This wish almost certainly is going to remain unrequited, of course. The COVID-19 pandemic may be less off a threat by then, if we’re fortunate, but there is no voice of authority asserting that it will disappear. College football will be affected, and those in charge are planning for a variety of contingencies, including the possibility of limiting the attendance at games to make it possible for smaller audiences to attend but social distancing to be maintained....

Griezmann has been strongly linked with a move to Camp Nou for much of the campaign, to Atletico’s chagrin, after a switch to Manchester United failed to materialise last year. Such reports have intensified in recent days, but Costa has urged the Frenchman to think long and hard about leaving the Europa League finalists. The Brazil-born Spain international found himself in a similar scenario when joining Chelsea in 2014, a move that initially worked well but turned sour due to a breakdown in his relationship with coach Antonio Conte....

Academics aren’t the only ones rewriting history these days. The fiction category has so far been dominated by “Fatherland,” the 1992 best seller by Robert Harris about a Europe living with the consequences of a Nazi victory. Now there’s a powerful new entry: “The Gospel of Judas,” by Simon Mawer (330 pages. Little, Brown). Mawer, a Rome-based British novelist, has taken on nothing less than the core beliefs of Christianity....

Concept Vehicles; Recycled Materials; Fischer Tropsch Process; Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicles; Regional Jets; Exotic Sources of Oil; SUV’S; Building Materials Some forecasts see a sharp drop coming, perhaps five to 10 years off. That scenario is likely to reverse recent changes in energy habits.

That’s House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talking about one of his fellow Congressional Republicans. He wasn’t speaking of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA), the freshman lawmaker who spread QAnon conspiracy theories, signaled support for executing Democrats, and openly flirted with launching a racist Congressional caucus to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions.” Nor was McCarthy referencing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), the hard partying Congressman under investigation for alleged sex trafficking....

This would be beyond bad, not just for Ohtani and the Angels, but for baseball fans everywhere who have enjoyed and marveled at the historic nature of Ohtani’s rookie season. Now, it appears, that marvel will be put on hold for a long time. There would be no more dominant Ohtani outings on the mound in 2018, no more eye-popping home runs, no chance of Ohtani doing his thing before a national audience in the All-Star Game next month....

Lee Jang-soo’s men were held to a 0-0 draw by Hebei CFFC in their previous league outing, but a return to winning ways puts them level on points with Chongqing Lifan, who face Beijing Guoan in their next outing. After a goalless first half, Ighalo gave his side the lead in the 50th minute after heading past goalkeeper Boyang Su. Rui Yi doubled the lead in the 80th, six minutes after Fan Yi was sent off for violent conduct....

Greene has been highly critical of mask mandates and other public health guidance amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The photo posted to Twitter showed Greene aboard what a Twitter user said was a Delta Air Lines flight in first class. The GOP congresswoman appeared to be complying with federal law, which currently requires masks to be worn at all times aboard airplanes regardless of vaccination status unless a passenger is actively eating or drinking....

Shihab Ahmed Shihab, a citizen of Iraq, is one of the visitors who arrived in 2020 on a tourist visa, and who overstayed his welcome. He spent his time not visiting our national parks or Las Vegas, but working illegally at restaurants and stores in Columbus and Indianapolis, and hatching a plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, until he was arrested on May 24. Someone made a big mistake in approving Shihab’s visa, but the government has yet to issue so much as a statement explaining how he managed to get it and what he told immigration officers about his reasons for travel here....

Police say they arrested the 20-year-old sophomore early Tuesday on campus. Capt. Roy Acree Police said an officer spotted two men crossing a parking lot around 3:20 a.m. The officer lost sight of the two but from her car spotted one a short distance away. Acree said the man turned and walked away from the car and ran when told to stop. Another officer tackled the man. Police say he said he had been drinking....

Jose Robles had rarely stepped outside of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Seattle during the time he took refuge there, according to The Seattle Times. However, on Wednesday he decided that it was time to present himself to ICE, with the Mexican national marching from the church with his wife and two daughters and a number of supporters, to a Department of Homeland Security building in Tukwila a mile away....

The poll conducted by Spectrum News and Siena College released Wednesday shows Abbott with a seven-point lead, 50 percent to 43 percent, over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. Abbott, seeking his third term in office, has made headlines for sending migrants to cities like Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C., as part of his “Operation Lone Star” program introduced in March 2021. Between April and mid-August of this year, he sent over 6,600 asylum seekers on 30-plus-hour bus rides—often without food, water, medical supplies or rest stops....

By December 2021, nearly 204 million Americans—more than 72% of the population—had been vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 58 million had received their COVID-19 booster shot since August 2021. But your body needs time to build immunity after receiving a vaccine. This article shares information about your immunity window after vaccination, steps you can take the keep from getting sick after you get your shot, and why COVID-19 boosters are necessary to stay protected....

Trump, the only U.S. president to be impeached twice, faced an impeachment trial in the Senate for allegedly inciting violence against the U.S. government. Democrats pointed to Trump’s repeated claims of voter fraud being a factor in President Joe Biden’s win as helping to create the environment that caused Trump supporters to start a riot at the U.S. Capitol building in January. Had Trump been convicted, he would have been prohibited from holding public office in the future....

But it’s true. By law, on Feb. 17, 2009, TV transmitters in the United States will have to discontinue all analog feeds and use only digital frequencies. After that, anyone who gets his TV via antenna (about one in six households) will see only snow—until he buys a new digital TV set or a converter box (the government will chip in a few bucks for the latter). Viewers who already get cable or satellite TV won’t notice a difference....

Hu’s piece lays out one of China’s efforts to compound America’s challenges as we seek to rebound from the coronavirus outbreak. He begins with the justification: America—and specifically, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet members—have been “way too mean toward China.” In retaliation, the China should prioritize U.S. states’ “purchase orders for emergency medical materials before dealing with those from the [federal government].” So as not to be misunderstood, Hu makes things abundantly clear: Ahead of the November election, China will work with the states to counter Washington’s efforts to decouple from China....

Improvised explosive device in a cardboard box, wrapped in plastic bags. Chemicals including ammonium nitrate, sodium chlorate, potassium chlorate, saltpeter and sulfur. Sections of pipe, tubing, metal pieces, wire, chains, locks; a plastic jar containing triggering devices; a trigger switch in an oats can. Yearbooks and a box of index cards. A box with a bus schedule, newspaper clippings, corporate officials’ addresses, maps of San Francisco. “Growing Up Absurd” by social critic Paul Goodman, “Eastern Mysticism,” “Asimov’s Guide to the Bible, “Holy Bible-Dictionary Concordance,” “Les Miserables” Volumes I and II....