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title: “Behind The Debacle At The Bay Of Pigs” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-03” author: “Sharon Brown”

The French Foreign Ministry announced Monday in a communique that de Lacoste left Belarus on Sunday after Belarusian authorities arrived at a “unilateral decision.” Local media said that the order for the French ambassador to leave is likely connected to the EU’s and France’s pushback against Lukashenko’s disputed win in the election, AP reported. This reasoning is supported by a message from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, which said that de Lacoste refused to present his credentials to Lukashenko....

Belgium, led by Kevin De Bruyne, feature multiple top European players who will look to take an early command of Group F. Yet Canada will hope to put up a fight and surprise amidst a tough group that also includes the 2018 runners-up Croatia. John Herdman has been touted for his man-management skills, fostering a togetherness amongst the Canada squad, but also for his tactical acumen. Les Rouges are known for their flexibility in set-up, able to play in multiple formations....

Happily for us, the result is the book “American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion,” out this month from Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Through seven profiles, including an inner-city imam, a philosopher and a feminist—Barrett (formerly a Wall Street Journal colleague of mine) paints a picture of Muslims that is, as he put it last week at a talk in Los Angeles, “no less diverse than Christians....

In the middle of September, MacDonald was going to be getting married and then two weeks later, he would get a chance to become the first person in the promotion’s history to become the “champ-champ” when he took on middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi. Due to the significance of the bout being considered the biggest in company history, it would be the first MMA card to air on DAZN as part of the multi-year partnership between Bellator and the global streaming service....

Now Bellator is bringing them back. Company president Scott Coker announced Friday it will hold a one-night, four-man tournament at Bellator 141: Dynamite on Sept. 19 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The winner will face the winner of that night’s main event, light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary vs. Tito Ortiz. MORE: Slice, Shamrock show their age | Dream fight finally set to take place Phil Davis, Muhammed Lawal, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell will participate in the tournament....

The England striker nodded home a Ben Davies cross in the 49th minute at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, giving Spurs the full three points as they jumped into third in the Premier League standings. With Arsenal sitting in sixth place and six points back of the top four, Bellerin bemoaned a lack of initiative as the Gunners controlled possession in the first half. “We waited too long,” Bellerin told Arsenal’s official website....

Roethilsberger had a great start in the wild-card game against Miami. He completed his first 11 pass attempts, two of them long touchdowns to wide receiver Antonio Brown. With a big early lead that turned into a run-heavy, 30-12 romp, Big Ben ended up going just 2 of 7 the rest of game with two interceptions and one late injury to his right foot — which landed in a walking boot....

The Bengals linebacker dove for the Steelers quarterback’s ankles after Roethlisberger released the ball during the first half of Pittsburgh’s 33-20 win over Cincinnati. Burfict wasn’t flagged on the play, but could receive a fine from the league. MORE: Big Ben’s grit has Steelers thinking playoffs | NFL blamed for scuffle “He said, ‘I got pushed into you, my bad.’ and the official just kind of nodded like, ‘Yeah, OK....

The Steelers quarterback was expected to be in a walking boot all week after suffering a mid-foot sprain in his left foot Sunday, but he is out of it already and is “progressing ahead of schedule,” ESPN reported Thursday. MORE: Week 10 Fantasy QB ranks, featuring Landry Jones | Week 10 picks Despite Roethlisberger’s making headway with the injury, backup Landry Jones is expected to start this week. Jones has completed 28 of 47 passes for 456 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions in three games this season....

Although the Steelers can't consider such a move unless they can find someone to replace Roethlisberger, Rapoport notes other teams already inquired about his availability this past offseason. From their perspective, his salary is bound to escalate from the $12.1 million he is due to make in 2014 to match the higher numbers of the league's other Super Bowl-winning passers. Roethlisberger denied any validity of the report, calling it "ridiculous....

The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Saturday morning its 15-player ballot for the 2016 Wooden Award, and there was no mention of LSU freshman Ben Simmons. MORE: The 16 teams who could win it all Whatever the Tigers’ failings as a team and whatever few flaws he has exhibited in his performance, one must have a very loose grip on reality not to construe Simmons as one of the 15 best college basketballers this season....

The 33-year-old’s contract at Volkswagen Arena still had two years to run but he has opted to move to the Ligue 1 champions, agreeing a deal at Stade Louis II through to 2020. The former Switzerland goalkeeper, who retired from international football in 2014, will compete with Danijel Subasic and Morgan De Sanctis for the number one shirt at Leonardo Jardim’s title-holders. How much would it cost to sign Cristiano Ronaldo?...

When Is a Bland Diet Useful? Bland diets should only be considered for treating the symptoms of an underlying medical condition, and for as short a time as possible. Common reasons that your healthcare provider may recommend starting a bland diet can include: Bacterial food poisoning: If possible, eat a bland diet and slowly return your diet to normal over one to two days as tolerated. Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea: Bland diets are usually better tolerated Traveler’s diarrhea: Bland diets may provide some comfort and nutrition while the common symptoms of an upset stomach may decrease your desire to eat....

In the past, this posed serious problems as older drugs like Crixivan (indinavir) required three pills every eight hours, while others like Zerit (stavudine) and Epivir (lamivudine) required dosing every 12 hours. For a therapy like this, you would need to take a dose four to five times a day, every day to achieve viral suppression. Today, these concerns have largely been overcome as improved pharmacokinetics have extended the half-life of many of the drugs, allowing them to be taken once daily without the risk of toxicity....

Benfotiamine is a lab-created version of thiamine (vitamin B1). Your body absorbs it better than natural B1. So some people use it to raise thiamine levels. This article looks at the uses and possible side effects of benfotiamine, how to take it, and what to look for when buying it. What Is Benfotiamine Used For? Thiamine deficiency is rare in the United States. You may be at risk if your diet is:...

Bengals kicker Evan McPherson was among those fans viewing it in-person. Rather than meet with his team in the locker room, McPherson was seen taking in the performance of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J. Blige from the sideline. MORE: Watch the entire Super Bowl 2022 halftime show with Eminem, Snoop Dogg & more It’s likely not super important that McPherson wasn’t in the locker room during halftime....

The Magpies suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Huddersfield on Sunday, leaving them pointless and goalless after the opening two matches of the campaign. The Spaniard believes the fans will have to be patient with his side. “It’s maybe because it’s a learning process so we have to learn quickly, maybe it’s too soon for us,” he told Sky Sports. “My experience in the Premier League is that you have to take your chances because, if you make mistakes you will pay for that....

At a briefing with foreign ambassadors, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel hopes to restore peace “quickly” but is also open to further escalation against Hamas. “You can either conquer them, and that’s always an open possibility, or you can deter them,” Netanyahu said to them. “We are engaged right now in forceful deterrence, but I have to say, we don’t rule out anything.” According to the Associated Press, the Biden administration was privately encouraging Israel to scale back its bombardment of Gaza, while Egyptian officials working on negotiations in the region are optimistic that international pressure will stop the fighting....