“He stated that if anything he was ‘favorably disposed’ toward the Trump family before he began his research because he had visited a Trump family member at Trump Tower and ‘been friendly’ with [the family member] for some years,” the report said about the author, Christopher Steele. Steele, a former British intelligence agent, was responsible for the so-called “Steele dossier”—a trove of information he collected during the 2016 election, including narratives about potential connections Trump and his campaign may have had with prominent Russians....

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgA nephropathy) is a kidney problem that affects the glomeruli, which is an intricate network of blood vessels responsible for this blood-filtering function. Each of your kidneys contains about one million nephrons, and each nephron contains a glomerulus. These glomeruli or mass networks of blood vessels delicately filter your blood. They send waste products and fluid (as urine) to the bladder and release blood and other larger molecules, like proteins, back into the bloodstream....

Swiatek - who is the clear favourite to take out the opening Grand Slam of the year - has come into the match-up with a full head of steam. Having not dropped a set thus far, the 21-year-old will hope to continue her strong form against the Kazakh on her way to redeeming last year’s semi-final loss. However, Rybakina will not be easy to beat, taking a lot of confidence from her round three win against 13th seed Danielle Collins....

Documents filed by the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday showed that Judge Brenda J. Penny had denied the request by Britney Spears’ legal team to have her father removed as a conservator of her estate. “The conservator’s request to suspend James P. Spears immediately upon the appointment of Bessemer Trust Company of California as sole conservator of estate is denied without prejudice,” the documents state. In response to the filing by Britney Spears’ attorney, Samuel Ingham, the star was also ruled to be “substantially unable to manage his or her financial resources or to resist fraud or undue influence,” according to the documents....

While sharing an article on Twitter about Leon Cooperman expressing his support for “fellow billionaire” Bloomberg’s possible run for president, Omar commented “I wonder why?” alongside a thinking face emoji. Cooperman, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, told CNBC on Friday that he would back the former mayor of New York City for president should he enter the race for the White House. He added that he would also help with fundraising as long as Bloomberg stuck with his moderate policies....

Mandy Morris managed to see the funny side of the impromptu attack and shared a clip of the scratch running across her eye to her TikTok account, @iamwillywonky. “When your cat accidentally makes you Al Pacino,” she captioned the footage, showing her looking menacingly at the camera. Morris, from Kansas City, Missouri, added the caption “not a fun way to wake up,” but explained to Newsweek that the scar was the result of a total accident....

To learn more about how to eat for high energy, optimal weight, bigger muscles, and top performance, you can: Meet with a registered dietitian (RD) who is also a board certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD). Use the referral network at www.SCANdpg.org to find your local expert. Read my Sports Nutrition Guidebook. Yes, as author, I am biased toward recommending my own book, but it has sold more than 560,000 copies....

First, they can cave to demands from President Joe Biden by passing a “clean” debt limit increase, which would continue America’s steady march toward insolvency. Second, they could devote most of their energy and political capital toward pushing for reforms to Social Security and Medicare, thus ceding the political high ground to the Democrats. Or Republicans could choose a third option: Focus on cutting funding for the large swaths of the federal bureaucracy that are actively working against the interests of the vast majority of the American people....

The sentiment was much the same on the Golden State side of things — Game 7 is, in the end, basketball like every other game. “It’s Game 7, yeah,” forward Draymond Green said with a shrug, “but that usually lasts for the first five, six minutes, and then it’s just a game.” MORE: Best photos from a wild NBA Finals It’s the nature of the postseason, that the immediate context is quickly stripped away and replaced by grand notions of history and legacy....

The pope’s visit comes amid simmering tensions between the U.S. and Iranian-backed groups operating in Iraq. The nation has seen recent violence, including a rocket attack on an American airbase on Wednesday. Francis is the first reigning pontiff ever to visit Iraq and gave a speech at the presidential palace in Baghdad where he appeared with President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. “I come as a penitent, asking forgiveness of heaven and my brothers and sisters for so much destruction and cruelty....

The 41st President ‘He Gave Us A New Day’ I got to know Jerry Ford when I was running for the Senate down here in Texas in 1964. I lost that one, and then he campaigned actively for me in my House race in ‘66, which I won. When I got to Washington, he helped me get a seat on Ways and Means, which was a very great assignment for a freshman, and we became friends....

If it is fair to call these times in the NBA the era of the superteam, in which the collective-bargaining agreement is sidestepped in order to hastily slap together groups of stars, then it is fair to say that most of the teams that qualify have encountered some growing pains early on. Miami was slow out of the gate in 2010, and last year’s Lakers stumbled through the preseason and kept bumbling in the early season....

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that ballots can arrive as late as November 6 and still be counted—as long as the ballot isn’t postmarked after the November 3 election. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump by 4.3 points in Pennsylvania. Recent polls show Biden’s lead widening in the state, with the most recent Fox News poll indicating 51 percent for the Democratic presidential nominee compared to Trump’s 44 percent....

Biden’s remarks, which were first reported by The New York Times on Thursday, came during a private gathering with prominent black mayors from Georgia. Three people with direct knowledge of the meeting confirmed the account to the newspaper, noting that Biden had said that black communities face a problem because “parents can’t read or write themselves.” Many of the attendees were reportedly “shocked” and “frustrated” by the former vice president’s comment....

Last summer, Joseph Wambaugh, crime writer and former cop, told the Los Angeles Times that females excel at police work. “The very best cops are the ones who can get people to talk to them. That’s what detective work is,” he said. “Women are eminently better qualified at that.” The protagonist of his ninth novel is a woman, but forget what Wambaugh told the Times. In his world, blue is still a color better suited to boys than to girls....

MOSCOW, POST-1924:Like his father before him, Prof.Ilya Borisovich Zbarskyspent 18 years tending to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s embalmed body. Two or three times a week we would wash the body with a special solution to remove mold and blemishes, and once a year we would immerse the body in a special chemical bath … After his death his brain had been removed and sent to a special laboratory set up to look for signs of genius....

Murray and the world’s best players begin play Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. His first-round match is against Robin Haase. LINEMAKERS: Open odds | Serena’s challenge | What to watch for | Eugenie Bouchard Murray, 27, who won his first tennis major at Flushing Meadows two years ago, has endured an under-par 2014 after back surgery late last year. He lost in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and last four at the French Open....

Under the terms of the CBA, the league had until Sept. 1 to provide notice of intent to opt out of the current agreement, which expires on Sept. 15, 2022. According to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, that decision was based on the current state of the game and the business of the game. Negotiations between the league and the PA have been ongoing throughout the off-season and are expected to continue in the coming weeks....

I have always known that women and babies suffer from abortion. But I had never thought about how one incident could turn into years or decades of suffering. What I’ve learned since then is that this woman’s story represents millions of women’s experiences. They are silently suffering because they don’t know how to heal, or even where to look. Research conducted by Support After Abortion, the group I founded to help suffering men and women, found that 63 percent of women who experience a medication abortion sought help or feel they could have benefited from having someone to talk to....