Carson City District Judge James Wilson made the ruling hours after the lawsuit was filed by the Nevada Republican Party and the campaign for President Donald Trump’s re-election, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Republicans asked for the counting to be stopped until a plan is in place for them to observe the process. Wilson denied the request, but will hold an evidentiary hearing on Wednesday. Republicans requested in April that they would be able to monitor the process, but did not receive proper approval for their plan from Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, according to court filings....

54% of the country’s women tried to lose weight, as compared with 33% of the men. Those who rigorously attempted to trim fat lost an average of 16 pounds. Men (27%) and women (29%) have been about equally successful in keeping off lost weight. Those least likely to keep off lost weight are age 35 to 49. Copyright 1992 Newsweek: not for distribution outside of Newsweek Inc.

Capitalizing on the model’s G.O.A.T. (Goes Over Any Type of Terrain) heritage, the four-door 2022 Bronco Everglades comes complete with industry-first equipment and the popular Bronco Sasquatch Package. “Bronco customers like to explore new places, but some want to go even further off the trail than others,” said Jolanta Coffey, Bronco chief engineer, in a press release. “Everglades is specially equipped to enable these customers to tackle even more challenging terrains and trails – and with the front bumper-mounted winch, they can help others out of trouble while they’re at it....

A relatively common condition, alopecia areata is thought to affect 1 in every 500 to 1,000 people in the United States, and is one of many recognized types of alopecia. It causes hair to fall out in small, round patches, leaving areas of bare skin on the scalp or other areas of the body. One notable person with alopecia is U.S. actress Jada Pinkett Smith, the target of a joke by Oscars host Chris Rock last week....

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Yet, despite being recognized as some of the highest-performing pupils in the country, the majority of students receiving a scholarship through TheDream.US program for the 2020-2021 year have been unable to obtain protected status through the U.S.’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows Dreamers to live, study and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. According to data shared exclusively with Newsweek, of the roughly 1,200 students receiving TheDream....

Detectives of the Newark Police Vice Crimes Task Force investigated reports of a large gathering at a warehouse located on Libella Court at approximately 12 a.m. EST on Sunday, according to a press release emailed to Newsweek from the Newark Department of Public Safety on Monday. Once inside, detectives found over 200 people eating, drinking and participating in illegal gambling. The patrons violated the state’s current coronavirus rules prohibiting large indoor gatherings....

Currently, the state offers productions a rebate of 25 to 35 percent for in-state spending that attracts filmmakers large and small to help reduce the costs of production, according to The Associated Press. State economic development officials presented a report showing an estimated $109 million in credits for the year ending in June 2021, with every tax dollar spent on credits showing an eight-fold benefit on the local economy....

Line: Kansas -10.5, Total: 131.3 (current NCAA Tournament spreads and totals) Kansas Record 26-8 ATS 17-16 OVER/UNDER 16-16 Overview: Kansas enters the Tournament with a number of red flags. Despite being a safe bet through much of the season, starting 15-8-1 ATS, the Jayhawks have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last nine games. They’ve been a fine play as double-digit favorites, though, getting the cash in five of their seven opportunities in the role....

According to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate, the mayor said during a town hall meeting on Thursday: “If you don’t have adequate police, it could mean there will be no Mardi Gras. That’s a fact.” “I don’t want to cancel no Mardi Gras, no not at all,” she said during the meeting. “But when it comes to jeopardizing the safety of the men and women who make that ultimate sacrifice and kiss their families when they leave every day and hope to come [home] at night or in the morning, they are the priority....

Sam Jeffries, a spokesperson for Starbucks, told WWL-TV in New Orleans that the the popular coffee chain location on Canal Street was determined to be a “high incident store.” “Our stores are windows into America, and every day, our partners witness the challenges facing our communities – challenges to personal safety and security, racism, a growing mental health crisis, and issues magnified by COVID. These challenges play out within our stores – affecting our partners, our communities, and our customers alike,” Jeffries said....

The SmartLINK app monitoring program uses facial recognition to confirm identity and schedule check-ins with border patrol agents. To communicate with agents, the user of the app can set calendar events, reminders, and even directly communicate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). Agents can also use the app to monitor people without having to physically watch them at all times, and GPS in the app keeps tabs on migrants’ locations to verify they are in the destination cities where they told border agents they would be....

Mark Degner and Bryan Hayes, then aged 12 and 13 respectively, have not been seen since they disappeared from Paxon Middle School in Jacksonville, Florida, in February 2005. Age progression photos showing what the pair might look like in their late 20s were unveiled at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Church in Jacksonville on Sunday. “This is very important,” Darlene Briggs, Degner’s grandmother, said during the unveiling. “It’s a very hard year for our family....

Of course, it’s not going to be that easy. Analysts expect a summer surge from the Taliban, and the dam is an enticing target. Insurgents approach it by infiltrating nearby villages while warning local men not to work there under penalty of death. U.S. officials are optimistic that once the dam’s three power plants come on line, the surge of electricity and irrigation will help win over residents to the government’s side....

The shift could signal that the U.S. job market is bouncing back from the recession last year when the COVID-19 pandemic slammed the economy and many people lost work. Though jobless claims reached their lowest levels last week in more than half a century, seasonal adjustments around Thanksgiving accounted greatly for the large reduction, AP reported. Without the adjustments, claims increased by more than 18,000 to almost 259,000. Unemployment claims and applications reflect layoffs, which became much more common when the pandemic hit....

Economists, Democrats and the Federal Reserve chairman are among the voices urging Congress to finally take up a sweeping stimulus relief plan to assist the 26,044,952 Americans currently claiming unemployment insurance benefits across all programs. The Department of Labor’s Thursday unemployment numbers reveal that week-to-week decreases in jobless claims have reversed and actually saw an uptick to 870,000 new unemployment filings last week—about 5-10,000 more from the previous week. By comparison to pre-pandemic levels, just 215,000 initial claims came in during the same week one year ago....

Cuomo’s latest state briefing trails a devastating week for New York amid its coronavirus outbreak. During Sunday’s televised update, the governor said 758 new deaths had been reported statewide over the previous 24 hours. The elevated single-day total followed nearly a week of similar numbers, which Cuomo suggested could mean New York was continuing to stabilize its outbreak trajectory. “You’re not seeing a great decline in the numbers,” he acknowledged, but he noted that data trends pointed to an ongoing “flattening” with regard to the state’s overall coronavirus curve....

Schools, restaurants, bars and clubs have all been ordered closed in New York City, the largest metropolitan area in New York. The city and the state have both declared official states of emergency to deal with the outbreak, but Cuomo raised concerns in a Monday morning interview with CNN that the health care system in the U.S. does not have enough resources to deal with the threat from coronavirus....

And they’ve never seen anything like what happened on a track near Albany, New York, where Yeva Klingbeil recently crossed the finish line with her school’s sprint relay team. Klingbeil, a senior at Shenendehowa High School, used to be a part of the school’s cross country team. A year and a half ago, she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, which is a rare, cancerous mass near her jaw. She began chemotherapy, which eventually led to damage in her brain stem....