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Fine-wine experts say most problems can be avoided by working with credible, established retailers. According to Dreyfus, Ashby & Co. Vice President Patrick Séré, which deals exclusively with high-profile Chateau Petrus, people do try to pass fake labels of Petrus, but “if you buy a Petrus from a reputable store, you are 99.9 percent sure to have the genuine article because these people buy from the importers themselves.” But how do importers and wine houses investigate these bottles, and what tools does a wine cop have in his arsenal to spot a faux bottle?...

As befits a physician, you brought this race to life. You galvanized the most disengaged group of voters in the country. Since 1972, when the voting age was lowered to 18, the rate of participation among the young has dropped steadily. The interesting thing is that this is the same generation that has so surpassed its elders in volunteer work. Only four in 10 bothered to vote in 2000, a record low; yet according to one study, four in 10 gave their time last year to some needy organization, a record high....

The SiriusXM host, 68, slammed the former President of the United States, 76, during a scathing rant on Tuesday’s episode of The Howard Stern Show. “The people I’m sick of the most are the people who buy into him and defend his bulls***,” he said. “I mean, my God in Heaven, I feel like I’m in a nation of nincompoops.” “I’m hoping there are still some more brilliant, bright, vibrant people who love this country....

Amid a global pandemic that has depleted hospital supplies of personal protective equipment, Huawei has reportedly been flying large quantities of medical supplies to Canadian provinces, including more than a million masks, 50,000 gloves and 30,000 goggles. Additionally, the technology giant plans to send roughly five million more masks, a small portion of which are N95 respirators. “This Administration’s retreat from multilateralism has been a boon for Chinese soft power,” Virginia Senator Mark Warner (D) told Newsweek....

The holdup of the additional money, which lawmakers recently discovered, is further stalling the island nation’s ability to recover from Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017 and to prepare for future natural disasters. In total, HUD is delaying the release of two tranches of aid worth roughly $18 billion that Congress appropriated for the U.S. territory. The money is a mixture of mitigation and unmet needs funds designed to upgrade infrastructure and help residents better embrace the effects of Mother Nature, such as hardening electrical grids or rebuilding homes, businesses and bridges in a stronger manner....

The England international was a free agent after his Leeds United contract was cancelled by mutual consent, allowing the 37-year-old to return to the top flight. The goalkeeper has played for Norwich City, West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League and won 12 caps for his country. “I think it makes total sense to bring Rob Green in because after Jonas Lossl, who has done an excellent job so far, we have very young goalkeepers with Joel Coleman and Ryan Schofield,” Huddersfield head coach David Wagner said....

HuffPost White House reporter S.V. Dáte responded Monday to tweets from conservative author Byron York, who ridiculed any comparisons between the deadly U.S. Capitol riots and the 9/11 attacks 20 years ago. Dáte suggested the January 6 insurrection was much worse than 9/11 because it was an attack on democracy led by a U.S. president—Donald Trump. The journalist was responding to conservatives including York who were mocking the January 6 riot as insignificant by comparison....

The huge reptile was captured on September 6 by a friend who had just obtained his state alligator hunting license. Craig and Chrissy Masse nicknamed the alligator Albert when it began turning up at their home on Cornelius Boulevard in Port Charlotte. But one day, it lunged at Chrissy while she was working in the backyard. “Chrissy was cutting the grass over there and he came right at her,” Craig Masse told NBC2....

In footage supplied by security camera manufacturer Ring, the large animal can be seen enjoying a soak in the pond, evidently unaware its every move was being caught on film. The video was captured outside a residential property in Reno and shows the bear happily relaxing in the cooling waters of the pond. According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife, since the 1980s conservation efforts have led to a dramatic increase in the state’s black bear population, particularly in the western region....

Caladan Oceanic Founder Victor Vescovo and Osvaldo Ulloa, of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Concepcion, Chile, dove over 26,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Chile and reached the deepest point in that part of the ocean for the first time ever on January 24. The life they found there astounded them. “They’re called holothurians, also known as sea cucumbers,” Vescovo, a former commander in the U....

Jonathan Walters gave Stoke an early lead when he headed home Erik Pieters’ cross, but poor defending from Glen Johnson allowed Adam Lallana to level the scoring, before Roberto Firmino made it 2-1 in the closing stages of the first half. An own goal from Giannelli Imbula and a strike from Daniel Sturridge after Ryan Shawcross’ poor backpass then saw Liverpool cruise to a 4-1 win after the break, much to the frustration of Hughes....

According to local reports, a male tiger shark was caught Thursday night at around 8 p.m as part of a preventive fishing program. A routine dissectio found human limbs and a curb chain in its stomach. A septuagenarian kayaker had been reported missing declared after a trip in the waters off the coast of Saline-les-Bains on December 12, and ccording to Clicanoo, relatives recognized his jewelry. However, forensic tests are needed to confirm that it was indeed the kayaker....

A lot of people even outside the Chinese government aren’t too crazy about Harry Wu. Fellow members of the human-rights community, which has its share of zealots, privately groan at the mention of his name. But his abrasiveness and his fervor have won him many friends on Capitol Hill -Sen. Jesse Helms has praised him as “one of the bravest souls I know.” Media outlets from “60 Minutes” to NEWSWEEK rely on his information, And as the world’s only activist piecing together detailed evidence on China’s forced-labor system, he can hit Beijing where it hurts: in the economy....

Germany bowed out in the opening round for the first time since 1938 and finished bottom of Group F following a shock 2-0 loss to South Korea in Kazan on Wednesday. Hummels sent a late header over from point-blank range, while Timo Werner and Toni Kroos also spurned chances to send the defending champions into the knockout stages before sucker punches from Kim Young-gwon and Son Heung-min. Having surprisingly 1-0 lost to Mexico in their opening match in Russia and then required a 95th-minute strike from Toni Kroos to overcome Sweden 2-1, the Bayern Munich centre-back acknowledged they have not been at their best for a long time....

When firefighters arrived at the scene of the explosion, they discovered that the driver of the car had stockpiled fuel in tanks in the back of the car. The tanks, which were able to hold a combined 20 gallons, had been “melted and blackened” in the inferno, according to The Drive. Since the Colonial Pipeline, which serves much of the eastern United States, fell prey to a cyberattack allegedly perpetrated by Eastern European hackers late last week, panicked citizens have been buying fuel in bulk....

President Joe Biden’s son is working with Georges Bergès, who owns a gallery in New York City and another in Berlin. According to an Artnet interview conducted last month that appears on Hunter Biden’s artist page on the Georges Bergès Gallery website, an exhibition of Hunter Biden’s work is expected to take place in New York this fall, with prices ranging from $75,000 to $500,000. Images of select pieces of Hunter Biden’s art appear on the Georges Bergès Gallery website, which describes his work as “photographic mix-media to abstract works on canvas, yupo paper, wood and metal....

Democrats have dismissed the Republican report, which was released Wednesday, as playing up Russian misinformation, and the 87-page document did not demonstrate that Hunter Biden’s financial entanglements impacted U.S. policy. But it emphasized that government officials flagged concerns about potential conflicts of interest and that the former vice president’s son’s financial interests with foreign governments “accelerated” during the administration of former President Barack Obama. “Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina, the wife of the former mayor of Moscow,” the Republican report, which was the result of an investigation led by GOP Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, explained as one of its “key findings....

Dorian formed in the Atlantic Ocean and remained a tropical storm for several days. On Wednesday afternoon, it became a Category 1 hurricane and is forecasted to hit Florida, possibly as a Category 4 hurricane. Current projections from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) have the storm making landfall on Florida’s east coast between Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens. Then, Dorian is forecasted to head northwest and hit south of Orlando on Wednesday....

During a press conference on Monday morning, Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise announced that a “mandatory evacuation order” was being imposed for Zone A of the county. Wise also announced that a voluntary evacuation order was being issued for Zone B of the county. An evacuation map published by Hillsborough County shows that the mandatory evacuation is for many residents along Tampa Bay. According to Wise, the evacuation orders are set to go into effect at 2 p....

The U.S. National Hurricane Center has said that Ian could become a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday and the state could see winds of up to 130mph. As Floridians board up buildings and evacuate their homes in advance of the hurricane’s arrival, DeSantis has been preparing a response and has been cooperating with President Joe Biden’s administration on federal assistance. Political scientists who spoke to Newsweek suggested DeSantis could benefit politically from showing successful leadership during Hurricane Ian, but potential mistakes carried significant risks....