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His absence is a big reason the sport has declined significantly over the past 10 years. By the same token, one reason NASCAR remains strong is Earnhardt’s enormous fan base, much of which now follows Dale Earnhardt Jr. and remains loyal to the sport. MORE: Dale Jr., others starting drivers’ council | Chase standings | Pocono schedule It’s no surprise then that Earnhardt fans cringe at the thought of a current driver matching or breaking one of his records....

The Black Is King artist is nominated for nine total awards in eight categories. (She’s got two nominations in the Record of the Year race; one for her own track, “BLACK PARADE,” and another for the remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage,” on which she’s a guest performer.) But even with her taking at least one loss in Record of the Year, there are still three ways for Bey to set incredible Grammy records....

The clip, shared by TMZ, shows the musical couple and their 8-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, sitting as Lovato sang the national anthem at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, where the Kansas City Chiefs just won their first Super Bowl in 50 years with a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Jay-Z, who co-produced the halftime show this year that featured singers Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, partnered with the National Football League (NFL) last year through his Roc Nation company....

Alternatives are on the way. CRT, or corneal reshaping, was approved by the FDA in June. There’s no surgery; doctors use computers to map the surface of the eye, then make lenses that patients wear while they sleep. The lenses reshape the epithelium, the surface of the cornea, redistributing cells from the center to the periphery to compensate for refractive errors and astigmatism. Vision is improved after only a week, though patients need to wear the lenses at least every other night or the effect subsides, according to Paragon Vision Systems (paragoncrt....

Blue Origin held an auction for a coveted spot with Bezos on the “New Shepard” rocket ship for his upcoming space trip. The bidder, who remains anonymous, paid $28 million for the seat. $19 million of those proceeds will go to non-profit organizations which include the National Space Society, Space Camp, Teachers in Space, and The Mars Society, to name a few. These funds will be funneled through Bezos “Club For The Future” foundation which aims to teach kids about STEM and space travel....

Mia Yim, Io Shirai, Candace LeRae and Bianca Belair will square off for the right to take on Shayna Baszler. While the competitors in the match are impressive, Belair is ready heading into NXT’s premiere on USA. “I’m feeling pretty confident,” Belair tells Newsweek. “Right after the Takeover match between Shayna and Mia and how that went down I’m like ‘yeah, Mia and I have history’ but my goal is to get the NXT Women’s title, and that’s to get to Shayna....

Making the diagnosis of a torn biceps tendon is typically straightforward, but the decision for how to best treat these injuries may be more complicated. Deciding if surgery is necessary, or even helpful, may be more complicated, and the ideal treatment may not be the same for everyone. The Biceps Tendon and Muscle The biceps tendon is the structure that connects the biceps muscle to the bone. The biceps muscle helps bend the elbow joint, but it also has other functions....

Addressing supporters in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Trump raised the prospect of losing to Biden—telling supporters he would not know what to do in such a situation. “If I lose to him, I don’t know what I’m gonna do,” he said. “I will never speak to you again, you’ll never see me again.” Following this, Biden shared the clip of this quote and said: “I’m Joe Biden and I approve this message....

“Twenty years ago, nearly 3,000 lives were cut short by an unspeakable act of cowardice and hatred on 9/11. As a nation, we must never forget those we lost during one of the darkest moments in our history and the enduring pain of their families and loved ones,” Biden said in a statement on Twitter. Biden on Saturday will visit New York City, Shanksville, Pennyslvania, and Arlington, Virginia – all three locations that were targeted during the 2001 attacks....

France then recalled diplomats from America and canceled a gala at its embassy meant to celebrate the French-American relationship. France felt “fooled by the deal,” and reportedly lost out on billions with the scarping of the $90 billion Australian order, according to The Guardian. During their meeting, Biden and Macron “shared warm words” and “friendly body language,” Reuters reported. However, the French leader stopped short of saying outright that the relationship was repaired, adding that trust would need to be regained....

This move follows a January 13 ruling by the Supreme Court wherein a 6-3 decision the justices decided that the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) did not have the authority to enforce the Biden administration’s order. A Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit had been considering the legality of the Biden mandate; however, the Supreme Court’s ruling all but affirmed that even if the lower court found the measure legal, the Supreme Court would have likely overturned the decision....

During a press call, Eric Lander, President Joe Biden’s science advisor and director of the Office of Science and Technology, told reporters that, “the next pandemic will very likely be substantially different than COVID-19” and that the United States must be ready to respond. In his call, Lander said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed “fundamental issues” within America’s public health system and that the country must ramp up its efforts to strengthen its public health workforce, improve health care access, and better relegate the flow of information....

“Unfortunately, as we’ve seen throughout this pandemic, some politicians are trying to turn public safety measures—that is, children wearing masks in school—into political disputes for their own political gain,” Biden said in a speech on Wednesday. “Some are even trying to take power away from local educators by banning masks in school. They’re setting a dangerous tone.” Biden said he’s spoken with school superintendents in Florida and Arizona “to thank them for doing the right thing and requiring masks in their schools....

The conversation was the first between the leaders since Biden took office, coming almost one month after his January 20 inauguration. It also followed conversations Biden had with a host of other allies from around the world, as well as calls with figures like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Jinping Xi. The leaders discussed ties between the U.S. and Israel while promising to strengthen bilateral relations and address regional security issues in the Middle East....

Longtime adviser and Democratic strategist Anita Dunn said Sunday that Biden supporters—ranging from former President Barack Obama to old GOP rivals—are “not taking anything for granted” as they aggressively campaign heading into November 3. Dunn said she is confident in Biden’s likelihood of victory Tuesday, but the campaign feels no need to rush for premature results on election night should the race be intensely close in big states like Pennsylvania....

In an all-staff email obtained by CNN, Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon told staffers to “refrain from posting about the situation on social media unless otherwise directed.” “As you saw overnight, outlets are reporting, and President Trump has confirmed that he and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19,” she began. “First, rest assured that our campaign staff, in consultation with health experts have continued to take every precaution to protect Vice President Biden, Sen....

On Monday, the New York Times published a guest essay from Warren entitled Democrats Can Avoid Disaster in November where she wrote that she felt the Democratic party needed to do more to deliver on promises that it made to voters to avoid “big losses in the midterms.” “Democrats need to deliver more of the president’s agenda,” Warren wrote, “or else we will not be in the majority much longer....

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle for the Middle District of Florida overturned the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mask mandate for public transportation, ruling that the federal agency exceeded its authority by imposing the mandate in February 2021. As the DOJ moves ahead on its appeal, the case will move to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta, which has jurisdiction over federal courts in Florida, Georgia and Alabama....

The U.S. continues to have the highest number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 of any country in the world. As of Friday morning, more than 12.9 million cases and over 263,000 deaths from the novel virus were reported, according to The New York Times’ tracker. Over the past week, the U.S. has seen an average of more than 160,000 confirmed new infections per day and more than 1,500 daily deaths....

He is set to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and senior government officials after flying in from India—but it is Taliban leaders who are setting the tone of the visit after vowing to restore Islamic rule once the Americans leave. Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, expressed doubts in February that the U.S. will meet the May 1 pullout deadline. Responding to a two-day NATO meeting, he told Pentagon reporters at the time he will not be forced into any “hasty” or “disorderly” troop withdrawals....