Ali has officially been the man who would take on the mantle as Blade, the day-walking vampire hybrid, since July of 2019. However, it’s only been the last few months that things have started to get real and he’s really started getting initiated into what the MCU is all about. His first official entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe was as a voice that spoke to Dane Whitman in Marvel Studios’ Eternals....
The 25-year-old Algeria international, who signed from Ligue 2 side Le Havre in 2014, has become a hot property after scoring 17 league goals and winning the PFA Player of the Year during Leicester’s remarkable title-winning campaign. Leicester have already had to fight off advances from Arsenal to keep striker Jamie Vardy, but lost midfielder N’Golo Kante to Chelsea for a reported fee of 32 million pounds ($42.38 million)....
A red card for your World Cup coverage, NEWSWEEK! This is easily the best football tournament in 20 years, with lots of exciting fresh talent–including Americans. Why concentrate on something as trivial as tickets? Who cares? Your story just shows the Yanks still don’t know anything about football. Thomas Knemeyer Cape Town, South Africa What a shame that the only reports you filed about the world’s best-loved sport were totally negative: one piece on empty seats, another article on “hooligaphobia” and a third on the madness of those who watch the World Cup....
Turmoil in the Mideast The violent takeover in Gaza by Hamas was the direct result of the United States’ ignoring Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who tried to warn that Hamas was growing in power and that it would be a grievous error to allow it to compete in the January 2006 elections (“Why Gaza Matters,” June 25). The Israeli government was pressured not to obstruct but to facilitate the access of all participants to vote....
Your cover package on global education (Aug. 20/Aug. 27) pointed out critical issues in America’s school system. Maintaining U.S. scientific and technological leadership is essential to the future of our country and work force; however, the United States is not keeping pace with foreign competition. Fewer American students are pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and they are performing at levels far below students in competitor nations on international standardized tests in these subjects....
Thanks for your cover story “Whatever Happened to Having Kids?” (Sept. 4). It struck a nerve with us old-fashioned parents. Now I have two requests for your efficient journalists: Please write a follow-up and interview the same happy childless people in, say, 30 or 40 years. And, for those of us who will probably not be around at that time, find a few golden-age childless people and interview them now....
Europe’s 50th Anniversary I thoroughly enjoyed your articles on “Europe at 50” in the March 26 issue. It is unfortunately rare that NEWSWEEK publishes something optimistic about the Old Continent. Too many Americans find it unthinkable, but the European way of doing things actually does work. I guess you just have to live in a European nation to really understand how the system functions. Kendra Mortureux Dijon, France Your special report on Europe was ambitious and informative....
The Bloodline kickstarted things on this week’s RAW with an old-fashioned invasion. The group, who were without their leader, went on to cause destruction at ringside, even assaulting the security guards. This led to Adam Pearce coming out, followed by the RAW locker room making their way to the ring to chase the Bloodline away. According to the latest report from Xero News, the heel faction’s actions on the red brand could eventually lead to the Tribal Chief losing the WWE Championship....
The league says it will resell the club to a new ownership group that will be committed to building a stadium and keeping the team in Los Angeles. MLS added that initial discussions with potential owners have begun, and that the league intends to finalize an agreement with a new group sometime in 2014. In addition, the new owners will change the team name and logo, which means 2014 will be the final year that Chivas USA will exist in MLS....
Unofficial results showed that 56 percent voted against bidding for the Olympics. Results showed that out of 767,734 eligible voters, 304,774 cast ballots and 171,750 of those voted against the Olympic bid. The city council is expected to address the results on Monday, but there is little doubt the bid seems dead. The council has already shown skepticism, with eight of 15 members voting on Oct. 31 to scuttle the public vote....
The law was approved by parliament early Monday, and also sets up a “health pass” for everyone if they wish to enter restaurants or other public venues. Though a majority of French health care workers are vaccinated, both measures have prompted protests by the unvaccinated minority around France. France has officially entered its “fourth wave” of the pandemic, which prompted the government to pass the new mandates. Government spokesman Gabriel Attal said the law is meant to prevent a new lockdown and to limit the risks of vulnerable people in hospitals, rather than stigmatizing health care workers who don’t want to receive the vaccine....
The poll found that 52 percent of workers support mask mandates for those working in person with only 29 percent opposed. Remote workers were in favor, with the poll finding 59 percent saying they wanted mask requirements at their workplaces. Similarly, 50 percent of all workers were in favor of vaccine requirements, with 59 percent of remote workers and 47 percent of those currently working in person supporting mandates. About one-quarter of workers in person and remote were opposed....
But what if your New Year’s resolution this time round is not to transform or change based on strict guidelines but instead to be kinder to yourself? Here are some ideas that can help you to focus on your well-being and self-care in the year ahead. Take Time to Relax and Breathe It sounds obvious, but one of the best places to start with self-care is just to take a deep breath....
How it works: A YouTube video shows the little banners that drop down from the top of your iOS screen every time an app pastes your clipboard contents. As Ars Technica notes, the original research was published in March and can include clipboard content from nearby iOS devices, thanks to a Universal Clipboard feature introduced in 2016 with macOS Sierra. Plenty of apps: While TikTok may be the prime suspect thanks to its popularity, it turns out that there are a ton of apps out there that grab your clipboard information....
Neither could the Bosnian Serbs–whose brinkman-ship has repeatedly reduced the mighty Western Alliance to feckless threats and weak reprisals. All that changed last week, when NATO, led by American fighter planes, launched its most massive military operation even In the first wave, U.S. F-15E’s, F-10s and F/A-18s took off before 2 a.m. local time from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Adriatic and the Aviano air base in Italy, and joined a fleet of European radar-suppression and attack aircraft....
This article discusses some of the new treatments that are emerging to treat both wet and dry macular degeneration. Emerging Treatment for Wet AMD New treatments for wet AMD may help preserve your eyesight without the need for frequent injections into the back of the eye. Just 20 years ago, if a person developed wet AMD, vision loss was imminent. But in 2005, a groundbreaking new treatment called anti-VEGF—including drugs such as Lucentis, Eylea, and Avastin—became available....
The change to Madden NFL 21 is happening because the team itself has announced they will be retiring the Redskins name and replacing it, following renewed calls from fans, shareholders, investors, and sponsors, for action in the wake of protests following the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The word “redskin” is considered offensive by many Native Americans, and while there is disagreement on its exact origins and meaning, it is typically considered a slur....
This year’s version of “Madden”, scheduled to come out on Aug. 19, promises to be one of the most innovative in recent memory. Some things never change, though. And with another version of everyone’s favorite football simulation game slated to come out, that means one thing: projecting which players will make the exclusive 99 Club. There are few accolades as significant to NFL players as earning a slot in the 99 Club....
EA’s long-running football simulation series continues to sell well, despite overt criticism from what seems like a majority of its player base. The franchise’s latest iteration, Madden NFL 21, drew heavy complaints from players, giving the game an egregiously low score on Metacritic. The title’s glitched physics, various gameplay bugs and an overall perceived lack of polish at launch led it to be listed as one of the most disappointing games of 2020, with fans at one point getting the hashtag NFLDropEA to trend on Twitter....
The Tsuruoka story and others like it are rallying Japanese spirits. One Tokyo daily recently headlined THE RETURN OF A GREAT MANUFACTURING NATION. A business magazine, The Weekly Toyo Keizai, trumpeted the move of industry BACK TO JAPAN. Kenwood remains one of a very few companies that have actually withdrawn a plant from a poorer Asian nation. But Japanese multinationals have indeed rediscovered their own country as a manufacturing base; the recovery that began last year has been fueled by the spending of an increasingly confident Japan Inc....
