los Angeles has a 59.4 percent chance of covering a 4-point spread. AccuScore Hot Trend: There is a 53.1 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 204....

Happy Spitters Many children spit up when they are newborns and infants, but most don’t necessarily have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). These “happy spitters” are just a little messy and don’t have any other acid reflux symptoms, such as not gaining weight well, weight loss, difficulty eating, or choking, etc. Since they don’t have other symptoms of acid reflux and aren’t bothered by their spitting up, they don’t need any special treatment....

While acrocyanosis can be due to a blood vessel abnormality, it is typically due to one’s environment. Acrocyanosis is also particularly common in newborns in their first few hours of life as their circulation changes. Though less common, there are also times when acrocyanosis can be a sign of an underlying medical condition that requires treatment. Learn more about the symptoms and underlying causes of acrocyanosis, as well as how it is diagnosed and treated....

Yahoo France carries no Nazi memorabilia. “We have a producer who zooms through the auction sites and whenever we spot something like that, we take it down,” says Philippe Guillanton, director of the Paris Yahoo office. Yahoo’s home office in Santa Clara, Calif., said it was still reviewing the case and had no comment.

The Green New Deal network, which is comprised of 15 left-leaning groups, had planned to harangue the Arizona Democrat over her opposition to the price tag of the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. Sinema—a keen runner—has previously been the target of so-called “bird dogging,” in which a politician is put on the spot in an unexpected public place. Earlier this month, activists followed her into a bathroom at Arizona State University—a move she called “unacceptable” but that President Biden, when asked, called “part of the process....

The group raised the tall cutout of Bezos’ face above the store with a caption that read, “I profit from criminal animal cruelty.” The non-profit activist group claims that cruel conditions to animals have been discovered through undercover investigations at at California farms that market their products as “free range” and humane," according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Direct Action Everywhere protesters gathered Monday morning to form a human chain and block the entrance of the Whole Foods, forcing the store to close during the protest....

Here’s what the kitchen sink looks like. On the air in Texas starting today, “Children,” the Clinton’s campaign latest ad (above), is fear-mongering at its finest. The indigo light of the moon falls on the cherubic faces of slumbering children. “It’s 3:00 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep,” says a deep male voice. Before you can ask why he’s spying on your children, goddammit, a phone rings. Who calls at 3:00 a....