Unfortunately, that can prove difficult. It’s actually quite hard for a patient advocate, also called a health advocate, to get a job with an organization that provides a paycheck and benefits. Let’s look at the reasons why: The need for patient advocates is a relatively new phenomenon. Until the past decade, most patients felt as if they were getting the care they needed, they trusted their doctors, medical errors were barely considered; in short, there was not a perceived need for advocates....

Yeltsin’s tantrum looked unstatesmanlike, and by the weekend, he had patched things up with Nixon. But as a matter of principle, Yeltsin still was right. The ultraconservative Parliament recently exonerated Rutskoi and other leaders of the anti-Yeltsin October rebellion, but that doesn’t make them innocent. They are hostile to the West, opposed to free economic competition and generally antipathetic to U.S. interests in Russia. As one Moscow pundit observed, it was as if Nixon had stopped off at Lenin’s tomb on his way to the Kremlin....

Initially set to part company with the Red Shorts in 2020, the German youth star of Ghanaian descent will now stay at Volksparkstadion until 2022 after penning a new two-year deal on Monday. “I have been given the chance to get minutes in the Bundesliga at HSV," Jung said, as reported by his club’s official website. “I have gained a lot of experience in the last few years and I am really happy to be able to continue my career at HSV....

Media tycoon Robert Maxwell would “rant at the children until they were reduced to pulp” and hit his daughter over the hand with a hammer as a punishment when she was 13, according to a court filing seen by Newsweek. The story of what her lawyers described as Ghislaine Maxwell’s difficult childhood came out after a judge was advised by probation officials to give her 20 years in prison for sex trafficking young girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse....

The British socialite is facing trial on child grooming and perjury charges dating back to the 1990s when she was close to the disgraced financier. However, Epstein’s former girlfriend wants alleged victims to be banned from leaking evidence online in order to help their civil cases. Prosecutors are expected to respond to Maxwell’s application today ahead of any decision by the judge in the case. A court document quoted in The Times of London reads: “The highlight confidential information contains nude, partially-nude or otherwise sexualized images, videos or other depictions of individuals....

The Marlins outfielder made the road trip with the team Monday and was seen taking batting practice before the game against the Mets at Citi Field. Stanton broke the hamate bone in his left hand June 26 and feared he wouldn’t play again this season. MORE: 15 worst hitters of the 21st century, ranked | Dan Jennings might soon be out of Marlins organization entirely There is not a set date for Stanton’s return, but it’s a good sign that he’s on the road trip....

The best moment, really, was some minor pettiness when Antetokounmpo was picking a starting guard for his team. He was deciding between Trae Young and Kemba Walker when TNT’s Charles Barkley stirred the pot by asking, “You don’t want The Dribbler?” meaning the Rockets’ James Harden. Antetokounmpo took it from there, saying he wanted “somebody that’s going to pass the ball, that’s what I want.” (Giannis took Walker, for the record....

The structure, known as an ultralow-velocity zone (ULVZ), is located on the boundary between Earth’s superheated, molten core and the solid mantle, lying directly underneath the volcanic Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia in the South Pacific, according to a study published in the journal Science. The international team from the University of Maryland (UMD), Johns Hopkins University and Tel Aviv University, Israel, also found evidence to suggest that a previously identified ULVZ beneath the Hawaiian Islands at the core-mantle boundary is much larger than previously thought....

Archaeologists in Cyprus found the rampart, part of a fortress defensive wall, as they were excavating the burial mound. The mound itself measures 328 feet long by 196 feet wide, and is thought to have been constructed in the third century B.C.E., during the era of Alexander the Great, according to a statement from the Cyprus Department of Antiquities. The newly uncovered rampart hidden within the mound is thought to have been built even earlier, dating back to the fifth century B....

The sunspot, known as AR3098, is currently facing in the direction of our planet meaning any eruptions that come from it are likely to interact with us. Solar activity news site Spaceweather.com reported it has quadrupled in size since September 11. Footage from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows that AR3098 has been growing rapidly, developing into a cluster of large dark patches. Sunspots are areas of the sun that hold powerful magnetic fields....

Warrants have been issued for both men in connection with an incident Wednesday in Miramar, Fla., which is between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Police sources told TMZ.com that the players and a third man, identified by police as “Shy,” began robbing partygoers after an argument, with Baker allegedly ordering the third man to shoot a bystander. The men allegedly made off with cash and jewelry valued in the five figures....

Before the start of the team’s final exhibition game vs. the Athletics on Monday, several members of the Giants took a knee during the national anthem. Most prominent of the bunch was San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler. MORE: Giants’ coach Alyssa Nakken makes on-field history Kapler explained his decision to take a knee to The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly: Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi offered support to Kapler and the rest of his players for standing against racism and racial injustice....

On Tuesday, Pederson returned to the place that landed him a one-year, $6 million contract when the Giants played the Braves in Atlanta. In doing so, Pederson once again broke out the famous pearl necklace that became a major talking point during the Braves’ unlikely World Series win last season. “It just felt right to wear them,” Pederson said, per The Mercury News. “The whole story of why I started to wear them is because it just kind of felt right, and the Braves took it to another level, so I didn’t want to wear them until I was here....

Line: Giants -2.5, Total: 44.5 Line movement: The Giants opened anywhere from -2 to -3 on the road around Las Vegas. The number has generally gone in the Giants favor though Treasure Island did move down from -3 to -2.5. The total opened at 43.5 or 44 and has moved up. Caesars posted a 45 midweek. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page....

After that, the circle will go away. The sadness associated with it won’t, of course. On Monday, on a night the Marlins were close to being no-hit at home by the Nationals’ Gio Gonzalez, “16” was very much on the minds of Gonzalez, the man who would end his bid, and nearly everyone else inside Marlins Park. MORE: Marlins’ Volquez honors Ventura with no-hitter Hours earlier, Gonzalez, the pride of Hialeah, Fla....

The girl, who has not been named, colluded with others to draw the men to a location before waving a handgun at them, stealing their belongings and driving off in their vehicle, Metropolitan Police Department detectives said in a news release. Ages of the alleged victims, or whether they knew they were meeting an underage girl, is not clear at this stage, WUSA reports. Officers charged the girl with two counts of armed robbery with a gun and assault with a dangerous weapon after her arrest on Tuesday....

Air Travel With Cancer Flying with cancer can sometimes have significant benefits. In some cases, people may need to fly to the cancer center where they will be treated. But pleasure trips are encouraged by many oncologists as a great way to cope with the rigors of treatment and to reconnect with family and/or friends outside of the clinic or hospital setting. Timing Many people wonder about the best time to travel during treatment, and the answer will be different for everyone....

January 10—Penumbral Lunar Eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse is when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, making the moon darken (though not completely). The phenomenon will be visible in Europe, Africa, most of Asia and Australia. Since it’s a little chilly in the northern hemisphere, head to warmer climates. Africa affords quite a few options and there may be no better way to start the year than lying on the beach in Cape Town, South Africa, looking at the stars....

But today, the kitchen is empty save a plastic container half-filled with rice grains. His daily earnings of about $4.70, and the wages from his mother’s job washing dishes at a university canteen, can’t buy enough food for his six-person family. With the price of rice having nearly tripled in recent months, the Purganans usually skip breakfast. “It can be hard to accept things as they are, but we survive,” he says....