Reigning world champion Verstappen had been in dominant form all weekend at Spa but was among seven drivers to receive a grid penalty after using too many engine parts. Verstappen was 14th on the grid but streamed through the field untroubled despite a dramatic opening lap where Lewis Hamilton retired after colliding with Fernando Alonso. The Dutchman was into the podium places by lap eight and, following the first round of pit stops, he passed Ferrari’s pole-sitter Carlos Sainz to lead on lap 18....

Grigg kept his cool after an error from Kyle Walker in the 79th minute to slot beyond Claudio Bravo and book a quarter-final place for Paul Cook’s League One side, ending Pep Guardiola’s quest for a historic quadruple in the process. Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho wasted glorious chances for City in the first half, but their task was complicated by Fabian Delph being sent off for a rash lunge on Max Power....

Conte defends Mourinho’s over De Bruyne and Lukaku sales Fabregas came off the bench against Manchester United in a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, despite having started the previous three, as Nemanja Matic stepped back in to partner N’Golo Kante. However, the Spaniard is still providing more assists per minute than any other player in the Premier League and Conte is aware of what a weapon an “improved” Fabregas will be in the final months of the season....

Masked security forces removed the former State Duma deputy from his apartment in the city of Yekaterinburg after conducting a search in the early hours of Wednesday morning. They took him to the city’s Nevyansk Icon Museum, which was opened by Roizman in 1999, where searches are also underway, local media reported. Roizman, a former mayor of Yekaterinburg, and a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, is being investigated for “discrediting the Russian army,” Russia’s TASS news agency said, citing Yekaterinburg security services....

The letter, addressed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, requests that the company slow its plans for encryption and requests that it take into consideration public safety by enabling law enforcement to access illegal content in a manageable format and by consulting with their governments to best understand the needs of law enforcement. Encrypted technology, asserts the letter, makes it easier for pedophiles to share child pornography online and makes it harder for law enforcement to track the posters down....

“We live in a democracy, where the elected officials decide the rules around campaigns. Two weeks ago the President of the United States issued an executive order directing federal agencies to prevent social media sites from engaging in activities like fact-checking political statements,” Facebook said in a statement hours after receiving the letter from Biden campaign demanding that they fact-check political posts. “This week, the Democratic candidate for President started a petition calling on us to do the exact opposite....

With eight games left on their schedule, including Friday’s visit to the Edmonton Oilers, the Stars are close to seeing their playoff hopes end. Even if they win all their games, Dallas Morning News hockey writer Mike Heika says, they need teams ahead of them to fail. MORE: Malkin singes Penguins’ tailfeathers | Bruins in Stars-like trouble | Playoff races The Oilers aren’t a team the Stars trail in the standings, but they could be a reason why there is no playoff hockey in Dallas....

Video shows a security guard at the building next to where the assault occurred, on West 43rd Street, shutting the door as a man kicks the elderly woman in the head and shouts, “F**k you, you don’t belong here,” as reported by ABC7NY’s CeFaan Kim. The display of bystander apathy has reminded many users on social media of Kitty Genovese, a young woman who was killed in 1964. Genovese was robbed, raped and stabbed to death outside her Queens, New York, apartment over the course of a roughly half-hour period, according to the New York Times....

In April, Heard embarked on a six-week court battle with her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, who had filed a $50-million lawsuit against her over her 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, in which she claimed to be a domestic abuse survivor. On June 1, the jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, after finding Heard’s claim to be false and defamatory. The judge adjusted the punitive damages to $350,000, as Virginia law limits the value of punitive damages available....

Biden’s visit to the Migrant Support Center in El Paso County on Sunday, January 8, resulted in another faux-pas, as he appeared to mix up the Salvation Army with the Secret Service. Though he immediately corrected himself, the clip of the gaffe soon went viral on social media. But did the American president also take a familiar red cap, made famous by his predecessor, as a keepsake before departing?...

The “California Girls” singer was performing some of her last shows of her most recent Las Vegas residency when her right eye appeared to glitch. Perry, who turned 38 on October 25, was standing on stage looking into the distance during the concert’s final moments and paused as she tried to open her eye. The right eye kept flopping such and she would tap her temple to try to open it, only for the eye to close again....

The Claim Since September 15, multiple Twitter users have suggested that Russia has issued a veiled threat to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites following a meeting of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) three days prior. Defense journalist Shashank Joshi retweeted an excerpt from an English translation of a statement by the Russian delegation to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). “Interesting statement from Russia on satellite use: ‘Quasi-civilian infrastructure may become a legitimate target for retaliation’,” Joshi wrote....

The announcement has caused the Twitter activities of Mercedes Schlapp from last summer to surface. Schlapp is the wife of Matt Schlapp, who is the chair of the American Conservative Union. The Claim Filmmaker and Ironbound Films CEO Jeremy Newberger wrote in a tweet Monday morning: “The head of CPAC’s wife tweeted video of a guy with a chainsaw chasing anti-racism protestors around while screaming the N word. So CPAC is the perfect forum for Trump to speak at,” in a post that received more than 800 likes and 200 retweets....

The Claim A site shared in California prompted visitors to “Earn extra cash! Report unvaccinated Family, Friends & Neighbors (FFNs) anonymously online.” The website was called AURS, an acronym for Anonymous Unvaccinated Reporting System, and was created by David Bramante, a Los Angeles realtor and Republican gubernatorial candidate running against Governor Gavin Newsom in the recall election this year. The site had more than 300,000 visitors and received 2,000 “reports” in the time it was active....

The Claim It has been suggested that “divoc” is a Hebrew word that means “possession by an evil spirit.” One post on Twitter with more than 500 likes at the time of writing states: “COVID becomes DIVOC backwards and transcribed into Hebrew means, possession by an evil spirit….” Another, with more than 800 likes, said: “Covid spelled backwards is Divoc. Divoc in Hebrew means ‘possession by an evil spirit.’”...

Although McCarthy’s rise to the top job in the House has been so far thwarted, there has been a consistent band of supporters behind him despite the drama. However, claims on social media suggest that—in contrast to the relatively few fellow Republican members disapproving of him—the GOP’s actual voter base is far less enamored with the party leader. The Claim Tweets posted on January 5, 2023, claim that while Kevin McCarthy has majority support from the Republican conference in the House, more than half of GOP voters don’t want him as speaker....

Despite notions that Silicon Valley is another bubble about to burst, metaverses—a type of digital space where people can socialize, collaborate on work projects and play games—have been gathering momentum. Facebook creator and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is among its loudest proponents, investing billions and heralding it as the successor to the mobile internet. However, the online public’s response to Zuckerberg’s enthusiasm has been somewhat lacklustre, if recent claims on social media are to be believed....

Among the most closely watched races in the country for the November midterms, Fetterman’s unconventional presentation and style are a focal point for the GOP. Of particular interest are the former Braddock, Pennsylvania mayor’s tattoos which, according to one former senior Republican, have dubious roots. The Claim A tweet, posted on September 30, 2022, included an interview with former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on Fox News’ Hannity, who claimed that John Fetterman’s tattoos were associated with either drug use or a Los Angeles gang....

But the singer has come under fire for posting a selfie from the voting booth showing her votes for both the general election and Proposition 28. If successful, Prop 28 would see an extra $1 billion of arts education funding poured into all K–12 public schools annually. Perry posed doing a thumbs-up gesture with the voting screen behind her showing she had picked Democrat Caruso over his opponent, Karen Bass, also a Democrat....

Recreational marijuana use is still illegal in the Sunshine State, but medical use is legal. Dispensaries must be licensed to sell medical marijuana, and the patient must be diagnosed with a qualifying condition to receive a prescription from a doctor licensed to prescribe medical marijuana. Diseases and illnesses qualifying a patient for medical marijuana use include Lou Gehrig’s disease, cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, Crohn’s disease and HIV/AIDS, among others....