As mummery in the United States is largely unknown outside of the Philadelphia area, the first question some people might ask is “What is a mummer?” Honoring a tradition whose roots trace back to America in the 1600s, mummers dress up in fanciful costumes and celebrate the New Year with an annual parade on January 1. More than 10,000 men, women and children participate in the nearly 120-year-old celebration, according to the city’s Independence Visitor Center....

Since Saddam’s fall, al-Sadr has become one of the most strident anti-American voices in Iraq. His ties to a powerful Iran-based Iraqi cleric who has called for a violent campaign against U.S. forces have raised concerns of radicalization among Iraqi Shiites. Al-Sadr denies any relation to the cleric in Iran. “He is not a friend,” al-Sadr insists. Still, al-Sadr makes no attempt to conceal his antipathy toward America. Asked if he was grateful to U....

Calvin Adams, 49, escaped from the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys on the morning of September 30. The Arkansas Department of Corrections confirmed he was missing following a unit-wide count at the facility. He is described as a white male, 5 feet and 7 inches in height, weighing 180 pounds, with brown eyes and brown, greying hair. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact their local law enforcement immediately....

All told, 15 musicians have been killed in the past two years—bringing home a grim reality about Mexico that tycoons, soccer coaches and actresses figured out some time ago: being rich and/or famous south of the border can be seriously hazardous to your health. Firearms have never been more plentiful in Mexico, thanks in large part to their ready availability on the U.S. side of the border. A wave of drug-related violence has fanned the epidemic of lawlessness in recent years, and thousands of homicides routinely go unpunished each year....

Most a cappella singers don’t pursue careers in music; still, their passion is all-consuming. “They stay up all night debating one song,” says Rapkin, himself a former performer. It’s about the lure of fame, he says. The Hullabahoos can draw 4,000 fans to a show. Harvard’s Krokodiloes annually rake in $300,000 from gigs and CD sales. For just as many people, listening to 15-man harmony is the ninth ring of hell....

Hailing from Bethnal Green, England, Green started Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie in 1967 after the band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers split up. Green played on Fleetwood Mac’s first self-titled album in 1968. He also played on the following three albums: 1968’s Mr. Wonderful, and 1969’s English Rose and Then Play On. Some of his most noteworthy contributions to the band were the singles “Black Magic Woman,” which was later recorded by the group Santana, and “The Green Manalishi,” which was later covered by Judas Priest....

In October 2020, Twitter blocked users from sharing a report from the Post that alleged Joe Biden, then running for the White House against former President Donald Trump, had used his former position as vice president to benefit the business interests of his son, Hunter Biden. However, ongoing investigations by House Republicans have yet to prove that President Biden was involved in any potential missteps by his son. Twitter received a slew of backlash for its censorship at the time, most notably from Trump’s administration....

The Atletico Madrid centre-back had previously hinted at committing himself to Spain in international football, saying the country “has given me everything”. Although born in Marseille, Lucas, 22, has spent 18 years in Spain, as his father Jean-Francois Hernandez played for Compostela, Rayo Vallecano and Atletico. As such, his decision to accept a call-up from Didier Deschamps and France was met with some criticism in Spain, with Lucas making his France debut in Friday’s 3-2 defeat by Colombia....

My grandfather lived with HD for 15 years; my mom is now in the early stages. I’ve known about the possibility that I could have the disease for several years and have learned to live with it. Although I have become somewhat comfortable with the idea of what Huntington’s will do to my family, I still realize there are many uncertainties in the future: can I live a good life with a positive test result for the mutant gene?...

To understand the term myalgic encephalomyelitis, it can help to break it down into the individual medical terms. The word myalgic is used for muscle pain and/or tenderness. My is a shortened form of myo, which means muscleAlgic is the adjective form of algia, which means pain The word encephalomyelitis means inflammation of the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain and the nerves of the spinal cord....

The military, also known as the Tatmadaw, has disputed November’s election results, claiming there was fraud in the election. No proof of the alleged fraud has been put forward. The three-minute video of Khing Hnin Wai went viral on social media, her cardio-pumping moves juxtaposed the Myanmar military rapidly arriving to seize control from the country’s government. She doesn’t pause her movements once as cars race toward the blockaded road to Myanmar’s parliament behind her....

This led to Steelers’ offensive linemen attacking Garrett, swinging fists at him as time ticked down in the Browns’ 21-7 win over the visiting Steelers. Garrett, who has a Twitter handle that reads, “A hero is made by the path he chooses, not by the power he is graced with,” set Twitter on fire late Thursday night with his actions on the field that had people both on and off the field scratching their heads....

High Blood Pressure Is a Risk Factor There are different types of ischemia and the kind you experience depends on the tissue affected. Atherosclerosis—hardening of the arteries—is a common cause of ischemia and hypertension greatly increases the risk of atherosclerosis. People with high blood pressure are at a greater risk of developing certain kinds of ischemia than the general population, including myocardial ischemia, which affects your heart, and ischemic stroke, which affects your brain....

Corrective Lenses When someone isn’t able to see things clearly from a distance, corrective lenses—like eyeglasses and contact lenses—can help. Both types of corrective lenses change where light hits the retina, then bends the light to focus it on the retina. When that happens, blurry images become clear ones. In most cases, deciding between eyeglasses and contact lenses comes down to personal preference, because neither option is perfect. For example, some people find contact lenses to be comfortable (not even realizing that they’re in), while others try countless varieties over the years but still end up with irritation and therefore prefer glasses....

The social networking platform brimmed with predictions of its own demise this week. After new owner Elon Musk gave employees one day to decide between joining the “extremely hardcore” Twitter 2.0 or leaving the company, hundreds of workers resigned en masse. The company is reportedly in disarray, shutting down all office buildings and disabling employee badges as of Thursday night. Amid the chaos, major companies have pulled their advertisements from Twitter, while Musk has flip-flopped on product launches and content moderation policies....

Anderson has been quiet online for the past couple of years, and apart from responding to another tweet earlier this month, had not posted on Twitter since April 2019. But Anderson broke his social media silence to respond to a tweet by Jack D Murphy, who said: “Remember Tom? Remember how he just sold his $500m share in myspace and retired so he could have a nice life? “He never sold our data, never tried to influence elections, never lobbied against privacy legislations… what a man....

The ice chunk struck at around 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, smashing through the bedroom ceiling of the property near Elk Mound, a village northwest of Eau Claire, reported Wisconsin TV station WEAU. The block reportedly weighed 12.6 pounds, according to WQOW TV. The home’s owner described it as a “basketball-sized hail,” WEAU reported. However, a meteorologist for the TV station, Darren Maier, said the “ridiculously big” piece of ice was not considered hail because it was too large....

The fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday in the village of Staraya Nelidovka, some 20 miles from the Ukrainian border, Belgorod’s regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram, Russian news agency TASS reported. “I have just contacted the head of the Golovinsky rural settlement, Denis Zolotukhin. According to preliminary information, an ammunition depot is on fire near the village of Staraya Nelidovka,” Gladkov wrote on his channel....