The new Malaysian FA (FAM) president, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ismail has recently received a congratulatory visit from Jorge Mendes, the player representative of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Joan Laporta, the former Barcelona president. The visit was undertaken by the pair in order to congratulate the Johor Darul Ta’zim FC (JDT) owner on his success of winning the FAM presidential post last week, according to a post on the JDT social media....

Bryan Kohberger was arrested by law enforcement in Monroe County, Pennsylvania on December 30. This was more than a month after four University of Idaho students were found dead in an off-campus residence on November 13, with authorities determining that they had been stabbed multiple times. Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student in criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University, agreed on Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania to face charges in Idaho....

Soon after the Chiefs lost to the Patriots in last season’s AFC championship game, which New England won in overtime with a touchdown on its first possession of the extra period, Kansas City submitted a rule-change proposal to the league. Under the NFL overtime rules the Chiefs are suggesting, they would have had a chance to possess the football after the Patriots’ score and, in the event of a successful touchdown drive of their own, extend the game....

The confidential UN report shows that several unnamed nations agree that North Korea has “probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles.” The interim report was submitted to the 15-member UN Security Council North Korea sanctions committee Monday, Reuters said, and also noted that Pyongyang is still violating international sanctions and engaging in lucrative cyberattacks to secure much-needed funds. “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is continuing its nuclear program, including the production of highly enriched uranium and construction of an experimental light water reactor,” the report said....

Some doctors speculate that mammograms may be less accurate in younger women because their breast tissue is denser, making it harder to spot potential tumors. However, researchers said that women 50 and older clearly benefit from mammograms. As they age and their breasts become less dense’ the tests are easier to read and doctors are more likely to detect a malignancy early-a key to survival. Women over 50 account for more than 80 percent of all breast cancers....

A poll released by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) on Wednesday night shows the governor with a 19-point advantage. Asked how they would vote if the special election were held today, 58 percent of likely voters said “no” to recalling or removing Newsom, while 39 percent said they would vote “yes.” Of the 1,706 Californians surveyed between August 20 and 29, seven in 10 said the recall election is very important to them, while 47 percent said they were more enthusiastic about voting on September 14 than usual....

Pfizer’s vaccine, which was the first shot to be approved to prevent COVID-19 in the United States, was previously thought to need ultra-cold freezers to keep the vaccine between 112 degrees below zero and 76 degrees below zero. Now, the FDA says that as long as the vials are still frozen, they may be kept intact at “conventional temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers.” Once thawed and diluted, the vaccine has the same shelf life of five days before degradation makes it ineffective....

1. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Mexico Transport yourself to mid-century Mexico in this evocative thriller set in an isolated countryside mansion, where a glamorous debutante becomes an amateur sleuth. She uncovers dark and treacherous secrets behind the walls of the crumbling, once-grand High Place that a wealthy mining empire family calls home. 2. Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life by Diane Cardwell Queens, New York A memoir of a born-and-bred New Yorker who finds the wild world of waves and a sense of community on the outskirts of the metropolis....

The proposal offers for a new Surfside community center containing a Champlain memorial to be built on the collapse site, and the land where the 10-year-old community center currently sits would be sold instead to provide compensation for survivors and family members of the victims. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman ordered for the land swap proposal to be examined for financial viability on Wednesday. Hanzman, who is overseeing lawsuits filed in the collapse aftermath, has previously voiced concerns that there won’t be enough money to fully compensate all victims....

The right-hander is a Wisconsin native and attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, so when Aaron Rodgers threw a game-winning Hail Mary to Richard Rodgers with no time left on the clock, Zimmermann got a little excited. MORE: Week 13 photos | VP of officials defends facemask call This may seem like a harmless tweet, but Detroit is a proud city and its sports fans didn’t take kindly to their new asset throwing salt on their freshly opened wounds....

The video shows Ujiri approaching deputy Alan Strickland and pulling out his credentials that would allow him to get on the floor and celebrate with his team. As Ujiri tries to pass Strickland, however, the deputy puts his arm out to slow him down, then shoves him back with both hands and tells him to “back the f— up.” Ujiri responds by saying, “Why did you push me? I’m the president of the Raptors....

This works in much the same way as anti-reflective coating on a pair of eyeglasses, which also has implications for future 6G mobile communications. Annoying reflections disrupt the transmission of waves, including visible light and invisible mobile communications, and in a new paper appearing in the journal Nature, scientists at the Vienna University of Technology and Rennes University in Austria offer a method to eliminate wave reflection. The paper is titled Anti-reflection structure for perfect transmission through complex media....

Members of the New York Police Department were told in an internal memo on Monday that they could be deployed to the sites of violent demonstrations. Officials in Texas and Oregon have also indicated that plans are in place to handle demonstrations. In June, President Donald Trump warned people against protesting, saying that he could send to areas where civil unrest breaks out. “This November 3rd will be the one of the most highly contested presidential elections in the modern era,” the memo read....

The top American finishers both placed seventh, Laura Thweatt in her marathon debut and Meb Keflezighi, the 2009 champ. MORE: Celebrities who ran the NYC marathon | Lessons from running 26.2 miles Biwott was involved in a three-way battle with Geoffrey Kamworor and 2014 runner-up Lelisa Desisa before breaking clear in the last two miles. Wilson Kipsang — who 12 months ago became the first man to win the London, Berlin and New York Marathons — fell off the pace around the 19-mile mark....

The 33,000 runners are expected to be vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours. The field in which the runners will be on has also shrunk by nearly 40 percent, according to the Associated Press. They will start at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, then wind their way toward Central Park. Spectators are being encouraged to maintain social distancing. Organizers, particularly Director Ted Metellus, hope the event will bring together New Yorkers in a way not seen before the pandemic....

New York received around 6,550 medical 911 calls on March 25, a daily average increase of around 40 percent, according to emergency worker unions. An official fundraiser for The New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS FDNY), which aims to provide financial assistance to those struggling to deal with the fallout of COVID-19, also revealed a similar figure while highlighting the risks these workers are currently facing as the virus continues to spread....

State lawmakers and Governor Andrew Cuomo have agreed to allow the recreational use of cannabis for residents 21 and over, according to The New York Times. One estimate of the cannabis market in New York, commissioned by the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association, is $4.6 billion, with the expectation it will grow to $5.8 billion over the next six years. While the final text of the bill was still being worked on, those familiar with the negotiations told the Times it could pass the Democratic-controlled Legislature as soon as next week....

During a virtual press conference Tuesday, de Blasio was asked if it would be wise to reconsider the Ranked Choice Voting system, to which the mayor responded: “If it turns out it was utilized well across the board, in all sorts of communities, then I feel good about it.” “I like it if there was relative equality in how people utilize their ballots,” he said. “In other words: if in more privileged and less privileged communities you saw consistent voting one through five, or as close to that as possible, everyone maximizing the power of their ballot....