Month: November 2022

Where to watch the World Cup in NYC

ny.eater.com/maps/where-to-watch-world-cup-nyc 8 Places to Watch the World Cup in NYC Big screens, drink specials, and food from around the world by Melissa McCart  Nov 18, 2022, 12:49pm ESTFans watch a previous World Cup. | Mario Tama/Getty Images Every four years, soccer fans around the world head to their TVs, laptops, and phones to cheer on their favorite teams for … Continue reading Where to watch the World Cup in NYC →

World Cup 2022: a guide to every team

http://www.wsj.com/articles/world-cup-qatar-team-preview-brazil-france-england-spain-11668216664? World Cup 2022: A Guide to Every Team Brazil, Argentina, and France enter as heavy favorites, while Germany and Spain, who have won two of the past three World Cups, are rebuilding. France’s Kylian Mbappe is seeking to win another World Cup title. GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS By Joshua Robinson, Andrew Beaton and Jonathan Clegg Updated Nov. 17, 2022 4:38 pm … Continue reading World Cup 2022: a guide to every team →

Op/Ed: Why the World Cup belongs in the Middle East

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/opinion/qatar-world-cup-arab-football.html Why the World Cup Belongs in the Middle East Nov. 18, 2022 CreditCredit...No Ideas By Abdullah Al-Arian Dr. Al-Arian is a historian and the editor of “Football in the Middle East: State, Society and the Beautiful Game.” When FIFA announced in 2010 that Qatar would host this year’s World Cup, football fans and sports pundits … Continue reading Op/Ed: Why the World Cup belongs in the Middle East →

Flu season already most severe in 13 years and could get much worse

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/28/flu-season-2022-cdc/ So far, this flu season is more severe than it has been in 13 years By Lena H. Sun Updated October 28, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. EDT|Published October 28, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. EDT Influenza is hitting the United States unusually early and hard, resulting in the most hospitalizations at this point in the season in more … Continue reading Flu season already most severe in 13 years and could get much worse →

Dementia among elderly dropping fast

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/11/07/dementia-prevalence-declines-RAND-study/8491667849558/ Dementia plummets by nearly one-third among U.S. seniors, RAND says By Judy Packer-Tursman    <img src="https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/8491667849558/2022/1/29efa3c88315fbde07ca8367bea2c6ec/Dementia-plummets-by-nearly-one-third-among-US-seniors-RAND-says.jpg&quot; alt="The prevalence of dementia in the United States is declining among people over age 65, falling by nearly one-third from 2000 to 2016, a RAND Corp. study says. Photo by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/pinthemapproject-1395816/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=935221&quot; target="_blank">Nikki Vargas</a>/<a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=935221&quot; target="_blank">Pixabay</a>" title="The prevalence of … Continue reading Dementia among elderly dropping fast →

Sizing up the 32 teams in Qatar’s World Cup 2022

http://www.si.com/soccer/2022/11/11/world-cup-2022-power-rankings-brazil-argentina-france-qatar World Cup 2022 Power Rankings: Sizing Up the Field of 32 in Qatar With the World Cup around the corner, who appears to be a contender, and whose stay is trending toward a three-and-out? JONATHAN WILSON NOV 11, 2022 The four years (and four months) since the last World Cup have been challenging in … Continue reading Sizing up the 32 teams in Qatar’s World Cup 2022 →

Hidden navigation method for your iPhone

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-use-back-button-history-on-iphone [click thru for illustrations] This hidden iPhone navigation feature is simple but genius — here's how to use it By Richard Priday, published October 7, 2022 Your iPhone's back button hides this intuitive feature (Image credit: Shutterstock) Diving into your iPhone's settings or into the various options in your apps can mean you're a long … Continue reading Hidden navigation method for your iPhone →

This is what a fresh COVID case looks like these days

https://www.eatthis.com/most-people-who-have-covid-now-feel-this-symptom-first/ Most People Who Have COVID Now Feel This Symptom First Infectious disease specialist explains what many patients will experience with COVID symptoms.  By Heather Newgen  Published on October 29, 2022 | 7:01 AM FACT CHECKED BY EMILIA PALUSZEK Shutterstock Just when you thought COVID-19 was done and the pandemic was over, the virus proves it's not through … Continue reading This is what a fresh COVID case looks like these days →

Only one election denier seeking authority to decide state election succeeded

Only in Indiana did an election denier receive voter approval to have olitics the deciding authority over reporting state election results. http://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/us/politics/jim-marchant-nevada.html Voters Reject Election Deniers Running to Take Over Elections With Jim Marchant’s defeat by Cisco Aguilar in Nevada’s secretary of state race, all but one of the “America First” slate of candidates who … Continue reading Only one election denier seeking authority to decide state election succeeded →

Players’ union warns of “really high” added risks of injury at Qatar World Cup because of compressed calendar and heat

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/11/really-high-extra-risk-of-injury-qatar-world-cup-players-union-warns ‘Really high’ extra risk of injury at Qatar World Cup, warns players’ union Fifpro concerned by knock-on effects of congested calendar ‘Add the heat in and you’ve got an extra risk,’ expert says Harry Kane, pictured in Spurs training on Thursday, is among players who have experienced ‘overload’ in a packed season so far. Photograph: … Continue reading Players’ union warns of “really high” added risks of injury at Qatar World Cup because of compressed calendar and heat →

Were the Democrats lucky to have Donald Trump around this election?

http://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/on-donald-trump-and-the-democrats-not-so-awful-election? On Donald Trump and the Democrats’ Not-So-Awful Election If not for the former President, the midterms could have turned out very differently. By Susan B. Glasser November 9, 2022 The day after the midterm election of 2022 that both parties had agreed was the most consequential ever—except for the previous election, and the next one, … Continue reading Were the Democrats lucky to have Donald Trump around this election? →

Colorado River water shortage forcing tough choices in 7 states

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/1125905928/the-colorado-river-water-shortage-is-forcing-tough-choices-in-7-states The Colorado River water shortage is forcing tough choices in 7 states September 29, 2022, 1:21 PM ET Heard on Fresh Air Forty million people rely on the river. ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten says that water scarcity in the West hasn't been recognized as the national emergency that it is. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm … Continue reading Colorado River water shortage forcing tough choices in 7 states →