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Cooper on Saturday joined dozens of voices on Capitol Hill including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who demanded the head of the United States Postal Service respond to recent claims the USPS is meddling in the upcoming election process. The postmaster is now set to appear before the “urgent” House Oversight panel on August 24. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Monday also threatened legal action against DeJoy, issuing a statement accusing the postal service and president of potentially colluding to “suppress voters....

NEWSWEEK: What was your initial reaction to the Duke charges? BERKOWITZ: This case was very frustrating. When a high-profile case like this starts, our hope is that the accuser is telling the truth, but the Duke case really set back the work we’ve been doing to educate the public and to change the way juries react to rape victims. I think [the accuser] did a great disservice to victims....

His brother, Mickey, lost a battle with cancer just as training camp opened. The Panthers then saw receivers Kelvin Benjamin and Stephen Hill and defensive end Frank Alexander go down during training camp with season-ending injuries. MORE: Super Bowl rings through the years | Josh Norman isn’t who you think he is But Rivera kept his team together and was named the NFL’s Coach of the Year on Saturday after leading the Panthers to an NFL-best 15-1 record and an NFC championship....

To be clear, Lightyear is not a story of the Buzz Lightyear doll that fans have become familiar with, but rather the space hero of a show that inspired him. The story will follow the hero’s out-of-this-world (literally) adventures in space. RELATED: Explaining the Halo Infinite Buzz Lightyear Crossover Rumors This film will contain a lot of completely new storyline and style. There was a lesser-known Buzz spin-off from 2000 called Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins that briefly explores who Buzz is but the Lightyear movie will delve deeper into the roots of his character....

On Sunday, Beijing reported a total of 36 new local cases of the novel coronavirus, in addition to seven other cases reported since Thursday. This brings the city’s total of new cases to 43 after nearly two months without any reported infections. Overall, China reported 57 new infections on Sunday, the highest number since mid-April. The majority of China’s new cases can be traced back to Beijiing’s biggest wholesale food market, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported....

In Eastern and Central Europe, where countries from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea are facing a recalcitrant Russia, corruption softens politicians’ stance towards Moscow, unravels the social fabric and causes voters to opt for political extremes. It opens politicians to involvement with shady organized crime syndicates and to blackmail by Russian intelligence services. Transparency International, an anti-corruption watchdog, identified Albania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine as leading sites for corruption along Russia’s western periphery—each in its own way....

Signaling his thanks, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey—who calls his platform one that stands for “free expression” and “empowering dialogue”—tweeted out a heart emoji when Parler no longer showed up on Apple’s list of popular apps. The rationale given by all these Big Tech behemoths is that Parler doesn’t do enough to moderate the violent threats its users make on its platform. This is rich, coming from companies that host and circulate Facebook and Twitter, where violent threats proliferate on a daily basis....

The 2.2 percent drop means 2.9 million fewer deaths from the disease, with the overall death rate dropping by 29 percent. The ACS noted, however, that death rates for some forms of cancer—such as breast and prostate cancer—are improving at a slower rate than in the past. “Every year that we see a decline in cancer mortality rate, it’s very good news,” said Rebecca Siegel, director of surveillance research at the American Cancer Society and lead author the report to The New York Times....

The woman, Stephanie Baker, 31, of Shallotte, North Carolina, delivered twins on January 27. She continued to battle the virus until she passed away three days later, her mother, Debbie Baker, said in an interview with Newsweek. Prior to Stephanie’s death, one of her newborn infants had passed away. Stephanie’s doctors performed an emergency Caesarean section because her babies were showing stress from a lack of oxygen. She got to hold her son, Sylas, before he died....

Most for the series predates the rise of Gamerscore. However, a AAA title in 2021 wouldn’t feel complete without an array of achievements for players to earn. Achievement hunters now have something to look forward to, as Xbox recently revealed the full list of Achievements for Age of Empires 4. While Achievements won’t make or break a game, the comprehensive list gives clues about what players can get up to in the upcoming RTS....

However, Age of Empires 4 has apparently been a big success for Microsoft. Despite being available on Xbox Game Pass, it has frequently been a part of Steam’s Top Sellers list, and it currently holds the record for having the highest number of concurrent players in the series. There has always been a demand for a console version of Age of Empires 4, and a new code name suggests an Xbox port is currently in development....

The Premier League leaders battled to a 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, with Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan on target as City’s all-time top scorer Aguero looked on from the stands. Before the match, Guardiola confirmed the Argentina striker was resting up due to a “muscular disturbance” and afterwards conceded there are no guarantees he will return in midweek. “We will see the day after tomorrow [Monday]....

Will Grigg scored the only goal of the game after 79 minutes to book a quarter-final tie against Southampton for Paul Cook’s League One promotion-chasers and end the runaway Premier League leaders’ prospects of a historic quadruple. A significant number of home supporters invaded the pitch to celebrate when the full-time whistle sounded at the DW Stadium and television pictures showed a Wigan fan approaching Aguero from behind, appearing to say something to the Argentina striker, who swung round a right arm and struck the man....

A survey released Thursday by YouGov and The Economist showed 56 percent of U.S. adults “somewhat” or “strongly” approve of the commission. Just 29 percent of those polled said they oppose the panel. The findings come as Senate Republicans are expected to block advancement of the bill creating the commission. Democrats will need the support of at least 10 Republicans in Thursday’s procedural vote to move the legislation forward....

Democrats, given control of Congress because of Iraq, vowed to raise the minimum wage. Nimble and graceful Barack Obama became the Democrats’ Fred Astaire, adored because of, well, perhaps the way he wears his hat, the way he sips his tea. And the way he isn’t Hillary. This year’s civil-rights outrage was “soaring” and “record” gasoline prices, a violation of Americans’ inalienable right to pay for a gallon no more than they paid 25 years ago....

He made 21 league apperances during the 2016-17 season of which only seven where starts, scoring two goals, while for the ongoing campaign he made no top-flight appearance and was named on the bench just once, in the Foxes’ 2-1 defeat at Liverpool in December. Instead, he was thrown into the reserves team, making six apperances, scoring once and creating three assists. His only first-team appearance came in the EFL Cup second round tie against Sheffield United where he played the entire 90 minutes and scored the last goal in a 4-1 victory....

The winningest goalie in Carolina history took the loss in his first game here as a visitor, with Sebastian Aho scoring 1:16 into overtime to lift the Hurricanes past Ward’s new team, the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2 and spoiling the goalie’s emotional return. “Obviously, I have a lot to be thankful for, my 13 years here, and wanted to put forth a strong effort,” Ward said. “Unfortunately, we came to win, and it just slipped away there in overtime....

If quitting “cold turkey” is far too extreme for your taste, take a look at some of the most popular stop smoking aides on the market today: In smoking cessation, acupuncture uses hair-thin needles that are gently placed into certain points of the ears which remain in place for about 20 minutes. Commonly used for pain relief, it is thought to also help people quit smoking. How to Quit Smoking Naturally

AIFF treasurer Hardev Jadeja came to attend Sunday’s meeting. The IOA, though, contended that the letter sent to the Olympic body by AIFF did not have the signature of either its president or general secretary and therefore it didn’t allow the AIFF representatives to attend the meet. As decided earlier, the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) too was barred from taking part in the IOA elections. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (AIBA) had said on 31st January that no member from the suspended IBF would be allowed to vote in the IOA election....

Following coach Dollah Salleh from Perlis to Pahang, Afif has come to the fore once again after helping Pahang to challenge for the Super League title this season with some commanding performances in the centre of defence for the Elephants. Speaking before the national team training session at Shah Alam on Thursday evening, Afif recognises the second chance that he has been given and vows to work even harder to ensure that he doesn’t have to suffer the same heartbreak as before....