While I was visiting my father for his birthday, my young brother called me “Miss.” Thinking he was simply being formal, I laughed it off and said: “I’m your sister, silly.” He replied: “No you’re not.” He was sincere and confused, which spun me. My 8-year-old daughter immediately ran to my youngest siblings to announce, “Guess what? My mom is your sister”—before I could stop her. I immediately told her it wasn’t her story to tell....

In a letter obtained exclusively by Newsweek, attorney L. Lin Wood—who has sued numerous media outlets on behalf of Nick Sandmann, the teenager maligned for staring at a Native American activist—wrote that Cooper engaged in “the most outrageously unprofessional ‘hit piece’ interview I have ever viewed.” The attorney adds: “While I am fully aware that Cooper’s sarcastic, mocking, derisive, and demeaning tone, attitude and facial expressions toward Mr. Lindell are not legally actionable, I have complete confidence that Cooper’s false and defamatory accusations are actionable....

I grew up in Assam, India, in a middle-class household of professionals: academics, scientists and doctors. We did not live on a farm, but behind our house was a plot of land big enough for a large vegetable garden, a shed for our three cows and a coop full of chickens. My professor father had a passion for teaching English literature, but he also took abundant pride and satisfaction in growing flawless cauliflower and 12-inch dahlias and serving his children organic food straight from his yard....

I placed the planner on a corner of my desk. When I moved out of my dorm room the day after graduation, I left it there. For the next two years, I remained anti day planner. I landed a job as an editor at a magazine, but my days were all uniform. What did I need to write down? “Work, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.” Was there any chance I’d forget?...

Basophils Neutrophils Eosinophils Monocytes (present in the blood) Macrophages (present in different tissues) Erythrocytes (red blood cells) Platelets Thus, each of the cell types above represents the final product or the result of growing up in the myeloid family. It’s the myeloid cell line that is affected in “myeloid malignancies” such as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), which has the highest total number of diagnoses each year, and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), which accounts for about 6,660 new diagnoses in a year in the United States....

The video, posted by @lit_nature on May 20, showed troll-like beings, which claimed to be “new creatures found near [a] water cave in Thailand.” “Strange creatures caught on video. Exploring a small chain of islands, a tour group stumbled upon a frightening sight. They heard a strange ‘scream’ from one of the islands, and [upon] investigating they found these creatures near a cave. They seemed to be in a strange ritual,” reads the on-screen text....

The blaze in Tver, which is around 110 miles from the Russian capital, started on the second floor of the Central Research Institute of the Aerospace Defense Forces at around 11 a.m. on Thursday and then engulfed an area of about 1,070 square feet. The fire ripped through the upper three floors of the building and in total, was spread over an area of 2,700 square feet. Images of the main building showed it gutted by the flames while video footage showed thick smoke and flames billowing from the institute’s windows....

Several Twitter users said the apparent late night explosion shook their homes. A noise was also reported in areas such as Algiers and Bywater. Others said similar loud bangs have been heard in the area for the past month or so. “Just heard a loud, low bang and our house just shook. went outside and the neighbors 2 houses down were also investigating,” Twitter user @Du7ch49 wrote. “Friends in Algiers and Treme and Gentilly heard it too....

Nuclear safety watchdogs in Finland, Norway and Sweden identified low levels of some radioactive substances—including cesium-134, cesium-137, cobalt-60 and ruthenium-103—in air samples earlier this month that were higher than normal, albeit too small to pose any danger to human health. Last week, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority said it was still not possible to confirm what the source of the increased radioactive levels could be, or where the cloud of radioactive isotopes—otherwise known as radionuclides—originated....

Following the Badgers’ loss to the Blue Devils in the national title game Monday, Ryan said “we don’t do a rent-a-player,” and the soundbite irked some people. He was referring to coaches recruiting players they know will likely only stay for one year before heading to the NBA. MORE: Allen’s high school coach reflects | Early 2015-16 top 25 | Duke’s iced-out championship rings “Number one, I love Bo, and I know as a coach that you’re the first guy up there (when) you lose," Krzyzewski said on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Wednesday....

The trade-deadline acquisition landed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained left hamstring. He already had been scratched from his scheduled Friday start against the Cubs after his hamstring tightened up on him during a conditioning workout earlier this week. MORE: Mike Trout vs. MLB legends | Giants trade for Leake Leake told reporters Thursday he didn’t get enough fluids or stretch properly before doing sprints Monday in Atlanta....

In a video posted to a placeholder website this month, the Donald Trump-supporting businessman said people seeking early entry could submit their cell phone numbers to get VIP access to the platform that would start “Thursday night at midnight.” As the hours passed and Thursday turned to Friday morning, some Telegram followers of Lindell’s verified Telegram channel were left puzzled. “I expected a VIP launch midnight Thursday but nothing. What’s up?...

Arizona state Representative Mark Finchem, a Republican, who is running to become the state’s secretary of state in the 2022 midterms, and Kari Lake, a former television news journalist, who is running as a Republican to become the state’s governor, filed the lawsuit with the backing of Lindell. They contend that the machines are vulnerable to hacking. “Yesterday was a historical day in history—in the history of America,” Lindell asserted during an interview with Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) ahead of former President Donald Trump’s rally in Ohio on Saturday....

Mike Pence sure had a funny way of showing it. No matter the outcome, the retirement of Manning’s No. 18 jersey coming on the heels of Saturday’s statue unveiling outside Lucas Oil Stadium was going to be something this game would always be remembered for more than the final score. Not anymore. MORE: Week 5 NFL scoreboard Pence ensured that by announcing his first-quarter departure on Twitter. His reasoning: “(President Trump) and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem....

Pence said on Thursday that the GOP “must stop the efforts to rewrite American history through initiatives like the 1619 Project,” referring to the New York Times project aimed at examining the legacy of slavery in the U.S. “The Republican Party in the years ahead must work to make school choice the right of every American family,” Pence told the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. He said that the GOP must look to “restore the classics to education in our schools,” adding that “we must eliminate critical race theory at every level,” referring to the theory which examines how race and racism intersect with politics, culture and law....

Pence’s political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom (AAF), is seeking to raise $18 million within its first year, according to an Axios report published on Wednesday. As a former vice president and a household name, Pence would ordinarily seem well-positioned to contest the Republican nomination, but his path to the White House could be blocked by one major obstacle: former President Donald Trump. A recent CNN/SSRS poll showed that 49 percent of Republicans now believe someone else should be the party’s candidate, though Trump is still the favorite to win the GOP nomination....

Pence’s comments were in reaction to NBA team owners’ support of anti-Beijing protests recently taking place in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has seen multiple months of pro-democracy protests in response to a proposed Chinese extradition law. On Monday, the extradition bill was withdrawn, fulfilling only one of several demands made by protesters. “In siding with the Chinese Communist Party and silencing free speech, the NBA is acting like a wholly owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime,” Pence said....

Pence got his vaccine alongside second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House on Friday morning. The vice president is the highest-ranking individual to have a COVID vaccine in the U.S. The trio were among a handful of Americans to get the new vaccine this week. After having the shot by Pfizer, Pence stepped up to a podium to deliver a speech, and addressed the health care worker from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center that administered the shot....

Advancing American Freedom unveiled its “Freedom Agenda” on its website after teasing a “big announcement” in recent days. The 28-page document is likely to please conservative voters concerned about issues such as abortion, taxation and social media companies. There has been significant speculation that Pence may launch his own bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination but no campaign has yet been announced, including by former President Donald Trump, who remains the favored candidate for the nomination among GOP voters....