And those who hoped the end of the campaign today would mean an end to nasty maneuvering will be disappointed. As dawn broke over Kean’s campaign headquarters in Mountainside, N.J., volunteers found that vandals had chained shut the entrance, preventing staff from getting into the building. Kean spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker immediately told NBC that “It’s the Menendez campaign, or their supporters,” without offering specific evidence. For their part, Menendez aides have brushed off the allegation as “noise....

We live in strange times. On one side the wheels are falling off the world economy; food and oil prices are shooting up while property values head in the opposite direction. Yet at the other end of the socioeconomic seesaw, the big issue occupying some intelligent minds this summer is whether their superyacht is big enough. According to Philippe Lamblin, the silver-tongued CEO of Privatsea, which sources large boats for people with large bank balances, the threshold for superyacht status used to be 30 meters....

London is uniquely a city of power and commerce, and these twin commodities were carried by its waters just as surely and as swiftly as any more tangible cargoes. The original city was, in fact, defined by its access to the Thames, and from the 10th century it was celebrated as a great port and market. The river brought in a thousand vessels and introduced the world to the heart of the city....

Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shops–adult-literacy programs, such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There, high-school graduates and high-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school. They will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system. As I teach, I learn a lot about our schools. Early in each session I ask my students to write about an unpleasant experience they had in school....

Late last year her son Mahmoud was murdered. She grips a framed photo of his corpse, punctured with dozens of tiny red pinpricks like mosquito bites. “Sixty-three bullets,” she calmly explains. But when talk turns to the recent ceasefire brokered between Palestinian factions in Mecca, her equanimity fades. “We’re not part of this deal!” she cries. “After they killed our son?” She blames 18 members of the Islamist group Hamas for the shooting....

But there is a callous, cruel pessimism in the message that students can have a diploma in hand or a child in arms but not both. Supporting students during pregnancy, through childbirth, and beyond is difficult, expensive, and complex, but it can be done. And that is what we must prioritize in this new year. Those entrusted with university leadership must examine every aspect of their operations to ensure they are supporting pregnant students in ways far more meaningful than issuing irate statements about Dobbs....

Then, the Tigers avoided the worst possible finish in a 24-22 escape at Death Valley. Nearly 40 years after Joe Montana rallied the Irish to a 21-17 victory at Memorial Stadium, DeShone Kizer nearly did the same with three fourth-quarter TD drives. MORE ON THE GAME: What we learned | Why the conversion attempt failed | Week 5 photos Clemson pulled out a win that affirmed what Dabo Swinney preached since this spring....

With 379,257 new cases, India’s healthcare system is struggling amid the virus surge that has been caused by new variants. Many countries have pledged to send help. “There’s been an outpouring of, let’s say, assistance from various countries,” Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters on Thursday. Shringla said over 40 countries have declared they will provide assistance to India while it deals with 3 million active cases....

It was the team’s final preparation game before next month’s FIFA U17 World Cup where India are set to play USA, Ghana and Colombia in Group A. As expected, the Portuguese coach used the opportunity to try out all his players, putting out two different teams in each half and expressed his satisfaction at the scoreline. “This match was very important for us as it was the last international before the World Cup....

Moreover, Chhetri has equalled Argentine forward Lionel Messi’s record of 64 goals in terms of the number of international goals scored by an active footballer after surpassing David Villa’s tally of 59 goals with Spain earlier in the tournament and only remains behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s 81 goals for Portugal. The All Whites’ teenage sensation Sarpreet Singh emerged as the breakthrough performer of the tourney with a goal, two assists and also won a penalty that was converted by his side....

However, the British-Cypriot coach is taking nothing for granted and wants to ensure the best pool of players are selected to represent the national team, especially with the looming Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Asian Cup 2019 qualification group stages. “A quick look back at 2016 saw our Indian National Team make significant steps forward both in the FIFA rankings and on the pitch,” began Constantine, on his personal blog. He continued, “We started the new year ranked 129th our highest position for 10 years, and won 9 from the last 11 games....

The meeting was convened after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) proposed four different scenarios to the AIFF with respect to the domestic football structure. The four options AFC suggested to the AIFF are detailed here. According to sources close to the developments, Praful Patel favoured holding seven-month long ISL and I-League, running simultaneously during the course of the meeting. As per this formula, the I-League winners will now get a AFC Champions League (ACL) playoff spot while the Indian Super League champions will play the AFC Cup playoff....

The 38-year-old will be leading Dempo against former Sporting Clube de Goa gaffer Alex Alvares-coached Calangute Association in the opener of first AWES Cup at the Duler stadium in Goa, organised by the Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES). Naik, also a member of the AWES committee, served as an assistant to former head coach Mauricio Afonso at the club for the past two years and has recently answered his AFC (Asian Football Confederation) ‘A’ License Coaching Certificate examination in Kolkata....

Discussing about the seminar, Constantine explained that the recruiters will hunt talent from educational institutes, the Santosh Trophy and any place which hosts the game. ‘‘This is the first actual workshop on scouting. We won’t use these people to scout in the ISL (Indian Super League) and I-League. They will scout in the Santosh Trophy, universities, schools. Anywhere football is being played in India-it should be scouted. We need to have a continuous flow of players coming through the system,’’ remarked the London-born gaffer....

The 29 year-old, who finished the ISL’s third season as top scorer for his club Delhi Dynamos, confirmed his decision to join a club in his homeland. The diminutive and talented attacker scored 10 times in 15 games for the Pride of Lions, notching up the most shots by any attacker on target - 26 - while also accumulating five assists. Avai are coached by Claudinei Oliveira and participate in the Brasilian Serie A, the top tier of the South American country’s football ladder....

Clark was first accused of being a child predator by a civilian-run group, Predator Catchers Indianapolis, who gave video and text message evidence to the Avon police department on May 13. The video evidence included Clark admitting to driving over 100 miles between Portland and Avon, intending to meet up with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl he had been messaging with online for weeks. Portland Chief Stephenson said in an email to Newsweek that Clark’s alleged actions do “not represent part of our mission statement of “being committed to the highest professional standards,” but that his arrest “is an example of how law enforcement agencies work with each other....

The Hoosiers spent the most money of any Big Ten school on recruiting that season, totalling $673,708, according to the Indy Star. That number was $200,000 more than Illinois, the Big Ten school with the second-highest recruiting expenses ($431,327) and ten times the amount that Wisconsin spent on its own recruiting trips ($62,082). MORE: 10 greatest Kentucky players | Best bench celebrations What accounts for the majority of that massive expense?...

Scott Dixon goes for his second win; Helio Castroneves tries to match the record held by legendary drivers; and the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 roars to life on Sunday. “The greatest spectacle in racing” is both awesome and frightening. This year’s practices have seen crashes that were breathtaking, but years of safety improvements have prevented lost of life. MORE: What you need to know | Indy 500 winners | Spectacular crashes | Athletes who died fighting for U....