Some intelligence officials also question why Ames was allowed to make at least six official trips overseas after he was suspected of being a mole. Among the approved trips, NEWSWEEK has learned, was one to Southeast Asia. CIA officials say the agency didn’t want to tip Ames that he was under suspicion by restricting his travel. But they won’t comment on whether he was being watched while he was abroad....
A group of season-ticket holders filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, arguing that commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB have failed to adequately protect spectators from foul balls and flying bats thanks to “a widespread pattern of negligence, misrepresentations and omissions.” MORE: Best career All-Star performers | Greinke, Keuchel to start All-Star Game The text of the lawsuit lays out the plaintiffs’ arguments, with much of the ire directed at Manfred — who has been in office only since January....
The France international has received mixed reviews for his performances after rejoining the club in a move worth an initial £89million ahead of the 2016-17 season. The 24-year-old has had a heavy workload for United this season, already racking up 41 appearances across all competitions and scoring seven goals. And Pogba – currently recovering from a hamstring injury – has impressed Scholes, who does not think he has attempted to hide from the intense spotlight at Old Trafford....
In efforts to expand the pool of substitute teachers, states like Missouri and Iowa, have relaxed the requirements necessary to qualify as a substitutes teacher. Last week, the Missouri Board of Education enacted an emergency rule to change the state’s requirements. Eligible substitute teachers previously needed 60 hours of college credit. Now, high school graduates who complete the state’s 20-hour online professional training will also qualify. “Districts have told us that they have had people who are very nervous about coming back,” Associate Commissioner of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Paul Katnik told Newsweek....
RELATED: Exploring Sci-Fi Without Aliens Sometimes, though, things don’t work out that way. Sci-fi typically adheres to hopeful conclusions so its viewers don’t leave feeling depressed, but sometimes a bleak and devastating ending - like the ones listed here - can have a more powerful impact. The gut punch of a hopeless finale can resonate with audiences for years (and sometimes decades) after the movie ends. Obviously, spoilers are ahead for all the movies listed....
Immortality is a subject of fiction well beyond the boundaries of any particular genre, but sci-fi has its unique methods of ducking the reaper. One of the most common and most interesting solutions for the issue of entropy is the hotly anticipated ability to upload one’s living consciousness to a highly advanced piece of technology. This concept has a rich history and several fascinating permutations across the science fiction medium....
hVIVO, an arm of a pharmaceutical company based in the U.K. capital, is looking for 24 people to be infected with common strains of a member of the large coronavirus family of pathogens which the new coronavirus is also a member of. The bug isn’t the same as the COVID-19 virus, but close enough for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to safely test vaccines and antiviral drugs to fight the new coronavirus on participants....
But there’s one significant roadblock on the path to Libby’s salvation: Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff does not qualify to even be considered for a presidential pardon under Justice Department guidelines. From the day he took office, Bush seems to have followed those guidelines religiously. He’s taken an exceedingly stingy approach to pardons, granting only 113 in six years, mostly for relatively minor fraud, embezzlement and drug cases dating back more than two decades....
Many are expecting Lewandowski to link up with Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich in the summer on a free transfer. However, Chelsea, backed by Russian business tycoon Roman Abramovich, will refuse to believe these rumours and are set to test Dortmund’s resolve during the winter window. It is no secret that the London club are currently falling short in attack, with Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o and Demba Ba all struggling for form....
The 38-year-old was placed in temporary charge of the Cottagers on Thursday following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri, who had spent less than four months in charge of the club. Parker, who ended his playing career at Craven Cottage in 2017, takes over with Fulham 10 points away from Premier League safety with just 10 games remaining. Far from feeling daunted by the size of the task, Parker is relishing the opportunity to turn things around and knows he can call on the legendary former Manchester United manager for advice....
To the inbox! Reading your posts of the old Observers and all the territory turmoil made me think of something: Is HHH the most unlikely heir apparent to the wrestling kingdom? I mean, never mind the fact that he’s been banging the boss’ daughter and gets married to her (which would get most people fired or killed instead of given the keys to the kingdom), but this is the same guy who paid the price for the MSG incident when every member of the Clique abandoned ship....
Who is Gabigol? First of all, let’s go back to 2004 where it all got started for Gabriel. There was a Futsal tournament where Gabriel was representingSão Paulo FC, and Brazilian legend Zito happened to be the coach of the Santos side. Zito witnessed the then 8-year-old kid doing wonders for his rivals throughout the tournament, including a 5 goal display against his own team. He was ever so quick to invite Gabriel for a trial at Santos, eventually signing up the kid to the club that has produced some extraordinary talents like Diego, Robinho, Ganso and Neymar over the years....
BOOKMARK: Sporting News Fantasy After entering spring training as a candidate for the White Sox rotation, lefthanded prospect Carlos Rodon began the year at Triple-A with instructions to improve his changeup and wait for the call. The wait wasn’t long, as Chicago called up Rodon on Monday to serve as a reliever, at least initially. READ MORE: Top 50 prospects | Mets call up Plawecki Rodon, our No. 11-overall prospect, will likely see frequent late-inning opportunities, where his nasty fastball-slider combination should be more than sufficient to dominate....
The first mention of this reboot was from a canceled attempt once the production of Duke Nukem Forever was finished. It was known as “Duke Begins” in the late 2000s, with it only being a rumor. However, once Forever flopped hard, followed up by legal disputes between 3D Realms and Gearbox Software, the project was canned and never showed up ever again. Not much about the game has been shown off until recently....
The Scream 5 trailer opens with a familiar scene, reminiscent of the original Scream film. A young girl, Tara (Jenna Ortega), is alone in her house and texting her friend, Amber, when suddenly the landline begins to ring. She ignores it because it’s the twenty-first century and she’s under the age of forty, but then she gets an odd text from Amber, telling her to answer the phone. She answers, thinking her friend is playing a prank, but then she hears a voice that horror fans will recognize immediately, asking her if she’d like to play a game....
The flap over “Europa, Europa” was emblematic of the larger, still unresolved process the Germans call Vergangenheitsbewatigung, or “coming to terms with the past.” Many Germans hoped that the fall of the Berlin wall might finally expurgate their Nazi ghosts. anything, angst over German history, both among Germans themselves and Germany’s neighbors, has heightened since reunification. The German government has been obliged to reassure immigrants nervous over mounting xenophobic violence-and Europeans uneasy over Bonn’s first tentative efforts at greater diplomatic influence....
