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The Olympics’ opening ceremony begins Friday but events for softball and women’s soccer take place Wednesday. The decision to hold the games amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been opposed by much of the public but Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told IOC officials Tuesday that “we can bring success to the delivery of the games.” Bach said “billions of people around the world will follow and appreciate the Olympic Games....

Yet many are wondering where the long-awaited “screen share” option is in the FaceTime app. Here’s what we know… iOS 15 Launch Brings New Features to iPhone At last week’s California Streaming event, Apple announced that the iOS 15 update would be made freely available for iPhone users on Monday, September 20. Among other things, the improved operating system introduces a “Shared with You” section - that allows you to keep track of all the photos, videos, music and assorted content that you have received over messages - and a “Focus” app that helps you reduce distractions by filtering what kind of notifications you get while at work....

At a news conference on May 5, the department revealed 221 workers at the Tyson Foods plant in the city of Columbus Junction had tested positive for the virus. But days earlier, officials at Tyson Foods told Iowa workplace safety regulators that there were nearly 530 employees infected, according to documents obtained by AP through the open records law. The inspection report from the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said: “There were 522 positive COVID-19 cases to the best of the company’s knowledge,” AP reported....

A statement from the university said Pollard, 50, continues to undergo care in Waterloo, Iowa, where the meet was held. Senior Associate Athletics Director David Harris will serve as acting AD. MORE: Top 10 football programs | SN’s 50 best overall players | 10 crazy stats

An additional 521 cases were confirmed Friday, bringing Iowa’s total number of cases to 4,445. The state’s death toll also rose to 107, with 11 new deaths reported. The numbers reflect a continuation of rising case numbers in the state, with more than 100 new cases reported every day over the last week. The state’s previous record for its case increase occurred Tuesday, as 482 Iowans tested positive for the virus....

A series of videos being posted and censored on websites including Weibo, as well as on streaming apps Kuaishou and Douyin, showed several hundred workers streaming out of their dormitory buildings in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province dubbed “iPhone City.” China is the only major economy still attempting to stamp out every infection as part of its approach called “dynamic zero COVID,” a policy that’s being put to the test as the country faces record case numbers heading into winter....

Amid this backlash, one country in the Middle East seems to have emerged as a key ally for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and war effort: Iran. Western nations believe that Iran has supplied Russia with drones to use in its war against Ukraine as it faced reported supply and weapons issues. Though Iran maintains that it has not provided Russia with drones and Russia has denied using them in Ukraine, Ukraine has reported destroying large numbers of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and has even shared a photo on social media of what it said was an Iranian drone used in an attack....

“No step-by-step plan is being considered,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told state broadcaster Press TV Saturday. “The definitive policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the lifting of all U.S. sanctions.” Iran said Saturday they want the U.S. to lift all sanctions against them just days ahead of a Vienna conference where many American lawmakers are pushing to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers....

The French president has become mired in accusations of Islamophobia and racism amid a debate over free expression and blasphemy in France. Macron has taken a traditional secularist line, refusing to condemn those accused of blasphemy and promising to push back against conservative Islamic sentiment. Iran is among the Muslim nations criticizing Macron. “In today’s world, peace and stability will be maintained in our society only when we respect each other,” Rouhani told a cabinet session on Wednesday, according to the state-backed Mehr News Agency....

Iranian naval commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said Monday that he signed an unprecedented memorandum of understanding with Russia, largely involving the two countries’ naval forces, and that it “may be considered as a turning point in relations of Tehran in Moscow,” according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency. The news came as Khanzadi was visiting St. Petersburg to celebrate Russia’s Navy Day and he further announced that “joint Russian-Iranian exercises in the Indian Ocean are expected to take place soon....

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said Monday that his forces now “have a variety of surface-to-surface missiles with a range of 700 km [more than 430 miles] produced domestically.” He also touted the production of new warships, such as the 55-meter catamaran-style helicopter carrier inaugurated in 2016, along with other vessels that are said to be capable of reading speeds of up to 90 knots, or “three times faster than American vessels....

The deal has become symbolic of the split in American politics regarding how to deal with Iran—confrontation versus negotiation, conflict versus dialogue. For Trump, undoing President Barack Obama’s work is something of an obsession. For Biden, restoring one of his former running mate’s key achievements is a key goal. Trump vowed his “maximum pressure” campaign would force Tehran back to the table to negotiate a stricter nuclear deal. But though his administration has crippled Iran’s economy, the regime has so far resisted, refusing to deal with Trump and waiting to see what relief a Biden presidency might bring....

Speaking Friday on the sidelines of a vaccination center in the city of Mashhad as the Taliban continued their rapid gains across Afghanistan, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Major General Hossein Salami said that “the police, the army and the corps are overlooking the borders and have the necessary control and there is no concern in this regard.” But while the security situation on the boundary between the two Islamic Republics appeared stable, the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued an appeal for the lives of citizens and foreign diplomats, including those from Iran, in the country, especially the recently Taliban-taken city of Herat, near the Afghan borders with Iran and Turkmenistan....

The eighth round of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) revival talks began this week in Austria. The seventh round ended with U.S. and European frustration and warnings that the window to reach a diplomatic, non-military solution to Iran’s growing nuclear capabilities was closing. Amid reports that the U.S. has considered military strikes on Iran and with continued Israeli threats to do the same, top Iranian military officials have been issuing warnings of their own that enemy action could prompt a bloody and costly regional conflict....

The Iranian Islamic Republic News Agency, a state media outlet, reported on November 6 that 227 members of the Iranian parliament signed a statement calling for the judiciary to deal “decisively with the inciters of the recent riots.” Seyyed Nizamuddin Mousavi, spokesman of the Islamic Council’s Presidium, pushed back on reports the parliament was advocating for protesters to face the death penalty. He said in a statement to Tasnim News that the parliament never mentioned the death sentence and instead focused on “‘revenge’ of the fighters who took people’s lives....

McGurk met Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to discuss the relationship between Washington and Baghdad. A statement shared with Newsweek by Kadhimi’s office said that throughout the course of the discussions, “the mechanisms for withdrawing combat forces from Iraq and moving to a new phase of strategic cooperation that develops the relationship between the two countries and enhances Iraq’s security and sovereignty were discussed.” But a senior administration official subsequently told Newsweek that “this was not true....

With its latest online entry, Conor McPherson’s 1997 play The Weir, directed by O’Reilly, the company makes a big leap in Zoom production. The play was shot with five actors in separate states performing in front of green screens—presumably emerald green. The result is as close to a theatrical experience as one can hope for these days. It doesn’t hurt that the play is one of the best that Irish theater—and by extension world theater—has produced in past 25 years....

The fun-loving Miles used Twitter on Tuesday to say the Iron N club denied his bid and he’s “totally hurt.” Miles, starting his third season at No. 21 Nebraska, bragged that he attended every home and away game for two years. On Wednesday, Iron N spokesman Patrick Luddy says Miles was a strong candidate but “we felt that his habit of sneaking into games early and his admitting to sitting twice during ‘No Sit Sunday’ would reflect poorly on our organization....

That’s why you will surely be able to relate to this TikTok video of the unlikely friendship between a bunny rabbit and a cat. In the footage, which was posted to the video-sharing app by user aimsmorg28, a ginger cat can be seen walking around a backyard, followed by a grey bunny. As the cat tries to move, the bunny nestles in between its legs, so it appears as if the feline is riding the smaller pet....

The drama, which is directed by Tobias Lindholm, is an intense narrative full of twists and turns, and viewers are no doubt wondering how much of the story is true. Is ‘The Good Nurse’ Based on a True Story? The Good Nurse is based on a true story, and nurse Amy Loughren really did come to help police capture her co-worker, Cullen, when he became a suspect in the killing of several patients....