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Nearly nine months after Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military has struggled to achieve any major goals in Ukraine—allowing Kyiv to retake thousands of square miles of formerly occupied territory. Ukraine’s successes have also added political pressure against Putin to turn the tide of the war as his allies increasingly criticize how the war has been conducted. Some analysts have suggested in recent weeks Prigozhin—the founder of the Wagner Group, a private military unit, and Putin ally—could pose a threat to the Putin’s rule....

With two more days to go in the decisive Test, India’s strong top-order batsmen have to regain their form if they have to give themselves any chance of winning or saving the Test, with the series tied 1-1, reports Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). Powell kept himself in the Test calculations, stroking his third first-class hundred and his second in as many months, to lead an impressive West Indies effort at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium....

The trouble–the mammoth contradiction–is that higher prices have been conservation’s most effective sledgehammer. They forced us to behave as we say we should. Naturally, we tend to forget this. Writing last week in The Washington Post, former president Jimmy Carter argued that federal conservation measures (fuel-economy standards for cars and similar requirements for appliances) had suppressed America’s energy appetite. Well, up to a point. Remarkably, average energy consumption per person is now about the same as in 1973....

According to a post on Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid’s official website, the fighting game will have matchmaking allowing “players on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC [to] compete in the same pool.” What’s more is that those who decide to “swap platforms” to play the game will have their “unlocked characters and mission progressions” be accessible once they do so. Notably absent in the description of these features is the PS4, which means that the Sony console’s version of the title will not be partaking in the cross-play action....

First Five: 01-04-11-59-67Powerball: 10Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s 07/24/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $174 million, with a cash option worth $125.5 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: 27-28-44-67-68 Powerball: 11 Power Play: 2x The Wednesday 07/21/21 Powerball jackpot was $161 million. There was no grand prize winner, but there were two tickets sold—one each in Ohio and West Virginia—that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

First Five: 09-22-41-47-61Powerball: 21Power Play: 2x Wednesday night’s 09/08/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $388 million, with a cash option worth $280.5 million. There were no grand prize winners on Wednesday, and the Saturday 09/11/21 jackpot increases to $409 million. Here are the winning numbers from Monday night’s drawing: First Five: 11-20-22-33-54 Powerball: 24 Power Play: 2x The Monday 09/06/21 Powerball jackpot was worth $370 million. There was no grand prize winner, nor was there a ticket sold that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

According to the Powerball website, the winning numbers for August 7 were 8-32-47-53-59. The Power Ball was 3 with a Power Play of X3. However, there were no winners of the jackpot this time. One winner from Georgia matched five numbers with the Power Play, taking home $2 million. One winner from Tennessee matched five numbers taking home $1 million. Check your winning numbers on the Powerball website. The last jackpot was won on July 13, 2019, by a single ticket in Tennessee....

Taylor spent four days in intensive care after becoming unwell during her girls’ quarter-final match. Her mother, Milena, told the Daily Telegraph that her daughter had been staying “in a completely healthy environment” and it was “impossible” for her to have become ill. A police spokesman said the allegation was made on Aug. 5 “concerning a possible offence at an address in Wimbledon between July 1-10”, according to British media....

On Monday evening, around 6 p.m. local time, officers with the Carmel, Indiana Police Department and the Carmel Fire Department were called to a residence for a medical run, according to Fox 59. Once on the scene, officers found a man, 75-year-old David Claerbout, on the ground outside the residence. He had been fatally stabbed several times. Inside the residence, a woman, who had been bound and beaten, was discovered....

The truce won’t last. With a month left to fulfill its ““Contract With America,’’ House Republicans are now beginning to betray their deeply felt differences. Populists are arguing with country-club Republicans, moralists with libertarians, professional politicians with angry citizen legislators. As the House takes up the hard part of the contract – deep spending cuts, term limits and welfare reform – these natural fissures in the party are breaking into the open, testing Gingrich’s diplomatic skills and his promise to deliver results....

TAKAYAMA: What do you think of the high rate of support for the Obuchi administration? KATO: What Obuchi has been doing is giving a camphor injection from time to time, such as tax reduction, putting aside financial structural reform. Such injections are not a real solution, but give an impression to the people that the economic situation is taking off from the bottom. People need a little comfort, so Obuchi has been practicing the politics of “healing....

The shortlisted 23 footballers are: Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Xabi Alonso (Spain), Mario Balotelli (Italy), Karim Benzema (France), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire), Radamel Falcao (Colombia), Zlatan Ibrahimovi? (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Wayne Rooney (England), Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Robin van Persie (Netherlands), Xavi (Spain)....

Symptoms PMR is a rheumatic condition with characteristic musculoskeletal pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, and hips that lasts for at least four weeks. For most people, PMR develops gradually, although some can develop symptoms very quickly. Besides musculoskeletal stiffness, symptoms of PMR may include systemic flu-like effects such as fever, malaise, weakness, and weight loss. Diagnosis and Identification The diagnosis of PMR is based on your medical history, clinical signs and symptoms, and a physical examination....

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday that Russia has only supplied weapons to the Afghan government, and again peddled an unproven conspiracy theory suggesting the U.S. had provided assistance to Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan. “Russia supplied arms only to the legitimate government of Afghanistan, which is well known,” Zakharova told reporters at a briefing, according to state news agency Tass. Zakharova also said it “would be appropriate” to mention alleged U....

On a visit to Prague at the start of a five-day trip to Europe that will also take him to Slovenia, Austria, and Poland, Pompeo said in an interview with Radio Free Europe the U.S. opposed the crackdown in Belarus, following the disputed election win of strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko. Pending discussions with European partners, the U.S. is still weighing up its response to the election, the aftermath of which has seen protests and widespread arrests....

Quirky, creative and outrageously cheap–the cover charge is but a single euro, and beers cost €2–Kubik is a perfect metaphor for the new Berlin. Remember all that post-unification speculation that the city, as a rising Germany’s new capital, would metamorphose from a gritty outpost of the cold war into yet another homogenized, prosperous Eurotropolis? Forget it. The post-unity boom has fizzled–and most Berliners are perfectly happy about it. Once again, their city is both Germany’s undisputed lifestyle capital–and worst economic laggard....

The head of the Catholic Church has spoken repeatedly about the war since Russia’s invasion on February 24 but has not named Putin directly. On April 6, he said “end this war” and “stop sowing death and destruction.” He has also condemned the murder of civilians, women and children in Bucha, but has has not explicitly blamed Putin. This has led some news outlets in his home country of Argentina to accuse him of not speaking out in favor of Ukraine....

Portugal took the lead against the run of play when Cristiano Ronaldo found himself at the end of a blistering counterattack. However, Germany kept their calm and continued to play their expansive brand of football. They were soon rewarded for their efforts, as own goals from Ruben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro gave Germany the lead heading into the break. The hosts continued to dominate in the second half as Kai Havertz and Robin Gosens found themselves on the scoresheet after the resumption....

Guerreiro limped off the pitch after 66 minutes of his side’s 1-0 victory over hosts Russia in Moscow on Wednesday. Ronaldo skips questions after win And Portugal boss Fernando Santos is worried the Borussia Dortmund star, who had earlier set up Cristiano Ronaldo’s headed winner, has suffered a serious injury. “Raphael went to hospital,” he said. “We think he might have fractured his leg, unfortunately. “That was a bad moment for Portugal....

Spain will be disappointed to drop two points from a winning position after battling back. They showed resilience after a difficult week, battling back twice from behind before taking the lead. David de Gea will look back at his error with regret, while there was nothing he could do about the other two strikes from Ronaldo. Two of the titans of the tournament have put forward a fine show. Now let’s see what the rest of the elite have in store for us....