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If you were planning to eat dinner at halftime of Monday’s Washington-Pittsburgh game, you may have experienced an unexpected change of plans. Late in the second quarter, images appeared of Washington quarterback Alex Smith‘s lower left leg, which had blood streaming from a gash in his shin, in a way that (but for the burgundy sock) may have conjured images of Jed Clampett shootin’ at some food and up through the ground came a bubblin’ crude. Far more visible were long streaks and… Source link

TipRanks Goldman Sachs Picks 2 Electric Car Stocks to Buy (And 1 to Watch) Reducing carbon emissions is all the vogue among the green policy wonks these days, and whether you believe in the efficacy of those policies or not, one thing is undeniable: they will have an impact on your daily life. Specifically, they will impact the cars you drive – and probably your fuel and electric bills as well.It’s no secret that the Trump Administration has favored the oil and gas industry, and in fact,… Source link

TipRanks Billionaire Ray Dalio Picks Up These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Sometimes, the experts will tell us what we already know. Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, has built a legendary reputation in financial circles, for taking his firm from a home business in his two-bedroom apartment to the international hedge fund giant, employing over 1,500 people and managing more than $138 billion in total assets. But when questioned on how he did it, or how today’s investors can… Source link

If the NFL season ended on Sunday night, we’d be experiencing quite an underdog story. Only three teams since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger have made the playoffs after starting 1-5. The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals, 2015 Kansas City Chiefs and 2018 Indianapolis Colts pulled it off. The Minnesota Vikings suddenly have a good chance to join that group. When the Vikings woke up Monday morning, they were a wild-card team. They had moved into the No. 7 seed, ahead of the Arizona Cardinals. That seemed… Source link

Week after week, as the losses piled up, so did the jokes, the taunts and the social media posts of burning dumpsters or sinking ships. Heading into Thanksgiving weekend, the NFC East’s four teams – Dallas, the New York Giants, Philadelphia and Washington – were a miserable 2-19-1 combined against non-divisional opponents. The NFC East was the football’s gift to cheap and easy one-liners. It was about the only thing it was good for. Well, the NFL season is long. Teams grow while others… Source link

The Conversation Brazil’s president rejects COVID-19 vaccine, undermining a century of progress toward universal inoculation The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several COVID-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not. “I’m not going to take it. It’s my right,” he said in a Nov. 26 social media broadcast. Bolsonaro, who came down with COVID-19 in July, has also criticized face masks. He and his more faithful supporters oppose any suggestion of mandatory… Source link

General Lloyd Austin would need a special waiver from Congress because he retired less than seven years ago US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary, US media report. Gen Austin, aged 67, will become the first African-American to lead the Pentagon. Gen Austin, who led US Central Command during the Obama administration, would need a congressional waiver as it is less than seven years since he retired. Mr Biden’s reported decision comes two… Source link

The Conversation Brazil’s president rejects COVID-19 vaccine, undermining a century of progress toward universal inoculation The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several COVID-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not. “I’m not going to take it. It’s my right,” he said in a Nov. 26 social media broadcast. Bolsonaro, who came down with COVID-19 in July, has also criticized face masks. He and his more faithful supporters oppose any suggestion of mandatory… Source link

MLB umpire Brian O’Nora was one of 14 arrested by an Ohio human trafficking task force. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) Brian O’Nora, an MLB umpire since 1999, was arrested over the weekend as part of a sex-sting operation in Ohio, a story first reported by TMZ Sports and verified by NJ Advance Media. O’Nora was one of 14 men arrested by a human trafficking task force in Liberty Township after allegedly soliciting a prostitute online. When reached by NJ Advance Media, a… Source link

Melania was accused of being tone deaf amid a pandemic Weeks before her family turns the White House over to President-elect Joe Biden, Melania Trump has announced that a new tennis pavilion on the south grounds is ready for action. The project included sprucing up an existing tennis court and children’s garden, in addition to building a pavilion to replace a smaller structure. The first lady’s office said on Monday that the pavilion’s design was inspired by the architectural style of the… Source link