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Due to the time of year, the Australian Open is often played in incredibly hot conditions, especially as the summers have continued to heat up as part of global climate change. In recent months, Australia’s wildfires have killed at least 25 people, costing many more their homes and forcing widespread evacuations. As the Australian Open approaches, there are still approximately 200 active blazes across the continent, with some expected to affect air quality in Melbourne, where the tournament is hosted....

Today, our latest incident comes from the Australian Open and one unfortunate ball boy. MORE: Serena Williams sounds off | Must-see photos Feliciano Lopez with the serve. Wait … can someone please go check on that young man? Oh no. Let’s run back the tape. . Wait, how fast was that? /Quickly converts. … Yup, that’s 121 mph. A valiant effort to try and play through it, but taking a knee was the right move....

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced the lockdown on Friday to start on November 22 and will last at least 10 days. Vaccinations against COVID will become mandatory beginning on February 1. The fourth nationwide lockdown comes as the country reports over 15,000 new COVID cases. The country’s doctors, who are being overwhelmed with patients, are praising the lockdown. “The record infection figures that we have now experienced day after day will only be reflected in normal and intensive care units with a time lag....

In the Russian version of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Harari has blunted criticism of Kremlin disinformation campaigns and the invasion and annexation of Crimea, according to Russian news website The Insider. Russia invaded the Crimea—then belonging to Ukraine—in 2014, capitalizing on the chaos wrought by the overthrow of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. So-called “little green men” were the first to arrive, armed and clad in military fatigues but with no markings indicating their nationality....

According to Reuters, China’s National Health Commission called for “reasonable use” of the clothing on Sunday as the country struggles to deal with severe equipment shortages, affecting protective suits, goggles, and masks. The statement comes shortly after news that the death toll of the coronavirus (2019-nCov) officially surpassed the number killed during the SARS epidemic. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) infected 8,098, killing 774, in spring 2003....

The El Malpais National Monument is a volcanic landscape with geological features like lava flows, lava tube caves, sandstone bluffs and cinder cones, the most common type of volcano in the world, according to the National Park Service website. While rural residents of New Mexico frequently turn to cutting wood in the fall to help with heating during the winter, harvesting trees at El Malpais is illegal, the AP reported....

Site: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis) When: Dec. 29, 2 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN MORE: One reason to watch every bowl game | Bowl gifts | SN All-Americans Series: This is the first meeting between the two programs. Coaches: Dana Holgorsen (West Virginia), Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M) Common opponents: Alabama (West Virginia: L 33-23; Texas A&M: L 0-59) Players to watch: The Mountaineers and Aggies combined for 968 total pass attempts this season....

TikTok user @duff_matteo_alex gained over 300,000 views on his video showing the aftermath of allegedly being locked inside of an AutoZone store in Dallas. AutoZone is the largest retailer of aftermarket automotive parts in America with over 6,000 stores across the United States. “So apparently we’re locked inside of the store. I was trying to leave and the door won’t open—the lock is messed up,” he explained, showing his failed attempt to open the glass doors....

But by the 1980s, the bruising computer industry made the hockey rink look positively amicable. When Akers offered his resignation to his board last Monday, he knew he had lost his biggest game. The fortunes of his company had spiraled downward during his eight years at the helm, He had tried to slim the lumbering giant, cutting 100,000 jobs from the rolls, and to reorganize the company into a constellation of smaller, more nimble units with a greater presence in high-profit software services....

The incident took place on the I-40, near Mustang on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, on Wednesday. A box truck and a semi truck collided leaving the latter overturned and some of its contents scattered over the road. Fortunately, nobody was injured, but authorities were forced to close several lanes whilst the mess was cleared up. Video shot from a helicopter by local network KWTV—News 9 showed a large number of boxes and phallic shaped items spread across the highway....

According to reports, the mental health care budget in the United States reached roughly $225.1 billion in 2019, which accounts for over 5% of all health care spending in the country. That overall spending doubled since 2009. Since spending has increased, the long-held notion that therapy is too expensive or inaccessible is slowly becoming a thing of the past. There is still work to be done to make therapy available to everyone, although there are ways that you can find therapy on a budget....

In a post on Facebook, Lavigne announced the song’s anniversary. “Holy f***! #Complicated was released 20 years ago today. I could have never imagined the places this song would take me. I am so grateful to you guys always and 4-ever for embracing my music and showing me so much love then, and still now, 20 years later,” the singer wrote. Fans could hardly believe it had been that long—but attested to the song’s longevity....

Look who’s back, back again: It’s Peyton and Eli dropping a new rap to promote DirecTV’s Fantasy Zone Channel. It’s called “Fantasy Football Fantasy”, and as usual, it’s more Flight of the Conchords, and not at all Eminem and Dr. Dre. Just like their older tracks, the older (wiser?) Peyton tries to play the straight man, while we can’t help cracking up at every sight of Eli’s face. The cameos include Chris Johnson—giving someone a Chris Johnson ‘do, and Joe Namath helping that same someone’s mom make stew....

Scientists looked at how 120 17-month-old children reacted to puppet shows showing where bears behave unfairly, while they sat on a parents’ lap. Would infants expect the leader of a group to step in to fix an issue, compared with those who weren’t leaders? The babies watched three bear puppets, who represented a wrongdoer, protagonist and a victim, respectively, in different scenarios. The protagonist bear presented the other bears with two toys to share....

The footage, shared to TikTok on September 22 by an account called Fittzzzz, begins by filming a baby girl sitting upright on the living room carpet with her legs spread far apart. The young child has some brightly colored toys in front of her, but looks up when the man filming asks: “Where did you learn to sit like that?” The camera then pans across the room to show that a fluffy ginger cat is sitting opposite the child, also upright and with its hind legs spread far apart....

Records updated with data through Tuesday on the MSDH’s website showed the infant was the first child under age 1 reported to have died of COVID-19 in Mississippi since the start of the pandemic, though more than 4,000 infections in children under 1 have been reported in the state. While thousands of children under 18 have tested positive for the virus in Mississippi over the course of the pandemic, state health officials have reported few deaths in children....

Emotional Natasha Ogden, speaking after the inquest into baby Kane Davidson’s death, said she didn’t want “other families to go through this.” Kane was playing with his three-year-old brother, Calum Jr., in the back bedroom of his family’s home in Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, in the U.K., when the terrible tragedy unfolded. Rochdale Coroners Court heard Natasha had left the room for a matter of moments and, on her return, Kane was nowhere to be seen....

At the very least, Halloween will look much different for most people this year, and that’s not even in regards to costumes. What does Halloween even mean during the age of COVID-19? Will kids be trick-or-treating? Will adults gather for parties? Well, we imagine some people won’t be able to resist the urge to put on a silly, awesome or inappropriate costume—even if it’s just for a Zoom hangout....

Pink eye happens when there is an inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva, the transparent membrane covering part of the eyeball and inner eyelid. The eye’s blood vessels also become inflamed and more visible, causing eye redness. There are different types of conjunctivitis: viral, bacterial, and allergic conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is a common eye problem that affects nearly six million people in the United States every year. Bacterial pink eye is the second most common type, after viral conjunctivitis, and accounts for 50% to 75% of conjunctivitis cases in children....