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California Health and Human Services Director Dr. Mark Ghaly said that there had been a significant reduction in vaccinations among those aged under 18, dropping by about one-third compared to last year. Vaccination rates plummeted when the state instituted a stay-at-home order in March and renewed it in response to a spike in cases in July. “When we went to a stay-at-home order and many of our health care facilities went to… virtual visits, fewer in person visits, we saw what we expected, which was a significant decrease in vaccinations of young people,” Ghaly said at a news briefing....

FIFA 23 delivers massively on this front, with some iconic clubs and venues returning to the EA Sports franchise. It’s not all good news, however, with some teams from FIFA 22 having disappeared or going by a new name. New teams in FIFA 23 FIFA 23 marks the long-awaited return of Juventus to the game. The Italian giants were previously licensed by Konami and were known as Piemonte Calcio in recent FIFA releases....

We’ve already seen the announcement of the best FIFA 23 Premier League players and La Liga and now it’s the turn of the Bundesliga. Sadio Mane’s arrival at Bayern Munich from Liverpool in the summer was one of the biggest transfers in the window - but has the Senegalese come out on top in the Bundesliga player ratings? The Sporting News has all the key Bundesliga ratings you need to know for the upcoming FIFA 23 game....

Blatter, 79, made his last push to clear his name on Feb. 16. He and heir apparent Michel Platini are seeking exoneration from eight-year bans ordered by FIFA for breaches of its code of ethics. MORE: Soccer officials tied to scandals | Top Blatter aide fired FIFA officials will be in Zurich this week as soccer’s scandal continues to swirl. Not only are decisions on Blatter and Platini awaited, but Swiss officials have an opportunity to meet witnesses in soccer’s far-flung corruption scandal....

Speaking about ticket sales at the venue that arguably hosts the country’s most vociferous crowd, Ceppi revealed that the sales have experienced a slight dip. “We want Kochi to show support for all the teams. We haven’t seen it yet. It’s been surprising, we felt that we were gonna sell out completely. Brazil, Spain and Germany are playing in Kochi, we thought we were going to sell out in two hours, like what happened in Calcutta....

The India U-17 football team will visit the United States of America as a part of their preparations before participating in a youth tournament in Mexico wherein they shall compete against the likes of Chile and Colombia. “Our Under-17 Indian team will travel to the US in July where we are in talks to play against their Under-17 national team. We will also play a tournament in Mexico where some top teams will participate,” informed the AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das to Goal....

Prior to the rule’s passing, colleges were only able to cover the cost of tuition, room and board and books. MORE: Southern Conference commissioner addresses issues | Autonomy will save more football programs than it kills Now, five schools will offer $5,000 or more in additional scholarship assistance, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Ten other schools will pay at least $4,000 per year. The extra money will help student-athletes cover their out-of-pocket expenses, such as travel and cell phone bills....

In a countersuit to his wife’s divorce petition, Goeppner asked the court to order a correction in the birth certificate, arguing that he and Mary were legally married–and both Goeppners–when Anthony was born. In the latest round of the couple’s bitter divorce proceedings Judge Carole Bellows of Cook County Circuit Court recently suggested compromising on the name Goeppner-Garetto. But Goeppner says hyphenation is unacceptable–unless his name comes last. Meanwhile, Anthony’s court-appointed attorney is recommending that the court honor the birth certificate as is....

As recently as 2001, it was even more difficult to imagine Elisa Carrio as the next president of Argentina. But as the debt-saddled South American country lurches toward general elections tentatively scheduled for April, Carrio is vying for the top spot in the polls with the leading candidate of the ruling Peronist party. The constitutional-law professor’s one-woman crusade against corruption in government has struck a chord among millions of disenchanted voters, who ascribe many of Argentina’s economic ills to rampant pocket-lining by mainstream politicians....

Frank Bainimarama took to Twitter on Saturday to express his well wishes to Biden and called on him to work toward tackling climate change, which is a major problem for his country. “Congratulations, @JoeBiden,” Bainimarama wrote. “Together, we have a planet to save from a #ClimateEmergency and a global economy to build back better from #COVID19. Now, more than ever, we need the USA at the helm of these multilateral efforts (and back in the #ParisAgreement — ASAP!...

Music companies shouldn’t break out the champagne quite yet. Last month a federal D.C. court ruled that Internet service provider Verizon is not required to turn over the names of members who anonymously swapped files; newly emboldened downloaders could return to illegal activity secure that they can’t be targeted. Also, warns Madden, the new crop of digital-music consumers who received MP3 players for the holidays could reverse the trend. “This isn’t the end of the story,” she says....

Berry was on the court for North Carolina’s open practice Friday afternoon and moving without any obvious discomfort. He said to reporters during media sessions at University of Phoenix Stadium he was not feeling entirely healthy but thought he could get there by tip-off. MORE: When did your team last win a national title? The ankles have been problematic since the start of the tournament, when he was injured in the first round against Texas Southern....

Bennett spent two full seasons with the Charlotte Hornets in the early 1990s, and part of a third. He scored 36,870 fewer career points than Karl Malone, but 538 more than 99.999 percent of humans walking planet Earth. MORE: SN’s way-too-early top 25 for 2019-20 This also separates him from nearly every other man who has coached in the Final Four over the past three decades. Bennett will attempt to become the third former NBA player to win an NCAA championship since 1990 in Monday night’s title game against Texas Tech....

It’s certainly not because I have refined taste. If tasked with defending television as a medium, I’d probably trot out “America’s Next Top Model” as my first exhibit. I’ve watched the Magic Bullet infomercial so many times I could perform it as a one-man off-Broadway show. I’m hardly an elitist. So when I see a show like “Dancing With the Stars,” which seems to thrill everyone but me, I don’t feel superior, I just feel left out....

How good? Let’s try to find a bit of perspective. First, the basic numbers. At the moment, the Astros are 41-16, have won 10 games in a row and own a 13.5-game lead in the AL West. Over the weekend, they authored a sweep of the rival Rangers on the road, outscoring Texas 20-7 in the three-game series. “I don’t think really anything went wrong. Houston just played better than us for three games,” outfielder Shin-Soo Choo told reporters (via the Star-Telegram)....

He could have bounded onto the stage, but he didn’t. Instead, he escorted the frail but dignified Nancy Reagan, but even accounting for that sobering effect, Arnold seemed a little distant at the first Republican debate. As California governor, Schwarzenegger has prospered in the role of centrist, hybrid “Repubocrat” —an independent force. As he watched the ten GOP presidential candidates take turns bowing to the GOP’s conservative base, the Governator bore the fixed smile of a man who had a desire to be elsewhere....

As a bradykinin receptor antagonist, Firazyr blocks bradykinin B2 receptors (binding sites). By blocking bradykinin B2 receptors, a type of protein called bradykinin—that widens blood vessels—can’t attach to these binding sites to cause the typical HAE symptoms of swelling and pain. Firazyr is available as an injectable to be given under the skin (subcutaneous). What Is Firazyr Used For? Firazyr is a prescription treatment option for HAE attacks. Although HAE is a serious genetic medical condition, it is rare—affecting 1 in 50,000 people in the United States....

The fire began around 6:20 p.m. local time in the couple’s alleged Garden District mansion, WWL-TV reported. Around the same time, New Orleans police officers received a call about a suspicious person nearby. Authorities now believe the two may be linked. By 7 p.m., roughly 22 firefighters had extinguished the one-alarm fire, the lowest classification for a fire threat. The fire caused damage to the inside of the three-story Spanish Baroque building but reportedly caused no injuries....

Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Jermaine Carelse said firefighters are still working on “hot spots” in the government building, though they have scaled back from 70 firefighters on Sunday to 20 on early Monday. The fire began in the offices on the third floor, then quickly spread throughout the National Assembly building, the BBC reported. Because Parliament was not in session for the holidays, no one was reported injured....