He was not being impassive about this. I had thought that when doctors delivered bad news, they used a med-school cultivated matter-of-fact delivery. My doctor’s voice broke. I had come to him thinking I had an enlarged lymph node in my neck. I was 31, hadn’t been sick, and was a little nervous about a random bump appearing at the corner of my right jawbone. The doctor diagnosed a parotid gland tumor....

“You don’t understand,” the surgeon explained. “You never had cancer.” And so I became involved in a lawsuit against the hospital and the people who wouldn’t even own up to their error. According to “Lawsuit Hell,” NEWSWEEK’s cover story on our civil-justice system last week, I guess that makes me just another freeloader looking to hit the jackpot. I’d take offense–being maimed by someone else’s negligence isn’t winning the lottery–except that I’m used to these articles....

Let’s hope so. I am still deeply concerned about the rampant partisanship in the United States today. For the most part, we seem to be electing extremists at both ends of the spectrum. These far-right and far-left politicians seem more interested in achieving their own agenda then they are in governing. This has produced a stalemate where neither side is willing to compromise and nothing gets done. How did we get here?...

I think I should reevaluate my political paradigm, for Ben’s sake. I need to look underneath calcified opinions that have subtly grown as comfortable as well-worn pieces of furniture. I’ve always liked Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, for example, but do I really know why? What if my visceral attachment is baseless, some superficial matter of the acoustical resonance of his baritone register or his smart attire, and I am already leading my son down a path of senseless warmongering?...

So it should be no surprise that Garrett takes his job of scaring quarterbacks and dragging them to the turf to a whole new level. Last year, Garrett decorated his front yard with headstones of quarterbacks he has sacked. This year, the quarterbacks he’s taken down are in the Upside Down, the alternate dimension in the popular Netflix show, “Stranger Things.” Some of the quarterbacks displayed as rotting corpses in Garrett’s front yard this year are Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Steelers’ Kenny Pickett and Garrett’s old teammate, Panthers QB Baker Mayfield....

The fiery trail was reported by a local resident around 4:50 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, according to Lt. Dustin Newman, a spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), the Statesman Journal reports. The incident was reported as a plane crash but its exact location remains undetermined, according to the PCSO, which posted images of the sighting on its official Facebook page. “PCSO is currently investigating a large fireball falling to the earth in the southwest area of Polk County....

DirecTV, the nation’s largest paid satellite-TV provider, said it will stop carrying OANN once its contract expires with OANN’s parent company, Herring Networks Incorporated, Bloomberg News reported. The contract is expected to expire in April. “We informed Herring Networks that, following a routine internal review, we do not plan to enter into a new contract when our current agreement expires,” DirecTV said in a statement to the aforementioned news outlet....

The clip has been watched more than 375,000 times since being posted on Twitter on Tuesday by commentator Ron Filipkowski. Lindell was “cut off mid-sentence by his attorney, who strongly advised him to stop talking immediately,” Filipkowski wrote in the caption. The clip comes from the latest episode of his show The Lindell Report, in which he discussed his legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems. The Donald Trump supporter has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and the voting machines were to blame....

Lindell, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, has been a key promoter of the baseless conspiracy theory that 2020 election was “rigged” or “stolen” in favor of President Joe Biden. Although Trump and Lindell continue to tout the allegation, the so-called “evidence” they have put forward has been consistently discredited and debunked. The pro-Trump businessman for weeks promised that he would finally file a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results directly with the Supreme Court by Thanksgiving....

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, QAnon-supporting lawyer Sidney Powell and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani are set to make their first appearances to face the defamation suits brought by Dominion Voting Systems. The trio are due to argue their case in Washington, D.C after accusing the voting machine company of helping to rig November’s election in favor of President Joe Biden. They have offered no evidence to back up this claim....

Lindell, a prominent conspiracy theorist and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, has repeatedly criticized Fox News—despite continuing to advertise on the network—for declining to endorse misinformation about the last presidential election. Lindell has been a key promoter of baseless claims that President Joe Biden beat Trump in 2020 due to the election being “rigged” or “stolen.” During a Thursday evening episode of The Lindell Report on his online channel Lindell TV, the MyPillow founder said he’d tried to get Fox News to play a video outlining alleged evidence of voter fraud....

The fly moment is no doubt one of the most memorable moments of the debate for many viewers as is Senator Kamala Harris silencing Pence with her new stoic catchphrase: “I’m speaking.” But now the current Vice President is the subject of yet another meme as an old X-Men joke surrounding the politician emerged after last night’s debate. Four years ago a photo of Pence was posted to Reddit with the caption: “Why does Mike Pence always look like he’s about to introduce legislation to outlaw the X-Men?...

ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl said while researching his book, he found out that Pence had been with an official White House photographer during the hours of the riot carried out by supporters of ex-President Donald Trump. Karl’s revelations come as the January 6 committee examining the fatal riot issued Monday a new slew of subpoenas to top Trump aides, including former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn....

So far, survey results indicate Pence would not fare well against Trump. On Thursday, the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol is planning to focus on allegations that Trump tried to pressure Pence into not certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s alleged actions are being examined as one of the main potential causes of the riot, during which threats were reportedly made against Pence’s life....

The president has announced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, and have begun to isolate as a result. Following his diagnosis, Trump’s physician, Sean Conley, released a statement which said that the president will “continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering.” Should there come a point when the president is unable to carry out those duties, the 25th amendment to the Constitution accounts for a contingency plan for the continuation of leadership in the White House....

The State Department said the visit to Luxembourg was cancelled so Pompeo could attend transition meetings with President-elect Joe Biden’s foreign policy team but, according to Reuters, the decision was made after European Union and Luxembourg officials refused to meet with the American secretary of state. Reuters cited American and European diplomats in its report, describing the development as an “extraordinary snub.” Pompeo had planned to meet with Luxembourg’s foreign minister Jean Asselborn before heading to Brussels to meet with EU and NATO leaders....

“As partners in this Quad, it is more critical now than ever that we collaborate to protect our people and partners from the CCP’s exploitation, corruption, and coercion,” Pompeo said in his opening remarks. “We’ve seen it in the South, in the East China Sea, the Mekong, the Himalayas, the Taiwan Straits,” he added. “These are just a few examples.” To reinforce Washington’s commitment to a region at the forefront of the growing U....

Cabinet members have begun to abandon the president, who incited a far-right mob to storm the Capitol building last week as lawmakers tried to certify the election results. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—a pillar of Trump’s administration since being appointed to his current position in April 2018—has so far remained loyal, every day tweeting to celebrate what he considers the administration’s key achievements, interspersed with the same image repeatedly declaring: “American First....

Director Craig Gillespie, writer Steven Rogers and producer Margot Robbie — the team behind the 2017 film, “I, Tonya” — will lead the project. Tyson on Instagram accused Hulu not only of “cultural misappropriation,” but also of “stealing a black athlete’s story.” He also teased a rival, authorized project to counter Hulu’s: MORE: Mike Tyson wants to fight again after exhibition vs. Roy Jones Jr. ends in draw Tyson said Hulu’s announcement is particularly egregious, considering that it came during Black History Month; he also claimed it to be “tone-deaf” after recent months during which issues of racial and social disparity have been more pronounced in media coverage and public discourse....

RUMOURS: Mourinho wants £25m Willian The Nigerian, Chelsea’s second longest-serving player behind John Terry, is yet to play a single minute under Antonio Conte and has hinted at a falling out with the new manager over his involvement at the Olympic Games. Without Mikel, Conte has guided Chelsea to top of the Premier League table with the club currently enjoying a six-game winning streak without conceding a goal, but the 29-year-old has no regrets over his summer decision....