The birds, swifts specifically, often make their nests in buildings where construction materials such as concrete or sheet metal are used. These conditions, combined with an ongoing Spanish heat wave that has seen temperatures soar to over 104 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days, can turn their nests into ovens. “They’re literally being cooked,” said Elena Moreno Portillo, an animal activist at the Seville-based conservation group Ecourbe told The Guardian newspaper....

In a post to Reddit’s AmITheA****** (AITA) sub on November 9, user u/RepresentativeRow608 explained that her babysitting shift was supposed to finish at midnight, but come 2:20 a.m., the couple still wasn’t home and were ignoring her text messages. Fed up with waiting, RepresentativeRow608 then told them that their burglar alarm had gone off, scaring them into coming home in an Uber. Despite not sticking to their word, the couple tried to shame the 15-year-old Redditor for lying to them, with the mom confronting the teen at the school gates and calling her a “liar....

Facing a third-and-10 on his own 20-yard line, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady dropped back, scanned the field and found No. 11 in blue, standing with a sliver of daylight. Brady fired, the ball was caught and the Patriots moved ahead 11 yards. First down. Julian Edelman was back. For the first time in two months, Edelman was on the field for New England, having recovered from a Jones fracture, one that required a screw to be surgically inserted into a bone in his left foot and required a protective plate in his shoe to prevent further injury....

On ‘The Pride of Frankenstein’: “Mel Brooks and I grew up together in a tenement neighborhood in Brooklyn. As typical teenagers, we’d hang around with our friends, and Mel would have us laughing hysterically just about all the time.” Charles Hersch, Lincoln, Mass. A Possible Presidential Bid I lived in New York City during the Rudy Giuliani-Michael Bloomberg mayoral baton handoff in 2001–2002 (“The Revolutionary,” Nov. 12) and remember feeling agitated by Bloomberg’s elitist manner in how he “bought” his way into city hall....

But in The Last Don (496 pages. Random House. $25), the Corleones simply don’t exist. Instead, Puzo has toggled up another Mafia clan, the Clericuzios, with another paterfamilias who spends the book biding his time and dispatching his minions to Vegas and Hollywood from a walled estate on Long island. A quarter century of inflation has made the old Corleone family fortune seem like chump change; the Clericuzios burn down a $12 million villa at the family casino in Vegas just to get rid of some bloodstains....

Next on the agenda: START III, which would further cut the two nations’ stockpiles to between 1,500 and 2,500 warheads apiece. But Clinton will face a tricky negotiation: he hopes to get Putin to give up his resistance to revising the ABM treaty, which must be done if Washington is to develop a missile-defense system. On Friday Putin threatened to drop START II and “the whole system of treaties” if that happens....

If you have BV, you may or may not have symptoms. Bacterial vaginosis is usually mild and doesn’t cause any health concerns, but it can occasionally lead to complications if left untreated. Read on to learn more about what BV signs to watch out for. Bacterial Vaginosis Symptoms Bacterial vaginosis can go undetected, but some people do experience symptoms. They are similar to those of yeast infections, but the underlying cause is due to an overgrowth of bacteria rather than yeast....

Bush presented his plan merely as a “framework” for discussion, but he has a clear idea in mind. The Medicare of the future may be offered in three tiers: Basic, original Medicare–now serving 88 percent of seniors–would include a discount card that might cut 10 to 25 percent off the price of the drugs you buy (many seniors get similar discounts already, through other programs). Low-income seniors could get an extra $600 to help pay for prescriptions....

–Ramin Setoodeh

It was finally too much for U.S. Secretary of State James Baker to overlook. Confronted by evidence that the Khmer Rouge, under the leadership of Pol Pot, has made military gains in virtually every province of the country, and with congressional support for Washington’s policy crumbling, Baker cut his losses. He modified a 15-year policy of shunning Vietnam and proposed direct talks with Hanoi, aimed narrowly at settling the Cambodian conflict....

It is too early to answer definitively, but the signs are looking good for Brendan Rodgers and his players. The Reds’ trip to White Hart Lane on Sunday was billed as the barometer of their capacity to compete this term following the sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona and last week’s defeat at Manchester City. The answer was emphatic as Liverpool dismantled Spurs with a dominant 3-0 victory in north London....

It was the moment Steven Gerrard had been “craving” after consuming Champions League football as a spectator rather than a participant for four seasons, during which he was filled with “jealousy and envy.” Liverpool 4/6 to beat Sevilla And, typically, it was the captain that ensured the Merseysiders edged Ludogorets on matchday one with a penalty at the death after Mario Balotelli’s fine hold-off and finish was cancelled out by Dani Abalo on 91 minutes....

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Banking, by and large, is a bore for the media. Want to turn off readers and viewers? Just mention risk-adjusted capital ratios. Crisis, on the other hand, is hot stuff. Reporters and editors who were slow to catch on to the savings and loan collapse of the late 1980s and the real-estate crash of the early ’90s are determined not to miss the Next Big One. But recent stories, fed by headline-seeking “experts,” have often been more alarming than illuminating....

The France international only joined Barca from Paris Saint-Germain in July 2016 but has struggled for regular playing time at Camp Nou. Jordi Alba has been the Spanish club’s first-choice left-back for some time now, with Digne having made 19 appearances in all competitions for Barca this season, including Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo. Both Barca and Digne are now ready to cut ties and bring an end to his time in Catalunya, and Juve have been informed by the player’s agents that he may well be available in the coming transfer window....