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The defendant, Foster Shane Gaines, 42, was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2018 on charges of leading a sophisticated drug distribution ring in Virginia while incarcerated on the other side of the country. Gaines—also known as “Money,” “Goldie” or “D”—is said to have had a contraband cellphone smuggled into his cell, allowing him to carry out the transnational delivery of methamphetamine beginning in late 2016 to co-conspirators in Virginia....

As Goal reported yesterday, the fee paid by the Hammers could rise to £12m with add-ons. Fonte had signalled his desire to leave St Mary’s Stadium by handing in a transfer request earlier this month and West Ham quickly emerged as favourites for his signature. They have now confirmed that the Euro 2016 winner with Portugal has signed a two-and-a-half year deal at London Stadium, with the option of a further 12 months....

In a post on Reddit’s “antiwork” subforum, user JJCMulderry shared an image of an advertisement from FreshDirect, the online grocery delivery service, inside a New York City subway car that read: “Go getters don’t have time to go get groceries.” JJCMulderry shared a caption with the image that read: “They are literally admitting jobs don’t allow us to take care of ourselves.” According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people quitting their jobs reached a record high in November 2021....

First established in 2003 by David Roth and Rick Bacher, Cereality, a cereal café, has followed this reasoning and had success. For $3.99, cereal-lovers can fill a bowl with two scoops of their favorite cereal, two toppings, such as malted milk balls or fruit and nuts, and unlimited milk (soy, if you please). Pajama-clad “cereologists” also offer tempting alternatives such as smoothies and cereal “bars” and “bites.” Roth says that it is this sense of personalization that appeals to—and is expected by—today’s generation of college students....

Experts Say Food Is Safe This anxiety surrounding food may be heightened by the fact that research is somewhat lacking about how COVID-19 travels from person to person. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says this transmission occurs through droplets: the microscopic particles emitted when someone coughs or sneezes. Contact (surface) transmission does not seem to happen often with COVID-19, and there is no evidence at all that it is transmitted through food or food packaging....

Nutrition and Chronic Disease Access to food is essential for life but access to healthy quality food can also help to decrease the risk of disease. It is one of the social determinants of health. The modern-day American diet thrives on convenience. That often means processed foods with added sugar, fat, salt, nitrites, and food additives. High salt diets can provoke hypertension, high-fat diets can be associated with heart disease, and added sugar can increase the risk for diabetes....

The league gets underway on April 16, kicking off its inaugural season, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The league will be compromised of eight teams—the New Jersey Generals, Michigan Panthers, Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Maulers, Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, New Orleans Breakers and the Tampa Bay Bandits. The April 16 match-up will have the New Jersey Generals taking on the Birmingham Stallions. All 43 games will be played in Birmingham, Alabama, regardless of the city they represent....

Three preseason games warmed up Fox’s new team. So far, the only discernible difference in coverage has been technical. More superslo-mo. More cameras and mikes on the field so viewers can feel those bone-crunching hits in Stereo Surround. An annoying score and time clock in the upper left corner of the screen. The Cowboys-Steelers game will kick off Fox’s longer, glitzier pregame show. Based in Los Angeles, the 60-minute program’s elaborate set includes an AstroTurfed rec room for demonstrating plays and a “sky box” where, starting next month, “feature reporter” Lonnie Lardner will fawn over her celebrity guests....

One person in America who won’t be celebrating all that long is Joe Biden, who will enter 2021 staring at a near-insurmountable mountain of challenges in front of him. The President-elect, of course, is no stranger to adversity; the last time he took high office, the U.S. was undergoing its worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Biden, however, won’t be playing second fiddle in the White House this time around....

Magaziner, who is regularly described as gangly and disheveled (and brilliant), is emerging from behind thousands of pages of tortuous analysis on health-care policy to do what for him is the hard part: sell it. The haircut was supposed to get Magaziner ready for prime time. He may actually turn out to be a pretty good salesman, the type who can wow-or at least cow-an audience with his sheer grasp and articulation of an issue....

To tax mavens and deal buffs, the Ford transaction is a classic: a financial Jaguar E-type, as it were. “This is one of the best-thought-out pieces of perfectly legitimate tax planning I’ve ever seen,” says Lehman Brothers tax expert Robert Willens. Some big holders are opposed to the plan, claiming it benefits the Ford family unduly. But it will go through regardless, thanks to the family’s 40 percent voting stake....

Compartment Syndrome Compartment syndrome occurs when too much pressure builds up around a muscle, limiting the space and circulation to the muscle tissue. It can occur as either an acute injury (a trauma) or an overuse injury, such as due to repetitive motion. Acute compartment syndrome is an uncommon condition that’s an emergency and requires urgent surgery. Rapid pressure builds up around the muscle and may cause permanent muscle damage. It can be treated with surgical release of the tissue that surrounds the muscle....

DEHGHANPISHEH: What do you think of the interim administration? RABBANI: This government was formed on decisions made [at the Bonn Conference]. Decisions that were made in a hurry. I didn’t want the world to think that I opposed peace so I gave my support. But this government is only here for six months. We can’t expect them to do too much. There’s no real parliament or elected government, and there’s no reconstruction taking place....

No one could have predicted then that, nearly two years later, Aldrich, now a Marine lieutenant, would be burying a chunk of New York’s financial district in Kabul. The football-sized piece of the World Trade Center, made of fused glass and concrete and weighing nearly 150 pounds, was given to Aldrich by a New York firefighter. It was buried in a box reading WE WILL NEVER FORGET last night. Today, a commemorative plaque was unveiled at the U....

There were those that questioned the German’s judgement again in midweek when Alisson produced yet another sensational display of shot stopping in the Giallorossi’s 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. So impressive was he that a frustrated Paulo Fonseca claimed afterwards that his side would have won the last-16 first-leg clash by a far bigger margin had it not been for the brilliant Brazilian. However, Karius produced the perfect riposte at Anfield on Saturday, playing a pivotal role in a 4-1 victory over West Ham that propelled Liverpool into second place in the Premier League standings ahead of Manchester United’s meeting with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday....

However, Pep Guardiola helped him not only settle but realise his potential. The Bayern boss told Costa he could become a difference-maker in Munich. “He also told me about [Lionel] Messi,” the Brazilian revealed. “He said ’not to become Messi, because there’s only one Messi.' “‘But you can do other things, things nobody else can do.’” Guardiola wasn’t wrong. Imbued with the Catalan’s confidence, Costa took the Bundesliga by storm, racking up 10 assists (and one goal), in his first seven appearances....

Having left Lazio to join the youth set-up at Old Trafford, the Italian striker enjoyed a dream debut with the Red Devils when he netted a dramatic winner against Aston Villa in April 2009. Despite bursting onto the scene under Sir Alex Ferguson, Macheda soon slipped down the pecking order and ended up leaving for Cardiff in 2014 following a number of forgettable loan spells. He failed to reignite his spark in South Wales and landed at Serie B side Novara in December 2016, completing his fall from grace....

Kelly, a former NASA astronaut, is now 7 points ahead of McSally, who was appointed to her Senate seat after the death of Republican John McCain in 2018. McSally, an Air Force veteran, previously ran an unsuccessful campaign against Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema in 2018. Whoever wins in November, Kelly or McSally, will serve out the remainder of McCain’s six-year term, which began in 2017. The new poll, which was conducted by Phoenix-based OH Predictive Insights, found that Kelly’s lead over the GOP senator had grown significantly since December....

Martino had two outstanding years with Atlanta which culminated in a dominant 2-0 win over the Portland Timbers to claim the MLS Cup crown. His departure from the club was confirmed even before lifting the cup, but the 56-year-old is not yet ready to say he will be El Tri’s next manager. “It’s possible,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Not 100 percent.” Martino also made it clear that there was no timeline in place for an announcement....

It’s like trying to decide, as an undecided or independent, which side to choose when moving to Washington, D.C.—Democrat or Republican. It seems to be one or the other. President Donald J. Trump, who’s the incumbent in the White House, announced his choice for the next Republican senatorial candidate from Alabama. Trump chose Tommy Tuberville, the former head football coach of the Auburn Tigers, ahead of Jeff Sessions, the former Alabama senator who became Trump’s attorney general, but who was eventually fired by President Trump in 2018....