Brennan, who was director of the CIA between 2013 and 2017, condemned the shooting ambush of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a “criminal act” and “highly reckless”. Fakhrizadeh, an officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, was named as the director of Iran’s nuclear weapons project in 2018. Tehran, which has always insisted its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, reacted with anger to the death and suggested Israeli involvement. Neither Israel nor the U....

Grassley has stated that he would announce whether or not he would run for another term by November, though he has been in communication with campaign aides and had $2.5 million in election funds stowed by the end of June. If elected, Finkenauer would be an abrupt change for Iowa compared to the 87-year-old Grassley, who began serving in the Senate eight years before she was born. She hopes to use her background as a blue-collar worker to appeal to the increasingly conservative state, the Associated Press reported....

Derenbecker was house-sitting for a friend and his family became concerned when he didn’t arrive to pick his girlfriend up from the airport. His father, John, said Derenbecker was found in the friend’s swimming pool. He was 22. Derenbecker, a 6-7 forward who was Louisiana’s Gatorade Player of the Year in both 2009 and 2010, last played for the University of New Orleans. Prior to that he had stints at both Dayton in 2012-13, and LSU in 2010-2011....

Durkin, who was fired by Maryland in October 2018, consulted for college and professional teams over the past 14 months but hadn’t received a full-time coaching position until being added to head coach Lane Kiffin’s staff Thursday. MORE: SN 2019 All-Americans His firing was preceded by McNair’s death, which was the result of heatstroke suffered at a team workout May 29, 2018. In August, an ESPN report alleged there was a toxic culture within Durkin’s program, and Maryland suspended Durkin while launching an investigation into the allegations....

Ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove made the prediction on the longtime Russian leader’s potential replacement during an episode of the One Decision podcast that was released on Thursday. Dearlove’s comments come amid global speculation over Putin’s health as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine surpasses five months. “I would go as far as to say almost for certain, it would be Patrushev at the moment,” Dearlove said. “Whether that figure will survive politically in the longer term, is entirely another question....

Strain served five terms as St. Tammany Parish’s sheriff before losing a reelection bid in 2015. He was facing a 16-count federal indictment in the bribery case, but federal prosecutors dropped all but one of the charges, a count of bribery involving federal funds, when he pleaded guilty. Strain, who news outlets reported was wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and shackles in court, leveraged his position as sheriff to secure profits from a $1 million work-release program for himself, his family and two top deputies, the AP reported....

According to Knewz, Trump’s former presidential campaign chair was removed from a flight at Miami International Airport on March 20. The Customs and Border Protection unit at the airport reportedly denied his ability to travel due to an undisclosed problem with his passport. The Associated Press confirmed the news published by Knewz, reporting that the removal of Manafort from the Emirates Airlines flight occurred without incident or resistance. It is unknown who else was with Manafort at the time or why he was traveling to Dubai....

“When is the right time to talk about gun control? Is there a right time? What can we do to prevent mass shootings, and what can we do to shed light on racism, mental illness and propaganda?” former Trump supporter David Weissman says in a blog published Wednesday by The Times of Israel. “These are questions that I am asking myself since I left the Republican Party with a new outlook on real-life issues....

The NWS released an advisory on Wednesday issuing an excessive heat warning for “portions of Central, East Central, North Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington” in place until 8:00 p.m. PDT on Saturday. The agency warned of “dangerously hot conditions with afternoon temperatures in the upper 90s to 106 degrees” and urged Washington residents to “drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors....

The Three Lions and Belgium were drawn alongside Panama and Tunisia in Group G in Friday’s draw at the Kremlin in Moscow. While Southgate will be expected to lead England through a straightforward pool, a clash with Belgium in their final group game in Kaliningrad could prove decisive for both sides. But Southgate is backing his young team’s creative talents to come out on top against Roberto Martinez’s men, with Belgium’s squad packed with Premier League stars including Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard....

This is not a circumstance in which the team is banned from postseason play. Saint Mary’s and its 28-5 record simply was excluded when the selections for the field were made. NCAA BRACKET PICKS:Bender (Virginia) | Birdsong (Arizona) | DeCourcy (Villanova) | Fagan (Villanova) Since the field was expanded to accommodate so many teams, it has not been often that a group so obviously qualified was left on the outside....

First, the use of Zodiac-type rubberized speedboats loaded with explosives to attack U.S. warships and other targets. According to this source, Nashiri (a.k.a. Mullah Bilal) has admitted playing a key role organizing the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole and an attack off the coast of Yemen on a French oil tanker. Both used suicide Zodiacs. Early last year Nashiri sent a team of Afghan-trained Saudis to Morocco to prepare for Zodiac attacks on U....

“I’ve been associated with the military for over 40 years and I’ve never seen the discussions that are being had right now, the need for such discussions,” says a retired flag officer, currently a defense contractor who has mentored and advised his service’s senior leaders. He was granted anonymity in order to speak without fear of reprisal. A half-dozen officers in similar positions agree that while there is zero chance that the uniformed leadership would involve itself in any scheme to create an election-related reversal, they worry that the military could get sucked into a crisis of Trump’s making, particularly if the president tries to rally private militias and pro-Trump paramilitaries in an effort to disrupt the transition and bring violence to the capital....

The three-part film series aims to help spread the word about not only how amazing the boundary waters are, but how important it is to leave them untouched and keep companies from opening copper sulfide mines that could forever change the environment. The series documents three executive chefs from the Twin Cities. Two of them haven’t really fished much or visited the Boundary Waters. It’s amazing to see them not only take the leap into the area, but also quickly fall in love with it....

Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm Symptoms Constriction of the airways during an episode of EIB typically causes some or all of the following symptoms: CoughingDifficulty breathingWheezing (a distinct breathing noise that indicates distress and is also common in asthma)Fatigue and decreased athletic performanceChest tightness Causes The pathophysiology of exercise-induced bronchospasm is not fully understood. One theory is the increase in breathing rate that occurs during exercise and the fact that during physical exertion many people tend to breathe through their mouths cause the air that reaches the lungs to be drier than usual....

Guaifenesin, the most commonly used expectorant, is the active ingredient in Mucinex and Robitussin. In general, expectorants are available over-the-counter (OTC) in liquid, pill, and tablet forms. Expectorants are part of the mucoactive class of drugs—those that clear mucus from the airways. Uses Expectorants are commonly used for management of the symptoms of acute (short-term) respiratory tract infections, like the common cold, pneumonia, or bronchitis. These infections can cause a buildup of phlegm in your throat or lungs....

Today Blachford is in the process of answering that question, rolling out Ex-pedia’s corporate-travel service–separate from the main site for leisure travelers. Booking airline tickets, hotels and car rentals for companies is a promising market: more and more businesses are turning to online reservation systems instead of dealing with an agent on the phone. Blachford spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Brad Stone about how Expedia’s corporate service works, the effect of the Net on traditional corporate travel agents and his own dreams for digital-travel technology:...

UPDATE, April 4: Yesterday, Hillary Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson told reporters on a conference call that the campaign would release Clinton’s tax returns by the end of this week (though the campaign is now saying that it can’t confirm whether the records will actually be released today). With the long-awaited moment possibly at hand, we here at Stumper headquarters thought it’d be useful to revisit last week’s conversation with NEWSWEEK investigative reporter Mark Hosenball about what–and what not–to expect from the data dump....

This season has overseen one of the most exhilarating title challenges in the history of the Premier League, with Manchester City and Liverpool fighting neck-and-neck against one another for the majority of the campaign. A 20-point gap separates the two league leaders between third-placed Tottenham in what has been a two-horse race for the title, albeit a thrilling one all the same. Neither side has dropped points in the league in two months, and just one points separates the pair following City’s penultimate victory of the season against Leicester – with returned them to the top of the table....

In short, nothing that follows qualifies as earth-shattering, seismic change — the goalie interference debate will continue, and Ken Holland’s 3-on-3 overtime dream remains unrealized — but they’re all positive moves. Here are the 10 changes, ranked according to how interesting they are. Needless to say, this is largely objective. And, personally speaking, it’s good to see no alterations to fighting rules — Steve MacIntyre hadn’t heard about them last year, and breaking the news to him was less than pleasant....