The ex-Italy captain, who was named the world’s best player after leading his country to World Cup glory in 2006, spent 18 years in Serie A and La Liga. Are Madrid’s fans the worst in the world? Cannavaro won 136 caps for the Azzurri and is considered one of the greatest centre-backs of all time despite standing under 5’ 10" tall, but there is one forward who challenged even his fearlessness....
The operation was “executed to near perfection,” says Dr. James Thomas, chief of critical-care services at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. Surgeons divided the boys’ veins, separated their skulls and grafted new skin onto their heads. To reduce the risk of brain swelling, the twins were kept in medically induced comas for a few days, but by the end of the week both boys were starting to move their arms and legs and open their eyes, and were listed in critical but stable condition....
The tech giant’s move comes as a threat of civil war looms in Myanmar after hundreds of protesters have been killed and thousands more detained since the military coup on February 1. The military, known as the Tatmadaw, has not been able to quash continued public defiance but is taking extreme measures to crack down on efforts to oppose its rules. Facebook’s measures will help users in Myanmar keep non-friends from accessing their profiles, so that non-friends cannot enlarge, share or download full-size profile and cover photos and see any posts on a person’s timeline....
Jerome Pesenti, the company’s vice president of artificial intelligence, wrote in a blog post that the decision comes as part of a company-wide move to limit the use of controversial facial recognition technology. People who have opted into to the platform’s Face Recognition setting will no longer be automatically recognized in photos and videos, and the facial recognition template used to identify people will be deleted, according to the post....
In rare cases, facial flushing can be a sign of a much bigger problem, including being a symptom of carcinoid syndrome. Carcinoid syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that are associated with tumors of the enterochromaffin cells, a type of neuroendocrine cell found in the gastrointestinal tract. When rare cancerous tumors called carcinoid tumors secrete certain chemicals and hormones into your bloodstream, they cause a variety of symptoms....
However, this has fueled speculation on conspiracy websites such as The Expose, purporting a link between the rollout of vaccines and hepatitis. The Claim In an article published on April 22, 2022, The Expose claimed there is evidence that links COVID-19 vaccines to the recent rise in hepatitis cases among children. The article suggests one such study by Pfizer “proves that the mRNA jab accumulates in the liver causing hepatitis....
The cost of living crisis, gun control, and abortion rights have dominated headlines over the past few months. Biden’s approval ratings have in recent weeks fallen behind the levels former president Donald Trump experienced at the same point in his presidency. However, this week Biden fiercely rebuked the challenges to his popularity among Democrats, insisting he had the support of his party. The Claim A video of Biden posted to Twitter on July 12, 2022 shows the president challenging a reporter who had asked him what his message was to Democrats who don’t want you to run again....
In Berkeley, California, negotiations between the school district and the teachers union have caused frustration among parents. The Claim On February 27, a group called Guerilla Momz posted a video of Berkeley Federation of Teachers (BFT) President Matt Meyer taking his daughter to in-person preschool. The video was taken on February 18. “Meet Matt Meyer. White man with dreads and president of the local teachers’ union. He’s been saying it is unsafe for your kid to be back at school, all the while dropping his kid off at private school,” the group said on Twitter....
From artificial suns to “alien motherships,” our fascination with the universe offers a ripe bounty for content creators, with sometimes just the sheer beauty of it all enough to capture our attention and silence the inner skeptic. It was with little surprise then that a video, which claimed to show a giant, bright red moon arcing over the Swiss Alps, attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers in just a matter of days, with few questioning its veracity....
Russian losses on the battlefield in Ukraine alone are thought to be so considerable in number, that some observers are comparing them in scale to the combined death toll for American forces in various conflicts across multiple decades. But how do the combat loss figures from the two Cold War adversaries stack up? The Claim In a Reddit post titled “Russia has lost more fighters than the U.S. has lost in the past 60 years… combined”, user u/trigrhappy pondered how the price in personnel Putin has paid in his invasion compares to the most recent American military campaigns....
The Claim On Thursday, September 2, an Imgur user shared an image of what was purported to be a sign outside of a Florida Chinese restaurant. The sign offered vaccinated customers a 95% discount, while others would have to pay $150 —deterring the unvaccinated from entering the restaurant. Belonging to an eatery supposedly named Phoenix Koi, the sign read: “Lunch: $150. Get 95% off with vacc. Card. F*** DESANTIS.”...
According to the State Firearms Laws Database, California has more gun laws than any other state in the U.S.—107 compared to Texas’s 18 (though not as low as Idaho’s one gun law, which prohibits firearms from being carried in elementary schools). With multiple people left dead from mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, to name just two incidents that occurred in January 2023, it seems striking that Texas would maintain such a higher rate of gun deaths when compared to the next largest state....
The Claim A post from @ColoradoIndepe1 shows a photo of Carter, the 39th president of the United States, alongside a quote regarding homosexuality. This reads: “Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things—he never said that gay people should be condemned.” It then read underneath: “This is what a real Christian sounds like....
Among the loudest of the more fringe voices in this debate is Rayla Campbell, a Republican running for Secretary of State in Massachusetts. Campbell has led an ongoing campaign to censor books promoting LGBTQ+ rights and sex education for children. However, her controversial views, which include unfounded claims that educators are trying to encourage sex among children, arguably make her an easy mark for misinformation too, with online actors exploiting the furore around her comments....
In his opening statements, lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) played a video montage of the events that occurred on January 6, including the speech by Donald Trump in which he encouraged his supporters to march to protest the results at the Capitol. The Claim Shortly after the montage aired and began working its way across the internet, Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) tweeted footage claiming it was edited to leave out Trump’s calls for peaceful protest moments before rioters stormed the Capitol....
Obama’s ad claims, “Clinton’s taken more from big oil and other PACs and lobbyists than any other candidate, Democrat or Republican.” Actually, Clinton is fourth and Obama is a close fifth when it comes to donations from oil and gas industries. Clinton’s ad says that “she’s the one who will make oil companies pay” to support her clean-energy initiatives. In fact, both candidates propose to spend $150 billion for energy improvements over 10 years, and both propose to pay for some part of that through higher taxes on oil companies....
Jennings just finished his first season with the Giants, joining the team after getting the biggest contract (four years, $10 million) of his now six-year career. An ankle injury limited him to 11 games, but he still produced 865 yards from scrimmage and was a valuable leader to a team transitioning to a new offense. As he’s about to turn 30 in March, Jennings told Sporting News that his faith played a huge role in helping him endure until his big opportunity arrived....
Colin Kaepernick threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, Frank Gore ran for 107 yards and the49ers converted a fake punt to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-17 on Sunday. The 49ers (3-2) turned to a trick play on fourth-and-1 from their own 29 early in the fourth quarter, giving a direct snap to Craig Dahl for a 3-yard run up the middle. Kaepernick directed the offense down field, and Phil Dawson kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8:42 to play for the go-ahead score....
Falcao’s strike partner Kylian Mbappe scored twice in last week’s opener to help his side to establish a 3-2 advantage ahead of the return clash at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday. Although the principality club have three away goals in the bank, Falcao says they must expect a renewed challenge from Thomas Tuchel’s side as they chase a fourth Champions League semi-final appearance. “It would be a mistake to think that we are already qualified but it does not come to mind,” Falcao told reporters....
