Even during the fiercely contested 2016 election, sizeable portions of Democrats and Republicans expressed “neutral” opinions toward one another. But those accommodating attitudes have greatly dissipated during President Donald Trump’s first term, shrinking by 12 points among Democrats and eight points among Republicans since 2016. In its place, both parties express much colder opinions of each other. While 61 percent of Democrats and 69 percent of Republicans had an unfavorable opinion of the other party in 2016, by September 2019 those numbers surged to 79 percent and 83 percent respectively....

Michigan Senate Republicans, led by Senator Mike Shirkey, on March 24 introduced 39 “election reform bills,” which if passed, mean there are much stricter thresholds to being able to vote. Michigan Republicans are touting these laws as protection from election fraud—which former President Donald Trump baselessly claimed was the reason why the November vote did not go his way. Democrats meanwhile say these bills will only make it more difficult to vote and discourage citizens from casting their ballots, particularly those in disenfranchised communities....

GOP Senators Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced that they both tested positive for the coronavirus just days after attending an event with Barrett at the White House. Some attendees at the Saturday Rose Garden event—where President Donald Trump official nominated Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme court—were not wearing masks or following social distancing guidelines. “It is premature for Chairman Graham to commit to a hearing schedule when we do not know the full extent of potential exposure stemming from the president’s infection and before the White House puts in place a contact tracing plan to prevent further spread of the disease,” Schumer and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Diane Feinstein wrote in a joint statement emailed to Newsweek....

Smith was less than a year old when Nowitzki was drafted by the Mavericks in 1998. The 6-2 guard from Fayetteville, N.C., grew up dreaming of throwing passes to players like Nowitzki. He has already had a full training camp and preseason playing with “The Big German,” and he has made a strong first impression. So far, Smith has already gained the confidence of head coach Rick Carlisle, who had no problem throwing the rookie into a starting role in his first game....

In other cases, however, dental implant failure can cause the implant to feel loose and contribute to chewing difficulties and pain, among other symptoms. Many factors can increase the risk of this happening, such as having certain medical conditions, infection at the implant site (peri-implantitis), or complications of the surgery. This article provides an overview of what can go wrong with dental implants, what you can do if you experience implant failure, as well as how to prevent this issue....

It was not a pretty finish. Then, the bout took a twist toward the bizarre. MORE: Fighter reacts to threat | Ronda Rousey skips UFC 200 | Conor McGregor go for UFC 197 Britain’s Tyson Fury, the WBA and WBO heavyweight champion, entered the ring as Wilder was being interviewed, and the boxers traded insults. Tyson Fury confronts Deontay Wilder. (Getty Images) “Anytime, anyplace, anywhere,” Fury said ( via British publication The Guardian ) after getting within inches of Wilder’s face....

This will be the first time the heavyweight championship of the world will be defended on Fox. MORE: Greatest boxing/MMA upsets of past 25 years Wilder was supposed to defend his belt against Alexander Povetkin in May, but the Russian failed a drug test a week before the fight and it was postponed. Wilder, 30, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama wanted to still fight and not disappoint his fans. Arreola, the hard-hitting 35-year-old from Riverside, Calif....

Here’s a complete betting guide for Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz, including updated odds, trends and our prediction to win. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz 2 odds Sportsbooks have installed Wilder as a sizable favorite, according to Sportsbook Review’s composite odds. Wilder is currently favored at -650, which means you’d need to wager $650 to win $100. Meanwhile, Ortiz is a +475 underdog, meaning you’d net $475 if you bet $100....

The fight is considered a WBC heavyweight title eliminator. Helenius is currently a contender for the WBA heavyweight title. A 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, Wilder made his pro debut in 2008. He won the WBC heavyweight title in 2015 against Bermane Stiverne. It was a unanimous decision win, the first of his career in his 33rd fight (all other bouts prior to that one were won via knockout). Wilder defended the title ten times, with a draw against Tyson Fury in the middle of those defenses....

A damning statement from the Rams said McClaren had overseen a “significant, unexpected and persistent decline in results, team unity and morale”. Real defeat Barcelona… in basketball! Chairman Mel Morris added: “Steve is a great coach, we have very talented players and first-class facilities but the heartbeat, commitment, focus and passion has been lacking something fundamental. “The Brighton game on Friday [a 3-0 defeat] was so far from what we expect to see from those wearing a Derby County shirt....

Fisher was not supposed to be the Knicks’ coach. For much of the spring of 2014, when Jackson was looking to bring in a coach to implement the triangle offense in New York, it appeared Golden State would hire Stan Van Gundy and the Knicks would land one of Jackson’s former players, Steve Kerr. Jackson probably would have preferred one of his favorites, Brian Shaw, but Shaw already was coaching the Nuggets at the time....

Coutinho 12/5 to score v Spurs The Blaugrana bid for Coutinho three times last summer, but all three offers (the last of which was for around €130 million) were turned down by the Reds, with club owners Fenway Sports Group having insisted their player is not for sale. Coutinho was keen on a move to Barca and was led to believe that is was a case of now or never as the Catalan club sought to replace Neymar with both he and Ousmane Dembele, who did arrive at Camp Nou from Borussia Dortmund for an initial €105m....

Tevez a colossal waste of money The Brazilian, who joined Liverpool from Inter in January 2013, was involved in three goals in a single game for the club for the first time since his arrival at Anfield. Coutinho created the opening goal of the match on 35 minutes when he played a superb pass from inside his own half to set Daniel Sturridge away to score. He then increased Liverpool’s lead on 57 minutes with a low shot from just outside the area before scoring again four minutes later when he emphatically finished off a counterattack....

Second-half goals from Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani at the King Power Stadium guided the Foxes into the fourth round at Liverpool’s expense. Leicester 16/1 to win League Cup Coutinho played from the start, following on from his first Premier League outing of the campaign against Burnley at the weekend, after an opening to the season that saw the Brazilian pursue a move to Barcelona and spend time sidelined by a back injury....

Fears are also growing about the Mu variant, which was found earlier this week to be present in all U.S. states except Nebraska, and its possible resistance to current vaccines. Over 300,000 new COVID cases were reported Tuesday, the vast majority of them the Delta variant, with daily deaths now averaging around 1,500 for the first time since March. Meanwhile, the debate of mask and vaccine mandates in schools continues as more school employees across the country die from coronavirus weeks after classes began in August....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was working to ensure all those traveling to the U.S. by air take a test within 24 hours before boarding their flights - cut down from 72 hours - a day before President Joe Biden sets out a winter plan to tackle the virus. Other measures - including self-quarantine - are being considered by the White House, the Associated Press reports....

The Summer Family Bible Conference, held by Andrew Wommack Ministries and Charis Bible College from June 29 to July 3, has had 15 employees and staff members test positive, along with another 15 conference attendees and four others, according to The Pikes Peak Courier. “The event brought in 1,000 people, according to Andrew Wommack Ministries, in a building that could hold 5,000. Public health orders, however, limited events to 175 people....

The study could help answer questions about how long a person recovering from coronavirus has antibodies to fight off repeat infections. At the moment, it is not known how long antibodies last or whether a person can get reinfected. More research is needed to explore what this means for COVID-19 patients’ ability to fight off the virus in the future, the researchers said in their paper published in the journal Immunity....

COVID-19 has now spread to almost every country in the world. There have been over 12 million confirmed cases and over 500,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Scientists are trying to establish how and why the virus has been able to spread so far so quickly. In a study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, researchers led by Antoni Wrobel and Donald Benton, of the U.K.’s Francis Crick Institute, have now found the structure of the virus may play a role in how infectious it is....