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California Gov. Gavin Newsom made sure to put himself in the same sentence as LeBron James in the tweet he issued Monday. There was room for that, so there was probably enough room, when he was declaring the NCAA blocks its athletes from earning “a single dollar,” to make that statement correct by including “from their name, image and likeness rights.” Instead, he chose to be inflammatory. It’s a common device in this debate....

The poll, which was conducted by ABC News/Ipsos, surveyed 706 adults from June 3 to 4 and found that 66 percent disapprove of Trump’s handling of Floyd’s death, while 32 percent said they approved. The remaining 2 percent skipped the question. The survey’s margin of error was plus or minus 4.3 percentage points. The poll’s findings come as protesters have taken to the streets in many states demanding an end to police brutality against black Americans....

Researchers studied blood samples from more than 200,000 people and looked for virus-fighting antibodies made from infections, not from vaccines. They found between December 2021 and February 2022, when the Omicron variant was the most dominant in the U.S., the percentage of people who developed antibodies from infection/exposure to COVID-19 increased dramatically. “The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 swept through our country around the winter holidays and month of January 2022,” Anna Sick-Samuels, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Medicine, told Verywell....

Nebraska’s athletic director, Bill Moos, said his new football coach has two big-time Big Ten coaches “running scared” with him back in charge of the team. MORE: Frost knows spring game is first step on long road back “We’re going to run that up-tempo offense we saw (at the spring game), and we’re going to get the Blackshirts back to being Blackshirts. And that’s extremely important,” Moos said on Tuesday, via the Omaha World-Herald....

Scout.com analyst Brian Snow reported that Pinder, who is attending Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kan., became the second member of coach Tim Miles’ 2014 recruiting class. "Keanu is very athletic," Sunrise coach Kyle Lindsted told Snow. "He has some skill and really shoots it and passes it well. He has to get stronger around the rim, but he is a hard worker and a really nice kid." Pinder played sparingly in the U19 Worlds, averaging just 1 point and 1....

He played quarterback for an undefeated Nebraska team that split a national championship with Michigan in 1997. He coached a UCF team that finished 13-0 and claimed a national title despite missing out on the College Football Playoff 20 years later. He used those experiences to sharpen that voice, which continues to speak out about the future of the Playoff era with no reservations. Frost, a first-time Power 5 coach at 43 years old, brings a voice that carries....

With the match scoreless in the 87th minute, Felipe Gallegos sent forward a long ball looking for forward Martin Barragan. Toluca center back Santiago Garcia intervened at the top of the box, but rather than clearing the ball out for a goal kick as intended he looped in a stunning own goal over the head of goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera. Necaxa had four titles in the Copa Mexico to its name, but all came well before the modern era....

Addiction to alcohol is one of the primary public-health problems in the United States. It causes more than 19,000 auto fatalities each year, it is responsible for more than a third of deaths from drowning and fire. Booze is a central factor in divorce. It can trigger incest, child and spousal abuse, suicide, homicide, assault and other crimes. it can kill by the liver, the kidneys, the heart, the pancreas, the central nervous system....

Instagram user, harthandhome, has shared a video that has since gone viral of a front garden with simple yet effective decorations highlighting the “scary things” that come with adulthood. Over 18 million people have watched the garden video with the following signs scattered across it: “gas prices,” “rent,” “laundry,” “calories,” “taxes,” “bills” and “quiet kids.” The unconventional decorations have received more than 700,000 likes. You can watch the video here....

The Canadian singer-songwriter said the use of the tracks was “NOT ok” with him, adding that he stood in “solidarity” with the Lakota Sioux tribe that occupied the land before settlers arrived and discovered gold. Reacting to a clip of “Rockin’ in the Free World” playing ahead of the Mount Rushmore event, the Neil Young Archives account tweeted: “This is NOT ok with me…” Sharing another clip of his track “Like a Hurricane” blaring out to the South Dakota crowd, Young said: “I stand in solidarity with the Lakota Sioux & this is NOT ok with me....

It can also cause problems, including breathing and feeding issues. The condition is treatable, but if not detected, it could be fatal, especially if an underlying condition is to blame. Prevalence Neonatal hypoglycemia affects up to about 4 per 1,000 full-term births according to some studies. It is usually associated with risk factors, including the mother and baby’s health, the baby’s size, and gestational age at delivery (how many weeks of pregnancy when the baby is born)....

That all changed right before the ball was tipped, when Noel excused himself from the game because he had to … umm … use the facilities. MORE: Five teams with massive holes to fill | Obama in the Celebrity All-Star Game? Nothing like a bout of nausea to get a basketball game started. Noel eventually returned to the court, and upon entering the game, promptly smacked his head on the side of the backboard during an alley-oop dunk....

The incident involving Dutch ship Zr. Ms. Evertsen happened last Thursday, just a day after Russia claimed to have fired warning shots and dropped bombs to force out a British destroyer from Crimea. Britain denied the account. In response to Russia’s actions, Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld-Schouten said: “Evertsen has every right to sail there. There is no justification whatsoever for this kind of aggressive act, which also unnecessarily increases the chance of accidents....

Oof. That’s embarrassing considering how much was made of the advanced nature of the arena and the bad taste left in the mouths of locals as it takes up valuable Brooklyn real estate. MORE: Where could Lance Stephenson end up? | Nets honor fan who died | Hornets’ struggles could mean trade for shooter The game was suspended for about 15 minutes until the teams and officials decided to head back to the locker rooms....

While many in the entertainment industry say they are surprised by the networks’ bold stroke, the heads of the entertainment divisions of ABC, CBS, and NBC left little doubt as to why they took such an extreme measure. “All of the new shows really, really stink,” says one network spokesman. “We were going to cancel them all eventually, so we kind of decided, ‘hey, why not just get it out of the way now?...

Joachim Low’s world champions begin their Russia 2018 campaign in Group F against Mexico – a side they dispatched 4-1 on the way to Confederations Cup glory earlier this year. South Korea are also in the section alongside Sweden, whose two-legged 1-0 triumph over Italy last month meant the Azzurri missed out on the World Cup finals for the first time since 1958. “We’ve got opponents who are not unknown to us....

The symptoms of sepsis can include fluctuating blood pressure, respiratory distress, and unstable heart function. The infection requires treatment, and the systemic (whole-body) effects require intensive care. Treatment of neutropenia can lower the risk of recurrent sepsis. What Is Sepsis? Sepsis is a systemic reaction that can occur with septicemia, which is an infection in the blood. Sepsis can occur when an infection is so severe that it overwhelms organs throughout the body....

“This is cutting edge. There’s no other venues in the country that are doing this,” said Governor Steve Sisolak. “I think it is going to get people more people wanting to go to an event because they know that when they walk in that arena, or that stadium, everybody’s vaccinated.” Sisolak said that venues with over 4,000 in capacity will be eligible. Meanwhile, people who have not been fully vaccinated or children who are not eligible for the vaccines will have to remain masked in order to attend venues....

Michael J. McDonald, the Nevada GOP chairman, also told the Democratic 2020 primary candidate that Reno, Nevada, was “@teamtrump country” before linking to a fundraiser website selling “Impeach This” T-shirt merchandise. Reno Tahoe Airport authorities said the pro-Trump activists heckling Warren on her arrival did not have a permit to protest and violated the airport’s policies. In the video of protesters shared by Michael J. McDonald and the Nevada GOP’s social media accounts, the small group of activists can be heard shouting “don’t impeach” and “stop impeachment” at Warren....