Vote on by 5 P.M., April 21 Last Week’s Question Are you worried about your investments? (919 responses) 10% Yes, I’m moving my money out of tech stocks. 40% No, the fluctuations are perfectly normal. 30% No, market dips are an ideal time to buy. 19% What investments? I don’t have any.
The 16-year-old was asleep at the Crosby section of a campsite on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park when the attack occurred just after midnight on Thursday. The teen had been on a two-night backpacking trip with her family of five. She was conscious throughout the attack and suffered lacerations and head injuries. Her family managed to chase away the animal and no one else was injured, according to reports....
New Hampshire Fish and Game said that the bears were taken in after a homeowner accidentally destroyed a bear den on their property while clearing a pile of sticks away. Images posted to Facebook by NH Fish and Game showed an officer smiling as held the three bear cubs. NH Fish and Game said that the cubs would be transferred to a specialist rehabilitation center that is based in Lyme: “Earlier today a homeowner who was removing a large brush pile from their property inadvertently destroyed a bear den,” the Facebook post said....
Ahead of Week 8, the Bears traded veteran pass rusher Robert Quinn to the Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round pick. Then, on Halloween, they sent away arguably their best defensive player. Chicago traded linebacker Roquan Smith to the Ravens in exchange for multiple draft picks. Smith, 25, leads the NFL in tackles through eight weeks with 83 and has been an AP All-Pro second-teamer in back-to-back seasons. MORE: Roquan Smith trade details — Ravens acquire star LB from Bears...
The Bears announced Monday their right guard was placed on injured reserve as he continues to deal with a lingering hip issue. In a corresponding move, the Bears have signed defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson to the active roster. NFL Media noted that this could be Long’s final year in Chicago, since he has no guaranteed money due and a $9.6 million cap number. The move would mark the fourth consecutive season Long has been placed on IR....
This Monday, the Bears and Patriots go head-to-head for the first time since 2018 and just the 14th time ever in the regular season. The series between the franchises dates to 1973 and also includes Chicago’s rout of New England in Super Bowl 20. LIVE: Follow Bears vs. Patriots on ‘Monday Night Football’ The Patriots enter with the momentum of a two-game win streak fueled by the play of rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe, who, in the absence of the injured Mac Jones, has stepped up for New England in Weeks 5 and 6....
ESPN reported Sunday that the Swedish striker is closing in on a deal to join the five-time MLS champions, with United manager Jose Mourinho explaining Monday that he wouldn’t stand in the way of a potential move. Speaking at Monday’s event that confirmed his Miami franchise as the next MLS expansion team, Beckham said he isn’t ready to see his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate make the move to Southern California just yet....
Enough of that, Ravens players said before training camp — none more than one of the acknowledged leaders and, now, the senior member with Ray Lewis entering his second season of retirement. “Last year, we had a lot of new parts,” linebacker Terrell Suggs noted last week. “Now we have a lot of guys with a year under their belt, and now we just want to bring all the other new guys all in....
White House officials were particularly upbeat about START, the strategic arms reduction talks advertised as heading toward a 50 percent reduction in both sides’ strategic forces–nuclear weapons with ranges of more than 3,000 miles. In fact, the reductions will be at most a quarter by 1998–and given the increased accuracy of today’s delivery systems, the capabilities of both sides will even be greater than when the START talks began in 1982....
NFL Super Wild Card Weekend Action Report For Sports Interaction, Wild Card weekends typically don’t yield the best results, but the book did turn a modest profit over the three days. Let’s detail how it all went down. 49ers (-9) notch 11th consecutive win, covering with ease In the first game of Super Wild Card weekend, the book saw two-way action with some bettors laying the points to back the red-hot 49ers (closed -9) while others faded the Brock Purdy hype and rode Seahawks moneyline (closed +335)....
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told People’s Daily Online that the United States continues to ban and slander Chinese telecommunication companies, but provides no evidence that they are a threat to national security. In January, then-President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software apps that he said use “bulk data collection” to advance Chinese economic and national security agenda and put Americans who use those apps at risk....
The behind-closed-doors fixture was announced on Friday by FIFA, which confirmed that the two national sides will meet in Sao Paulo on June 12. With both teams facing three warmup matches before they arrive in Brazil, the friendly is expected to help the players acclimatize to the conditions they will face when their tournament begins. Belgium has already agreed meetings with Luxembourg, Sweden and Tunisia before it begins its Group H campaign against Algeria in Belo Horizonte....
“There is a culture of obedience in this country, but it’s probably no more evident than in most parts of Utah,” Anderson told NEWSWEEK in an interview. “That’s why we’ve seen the highest approval ratings here for this entirely corrupt, disastrous presidency.” As for Romney, his “opposition to abortion and stem-cell research is a very different Mitt Romney than the one who ran for governor of Massachusetts. I felt that Mitt Romney was a man who could really bring people together in a nonpartisan fashion, who would always stand up for the highest ideals and not worry about the polls … I can only think this is a man who’s caving to what his handlers want him to say....
For every seven-play-or-more scoring drive Georgia produced, Louisville answered with three interceptions, six punts and a turnover on downs on a fake punt. MORE: Thrilling bowl photos | Chubb makes like Herschel in dazzling performance In their 37-14 loss, the Cardinals scored late in the first and third quarters, on two of their three red-zone trips. Louisville coach Bobby Petrino is often heralded as one of the brightest offensive minds in football, but in the Cardinals’ first meeting with Georgia, scheming couldn’t make up for inexperience....
The Russian fighter drove Carvalho back against the cage with a vicious right hand and cinched in a rear naked choke moments later to make the Brazilian tap for the second-round submission in the main event of Bellator 230 at the Ex Palalido and on DAZN. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year The three-time Russian national sambo champion immediately set the tone for the bout by unleashing a nasty head kick to Carvalho’s temple in the opening seconds that affected the Brazilian’s equilibrium....
With a heavy favorite in Tiz The Law for the adjusted 1 1/8-mile race, the bigger payoffs may lie in who shows and places, and making those picks part of a exacta, trifecta or superfecta behind him. That should bring up more interest for the latest 2020 Belmont Stakes prop bets, many of which are set up to be an extension of Tiz The Law’s expected strong performance. Here’s a look at all of the Belmont Stakes props offered, via SportsInsider, with Sporting News’ analysis and pick for each one....
“It was a legitimate fight,” Affleck said. “I will not wear a Yankees hat. I just can’t. I can’t wear it because it’s going to become a thing. I will never hear the end of it. And I couldn’t put it on my head.” If the movie is good it’s doubtful that people will remember what Affleck is wearing on his head in a scene but they did come to a compromise and have the actor wear a Mets cap instead....
Two plays into the ensuing Cowboys drive, a CeeDee Lamb fumble gave Pittsburgh the football. Roethlisberger was still away from the field, so Mason Rudolph entered the game at quarterback for the Steelers, trailing 13-6. Rudolph completed 2 of 3 passes to move Pittsburgh into field-goal range, and Chris Boswell nailed a 59-yarder to put the Steelers behind by four at the break. According to Steelers director of communications Burt Lauten, Roethlisberger “is expected to return in the second half....
