In the netherworld that is China’s growing HIV community, Li’s legal victory is a startling breakthrough. After China’s first AIDS victim died in 1985, hospital authorities burned the man’s belongings–and even the furniture he used–in a bonfire. Many of the country’s hospitals and health agencies willfully ignored the health issue. To them HIV was a foreigners’ disease. Later, as the virus spread, government officials dismissed it as the scourge of criminals and social deviants....

Polls suggest that many Americans believe the GOP would handle the economy more competently, though many of the country’s financial pressures have global rather than domestic macroeconomic causes. The White House celebrated increases in Social Security check payments from next year. But to what extent can the president and his administration take credit? The Claim A tweet sent by the White House, on November 1, 2022, claimed: “Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden’s leadership....

The battle for Arizona has been beset by tabulator glitches, ballot watching, and unevidenced claims that voters were unable to make their mark, in a contest that could now take days to conclude. Amid this, Lake’s campaign team and others presented a lawsuit to extend voting hours, alleging claims of malfunctioning equipment. The outcome of that suit, some believe, effectively blocked Republicans from voting. The Claim A tweet by John Cardillo posted on November 9, 2022, alleges that a judge in Arizona “denied keeping polls open so that Republicans disenfranchised by 25% of Dominion voting machines being inoperable could exercise their right to vote....

Dominion Voting Systems was used by election officials in 28 states during the 2020 election cycle, including several key battleground states, such as Nevada. The voting software company has continued to face backlash from Trump’s legal team, which has claimed that the company used software to steal the election. Despite the claims from Trump and his legal team, “Dominion Voting Systems categorically denies false assertions about vote switching and software issues with our voting systems,” the company wrote on their website....

Following a New York Post exclusive report in 2020, social media networks initially made efforts to limit the spread of the story, including Twitter, which suppressed the article and briefly suspended the tabloid’s account. While the significance of the “Twitter files” is under debate, it has reignited examination of the reach that behind-the-scenes characters had in the proliferation of the early Hunter Biden reports, including the role of figures from the U....

The Claim Trump made the comments in a Fox News interview on Thursday with Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle. According to the former president, Fauci had said COVID-19 vaccines could take three, four or five years to develop. Trump said: “We got a vaccine in nine months, Laura, and it was supposed to take five years. Fauci said it’s probably never going to happen. I mean, Fauci was saying three years, four years, five years—a lot of people said 12 years....

The Claim Newsom tweeted that “California continues to lead the nation with the lowest COVID case rate” on October 4. He also noted the state’s CDC transmission category, alongside a color map of the United States which was said to detail community transmission in states. The Facts On the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, there is a COVID data tracker which details levels of community transmission across the United States....

A video seemingly depicting an outraged woman aboard a plane screaming at a fellow passenger for not wearing a mask, and demanding that the crew move him to a different seat, has gone viral on social media. “I am not sitting here, because it’s not safe. I work hard,” the woman is seen telling the airline staff. “I paid for my seat. Which is clearly going to put my life in danger, so you’re gonna move him....

The photo has been interpreted by many to mean that the Terminator star, who has been very vocal in his opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is calling for the territory to be returned to Ukraine. But others have questioned the provenance and authenticity of the viral image. The Claim The image, featuring Schwarzenegger in the green T-Shirt that has “I’ll be back!"—his famous catchphrase—overlayed on top of the contour map of Crimea, has been posted by multiple high-profile social media accounts....

Sicknick, 42, joined the Capitol police in 2008. He was an Air Force veteran who served in the New Jersey Air National Guard before becoming a police officer. The Claim Social media users have issued different claims about Sicknick’s death while some wonder whether he was killed by rioters or not amid conflicting reports. “Brian Sicknick was the capital police officer killed by rioters with a fire extinguisher,” one user tweeted February 19....

If there was ever a case where readers should apply a guilty-until-proven-innocent standard, this is it. We at FactCheck.org ask the public to be skeptical about politicians’ claims. With these e-mails, outright cynicism is justified. Assume all such messages are wrong, and you’ll be right most of the time. Yes, there are a few chain e-mails floating around the Web that are actually true – but not many. And when it comes to messages about the top presidential contenders, truth in e-mail is an elusive quality....

But, our mission being to point out the diminutive distortions as well as the big, fat slabs of baloney, we bring you flubs we found in last night’s non-debate: Obama boasted of his Latino support in Illinois and Iowa – not mentioning that he won a much smaller share of the Illinois Latino vote in this year’s presidential primary than in his 2004 Senate primary, or that there are exceedingly few Latinos in Iowa....

Over 90 percent of those who have undergone the surgery report major pain relief and an improved ability to perform routine activities. Moreover, around 80 percent will have a fully functioning device after 20 years. Hip Replacement Use Because of the success of hip replacement surgery, the procedure is now being performed in younger patients. The problem with this, of course, is that hip replacements wear out over time....

The end is nowhere in sight. Last month’s sexual-assault conviction of defrocked priest John Geoghan unearthed a decades-long cover-up that is prompting Roman Catholics–and members of other faiths–to take a harder look at their safeguards for protecting children. Geoghan, who faces a second criminal trial this month and more than 80 civil suits, is alleged to have molested more than 100 children over three decades. The archdiocese now admits it had known of Geoghan’s pedophilia for years, and in recent weeks has given authorities the names of more than 80 priests accused of sexual misconduct dating back 40 years....

Tom Wrigglesworth is a comedian that happens to look like Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The two have met and agree that aside from the body structure, their looks are eerily similar. Wrigglesworth has it easy. He gets the perks of being in State Farm commercials without actually having to play, and possibly get injured, in a game. MORE: Rodger’s calf feels better | Cowboys vs. Packers betting lines | Jordy Nelson strong bet to score...

The Monaco striker’s stunning finish came during an eight-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium, which ultimately saw the Ligue 1 leaders go down 5-3 to Pep Guardiola’s ahead of what promises to be a exhilarating return leg in the principality. Enrique preparing tactical switch But the Colombian faces stiff opposition in a week of brilliant goals, including Casemiro’s thumping volley for Real Madrid in their 3-1 defeat of Napoli....

So, Blake pulled Jenkins’ hair. Blake’s hair-pulling may not have been the only reason that Jenkins didn’t grab his second interception of the season for the Saints, but it helped the cause and prevented a Falcons turnover during the first half of their Week 11 game. It also led to points, with Atlanta’s Younghoe Koo hitting a 52-yard field goal two plays later to put the Falcons up temporarily 9-3....

The $1.5B stadium, designed by HOK, opens in ‘17. It will also serve as the home of Atlanta United FC, a new MLS club owned by Falcons Owner Arthur Blank. The ‘20 men’s Final Four is to be played in the new stadium, and the city is competing for future Super Bowls and College Football Playoffs. MORE: NFL stadiums analyzed: Love it or leave it? | Falcons borrow big money for stadium...

As folks get settled back into the swing of fall schedules, they’ll still have plenty of opportunities for entertainment in the upcoming season. Tons of TV shows including longtime fan favorites and a few new series are slated to premiere this fall. A few shows will air premiere episodes for the last time after announcing final seasons earlier this year (long live The Good Place!). Mark your calendars. See the full list of show premiere dates below....

The key for Thursday night’s game will be the Eagles’ offense, which ranks third in the league with an average of 397.8 yards per game, against the Panthers’ defense, which ranks third in the league with an average of 274 yards allowed per game. Two red-hot quarterbacks in Carson Wentz and Cam Newton will try to maintain their teams’ offensive momentum on a short week. EAGLES-PANTHERS PICKS:Against the spread | Straight up...