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Kickers, kicking techniques and playing conditions have all improved, but the downsides of coming up short still discourage coaches from cha...

Biden's Approval Rating Recovers Some From Last Month's Low, An NPR Poll Finds

The latest NPR/ PBS NewsHour /Marist survey finds that 45% of U.S. adults approve of the job President Biden is doing, while 46% disapprove...

A 105-Year-Old Woman Who Survived The 1918 Flu Dies After Contracting COVID

Primetta Giacopini's life ended the way it began — in a pandemic. "I think my mother would have been around quite a bit longer...

We Asked Russia's 1980s Afghan War Vets To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit a...

Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids

Facebook's global head of safety, Antigone Davis, testifies to the US Senate, about child protection. from BBC News - World https://if...

Ethiopia expels top UN officials amid Tigray aid crisis

The expulsions follow concerns raised by the UN about aid reaching the war-torn Tigray region. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oiuWO...

Rio 2016: Shadow of cheating marred boxing bouts

A system to manipulate the outcome of boxing matches by officials was in place at the Rio 2016 Olympics, an independent investigation finds....

A Calif. Beach Was Seized From Black Owners In 1924. Now, The Family Will Get It Back

Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday that will return a plot of beachfront land along the Southern California coast to th...

Climate change: Youth have 'every right to be angry' says UK PM

Boris Johnson says leaders' "reckless actions" created the climate crisis and now is the time to act. from BBC News - World ...

'Google' is most searched word on Bing, Google says

Google tells an EU court the number-one search on its biggest rival is for Google. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mbjNwr

World Athletics Group Is Investigating 2 Belarus Coaches Over A Tokyo Olympics Flap

The two coaches were sent packing from the Summer Games after sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya said they tried to force her to leave Japan ea...

This New Canadian Holiday Reflects On The Legacy Of Indigenous Residential Schools

The holiday commemorates the roughly 150,000 Indigenous children who were taken from their families and forced to attend boarding schools i...

A London Police Officer Has Been Given A Life Sentence For The Death Of Sarah Everard

Prosecutors said that Wayne Couzens handcuffed Everard on the pretext that she broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, drove her far outside the cap...

A 96-Year-Old Who Worked At A Nazi Concentration Camp Has Fled Before Her Trial

The former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp was about to stand trial in Germany on more than 11,000 counts...

Ecuador prison 'gang war' leaves more than 100 dead

Police have stormed a jail in Guayaquil after violence broke out between prisoners. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oiYbB9

Fat Bear Week Is Here. Take A Look At What To Expect And How You Can Celebrate

Only one of Alaska's bears can take home the title of "Fat Bear Week 2021 Champion." (Image credit: A. Willingham/National P...

Nazi Stutthof camp secretary flees as German trial starts

Irmgard Furchner is accused of complicity in more than 11,000 murders but the judge says she has fled. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

Sarkozy: Ex-French president gets jail sentence over campaign funding

The former French president is found guilty of illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

The Push For Internet Voting Continues, Mostly Thanks To One Guy

Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist and former political operative, announced a new $10 million grant for internet voting development on Thu...

They Voted For Trump And Then For Biden. Here's What These Swing Voters Think Now

In a pair of virtual focus groups, a picture emerged of disappointment with Biden — but no regrets that they helped send Trump packing afte...

Britney Spears: Singer 'on cloud nine' after conservatorship ruling

The singer posted footage of her flying a plane after a judge suspended her father as conservator. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3k...

Shakira: Singer attacked by a pair of wild boars

The Colombian singer was walking in a park in Barcelona, Spain, with her son when the animals struck. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

Israel foreign minister makes historic visit to Bahrain

It is the first such trip since the two countries established diplomatic relations last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ikZnjA...

What's An Unreleased John Lennon Tape Worth? Nearly $60K, According To This Bidder

The 33-minute recording captures Lennon and Yoko Ono talking to student journalists during their 1970 stay in Denmark. He also sings "...

Art Or Heist? A Danish Artist Took $84,000 And Sent A Museum 2 Blank Canvases

"The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece, titled "Take the Money and Run....

Lots Of People Say They'll Quit Over Vaccine Mandates, But Research Shows Few Do

The answers workers give in national surveys differ from how people are actually behaving after mandates go into effect in their workplace....

Russia detains cyber-security tycoon Ilya Sachkov in treason case

Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of the firm Group-IB, will be held in pre-trial custody for two months. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3CWU...

US declares 23 bird, fish and other species extinct

The ivory-billed woodpecker is among the 23 species listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3um8s...

Tunisia's New Prime Minister Is The First Woman To Lead An Arab World Government

Najla Bouden Ramadhane, a university engineer with no political background, has been appointed by President Kais Saied to fill the post, wh...

With 17th Straight Win, the Cardinals Are in Elite Company

An outrageous stretch of success allowed St. Louis to snatch the National League’s second wild-card spot. Can it keep going? from NYT >...

A death in Dallas: what's at stake as Congress weighs Medicaid fix for uninsured

More than 2 million Americans are uninsured because they live in the 12 states that didn't expand Medicaid. 60% are people of color. Wi...

More Than A Week After A Volcanic Eruption On La Palma, Toxic Gas Is A New Threat

Lava has been flowing since Sept. 19 and has just reached the Atlantic Ocean. When the lava spills into the sea, it can create toxic gas; o...

Russia threatens YouTube ban for deleting RT channels

RT’s German channels were deleted by YouTube for breaching its Covid misinformation policy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kSnPul

Beirut port blast: Victims' families protest at probe's suspension

No-one has yet been held accountable for the August 2020 blast, which killed 219 people. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YeAEqa

Sheriff Tiraspol: Champions League team from an unrecognised state

Sheriff Tiraspol are the 'kings' of Moldovan football, but their power and backing comes from a disputed territory on the Ukraine bo...

Britney Spears Has A Chance To Be Free From Her Father Today. Here's What To Know

Spears and her father have petitioned to end his conservatorship role. But there are a few ways the judge could rule, including denying the...

A Gene-Editing Experiment Let These Patients With Vision Loss See Color Again

In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients' eyes. The experiment helped these vision-imp...

Vitamin A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell

Volunteers will receive brain scans and be asked to sniff powerful odours such as rotten eggs and roses. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Amazon's algorithms taken to task in landmark bill

Warehouse workers can no longer be sacked for time off task if they have good reason to take breaks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Lamar Jackson’s Bold Play: A Contract Without an Agent

Jackson is leading his own negotiation for a contract extension with the Ravens, challenging the norms of executives’ relationships to N.F.L...

Alan Jackson Reveals He Has A Nerve Condition Affecting His Balance

"I know I'm stumbling around on stage," the country music star told NBC. "And now I'm having a little trouble balanc...

La Palma volcano: Family's anguish as lava destroys 'miracle house'

The owners of the so-called miracle house are devastated after it succumbed to the lava flow. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zOVNnB...

Noah Syndergaard Returns for Mets but Jacob deGrom Is Shut Down

Noah Syndergaard pitched a scoreless inning in his first start after two years away, but Jacob deGrom was ruled out for the season. from N...

Scorching La Palma lava fizzes as it hits ocean

Clouds of steam rise as the red-hot current makes contact with the Atlantic on the Spanish island. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3m...

After 25 Years In The Dark, The CDC Wants To Study The True Toll Of Guns In America

We don't know the full impact of nonfatal firearms-related injuries. Unreliable data and political pressure have obscured the picture f...

Ecuador jail: Dozens killed in Guayaquil prison fight

It is the latest in a series of deadly incidents as rival gang members fight for control of prisons. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Thousands Of Pounds Of DiGiorno Frozen Pizza Have Been Recalled Over Allergy Concerns

Nestlé USA Inc. is recalling some 27,872 pounds of frozen DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust pepperoni pizza. Federal officials say there have been ...

For People Who Got The J&J Vaccine, Some Doctors Are Advising Boosters ASAP

Boosters are available for higher-risk people who got the Pfizer vaccine. But what about people who got the one-shot Johnson & Johnson?...

The Atlanta Spa-Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In 4 Killings

Robert Aaron Long, 22, has already been already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in a separate case to fatally shooting fo...

There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse