Across the U.S. 5,811 cases of monkeypox have been detected, out of a global total of over 22,000. Speaking on Monday California Governor Gavin Newsom said the emergency declaration will help his state protect against the virus via vaccination and education. In a statement he commented: “California is working urgently across all levels of government to slow the spread of monkeypox, leveraging our robust testing, contact tracing and community partnerships strengthened during the pandemic to ensure that those most at risk are our focus for vaccines, treatment and outreach....

Monkeypox is a rare, viral disease that has traditionally been confined to endemic areas in central and west Africa. But since May 2022, numerous monkeypox outbreaks have been identified simultaneously across regions of the world that don’t normally report cases of the disease, sparking fears of a new pandemic. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 63,100 confirmed monkeypox cases had been recorded around the world in 2022 at the time of writing—the vast majority of those (over 62,500) in locations that haven’t historically reported the disease....

People of any sexual orientation can engage in monogamous relationships. The only thing implied by the term monogamy is that the relationship consists of two people who are romantically and/or sexually exclusive. Types of relationships that are not monogamous include open relationships, such as polyamorous relationships, where there is no expectation of fidelity. Casual dating is also a form of non-monogamy since there is no expectation of exclusivity. Cheating is another way that people “break” monogamy....

We constantly hear that there is no evidence of absentee ballot fraud in the 2020 election. But one state—Montana—has been reckoning with new evidence of how well its 2020 mail-in election went. If the results from Missoula County are any indication, it didn’t go well. State representative Brad Tschida reviewed the Missoula County votes with the assistance of the county’s elections office. He found that 4,592 out of all 72,491 mail-in ballots—6....

Ball was charged Thursday with strangulation and suffocation and with substantial battery — both felonies — and a pair of misdemeanor counts of domestic disorderly conduct, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Ball was already facing misdemeanor domestic abuse charges from an incident involving a more recent girlfriend in February. MORE: Heinous crimes connected to athletes | Ezekiel Elliott ran for domestic violence awareness A Madison police spokesman said Thursday the second woman notified police after seeing media reports of Ball’s arrest on Feb....

MOORE:I founded and put out a little alternative newspaper in Flint, Michigan for a number of years called “The Flint Voice.” One of things we were always doing was challenging Roger Smith [former CEO of General Motors] to go bowling with us or something. When I no longer had a job, I was just watching TV one day and Roger Smith came on and said he was laying off another 10,000 people in Flint, and he’d already laid off about 20,000 at that point....

The new Pogba? Inter’s Gagliardini just taking hype in his stride The striker came through the youth set-up at Los Blancos and emerged in the first-team, winning the La Liga title in 2012 under Jose Mourinho. He subsequently moved on to Juventus where he played for two seasons and won consecutive Serie A trophies, before Madrid took up their option to re-sign him last summer. And though Morata maintains that the Bianconeri have a place in his heart, he reiterated that few things compare to playing for Real....

Bet on Madrid to win the Champions League The striker completed a £70 million move to Chelsea, having largely played second fiddle to Madrid’s forward line of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo last season, though he missed much of the campaign through injury. Morata was still able to score 20 goals in all competitions and, asked if Madrid are weaker for the 24-year-old’s departure, Zidane told a media conference ahead of Sunday’s friendly with Manchester United: “We saw what Morata did last season, he played very well and offered us a lot....

According to Johns Hopkins University, over 117,000 people have died from COVID-19, with over two million cases confirmed. In comparison, 116,516 Americans were killed during WWI. By October, the number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. may also be double the number killed during WWI. The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is currently forecasting 201,129 COVID-19 deaths by the first of October, with a range of between 117,551 to 269,395 at time of writing....

According to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the results shed light on the dietary preferences of bees and could have significant implications for conservation efforts. “The thing I think is the most interesting about bees is their communication,” Morgan Carr-Markell, lead author of the study from the University of Minnesota, told AFP. “So I wanted to be able to use that to help land managers who are interested in planting for bees, and give them on-the-ground information,” she said....

Department of Defense spokesperson Jessica Maxwell told Newsweek on Wednesday morning that there are 1,975 confirmed cases of the coronavirus within the military’s ranks, while 144 individuals have recovered. As of now, 61 service members are hospitalized because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. In response to the pandemic, the Pentagon has quarantined thousands of troops, placed limits on domestic and international travel, shuttered recruiting centers and canceled many war-training exercises....

Moreno has played in only five of Roma’s 12 Serie A matches to this point, starting twice, and he raised concerns after a poor showing in Mexico’s 3-3 draw against Belgium earlier this month. Roma 16/5 to beat Atletico The 29-year-old bounced back with a better showing in El Tri’s 1-0 win over Poland and says he’s doing everything possible to make sure a lack of competitive action doesn’t affect his international level....

The lawsuit said the death of Marquese D. Meadow, an 18-year-old freshman offensive lineman at the time, was the result of a “punishment practice." It was filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Tuesday, MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 | Tennessee player attempted to sexually engage minors “This is a tragedy that should have been avoided,” attorney Laurence A. Marder, who represents Meadow’s mother, told the Baltimore Sun. “This young man should be alive....

The Atlas Lions went into the match in Abidjan just needing a draw to consolidate their place as pacesetters in the final group match, but they went one better in what was an assured display. Greece 5/2 to beat Croatia Nabil Dirar gave the visitors the lead 25 minutes in, cutting in from the right and seeing his left-footed cross go all the way in, raising serious questions over goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo....

The Atlas Lions arrived safely in Russia on Sunday to begin their final round of training for the tournament but AFP reports that Dirar, who is part of the squad, may miss the event altogether. Dirar missed Morocco’s two friendly matches against Slovakia and Estonia owing to a calf injury suffered for the past two weeks. The 32-year-old Dirar, who plays for Fenerbahce in Turkey, had been a regular for Morocco in their successful qualifying campaign and scored in the decisive match in the preliminaries away against the Ivory Coast last November....

During Monday’s U.N. Security Council meeting, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia announced Russia’s plan to carry out a ceasefire and open humanitarian corridors from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mariupol Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Moscow time. “This proposal doesn’t have any demands about the citizens being sent necessarily to Russia, into Russian territory,” Nebenzia said, adding that it will be “the choice of the people themselves where they want to be evacuated to....

The initiative, referred to as “Green Moscow,” is expected to be discussed at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate convened by President Joe Biden, a two-day meeting that begins on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. The summit will feature Biden and 39 other heads of state he has invited, including Putin, despite the deep tensions plaguing ties between their two countries. The Green Moscow initiative has already equipped Europe’s largest urban transport system with the largest electric bus fleet of any city in the world....

On Monday, Reddit user Kim—name changed for privacy reasons—shared the video of their dog Finny on the popular forum r/WhatsWrongWithMyDog where it has received over 11,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments. Our pets needing to be on a diet is not unusual. In fact, VCA Animal Hospitals says that approximately 25-30 percent of the general canine population is obese, with 40-45 percent of dogs aged 5-11 years weighing higher than recommended....