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On Friday, the U.S. passed another grim milestone, with more than 700,000 people dying due to the novel coronavirus since the first case of COVID-19 was discovered in the country in January 2020. Despite vaccines being available since early December and widely available since the spring, thousands of largely unvaccinated Americans have continued to die every week. “Open-minded & inclusive, I’m friends with all kinds of people. But as we pass 700,000 #Covid dead, I have zero tolerance for anti-Vaxers....

Germain scored 10 goals in 36 appearances as a free-flowing Monaco side ended Paris Saint-Germain’s stranglehold on the Ligue 1 title last season. Fabinho closes in on Man Utd move However, the 27-year-old was not always a regular starter towards the end of the season, with Radamel Falcao and prodigious talent Kylian Mbappe first choice, and he has now opted for a switch to OM. Marseille confirmed the deal in an official statement and Germain will finalise the move on Monday if he completes the formalities of a medical....

On Friday morning, Der Spiegel’s front page featured a camouflage-clad Trump sitting inside an Oval Office that looked as though someone had prepared it for war. The president, rifle in hand, bears an angry, frowning expression while the portrait of a smiling Biden hangs behind him, shattered with a single, smoking bullet hole shot through. The caption read simply “Der hausbesetzer,” which translates in English to “the squatter.” “Even if [Trump] loses this election, he will be able to continue playing an outsized role in American politics – as the leader of a furious opposition that doesn’t recognize his successor,” the article stated....

Neumünster Zoo in northern Germany belongs to an association and is not entitled to financial relief from the county’s state emergency fund for small businesses, the BBC reported. The zoo’s director Verena Kaspari told German newspaper Die Welt that the zoo—which is home to more than 700 animals including polar bears, seals, and alpacas—will lose out on an estimated $190,000 (€175,000) in income this spring. Kaspari said as a last resort, the zoo will have to kill some animals in order for others to survive, but she said even that wouldn’t solve the zoo’s financial issues....

Kittle will wear the Tour’s yellow jersey on Sunday after timing his sprint finish to perfection to beat rivals Peter Sagan and Ramunas Navardauskas on the line. His triumph was helped by a crash in the final straight as Britain’s Mark Cavendish collided with Simon Gerrans and Bryan Coquard. Cavendish completed the race but has a dislocated shoulder. “I feel sorry for him,” Kittel. “It’s something no one wants to see....

Several officials in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government have been making noises about making COVID vaccinations compulsory, with federal tourism commissioner Thomas Bareiss stating on Sunday that mandatory vaccines were “unavoidable.” Bareiss told German news agency DPA: “In retrospect, it was wrong not to see it right from the start. The hope at the time is understandable, but it was not realistic.” Germany recorded 48,201 new cases of the disease on Saturday, its highest number of infections on one day, according to Our World In Data....

The two teams will meet at the Olympiastadion Berlin as they face off for the first time since Germany’s victory over Brazil at World Cup 2014. And defender Miranda is confident his side can claim victory in what will be another important step forward for Tite and his players. “I think this is the ideal time to face them,” Miranda told a press conference in Berlin. “We have that trust now and our heads are in the right place....

The winger, who plays for VfL Bochum in the German Bundesliga, made a huge impact on a game that had seen Ilkay Gundogan give Germany the lead through a first-half penalty, before Japan substitute Ritsu Doan equalised 15 minutes from the end. That gave Asano enough time to latch onto Ko Itakura’s long ball forward and execute a sublime piece of control – reminiscent of Dennis Bergkamp for the Netherlands against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup – and score past Manuel Neuer to spark wild celebrations among the blue sections of the stadium....

Liverpool set to make January move for Pulisic The 36-year-old is not being viewed as a replacement for Michael Beale, who is close to being unveiled as Sao Paulo’s assistant manager. Instead, it is anticipated the Reds’ former captain, who called time on his playing career on November 24, will assume a floating position within the youth set-up to start with, although nothing has been signed and set in concrete yet....

The nomination contests aren’t over, at least on the Republican side. But already the next–middle–phase of the campaign has begun. Gore’s allies will soon hit the airwaves with attacks on Bush. The issues will include pollution in Texas, gun control, abortion–and Bush’s cheery visit to a university known for its virulent anti-Roman Catholic, anti-black, anti-gay orthodoxy. If Bush can sweep John McCain in next week’s Southern primaries, his allies plan to take over the GOP apparatus with the same game plan: to carpet-bomb the opposition long before the fall campaign....

Size: 6-6/325 ALSO GET TO KNOW: Gregory Little | Rashan Gary | Jacob Eason | Ed Oliver Hometown/school: Silsbee (Texas) 247Sports Composite ranking: No. 15 overall Committed to: Baylor Tough call Hudson committed early to Texas A&M, but several months later switched to Baylor. Don’t expect the Aggies to go away quietly — this could be a battle up until signing day for the massive offensive lineman. Texas also wants him....

That was then. Fortunately, a new kind of travel is in vogue now. Savvier tourists are abandoning the mock-European high-rises for more authentic experiences, like horseback riding through the bush. On the wild coast of eastern South Africa, young Germans gallop on pristine beaches and thread their way through hills carpeted by subtropical vegetation. Huddled by the fire at night after a typical dinner of meat stew, pumpkin leaves and wild spinach, they listen to the local Xhosa people tell folk stories....

Four years ago, the Clintons were obsessive about keeping Chelsea away from the hurly-burly of the political life (polls taken during the 1992 campaign showed that many voters had no idea the Clintons even had a daughter). But this year, their sheltered child has gone public in a big way. At the Democratic convention, the cameras couldn’t get enough of the 16-year-old who had seemed to graduate overnight from braces to lipstick....

Reports were rift in the local media last week that the national team will play Iceland as part of their preparations for the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia, where they will face fellow West African country Nigeria in Group D. “As I speak to you now, the football association hasn’t confirmed the friendly match yet and can’t debunk it also,” Saanie told Sportsnetghana.com. “So I am unable to tell you if we will confirm a match or not [during the next friendly date]....

Released on Thursday, the new table sees the Black Stars move from a previous 51st position of November to a current 50 spot, but with no increase in total accumulated points. Placed 53rd in December last year, Ghana now find themselves between Bolivia (49) and Nigeria (51) on the ladder. On continental level, Ghana have moved one step forward to the eighth spot, ahead of Nigeria (51) and Algeria (58) in the top 10....

Sternheim said Maxwell, 59, is being faulted for a man’s bad behavior, not unlike many other women in the past, with the first example being Adam and Eve, according to the Associated Press. “She’s not Jeffrey Epstein. She’s not like Jeffrey Epstein” or any of the powerful men, moguls and media giants who abuse women, Sternheim said. “He’s the proverbial elephant in the room. He is not visible, but he is consuming this entire courtroom and overflow courtrooms where other members of the public are viewing,” she said....

According to the Associated Press, Bobbi Sternheim, Maxwell’s lawyer wrote a letter on Wednesday stating, “Blaming Ms. Maxwell for the filth of her severely restricted environment is utterly misplaced. To suggest she willingly lives in squalor is absurd.” In the letter, Sternheim claimed that Maxwell has been mistreated while in Brooklyn federal jail following her arrest in July. Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, was charged with recruiting teenage girls for Epstein in the 1990s and 2000s....

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of media mogul Robert Maxwell, reportedly collaborated with Epstein in some of his accused crimes. “She’s still here. Ghislaine Maxwell knows everything Epstein,” actress Mia Farrow tweeted on Saturday. Epstein is accused of sexually exploiting and trafficking many underage girls, including some from abroad. He reportedly used his upscale Manhattan townhouse, Palm Beach mansion, New Mexico compound and private island in the Caribbean to facilitate his sex trafficking enterprise....