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There are a lot of laughs on the road with Teresa Heinz Kerry, actually. Though maybe not so many back at Kerry HQ, where, despite protestations to the contrary, not everyone thinks an aspiring First Lady ought to be quite so… spontaneous. Kerry’s no-nonsense campaign manager, Mary Beth Cahill, has confided to friends that she’s slightly unnerved by his wife’s candor. And when Cahill tells me, “She’s great with women and children in small groups,” it’s hard not to hear that as: we’d lock her in a closet if we could....

Until his fourth start of the 1998 season, Wood hadn’t pitched like the future of the Cubs’ rotation that he was believed to be at the time. About two weeks before his famed May 6 start, Wood failed to make it out of the second inning against the Dodgers. He put six men on base and allowed seven runs before manager Jim Riggleman pulled him for reliever Amaury Telemaco. In his next start, Wood showed greater promise, throwing a seven-inning quality start with nine strikeouts against the Cardinals....

It didn’t get it. Brad Keselowski saw to that. Keselowski thoroughly dominated the 26th race of the season for his series-high fourth win of the season. The win earned him the top seed for the 10-race Chase, which begins next Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. Jeff Gordon finished second, followed by Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick. Keselowski, the 2012 champion, will start the Chase with 2,012 points, followed by three-race winners Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr....

Common side effects caused by changing hormone levels during menopause include hot flashes, mood changes, and sleep disruption. Many women also experience an average weight gain of about five pounds after menopause. The keto diet is a very low carbohydrate, high-fat diet that some people recommend to ease menopause symptoms and balance hormones. However, it may not be the best approach for all women because it can cause unpleasant side effects....

Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant was ejected from the Thunder’s 119-108 victory over Dallas in Game 4 on Saturday night after he was given a Flagrant 2 foul for whacking the Mavericks’ Justin Anderson on the head. MORE: NBA live scoreboard | Advice for Tom Thibodeau Durant was also hit with a retroactive technical foul after Game 3 for throwing a needless elbow at Salah Mejri. When the NBA hands down its punishment to Durant, that could be a factor and possibly result in a suspension for Game 5....

On Christmas Eve, Durant was ruled out of the Nets’ Christmas Day showcase game with the Lakers. On Dec. 18, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Durant had been placed into the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Durant was the eighth member of the Nets to be placed in the protocols, joining LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Bembry, Bruce Brown, Jevon Carter, James Harden, James Johnson and Paul Millsap. After Durant, it was announced that Kyrie Irving and Day’Ron Sharpe had been placed in the health and safety protocols....

It might be brief this year, because … the NBA didn’t want Kevin Durant in the Finals, right? Thus, he is not. That’s the logical conclusion we’ve got to reach, based on who the Association and its partner in annually defrauding the public, the TV networks, “want” to be in the Finals. Oklahoma City had to get got, for certain, even if they somehow foiled the plan with a 3-1 conference finals series lead....

Ethan Strauss of The Athletic detailed why many think Durant will leave the Warriors and why that decision is impacted by James. One important part of his report: Strauss says Durant thought defeating James and the Cavs in the 2017 NBA Finals would have people labeling him No. 1 in the NBA. From The Athletic: MORE: Warriors worried about KD leaving? Instead, there was no grand reordering of rankings, and only so much credit to be had for a dominant playoff run....

It marked the first game Durant has missed this season. He appeared in Brooklyn’s first 16 games, posting averages of 28.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists on 56.7 percent shooting from the field. What’s next for Durant? Here’s everything we know about his injury. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) What is Kevin Durant’s injury? Durant is dealing with a right shoulder sprain....

MORE: Greatest Minnesota Timberwolves ever The 21-year veteran wants to play one more year with the Timberwolves, the team that drafted him fifth overall fresh out of Chicago’s Farragut Academy way back in 1996. After missing the playoffs the last dozen seasons, things are starting to look up in Minneapolis. The T-Wolves roster boasts wing Andrew Wiggins (20.7 ppg) and Karl-Anthony Towns (18.3 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 1.68 bpg), winners of the last two Rookie of the Year awards, to go along with Ricky Rubio (10....

Although last week’s crash at Chicagoland left Harvick at the bottom of the Chase standings (until Clint Bowyer assumed the position), the defending champion need only win one of the next two races to advance. MORE: Latest Chase standings | Sunday’s starting lineup | Jeff Gordon on Harvick-Johnson Having qualified second for Sunday’s race, Harvick is confident he can regain his place among prime contenders. A win would help; two strong races are a prerogative....

Speaking on the Ingraham Angle on Monday, McCarthy explained his recent conversations with the president. The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is set to be voted on and the pair discussed it when they met in person last week. The bill sets out the policies and funding for various defense agencies. McCarthy has said it’s essential to have more people joining the military, as it is regularly failing to meet recruitment targets....

The Italian project will see the two-time Oscar winner, 61, portray a detective with a connection to Emanuele (Franco Nero), a blind man gifted with the ability to draw portraits of people by hearing their voices. Spacey’s casting in the 1950s-set film has sparked questions as to whether it is appropriate to welcome the actor back to the big screen, less than four years after the first of at least 16 men came forward with allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault or attempted rape against him....

Some experts have asserted that a crash is coming, while others believe that the market is undergoing a correction, a less severe type of downturn. But there are some fundamental differences between the current market and the market before the 2008 housing crisis, even though both periods saw accelerated home price growth. One of the key differences is centered on underwriting standards. Ryan O’Loughlin, a senior director in Fitch Ratings’ residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) group, told Newsweek that there is now better verification of income and assets....

The background Sojan has always been one of Kerala’s top young athletes. At the Kerala State School meet in 2019, she recorded a long jump of 6.24m. Furthermore, the rising track and field athlete had clinched four gold medals at the SGFI National School Athletics Championship in December 2019. The heart of the matter Ancy Sojan lit up the Games with a brilliant individual outing. The 18-year-old leapt 6.36m to seal the deal in the Women’s Under-21 long jump event....

Despite the stiff test awaiting him, the 28-year-old is confident that he has trained hard enough to leave the Singapore Indoor Stadium with the biggest win of his career. Top names like Aung La N Sang, Leandro Ataides, and Fan Rong have failed to take out ‘The Dutch Knight’, but Kiamrian Abbasov believes is well equipped to hand the undefeated fighter his first loss. In an interview with ONE, Abbasov warned:...

Kesimpta is available as a subcutaneous (under the skin) injection in either a single-dose prefilled Sensoready pen or a single-dose prefilled syringe. What Is Kesimpta Used For? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kesimpta to treat adults with relapsing forms of MS, including: Brand Name(s): Kesimpta Drug Availability: Prescription Therapeutic Classification: Antineoplastic agent Available Generically: No Controlled Substance: No Administration Route: Subcutaneous injection Active Ingredient: Ofatumumab Dosage Form(s): Solution...

The ketogenic diet was originally developed and recommended as an evidence-based treatment for controlling epilepsy. More recently, the ketogenic diet has become popularized to manage weight loss, diabetes, and high cholesterol, among other conditions. However, the high-fat nature of the ketogenic diet is controversial, and its effects have not been fully studied. A diet that is high in fat, especially saturated fats, is associated with short- and long-term risks, such as cardiovascular disease....

Durant issued one of the most Kevin Durant-esque quotes possible when asked about the NBA’s Last 2 Minutes Report issued about that 109-108 game. Two major calls in the final two minutes were said to have incorrectly favored of the Cavs. But Durant doesn’t care about revisionist history, and he does care about respecting people at work and the integrity of the game. MORE: Biggest surprises and disappointments of early season...

At Durant’s basketball camp this week, the Thunder star did not hold back against children, which meant he got to block shots like he was spiking a volleyball. MORE: Classic photos of KD | Sizing up Durant’s free agency | Can Billy Donovan keep KD happy? HAHA DUMB KIDS! I WON AN MVP AWARD! GET THAT OUTTA HERE!