McConaughey, an actor and producer who joined the public conversation about COVID-19 near the onset of the pandemic last spring, went on to suggest that individuals with differing political affiliations favor statistics that benefit their respective parties. “Everything gets politicized,” he said during the Fox & Friends interview. “But when we have something coming that is brand-new, that is harmful… we’ve got to continually balance this…our sort of economic welfare with our biological survival....

Sununu consulted his staff before taking the car to New York, sources say, but he didn’t check with President Bush or White House counsel Boyden Gray. White House officials described Sununu’s actions as “appropriate” because he did paperwork and made official phone calls en route. But administration insiders are privately “appalled,” as one said, that Sununu continues to exploit his position despite the recent controversy. Sununu has access to a portable secure phone he could use on any form of transportation....

After playing the Colombian winger consistently during the 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura, he became surplus to requirements for manager Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti. Quinones was loaned out to Lobos BUAP for the 2017 Apertura but clashed with the coaching staff and ended up making just five appearances before separating from the squad. This year, though, he’s found a home with Hernan Cristante’s Toluca team, scoring twice last week against Lobos to help Toluca vanquish his former club and extend its winning streak to 10 games across all competitions....

New York’s Soufan Center, a research firm specializing in the study of national security threats, found that almost one-fifth of 166,820 QAnon-related messages posted on Facebook between January 2020 and February 2021 came from foreign sources. “The national security and broader policy implications of the sustained influence of QAnon conspiracy theories are profound,” Naureen Chowdhury Fink, executive director of The Soufan Center, wrote in a press release accompanying the report....

Today, Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic takes the spotlight. Context: Jokic ran away with last season’s MVP award. This season, he’s arguably been even better. Through 45 games, Jokic is posting the second-most points (25.9) and second-most assists (7.8) of his career to go along with 13.8 rebounds per game, the most he’s ever averaged by a mile. Not only that, but he’s shooting a career-best 57.2 percent from the field while canning 37....

After 15 years of fermentation in academia, that concept has become a Hot New Idea. Steve Forbes has ridden the flat tax to second place in the Republican polls. A committee of GOP bigwigs led by former representative Jack Kemp is endorsing the flat-tax idea this week, and Sen. Bob Dole, the party’s leading contender, is likely to sign on. About the only candidate who’s openly opposed is Bill Clinton....

The Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday found that 20 percent of Americans who are on the political right place “a lot of trust” in scientists to do what is right for the country, while only 17 percent of those identified as “conservative Republicans” hold the same view. In contrast, the poll found that 62 percent of Americans on the political left and two-thirds of “liberal Democrats” put “a lot of trust” in scientists....

The countries that the union will permit entry to include are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. China is also expected to be added to the list if they permit entry to EU residents and travelers in return. One of the countries left off the list was the U.S., where cases of the coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19, has spiked in recent weeks....

Although creators may still be able to post nude content, this will have to be in line with the company’s new policies. In a statement, OnlyFans explained: “In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of our platform, and continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content guidelines.” However this will mean that the site, which was launched in 2016 and has grown in the pandemic to over 130 million users, will be leaving many sex workers out of a job....

“The Death of Klinghoffer” opened last week in Brussels, in the wake of the war and the arrest in Athens of Abdul-Rahim Khaled, who plotted the Achille Lauro raid. An international covey of critics descended not just for opening night but for the dress rehearsal. Those who expected wild excess from the extravagant and remarkable imagination of director Peter Sellars - best known for his updating of Mozart operas - were clearly stunned....

Most people use operant conditioning without even realizing it—especially when it comes to parenting and other behavior-driven aspects of life. This article will explore how operant conditioning has evolved, what types of behaviors can be changed, and how it is used today. History Burrhus Frederic Skinner, commonly known as B.F. Skinner, was an American psychologist who spent his career studying concepts of behaviorism. Behaviorism is an approach to psychology that focuses on using conditioning to modify behaviors....

And yet, Belgrade clearly does not want most of the people living there. The electoral list of citizens eligible to vote in a popular referendum on the document, last weekend, excluded all the province’s majority Albanians. Meanwhile, the otherwise relatively liberal government in Belgrade has been indulging in some veiled military swagger, darkly asserting its right to “defend its borders,” presumably with force, wherever they might lie–even as it professed no desire to actually control Kosovo itself....

More than 2.1 million Americans experience opioid use disorder. Deaths from opioid misuse have increased sharply in the last 20 years; over 68,000 people died from opioid overdose in 2020 alone. Opioid use disorder is a complex condition that can be difficult to treat. This article will explain the symptoms and treatment options for opioid use disorder. It will also provide suggestions for coping with opioid use disorder or assisting a loved one who struggles with opioid misuse....

The media mogul made the comments in an interview with author Isabel Wilkerson, who wrote the book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” Winfrey’s discussion took place on her Apple TV series Oprah’s Book Club this week and Wilkerson’s book argues that the U.S. “social structure” is a caste system defined by a hierarchy of human divisions that shapes lives today. The concept links the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany....

Ozil is out of contract in June 2018 and has, together with star striker Alexis Sanchez, been linked with a move away from north London amid the Gunners’ continual failure to challenge for major trophies. New deal will be discussed soon - Ozil Missing out on Champions League qualification could yet see the playmaker seek to leave Emirates Stadium in the off-season. But it remains to be seen if any potential suitors can match Ozil’s ambition and wage demands....

And while all of these emotional, physical, and social challenges are happening, practical matters ranging from insurance coverage, to work, finances, and family responsibilities must be fit into an already overloaded schedule. What can you do to manage and cope with your cancer so you can live as well as possible during treatment? Fortunately, survivorship, or “living your best life with and after cancer” has become recognized to a much greater degree in recent years....

Loyd is doing this partly for fun and partly because he’s the consummate competitor. He’s already gotten his degree in applied economics and is working on another. Loyd unexpectedly made the jump to football the second week of spring practice. The 5-foot-8 guard won many of the naysayers over when he donned pads for the annual Spring Game and had a catch for four yards and saw time as a punt returner on special teams....

A newly released report from the Oregon government’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) revealed an overall uptick in annual days with poor air quality. This is credited largely to the excess smoke created by the state’s intense recent fires. “Wildfires are becoming larger and more frequent across the Western U.S., which is causing more smoky days with poor air quality,” DEQ Air Quality administrator Ali Mirzakhalili explained, according to Oregon Live....

Portland would have to travel to Toronto for at least two games for the NBA Finals, which would put the Turkish player in a sticky situation. Kanter has publicly criticized Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who then revoked Kanter’s Turkish passport. This means him leaving the United States would be very difficult, which prompted Oregon Senator Ron Wyden to write a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure Kanter’s safety....

The decision Monday veers from a previous message issued to superintendents, school leaders, nurses and advisors in late January from the Oregon Department of Education. The temporary mask mandate for those in Oregon’s K-12 schools set to expire Tuesday was instead previously expanded into a permanent masking rule through the end of the school year. Oregon’s academic school year typically ends in mid-June. “Our most recent COVID-19 forecast shows the number of sick people in the hospital will decline to a point where we can safely lift mask requirements in indoor public spaces by no later than March 31,” said state health officer and epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger through a video statement Monday....