NEWSWEEK: Gentlemen, what was the most compelling point Gen. Petraeus made in the hearing? Michael O’Hanlon: I didn’t hear a lot of radically new information, and I think the main importance of the hearing was to get beyond some of the fairly silly attacks on his credibility that I think have been unfortunate. At one level, generals don’t deserve any immunity, and there are generals in the past I would be critical of for their roles in certain debates....
The 72nd Mechanized Brigade confirmed the death of Major Andrii Verkhohliad in a Facebook post, an announcement it made “with sadness and regret,” according to an English translation. “Nobility and determination, courage and boundless, incredible cheerfulness,” the post read. “One of the best commanders, the pride of the brigade. It is impossible to imagine [Andrii] behind the curtain of earthly life. Our family’s hearts are full of grief and rage....
The details remain unclear. “We haven’t seen anything in writing,” Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, told reporters on Wednesday. But it appears Democrats are willing to cut an agreement with Republicans that would extend the debt limit into December. “This will moot Democrats’ excuses about the time crunch they created and give the unified Democratic government more than enough time to pass standalone debt limit legislation through reconciliation,” McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said in a statement on his offer....
As a young lawyer in San Francisco, Crum amassed friends ranging from press tycoon William Randolph Hearst to Harry Bridges, the union activist long reviled as a communist. A passionate liberal, he worked frenetically for Republican Wendell Willkie, then accepted from President Truman a plum postwar assignment on the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Into Palestine. His outspokenness on the plight of Holocaust survivors was instrumental in getting them admitted to Palestine....
There are nine months before head coach Juan Carlos Osorio, Pompilio Paez and the rest of the staff name their roster, board the plane and head off in search of playing a minimum of five games at the World Cup. Goal takes a look at what qualification has shown us and what concerns remain for El Tri: Defense the overriding concern The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded....
But he was awfully good. And when he wakes up Sunday morning, he’ll be the frontrunner to win the Heisman Trophy and his Bulldogs just might be the No. 1 team in the country. All week we’ve heard Dak Prescott this, Dak Prescott that. And make no mistake: Dak Prescott is all that — and then some. But on Saturday against the second-ranked Tigers, Prescott faced something he’d not seen this season — adversity....
‘Money, Money, Money…’ As an American living abroad, I shuddered at the overt tone of self-abasement before the hollow ideals of greed and selfishness expressed in your article “They’re Rich (And You’re Not)” (U.S. Affairs, July 5). If there’s a party celebrating the booming economy, at whose expense is it being held? Look around you, America: not many other nations are partying like you. I don’t think any other society in history so brazenly deified its citizens merely because of their ability to hoard money....
Defoe 40/1 to win PL top scorer Having joined Bournemouth from Sunderland on a free transfer following the Black Cats’ relegation from the Premier League, Defoe is focusing on a place in Gareth Southgate’s squad for Russia. Defoe, who netted 15 times in the league last season, will be 35 by the time the tournament comes around and is relishing the opportunity for a second finals appearance, having featured in South Africa seven years ago....
The Oregon defensive end tied for the largest handspan in NFL Scouting Combine history with his hands measuring a whopping 11 3/4 inches. MORE: NFL Mock Draft 2016 | NFL Scouting Combine records Gosder Cherilus of the Buccaneers had held the record by himself since was measured at the same size during the 2003 Combine. With all the talk about big and little hands at this year’s Combine, Buckner’s giant plates for hands should help cement his draft stock....
But his Jackson State players and coaches aren’t too concerned over the possibility. According to a report from the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, running backs coach Gary Harrell said the team hasn’t even addressed the interview because “the players did a good job of impressively not even flinching.” “There were no conversations about it,” Harrell said. “The staff heard about it. We know Coach Prime was pretty much in the hospital and don’t know how that can happen....
McGrath’s campaign now has $19.3 million in cash on hand, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission, compared to the McConnell campaign’s war chest totaling $15.4 million. The two candidates spent roughly identical sums over the course of the reporting period: $6.7 million. But McGrath’s victory in the quickly approaching primary is not a foregone conclusion. She is facing a formidable challenge from Charles Booker, a state representative who has earned the endorsements of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Kentucky’s two largest newspapers....
Manchin voiced his opinion on the Wednesday night edition of CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time. Host Chris Cuomo asked the senator if he thought the number of his Republican colleagues who support calling witnesses at the trial had changed over the last two days. “If anything, I think it might have gone back down… I know that they’re putting a tremendous amount of pressure on everybody,” said Manchin. “But the bottom line is you’ve got to live with yourself....
OK, good. We are all on the same page. MORE: Five teams with major holes to fix | Finalists for 2016 Olympic team The Raptors were in London last week to take on the Magic as part of the NBA Global Games Series, and guard DeMar DeRozan got tripped up on a simple bit of math. Fellow guard Kyle Lowry was equal parts confused and “BRUH.” It made for an incredible bit of dialog....
Murray purchased 22 watches just before Christmas, Umberto Cipolla, CEO of Orefici Watches in Miami Beach, Fla., told TMZ.com. Cipolla said each watch cost between $700 and $900, which represented a five-figure expenditure. According to Cipolla, Murray spent a good bit of time trying to match each watch to each teammate’s personal taste. A photo posted by oreficiwatches (@oreficiwatches) on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:37am PST The 26-year-old Murray rushed for 1,845 yards this season, eclipsing Emmitt Smith’s team record of 1,773 yards in 1995....
And, more good news came shortly after Golden State’s 4-2 series win over Houston. Center DeMarcus Cousins could return during the series. According to a New York Times report, which cited unidentified league sources, if Cousins continues his recent progress recovering from a torn quad, he could return to the team’s active roster. The report also noted Golden State would be at full strength with the potential return of both Cousins and Kevin Durant, who suffered a strained calf in Game 5 and wasn’t able to play in Game 6....
The paper published in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences linked carrying two faulty copies of the APOE gene to a two-fold risk of having severe COVID-19 from the baseline. There are three different versions of the APOE gene: e2, e3, and e4. E3 is the most common. Past research has shown that e4 raises the risk of developing dementia, while two copies of e4e4 is linked with a 14-fold risk of developing Alzheimer’s in those of European descent compared with carriers of e3e3 in this group....
The campaign for Cal Cunningham, a married father-of-two, admitted that the text messages sent between him and former staffer Arlene Guzman Todd, were authentic, but insisted that he would not drop out of the race. First reported by National File, one of the text messages read: “Would make my day to roll over and kiss you about now,” with another from Guzman saying, “I have flexibility this month — done with school, training, big RFPs, etc....
This was why the American electorate refused to turn out for Republicans in a big way, despite all signs promising they would. Instead, millions of voters voiced their disapproval of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked abortion as a constitutional right. In other words, they chose Democrats. The midterms made clear that American voters overwhelmingly support a woman’s right to choose, but also, the unfettered right of everyone to vote, gun safety regulations, and LGBTQ+ rights....
