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The Ligue 1 champions confirmed on Monday that the attacking duo are not likely to resume first-team training until the end of this week. Neither player has featured since suffering muscle strains in the 4-0 defeat of Toulouse last month. It means Neymar, who scored on his return to the first team on Saturday after being left out amid the uncertainty over his future during the transfer window, and Mauro Icardi will likely lead the line at Parc des Princes....

On the heels of his trip to the Middle East and Europe last week, John McCain is in Los Angeles today, where he delivered a much anticipated speech outlining his views on the nation’s foreign policy goals. The presumptive Republican nominee didn’t say much new. Speaking before the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, McCain, as he has in the past, admitted the U.S. has an image problem around the world and suggested the way forward is to have a more cooperative foreign policy with international allies....

Baker was careful not to mention McCain’s name in his letter. “John McCain has a very good record with us,” Baker said in an interview. “This letter really isn’t about John McCain.” But opponents interpreted it as a clear warning shot aimed in the general vicinity of the popular Arizona senator, who met with NRA lobbyists this week and didn’t find much common ground. An accompanying e-mail from the Gun Owners of America, a right-wing group that often works in concert with NRA, savaged both McCain and Democratic Sen....

“I don’t think there’s any doubt that how [voters] judge Iraq will have a direct relation to their judgment of me,” he added. McCain, of course, is right: his fate is tied to Mesopotamia. (If the president thing doesn’t work out, Mac, perhaps you should consider a slot with the McLaughlin Group.) But it’s not only–or even mostly–what happens on the ground in Baghdad that matters. In truth, McCain’s White House chances may have more do with another candid admission, and how strongly it influences voters’ judgment–not of Iraq, but of the candidate himself:...

The Associated Press called the race for the former fighter pilot on Tuesday—a victory that lands her a direct challenge to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the general election. “I’m humbled that Kentucky Democrats have nominated me to take on Mitch McConnell in the general election and can’t wait to get started in sending him into retirement and finally draining the toxic Washington political swamp that he built,” McGrath said in a statement shortly after the race was called....

McGregor, who is swapping the UFC octagon for the boxing ring, and Mayweather - who boasts a 49-0 record - are set to do battle in August in a hotly anticipated mega-money bout. The two have been trading verbal barbs via reporters and through social media for months, and finally got the chance to do so in person in Los Angeles on Tuesday. McGregor claimed he would knock Mayweather out inside four rounds, leaving McIlroy to marvel at the will and determination of the Irishman - an important trait in his own field - not to mention the fighter’s penchant for revelling in the limelight....

When Steve discovered Bucky was actually The Winter Soldier, he took on Bucky’s reformation as if Bucky was a charity case that Steve needed to fix. Steve was always the great hero that everyone looked up to, while Bucky was seen as the bad guy in everyone else’s story, despite being a victim himself. Bucky’s complicated history as The Winter Soldier was never something he would be able to let go of in the presence of Steve, even though they had a long-standing friendship far before Bucky was taken prisoner by Hydra....

But in 1908 one of Washington’s central traffic circles was named after Philip Sheridan. The circle features an equestrian statue of the cavalry officer who performed with such dash in the Shenandoah Valley. The country’s imagination is captured by military flashiness, like that of the pistol-packing–they were ivory-handled pistols–George Patton, who said: “There are only three principles of warfare: audacity, more audacity, always audacity.” There will be no monuments in Washington to Tommy Franks, who is about as flashy as cottage cheese....

As COPD is both a progressive and non-reversible, the severity of dyspnea plays a key role in determining both the stage of the disease and the appropriate medical treatment. Challenges in Diagnosis From a clinical standpoint, the challenge of diagnosing dyspnea is that it is very subjective. While spirometry tests (which measures lung capacity) and pulse oximetry (which measures oxygen levels in the blood) may show that two people have the same level of breathing impairment, one may feel completely winded after activity while the other may be just fine....

PlayStation fans of MechWarrior won’t have to wait long for the game to arrive, it will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 this September 23. The PS5 version will also support the DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers and advanced haptics. This launch of the game will signify the return of the BattleTech franchise back to PlayStation after 20 years, since MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat was released back in 1995....

In addition to being named Most Innovative–along with Concrete Genie, Sea of Solitude, and Sky: Children of the Light–Media Molecule’s Dreams, which focuses on allowing players to play, create, and share, also won Game of the Year. RELATED: Dreams Player Recreates Part of Unreal Engine 5 Demo In-Game The developers of the highly successful LittleBigPlanet franchise and the third-person platform adventure game Tearaway, Media Molecule aimed just as high with their latest title, Dreams....

Alternatives are on the way. CRT, or corneal reshaping, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in June. There’s no surgery; doctors use computers to map the surface of the eye, then make lenses that patients wear while they sleep. The lenses reshape the epithelium, the surface of the cornea, redistributing cells from the center to the periphery to compensate for refractive errors and astigmatism. Vision is improved after only a week, though patients need to wear the lenses at least every other night or the effect subsides, according to Paragon Vision Systems (paragoncrt ....

With all the time that’s passed since 1998, many players are bound to be heading into this game for the first time, which means they won’t immediately know where to find the game’s 20 chalices. These are collectibles that grant various weapons and items, with one in nearly every level. To collect one, players must first fill it by killing enough enemies in the level (their progress shows every time they kill an enemy) and then carry it to the end without getting a game over or quitting first....

A team of scientists led by Mark Dyble from University College London investigated interactions between different meerkat groups living in the Kalahari region of South Africa over a period of 11 years. Their work has revealed that these meetings are often aggressive in nature and sometimes result in deadly fights. “We show that interactions between meerkat groups are never tolerant, that the majority involve some form of aggression and that a minority result in physical violence,” Dyble said in a statement....

Despite what investors, doctors and patients were told, those claims were false. The Dropout tracks the rise and fall of Holmes and the collateral damage done to those who worked with her—as well as those who worked to put an end to her company. Newsweek has everything you need to know about the cast of The Dropout and their real-life counterparts. Meet ‘The Dropout’ Cast and the Real-Life Characters Elizabeth Holmes, played by Amanda Seyfried Amanda Seyfried looks (and sounds) unrecognizable as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout....

On Alabama’s scoring drive, he completed 5 of 6 passes for 46 yards and a touchdown to fellow freshman Henry Ruggs III. He finished the game 14 of 24 passing for 166 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, including the 41-yard game winner to DeVonta Smith. MORE: Shop Alabama national championship gear So who is the QB from Hawaii? Here’s what you need to know: Tagovailoa was the No. 1 player in the state of Hawaii in the Class of 2017, the No....

World leaders have every incentive to act on climate. It is increasingly clear that the opportunities and benefits of accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon economy are greater than ever before, and so is our understanding of the risks of inaction. Crucially, stepping up action on climate is not just good for the environment: zero-carbon growth means greater innovation, higher productivity, more resilient economies, and greater social inclusion. The latest evidence shows there is a powerful opportunity for national governments to drive economic development whilst cutting emissions: invest in compact, connected, and clean cities....

Our immediate work with the U.S. administration will focus on confronting the pandemic, advancing our wide-ranging cooperation in health care, which ranges from scientific exchanges (five vaccine collaborations are currently underway) to pharmaceutical inputs and exchange of best practices. In recent years, India has emerged as the “pharmacy of the world,” with great capabilities in bulk production of generic drugs and vaccines, in addition to our experience immunizing a large population....