Canada head coach John Herdman caused a pre-match stir when he revealed, in the immediate aftermath of his team’s desperately unlucky 1-0 defeat to Belgium, that he had tried to pump up his deflated players by telling them they were “going to go and ‘eff’ Croatia”. Opposite number Zlatko Dalic took this slightly puppyish enthusiasm from a newcomer to this stage with all the warmth of the bleak European evenings through which those on his continent are watching this strange World Cup....

This year’s Australian Grand Prix — and the entire 2019 F1 season, for that matter — will be all about Mercedes vs. Ferrari. Last season, driver Lewis Hamilton delivered Mercedes’ fifth consecutive championship despite Sebastian Vettel’s nearly stealing a title for Ferrari. With that said, it should be no surprise that Hamilton was fastest in the second of two Australian Grand Prix practice sessions Friday, with his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas being second-fastest....

From the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Australia to the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, the 2019 F1 schedule offers Formula 1 race teams and drivers unique challenges at each stop. Of the 21 races on the schedule, 11 take place in Europe, five take place in Asia, four take place in the Americas and one takes place in Australia. MORE: Formula 1 2019 season standings When Formula 1 released its draft calendar for 2019 last year, it was announced that an agreement had been made to allow Germany to keep its place on the F1 schedule....

The decision has arrived 47 days after the on-field incident as the governing body prioritised a rigorous inspection of the flashpoint that occurred in the third round of the FA Cup on January 5, rather than a swift conclusion. The Everton defender raised the claim during a verbal on-pitch alteration with the Brazil international, whom he had just shoved into the advertising hoardings in his side’s 2-1 defeat at Anfield....

This year’s semi-finals have produced two huge ties, with Chelsea taking on Tottenham on Saturday before Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola’s teams take to the turf the following afternoon. Arsenal win race to sign Kolasinac Both clubs are looking to ensure they do not finish the season without silverware having fallen out of the Premier League title race. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on BT Sport 1 and by stream via the BT Sport app....

Chelsea lost to Giroud’s former club Arsenal in 2016-17, but this time around they will face Manchester United after the two clubs safely navigated their respective semi-finals at Wembley Stadium. The French striker opened the scoring in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Southampton on Sunday, expertly jinking away from several challenges in tight quarters before finishing with aplomb. Giroud has had a hand in 22 goals from his 26 FA Cup appearances since 2013, which is more than any other player has managed since he debuted in the competition....

Wednesday’s order adopts strict legal enforcement procedures for verbal and physical disturbances carried out by airline passengers, and will remain in effect through March 30. Where the FAA previously approached “unruly” individuals with warnings, counseling and civil penalties prior to taking legal actions against those responsible, it will now move to enforcement procedures following initial offenses. Those who continue to cause disruptions could face fines totaling $35,000 or possible jail time, according to the directive....

The skull was found in 2016 by researchers working at the site. The international team dated it to 3.8 million years ago and, based on the morphological features, say it belongs to a male Australopithecus anamensis. This is a poorly understood early hominin species, the oldest in the Australopithecus genus. It was thought to have lived between 4.2 and 3.9 million years ago. Until now, the craniofacial features of the species were almost completely unknown....

The reason that a rash first occurs on the face after coloring the hair is that the skin on the face is much thinner and far more reactive, than the skin on the scalp. In fact, the scalp skin is so thick, that reactions to hair dye only rarely cause rashes on the scalp. In addition, a person may have used a particular hair dye for many years without problems — until the immune system becomes sensitized to the chemical through an unnoticed cut, scrape or other disruption on the skin — after which the immune system reacts to the chemical present on the hair and skin....

In the pre-recorded clip, Trump told the mob to “go home” and asked for “peace,” though he also spent the majority of the minute-long recording falsely claiming the election was “stolen” and tell the occupiers they were “special” and he “loved them.” An hour later, Twitter implemented a never-before-seen safeguard, disabling the ability for the video to be liked, retweeted or replied to “due to risk of violence.” Facebook and YouTube took more extreme measures off the bat, removing the video entirely from their platforms....

Nothing too strange going on in the AFC as there are Houston Texas fans liking George Strait and Oakland Raiders fans identifying with Snoop Dogg. One that does stick out is Baltimore Ravens fans loving Wiz Khalifa considering he’s from Pittsburgh and is a huge Steelers fan. He even performed his song, “Black & Yellow” before the AFC Championship game at Heinz Field in 2011. Atlanta Falcons fans like T....

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire spoke out against the digital money, known as Libra, in a keynote address during the Global Blockchain Policy Forum in Paris today. He indicated its development would not be allowed to take place in Europe in its current form. “All these concerns around Libra are serious. So I want to say this with a lot of clarity: In these conditions, we cannot authorize the development of Libra on European soil,” he said at the event, being run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)....

Symptoms include slurred speech, drooling, dry eyes, and more. Facial weakness is a medical emergency because a stroke (a blockage of blood flow or bleeding in the brain) is one of the potential causes. This article will discuss potential causes of facial paralysis, symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatment. Facial Paralysis Causes There are many causes of facial paralysis. It can be result from brain damage or nerve damage. Some conditions causing facial weakness are temporary and easily treatable, while others are serious and even life-threatening....

Frightening reports such as a 13-month-old boy stumbling across a drugs wrap containing fentanyl or the drug being released through air vents at a children’s center, quickly catch attention as America is overwhelmed with the volumes of the drug brought in through illicit supply chains. Among these stories are also more dubious claims that simple exposure to the drug alone is enough to cause overdose-like reactions. The Claim A tweet, posted on July 13, 2022 shows House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) claiming that a woman picked up a dollar bill at a McDonald’s and fell down because it was covered in fentanyl....

The Claim Claims are circulating online that Norway has reclassified COVID as an ordinary flu. On September 29, search engine Google registered a huge spike of more than 2,000 percent in people searching for “Norway reclassified COVID.” Similar search terms, such as “Norway COVID 19,” were also on the increase. A Google search returns at least one purported news website stating this to be the case, while the claim can also be found on social media....

Abrams is in a race against incumbent Republican Brian Kemp to win the Georgia governor’s seat. With less than three weeks until the November 8 midterm elections, polls show conflicting information, with some saying that Kemp leads Abrams by 10 percentage points and others indicating a much closer race. Abrams has accused Republicans of taking her statements out of context in the past, and a spokesperson from her campaign told Newsweek that Republicans are doing so again....

The Claim An official U.S. government court document has been shared on social media by accounts purporting that the nearly 40 defendants, including large companies, celebrities and public figures, are co-conspirators of Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell is a British socialite accused of grooming and trafficking underage girls to be abused by financier Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges. A copy of a Southern District of New York court filing was posted on Twitter and other social media platforms, both as a PDF file and a series of screengrabs, featuring a list of “defendants” that include, among others, Ghislaine Maxwell, Harvey Weinstein, Beyoncé Knowles and the Walt Disney company....

The Claim On September 18, 2022, Twitter user @BhattiSaaaaab posted a photo apparently showing an elderly man on a bed. The user wrote that the person in the photo is a Tibetan monk who was discovered “in a state of deep meditation” and “is believed to be the oldest person in the world at 209 years old.” Within two days the tweet had gained over 5,500 likes and over 800 retweets....

The Claim Some critics of mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for military personnel question the appropriateness and even legality of such an order. But proponents claim that this is not the first time it has been done, citing several similar examples from the past. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) tweeted: “When I served on active duty, we were ordered to get the Anthrax vaccine. Did I like it? No. Did I follow the vaccination order?...

The Claim A claim that Biden has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to withhold healthcare benefits from unvaccinated veterans has spread on social media. The claim has been shared alongside an article from the website Delaware Ohio News. Multiple posts on social media have discussed this claim as if it is fact. Many simply shared the article, while others added comments criticizing Biden. The article was shared from an account belonging to Rep....