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Wait—what? When TMZ.Com broke the Tara Conner story last week, gossip rags and celebrity commentators were all but certain the 20-year-old (who turned 21 on Monday) would be stripped of her crown. She reportedly had been evicted from her complimentary Trump Place Manhattan apartment, and was already being approached by Penthouse magazine for a dethroning spread. (Spokeswoman Kathleen Berzon says the magazine might still be interested). Moreover, Conner’s First Runner Up in the pageant, Tamiko Nash, Miss California, had been told to be ready to get herself on a plane to New York....

That rosy scenario looks counterintuitive, to say the least. Not since Charles de Gaulle booted out NATO have relations between France and the United States been so fraught. Chirac deeply offended Washington over Iraq. Yet now he seems to be reaching out for a reconciliation. Last month he gave a surprisingly warm reception to James Baker, the former secretary of State serving as Bush’s personal envoy in seeking relief from the $120 billion in debts racked up by Saddam Hussein....

“I’m a black woman. I came from a black woman, who came from a black woman, who came from a black woman and I’m going to give birth to a black woman,” the pop singer told the magazine Thursday. “My mother is an incredible example of how to fight through obstacles in life. I’m sure her mom taught her that and that’s how I’m going to be. We are impeccable, we’re special, we’re special and the world is going to have to deal with that....

On Monday, it was announced that the Lakers have acquired Rui Hachimura from the Wizards in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks. The No. 9 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Hachimura spent the first three and a half seasons of his career in Washington. He heads to Los Angeles with career averages of 13.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists on 47.9 percent shooting from the field....

We’ll continue to update this post with news on Barkley up until the active/inactive report comes out on Thursday around 6:50 p.m. ET. For all the latest fantasy updates, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. MORE TNF: DK Showdown lineup | FD single game lineup | Start or sit? Is Saquon Barkley playing on Thursday night? UPDATE: Barkley is officially ACTIVE. Barkley is officially listed as “questionable” for Thursday night’s game at Washington, but the belief is he will take the field in some capacity....

But is there a new HIV-like public health epidemic on the horizon? Not likely, says Dr. Henry (Chip) Chambers, coauthor of the study, which was published this week in the online edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine. “This is definitely not the new AIDS,” says Chambers, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). “HIV is a life-threatening disease that is incurable and necessitates lifelong treatment,” adds Bill Stackhouse, director of the Institute for Gay Men’s Health at the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in New York....

We’ll continue to update this article with news on Shepard up until the official active/inactive report comes out on Monday around 6:45 p.m. ET. For all the latest fantasy updates, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. MORE MNF: DK lineup | FD lineup | Toney update Is Sterling Shepard playing on Monday night? UPDATE: Shepard is officially ACTIVE. Shepard (hamstring) was a bit of a surprise scratch last week after returning in Week 6 and catching 10-for-14 targets, but after getting in limited practices all week, Shepard is “questionable” and tentatively expected to play on Monday night against the Chiefs....

Nowhere is that truer than in the battleground state of Arizona. The Copper State nearly boiled over with conspiracy theories in 2020. As the birthplace for so many rigged election fever dreams, far-right activists found fertile ground to push their most unfounded beliefs: they targeted voting centers, accused officials of “purging” ballots, said there were duplicate votes and spread lies about “special watermarks.” Pressure has all but broken Republican officials in the state....

This year, the MLK weekend falls on January 18-19, and January 20 is a federal holiday. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, but his birthday is marked with the federal holiday on the third Monday of January each year. Does mail run on MLK Day 2020? Find out below which mail services, by USPS, UPS and FedEx will be running, and if post offices and deliveries are affected by the federal holiday, also known as MLK Day 2020....

U.S. Postal Service The USPS is closed on Thanksgiving but mail delivery services resume with normal hours on Black Friday. Hours of operation vary by branch. See the store locator at the USPS website for the opening and closing times of your nearest post office. Services have also been amended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The USPS said on November 18: “The Postal Service has so far experienced only minor operational impacts in the United States as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....

The initial premise is conventional: OhmyNews employs 25 trained reporters who cover the major news stories of the day. But the twist comes with another 10 editors who review and post as many as 200 articles written daily by nearly 33,000 “citizen journalists”–anyone who registers can submit a 750-word piece in exchange for a few dollars per story. If the article makes the “Top News” section, the payout is about $11....

Tall order, right? Yet multimedia delivers. Using the same basic CD technology that brings crystalline sound quality to stereo, the new machines use the silvery discs to store information - everything from full-length encyclopedias and reference works to travel guides. Computer users have been able to enjoy CD interactivity for a couple of years now, with software ranging from vast volumes of business data to titillating video role-playing adventures. But the makers of the new machines know that most consumers don’t want to touch a keyboard if they can help it....

Amid reports earlier Sunday that Brady’s future is “up in the air,” the Buccaneers quarterback was noncommittal after Tampa Bay’s 30-27 loss to the Rams in the NFC divisional round. He said that he was focused only on the game. “I haven’t put a lot of thought into it, so we’ll just take it day by day and kind of see where we’re at,” Brady said. MORE: Brady’s future reportedly ‘up in the air’ after 2022 NFL playoff run...

After being dismantled by the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, the Warriors will have to quickly shift their focus from the second-best team in the West to the team with the best record in the NBA, the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are riding an eight-game win streak and have just returned All-Star guard Chris Paul from a hand injury that sidelined him for a month after the All-Star break. Will the Warriors have All-Star guard Stephen Curry available for this highly anticipated matchup?...

Besides playing in first and second division Spanish Clubs, Jordi has also performed at the Copa del Rey, Russian Premier division league Premier Liga and Turkish Super Lig. The former Rubin Kazan player also played for Club Brugge KV from the Belgian Pro League which featured in the UEFA Europa League. Apart from operating at the centre of defense, Jordi can also function as a left-back. He joins Prabir Das, Keegan Pereira, Anwar Ali, Ashutosh Mehta, Augustin Fernandes and others in the defensive department of The Bengal Tigers....

Sergio Lobera’s Gaurs have roped in midfielders such as Manuel Arana, Manuel Lanzorate and Edu Bedia for the season that starts on November 17. FC Goa will kick-off their ISL season when they travel to Chennai to lock horns against Chennaiyin FC at the JLN Stadium on November 19.

Hat-trick hero Marcelinho scored twice in the first half before adding another in the second. However, it was young winger Ashique Kuruniyan who opened the scoring early on while Adil Khan sealed the deal in the 88th minute. The hosts, without their manager Ranko Popovic, serving the first of his four-game suspension made just one change from their 2-0 win over at FC Goa. Jonatan Lucca who came off the bench to score a goal in the previous game came in for Diego Carlos who was not even included on the bench....

Assessing the result, FC Pune City coach Ranko Popovic expressed his delight with the victory and stated that his side succeeded in keeping control of the game. ‘’The game was open and very interesting with chances on both sides. I am happy because the guys did well and they didn’t lose control. There were some terrible mistakes by us but we were lucky in some situations. Till the end, we showed what we wanted to do and how....

Meulensteen’s boys had the ball for the bulk of the match, they made the field as big as possible by making full use of the width of the pitch but were clueless with the ball as they raided Jamshedpur’s defence. Rino Anto and Lalruatthara were sticking to the sidelines and joined in every possible attack that germinated from the flanks. Even the two centre-backs Sandesh Jhingan and Nemanja Lakic Pesic were 50-60 yards apart, as Arata Izumi along with Courage Pekuson was given the responsibility to break up play and shield the back two....

On one hand lies Sergio Lobera’s Goa who have given a new meaning to ‘attack is the best form of defence’. At the other end we have John Gregory’s Chennaiyin, who in the words of their own coach, have built the team from the back. Goa were the last team to book their spot in the ISL play-offs but when it comes to the attack, they are by far the most productive one with 42 goals in the league stage....