Former State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus was removed from the August primary ballot on Tuesday along with two other candidates following a vote by the Tennessee Republican Party. Ortagus, who had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump for Tennessee’s 5th district, had faced a long-running effort by several local Republicans to remove her from the ballot because she had only moved to the state recently. The GOP-led legislature recently passed legislation that would have prevented her from running if it had come into effect before the filing deadline on April 7....

The final score was 2 to 1, with Croatia scoring the first goal of the match. Later, Morocco’s Achraf Dari gave his team’s fans renewed hope, scoring an impressive header to tie the match. Ultimately, however, Croatia scored again and won the game, meaning they will finish the World Cup in third place behind Argentina and France. Those two teams will compete on Sunday to determine who is ranked first and second....

The order was in effect since late June and will end on Monday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced. The mandate said restaurant customers had to obtain a QR code from a government website, which would show their health status when scanned, the Associated Press reported. The loosened restrictions coincide with surging COVID-19 case numbers in Russia and a record high for daily infections on Friday. However, restaurants still in recovery from the initial toll of the pandemic were struggling to stay afloat under the order, the Associated Press reported....

According to Navalny’s website, demonstrations have been planned in 165 Russian cities as of Wednesday morning, on the day President Vladimir Putin is to deliver his annual state of the nation address. Authorities have stressed that the protests were not authorized and warned against participating in them. The Moscow prosecutor’s office has asked that the court brand Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption and his network of regional offices as extremist organizations....

According to the survey, which was released by Axios and Momentive on Friday, 54 percent of Americans said they’re more fearful than hopeful about what’s to come for the world in 2022, while only 44 percent replied they’re more optimistic about the new year. This marks a sharp contrast from an Axios poll at the end of 2020, which found that heading in 2021, 61 percent of Americans said they were hopeful about the world in the upcoming year....

In fact, 57 percent of Americans don’t think the country has gone far enough in giving women equal rights with men. Thirty-two percent of adults said “things have been about right” and just 10 percent think the U.S. had gone too far in giving women equal status. The findings are part of a comprehensive report published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. The nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D....

House Democrats’ 1,800-page HEROES Act would also extend weekly $600 federal unemployment payments through January; give $1 trillion to state, local and tribal governments; provide $200 billion for a boost in pay to essential workers; and give $75 billion for coronavirus testing, contact tracing and free treatment, among other provisions. Citing low interest rates, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her case for why the federal government should continue to “think big....

Led by Mariska M.G. Leeflang, PhD, associate professor of clinical epidemiology at Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the researchers evaluated the accuracy of 67 routine laboratory tests at diagnosing COVID-19. The November study was published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. One of the best COVID-19 diagnostic tests currently available is the reverse transcriptase polymerase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test, which is also one of the most widely used methods....

To fill that void, people are enamored by wide receivers. Not only are receivers all over the place in this draft, the position is the new hotness. With players like Ja’Marr Chase and CeeDee Lamb breaking out in recent seasons, teams are looking at receiver in the draft the way they look at running backs in free agency. Even if a player is raw, there are ways they can work....

Jenna Bardarson, of Brandon in the Canadian province Manitoba, had booked her annual flu shot for herself and her daughter, Dali, at the Keystone Centre on November 24, according to reports from CBC and The Canadian Press. But she said instead of getting the expected flu shots, the pair were instead given the adult dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Bardarson told CBC: “We went in there to get our flu shots, and instead of getting our flu shots they gave us both adult Pfizer vaccines....

When a dog named Poppy recently gave birth to a litter of pups, the birth ended in tragedy. Poppy died, leaving behind 10 newborns. Poppy had been adopted through Ruff Start Rescue, an animal rescue shelter in Princeton, Minnesota. She had been adopted by the Johnson family. After Poppy died, the Johnsons knew they had to act quickly to keep her newborn pups alive. “We frantically started figuring out our next move with the babies,” Poppy’s foster parent Lexi Johnson told KARE....

The woman, who posted her dilemma on Mumsnet under the heading “Is it ok for MIL to ask to see invite list?”, explained that her son and his fiancèe were planning a wedding with 50 guests next June. She said she was keen to find out who had been invited and who hadn’t, as she is concerned that members of the extended family will be upset. Newsweek spoke to a wedding expert about the pressure couples feel when it comes to the guest list for their big day....

While the Red Devils performed outstanding in defense, shutting out Liverpool at every opportunity on Monday night, they left a lot to be desired in attack. Mourinho highlighted Pogba’s relative anonymity in attack as part of the problem, as well as the golden opportunity Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed to head on target midway through the second half. “Had it been 1-0, it would have been finished,” Mourinho told Sky Sports. “Where Pogba was playing, I was expecting more penetration....

Mourinho’s men cruised to a 4-0 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday, with the Belgium international scoring two close-range finishes either side of half-time. Liverpool 7/1 to beat Newcastle 2-1 Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku scored United’s other goals as they made it seven straight victories across all competitions, with Fellaini now on four goals for the campaign. Fellaini’s impact comes with key midfielder Paul Pogba out for the long-term and Mourinho was full of praise for the 29-year-old....

Mourinho agreed a deal with the Red Devils in May which expires in 2019 and, despite enduring an indifferent start to life as United boss, sees his long-term future at Old Trafford. WATCH: Evra hangs out with monkey The former Chelsea boss acknowledged, however, that he must deliver success in order to make that hope a reality. “Let’s go step by step,” Mourinho said. “I am in the beginning of my contract and also in the beginning of the process....

Man Utd can’t finish in top four The United boss made eight changes to the team that saw off Celta Vigo in the Europa League on Thursday to set up a final against Ajax on May 24, and saw his side beaten 2-1 to end their top-four hopes. United now need to beat Ajax in Stockholm to secure Champions League football for 2017-18, but Mourinho has stressed he did not gamble by throwing in the towel domestically....

Mourinho must trust Carrick like he does Ibra The former Chelsea boss is already facing punishment for comments made regarding referee Anthony Taylor ahead of United’s clash with Liverpool. And now he could be hit with a stadium ban following his altercation with referee Mark Clattenburg on Saturday, in which he is alleged to have used “abusive and/or insulting words.” The former Chelsea boss has been given until 2 p....

The clash of styles between the two managers has again been raised as a talking point ahead of Saturday’s repeat fixture, with many neutrals all too quick to beat Mourinho up over his tendency to occasionally send his side out with the game plan he handed them for the trip to Merseyside 12 months ago. Klopp, meanwhile, has been lauded for the way his Liverpool team have attacked with a devil-may-care nature....