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Speculation over the forward’s future continues to dominate headlines and that further intensified after the Brazilian clashed with Barca’s new signing Nelson Semedo in training on Friday. PSG are reportedly willing to pay Neymar’s €222million release clause in what would be a world-record transfer fee and Silva hinted the saga may be close to ending. Neymar, Coutinho & Mbappe all to leave - 7/4 “Neymar is my friend, we have been playing for seven years together for Brazil and we have a very open relationship,” PSG captain Silva told reporters ahead of Saturday’s Trophee des Champions against Monaco in Morocco....

Surfer’s eye may look scary, but the good news is that it’s benign and totally treatable. In fact, pterygia (the plural of pterygium) that affect the vision can be surgically removed in about 30 to 45 minutes. Read on to learn more about surfer’s eye and how to protect your vision from damage. Symptoms Some cases of surfer’s eye—especially minor cases—may not present any symptoms until the pterygium is big enough to see or feel....

Meanwhile, a team led by Bruce Lahn of the University of Chicago has been investigating a human gene called microcephalin. A statistical analysis of mutations in this gene indicates that its most common form (or allele) evolved as long as 1.1 million years ago, was carried for most of that time by a different hominid species and then was reintroduced into the human population–conceivably even by a single mating–some 37,000 years ago....

Addressing the Trump administration’s stifling bureaucratic influence during an appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press, McGowan and Campbell discussed how White House pushback changed the CDC’s approach to pandemic management this year. Their latest comments followed last week’s New York Times report in which the two first shed light on what they described as ongoing governmental manipulation. “As Amanda and I worked in the spring and summer, we saw more and more, the administration wanting a larger say in the messaging that was coming out of the CDC,” McGowan told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd during Sunday morning’s interview, referencing the public health bureau’s guidance related to the novel coronavirus and recommended steps to mitigate transmission....

Trump is set to depart the White House this Wednesday, as President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on that day. He will be leaving office as the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, and has been widely condemned by Democrats and prominent Republicans for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to block Congress from certifying Biden’s Electoral College win. “I think there has to be historic sanction for this behavior,” Comey said during an interview broadcast by Sky News on Sunday....

“The issues are very clear,” Blagojevich said to reporters Monday.“It’s about right to vote and it’s about due process.” He told reporters his prosecution was “dishonest,” and took evidence out of context to remove him from office for political motivations. Blagojevich filed his lawsuit per se, meaning he will act as his own attorney, though he was disbarred in 2020, after speaking to reporters outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse—the site of his conviction in 2011....

Unlike the former president’s first impeachment trial, a conviction in the Senate this time around won’t remove him from office because his term is already over. His legal team plans on using this as the basis for their defense that a trial is moot, but Democrats disagree and are pushing forward with the hope that it will bar the president from holding office in the future. On Sunday, Bruce Castor, an attorney on Trump’s legal team, told Sebastian Gorka on his America First podcast that impeachment isn’t meant to be used as a “punishment....

Man Utd & Spurs combined XI Towards the end of his career, the former England captain helped to raise the profile of Major League Soccer and make Los Angeles Galaxy a domestic force to be reckoned with in the United States. During his time on their books, he also took in loan stints at Italian giants AC Milan and Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain. It is, however, for two spells prior to heading across the Atlantic that Beckham is best remembered....

Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, aiming for a quick victory against his Eastern European neighbor, widely perceived as having a smaller, less capable military than Moscow. However, Ukraine responded with a stronger-than-expected defense effort that has been bolstered by Western military aid, blunting Russian military gains. Putin’s invasion exposed weaknesses within Moscow’s military, opening up opportunity for Ukraine to launch its own counteroffensive in the fall....

Miller tweeted about the charges that are reportedly being brought on Thursday against the company and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, according to the Associated Press. “They told their crazies and their supplicants in the mainstream media this was about President Trump. Instead, their Witch Hunt is persecuting an innocent 80-year-old man for maybe taking free parking!” Miller wrote. Miller was likely referring to Weisselberg, who is 73. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

Erica Dobeck has been sharing her unique diet on TikTok, where she films herself chomping down on the animal parts, which she admits taste “bad.” Her numerous clips show her eating a mix of beef kidney, heart and liver, chicken feet—after painting the talons pink—pig ears, as well as blending liver into a smoothie. Dobeck, from southern California, says there are incredible health benefits to her diet, but also some downsides....

The woman shared in a popular Reddit post that her husband walked out on the family just over a month ago. Together, they had two daughters while he also had a daughter from a previous marriage, though there was no formal custody arrangement, they would often look after her every other weekend. The husband would also pay his ex-wife child support at the start of every month. According to the wife, he cited being unable to “hack” being a father anymore as his reason for leaving and even changed his number and blocked her on all social media after leaving, making it almost impossible to make contact....

An excavating crew made the gruesome discovery just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday while working near Lancaster Pike and Hercules Road in Mill Creek, Delaware. The 2016 Mercedes CLA was traveling westbound when the driver “failed to negotiate the curve” and traveled across the eastbound lane before careering into a heavily wooded area. The Mercedes struck a creek embankment and overturned onto the driver side, Master Corporal Heather Pepper of the Delaware State Police (DSP) said in a statement released later that day....

“Writers aren’t taken seriously anymore, and a large part of the blame must go to the writers of my generation, most certainly including myself. We haven’t written the books that should have been written. We’ve spent too much time exploring ourselves. We haven’t done the imaginative work that could have helped define America… We just expand all over the place, and this spread is about as attractive as collapsed and flabby dough on a stainless steel table....

Receiver Quentin Atkinson caught a 39-yard touchdown pass to set up the game-tying extra point, but he took off his helmet in celebration, which is a 15-yard penalty. MORE: Ranking the bowl games from least to most watchable The penalty backed the extra point attempt up 15 yards, and Grambling State blocked it. The ensuing onside kick failed, and Grambling State won, 10-9. Grambling State’s win was its 15th HBCU college football national championship....

Lance sergeant Liam Cruise-Taylor repeatedly punched recruits while they were on parade, even elbowing one on the chest that caused the recruit to buckle over. When that happened, Cruise-Taylor yelled at the recruit to “stand up and take it like a man,” according to a Shropshire Star report. A judge said during the sentencing that Cruise-Taylor abused the recruits under his watch and continued the abuse “in the form of physical violence used against them throughout their training....

When the 94th Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 27, 2022, certain awards will be announced and pre-taped in the hour before the live telecast starts. The move has received widespread criticism across the industry, with 70 prominent figures, including Denis Villeneuve, James Cameron and Jane Campion, urging the Academy to reverse its decision. As it stands, Sunday’s Oscars show—hosted by Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes—will continue on without the categories being broadcast live....

As a result, sources tell NEWSWEEK, Ridge’s department last week asked the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to analyze what legal steps would be needed to permit the postponement of the election were an attack to take place. Justice was specifically asked to review a recent letter to Ridge from DeForest B. Soaries Jr., chairman of the newly created U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Soaries noted that, while a primary election in New York on September 11, 2001, was quickly suspended by that state’s Board of Elections after the attacks that morning, “the federal government has no agency that has the statutory authority to cancel and reschedule a federal election....

NRA board member Richard Childress, a former NASCAR driver and the owner of a self-titled car racing enterprise, submitted his resignation to the board, John Frazer—the organization’s secretary—and NRA President Carolyn Meadows on Monday, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Newsweek. This marks the fifth resignation from the NRA’s board of directors since August 1, when three board members quit after they allege they were sidelined for raising questions about apparently lavish spending and mismanagement by top executives....