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The People’s Liberation Army sent eight fighter jets and two reconnaissance planes into Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the Taiwanese government reported. Two additional spy planes were logged by Japan’s Ministry of Defense as one of them performed maneuvers east of Taiwan. Viewed together, the flight paths published by Taipei and Tokyo appear to show the PLA projecting its presence on three sides of democratic Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory....

Club America fulfilled its duty, knocking off manager Ricardo La Volpe’s former charges 3-2 in a Copa MX quarterfinal. Chivas takes on second-division Alebrijes de Oaxaca on Wednesday, and with a win the Guadalajara side would set up a Clasico Nacional in the semifinal. How PSG could line up That kind of game, one that would draw attention across North America as Mexico’s two most successful and popular teams clash, is exactly what the Copa MX needs....

“I still believed I’d get another at-bat,” Choo said. Choo’s Texas teammates came through, reaching base enough times to bring him back to the plate with two outs in the ninth, when he hit an infield single to extend the streak to 47 games. Choo surpassed Julio Franco’s club record of 46 games, set in 1993 — and the Rangers blanked the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Sunday. Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched impressively into the sixth inning for Texas, and Jurickson Profar homered in the first....

LeBron James gave all of his Miami Heat teammates wrestling belts, so, naturally, someone performed a choke hold on Mario Chalmers. Yelling just wasn't enough. As James was interviewed, Chalmers and Chris Bosh pulled the videobomb, with Bosh holding Chalmers in the choke-out position. The stakes keep getting higher in the Heat videobombing world. What started as a few silly faces matured to cartwheel flips, and now we have choke holds....

“I can confirm that we don’t intend to publish the book,” HarperCollins spokesperson Kelly Rudolph told the New York Post on Tuesday. The book was described as “a provocative analysis of the harsh truths that the pandemic and Trump years have exposed about America—about our strength and our character—and a roadmap of the work needed to make our ideals match reality.” Cuomo, who was CNN’s #1 anchor, was fired on Saturday after new details emerged about his involvement in his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s political scandal surrounding dozens of sexual assault allegations made against him....

They include unbeaten English boxer Ellie Scotney challenging for the European featherweight title, 2020 Olympic Games gold medalist Galal Yafai entering his third professional bout and Eubank Jr’s cousin, Harlem, protecting his 15-fight unbeaten record in a flyweight contest. British and Commonwealth middleweight champion Felix Cash and former WBA bantamweight champion Shannon Courtenay are also among the bill. Here’s the full list of bouts confirmed to take place so far....

Gayle had earlier posted another photo of himself on Instagram along with the caption ‘I’m on my way, Baby’ when he had boarded the flight back home. RCB starlet Sarfaraz Khan had confirmed the news when he said in a press conference, “Gayle has become a father, so he has gone home to visit his family and son.” A photo posted by KingGayle (@chrisgayle333) on Apr 20, 2016 at 8:28am PDT...

Johnson, who is currently a free agent after spending last season with the Jets, set the NFL Combine record for the fastest 40-yard dash time with a 4.24 in 2008. He joined NFL Network on Skype to discuss the record and sent out a tweet seeing if anyone could match him. MORE: Running back 40 times | Gurley vs. Gordon | Mock Draft UAB wide receiver J.J. Nelson came closest to beating Johnson’s record, posting the fastest 40 time of the day at 4....

The pair previously worked together when Ricciardo drove for Red Bull from 2014 to 2018, before he departed for Renault (now Alpine). After cutting his current contract short with McLaren, Ricciardo is no longer guaranteed a spot on the 2023 grid, but Alpine, Haas and Williams have been touted as potential destinations. MORE: Chandhok endorses Ricciardo for 2023 seat | Why Piastri is on the path to success When asked on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast if he would sign Ricciardo if he was in Alpine’s shoes, the Red Bull boss backed his former driver....

“It’s my job to worry. You can’t become complacent in any way; we never have yet and we won’t certainly this year. Our approach is one race at a time, the next challenge is Korea – to get the most out of that venue – and then after that obviously Suzuka. If we keep doing that then the championship tables tend to take care of themselves,” Horner said. “We’ve had two bloody close ones that I don’t want to go through again....

The former Stanford standout is headed to the Golden State after being dealt to the 49ers late Thursday night. And although McCaffrey made his bones 35 miles south of San Francisco as a college standout, McCaffrey’s acquisition signifies a return to home in more ways than one. That’s because the former All-Pro tailback also has a long-standing relationship with Niners coach Kyle Shanahan. In fact, Shanahan “babysat” McCaffrey when the now-coach was just a fresh-faced teenager....

The mountaineers, who are scaling the world’s tallest mountain to survey its natural resources, height and monitor any potential impacts of climate change, are now scheduled to reach the peak on May 22 permitting acceptable weather conditions. A climb to an altitude of 7,028 meters was halted on May 9 due to risks of snow slides, with the team returning back to a camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters (21,300 feet) on the legendary mountain—located on the border between Nepal and Tibet....

The Battle at Lake Changjin was released on September 30 and is the latest in a line of patriotic Chinese films—specially approved by the government—that some observers say border on propaganda. Its opening coincided with China’s National Day holidays on October 1, and the timing aligns with wider celebrations marking the centennial of the Chinese Communist Party in 2021. Lake Changjin is the nation’s most expensive film to date, with a budget of $200 million....

Li-Meng Yan, a former post-doctoral fellow at Hong Kong University, has now promoted two non peer-reviewed papers which suggest the coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19 was created in a lab, describing it as being an “unrestricted bioweapon.” The second paper, released last month, accused academics and public health experts of corruption after the scientific community roundly rejected the unfounded claims in the first paper, which was released in September....

What was so royal about the old way? Well, the court was believed to be moved by esoteric considerations the rest of us mortal subjects need not understand, but which we should nevertheless accept. It even used to be thought rather bad form, if not actually vaguely treasonous, to inveigh against its rulings (as distinct from defying them, which is another matter). Indeed the very phrase in which people like me used to seek to quell complaints about desegregation decisions- “It is the law of the land” has a certain quaint ring to it, something a herald might well proclaim after a shrill toot or two on a trumpet and a couple of “hear ye’s....

To learn more about a choroidal effusion, one must learn what the difference between the sclera, choroid and the retina. The sclera is the tough outer coating of the eyeball. The sclera is what gives the eyeball its white appearance. The choroid is the blood vessel-rich tissue that feeds and nourishes the overlying retina. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue that collects light information and transmits it to the brain via the nerve fiber bundles via the optic nerve....

Christie, a Republican who has long been a vocal supporter of Trump, told CNN that he believes the former President could be a “very positive force for Republican candidates” in 2022, but only if he tells the truth and moves on from the election. Following Trump’s loss, he and his allies have claimed with no evidence that the election was stolen in key swing states. The CNN interview came after Christie spoke at Saturday’s Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas, where he again urged Republicans to look to the future and move on from the election while speaking to a group of donors Saturday....

Now, the Captain America star has taken the opportunity to urge his fans to vote in the 2020 November presidential election. Taking to Twitter, Evans, 39, tweeted: “Now that I have your attention,” along with two emojis symbolizing embarrassment, adding: “VOTE Nov 3rd!!!” The Knives Out actor was left red-faced when he accidentally posted a screen recording of his camera roll, with a penis in one of the thumbnails, believed to be his own, to his 6....

The 36-year old has a reputation as a cricketer who values lucrative Twenty20 contracts than Test caps, but he says he wants to play Test Cricket in 2016. The hard-hitting opener will play for the Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming Big Bash League season instead of the ongoing Test series between against Australia. In the recent clash in Hobart, where the visitors were crushed by an innings and 212 runs....

The host of All In With Chris Hayes shared footage from Fox News’ flagship morning show Fox & Friends, where a panel criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci’s comments on Wednesday. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had told Hayes people needed to “get over this political statement” and get vaccinated. Hayes said Trump should be holding rallies to support vaccinations, while his supporters could argue that he was responsible for creating the vaccine in the first place....