Back Roma to win Serie A title After 28 years, 786 competitive matches, 307 goals and one Serie A title, Totti brought his one-club career to a close at the end of last season. The 40-year-old is preparing for “a new phase and a new adventure” as he will remain at the Stadio Olimpico in a directorial capacity. And the iconic No.10 shirt he gave up after his final appearance in the last game of the season has taken its own voyage into the unknown....

At the University of California-Davis, researchers are developing a genetically modified lettuce featuring a bone-growing parathyroid hormone (PTH). Microgravity disrupts the human body’s balance between growth and resorption, tipping it toward bone loss. Astronauts typically require daily injections of PTH to stimulate bone growth and address bone-density loss. Space travelers lose more than one percent of bone mass per month spent in space. “Right now, astronauts on the International Space Station have certain exercise regimens to try to maintain bone mass,” said researcher Kevin Yates....

According to a statement released by American Airlines, shortly after 5:30 a.m. EDT, the booking system, Sabre, “had a technical issue that impacted multiple carriers, including American. This technical issue has been resolved. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” Houston’s KHOU reported. In a statement, Sabre said, “Dell/EMC has confirmed it experienced a hardware redundancy failure that impacted Sabre’s system, including PSS and check-in. The issue has been resolved....

From czars to commissars, Russian despots handled political opponents the old-fashioned way. But when a country moves from dictatorship to something more like pluralism, rivals must be treated with a degree of civility. One reliable tactic, as any Western pol knows, is to smother your enemy in your own embrace. It helps if the opponent isn’t as quick-witted as you are-or as devious. The process is called co-option, and that’s what happened to Boris Yeltsin last week....

In a 4-3 ruling, the Arizona Supreme Court deemed that graphic designers Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, who both identify as Christian, were within their rights to insist on only creating invitations for heterosexual weddings. In the decision, the court dictated that the city cannot apply its 2013 Human Relations Ordinance to force the women “to create custom wedding invitations celebrating same-sex wedding ceremonies in violation of their sincerely held religious beliefs....

The unspent funds have been highly debated, with Republican critics saying it proves Biden’s relief plan was too big, while the administration argues the unspent money could help provide additional economic relief over time should further pandemic complications arise, such as virus mutations. “There are some things designed to address immediate hardship and others that are designed to allow for a multi-year policy response — they’re not really bugs, they’re features,” said Gene Sperling, who is overseeing the rescue plan for Biden....

According to available data as of December 15, a breakdown of 677,393 coronavirus deaths showed 1,005 persons between the ages of 0 and 17. Among those, 319 children between the ages of 0 and 4 had died from the disease. The data set showed 213 kids between the ages of 5 and 11 had died from COVID-19, while 240 children between 12 and 15; and 233 children aged 16 to 17 had succumbed to the virus....

A survey conducted by MagnifyMoney, an independent personal finance site owned by the online loan site Lending Tree, showed that 52 percent of 375 people who took money out of those accounts did so to cover expenses like buying groceries and paying rent. Twenty-six percent used the money because of a job loss, and 15 percent withdrew it because of concerns after losing money in the stock market. MagnifyMoney’s online survey received responses from 1,239 Americans with a retirement savings account and was conducted from April 28 to May 1....

These are some early defining moments in the 2014 NFL season, all from three age-defying skill players. Running backs are well over the hill when they’re over 30, right? Not when you have the special qualities of that trio. A look at what keeps them so effective when they’re so old, and why they will continue to be big factors all season: MORE: Fantasy waiver wire picks | Sproles sparks Eagles | Injury update | Watkins becoming go-to threat...

The Chicago Fire Department said it took about 35 minutes to extinguish the blaze, which occurred in a storage room near Gate 2 at the ballpark. MORE: White Sox beat Cubs in beer battle | Toddler ranks mascots One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the process and was transported to a hospital. The White Sox said Friday’s game will be played as scheduled, with first pitch set for 4:10 p....

The Democrats’ London event will look a lot like primaries being held on the same day in states like California and New York. Voters who want to participate have to first become members of DA, and then, once they show their passport, they will be allowed to vote. There will be stump speeches (read by appointed reps from each campaign) and rallying cries to convince undecided voters which candidate is the best suited to be the Democratic presidential nominee....

Why does Overwatch 1 need to be taken offline? There’s still a lot of work to be done to the game’s servers to ready it for complete deployment, and making sure people aren’t on board playing is the best way to do that. So about a day or so before Overwatch 2 debuts, as commercial lead Jon Spector stated in a recent Eurogamer interview, there will be 27 hours of downtime for the crew to launch Overwatch 2....

The viral clip posed by @zander.thegreat—an account dedicated to the glorious Great Dane—has racked up 99,700 likes and more than 746,000 views. Newsweek spoke to Zander’s owner, Lexi Pena, 26, from Peabody, Massachuettes. She said: “He’s isn’t afraid of the vacuum, he’s afraid of when things change in the house. He doesn’t like when we reorganize, or bring in something new!” But this sort of behavior isn’t unusual for dogs as other TikTokers are commenting on the video stating their canine is the exactly same....

Ox 4/1 to score v Spurs The England international has had to be patient following a £35 million summer transfer to Anfield from Arsenal. Jurgen Klopp has sought to ease him into the fold, handing him just one Carabao Cup start so far and seven outings off the bench. The 24-year-old was named among the substitutes again for a Champions League clash with Maribor, but entered the fold in the second half to net his first Liverpool goal....

The German takes his side to London on Friday, when Oxlade-Chamberlain will look to make a point against the club he left in August. His recent performances have drawn praise from many, though Klopp was impressed from the start and suggested that he may be demanding more attacking output than was expected of the 24-year-old by Arsene Wenger. “He did well from the first day,” the Reds boss said. “If you are a big signing everyone expects you to perform immediately....

The 24-year-old finalised a move to Jurgen Klopp’s side from Arsenal on Premier League deadline day for an initial fee of £35million. Reds 4/6 for the top four The midfielder admitted that the decision to quit the Gunners for a direct rival would come as a surprise for a number of fans but underlined his belief that he would develop into a better player at Liverpool. And Gerrard expects his career to peak during his time on Merseyside....

‘I told Ox off for bad music choices’ The Germany star has admitted that it was a decision that left former boss Jose Mourinho amazed, as the Portuguese thought Ozil wanted to spend the rest of his career with the Spanish giants. His father was, however, in the midst of a dispute with the Bernabeu club over a new contract and had been dropped from the team by erstwhile Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti....

But it quickly became apparent that I’d misread that “Ohhh,” because he went on to say, “How I envy you. You have such a thrill in front of you.” And he was absolutely right. Reading Wodehouse for the first time really is a pleasure like no other. Because whatever you think it’s going to be, it’s not like that at all. I think I expected something along the lines of stories about dotty aunts, elderly earls, silly twits and poker-faced butlers engaged in fey dialogue and plots filled with mistaken identities and foolish wagers and all the other feckless sins of the English upper class....

It’s OK. Not a lot of people other than Braves fans — and Giants fans, because their love for all things Panda is eternal and they will always know where he is — knew that he’d made Atlanta’s Opening Day roster as an extra bat off the bench. Sandoval showed on Thursday that his incredible flair for the dramatic, an ability to rise to the biggest moments, hasn’t left him just yet....