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It’s not a very jolly video game. More like Malthusian Nintendo, it is a sophisticated simulation called World3 whose dire scenarios have spurred dozens of scientific meetings and international symposiums over the past year. Now the warnings of World3 have become the specter that haunts the Rio summit. Neither a brainless extrapolation of current trends nor a prediction, World3 lays out possible futures and how they’d change if factors such as pollution control, fertility rate or crop yields changed....

Some people will spend weeks (or even months) getting to know you over the internet before they ask for money. Just because you think you know someone online doesn’t necessarily mean you know who they are in real life, so always be cautious. People might also try to use your explicit photos to get you to send them more images. If you’re being extorted, tell a trusted adult right away, or report it to the police....

How Oral Contraceptives Work When birth control pills were introduced in the 1950s, they were marketed in packages of 30 pills—21 of these contained hormones that put a halt to the natural buildup of tissue and blood in the uterine lining in preparation for conception. The other seven were placebos that allowed for a week-long period. This 21/7 regimen was devised because it most closely mimicked a natural menstrual cycle....

Goff has not started since the Rams’ Week 16 defeat to the Seahawks. He suffered a broken right thumb in the game and underwent surgery the next day. NFL PLAYOFFS: Divisional round picks against the spread John Wolford, who played in Week 17 and then again in the playoff opener against Seattle, took a blow to the head last weekend. Wolford was not able to return — which required Goff to step up, still nursing his thumb — and the 25-year-old has now been ruled out against the Packers, the team confirmed Thursday....

That mock raid was part of the ceremony formally handing over security duties from the coalition to Iraqi security forces today in Karbala, the eighth province that has been handed over to government control so far. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of Multi-National Division-Center, watched the parade of goose-stepping soldiers and cops, even a group of policewomen decked out in black abayas, at a sports stadium in the city....

The Clippers star looked like his old self in Los Angeles’ 113-93 win over Boston on Monday, scoring 25 points (10-of-12 shooting from the field), grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out six assists. Of course, in true Leonard fashion, the two-time NBA Finals MVP downplayed his performance. “I made shots. That’s it,” Leonard said (via The Athletic’s Law Murray). “Shots went in. Shot 12 times, ball went in more than I missed....

The Lakers star will be taking the floor on Christmas Day for a record 17th time, moving ahead of Kobe Bryant in the all-time appearances list as he looks to add to his already impressive Christmas Day records as the NBA’s all-time leader in points, field goals and 3-pointers. Here is everything you need to know about Lakers vs. Mavericks, including TV and streaming options for the game. Vote now for your favorite NBA All-Star starters!...

Irving was unable to play at the Barclays Center for the majority of the season because of New York City’s regulations surrounding persons unvaccinated for COVID-19. However, New York City recently created an exception to its private-sector coronavirus mandate. Now, any local athlete or performer can work in the city regardless of their vaccination status. Since this exception was put in place, Irving has played in two of Brooklyn’s home games....

We’ve seen “The Godfather’s” men of honor deliver a type of justice that eluded the government, the sexy but dumb Tony Manero point his finger toward the heavens on the disco floor and the high-strung “Moonstruck” family happily solving its problems in kitchen-table screaming matches to name just a few. The millennium ushered in Tony Soprano on Prozac, his hapless mob crew and bored wife, Carmela, baking ziti for a flirtatious priest–all of whom served as darker anti-stereotypes to these earlier romanticized film motifs....

The pols and the people invest the press with great power. Conspiracies abound. Right-wing talk-show hosts love to go on about the liberal media establishment. Lefty commentators accuse the press of rolling over for George W. Bush before the invasion of Iraq. Politicians of all stripes accuse the press of being unfair, even cruel. Sometimes we are. On the day Vice President George H.W. Bush announced for the presidency in October 1987, he watched as his 28-year-old daughter, Doro, wept when she picked up NEWSWEEK’s cover story that week, picturing Bush driving his speedboat under the cover line FIGHTING THE ‘WIMP FACTOR....

Some media reports have raised concerns that the variant may be more capable of evading our immune defences than other versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But is it more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines? According to the WHO’s definition, a VOI exhibits “genetic changes that are predicted or known to affect virus characteristics such as transmissibility, disease severity, immune escape, diagnostic or therapeutic escape.” In addition, a VOI has been identified to cause “significant community transmission or multiple COVID-19 clusters, in multiple countries with increasing relative prevalence alongside increasing number of cases over time, or other apparent epidemiological impacts to suggest an emerging risk to global public health....

The last time there was a new episode of the NBC show it was 2010, and a lot has changed since then, both in the real world and on TV. As such, you might have expected a new version of Law & Order to just reboot the entire show and start again with a new cast of police officers and attorneys. But that’s not quite the direction the new show has taken....

People aged 65 years and older are now eligible for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as long as they received their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at least six months ago. Also eligible for the booster are people aged between 18 and 64 years old who have underlying medical conditions, residents of long-term care facilities aged 18 and older, and adults whose jobs mean they’re at increased risk of COVID-19 exposure and transmission....

What Personality Traits Are Associated With Parkinson’s? Observers of people with Parkinson’s — even observers who lived more than 100 years ago — have reported that those suffering from Parkinson’s disease tend to be: AmbitiousIndustriousSeriousSingle-mindedRigidIntrovertedSlow-tempered, andHarm-avoidant These personality traits seem to appear years before physical Parkinson’s symptoms appear, and there may be a reason for it: the loss of dopamine, a chemical made by your brain cells that helps both to regulate your physical movements and your emotional responses....

Many young people feel concerned or self-conscious about their penis size during adolescence. While most reach their full penis size by their late teens, this entirely depends on each person’s puberty hormones. This article discusses when most penis growth occurs, what penis size is considered “normal,” and how penis size is measured. Penis Growth During Puberty Many physical changes in the body take place when a biologically male person starts to go through puberty—for example, they will get taller and more muscular....

It was not long ago that Thomas was coming off his second straight All-Star appearance, was a legitimate top-five MVP candidate and smilingly told Boston media that the Celtics would need to “bring the Brinks truck” to re-sign him in the summer of 2018. It was only at the beginning of January that there was hand-wringing over whether the Celtics should do a video tribute for Thomas at TD Garden....

And he did. Thomas did what he could to push the Celtics the way he has all season. He scored, finishing with 33 points. He tried to push the tempo, and wound up with six rebounds and five assists. He came on late in the game, with 12 points in the final quarter even as he was being blanketed at times by long-armed ace defender Jimmy Butler. MORE: Playoff scores, schedule, news, live updates...

The Celtics guard led his team to a 111-103 win over the Hawks on Friday. Not only that, the diminutive 5-9 guard willed his team to victory with an incredible 42 points-performance, becoming just the ninth player in team history to score more than 40 in a playoff game. MORE: NBA Mock Draft 2.0 | Marcus Smart’s outrageous flop Thomas revealed after the game he had received text messages from former NBA greats like Isiah Thomas and Allen Iverson over the past week encouraging him as his team tried to get back into the series....

Madrid playmaker Isco struck a treble in Spain’s 6-1 thumping of Argentina at Atletico Madrid’s home, the Wanda Metropolitano, on Tuesday. Isco was also involved in a Thiago Alcantara goal as Spain ran riot, although the midfielder appeared to aim a dig at Zidane in a post-match interview. Despite providing five goals and five assists in La Liga this season, Isco often finds himself on the bench for Madrid and has sparked talk of interest from the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City....