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Back to Work: Maybe things will be looking up COVID-wise by the summer or fall if Texas doesn’t screw everything up. But, variants aside, it’s clear there’s some light at the end of the tunnel. That means that the great debate has begun on how the-back-to-the-office thing is going to go, especially for younger folks. Full-time? Part-time? Ever? There are a few clues already. The usual tech suspects, like Facebook, are keen to let anyone work anywhere—as long as they’re not paid West Coast wages in Kansas....

Kevin Finlay said Mixon was attacked by “a very intoxicated and troubled young woman.” “As a result of these physical attacks, Joe instinctually defended himself against further harm,” Finlay wrote in a statement obtained by SoonerScoop.com. The woman, 20-year-old Amelia Molitor, suffered facial fractures as a result of Mixon’s punch. SoonerScoop.com reported that Mixon asked Norman police Monday to charge Molitor with assault and battery. Mixon made the request while giving a statement to police....

Aubameyang, 28, has been subject of negotiations between the Gunners and Dortmund for several weeks, with Arsenal having refused to meet the Bundesliga side’s €70m asking price. The striker, who scored 31 league goals last season, was left out of two consecutive games for Dortmund after missing a team meeting, with head coach Peter Stoger accusing the frontman of not being focused. However, Aubameyang started in Dortmund’s draw with Freiburg on Saturday amid claims from the Bundesliga side that a transfer would be sanctioned if Arsenal reached “certain parameters”....

Then it got crazy. MORE: Freshman impact in 2015 | Vols fulfilling vision | Harbaugh vs. Meyer heats up At one point in this novelty show that National Signing Day has become, the nation’s No.1 recruit, defensive end Byron Cowart of Seffner, Fla., was texting recruiting analysts and explaining why — after choosing Auburn over Florida on national television — he hadn’t signed the official national letter of intent....

MAIN EVENT: LSU at Auburn Auburn’s run to the BCS national championship game in 2013 came with only one blemish, a 35-21 loss at LSU on Sept. 21. LSU rolled up 228 rushing yards in a rain-soaked victory. Now, LSU has a chance to pick up four straight wins in this SEC rivalry for the first time since the schools started playing every year in 1992. LSU took five in a row from Auburn from 1969-80....

Marilyn Hampton is alleged to have carried out the attack at the 3500 block of Long Bow Drive in Whitehaven on January 4, according to CBS affiliate WREG. An affidavit, obtained by the broadcaster, stated the victim had been in an argument with her sister when her aunt, Hampton, stepped in and joined the quarrel. The victim, who was five months pregnant at the time, alleged that her aunt pushed her over before Hampton’s sons also started to attack her....

After a crash with Ty Dillon in the Camping World Truck Series race Saturday, Harvick called the Dillons "punk-ass kids" and "rich kids" who were given everything they've gotten. “That’s exactly the reason I’m leaving RCR is because you’ve got those punk-ass kids coming up," he said. The next day, Harvick apologized for his comments, which infuriated team owner Richard Childress, the grandfather of the Dillon brothers. MORE: NASCAR’s best zingers | RCR penalties | Harvick-RCR “divorce” | Dillons and nepotism...

Australia withdrew from the 5-year-old contract work $66 million in September to build diesel-electric submarines with a French company, opting instead to ink an alliance with Britain and the U.S. to obtain nuclear-powered submarines. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also commented on the diplomatic controversy, denying that he was dishonest with French President Emmanuel Macron while making negotiations for the alternative nuclear submarine agreement. Macron and Morrison attended the Group of 20 nations summit, where the French president said that Australia’s new alliance was “very bad news for the credibility of Australia and very bad news for the trust that great partners can have with Australia....

In May 2020, Scott White was charged with Johnson’s murder and originally pleaded not guilty. In a twist of events on Monday, White changed his plea during the pretrial hearing. “Guilty, I’m guilty, guilty,” White said, the New York Times reported. On December 8, 1988, Johnson’s naked body was found at the base of the North Head cliff in Sydney. His clothes were found folded neatly at the top of the cliff and his wallet was missing....

A member of the team, pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall, came in contact with a positive case. Channel 7’s Chris Reason said that after coming into contact with an American pole vaulter, the decision was made to isolate the entire athletics squad. “We believe this is connected to an outbreak we believe is connected to the U.S. team,” Reason said. “We know that pole vault champion Sam Kendricks, a U.S. star and a real medal chance at these Games, has tested positive....

The American star started her campaign in Melbourne in style, needing just 58 minutes to cruise past Potapova 6-0, 6-3. Williams was in dominant form from the outset at Rod Laver Arena as she opened her bid to tie Margaret Court’s record of 24 major titles. The 38-year-old Williams is now 19-0 in Australian Open first-round matches. She will face Tamara Zidansek or Han Na-lae in Round 2. AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Craig O’Shannessy says data, AI the future of tennis...

Following a record-breaking fortnight in 2022, where a total of 12.5 million people tuned into the opening Grand Slam of the tennis calendar, this year’s edition failed to live up to the expectation. According to Channel 9’s ratings snapshot, 10.064 millions fans switched the tennis on from January 16 until the men’s final on Sunday night. A massive contribution to this number was the men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas, with 2....

Pearce was at the celebration in Sydney, at which the video showed him making advances towards a woman which were rejected. MORE: Athletes gone bad | Getting hit in the nuts: a PSA The video then shows the 26-year-old turning his attention to the canine, and simulating a sex act with it, saying: " I just want to f— your dog, I don’t even care any more." The owner of the dog then accused Pearce of urinating on himself and her couch before him to leave....

Gallagher was a “scammer extraordinaire: a smooth, silver-haired and silver-tongued, Scripture-spouting Texas radio show host,” AARP podcast host Michelle Kosinski said. Overall, he stole a combined $32 million in personal savings from his trusting victims. Since 2013, Gallagher encouraged his listeners to invest in his retirement planning firm called the Gallagher Financial Group. His elderly victims gave him anywhere from $50,000 to $600,000 each in personal savings for investment....

Enter Saturday’s Game 82 between the Avalanche and Blues, a de facto play-in to decide the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Colorado defenseman Tyson Barrie scored on the power play 6:11 into the second period to give the Avalanche a 2-0 lead. But Barrie appeared to allow the puck to cross back into the neutral zone before unleashing his shot that beat Jake Allen, drawing a coach’s challenge from the the Blues’ Mike Yeo....

Shiverdecker disappeared Dec. 9, 1994, after basketball practice. She was supposed to call her brother Christopher Shiverdecker, then 16 years old, to pick her up, but she never did. Alabama state troopers received an anonymous call on Feb. 25 of the following year pointing them to a body in Coosa County. Authorities found her remains in a wooded area near Highways 9 and 22. The 15-year-old was a student at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, Alabama....

CBS had the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback interview Phil Simms, the man he replaced, during Sunday’s pregame. MORE: Jets and Bills give us hilarious play to start NFL Sunday “Hey Tony, how you doing, how’s the seat feel?” Simms asked Romo about the seat that used to belong to him. “Hey Phil,” laughed Romo, “Good to hear your voice there.” Other than the awkward start, early reviews of Romo’s broadcasting debut are pretty positive....

“I understand the great potential that we have and how well we can establish the best possible responses working as a community together,” Henry, who thanked the mayor and other city officials, during a Tuesday press conference. “My 24 years in the St. Paul Police Department have offered me great opportunities but obviously all of those opportunities are really truly responsibilities and none is greater than the current one before me....