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Murray is the second seed in the men’s competition that begins Monday (or Sunday night, U.S. time). The competition runs through Jan. 31. AUSSIE 2016: Men’s top seeds | Best women | Dates, times, TV info The Murrays are expecting their first child in mid-February, so it likely he will be able to complete the year’s first major international tennis competition. Andy Murray (Getty Images) Murray promised to return home if Kim goes into labor, regardless of his progression in the tournament....

There are two types of NAFLD. When you just have excess fat stored in your liver, it is referred to as nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL). When there is both fat storage and inflammation leading to liver damage, it is referred to as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In some cases, NASH can cause inflammation and extensive scarring (cirrhosis) that is so severe it leads to liver failure and liver transplant. Fortunately, there are some fatty liver home remedies that may help to slow progression of the illness and reverse some of the damage, even if they do not cure it....

“We keep hearing when we go to these task force meetings that these [issues] are being corrected,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told ABC News in an interview set to broadcast on Tuesday evening. “But yet when you go into the trenches, you still hear about that.” Fauci said that he “cannot explain” the problem and that he does not have a “good answer....

Fauci said that a “default position” would be to try “as best as we possibly can in the context of the safety of the children and the teachers” to get students back into classrooms. He cited the “downstream unintended consequences on families” as an important reason to aim for the reopening of schools. Earlier in the hearing, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said school closures will prevent 7....

On ‘It’s a White Thing’: “The unfathomable price black musicians have paid to balance integrity with the necessity to reach a white audience is undeniable. Stating otherwise is foolish and disrespectful to the Bert Williamses, the Skip Jameses and many others.” Brett Harrison, Philadelphia, Pa. McCain and the Right Sen. John McCain should not dwell on receiving a warm welcome from the far right (“So Much for a Warm Welcome,” Feb....

In June, it was revealed that the pro gamers were promoting an altcoin called Save The Kids, with a portion of proceeds purportedly going to charity. According to Kotaku, after their large fanbase snapped up large quantities of the cryptocurrency, its value plummeted—leading to huge investment losses and accusations that the stars had “dumped” their investments. And on Thursday, a statement was subsequently released on FaZe Clan’s Twitter account, which read: “We have made the decision to remove Kay from FaZe Clan, and have suspended Jarvis, Nikan and Teeqo until further notice....

In a Thursday appearance on CNN, Mulvaney said that the informant must have been in Trump’s inner circle, explaining that even he wasn’t aware of the safe at Mar-a-Lago—which Trump said agents broke into—despite being Trump’s chief of staff for more than a year. “This would be someone handling things on day to day, who knew where documents were, so it would be somebody very close to the president,” the former official said....

The home of Siaka Massaquoi, 35, who has appeared in the Netflix series Ratched, was raided by FBI agents in the early hours of the morning last Thursday, although no arrests were made, authorities say. In an email with Newsweek on Monday, FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller confirmed that “the FBI executed a federal search warrant at a North Hollywood residence on Thursday, June 10th.” It was not yet clear, Monday, why the raid was conducted, but the FBI declined to comment further, stating that the warrant and its affidavit remain sealed....

On July 21, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will not object qualified health claims printed on cranberry beverages containing at least 27% cranberry juice and cranberry supplements containing at least 500 milligrams (mg) of cranberry fruit powder. In other words, manufactures of cranberry products can now officially make claims about UTI prevention as long as certain approved language is used. The relationship between cranberry juice and UTIs has long been the subject of research....

However, the FDA postponed its decision on whether to ban products from Juul Labs and other major e-cigarette companies, citing the need for more time to review remaining applications. The administration issued denial orders to over 946,000 applications because they “lacked sufficient evidence that they have a benefit to adult smokers sufficient to overcome the public health threat posed by the well-documented, alarming levels of youth use of such products....

Learn more about omphalophobia, including definition, symptoms, causes, and treatment. Omphalophobia Defined The term “omphalophobia” refers to a persistent, overwhelming fear of belly buttons. While omphalophobia itself isn’t a clinical diagnosis, it is a type of specific phobia within the broader category of anxiety disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). A specific phobia, which is sometimes called a simple phobia, is an excessive, disproportionate, and ongoing fear of a specific person, activity, thing, place, animal, or situation....

This article will explain how diagnosis works, why someone may have a fear of flowers, what symptoms are associated with this specific phobia, and what treatment options may be helpful. Symptoms An extreme fear of flowers is categorized as a specific phobia. Specific phobia symptoms are related to anxiety. An adult with a specific phobia may be aware that their fear is irrational but still be unable to avoid or reduce symptoms without treatment....

Footage of a brave black cat chasing off a wild coyote late at night last week has gone viral online — and impressed cat owners across the world. Members of British Colombia’s Port Moody Police Department happened to be canvassing the right place at the right time late last week. The Canadian police officers working the night shift stumbled across an impressive scene between a coyote and outdoor cat in a quiet parking lot near their station....

The incident, which was first reported on by Fox10 on Wednesday, came to light after the National Park Service (NPS) issued an appeal for information via the Grand Canyon National Park’s Facebook page. According to the post, a man was “observed hitting a baseball with a baseball bat into the Grand Canyon near the Yavapai Geology Museum on the South Rim.” The incident occurred at around 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 17....

5-Star Players Peyton Manning, QB, Broncos. The Chiefs are allowing the seventh-fewest fantasy points per game (FPPG) to QBs. That’s pretty impressive. But Peyton Manning is Peyton Manning. That’s more impressive. Start him. Jamaal Charles, RB, Chiefs. Charles is the No. 1 fantasy back through 10 weeks and there’s no reason to think he’s going to slow down against Denver, which is allowing nearly 20 FPPG (10th most) to RBs....

The John Deere Classic is one of the true sprints on tour, as the course yielded the most eagles (56) and birdies (1,844) of any course in 2013-14, and played as the second-easiest par-71 in 2014. MORE: Best sports photos of the week | Golfer suspended, fined for Michael Sam tweet Spanning 7,200 yards, TPC Deere Run seems formidable enough, but Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker have figured it out....

Jeremy Siegel, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, said in a clip shared by CNBC’s Squawk Box Wednesday that “the Fed has just got to be careful not to slam on the brakes and just crash this economy.” “They have to realize that most of the inflation now is behind us, even though it’s going to be going through the official statistics over the next six to 12 months,” he said....

The agents will wear the cameras for pre-planned operations like arrests and searches, the Associated Press reported. The program, which is being phased in, is a result of a policy change at the Justice Department that reversed a longtime ban on body cameras for federal officers. The policy requires that federal agents wear the body cameras when executing arrest warrants or searching buildings. “Law enforcement is at its most effective when there is accountability and trust between law enforcement and the community,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said....

President Donald Trump deployed federal agents to Portland in the first week of July amid weekslong protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody. The lawsuit alleges most of the agents were not adequately trained in First Amendment rights and failed to engage in de-escalation strategies or tactics to protect the right to assemble and mitigate violence. Instead, the lawsuit said, the federal government unleashed “unprecedented, sustained violence and intimidation on the people of Portland....

The decision on Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called the bill unconstitutional. It was signed into law by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster last year and was challenged immediately in court by Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic, according to The Post and Courier. A ruling is expected by the Supreme Court sometime this summer in a case over a Mississippi law that bans all abortions after 15 weeks, and it is possible that the conservative-majority Court could significantly alter or entirely overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v....