Snapping a picture quickly analyzes levels of preservatives known as nitrates and nitrites. The device, described in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, is easy-to-use and helps consumers make informed decisions, according to its researchers. These chemicals give sausages and bacon their characteristic pink hue and distinctive flavor—but can form tumor-triggering compounds. The more there are, the darker the image. People have been advised to limit their consumption of nitrates and nitrites....

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is expected to go to the Senate for a vote next week. Included in the NDAA is a provision for 12 weeks of parental leave for federal workers, something the Republicans did not include in their version of the bill. Democrats pushed for the inclusion of parental leave in the bill in exchange for the creation of the Space Force. Members of the military are also expected to receive a pay raise of 3....

NEW YORK — Paul Pierce drove his shoulder right into LeBron James, a postseason foul in a preseason game. A message to the NBA champions? "It's a message to the league," Pierce said. The Brooklyn Nets showed the defensive toughness Pierce said will be their identity, smothering the Miami Heat 86-62 on Thursday night after retiring coach Jason Kidd's number. Brook Lopez scored 14 points for the Nets on a night that peaked with the pregame....

2020 Mardi Gras celebrations began in the city with little in the way of restrictions, but officials soon realized events were largely becoming superspreaders of the virus. With that in mind, New Orleans canceled most events for the 2021 season, including restricting access to Bourbon Street, known for its raucous parties and bar scene. The lack of parades meant a loss of funding for nonprofits, such as The Roots of Music, which depends on parade revenue....

Attorneys for about two dozen men suing the Archdiocese of New Orleans claim that emails found through the lawsuit’s discovery show that the Saints aided the archdiocese in a “pattern and practice of concealing its crimes.” “Obviously, the Saints should not be in the business of assisting the Archdiocese, and the Saints’ public relations team is not in the business of managing the public relations of criminals engaged in pedophilia,” the attorneys wrote in a court filing....

On Tuesday, Green Bay announced details of the 1919 Kitchen & Tap, a new gastropub coming to Lambeau Field. It’s named for the year the Packers were founded. MORE: Packers fill a need with Randall | Fantasy football lounge coming to NFC North rival The Packers received about 1,000 suggestions for naming the restaurant, and the ideas of two team employees were incorporated into the final design, according to Packers president Mark Murphy....

There still will be collisions, because sometimes collisions are unavoidable between a runner making a legal approach to the plate and a catcher standing his ground to field a throw. In fact, the word “unavoidable” is part of Experimental Rule 7.13. Experimentation is good. It helps the game move forward with the times. There is no reason for avoidable collisions not to be avoided, and we have seen firsthand, from Ray Fosse to Buster Posey, how severe the effects of bodies smashing into each other at home plate can be....

Nine other study participants—five from Illinois and one each from Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—were infected earlier than any of the cases first reported in those states. “There was probably very rare and sporadic cases here earlier than we were aware of. But it was not widespread and didn’t become widespread until late February,” said Natalie Thornburg of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

The fight was more like a violent brawl as seen in new video obtained by TMZ Sports, in which you can see the running back’s face during the fight that left the cops injured badly enough to need hospital treatment. MORE: Worst crimes connected to athletes | LeSean McCoy expected to surrender after warrant issued Unidentified Philadelphia police sources told TMZ Sports, they “believe the man in the red boxers who gets pulled into the ice bucket is LeSean McCoy....

Now, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, televised performances will of course be more limited than in years past. But there will still be plenty to keep you entertained while you’re waiting for the clock to strike midnight and for the ball in Times Square to drop. The TV networks will feature a fair share of performers from various locations, but most of the performances appear to be broadcast from New York and Los Angeles....

According to the New York Post, at least one person was killed and 10 others injured during a spate of shootings from Saturday into Sunday morning. A majority of the shootings, including the fatal one of a 23-year-old male shot three times in front of the Fly E-Bike store at 662 Nostrand Avenue, occurred in the Brooklyn area. The previous weekend, a 1-year-old baby boy was killed in a shooting in the borough on Sunday evening....

Starting Tuesday, all individuals ages 2 and older must wear masks at all indoor public locations in Erie County. The mandate will require masks to be worn whether people are vaccinated or not in places such as bars and restaurants, grocery stores, hotels and banks, gyms and fitness centers and hair salons. Erie County, home to the city of Buffalo, has reported 456 new cases per 100,000 residents in the past seven days, more than four times the federal government’s threshold to define a high transmission rate, according to County Executive Mark Poloncarz....

Of course for the professionals, it’s a little different — unless you ask New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz. “I’ll see Peter [Laviolette] maybe in the summer and we’ll discuss that a little bit,” Trotz told reporters Thursday in Boston, two days after his squad lost to the Nashville Predators. “I wasn’t a big fan of that. It’s 8-3 and you’re putting your guys blasting pucks and you’re putting guys at risk....

De Blasio on Wednesday highlighted a new Yale University study that found vaccines saved more than 8,300 lives, averted more than 44,000 hospitalizations and prevented 250,000 cases amid the pandemic. “15 months ago, our city was the epicenter of the #COVID19 crisis,” the mayor wrote on Twitter. “Today, a Yale study shows New York City’s vaccine roll out literally changed the course of history, saved thousands of lives and stopped hundreds of thousands of COVID cases in their tracks....

In a recent press release, the New York State Police said that the incident occurred on Tuesday, July 27 around 12 p.m. local time, when state troopers conducted a traffic stop on Interstate-87 in the town of Coxsackie. According to police, the vehicle was stopped by state troopers for a “vehicle and traffic violation.” After stopping the vehicle, a preliminary investigation led troopers to discover that the driver of the vehicle did not have a valid driver’s license....

The New York City Council approved the NYPD budget increase in a 39-6 Wednesday vote, according to NY1 News political reporter, Courtney Gross. The vote effectively increases the NYPD budget from $5.2 billion to $5.4 billion. The increase will go towards information technology upgrades, internal reform efforts and officer overtime. The budget increase has coincided with a citywide increase in crime. In May, the city saw a 22 percent increase in crime compared with May 2020, the NYPD announced on June 3....

Wright-Phillips, 32, is the reigning MLS Golden Boot winner after scoring 24 goals in 2016. The English striker tops all MLS players with 69 regular season goals since 2014, his first full season in the league. Pulisic passes another tough test “His on-field accomplishments at this club speak for themselves, but that success comes from his dedication and work ethic day in and day out,” Red Bulls sporting director Denis Hamlett said in a news release....

Thursday marks the debut of Double Take, a fashion show featuring clothing designed with the needs of the disability community in mind. This kind of clothing is known as adaptive fashion. Pieces of adaptive clothing feature specific design elements, such as magnetic fasteners in the place of buttons, which are added to help individuals with limited dexterity. The outfits on display at Double Take will be modeled in part by people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a hereditary disease that impacts the body’s nervous system....

Attendance for home games is currently capped at 20 percent of capacity for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that from May 19 the limit will no longer apply for fans that have been vaccinated. Sections of the ballparks hosting non-vaccinated fans, however, will still be required to operate at 33 percent capacity with social distancing measures in place....

The midfielder, who claimed Olympic gold as a member of the Selecao’s squad at Tokyo 2020 last year, arrives at St James’ Park as arguably the flagship purchase of their January transfer window so far, as the second-most expensive player in club history. The 24-year-old represents another major buy on Tyneside as Howe continues to build his squad following last autumn’s takeover, with an eye to escaping a hotly-contested relegation battle at the wrong end of the Premier League table....