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Martin is better known by her nom de plume, Miss Manners–although to hear her tell it, it’s more like a nom de guerre. The forces of courtesy and crudity wage a constant battle, with the advantage swinging from one side to the other. Lately the barbarian hordes have enjoyed the upper hand, says Martin, and she thinks we’re ready for a return to civility. But this does not mean stepping backward to a more genteel age: politesse has to keep redefining itself, and never more so than in the current age of high-tech communications, which offer modes of insult and intrusion our ancestors never knew....

The Nets point guard suffered the injury just one minute into Thursday’s contest after being bumped by Lakers guard Rajon Rondo. He didn’t record a point, rebound or assist. This isn’t Irving’s first run-in with this kind of injury. The 27-year-old suffered a minor facial fracture playing for the Celtics in November 2017 after taking an inadvertent elbow to the face during a game. He also broke his jaw in December 2012 while playing for the Cavaliers....

While the Nets were eliminated in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant find themselves back in the news cycle a month later. On May 24, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News wrote a story detailing how the “endgame is much closer than it appears” for the Nets. In it, he reports that the franchise is unwilling to commit long-term to Irving and Durant has not spoken to the Nets’ front office since their season came to an end....

Governor Steve Sisolak made the announcement on February 10 via a video message. The mandate removal will affect every Nevada citizen, regardless of their vaccination status, and comes as the Nevada Health Response estimates that the state registers around 1,278 confirmed cases of COVID-19 every day. The governor’s announcement comes as states nationwide are taking steps to remove mask mandates in hopes for a return to normalcy as the Omicron waves appears to subside....

The image shows Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang (Ant-Man) standing opposite Jonathan Majors’s Kang the Conqueror—one of the MCU’s latest supervillains. Majors made his Marvel debut in the season finale of Loki as He Who Remains. At the time, fans theorized that the eccentric character—who revealed himself to be a time-traveling scientist—was a variant of Kang. With the release of the Quantumania trailer last month, these fans were proven correct. However, this Kang will be a much “different character” than the eccentric time-traveler introduced in Loki....

That could be changing in April’s NFL Draft. Leighton Vander Esch does not share the same nickname with the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, but the Boise State linebacker’s family actually owns a bus. That’s right — a 40-foot coach that can sit 30 passengers, complete with a mini-kitchen, tables and televisions. And just like the “Jerry Mobile” that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones brings to NFL happenings, there’s no mistaking who is connected with this vehicle....

In a press release to mark its official launch on Thursday, the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform (REPAIR) listed 26 people as advisers, including conservative former officials from the Reagan, both Bush, and Trump administrations. Among them is former U.S. deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage, ex-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, and the group’s co-founder, Miles Taylor, chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) before he resigned in 2019....

“With the Chiron Super Sport, we are following our long-standing tradition of combining top speed with absolute luxury,” says Stephan Winkelmann, President of Bugatti. “The Chiron Super Sport stands for increased comfort and elegance coupled with even greater performance and higher speeds. With this new creation, we established another distinct personality within the Chiron family. It is the essence of what we learned and developed in recent years – the ultimate grand tourer....

According to a report from The Washington Post published on Monday, those states are: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, in addition to Puerto Rico. Many of those states, including Utah, Arizona, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oregon and New Mexico, reported their highest single-day increases in new cases since the start of June, a few weeks after businesses began to reopen....

O’Dell joined the team last weekend at Dover International Speedway, after seven seasons at Joe Gibbs Racing. Hendrick, once regarded as the leader in Sprint Cup technology and performance, has seen JGR surpass it in recent years. One area where JGR has taken the lead: the air guns tire changers use on pit stops. MORE: New Chase contender rankings | Did Harvick cheat at Dover? | Charlotte race times, info...

The team announced Monday it will hire former Penguins general manager Ray Shero for the position. Shero takes over for longtime executive Lou Lamoriello, who since 1987 has overseen the Devils’ hockey operations as general manager and team president. MORE: Canadiens’ Prust says ref insulted him | Lightning, ‘Hawks, Ducks take 2-0 series leads | Must-see second round photos Lamoriello, 72, said his decision to cede general manager responsibilities was “my decision with 100 percent support of ownership....

Odhiambo has been doing well while at the ‘Slum Boys’ and is expected to bring serious competition to the current custodian Boniface Oluoch. Deputy Secretary General Ronald Ngala has told Goal that the youngster will develop into one of the finest custodians. Bandari FC vows to rival Gor Mahia fans “He is young and ready to learn, he is a talent and we are happy to have secured his services....

The presidential candidates all tout green-collar jobs like McAnally’s as part of their plans to combat climate change-and to buoy the sagging economy-by in­vesting heavily in energy sources such as wind and solar that do not generate greenhouse gases. As they crisscross Pennsylvania before its Democratic primary this month, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama stopped in at Gamesa, which has hired 1,300 people in the state in the last two years, to pitch their plans for boosting the alternative energy sector....

The new knockout format may not be incredible every week. But it will be interesting as the qualifying field is cut to 24 drivers, and then to 12. The first session will determine starting spots 25-43, the second session positions 13-24, and then the final session will determine the top 12. Don’t expect drivers to compete during the entire session. Plan on drivers running only one to three laps in each session because they only get one set of tires throughout qualifying....

“When it came to the business aspects, from my standpoint, I felt that it wasn’t really sincere what we did together,” Trotz offered during a conference call with reporters. “I decided it was better to move on.” Trotz referred to the post-Cup contract renegotiation of an extension clause for winning the championship that quickly went nowhere between the two sides and led to his resignation earlier this week. Leaving was “a matter of principle,” according to Trotz....

The two states are the most recent ones to lift mask restrictions as coronavirus cases continue falling across the country, particularly in certain regions like the Northeast. Other states, including Connecticut, New York and California, are considering a change in their mask protocols ahead of a transition into learning to live with the virus as an endemic rather than a pandemic threat. Delaware Governor John Carney announced Monday the state’s indoor mask mandate will end Friday at 8 a....

Governor Phil Murphy signed the executive order reopening state parks April 29 that went into effect at 6 a.m. EDT Saturday and will “remain in effect until revoked or modified by the Governor, who shall consult with the Commissioner of the Department of Health as appropriate” – as stated in the order. “You’ve been trusting us, and we will never forget that. We’re returning some amount of that trust by saying we’re going to open these up, but you’ve got to behave in a certain way....

The Supreme Court declined to hear the case in a short, unsigned statement on Friday evening but by that time 126 GOP members of the House had joined an amicus brief in support of the suit. Pascrell, a Democrat who represents New Jersey’s 9th congressional district, invoked Reconstruction Era “safeguards to cleanse from our government ranks any traitors and others that would destroy the union.” “I’m demanding that the 126 Republicans who have endorsed a malignant lawsuit to overturn the will of the people and undermine our democracy not be seated in Congress,” Pascrell tweeted on Friday....

Results of the survey indicate that 90 percent of shoppers are aware of the new-vehicle inventory shortage problems at dealerships. More than half of shoppers are aware of the cause of the shortage, and 71 percent are familiar with the effects of the shortage on the automotive market. “The latest Kelley Blue Book research indicates that most consumers anticipate negative impacts on the automotive market due to the chip shortage, from increased prices to inventory shortages and longer delivery times,” said Vanessa Ton, senior industry intelligence manager for Kelley Blue Book....