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Countries have been quick to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and levied harsh sanctions in what Russian officials characterize as an “economic war.” However, Western leaders bucked the idea of getting directly involved in the conflict, warning it could lead to the next world war, but Honcharuk said the rest of the free world is already at risk, so countries need to be significantly harsher on Putin. “For Mr. Putin, the Western world, democracy is a victim,” Honcharuk told Newsmax on Thursday....

The former Yankees and Red Sox star was known for his quirkiness (most notably, his mid-career grooming methods) just as much as his hitting prowess, and he was at it again Wednesday when he endorsed Republican front-runner Donald Trump for president. MORE: Candidates reminded us of these athletes “I want (Trump) for president,” Damon, 42, said, via the New York Daily News. “I’m a Trump fan ever since I met him seven or eight years ago....

The 19-year-old has built a reputation as one of the most exciting youngsters in world football after scoring four goals in his first six Brazil caps and helping Palmeiras to the title in his homeland last year. Guardiola: I’m very good, but lucky Clichy is looking forward to teaming up with Jesus at the Etihad Stadium as City look to breathe new life into their faltering title bid. “When a team like City bring in a player he is a quality player, so it is always good to have someone coming in, fresh legs and a new body,” Clichy was quoted as saying by the Manchester Evening News....

“I can’t imagine a family with a missing loved one,” Studey, 53, told Newsweek Friday. “Every time you hear of a body being found or a possible murder, you must wonder: ‘Is that my loved one?’ My heart goes out to them.” She said family members and friends have sent her pictures of potential victims and related details of their stories. “I can’t read them anymore without an emotional breakdown myself,” Studey, who has told investigators that as many as 50 to 70 people—mostly women—are buried around the family’s property," told Newsweek Friday....

The officials, who have direct knowledge of the FBI’s deliberations and were granted anonymity in order to discuss sensitive matters, said the raid of Donald Trump’s Florida residence was deliberately timed to occur when the former president was away. FBI decision-makers in Washington and Miami thought that denying the former president a photo opportunity or a platform from which to grandstand (or to attempt to thwart the raid) would lower the profile of the event, says one of the sources, a senior Justice Department official who is a 30-year veteran of the FBI....

Anas Haqqani is the youngest son of the late, powerful guerilla leader Jalaluddin Haqqani and the brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, who serves as a deputy leader of the Taliban and currently commands the influential Haqqani network operating across the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group has been listed by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization for nearly a decade and has been accused of both militant and criminal activities but it retains an influential position now drastically elevated by the U....

“I don’t know yet if we have a culture problem,” Navy Rear Admiral Collin Green wrote in a letter to his forces in late July as reported by CNN. The “command climate” surveys that the military uses to gauge organizational issues should have provided an answer—but didn’t. Newsweek has obtained the surveys conducted just months earlier and found a startling disconnect between what those teams’ service members reported and what seems to have been true....

Learn more about the signs of exercise addiction, causes and risk factors, and treatment. What Is Exercise Addiction? While exercise addiction has not been accepted as a mental health disorder in the DSM-5, (“Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition”), researchers describe it as a behavioral addiction, or excessive behavior that results in adverse consequences. Similar to other addictions, a person with the addiction will be aware of the negative impacts of their behavior and consider these consequences, but they proceed with exercise anyways....

Katie Kollath, an ACE-CPT (American Council on Exercise-Certified Personal Trainer) told Newsweek: “In general, the virus will significantly reduce your capacity to train intensely, at least during the actual infection and the recovery process from it. Most of the cases we’ve seen cause some trouble breathing and significant fatigue.” However, it is possible to get active again, albeit with a few adjustments. Newsweek asked the experts about exercising after COVID-19 and how to tweak your workout....

They also look at which team is most ripe to lose its first game this weekend. THE 10 SPOT: Top QB performances | Best BCS moments | Most-fierce rivalries 1. Is it past time to elevate the Seminoles to national title contender? Can the Seminoles play—and beat—with anyone? Anthony McFarland: Florida State for the last two years has been the only team outside the SEC with the type of talent to play with the SEC because of their defense—not their offense....

An African cat managed to sneak out of an exotic animal exhibit earlier this week and was caught in a viral video roaming a nearby stretch of highway after a potbelly pig aided in his escape. According to a report form WRAL, an African serval escaped from its petting zoo enclosure in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, on Tuesday. Footage of the serval’s escape was captured by Candid Cobb, who shared the brief clip to her Facebook page....

We will analyze the five most popular survivor and knockout pool picks of Week 1 using the “Holy Trinity” of survivor pick strategy data: Win odds, pick popularity, and future value. Over the past three years, our subscribers have reported nearly $2.5 million in survivor pool winnings thanks to this data-driven approach. This analysis is brought to you by TeamRankings, the only site that provides customized picks that maximize your edge in football pools....

Can the Bills and Lions pull off upsets again? Can the Cardinals and Texans get the their first wins? Will the Fitzmagic officially end in Chicago? As we point out every week (but many forget), to gain an edge in your pick ’em pool, you must think about win odds (i.e. the risk involved with each possible pick), as well as pick popularity (i.e. how much you stand to gain if you pick a winner)....

This week, the “any given Sunday” theme of this tumultuous 2017 NFL season continues, with no team favored by more than six points in the betting markets. In addition, the public is showing some large biases toward the “safest” picks of the week, none of which are really that safe. NFL pick ’em advice, strategy Going against the crowd – in a calculated fashion – is the way to win NFL pools....

Let me enjoy LeSean McCoy while it lasts. Here are my thoughts on taking him No. 1, plus the rest of my standard-league, non-PPR, 12-team roster (start QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, DEF/ST, K) MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: QB draft decisions | RB toss-ups | Top 50 players LeSean McCoy, RB, Eagles (No. 1). I wrote in The Decider I’m going McCoy over Jamaal Charles. That won’t change unless Shady gets hurt....

The report traced infection rates from March 1, 2020 until December 12, 2020, showing a sharp spike among people ages 0 to 24 during the first two weeks of September. The surge was especially high within the 18 to 24 age group. After a short-lived slowdown in cases at the beginning of October, infections rates rose steadily among those 0 to 24 through December—mirroring the trends of adult cases....

However, experts said the 100,000 mark is an understatement by thousands, accordion to the Associated Press. Lionel Petitpas is the president of the group Victimes Du COVID-19, a Facebook page that allows family members to share memories of their loved ones lost to the virus. Petitpas himself lost his wife Joelle to COVID-19 in March last year and told the AP that families of victims “want the government to make a collective gesture to recognize our collective loss....

Although Manning took the shocking news like the unflappable pro he is, expressing he’ll remain ready to play for the Giants “when needed,” it’s clear they don’t want the veteran QB anymore. Manning, who turns 38 next year, is in the midst of a second straight season of struggles. His support system in New York has dwindled, led by injuries to wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard and Brandon Marshall....

Videos showed the blasts near the Saki airfield on Tuesday, and Russia’s Defense Ministry said they were caused by detonated aviation ammunition, killing one and injuring several others, the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported. But while Russia points away from an attack as the cause of the explosions, The New York Times reported that a senior Ukrainian military official with knowledge on the matter said that Ukraine was behind it....

Radiation Cancer Treatments Patients receiving temporary internal radiation can sometimes send its high energy rays outside their body, and so that kind of cancer treatment is usually done in the hospital in a private room, at least for a few days while the radiation is most active. And children under age 18 and pregnant women are usually not allowed to visit them in the hospital. Internal radiation therapy might be used for people with prostate cancer and some types of breast cancer, etc....