State assemblymembers from both parties rebooted calls for Cuomo to resign as investigators continue to probe numerous sexual misconduct allegations as well as records showing his office deliberately falsified pandemic death numbers last year. News reports Monday revealed Cuomo’s financial disclosure forms which contained the proceeds from his American Crisis book published earlier this year. Cuomo’s federally adjusted gross income of $3,593,343, combined with his $5 million book deal reignited his critics’ calls for him to step down over the dual scandals....

The December issue of Newsmax magazine puts the Russian president on its cover, along with the line “Vlad the Great” and a claim that he is the de facto leader of the world now Donald Trump is no longer in the White House. The magazine, which was published as President Joe Biden held talks with Putin on Tuesday over fears that Russia plans to invade Ukraine, was greeted with criticism online....

Newsmax TV has, indeed, surged in ratings since the president lost his reelection bid to Joe Biden. In the wake of the election, loyal viewers of Fox News searched for more pro-Donald Trump coverage than they were getting at Fox, with the exception of primetime, where Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson are still largely in the president’s corner. While Fox News anchor Bret Baier, for example, was running video Monday a couple of hours ahead of primetime of a man resuscitating a baby elephant struck by a motorcycle in Thailand and showing a photo of Jupiter and Saturn appearing closer together than they have since 1623, Newsmax TV anchor Sean Spicer was (still!...

The survey found that Clinton now trails Obama by seven points, down from 19 just one week ago. The previous NEWSWEEK poll, conducted on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, found that more than half (55 percent) of registered voters believed Obama was more electable, while 33 percent gave the edge to Clinton. The current poll finds Obama leading 46 percent to 38 percent. (For complete poll data, click here....

Because Theodore White’s Making of the President 1972 is such a compelling analysis of the conflict, in which we remain, I am using it as an outline for four consecutive columns. The first was on the general parallel between 1972 and 2020. The second was on the power of the elite media. The fourth will be on the tragic consequences of the failed ideology of the left and the human costs of bureaucratic inertia and ideological fanaticism....

The EXIM Bank, an independent agency, provides government-backed financing for those looking to export goods and services from the United States. Since the 1930s, it has helped grow the U.S. economy and foil unfairly aggressive foreign competitors. However, due mostly to recent politics, it hasn’t been fully functioning since 2014. This needs to change—for many reasons. First, according to Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, the country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is absolutely a part of its military plans....

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar missed the chance to feature under Guardiola at Barcelona, joining the club a year after the Catalan had left his role as head coach. Brazil forward Neymar spoke in January 2016 of his admiration for Guardiola, who enjoyed a spell at Bayern Munich between his jobs at Barca and City. And working with Guardiola is an ambition that Neymar still holds. “I have always wanted to work with Guardiola,” he told ESPN Brasil....

The Ligue 1 champion welcomed back players for the start of preseason ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, but Neymar was a notable no-show. The Brazilian star, 27, has been linked with a return to former club Barcelona and now faces a sanction from PSG. “On Monday July 8, Neymar was due to return to pre-season activities with the Paris Saint-Germain senior squad,” a club statement said. “Paris Saint-Germain notes that Neymar Jr was not in attendance at the agreed time and place....

Line: UCF - 1.5, Total: 49 Line movement: The Wynn opened UCF as 2.5-point favorites, but action on the Wolfpack moved the number to -1.5, a spread that became common across Las Vegas. Totals have ranged from 49 to 50. Visit our live odds page for updated point spreads and totals. Trends that matter: Central Florida ended the season on a four-game win streak, straight-up and against the spread. … The Knights have lost only one game since opening the season 0-2....

Nursing home health administrator Emil Fuzayov of the Riverdale Nursing Home in the Bronx told the Associated Press a “cascading effect” of deaths at his facility has been significantly undercounted by state health officials. According to the AP, the 146-bed nursing home recorded just four deaths when 21 actually occurred—but most of those residents had been transported to area hospitals before succumbing to COVID-19. The state’s official care-home death toll of just over 6,600 may likely not have counted thousands of additional deaths statewide, the AP report said, and the governor’s office is brushing off all doubt about the numbers as politically motivated rhetoric....

The 22-year-old received two yellow cards as Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men were knocked out by the Bavarians at the Red Bull Arena via penalty shoot-out. RB Leipzig 15/2 to beat Bayern Emil Forsberg’s opener in the 68th minute from the penalty spot was not enough for the hosts to progress to the next round as Thiago Alcantara’s leveller five minutes later pushed the encounter to penalty shoot-out with no goals in the extra-time....

Nadal turns 30 on Saturday and will have a rest day after cruising through his third round clash at the French Open with a stunning 6-0 6-1 6-0 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili. His sensational victory amid thunderstorms at Roland Garros means he will be able to relax and enjoy his birthday - when not required on the practice courts - and, more importantly, follow his beloved Madrid. Zinedine Zidane’s side face Juventus in the Champions League final in Cardiff and Nadal has already blocked out his calendar to ensure he does not miss a single kick....

Salinas: The wind machine billed NAFTA as make or break for Clinton. For President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico and his Institutional Revolutionary Party, it actually was. With elections coming next summer, the PRI risked losing its 65-year grip on power if NAFTA went down. Salinas has worked to convert Mexico’s socialist, nationalist economy into a capitalist, pro-American economy open to international trade. He privatized state industry, banks, insurance and commerce, and slashed tariffs from 40 to 10 percent....

Nagelsmann admitted that the U.S. men’s national team star was wondering if his future would best be served elsewhere, but he was convinced to stay after some conversations with his coach. The RB Leipzig boss says he’s thrilled to still have Adams with the club, as he says the American midfielder is growing into a top player. What did Nagelsmann have to say? “In the summer he was dissatisfied,” the RB Leipzig boss said, according to RBLive....

Firefighters from the Orange County Fire Authority were dispatched to 1020 North Harbor Boulevard in Santa Ana at around 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday. Employees at two adjacent automotive businesses had heard a woman crying for help for 20 to 30 minutes before realising she was trapped between the buildings. William Mudawar, who works at one of the bodyshops, told NBC Los Angeles that he and his brother kept hearing strange noises but were not sure what they were....

Leonardo Jardim’s league leaders are three points clear of Paris Saint-Germain with a game in hand and a far superior goal difference, meaning a victory in one of their remaining three games will all-but secure the club its first title in 17 years. Nancy went into the game on a dreadful run of form and they went behind after just three minutes when Tobias Badila put the ball past his own goalkeeper and Bernardo Silva doubled Monaco’s lead with a headed goal five minutes before half-time....

Inoue turned pro in 2012. He won the WBC light-flyweight and the WBO junior-bantamweight titles in 2014. Inoue defended the WBO title seven times. He won the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title in 2018 against Jamie McDonnell. Inoue competed in the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament from 2018-2019. He beat Juan Carlos Payano, Emmanuel Rodriguez, and Donaire to win the tournament as well as the IBF, The Ring, and (regained the) WBA (Super) bantamweight titles....

Goals from Jordi Alba, Frenkie De Jong, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gerard Pique were enough to earn a 5-3 aggregate win on the night. In a frantic first half, Barcelona were at their clinical best on the counter attack thanks to their new signing Adama Traore, who’s settled in brilliantly at the club. He laid on his first of two assists, playing in Alba to finish superbly past Meret. Barca doubled their lead soon after thanks to a dazzling long range attempt from De Jong, who excelled in the first half....

MORE: All of Curry’s 3s this year | The Curry-Thompson bond Nas posted a photo on Instagram where he put Curry’s face on his famous Illmatic album cover. Instead of Illmatic, the album is changed to Automatic due to Curry’s incredible abilities. He really is automatic, though. A report earlier this month claimed Curry made 77 consecutive 3-pointers during a practice session. Before we go giving Nas too much artistic credit here, the image actually belongs to Jesse Nuñez, who created a series of hip-hop and NBA mashup covers....

NASA has lost more than a billion dollars’ worth of hardware on and around Mars since 1993–but finding water there might right the balance sheet. The driving principle of the Mars program has been clear: follow the water. The mundane rationale is that a supply of water would make human exploration of the Red Planet far more feasible. Water is not only useful for keeping humans alive and for growing crops....