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What Is Eye Muscle Surgery? Eye muscle surgery is a minimally invasive procedure in which an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon) loosens, tightens, or relocates one or more of the eye muscles to correct for structural issues (e.g., those that lead to asynchronous movement or atypical positioning). The surgeon gets access to the muscles by placing small incisions in the conjunctiva, which is the thin clear covering over the sclera (the white part of the eye)....

The calendar continues to grow, after the Las Vegas Grand Prix was announced for the 2023 season, making it the third American circuit on the calendar, after Austin and Miami. The latter of this made its debut in the 2022 season. The Qatar Grand Prix wasn’t present in the 2022 season, as the event changes venue, but it will return to the calendar for 2023. The Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai has again been cancelled for next season, though, with Formula 1 citing the “ongoing difficulties” of Covid-19 restrictions in the country....

Even after spinning at turn 13 on lap 41, the Dutchman came out on top in tricky racing conditions to take the 28th Grand Prix victory of his career as he moved above legendary racer Jackie Stewart on the all-time race winners list. Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell again finished on the podium just like at the French Grand Prix last weekend, though it proved yet another poor weekend for Ferrari overall....

Whenever the West African chopped infield in his favoured inside-right position outside the area, the concerted effort to surround the in-form Leicester City man was noticeable. There was an obvious plan to not allow the Nigerian a clear sight at goal from distance…and for good reason. Following his upswing at the King Power Stadium, the former Manchester City man is, on current form, the Foxes’ key man heading into games and is undoubtedly their most potent forward going into Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea....

Top-flight teams have been awaiting their first steps on the road to Wembley when they joined the competition in the third round on the first weekend of January. From there, the field will continued to be reduced until we have two by the time the finalists walk out at the national stadium to decide who will win the 142nd edition of England’s most prestigious domestic cup competition. Here’s how the schedule looks and when your team might be playing if they progress through the rounds during the 2022-23 season....

While you–a normal, sane human being–checked out of politics for the weekend, controversy raged across the land. There were, of course, reports that John McCain spent seven months traveling on his wife’s corporate jet at reduced rates–despite his support for legislation requiring presidential candidates to pay the actual costs of corporate flying. But that’s not the fracas we’re referring to. And, lest we forget, Barack Obama dipped a toe in the proverbial hot water when the Los Angeles Times revealed that the then-Illinois lawmaker helped a donor receive a state grant....

Yes. Yes! YES! MORE: 2015 Brand Bracket | Bracket analysis | Printable bracket Facebook’s data team looked at a month’s worth of mentions (Feb. 15 to March 14) to figure out which NCAA Tournament teams were generating the most buzz. There are a bunch of interesting tid bits they discovered. The Final Four would be No. 1 Kentucky, No. 4 Louisville, No. 1 Duke and No. 10 Ohio State (this year’s UCONN?...

The social media giant sought to quash the Patriot Party and appears to have been successful in the attempt, according to internal company documents seen by The Wall Street Journal. The Patriot Party is a loosely affiliated movement consisting of people who believed former President Donald Trump’s unfounded claim that the 2020 presidential election had been “stolen” from him. Following the January 6 Capitol riot, Facebook, along with other social media sites, sought to suppress groups like the Patriot Party on their platform....

In real life, Furtwangler never escaped the shadow cast by remaining loyal to Nazi Germany, if not Nazism itself. But Harwood, best known for ““The Dresser,’’ doesn’t believe history should have the last word. His earnest, searching but somewhat dry play grapples val iantly with the role of art in politics and society and how people react un- der deadly duress. ““Taking Sides’’ isn’t quite evenhanded enough to bring these issues in- to sharpest relief....

Newsweek reported that the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines were authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December. There is a limited supply of the vaccines, but the New York Times reported that 9.7 million people have received at least one dose of either vaccine and 1.3 million people have been fully vaccinated, meaning they received two doses. Those vaccinated include people in nursing homes and long-term care centers, frontline medical workers, members of Congress and both President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris....

The Claim Some claimed that the calls for Cuomo to step down is a strategy to find a Republican replacement that will pardon former President Donald Trump, who faces tax and insurance fraud probes in New York. The Facts According to the New York State Constitution, Article IV, Section 5, the lieutenant governor is next in line if the governor is removed, impeached or resigns. The lieutenant governor will serve as governor for the remainder of the elected term....

On social media, many are claiming that Biden canceled Operation Talon, a national operation geared toward deporting sex offenders illegally living in the U.S. and said to be established under the Trump administration. The Claim Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) wrote: “Operation Talon was a nationwide operation established by the Trump administration targeting sex offenders subject to deportation. @JoeBiden cancelled it,” in a tweet that received more than 6,000 likes and 4,000 retweets....

The ruling and Thomas’s role in it angered, among others, President Joe Biden, who issued a strong condemnation of the decision that limits abortion rights across the U.S. Many U.S. states have now—or are set to—ban abortion, but did Biden play a part in confirming Thomas for SCOTUS to begin with? The Claim A tweet, posted on 28 June 2022, responding to Biden’s comments on Roe v. Wade claimed the president had “made sure” Thomas became a Supreme Court justice....

The Claim At the town hall, CNN presenter Don Lemon asked the president whether he believes COVID is in retreat. The president said there is a pandemic for those who are not vaccinated against COVID. He went on to claim: “If you’re vaccinated, you’re not going to be hospitalized, you’re not going to be in an ICU unit, and you are not going to die.” Biden also said: “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations....

One clip of the NBA icon that went viral on Monday, appearing to show him reaching almost superhuman levels of accuracy and power with a series of court-length shots launched one after the other. So was this a spectacular feat of human ability, or just VFX wizardry? The Claim A tweet posted by Sports Illustrated on December 5, 2022, appears to show Curry making five full-court shots in a row....

Echoing these concerns, one Reddit post sharing an article in The Greek Reporter titled “Sperm Counts Drop by 62% Worldwide” has gone viral. The Claim The viral article titled “Sperm Counts Drop by 62% Worldwide” claims that “sperm counts worldwide plunged by sixty-two percent in under fifty years between 1973 and 2018, and this could lead to a reproductive crisis.” The article references a study published in the journal Human Reproduction Update on November 15....

President Donald Trump and those loyal to him have tried to find multiple routes in the legal system to undermine the election results including filing lawsuits in various states such as Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia. All of those attempts have failed, leaving Gohmert’s lawsuit as Trump’s last chance. The Claim Gohmert’s lawsuit is the latest attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in which former Biden was deemed the victor....

While the image is no doubt a stunning vision of the hostile, crushing conditions on one of Earth’s closest planetary neighbors, it is not quite what it seems. The Claim On the evening of September 4 a Reddit user posted the below image of the surface of Venus to the subreddit r/interestingasf***, along with the caption: “Clearest image of the surface of Venus. From Soviet Venera 13 in 1982.”...

Republican lawmakers have repeatedly raised issues with the attendance of children at drag performances—which those in the drag communities have argued are not inherently sexual—as part of a larger effort to curb teachings of gender and race theories to kids in America. In March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a parental rights bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics, which prevents teachers from discussing LGBTQ issues in classrooms....

Economists are now concerned that increasing interest rates—the Fed’s main mechanism to fight inflation—could cause even greater economic pain by stifling growth with increased cost of borrowing. Amid this sour economic backdrop, photos of a large surrounding wall erected around its Reserve Board building in D.C. spread on social media this week, leading to fearmongering and panicked responses in anticipation of a supposedly imminent economic meltdown. The Claim A tweet, posted on November 6, 2022, shows a picture of The Marriner S....