On the one hand, while Team Obama accuses “insidious[ly]” racist Clinton of spooky secrecy and Team Clinton says the too-green Obama “really can’t win the general election,” McCain gets to kick back, relax and release videos reminding voters that he was released from the Hanoi Hilton 35 years ago today after more than five years of torturous captivity: Not only does the clip define McCain in the best possible terms–steely, selfless war hero–but it works to frame the general election as a debate over, as Jonathan Martin puts it, “Big Issues like service, sacrifice and character....

If the Democrat is recalled, conservative radio host Larry Elder is the candidate most likely to replace him, according to several voter surveys conducted since Elder announced his campaign in July. Elder is one of 46 candidates who appear on the recall ballot. If more than 50 percent of ballots returned in the September 14 special election are cast in favor of ousting Newsom, the recall candidate who receives the greatest number of votes will replace him....

Alabama was idle, and the Crimson Tide moved up a spot to No. 1 in the latest Newsweek rankings. Notre Dame leaped into the No. 2 spot, Ohio State remained at No. 3 and Clemson fell to fourth. Texas A&M continues to look impressive, and they moved to No. 5 after its 48-3 win over South Carolina. A&M’s only loss this season was at Alabama. Florida, whose only loss was at Texas A&M, moves up to No....

Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson’s first appearances in the UFC cage came in the days when preliminary card fights went unaired, though the latter’s win over Jared Hamman ended up making the UFC 105 broadcast. MORE: Join DAZN and watch Canelo plus more than 80 fight nights a year Khabib Nurmagomedov fought Kamal Shalorus on the Fuel TV prelims, Max Holloway took on Dustin Poirier on short notice in a preliminary card fight on FX, and recent heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis’ debut took place on Fight Pass....

Nissan is dropping its number naming scheme as part of the generational change, preferring to simply refer to the model as the Nissan Z. This is the first time that the Z-Car has had its name stand singularly. “Z is the pure expression of Thrill. It is Nissan’s passion wrapped up on four wheels,” said Ashwani Gupta, representative executive officer and chief operating officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. “The new Z retains its authenticity as a pure sports car to keep you connected to the road while bringing in the latest modern technologies to make sure the car can help keep you connected to your life....

The French giants embarked on an expensive recruitment drive over the summer as they sought to restore domestic dominance at Parc des Princes and push themselves into Champions League contention. Neymar 12/1 to be CL top scorer A record-breaking €222 million was spent acquiring Neymar from Barcelona, while €180m is due to Ligue 1 rivals Monaco once an initial loan deal for Mbappe comes to an end. PSG’s investment has delivered immediate reward, with both of their new frontmen already among the goals, and Marquinhos has hailed the speed at which the pair have clicked in a new-look side....

Neymar claimed the centre-back made a racist comment as the Brazil international left the field after being shown a red card for his part in the mass brawl that saw four more players sent off near the end of Marseille’s 1-0 win on Sunday. Gonzalez took to Twitter to defend himself and deny the accusation, while PSG have given their backing to Neymar and called for an investigation into the matter....

Neymar suffered an innocuous-looking injury in Sunday’s 3-0 Ligue 1 victory over Marseille in Le Classique, riding a challenge from Bouna Sarr before awkwardly planting his foot in the turf. He sustained a sprained ankle and fractured metatarsal during the incident, before leaving the pitch on a stretcher and in tears. Coach Unai Emery was initially hopeful he could feature in the Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid on March 6, insisting in a news conference on Tuesday that no decision had been made regarding surgery....

As officers engaged in a standoff with the armed suspect at a home in Dunedin on Sunday, they were met with an unusual sight. According to Fox 13 28-year-old Jessica Smith, from Boston, allegedly drove onto the crime scene in a golf cart—all while being completely naked. An affidavit seen by the network reportedly said Smith had “a distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her person, and she was completely nude....

“I’m gonna win without him,” Mace said in an interview with The State, which was published on Sunday morning, adding, that she is going to “spend every dime” and “break every record” in order to achieve her goal. “This district is unique in South Carolina. We march to the beat of our own drum. We respect people that have an independent voice. We respect it when you don’t tow the party line 100% of the time,” she said....

“As you know, today there was a release of some information. I have not heard the 911 call. I have not heard the confession. I have not seen the break-in, and I have absolutely no intention of seeing the deadly assault on my husband’s life,” Pelosi told reporters inside the U.S. Capitol Building. Earlier in the day, law enforcement officials in San Francisco released the recordings from the October 28 attack on Paul Pelosi, 82....

Pelosi had her hair styled at eSalon on Monday, and leaked security footage from the appointment showed her walking from one room to another without a mask. At the time of her appointment, San Francisco hair salons were still closed for business, only to open for outdoor services on Tuesday, making Pelosi a lightning rod for criticism. Beyond these basic, inarguable facts of what transpired, the rest of the story is largely left up to he said, she said, she said....

Bandy X. Lee, a forensic psychiatrist and assistant clinical professor at Yale University, has long offered “translations” of Trump’s tweets and public statements that seek to illustrate what the president is “telling us subconsciously.” In recent comments made to Salon, Newsweek and in an annotation of Trump’s six-page letter to Pelosi, Lee argues the president put forth a “confession” by projecting his own motives onto the House speaker. Lee told Newsweek Saturday afternoon that mental health is not an insult and she and her colleagues have never weaponized any terms of mental health or diagnoses for political or negative purposes....

University of Texas nanotechnologist Ray Baughman came up with a low-tech way. He took a mat of chemically grown nanotubes, grabbed a clump of them and twisted them with a motor. The resulting yarn could be woven into a fabric. It might also make a good artificial muscle. A jolt of electricity causes the yarn to contract with 100 times more force than a human muscle. Baughman now has a grant from the Pentagon to develop an “exoskeleton” capable of amplifying the natural strength of a soldier....

The lake started to form in the lowest part of the Halema’uma’u crater in July 2019 and has been rising steadily ever since, according to the space agency. This was the first time in recorded history that a water pond had appeared in Halema’uma’u. Now the body of water—which is rusty brown in color due to chemical reactions measures up to 100 feet deep and has an area of roughly five football fields....

Vande Hei has been on the ISS for over 300 days and as of today, March 15, has become the record holder for the most consecutive days spent in Earth orbit by a NASA astronaut. He arrived on the ISS on April 9, 2021, aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft with a Russian crew. He is scheduled to return to Earth the same way on March 30. However, according to various news reports, Dmitry Rogozin, the director general of Russian space corporation Roscosmos, has made threats that the organization would renege on its responsibility to ferry Vande Hei back to Earth....

The hypothetical impact scenario has been run all through this week from April 26 at the 7th International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defence Conference 2021. The exercise is being led by NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Throughout the week, CNEOS has been releasing new information each day to conference participants, skipping through months at a time as more and more information about the asteroid is “discovered.”...

The space agency is due to launch the powerful new space observatory—seen as the successor to the famous Hubble telescope—on December 18, 2021. But concerns have emerged over the new telescope’s namesake, former NASA administrator and ex-U.S. undersecretary of state James Webb. In an open letter publicly available on Google Docs, scientists Lucianne Walkowicz, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Brian Nord, and Sarah Tuttle highlight Webb’s leadership during the Lavender Scare, a term referring to the discrimination against homosexual people in the U....

Emotional Receiving a diagnosis of nasal polyps can bring up different emotions. You may feel relief after learning what is causing your symptoms. However, you may also have other feelings that are more negative. It is normal to experience a wide range of emotions after a medical diagnosis. You may feel: RelievedSadWorried AngryAshamedScared Physical Although treatment for nasal polyps usually involves medication and surgery, there are other things you can do to manage the condition....

Waiting at the end of the race at Texas Motor Speedway is a check for $1 million and plenty of bragging rights. MORE: Watch NASCAR’s All-Star Race live with fuboTV (free trial) The big first step for drivers and viewers this weekend: understanding the race format. Qualifying, the All-Star Open and the All-Star Race have all changed from a year ago, and there’s a lot to break down. Here’s all you need to know about how the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race will be run....