Abbas railed against the plan, unveiled in late January by President Donald Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, during a press conference Tuesday in Ramallah. The remarks came a day after Netanyahu swore in a new unity government alongside rival Benny Gantz, promising to apply Israeli sovereignty over settlements occupying territories in the West Bank. Abbas said this decision effectively nullified all agreements signed between Palestinian and Israeli leaders since the historic Oslo Accords of 1993 and 1995....

Howard Falcon, chief assistant county attorney, told Newsweek that “there is no basis” for the county to end its lease with Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. “I reviewed the matter and concluded we do not have a basis for terminating the lease. Accordingly, I am not continuing to look into the possibility of severing ties,” he said in a statement to Newsweek on Friday. Falcon previously told the Palm Beach Post that an unnamed county commissioner asked him if it would be possible to cut ties with Trump, after a mob of the president’s supporters violently attacked on the U....

Buying a palmtop may actually be harder to figure out than using one. Sure, they’re all one color (black), but the marketplace is full of choices. Does it fit easily in my pocket? (Unless you’re Paul Bunyan, most won’t.) Is it compatible with Windows 95? Does it recognize handwriting? How big (or small) is the keyboard? Will I need to buy a separate modem to handle e-mail? Does the screen light up in the dark?...

David Wagner’s side won their Championship play-off final against Reading 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 result and they will become the 49th different team to play in the Premier League in the 2017-18 season. Barcelona sign teenage GK Palmer, who only made his professional debut this season after Chelsea agreed to loan their promising youngster to the Championship side, revealed that he was keen to stay at his loan club even if they didn’t earn promotion at Wembley....

However, we’d hope our attempts to unwind would be more successful than the panda’s in this viral video. In footage posted to Twitter, the cute little animal becomes entangled in a hammock, then falls out onto the grass below. Looking confused, the panda tries to clamber back onto the red and orange hanging bed, only for the hammock to flip around—twice. The clip ends with the bear on its back once again....

The 6-4, 323-pound Mississippi native accumulated 170 career tackles (29.5 of those tackles for loss) in 49 games, and was a first-team All-Conference USA selection following a dominant senior season. Even though the Panthers lost cornerback Josh Norman to the Redskins and defensive end Jared Allen to retirement, they decided to focus on their interior line. Butler is the first player in the common draft era from Louisiana Tech to be taken in the first round since Troy Edwards in 1999 and the fifth Bulldog ever to be taken in the first round....

The defending NBA MVP and noted Panthers fan went to Twitter to let people know how he felt after his beloved Carolina team lost to the Broncos in Super Bowl 50, 24-10. MORE: Panthers among all-time best Super Bowl losers | Broncos pound Panthers in Super Bowl Classy move from Curry, inserting a little humor into what surely is a rough night for Panthers fans. And hey, he may be right....

Michael Matheson and Florida have finalized an eight-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. The deal is worth $39 million, per TSN’s Bob McKenzie, and carries a $4.875 million average annual value, making Matheson a team-friendly bargain, even if he has only one full NHL season under his belt. PREVIEW: Puzzling offseason brings change, for better or worse Matheson, a left-hand shot, was the Panthers’ 23rd overall draft pick in 2012 and has just 84 games of NHL experience....

There’s QB purgatory, there’s QB hell, and then there’s whatever the current state of the Panthers represents. With PJ Walker the starting quarterback entering Carolina’s “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the Falcons, the Panthers remain in franchise passer limbo with no clear plan the rest of the season. GM Scott Fitterer has thrown a fair amount of darts at the board in recent years while trying to find a stopgap, let alone an answer, for the team’s hole at quarterback....

title: “Paper Tiger” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-29” author: “Lois Trowery” Over the past half century, Baker claims, the custodians of America’s premier research collections–with the Library of Congress often leading the way–jettisoned millions of irreplaceable newspapers and books. And they did most of the damage in the name of preservation, insisting that the high acid content of old paper was turning books to dust on the shelves. So they microfilmed as much as 60 percent of their inventory....

What Defines Paradoxical Sleep? Also known as REM sleep or dreaming sleep, paradoxical sleep is a distinct stage of sleep with intense brain activity in the forebrain and midbrain.It is characterized by dreaming and the absence of motor function with the exception of the eye muscles and the diaphragm. It occurs cyclically several times during sleep and predominates towards morning, but it often comprises the smallest portion of the sleep cycle....

The 17-year-old Prosper resident was also able to meet the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at an event in Frisco. Noble, a world champion and Prosper High School cheerleader, suffered a severe spinal cord injury on September 20 while practicing for homecoming at a friend’s house. The teenager tried to do a flip, but she ended up landing on her neck. The injury left Noble paralyzed from the chest down and unable to move her hands....

According to Pfizer, the company chose to delay its FDA submission to wait for further data on whether a third dose of the vaccine, administered two months after the initial two doses, would provide more protection for this age group. The news that a COVID-19 vaccine will not be available to young children as soon as expected is leaving many parents with mixed feelings about the inability to protect their young children from infection and exposure....

Bill and Denise Richard were fixtures at Tsarnaev’s trial, which ended April 8 with the 21-year-old being convicted on all 30 counts, 17 of which were capital offenses. MORE: Boston Marathon is Monday | Jurors told not to watch | Triumph over tragedy Jane Richard, brother Martin and a memorial to him at the bombing site. (via SN Archive) The Richard family suffered unimaginable loss on April 15, 2013. Eight-year-old Martin was one of three people killed in the bombings....

Last week, this administration projected some 100,000 to 240,000 American deaths as the low-end goal of their response efforts. The thought of hundreds of thousands of Americans dying as a best-case scenario is astounding. And don’t forget: These people will be dying alone. Families will be suffering through the tragic loss of loved ones and not even be able to comfort them or be comforted by being with them....

On Wednesday, Nikolas Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder for the February 14, 2018, deaths of 14 students and three staff members. Prosecutors resisted pushes from the defendant’s attorney to have him plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence. It will be up to 12 jurors to determine if the 23-year-old is placed on death row. “I want my daughter’s killer to pay the ultimate price with his life for what he did,” Gutenberg told Newsweek....

Jeffrey Wernick, chief operating officer at Parler, wrote in an opinion article published by the Washington Times on Monday that his website actually takes “more substantive measures” against pornography than its direct competitor, referencing Twitter. An investigation into adult material, published by The Washington Post on December 2, detailed a surge in pictures of topless women and links to porn websites and noted the content could “complicate” the platform’s ability to attract advertisers....

The Ghanaian fetched the equalizer that helped the Spanish side to settle for a 1-1 draw at home against Qarabag from Azerbaijan. The stalemate has narrowed Atletico’s chances of making it out of Group C as they currently sit third with three points, five behind leaders Roma and four behind second-placed Chelsea. “We lacked a bit of luck to score the second goal. We played a great game and now we cannot lower our arms,” Partey said....

In a change from the original tournament, which was streamed Netflix-style by putting all the episodes at once, this year’s tournament will feature a weekly one-hour show every Wednesday night, leading to the finals at WWE Evolution on October 28. In another change, the commentary team will consist of Michael Cole, Renee Young and former Women’s champion Beth Phoenix. One of the criticisms of last year’s tournament was the subpar commentary of Jim Ross and lack of female perspective in the commentary booth....