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Liverpool had little reason to celebrate Saturday on their way to a 3-1 loss against Manchester United. But in the 84th minute, Belgian soccer star Christian Benteke delivered a bicycle kick worthy of cheers from fans who thought they’d seen it all, and tears from physicists who thought they understood gravity. MORE: International soccer rivalries | Ronaldo’s five-goal onslaught This reaction speaks for all of us: Benteke, 24, signed with Liverpool on July 22 and became the Reds’ second-most expensive transfer....

“In light of the current liquidity status…there is no guarantee that the group will have sufficient funds to continue to perform its financial obligations,” the company said in its statement reported by Reuters. Reuters wrote that this news set off a chain of meetings with government officials, starting with a Friday appointment in Evergrande’s home state, the Guangdong province, where the company’s Chairman Hui Ka Yan met with officials. After this meeting, the government agreed to send a “working group” that would “oversee risk management, strengthen internal controls and maintain normal operations,” Reuters reported....

Hailed as a revolutionary leap forward for conducting research and finding potential treatments for disease, CRISPR makes it quicker and easier to edit DNA. The technique called CRISPR-Cas9 involves using the Cas-9 protein to snip at a specific part of DNA. Researchers used CRISPR to edit a donor’s stem cells and transplant them into a 27-year-old patient with HIV and leukemia. They hoped the cells would survive, replicate, and cure the man of HIV....

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder has been a dynamic player for the Tuzos during recent campaigns, including the squad’s Clausura 2016 championship. He also has been a standout for Mexico’s U-23 side, making the Best XI in CONCACAF qualification and scoring in El Tri’s opening match at the 2016 games in Brazil, but heading home shortly after because of a broken fibula. Pizarro has six senior caps, making his debut in 2015, and scored in a friendly against Senegal in February of 2016 for his first-ever senior national team goal....

“It’s time to stop the outrage and the conspiracies that fuel the violence and division in this country, and most importantly, we need to reject those that promote it,” he said. Kinzinger who has been criticized by fellow members of the GOP for his role at the hearing, said he accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s appointment to the committee “not in spite of my membership in the Republican Party, but because of it....

That’s what sparks the body to expel watery diarrhea, the most common symptom of cholera. Vibrio cholerae is highly contagious and is primarily the result of contaminated food, water and, in some cases, the environment. Common Causes In order for cholera to spread in a community, it has to be introduced to that community first—either naturally via the environment or, more commonly, because someone who was infected brought it there....

Chandler was arrested on Sunday, August 1 and charged with one count of incest after the Green County Sheriff’s Office received information about alleged “sex crimes against a family member, who resides in the Ruckersville area.” In a statement issued to Newsweek, Chandler’s attorney, David L Heilberg said much of the information being put out online in relation to the case needed to be “filtered by skepticism” especially as his client is “legally disabled with mental health issues....

Ever since Chris Evans retired from the role of Captain America and passed it down to Mackie, fans have wondered if this was truly the last we’ve seen of The First Avenger. Now, Evans has confirmed his stance on returning as Captain America in this new multiverse chapter of the MCU. RELATED: Chris Evans Would Rather Play Human Torch Again Instead of Captain America During an interview on the Disney D23 Podcast, Evans said that returning to the role would be “upsetting....

After Netflix released a preview trailer of their slated 2022 films, which featured big titles like Knives Out 2 and The Adam Project, fans were also able to catch a glimpse of The Gray Man, the new action thriller from the Russo Brothers starring Ryan Gosling and Evans. Now taking to Twitter, Evans posted a set photo of his character Lloyd Hansen from the highly anticipated film, revealing the many cuts and bruises his character endured....

Loki has been a part of all Thor films up until now, making his absence in this new film surprising. While doing press for Thor: Love and Thunder, Hemsworth and Waititi joked when Hiddleston’s Loki not being a part of the new film was brought up to them. RELATED: How Do Thor & Other Marvel Characters Compare To Actual Norse Mythology? Loki was last seen with Thor in Avengers: Infinity War having his life taken by Thanos over the battle for the infinity stones, which is most likely why he won’t be present in Thor: Love and Thunder....

Chris Jericho on his feud with Jon Moxley in AEW While speaking with Sports Illustrated, Chris Jericho stated that his feud with Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose) was really good when the two men had initially feuded in WWE a couple of years ago. However, the current AEW World Champion, who recently teased another feud with Moxley, claimed that this forthcoming feud between the pair will be totally different and that both he and Moxley will deliver on a different level....

The Bucks refused to take the court against the Magic in Game 5 of their first-round series to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by a police officer in the team’s home state of Wisconsin. The incident prompted the latest in a series of demonstrations against police brutality and racial inequality, with all playoff games Wednesday, Thursday and Friday subsequently postponed. MORE: Paul, LeBron spoke with Obama after tense meeting...

Those trade rumors stem from new Knicks new team president Leon Rose once serving as Paul’s agent. ESPN’s Frank Isola said the Knicks were “gathering intel” on Paul and could possibly try to trade for him this summer. But Paul might not be so keen on moving to New York and and playing for such a volatile front office. His sneakers during Friday’s game had “Do the Right Thing” written on them, in reference to the Knicks’ security fiasco with superfan Spike Lee....

That alone should tell you just how much the future Hall of Famer was hurting, though there was plenty of other evidence of Paul’s pain during the Lakers’ 109-102 win, which evened the first-round series at one game apiece. MORE: Why NBA fined Porzingis, but not LeBron, for violating protocols After injuring his right shoulder in Game 1, Paul rarely looked like the real CP3. He played just 23 minutes in Game 2, totaling six points, five assists, three rebounds and three turnovers....

The cameraman who approached Webber asked for his thoughts about the recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that Northwestern football players were not allowed to unionize. MORE: Greatest Michigan players of all time | Ranking 1990s NBA uniforms “I definitely think student-athletes should have the right to make sure that they can take of each other,” he said. “Bill Russell told me any system that gets free labor is slavery....

Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus squared off against the Young Bucks for the AEW tag titles. Their ladder match had also been scheduled to involve the Hardys, but Jeff Hardy was suspended amid news of his DUI arrest. To the amazement of fans, the Bucks won the ladder match to become the promotion’s first two-time tag team champion. After the match, fans in attendance were hit with another bombshell as Christian Cage grabbed Jungle Boy and delivered a killswitch and a subsequent Conchairto....

But with just minutes to go before the start of the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday night, we got an idea of just what the Eagles’ head coach was willing to do to get his former Oregon signal-caller. MORE: Live Draft Tracker | Kurt Warner’s draft thoughts | Mariota’s best fit? The answer? A good chunk of the future in Philadelphia. In comparison, the Redskins traded three first-round picks and a second-round pick to the Rams in 2012 for the No....

“I never go anywhere by myself unless it’s for a quick appointment or I know the place is crowded,” Kim said in an interview Thursday with ESPN. “I have Tasers, pepper spray, a knife. If I go outside to walk my dog or go to the grocery store, my fanny pack has all three of those in it and my hand never leaves my side.” The 20-year-old snowboarder holds the top Olympic prize for the halfpipe and recently opened up about her personal experiences of anti-Asian racism....

Butler announced the deal, which runs through 2021, on Monday. The 43-year-old Holtmann was the school’s interim coach for three months before being named the full-time coach in January. Holtmann took over for Brandon Miller, who was granted a medical leave. Holtmann led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated Texas in the Round of 64 and lost to Notre Dame in the Round of 32. MORE: Who’s in, who’s out | Barnes headed to Tennessee?...

Johnson told reporters he woke up at the team hotel Saturday morning in Minnesota with a small bite on his left hand he suspects was from a spider. He was treated at Target Field, but his hand was swollen on Sunday, so he received treatment at a Minneapolis hospital. The hand was wrapped and he was given antibiotics. PENNANT RACE PANIC: Why your team’s fan base is freaking out this week...