The Tragedy of AIDS in Africa I am one person (and, I suspect, one of many) who knew virtually nothing about the magnitude of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and its horrific results: millions of orphaned children (“The Plague Years,” International, Jan. 17). I had heard bits and pieces of information over the last few years about the struggles with the disease in Africa, but nothing like the wealth of information that was reported in your cover story....
It’s just the world we live in. RECRUITING: Top programs since 2010 | Chasing top RBs Alabama was the latest school to offer a scholarship to an eighth-grader (he has five offers, per 247Sports.com), this time Jesus Machado of Hialeah Champagnat Catholic School (Fla.). That comes a few months after Miami coach Mark Richt offered quarterback Harrison Bailey a scholarship. It’s not a new trend. LSU landed a commitment from quarterback Zadock Dinkelmann for the class of 2018 — in 2014....
Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly is at the center of the investigation into Taylor’s March 13 death, which occurred as several officers executed a no-knock search warrant at the home of her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Mattingly, who was among three officers who fired their weapons in the incident, was shot in the leg and has been on administrative assignment for months. In an email sent early Tuesday morning, Mattingly blasted Mayor Greg Fischer and former LMPD Chief Steve Conrad for failing the involved officers “for their own gain and to cover their asses....
Allegri helped Juve win the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles this season, and guided them to the Champions League final. Since taking over at Juventus Stadium in 2014, he has won the domestic double each season and has a 69 per cent winning rate. Rashford backs Man Utd move for Morata The former midfielder had been linked with a move to Arsenal before Arsene Wenger agreed a new two-year deal, but will now remain in Turin until the end of the 2019-20 season....
The five-time world champions meet the Socceroos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria, four days after a clash with old rivals Argentina at the same venue. The official announcement was made by the Victorian Government on Thursday, at 09:00am local time. The Australian double-header be the first official friendly fixtures under new coach Tite, who has led his side to six consecutive victories in World Cup qualifying since his June 2016 appointment....
The Portugal star has agreed to terms to extend his stay at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2021, when he will be 36. His current deal was due to expire in 2018. A club statement reads: “The official event for the renewal of Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract will take place tomorrow, Monday 7 November at 1:30pm in the presidential box at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. “The Portuguese forward will extend his contract until 30 June 2021 at the event attended by club president Florentino Pérez and the player himself....
The explosive midfielder appeared to be on the way out at the Etihad Stadium after starting Pep Guardiola’s tenure warming the bench. Toure, however, muscled his way back into contention and was a vital part of City’s fight to reach next year’s Champions League, a feat achieved on the last day of the season as they sealed third place. And now he has quashed any further speculation on his future by putting pen to paper on a fresh deal....
Prior to his Deauville win, Dimov had cashed in six other events. He currently ranks No. 3 in the 2015 GPI Player of the Year race. MORE: Will Roberto Luongo turn poker professional? | Soccer legend Ronaldo 26th at PCA in the Bahamas | Martin Jacobson wins WSOP November Nine More than 40 events were presented during the EPT Deauville Festival. Some of the other notables who captured titles: Vladimir Troyanovskiy, world top 10 Davidi Kitai, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Artur Koren, Ilan Boujenah and 2013 GPI European Rookie of the Year Adrian Mateos Diaz, who earned a pair of victories on the same day....
Jackson Hepner—a relative of the hotel manager at The Inn at Honey Run in Millersburg, Ohio—spotted the tooth in July while enjoying the summer weather with his family, who were there for a reunion, Fox 8 reported. As the family were taking some pictures of each other near Honey Run Creek, Hepner noticed a strange-looking object by the edge of the water. When he retrieved it from the mud, he realized it was some sort of tooth....
Sanders called for a Senate vote on increasing direct payments from $600 to $2,000 on Tuesday, a motion which gained an immediate objection from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. When McConnell asked for a vote on overriding President Donald Trump’s veto on the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Sanders voiced his objection. Sanders’s filibuster could potentially keep the Senate in session until January 1, taking up parts of the Senate’s scheduled holiday recess....
The Buckeyes added Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) quarterback Tate Martell on Sunday. Martell is the top dual-threat quarterback in the country for the class of 2017, according to 247 Sports recruiting rankings. MORE: SN’s Top 25 QBs for 2016 Martell (5-11, 203 pounds) finished with 40 TD passes and just two interceptions while rushing for 433 yards and five TDs last season. He’s playing for a renowned high-school powerhouse and should be ready when he arrives on campus....
In a Wednesday press release, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced that provider SpecialityRX has been suspended after the company mishandled 890 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The unusable vials make up more than half of the 1,500 doses the company received. SpecialityRX, which is not part of the federal Long-Term Care Pharmacy partnership program, was supposed to administer the vaccines to residents at eight long-term care facilities before January 1....
Another fast-rising general whose tactics may figure large in Iraq, Maj. Gen. James D. Thurman, is also a member of the Odierno school of “kinetics,“or firepower. Thurman last directed Operation Forward Together, the Army’s failed attempt to pacify Baghdad by redeploying about 8,000 U.S. troops and thousands of Iraqi soldiers to the capital. Back in September, Thurman was optimistic about success. “Over the past couple of months, we’re seeing a reduction in sectarian violence in Baghdad,” Thurman said then....
According to local broadcaster KFOR, a neighbor of the family, who reported the incident to police, had arrived home with her daughters to see three teenagers run out from behind her house. She followed them, but when she noticed that they appeared to be armed with what she thought were real guns, she turned back and went home. After the incident, the mother checked her backyard only to find the father and his three children there, with the father having been hit with BB gun pellets in the shoulder, while his 11-year-old son was struck in the arm and his six-year-old daughter was hit in the leg....
“We don’t know why he chose Tulsa, but we can’t see any way that his visit will be good for the city,” the newspaper’s editorial board wrote of the planned June 20 rally on Monday. The article pointed to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, saying that holding a large indoor gathering is a public health risk even if Oklahoma has eased lockdown restrictions. The editorial board said they’d raise the same concern if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden or another politician were planning a rally at the present time....
Bailey was denied a promotion to a professor’s position after she notified the university, beginning in 2016, that she could be tapped to serve in the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Trump appointed her to a deputy administrator position in 2017. A registered Republican, according to court documents filed November 18, Bailey claimed her level of work supported the promotion but she was refused it because of her peers’ feelings about Trump....
MORE: Oklahoma’s CFP chances seem dim The hit, which took place in the second quarter, was deemed clean. Westbrook remained on the ground while the training staff attended him and was able to leave the field on his own power. However, he stayed on the bench with his helmet off for the rest of the first half, indicating he might not return to the game. He was being evaluated for a potential concussion....
Over 100k want Barca vs PSG replayed Celtic had dropped points just once in the Scottish Premiership prior to the match and were on course to maintain that record thanks to Stuart Armstrong’s goal in the 35th minute. But Rangers, who had new boss Pedro Caixinha watching on from the stands, earned a point when veteran Clint Hill equalised with just three minutes remaining. Rodgers’ side still lead the way at the top by 25 points and the Celtic boss is happy their unbeaten league run – which now stands at 29 matches – remains intact, even if the failure to see out the win will take a few days to accept....
Following the Rebels’ 27-14 victory over Liberty on Saturday, the Ole Miss football program tweeted out two posts in succession that made fun of Freeze. The first mirrored a quote Freeze tweeted out while he was still coach of the Rebels in 2013: MORE: Ole Miss trolls Hugh Freeze with his own quote The second tweet — captioned, “Won the Day” with a thumbs up emoji — showed a picture of Freeze giving a thumbs up from a hospital bed in the coaches booth....
But the Ukrainian didn’t get what he desired when he beat Doudou Ngumbu by fifth-round TKO, as Ngumbu suffered a right calf injury while he was moving to get away from Gvozdyk. “You know, it didn’t happen the way I expected," Gvozdyk said about the victory during his post-fight interview at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday night. “It wasn’t what the fans expected. It just happened. I tried to do my best....
