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Dr. Richard Besser, who led the CDC and the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry over the first six months of the Obama administration, said in an interview with Newsweek that the guidelines unveiled by the White House on Thursday have significant gaps that could render them an ineffective metric for whether states truly have COVID-19 under control. “There are things in there that are very encouraging in terms of wanting to see downward trends in diseases in excess hospital capacity, but there are things that are clearly missing in there in terms of the need to have widespread testing capability available, the importance of contact tracing the importance of providing resources to individuals, to allow them to isolate or to quarantine,” said Besser, who is now President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation....

The 2010 champion seemed in control of the tie with a 2-0 lead after straight-set wins by Dusan Lajovic and Filip Krajinovic. But Uzbekistan leveled at 2-2 and Sanjar Fayziev took the opening set in the deciding fifth rubber. Krajinovic, however, won the next two sets to send Serbia through. Germany, Russia, and Australia were other former champions to qualify for the finals in Madrid. All 12 winners of this weekend’s qualifiers join six already qualified nations at the Nov....

Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was arrested by Houston police officers on Tuesday and charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the October 19 incident, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s office. “He crossed the line from dirty politics to commission of a violent crime and we are lucky no one was killed,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. “His alleged investigation was backward from the start – first alleging a crime had occurred and then trying to prove it happened....

Liverpool ban The Sun from Anfield The Dutchman, who played for Everton between 2009 and 2014, decided to hang up his boots at the end of last season with Ajax, with whom he began his career with. And Heitinga has since revealed that he and his family are missing their life of luxury while he was a footballer. “When I was still playing football we had a lot more money coming in....

Explaining Verstappen’s driving style compared to previous champions, Johansson said: Senna and Schumacher were both known to engage in hard racing and had a reputation for being ruthless towards their opponents. Johannson, however, believes the Dutchman might have outdone the two champions in the rules of engagement on track. The Swede is also of the opinion that the new world champion still has a long way to go in comparison....

“If I had my way, we would be executing abortionists after trial,” Scott Lively told Dave Daubenmire of the Pass the Salt podcast. “They are committing mass murder and if we truly had a just justice system, they would be tried and they would be executed for what they’re doing. That is how serious the problem is.” He then said he wanted to “make [it] absolutely clear” that he wasn’t calling for vigilante-style justice but that he wanted the justice system that operates in a way similar to the laws described in the Bible....

Pillay said his decision to buy the team would lead to a better involvement in the game of table-tennis. Being the joint secretary of the Air India Sports Promotion Board, table tennis is one of the games that Pillay is involved with in that capacity and looks forward to promoting the sport in the country. “Last year I was the chief guest at the prize distribution function of this League and was impressed by the passion I saw....

Former Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has lifted the lid on his exit from the club, blaming former managing director Christian Purslow and England boss Roy Hodgson for his 2010 move to Barcelona. In an interview with The Times, Mascherano pointed to broken promises as the reason for his departure and claimed that he had not spoken about the move before due to his respect for the club’s reputation. “I didn’t want to say anything at the time because of my respect for Liverpool,” opened Mascherano on his exit from the club....

Kenneth Feinberg, a lawyer who was appointed the special master for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, told Bloomberg “it is not going to be so easy” finding a person to see if the removed materials are protected by attorney-client privilege or executive privilege following District Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling on Monday. Due to the nature of the case, the Department of Justice requested if someone was to be appointed special master—a move the government agency argued was not necessary—the special master must have the security clearance required to review the top secret and classified documents seized from Trump’s Florida home....

“He is in police custody,” a German police spokesman told AFP, adding that the 44-year-old “was under the influence of alcohol and drugs”. Ullrich had allegedly called on the services of a prostitute at the five-star Villa Kennedy Hotel in Frankfurt, Bild daily reported. But he then got into a quarrel with the “escort lady” and “physically attacked and injured her,” police said. Ullrich’s latest woes came a week after he was detained for 24 hours in Spain for allegedly forcing his way into the home of his neighbour, German actor Til Schweiger, and threatening him....

If you fart more than the typical person, you may wonder what’s going on in your digestive tract and whether you should be concerned about it. Excessive gas is commonly caused by swallowing extra air or eating certain foods. However, it can also indicate an underlying health condition such as a food intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or something more serious. This article covers several reasons you may be having excessive gas....

Internships offering roles as marketing executives, activity teachers and graphic designers have all been advertised online, despite being against the rules. One company said it was looking for a part-time intern for 12 to 24 weeks working between 20 and 40 hours a week before transitioning into a full-time position while another was offering an unpaid internship for a luxury fashion brand. This comes as unemployment soars, with the U....

Tice, a freelance journalist who disappeared in Syria in 2012, and Kamalmaz, a psychotherapist who vanished in the country in 2017, are at the center of the interactions between Washington and Damascus, which have not had formal diplomatic relations since 2012. Officials from both countries have previously established contact on the matter, but a new push came during a recent trip by Lebanese General Security director Major General Abbas Ibrahim, which comes less than three weeks before the U....

First, the release date: Supposedly, Raya and the Last Dragon will hit movie theaters—if they’re still a thing—on March 12, 2021. Next, the directors: The movie comes from directors Don Hall (who previously co-directed 2014’s Big Hero 6 and 2016’s Moana) and Carlos López Estrada (a music video director who made his feature-length directorial debut with 2018’s Blindspotting). Then there’s the story: Raya and the Last Dragon follows Raya (Tran), the daughter of the Chief of the Heart Lands, as she travels throughout the kingdom of Kumandra to find the last dragon....

It has been seven years since the last Animal Crossing game was released to the Nintendo 3DS, which is why fans were ecstatic when Nintendo finally revealed Animal Crossing: New Horizons at E3 2019, which is the upcoming installment in the long-running social simulation series. Now that we only have to wait for a few more months to get hands on the new game, here are the things we know so far about the upcoming game, which includes what the game is about, new features and gameplay mechanics, release date, where to pre-order, and more....

Here’s everything you need to know. What Is Dark Mode? Most apps on your Mac display as dark text on a light background—similar to how a printed book looks. But that vast, white background often causes eye strain if you spend a long time looking at it in the dark. Dark Mode in macOS flips the color scheme to show light text on a dark background, which is much easier on your eyes....

In case you’ve not seen the smart coffee machine, here’s everything you need to know. What Is Lavazza’s Smart Coffee Machine? For comparison, existing smart coffee machines are far less advanced. While there aren’t many options to choose from, the products that are available are much more basic coffee makers. They use the traditional filter method to brew coffee, rather than the pod method. Also, these machines can only be controlled by your existing Alexa devices, rather than having the assistant built right in....

With the last game played exactly 100 days ago on March 9 between Leicester City and Aston Villa, four teams return to action today, albeit behind closed doors with no fans and social distancing measures in place. Aston Villa play Sheffield United to kick off the return of England’s top division, followed by Arsenal taking on Manchester City, as games are played according to staggered kick-off times, allowing fans to catch all of the action....

The April 2021 Community Day in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite kicks off on Saturday, April 17 2021. As usual, players will have from 12:01am to 11:59pm local time to enjoy the day’s bonuses and complete the limited time activities to earn some powerful rewards along the way. RELATED: Every Harry Potter Game, Ranked By How Long They Take To Beat Like every Wizards Unite Community Day at this point, the April 2021 event will feature a list of event exclusive tasks and rewards that offer a nice collection of completion rewards for players who manage to work through the full list....

Evil Dead: The Game follows in the footsteps of titles like Friday the 13th: The Game and Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight. In it, a group of four survivors play as various characters from the Evil Dead franchise, while one player plays as the demonic entities that stalk them. In each match, the survivors have to collect map fragments, use the Kandarian Dagger to banish the Dark Ones, and ultimately lock the demons away, all the while the demon player does everything they can to stop them....