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“While spirited debate about policy matters is protected under our Constitution, that protection does not extend to threats of violence or efforts to intimidate individuals based on their views,” Garland said. Garland said the FBI would begin working with federal, state, local, territorial and tribal authorities and hold strategy sessions to address the increasing threats that target teachers, school administrators, board members and other school officials. Chip Slaven, National School Board Association (NSBA) interim executive director and CEO, said the Justice Department action is appreciated and well needed, as over 20 reports of threats, violence, harassment, and more were reported by the NSBA....

WATCH: Timbers collapse in Vancouver A 0-0 draw with the LA Galaxy gave Dallas its first Supporters’ Shield — given to the top team in MLS over the course of the regular season — in franchise history and locked up the top seed in the MLS Cup playoffs. Dallas finished the season on 60 points with a 17-8-9 record, two points ahead of the Colorado Rapids. FC Dallas also won the U....

The approval was announced on Monday. The test was developed by researchers at New Jersey’s Rutgers University, along with a private lab in the state and Utah company Spectrum Solutions. Unlike the somewhat invasive methods currently available, the new test requires a patient to spit into a tube which can then be collected and analyzed. Current testing most commonly involves a long swab being inserted far into a patient’s nose or throat and twisted for seconds, which can provoke strong reactions including gags and coughs from some patients, putting health workers at additional risk....

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday granted emergency use authorization to the device, called the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, for people 18 and older. According to an FDA press release, the test works by detecting five volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with COVID-19 in exhaled breath, making it a much less invasive testing method than a nasal swab. How Accurate Is It? A study of 2,400 people with and without COVID-19 symptoms found that the breathalyzer correctly identified roughly 91% of positive cases....

Since April, the requirement has been lifted temporarily because of the pandemic, but the FDA decided to end the restriction entirely as the Supreme Court deliberates whether to roll back abortion rights. Some OB-GYNs said the FDA decision is a win for abortion access as it reduces some of the current barriers pregnant people face when seeking for abortion care. “It’s an exciting advancement, when you think of the attack on abortion rights,” Jennifer Lincoln, MD, an OB-GYN in Portland, Oregon and an advocate for abortion rights on TikTok, told Verywell....

The pilot study, entitled ADVANCE: Assessing Donor Variability And New Concepts in Eligibility, will collaborate with three of the nation’s largest blood centers—Vitalant, OneBlood and the American Red Cross—and LGBTQ community centers nationwide to examine whether the FDA should change its policies against gay, bisexual and queer male donors, ABC News reports. Currently, the FDA won’t accept donations from such men unless they’ve abstained from sex for three months prior to donating....

There was a time when food allergies were of little concern to the medical community. Today about 11 million Americans suffer from them, and many scientists agree the numbers are climbing. Most significantly, peanut allergies—among the most dire—doubled between 1997 and 2002 in children under 5. “Clearly, the number has increased in the younger population,” says Dr. Hugh Sampson, a food-allergy pioneer at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in N....

5-Star Players Peyton Manning, QB, Broncos. Manning holds the statistical advantage in head-to-head matchups with Tom Brady – he averages 293.9 yards per game with 27 TDs and 19 interceptions. Owners are going to worry about the weather and Manning’s ankles, but he’s going to put up numbers against a banged-up secondary. Start Manning. Tom Brady, QB, Patriots. Brady continues to evolve with his new cast of receivers, and he averages 235....

All eyes are on the Biden administration as it grapples with the question of housing and processing the immigration cases of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. But now a rising issue will be the number of families waiting in immigration custody. In his first official press conference on Thursday, Biden said not only are immigration officials expelling families, but that they “not getting across the border.” The Biden administration has claimed to draw a hard line on migrant families....

DMAT members have already been sent to a couple of Texas cities, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar confirmed Thursday. “We’ve already sent teams to San Antonio. We’ve sent medical disaster teams, doctors and nurses into Houston, and we’re going to keep fulfilling governor Abbott’s requests there to make sure the people of Texas are supported through this,” Azar told Houston’s ABC13. Federal medical teams will also be deployed in the cities of Dallas, Austin, Laredo, Midland and McAllen....

The decision was made by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White during a hearing regarding whether gray wolves were properly classified under the Endangered Species Act. An attorney for the U.S. Justice Department argued that they were not, saying that gray wolves, in particular, are not distinct enough to make up a species. “Congress was very clear in the statute,” argued Michael Eitel of the Justice Department’s natural resources division, “if there is not that species, the service does not have the ability to regulate it....

President Donald Trump stands accused of a heavy-handed approach in deploying federal officers to the city to tackle the demonstrations sparked by death in custody of George Floyd that have been ongoing for nearly two months. Demands for federal police to leave the city were the focus of gatherings on Friday that went on through the night. Several hundred people attended a vigil outside the Multnomah County Justice Center, according to Oregon Live, in a gathering which Portland Police declared to be illegal....

Yes, it is. Howard Dean is a simmering teakettle of emotion, aspiration and edge. In these wrought-up times, it’s a persona that has considerable appeal to the grass roots of the Democratic Party, if not, as yet, to the nation at large. It’s made him a celebrity on the Internet, where his Web-based efforts are changing the face of campaigning. As governor of Vermont, he was known for his chesty confrontations....

Then came a backlash from lawyers, constitutional scholars, journalists and diplomats. Brazilian newspapers blasted the government’s harsh reaction as both arbitrary and authoritarian. Lula’s foes in Congress had a feast. “This is the biggest error in a year and a half of government,” Arthur Virgilio, leader of the Social Democratic Party declared. In the end diplomacy prevailed: Rohter, through his lawyers, wrote a letter to Lula expressing regret for the episode....

Chizu Nakamoto says, “I think Tokyo offers an environment where, if you make the effort, you can find the people and information that make it easy to start a business.” She should know. In 2015, Nakamoto started Ricci Everyday, a fashion brand that creates colorful and playful batik products made of African prints. When Nakamoto was looking to establish a company that make full and proper use of women, she opted for an African prints business....

A female fan at the Kings-Hornets game in Charlotte, N.C., found that out the hard way Wednesday night. Yes, Gerald Henderson should have caught that pass, but still. But this is not Gerald Henderson’s first run-in with bloody noses or errant passes. No one will ever forget when he famoulsy elbowed Tyler Hansbrough in the bridge of his nose during the 2007 Duke-North Carolina game.But just last season, Henderson was responsible for knocking an unsuspecting women to the ground at Time-Warner Arena with a wild pass....

Footage of Darya Sosnovskaya being struck by an officer in the stomach and being dragged away in the center of the Russian capital on Saturday, has been widely shared on social media. The clip of Sosnovskaya, 26, sparked anger among many, who have accused the authorities of using excessive force in dispersing the demonstrators. The singer Sergey Lazarev put up the video on Instagram and posted a message to his four million followers which read: “No matter what, a man cannot beat a woman!...

Will the No. 1 Brewers pull another upset? Or will Red Sox Nation rally behind MLB’s oldest, most legendary stadium? BALLPARK RANKINGS: All-time worst | Most influential | PHOTO GALLERIES: Fenway | Wrigley | Ebbets Field We asked ballpark expert M.E. Anderson (founder of the popular Twitter account @MLBcathedrals) to rank the stadiums 1-30. To see Anderson’s full rankings, click here. Based on his rankings, we created two 15-team brackets, one for the National League and one for the American League....

How Ronaldo and Mou’s row could derail Man Utd move Ronaldo’s future at Real Madrid looked guaranteed after lifting his third Champions League title with the club earlier this month, the Portugal international scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Juventus. That secured a double for Madrid, having already pipped Barcelona to the Liga title by three points in May. However, allegations of tax fraud - denied by the forward - have brought Ronaldo’s future into question and United have been heavily linked with a swoop for their former star....

Starbucks Starbucks launched its festive food and drink menus on November 4, which include the new Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte, Starbucks’ first non-dairy iced holiday coffee beverage. Available both hot and iced, the new drink was inspired by home-baked holiday cookies and is made with sugar cookie-flavored syrup, Starbucks’ Blonde Espresso and creamy almond milk, topped with festive red and green sprinkles. Other Starbucks holiday drinks include the following:...