The U.S. currently has the world’s highest number of confirmed cases and deaths. The country’s latest seven-day moving average of daily new cases and new deaths are both higher than that reported in at least 10 other countries, including Spain, China, Brazil and other parts of Europe and Asia. However, on Monday President Donald Trump made several claims about the U.S. rankings on COVID-19 figures, including deaths, stating: “The United States is lowest in numerous categories....

Since fibroids are benign (noncancerous) tumors that rarely become malignant (cancerous), watchful waiting is the preferred management for fibroids that aren’t causing symptoms. Most fibroids go unnoticed and disappear without treatment, but studies have shown that Black women are more likely than White women to have uterine fibroids, and are also more likely to have complications, longer hospitalization stays, and invasive procedures performed. Doctors haven’t quite figured out why that is, but some studies have suggested that lack of access to care, gaps in socioeconomic status, and differences in treatment efficacy all play major roles....

The Football Team missed PATs on each of its first three touchdowns and trailed the Falcons most of the game. When Washington scored a touchdown with 3:52 trailing 30-22, the two-point try was no good and Atlanta had the ball back leading 30-28. But the Falcons have become experts at blowing leads, and they did so once again on Sunday. Atlanta went three and out, and Taylor Heinicke responded by leading Washington on a seven-play, 76-yard drive, capped off with a wild 30-yard touchdown pass-and-run by J....

City released three full-backs and a goalkeeper on Thursday and are perhaps best equipped in the attacking midfield positions, but Silva seems set to be confirmed as their first signing of the summer. Man City on verge of Silva signing And despite a need for defenders and a deeper-lying midfielder, the signing of Silva does make sense on a number of levels. As well as stopping their major rivals - such as United and Barcelona - from signing one of Europe’s top talents, City will have also secured somebody who could be the long-term replacement for David Silva....

You might only have significant symptoms of asthma during certain seasons, or your symptoms can be consistent throughout the year. Recognizing the specific causes of your winter asthma flare-ups can help you avoid them and guide more effective treatment. Winter Asthma Triggers Seasonal variations in your indoor and outdoor worlds can cause inflammation in your lungs and trigger bronchospasm (sudden narrowing of the airways). These pulmonary changes result in asthma symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, and a sensation of chest tightness....

Although there’s always a Kentucky in the NFL’s version of a championship tournament — a 12-team playoff — there’s always a chance a Connecticut can get hot and making a surprising run to win it all. Given another loaded field and the potential for more unpredictable results in this year’s NFL playoffs, it’s a mistake to think any team either is a slam dunk to win the Super Bowl or has no chance:...

Both said they were acting under the direct orders of a coach, who instructed them to go after an official. MORE: Ref targeted during game | Incident among many frightening, sometimes fatal incidents targeting refs “You need to hit him,” said Michael Moreno, giving his account of John Jay High School assistant Mack Breed’s words Friday on “Good Morning America”. “He pulled me and another player and told us, ‘You need to hit the ref....

According to Bob’s OCEARCH tracking map, the shark has been steadily traveling south along the U.S. east coast, with previous pings being recorded off the New Jersey coast on October 21, and off Cape Cod in Massachusetts on September 22. Bob’s latest ping was on October 23, near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Great white sharks can be found all over the globe, mostly spending their time near the coastlines of temperate regions....

Researchers led by Liu Jifeng, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ National Astronomical Observatory of China (NAOC), had been looking to identify more of the estimated 100 million stellar black holes that are believed to populate the Milky Way. So far only a few dozen of these black holes have been found. This is because normally, they only become visible when they consume gas from nearby stars—a process that produces powerful X-ray emissions that can be detected with Earth-based telescopes....

Hughes was appointed in March as the replacement for Mauricio Pellegrino, with the Saints in danger of dropping to the Championship. Wins over Bournemouth and relegation rivals Swansea City either side of a draw with Everton proved enough to keep Southampton up despite a final-day defeat to Manchester City - Hughes’ side finishing in 17th, three points above the drop zone. And Southampton announced on Friday that Hughes has penned a deal for the next three years, while assistant manager Mark Bowen and first-team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki have also agreed long-term contracts....

The Brazilian has been accused of lashing out in the tunnel during a Chinese Super League fixture. Guizhou Zhicheng were quick to call on the relevant authorities to take action and for the 30-year-old forward to face sanction. The CFA have, however, looked into the matter and concluded that the incident is “not as serious as people think”. Guizhou Zhicheng call for Hulk action “As far as we know, a quarrel did occur during half-time between the two parties, but there is no evidence Hulk committed a disciplinary offence,” said Li Lipeng, deputy director of the Executive Board of CFA Professional League....

Hull’s last away victory came August 2016 in an English Premier League fixture against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium. Substitute Fraizer Campbell converted Seb Larsson’s corner in the 78th minute to end the Tigers search for maximum points away from the KCOM Stadium in 14 months. The Nigeria international was on parade for the entire duration of the tie and took to the social media to share his delight while he also looks forward to their next encounter against Nottingham Forest on October 28....

A woman noticed the tops of the coffins were smashed open and alerted police. Deputies were called to the Edgewood Cemetery on Britt Road in Mount Dora on Sunday afternoon. There, officers found vandals had disturbed four graves and attempted to access a fifth with the concrete lid of at least two of the grave sites broken into pieces and the caskets pried open, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office told ABC6 News....

The findings were compiled into a study published in the journal Science Advances on October 16. The years-long excavation on the eastern Greek island of Naxos that resulted in the findings was led by a team from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. According to a summary of the findings published by McMaster, the Mediterranean islands were previously thought to have been settled only 9,000 years ago, by farming descendants of the Stone Age hunter-gatherers who had inhabited mainland Europe for over a million years....

The statistic comes from a team of psychology experts at Queen’s University in Canada, who say they have developed a never-before-seen way to detect when one thought ends and another begins, as described in a paper published in Nature Communications. The academic project—which was led by Jordan Poppenk, from the Department of Psychology, and Masters student Julie Tseng—outlines a method of isolating specific moments when a human is focused on a single idea, a phenomenon the researchers described as a “thought worm....

Germany international Hummels and Tuchel were reported to have had a frosty relationship during their solitary season together at Signal Iduna Park in the 2015-16 campaign. Tuchel emerged as a reported candidate to take over from Jupp Heynckes, who replaced the sacked Carlo Ancelotti in October and has maintained he will only stay at the Allianz Arena until the end of the season. However, last week Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge seemingly ruled the former Mainz coach out of contention by stating he had signed with another club....

Adrian Kozakiewicz, from Germany, describes himself as “one of the largest invertebrate breeders in Europe.” He regularly shares footage of large and exotic insects and animals, including spiders. Kozakiewicz uploaded the clip to his TikTok page early on Friday and it has already amassed more than 29 million views. “I have a surprise for you,” the caption reads, as the footage shows his hands peeling open a white pod....

The syringes were discovered on beaches, including Monmouth Beach, Sandy Hook and Long Branch, following days of storms, WNBC-TV reported. The needles washed up after New York City and northern New Jersey sewage systems, along New York’s harbor, released sewage during heavy rains. Beach patrollers believe most of the needles came from diabetics who flushed their used needles down the toilet, WNBC said. Dozens of needles were found on the sand at Monmouth Beach on Sunday alone....

Ruby, a Staffordshire cross, was found running around the M11 highway in Harlow, Essex, on Saturday. It was discovered that she was microchipped and was reported missing from Cornwall, located over 300 miles away, nearly a decade ago. While the lost dog group, Dog Lost, found Ruby had been microchipped, they had no information about the whereabouts of her owner, or whether she had a new owner. According to American Humane, an animal welfare organization, 10 million pets are lost in the U....