Here are the notable scoring settings for FanDuel’s single-game contests: The point total for the “MVP” is multiplied by 1.5, but he doesn’t cost any additional money like the “Captain” in DraftKings Showdown contests. FanDuel’s default scoring is half-point PPR and four-point passing TDs, and there are no bonuses for 300-yard/100-yard games like on DraftKings. MORE FD SINGLE GAME: How to win a FanDuel single-game contest FanDuel Single Game DFS Picks: Browns vs....

These are insights from happiness economics, perhaps the hottest field in what used to be called the dismal science. Happiness is everywhere—on the best-seller lists, in the minds of policymakers, and front and center for economists—yet it remains elusive. The golden rule of economics has always been that well-being is a simple function of income. That’s why nations and people alike strive for higher incomes—money gives us choice and a measure of freedom....

Christopher Rufo, a writer, filmmaker and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, broke the news of Knudsen’s official attorney general’s opinion (AGO) on Twitter. The website of the Montana Department of Justice posted the decision online. Knudsen’s opinion came after Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen asked on May 12 for his office to weigh in on the issue. Some of the banned activities detailed in Knudsen’s statement include grading students differently based on race; forcing people to admit privilege; and assigning fault to a race....

On October 21, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana filed a complaint against 52-year-old Scott Rhodes from Libby, Montana. According to court documents, Rhodes allegedly made 4,959 illegal robocalls by using falsified called ID information with harmful intentions. Many of Rhodes’s calls targeted residents of Brooklyn, Iowa during a time when a local woman was murdered. Rhodes allegedly told residents that the woman was murdered by a “biological hybrid of white and savage Aztec ancestors” and that if she “could be brought back to life for just one moment,” she would ask the listener to “kill them all....

Democrats have been pushing for recurring payments since the start of the pandemic and on Friday, Representative Ilhan Omar introduced a bill that would provide monthly payments to an estimated 161 million people. Omar endorsed Turner, who has repeatedly called for additional payments, and if she wins her election, Turner could join the push for universal basic income. Turner posted on Twitter in June that basic income should be “universal” and she’s been discussing the concept for years....

The Thunder assistant coach will not return to the team this for the remainder for the season to spend time with his family and friends, the team announced Friday. MORE: 4 things we learned from Monty’s powerful eulogy for his wife Williams’ wife, Ingrid, died in a car accident last month after another vehicle crossed the center lane and hit her head-on. The Thunder, who have a 44-20 record, will head to the playoffs in April without Williams....

The incident occurred on January 27 near the town of Ennis in the southwest of the state, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MFWP) said. The two men, who are in their 70s, were hiking along U.S. Forest Service Trail 6317—popularly known popularly as the “Jack Creek Trail”—around 10 miles east of Ennis when they encountered a bull moose standing a few yards to the side of the path. After spotting the two hikers—who have not been identified—the startled moose charged at them....

Pep Guardiola’s side have 42 Premier League goals in 2017-18, dropping points in only one game to sit 11 points above defending champions Chelsea in the table. Morata 2/1 to score first vs Swansea Willian has been involved in each of Chelsea’s last five goals and Conte has been asked whether he wants to see more goals from the Brazil international. He responded by stating that all of his forwards could improve their finishing ability....

And more Americans could potentially die today of the virus than the number killed at Pearl Harbor nearly 80 years ago, as the country’s latest seven-day average of deaths approached 2,300 on Sunday. The figure has been rising sharply from early November, after declining from early August and flattening out from early September, according to Worldometer. The latest average death count surpassed the daily death toll of around 2,093 projected for Monday by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington....

The poll shows that congressional Republicans’ approval rating since Trump’s trial, where he was acquitted on February 5 of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges by the Republican-controlled Senate, increased in February by 6 percentage points to 40 percent. Last October, before the trial, their approval was at 34 percent. In addition, the poll found that approval of congressional Democrats has decreased by 3 points since the trial, going from 38 percent in October 2019 to 35 percent last month....

Never before has the NFL rewarded teams for their hiring practices, but the proposed incentive-based change suggests the league is desperate for diversity and disappointed with the fact the Rooney Rule in its current form is not working. Under the resolution, a team would move up six spots from its third-round draft position before its second season with a newly hired minority coach. If that minority hire is a general manager, then a team would move up 10 spots in the draft....

Urban Meyer nabbed his third title and has now cemented his well-earned place amongst the greatest coaches in NCAA football history. MORE: Marcus Mariota won’t panic | Inside the mind of Jimbo Fisher The Buckeyes will reload and return next season gunning for a repeat championship. In the meantime, their players, coaches, and fans will rightfully revel in this year’s achievement. Although the loss was a major disappointment for Oregon, they should celebrate how far they’ve come from just being among 120-plus teams in Division I to being the second-best team....

The player’s father, Jorge Messi, is in the Catalan capital to start negotiations with Barca, with the two parties set to sit down on December 16. Messi and Arda hammer Gladbach Barcelona are set to make Messi the world’s highest-paid player with a significant spike in his wages, but the player is also keen to hear the club’s plans for the new sporting project in coming campaigns. Barca have handed contracts extensions to Javier Mascherano, Sergio Busquets and Neymar in recent months, with Luis Suarez next in line for a new deal....

Monkeypox continues to spread rapidly throughout the globe. According to CDC data, 22,141 monkeypox cases have now been reported, since the outbreak first began in May. Most, but not all, monkeypox cases have been concentrated in the gay community, among men who have sex with men. However it spreads primarily through close, physical contact with an infected person, meaning anybody can catch it. Cases in children have been of concern recently, ever since the U....

Wil Myers, bound for San Diego from Tampa Bay, is the biggest name in the deal. The 2013 American League Rookie of the Year is possibly the only person involved that a casual fan would have heard of, barring memory of Steven Souza Jr.’s catch on the last day of the season to complete Jordan Zimmermann’s no-hitter for the Nationals. Souza is heading to Tampa Bay, as is former Padres catcher Rene Rivera, while ex-Rays catcher Ryan Hanigan heads to San Diego....

Colorless sex therapists in infomercial format; cheesy magic tricks don’t help. But concrete advice about STDs, tantric techniques. B-movie cast. Clothed dramatizations of communication games more interesting than their fakey moaning. ““It’s a good idea to bring up STDs in a nonsexual situation.'' Store up sexual energy in your navel by rubbing your belly in a spiral motion. Genial pair of clinicians give a solid tuneup on the basics. Message: don’t rush....

Released by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and published in Nature Medicine, the study found that universal mask use—or 95 percent mask use in public—could save an additional 129,574 American lives who are at risk amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the study, researchers evaluated COVID-19 case and mortality data from February 1 to September 21, and a “deterministic SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infectious and recovered) compartmental framework” to model possible trajectories of COVID-19....

Ginsburg died September 18 at age 87 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Memorial services commenced Wednesday, with her casket arriving at the building just before 9:30 a.m. ET. NBC reporter Jake Whittenberg tweeted four pictures showing hundreds of people, all dressed in black, standing in neat lines which trailed down the front steps of the Supreme Court. A private service began inside the building at 9:30 a.m. for Ginsburg’s family, friends and fellow justices....

A total of 51 doctors who tested positive for COVID-19 have succumbed to the disease as of Friday, according to CNN, citing the Italian Association of Doctors. Filippo Anelli, president of the association, had recently called for doctors in the country to be provided with more personal protective equipment (PPE), noting that the possibly preventable deaths have taken a heavy toll on the profession. “The first thing to do is to protect healthcare workers, to make sure they are not the ones spreading the virus....