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Germany, which currently has a higher vaccination rate than the U.S. at about 67.24 percent, is—like many neighboring countries—experiencing a record spike in COVID-19 cases. On Thursday the country reported its highest daily surge in COVID-19 cases at 65,371 new infections, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany’s disease control agency. It marked the first time Germany had reported more than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day....

Germany’s vaccination committee, STIKO, issued the draft recommendation Friday, citing “current study results” that show immunity to the coronavirus was “significantly superior” when an AstraZeneca dose was mixed with an mRNA vaccine such as the ones from BioNTech or Moderna. STIKO suggested those who receive their first AstraZeneca shot are given an mRNA dose four weeks later, a significantly shorter turnaround period compared to the nine to 12 weeks needed between two AstraZeneca shots....

The protests, which were largely concentrated in the eastern part of the country, at times grew violent, Deutsche Welle (DW), a German broadcaster, reported. In the town of Bautzen, protesters attacked police with fireworks and threw bottles at them as they tried to break up the crowd, DW reported. At least 10 officers were injured during the melee. About 15,000 people protested in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, according to DW....

Mkhi delivers again for United The Portuguese has been the subject of allegations made in several European media outlets that he avoided paying taxes through structures set up by Gestifute, the company founded by his agent, Jorge Mendes. Those claims are part of the so-called ‘Football Leaks’, which will see 12 European newspapers publish the findings of what is described as “the largest leak in the history of sport” over the next three weeks....

What Is the Epic Games Store Giveaway? Epic Games is giving away free games every week in 2021, with at least one new title being offered each Thursdays at 11 a.m. ET. These free titles are only available for a 7 day period, at which point they are replaced by the next giveaway, so make sure to grab them while you still can. To download your free game of the week, head to the Epic Games Store and create a new account or sign in to an existing one....

The Morans are ahead of most families in wedging exercise into their child’s busy schedule. According to the most recent data from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), only one in four American schoolchildren gets an adequate amount of physical activity every day. The problem is particularly acute during the school year, when many children are lucky if they have recess, let alone daily physical-education classes. But experts say there are still ways to keep youngsters fit–and liking it....

Is this any way to treat a customer? It’s about to be. After years of bidding blindly for your business, banks are finally asking an elementary question: is your business worth having? More often than not, the answer is no. Thanks to computers, bankers are learning precisely whom to pamper – and whom to put the screws to. If you’re a profitable customer, the type with two certificates of deposit and a car loan, you’ll have the clout to bargain for a few breaks and you might even get a personal banker....

Before I go on, let me tell you who will get these cuts. They’ll go to investors who own stocks and mutual funds outside retirement plans (that’s 21.3 percent of families for stocks and 17.7 percent for funds). High-income people will cop the lion’s share of the money. You get zip for investments in 401(k)s, IRAs and other tax-deferred accounts. But retirement accounts still trump tax-free dividends, thanks to the tax deduction and employee match....

But last week the cousins discovered what ““utes’’ are really made for - and how much fun they can be. At the Land Rover Driving School in Manchester, Vt., the two navigated steep climbs, tree-flanked curves and muddy ditches. Land Rover’s is the nation’s first year-round, manufacturer-sponsored off-road school. Since it opened in April at the Equinox resort, more than 300 students have taken lessons on a man-made course and old logging roads - paying from $120 for an hour tutorial to $995 for a day’s excursion....

If only the rest of America felt the same way. Unfortunately, too many of us sit for hours at desk jobs, relying on e-mail, cell phones and, when we finally get home, the TV remote. Technology has fast-forwarded our minds, but slowed our bodies–and dangerously so. One in four adults in this country leads a completely sedentary lifestyle and more than 60 percent of the population doesn’t do enough physical activity to gain vast health benefits, chief among them a dramatic drop in the risk of dying prematurely....

WWE No Mercy — hot until it was not Last Sunday’s WWE event was built around two matches that the company pushed as being WrestleMania-worthy yet both felt short while the rest of the show hit the right spots. The Los Angeles crowd was fired up for The Miz at the start of the show as he held off Jason Jordan with help from his Miztourage. Finn Balor and Bray Wyatt had possibly their best match to date....

Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan dies The wrestling industry suffered a huge loss earlier in the week with the passing of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan following a prolonged battle with throat cancer and the after effects of the disease. While Heenan was a good wrestler when he started back in 1967, his true calling was as a manager and later as an announcer with his gift of gab and his unmatched wit....

Wrestle Kingdom 11 delivers In what was an instant classic, Kenny Omega came up short in his bid to become the IWGP champion with Kazuchika Okada retaining his title. The 46-minute match saw both athletes put their bodies at risk in an unbelievably captivating contest that likely won’t be topped by any promotion this year. The question now is the future of Omega after he sent out this cryptic tweet regarding his future....

Twenty years ago last September, Meg’s sister Holly was murdered by Ira Einhorn, a man who had once staked a claim as Philadelphia’s leading hippie and self-described ““planetary enzyme,” networking among activists, scientists and businesspeople. F or 18 months, while insisting that Holly had gone to the food co-op and never returned, Einhorn hid her remains in a steamer trunk in the closet of his small West Philly apartment. In March 1979 the police discovered the body and arrested Einhorn, who wa s quickly released on bail....

Some prominent members of the medical community have begun to concur. They say that Lisherness, and many of the 300 million overweight people like him worldwide, are suffering from a long-term and hard-to-treat illness. The rates of obesity-related diabetes are climbing, too. The World Health Organization predicts that the number of diabetes patients worldwide will more than double by 2030 to 370 million. With obesity poised to become a global health disaster, the race is on to find a way to bring it under control....

We put a lot of planning into our vacations and business trips, and with good reason. Travel foul-ups like missed connections are common enough that we know how to deal with them. But we’re far less prepared for an illness or medical emergency on the road. Half of all Americans touring developing countries fall ill within the first month of travel, according to a report from International SOS, a medical-assistance company....

The British socialite is awaiting a scheduled July trial on Jeffrey Epstein-related trafficking offenses, which she pleaded not guilty to last week. Maxwell has appealed for bail three times, offering to be put under armed guard as part of a $28.5 million package. Each time, the Manhattan Federal Court rejected her application. She then took her campaign for release to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That too has been rejected, meaning she will remain in the Metropolitan Detention Center, in Brooklyn, Reuters reported....

Maxwell—who was accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for sexual encounters with Epstein—pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges regarding alleged interactions with a number of teenage girls between 1994 and 2004. Four accusers testified during the three-week trial in a New York federal court. Maxwell’s legal team insisted she was made a scapegoat for the sex crimes of Epstein, who killed himself in jail in 2019. This leaves observers wondering: what exactly is grooming, and how closely does Maxwell’s alleged behavior resemble known tactics used to lure underaged victims?...

The 60-year-old British socialite was convicted on December 29 of grooming girls for Jeffrey Epstein, and faces up to 65 years in jail. But the verdict was quickly thrown into chaos. Juror Scotty David told news outlets he had shared his own experiences as an abuse survivor during deliberations. A questionnaire during jury selection had asked candidates to reveal if they had previously been subjected to sexual assault. David’s post-trial interview raised the prospect his history had not been disclosed at that time....

He just didn’t do anything with it and struck out — like he did a career-high 211 times last season. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whip-around show on DAZN Yankees fans weren’t happy and they booed him off the field to “thank” him for his efforts. New York ultimately lost 5-3. Stanton had a somewhat disappointing first season in New York as he saw his numbers drop across the board after he won the National League MVP in 2017, though he was still worth 4....