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In the following game, Bheke gave away a penalty by bringing down Sameehg Doutie inside the box. Trindade Goncalves stepped up and made it 1-0 to hand Bengaluru their second home defeat of the season. There were some other performances too where Bheke wasn’t at his best, especially in the 4-3 away defeat to FC Goa where Manuel Lanzarote took him to the cleaners. Credit to Albert Roca for realizing that Bheke wasn’t doing a good job as a centre-back and so he opted to start with Juanan Antonio and John Johnson in defence....

But public approval can be a false god. In this case, according to a new book, it emboldened Olmert to reject an early mediation effort that in retrospect marked the best chance of curbing Hizbullah power. Instead, he pursued a disastrous war. That’s one of the arguments put forth by Israeli journalists Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff in “34 Days” (Palgrave Macmillan), a gripping account of the Israel-Lebanon conflict that erupted just seven months after Olmert took office....

That’s not the case at UFC 253, when Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa meet. For once, the UFC is in a situation where it really doesn’t matter who wins on “Fight Island” because both are extremely marketable and bring a unique set of tools to the table. MORE: Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight belt against Paulo Costa on Fight Island, only on ESPN+ Israel Adesanya’s meteoric rise has come right on time for the promotion....

The normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE will allow greater political, economic, and technological cooperation between the two Middle Eastern nations, and will also have won the UAE favor with President Donald Trump’s administration, which facilitated the deal. There has also been speculation that the deal will allow the UAE to purchase U.S. military equipment previously withheld to protect Israel’s military edge over potential regional enemies. Israel is the only Middle Eastern nation armed with the F-35—America’s fifth generation fighter jet touted as the most advanced in the world....

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people across the globe, with many families unable to visit their loved ones, even after death, robbing them of a vital part of the grieving process. But the bereavement unit at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center now allows families to safely view the deceased through a large glass window without risking infection from the body, on which the virus may still be present....

While Israel had originally allowed a visit by Tlaib and Omar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet reversed the decision on Wednesday, with one anonymous source citing “Trump’s pressure” to Reuters. Another likely factor is Tlaib and Omar’s support of BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions), a non-violent movement pressuring Israel to comply with international law in its treatment of Palestinians. “It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep....

Moscow has a history of making enemies in Chechnya. The first time Russian tanks rumbled into the separatist republic, in 1994, they were forced to withdraw ingloriously 21 months later. As a face-saving measure, both sides agreed to defer a decision on Chechen independence for five years. But after a recent uprising in neighboring Dagestan, as well as four mysterious bombings of Russian apartment buildings, Moscow’s frustrated leaders lashed out....

The new album, ““Spice World,’’ out this week, will not win the critics over. But it doesn’t matter. The average Spice Girl fan, after all, is 12 years old. This is first-kiss music: earnest and ridiculous with lines such as ““Do you still remember, how we used to be?/Feeling together, believing in whatever.’’ The very etymology of Spice Girls lends itself perfectly to the role-playing that teenage girls do. Think about Cher in ““Clueless’’–isn’t she Fashion Spice?...

Probably not. The borscht-belt beauty who came of age in the brawny arms of Patrick Swayze in the 1987 teen smash “Dirty Dancing” disappeared forever in a plastic surgeon’s office eight years ago. Even lifelong friends didn’t recognize Grey after the rhinoplasty that left the actress with a nose she says she never wanted. But the actress is now set to reintroduce herself–as herself. “It’s Like, You Know … ,” a sitcom created by “Seinfeld” stalwart Peter Mehlman, features Grey as Grey, and debuts at 8:30 p....

They need it. Even before the pandemic, child poverty had reached post-war records. Even non-poor families were in trouble, burdened with deepening debt and missed payments. Most were living paycheck to paycheck, so if they lost a job, they and their kids could be plunged into poverty. It’s estimated that the new monthly child allowance will cut child poverty by more than half. But every single Republican in both the House and Senate voted against the measure....

Many viewers still feel the emotional weight of that exchange more than 25 years later, especially those who have asked the same question at some point about their own fathers. Absentee fathers are sadly a growing trend across America. Almost a quarter of children in the U.S. live in homes with just one parent. The decoupling of marriage and childrearing has become commonplace, as men and women unable to make a lifetime commitment to each other are somehow able to commit to having kids....

As a practicing family physician (married to an ER doctor), I applaud the actions this task force has taken to follow the science and save lives. As Chairwoman of the Arizona GOP and a former two-term state senator, I equally applaud the president for taking great care to ensure the federal government empowers, rather than impedes, states to lead at the local level—as they should under our Constitution. But as a physician, I am also a former small business owner....

For reasons not entirely clear, there’s a new burst of interest in the bagpipe-an ancient instrument that probably had its beginnings not, as is commonly thought, in the Scottish highlands but in the Sumerian plain. Aristophanes mentions it in some of his plays. Manufacturers in Scotland say they can’t meet the demand from Europe and Hong Kong. Germany is a hotbed of Dudelsack enthusiasm, and Czechoslovakia has devoted an entire festival to the instrument....

The Real Madrid star became the first player to reach a century in the competition with a hat-trick in Tuesday’s 4-2 quarter-final second-leg win over Bayern Munich at Santiago Bernabeu. Could Messi and Dybala play together? Ronaldo’s first 15 Champions League goals came for United – including a towering header in the victorious 2008 final against Chelsea in Moscow – before he joined Madrid in 2009 for what was then a world-record fee of €94million....

Itchy Eyes Itchy eyes affect all of us from time to time. Usually, it lasts only a few minutes and then goes away. But sometimes the itching can become overwhelming and last for hours, days or even longer. If your itchy eyes have gotten bad enough to truly interfere with your daily activities, you may have a condition that needs to be treated. Common causes include: Allergies: often cause redness and itching, but is not contagious Pinkeye (conjunctivitis): may be caused by a bacteria or a virus, often highly contagious and common in young children The common cold: occasionally Contacts: people who wear contact lenses may experience itching due to irritation or infection...

Trump, 74, arrived at the hospital this afternoon, hours after announcing he tested positive for the coronavirus in the early hours of Friday morning. First lady Melania Trump also tested positive, but she will be quarantining at the White House while the president is expected to spend “a few days” at the hospital. Officials called the move precautionary. “You are a warrior and will beat this. I love you dad,” Ivanka Trump tweeted, alongside the first video shared by the president following his diagnosis....

The J.D. Power 2021 U.S. OEM ICE Benchmark Study, released today, found that 38 percent of respondents use the app of their vehicle’s automaker at least half of the time that they drive. App usage rates are highest by owners of vehicles made by domestic automakers like Ford and General Motors. Nearly 50 percent of the owners of those models said that they use their app half the time and 27 percent relaying that they use it every time they drive....

This season, 391 players have hit at least one home run. That list includes pitchers like Madison Bumgarner, last-year-in-the-majors guys like Derek Jeter and had-never-hit-a-homer-before guys like Ben Revere. And, somehow, J.J. Hardy hasn’t joined this hardly exclusive club yet in 2014. Hardy has five major-league seasons with at least 129 games played, and in each of those five seasons he’s hit at least 22 home runs, including a high of 30 in 2011, his first in Baltimore....