The first comes from the Boston Globe which took a look at a Marine Reserve infantry battalion as its members readjusted to civilian life. The unit, First Battalion/25th Marine Regiment, served a seven-month deployment in and around Fallujah in 2006 (disclaimer: my own former unit belonged to the same regiment). The article is profound in the way it contrasts moments in Iraq with the repercussions at home. Additionally, we are given vivid narrative descriptions of the Marines’ experiences....

His speed in the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion was more than a tenth of a second faster than second-place qualifier Kevin Harvick, who coincidentally was the runner-up to Logano last week in Daytona. MORE: Is Logano the next Gordon? | AMS gift to Gordon | Cold weekend in store | Unhappy drivers The pole is the ninth of Logano’s career. His last came at Las Vegas in 2014. He has as won two races from the pole, Pocono in 2012 and Michigan in 2013....

While players entering the transfer portal after a coaching change is nothing new, what Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener would seem to be a rarity. MORE: EA Sports sheds more light on upcoming NCAA football video game Haener, who was one of the top passers in the country in 2021, entered the portal Nov. 30, a day after Kalen DeBoer left the Bulldogs to become the coach at Washington, only to withdraw from the portal and then apologize for the move Thursday....

The Esquire TV Network show, which is set in the rookie division of the Texas Youth Football Association (TYFA) in San Antonio, follows 8- and 9-year-old football players. Everyone will have their own moment in the trailer alone that will stick with you, for better or worse. (Mine comes at the 1:20 mark when a coach tells a kid to "put it in his helmet.") But just like any movie or TV show, "Friday Night Tykes" is much deeper than the trailer....

So, why does this day continue to have such a supernatural feel? Newsweek delves into the history behind the superstition. Friday the 13th Origins References to Friday the 13th date back to Medieval times but some believe that it was inspired by the Bible. At the Last Supper, Judas Iscariot, who went onto betray Jesus to the Romans, was the 13th person at the table, potentially inspiring further fears of the number 13....

That might sound like a bad thing, but actually, having acquaintances is important! Studies show that people feel happier when they interact with people they only know casually. [1] X Trustworthy Source Harvard Business Review Online and print journal covering topics related to business management practices Go to source It makes you feel good to be noticed by someone you might not consider a friend just yet. You probably also make more of an effort to spend time with a friend rather than an acquaintance, although this isn’t always a marker of your relationship....

“Let’s say this happened at a little bit of a bad time,” Kukoc told NEWSWEEK. For hours after Jordan’s announcement, the 6-foot-11, 230-pound virtuoso–he can switch from dazzling point guard to small forward to power forward–holed up in the locker room of the Bulls’ practice facility in Deerfield, Ill., shooting pool. When he finally emerged, he said, “I never had the chance to play with him. That’s the only thing that bothers me now....

What was going on here? Nikita Mikhalkov, director of the acclaimed, Oscar-winning “Burnt by the Sun” (a harrowing look at Stalin’s purges), has come out with “Barber,” his latest, long-awaited production. That by itself would have ensured an enormous amount of hype in Moscow. But the 4,000 guests at the premiere were as interested in Mikhalkov’s alleged political ambitions as they were in the movie. Political ambitions? Chewing over who will succeed Boris Yeltsin as Russia’s next president–the election is in the summer of 2000–has already become Moscow’s most tiresome parlor game....

–HENRY VIII, King of England In what is perhaps the most extensive interlibrary loan on record, the Vatican has sent 200 of its choicest maps, illuminated manuscripts, rare books and fine prints to Washington for “Rome Reborn,” an exhibit at the Library of Congress through April 30. The $2 million project-paid for through private donations-reveals the Renaissance papal court at its most brilliant and cultivated. “The papacy’s contribution to the visual arts is well known,” says historian James Billington, the librarian of Congress....

Smith walked on stage at the Academy Awards twice this year—once to slap Chris Rock and once to collect his Best Actor Oscar, with both moments sealing their place in pop culture history. Smith endured speculation about his family life and marriage in the wake of the Oscars, before he eventually returned to public life with a video apology. He ended the year by promoting his next movie, even as the Men in Black star has a number of other projects on the horizon for 2023....

“John McCain is a hero,” he said. “But his views on the economy are I think something summed up by his own statement: it’s not really something he understands that well. He said that a couple of times and even said that when he chose his vice president, it’d have to be somebody who really understood the economy.” Dramatic pause. “Well, I do understand the economy.” The line earned him his loudest and longest applause of the rally....

The U.S. international has enjoyed a meteoric rise since breaking into the Dortmund first team in the second half of the 2015-16 campaign. Dortmund Evens to score first v Real Madrid The teenager was a frequent starter under previous manager Thomas Tuchel, but has only seen his role grow under Bosz, having started four of Dortmund’s five Bundesliga matches, along with their lone DFB Pokal and Champions League contests this season....

Though the 25-year-old dazzled in a Cinderella-inspired look designed by Tommy Hilfiger at the 2019 event, due to scheduling conflicts she did make an appearance on the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum this year. She explained the disappointing news while appearing in a joint interview with one of this year’s co-chairs, Timothée Chalamet, announcing that she would be busy filming her hit HBO show Euphoria instead. “My fans are going to be very upset with me,” she told Extra TV....

Anatomy The structure of the frontal bone consists of three parts: squamous, orbital, and nasal. The squamous part of the frontal bone is the largest section. The outside of the squamous part is flat, but the inside is concave, consisting of frontal sinuses, a supraorbital notch, which allows for the supraorbital nerve to provide sensory function to the nose and a large part of the upper eyelids, and the superciliary arch (what is your brow ridge)....

“It’s not a whole lot different than the other package. I think we talk about packages too much,” he said. MORE: Chase Elliott’s ‘dumb’ mistake costs him chance at win Of course, Earnhardt was frustrated at the time, having just gotten into a wreck with Chris Buescher that relegated him to a 39th-place finish. After a much-needed runner-up finish at Pocono that snapped a mini-slump, Earnhardt was hoping to build some momentum at a track where he has won twice....

It’s the third game of a six-match suspension Osorio received for his actions toward the fourth official during the third-place game of the Confederation Cup. And the tactician, who loves making adjustments during matches, says the worst part has been the fact he can’t communicate with players during games. Gold Cup 2017: Knockout schedule, TV guide “As far as how I feel during the games, needless to say it’s a very difficult situation,” Osorio said Saturday in a news conference....

The legal team representing millionaire Mehul Choksi, 62, claims he was abducted and tortured in Antigua by a London-based group with the aim of extraditing him to India, where he is wanted over his alleged part in a $1.8 billion bank fraud case. Lawyer Michael Polak, of the legal group Justice Abroad, said his client had been lured to a house in Antigua on May 23 by a London property agency consultant, where he was set upon by a group of up to 10 men and, soon after, had his arms and legs bound before he was forced onto a boat....

Scotland international Cairney was one of the standout players in the Championship last season and, according to the Serbian, Rafael Benitez tried to snap him up for the Toon. REVEALED: Premier League 2017-18 fixtures “He asked for him and they offered £20m, but we didn’t let him go,” Jokanovic told the media. “He’s not for Newcastle, there is no business there. He fits in at Fulham. “When the team has problems, the ball always goes to him and he keeps it....

The drone strike, which hit a military base inside Russia’s Kursk region, marks the second consecutive day Russia has been targeted by strikes. Ukraine has not officially taken credit for the strike, but the country’s interior affairs adviser, Anton Gerashchenko taunted Russia over a video showing a fire at the oil rig. The strike comes more than nine months after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Ukraine invasion. Despite the large size of Putin’s military, it has struggled to achieve substantial goals in Ukraine, pivoting to attacks on Kyiv’s infrastructure in recent months....