The California Democratic Party is encouraging Californians to vote against removing Newsom from office but to refrain from selecting amongst the 46 replacement candidates who appear on the recall ballot. Newsom’s campaign has made similar recommendations in recent weeks. On Monday, Silver responded to a tweet posted by a political reporter who suggested the strategy was “self-interested.” “It’s self-destructive more than self-interested,” Silver tweeted. “Pretty decent chance Newsom gets recalled....

Over the past week, the TV star has been at the center of a Twitter controversy in which where fans have been discussing whether he manipulates and exploits people on his shows. Fielder’s Nathan for You series saw him plan outlandish strategies and parody business rhetoric, often at the expense of participants, and now the concept has graduated with The Rehearsal and earned an HBO budget. The show has been labeled “cruel and arrogant” by The New Yorker and “unhinged genius” by The Guardian....

Against the backdrop of a volatile summer of civil protests, the specter of antifa, the rise of militia groups, frequent clashes between Donald Trump and Joe Biden supporters, and even plots to kidnap governors, the Guard could also be called on to help local and state police deal with any post-election unrest. Philadelphia residents will likely be familiar with the Guard on their streets, as they were deployed to support police as the city has seen running nights of civil unrest following the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr....

Austin announced the new policy Tuesday in an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. Under Federal law, members of the National Guard must assemble for drills and participate in training a specific number of days per year. Austin said the Guard members who do not get the coronavirus vaccine and, therefore, are not allowed to participate in drills will not be paid by the Defense Department and will not receive credit that counts towards their retirement and other federal benefits....

U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker put the case on hold last year until an appellate court was set to weigh in about the propriety of using anonymous plaintiffs. In mid-November, the NRA signaled a desire to pursue a more expedient avenue, asking the court of appeals to toss the group’s objection while it filed a new complaint with a named plaintiff. The NRA is now representing Radford Fant, an adult resident of Duval County who is unable to purchase a firearm due to legislation enacted after the Parkland massacre prohibiting gun sales for purchasers under 21....

During an interview in late March on the Warrior Poet Society YouTube channel, Cawthorn said he was invited to sexual get-togethers and witnessed drug use among politicians he looked up to, causing major backlash from GOP members including Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Following intense scolding from McCarthy, an April poll shows Cawthorn’s ballot favorability dropped. McCarthy said Cawthorn had “lost his trust” and that “he needs to take steps to turn his life around, or else there could be consequences,” according to CNN’s Capitol Hill reporter Melanie Zanona....

Six teams, eight teams, 12 teams, 16 teams, 64 teams … it doesn’t matter. On Wednesday, the early signing period (which has in many ways become the de facto National Signing Day) showed for the second straight season where the competitive imbalance begins. The same five teams — Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia and LSU — continue to accumulate the most five-star talent. That didn’t change for the 2021 class, even with a recruiting cycle impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Riviera 31 at Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills: The L.A. hotspot and lounge is featuring the Abuja Rosado cocktail at $15, the company has told Newsweek. It is comprised of Deleon Reposado Tequila, passion fruit, Velvet Falernum, fresh lemon juice and honey. And if that wasn’t cool enough, you can dance the night away at Riviera 31 with free salsa lessons at 9:00 p.m. and a live Salsa Band at 10:00 p....

There’s even a baby shark on the inside of the ring as a nod to Gerardo Parra’s viral walk-up song that whipped Nationals Park into an arm-waving frenzy every time he had an at-bat. An oddity in the announcement video, though, is the math Washington used to explain the number of gems on the ring. The team got pretty obscure in its calculations. MORE: You can now sleep in a minor league stadium...

The Nats’ interest reportedly ramped up after they missed out on Justin Upton, who signed with the Tigers for six years and just over $132 million. MORE: Best MLB player at each jersey number | Each team’s offseason needs Washington is believed to be offering fewer years than Detroit gave Upton, but more than the Mets’ and White Sox’s offers of three years to Cespedes. Landing Cespedes would likely require subsequent moves by the Nationals to align a crowded outfield....

Many of the country’s over 2.9 million Native Americans have health risks, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and obesity, that are higher than other Americans, making them more vulnerable to novel coronavirus infection. Navajo Nation, the largest Native American territory in the U.S. with over 173,600 residents, has the highest per capita (per 100,000 people) infection rate in the country. The territory has seen at least 4,253 confirmed cases, according to the latest report Wednesday from the Navajo Nation Department of Health....

A coalition of the world’s largest economic and military powers has gathered in Brussels this week for meetings that will also involve the European Union and the Group of Seven. The Western allies pledged additional military support for Kyiv, but their troops will stay out of Ukrainian territory so as to avoid a “full-fledged” clash between NATO and Russian forces, the secretary general said. At a short press conference following a meeting with heads of state including President Joe Biden, Stoltenberg said alliance leaders “called on China to refrain from supporting Russia’s war effort....

Poland offered to transfer its fleet of MiG-29 jets “immediately and free of charge” to the U.S. Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Tuesday. The U.S. quickly rejected to offer, arguing that Poland could make the decision to transfer the planes itself, and declining to give the impression the war was expanding beyond Ukraine’s borders. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned of grave consequences should NATO and ally countries become directly involved in the war....

“It is filled with the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudices,” Lijian said. He’s right, and NATO’s prejudices extend to the very people who NATO claims to represent: China is a threat to the U.S.-led alliance—but so is everyone, everywhere, who does not share its ideology. And contrary to what NATO claims, its ideology is little more than a universalist commitment to subordinating nations to international bodies and reducing people to mere populations to be managed and controlled....

Offshore patrol vessels HMS Mersey and HMS Mersey joined Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster and ships from the alliance to track three Steregushchiy-class corvettes, three Ropucha-class landing ships and the same number of missile-armed patrol boats, the Royal Navy said in a statement. In some of the busiest sea lanes in the world, British ships worked with Portuguese frigate NRP Corte-Real, the task group’s flagship, and supporting alliance vessels to escort the Russian ships, which had sailed into the North Sea from the Baltic Sea following its own large-scale exercises....

Acute vs. Chronic Inflammation Unlike acute inflammation in which the immune system responds to infection or injury by activating inflammatory chemicals that combat foreign substances, chronic inflammation isn’t beneficial for the body. Often resulting from lifestyle factors like stress and poor diet, chronic inflammation occurs when the immune system continually releases those inflammatory chemicals, even when there are no foreign invaders to fight off. By working to reduce chronic inflammation, you may be able to protect against a number of conditions shown to be inflammation-related, including:...

A month after breaking the all-time FBS record, the Navy quarterback scored his 85th career rushing touchdown in the second quarter against Navy, becoming the all-time leader in rushing touchdowns in the division. MORE: Keenan Reynolds joins all-time greats with rushing TD record | Navy helmets | Army helmets Reynolds broke Adrian Peterson’s record of 84 touchdowns from his time at FCS school Georgia Southern from 1998-2001.

Malaysia faces a battle on their hands as they look to get their Asian Cup qualification back on track in the double header against North Korea. Both matches are to be played at the I-mobile Stadium following postponement of the match that was initially supposed to be played in March. But the battle isn’t only to the opponent on the opposite side of the pitch but also from within the Malaysia camp itself, but from a very positive perspective....

Unlike last season, Perak are starting the 2017 season on the front foot and are level on points with league leaders Pahang after just three rounds of matches in the Super League. Still undefeated, Perak will next travel to Shah Alam to face PKNS in Round 4. Having won the league with Johor Darul Ta’zim last season, Nazrin Nawi is now plying his trade with Perak and despite missing out on the opening match against Pahang, the 29-year-old has started the subsquent two wins against Penang and Melaka United....

New York has been hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19), with more than 3,500 deaths and the number of recorded cases exceeding 113,000. “New York thanks you. We are beyond grateful for this gift of critically needed PPE (personal protective equipment),” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote Saturday on Twitter. The NBA suspended its season on March 11 because of the pandemic. GREER: Trump’s optimism on NFL start doesn’t mean anything...