Portugal secured their place with the 16-16 result in the last match of the Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai. They finish first on points difference and become the final team to qualify for France 2023. Portugal will take part in their second Rugby World Cup after 2007 and join Australia, Wales, Fiji and Georgia in Pool C. It means the USA – who will host the tournament in 2031, miss out for the second time in their history....
Ronald Araujo’s place in the Uruguay squad was in doubt through injury and the saga around his fitness appears to be escalating, although his teammates still managed to keep a clean sheet against South Korea. Danilo Pereira and his fellow Portugal defenders had a more nervy opener as their side overcame Ghana 3-2 — but he will not be involved against Uruguay. Below are the confirmed lineups for both teams....
Emergency personnel treated Farah at the scene before rushing him away in a wheelchair and covered in blankets, according to media reports. Farah, 30, was second in the 13-mile road race, a preparation event for an April 13 marathon in London. Born in Somalia, the spindly runner now lives in Britain. Initial fears rose amid reports Farah was unconscious for up to four minutes. Farah said his collapse was "not a big deal," according to media reports, and said he fell after giving full exertion to the race....
Postcoital bleeding is not related to your menstrual cycle. Rather, blood flows from the lining of the vagina or cervix. Depending on the cause, blood may be bright red or darker, and it may be a trace amount or a heavy, sheet-soaking puddle. This article will go over the causes of postcoital bleeding. You will learn which conditions can have postcoital bleeding as a symptom and when bleeding after sex needs medical treatment....
The former Everton star was handed a starting spot in Tuesday’s second leg of the AFC play-off against Syria and repaid his coach’s faith with both goals in their 2-1 extra-time victory. Cahill cancelled out Omar Al Soma’s shock opener before heading in a 109th-minute winner to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory and become the first player to reach 50 international goals for the Socceroos. Postecoglou says the 37-year-old is undoubtedly the country’s best player in history and was amazed with the way he performed over 120 difficult minutes against a stubborn Syria side, who almost snatched an away-goals victory in the dying seconds through an Al Soma free-kick that hit the post....
Details about the blood test, which is not yet ready for clinical use, were published in JAMA in late July. In their study, the researchers detail how they use the protein p-tau217 to differentiate Alzheimer’s disease from other neurodegenerative diseases through a simple, low-cost blood test. The study analyzed data from 1,402 patients and found that the new blood test had “significantly higher accuracy” than more established tests like plasma- and MRI-based biomarkers....
After a stop in Vail, Colo., last weekend for golf with Gerald Ford and a “back to his roots” visit early this week with old Arkansas friends, White House aides say, the Clintons plan to fly to the Vineyard for a 10-day visit this Thursday–the president’s 47th birthday. Former Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan, owner of an island summer home, urged the president to come for the surf, golf and seclusion....
Washington badly wants to avoid the embarrassment of having Arafat run for election himself–which most observers think he would win handily. State Department officials hope to get the Europeans and Russians to back this approach, along with major Arab allies–Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan–and U.N. Secretary- General Kofi Annan. The aging Palestinian leader would then face a tough quid pro quo from the international community: step aside in return for gaining early statehood....
That’s no coincidence. The top drivers this season — and the top seeds entering the Chase — were all near the front again in the final regular-season race at Richmond. MORE: Who will be left standing? | What to like, where to worry about new Chase format And given the way they have run all season, it would be no surprise if they are still there when we do our final rankings after the season finale at Homestead....
First Five: 20-23-39-59-60Powerball: 18Power Play: 2x Saturday’s 12/28/19 jackpot was estimated at $200 million, with a cash option of $134.3 million. The jackpot could have increased if sales furthered lottery projections, according to officials. Winning numbers from the 12/25/19 jackpot of $183 million on Wednesday were: 02-04-16-30-46 Powerball: 20 Power Play: 2x There was no grand prize winner on Christmas this Wednesday, but there were four tickets—sold separately in Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey and New York—that matched all five white balls for the second prize of $1 million....
Currently, Powerball has two weekly drawings and the third will be added Monday. The new move is to create larger prizes, according to the Missouri Lottery executive director, who currently leads Powerball, May Scheve Reardon. She said Powerball ticket sales tend to increase when jackpots are at least worth $400 million or more. “Jackpot fatigue is real and by increasing the days of the draws we’ll be able to grow bigger jackpots faster and get more people interested in the game and turn over more money to our beneficiaries,” Reardon said....
First Five: 03-19-27-37-40Powerball: 08Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s 05/22/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $218 million, with a cash option of $149.0 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. Here are the winning numbers from last Wednesday night’s drawing: First Five: 11-13-55-56-69 Powerball: 04 Power Play: 2x Wednesday’s 05/15/21 Powerball jackpot was $201 million. There was no grand prize winner, but there were two tickets sold—one each in Michigan and North Carolina—that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....
But no-one has claimed the $470 million jackpot for the January 9 draw, according to the Powerball website. Therefore, the prize money will roll over to the next drawing on Thursday, January 14. The estimated jackpot then will be $550 million (with a cash value of $411.4 million)—the ninth highest jackpot in Powerball history. The current jackpot is also the highest since the $758.7 million prize offered in March 2019, according to the Powerball website....
With an estimated jackpot of around $78.3 million, the full line-up of numbers for the draw were: 14, 19, 61, 62 and 64, with a Powerball of 4. There was a X2 Power Play in place meaning some participants had the ability to double their winnings. According to the official lottery website, no one won the jackpot, meaning the next draw on Wednesday has been upped to around $87 Million, an amount that carries a cash option of approximately $70....
Sunspot AR3140 was recently seen exploding its “bombs, and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter probe spotted a cylinder of gases snaking through the sun’s magnetic field in September. Ellerman bombs occur in areas of the sun’s surface with strong magnetic fields. Named after physicist Ferdinand Ellerman, who studied them in the 1900s, the bombs are magnetic explosions caused by opposite polarities colliding. While the explosions are one-millionth as powerful as normal solar flares, they are still immensely energetic, releasing as much energy as 100,000 World War II atomic bombs, according to SpaceWeather....
This was in early 1994, when I accompanied Bush on one of his first trips through Texas as he prepared to run for governor. The fellow he was talking to was John Ellis Bush–Jeb–then regarded as the Bush son most likely to follow Dad into the White House. These days, Big Brother is calling again. But now the subject is more urgent: rescuing Jeb from political oblivion. Of all the races in all the places across the country this fall, none is more important to the president than getting “Little Brother” re-elected governor of Florida in his surprisingly tight race with Democratic attorney Bill McBride of Tampa....
Yet as divisive as COVID politics have felt, it did manage to unite both sides of the aisle around an oncoming and urgent need. The “haves” and “have-nots” of the internet experienced the pandemic shutdown very differently. The digital transformation took off in strides, and it became clear that without affordable access to high-speed broadband across the country, an already widening economic and digital divide could quickly become too large to close....
The Problem of Too Many Red Blood Cells While you may think more is better than not enough, polycythemia can cause significant problems. This thickens the blood because now there are more cells in the same amount of liquid (called plasma). This blood has difficulty moving through the blood vessels and can result in strokes, heart attacks, blood clots or pulmonary embolus (blood clot in the lung). Symptoms of Polycythemia The symptoms of polycythemia are vague and some people do not have any symptoms and are diagnosed after routine laboratory work....
This article will discuss facts and statistics related to polycythemia vera, including how common it is, the populations affected, causes, risk factors, early detection, and mortality rates. Polycythemia Vera Overview Polycythemia vera is a chronic disease that can have mild to moderate effects for some people, but it can also have severe effects. The disease causes an increase in red blood cells, and sometimes it also causes excess white blood cells and platelets....
“The United States condemns attempts by cyber actors and non-traditional collectors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to steal U.S. intellectual property and data related to COVID-19 research,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. Pompeo’s remarks follow an announcement by the FBI on Wednesday that the bureau is investigating “the targeting and compromise” of organizations conducting research to develop vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19....
