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The statement said the five measles cases were from people involved with the U.S. government’s emergency evacuation efforts from Afghanistan. The news comes after the U.S. stopped in-bound flights of Afghan evacuees on Friday following the detection of a few cases of measles. The Virginia Department of Health did not indicate where the people involved with the cases are currently located but noted that the agency is working to identify people who may have been exposed in three parts of the central and northern regions of the state....

Van Wagenen, 44, has no experience as a team executive, but he should have a working knowledge of how a front office runs through his work as a player rep. In fact, his lack of formal experience isn’t even a primary question regarding his hire. Here are five deeper questions ahead of Van Wagenen taking the reins. How will Van Wagenen assure his former clients, especially Jacob deGrom, that he won’t use their past professional relationships with him against them in negotiations?...

Eighty-eight percent of ADs polled by Brett McMurphy favor expanding the field from four teams to eight or more when the current agreement expires. Of those ADs who support expansion, 72 percent want to cap it at eight schools. The debate over the size of the field has been commonplace since the first CFP in 2014, but the perception now is that an eight-team Playoff is in the sport’s future....

Eleven Olympians won more than three medals each. A partial list: Aleksei Nemov, Russia, men’s gymnastics: two gold, one silver, three bronze Amy Van Dyken, U.S., women’s swimming: four gold Michelle Smith, Ireland, women’s swimming: three gold, one bronze Gary Hall Jr., U. S., men’s swimming: two gold, two silver Aleksandr Popov, Russia, men’s swimming: two gold, two silver * Angel Martino, U.S., women’s swimming: two gold, two bronze...

Some of the biggest names in entertainment were in attendance, including Selena Gomez, Ryan Reynolds, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lizzo, Billy Porter, Carrie Underwood, Khloe Kardashian and more. On the night, Taylor Swift, BTS, Lizzo, Gomez, and actress Elizabeth Olsen were the big winners of the evening as well as Netflix’s Stranger Things, which won TV Show of 2022 and Sci/Fantasy Show of 2022. Shania Twain was honored with the Music Icon Award and also performed a melody of her greatest hits, as well as her new single “Waking Up Dreaming,” much to the delight of the audience....

The 6-7, 225-pounder recently showed why he’s a five-star recruit in the class of 2017 when he eluded a pair of defenders with some nifty dribbling near midcourt then cocked back a left-handed dunk attempt, as he slammed it though all over his opponent he ripped the rim down and shattered the backboard. You have to see it to believe it. MORE: Terrance Ferguson’s unreal dunk | Carter, LaVine dunks at Combine | Warriors’ parade...

However, sometimes there are unusual and humorous news items that look like April Fools’ jokes but are in fact true. Two subreddits devoted to strange but true stories are r/nottheonion and r/offbeat. To celebrate the day, Newsweek has compiled some of the most interesting news stories that seem like jokes but aren’t. See if you can fool your friends with these strange but true double bluffs. Alaska Ravens Have “System” for Stealing from Costco A group of ravens have been “wreaking havoc” at a Costco in South Anchorage, according to a New York Daily News report....

The Guadalajara side played a strong game. Matias Almeyda’s side should’ve won, but it didn’t. Now Chivas, the defending champion of both the league and the cup it should not be forgotten, sit in last place. They’re the only team in the league not to have hit double digits in points at this stage of the season. They nearly had a rivalry result to show for it, but three minutes undid their chance to leave Estadio Azteca with their heads held high....

Domestically, they won La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup. In Europe, it was the Champions League and the Super Cup. And here, in Abu Dhabi, four became five with the addition of the FIFA Club World Cup for the third time in four seasons. Zinedine Zidane takes his place alongside Luis Molowny as Madrid’s second-most decorated manager. Only the great Miguel Munoz is ahead of the Frenchman. That is some achievement considering it is not yet two years since he replaced Rafael Benitez at the helm....

Among those who will speak before the House committee is federal immigration judge Mimi Tsankov, who served with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) since 2006 and serves as president of the National Association of Immigration Judges labor union. While insights on the federal immigration court system and its 1.6 million pending case backlog are often shielded from the public due to press restrictions on federal judges, Tsankov, in her capacity as president of the union, was able to shed light on the challenges facing the nation’s immigration judges in an interview with Newsweek....

The group's bassist, Flea, said in a letter to fans posted on the group's website Tuesday that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members pretended to play along to a pre-taped track of "Give It Away" during the Super Bowl halftime show as Anthony Kiedis sang live. The request came from NFL officials who felt it was too difficult to pull off a completely live performance because of potential sound issues....

Learn more about the symptoms, causes, treatment, prevention, and prognosis for flexural eczema in this article. Flexural Eczema Symptoms Eczema—also called atopic dermatitis—causes the same types of symptoms in any part of the body that is affected. These can include: ItchingRed, irritated skinDry skinScaly patchesOozing fluidCrusted skinPain Babies often develop eczema on their scalp and face, while older children are more likely to have eczema in their creases. Babies and very young children don’t have the ability to tell you their skin is itchy, but you might notice them rubbing against the sides of the crib or the carpet to try to scratch the itch....

Flightradar24, which shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map for users, said in a tweet that because of “unprecedented sustained tracking interest’ in SPAR19, the U.S. military plane Pelosi was reportedly traveling on, its services were “under extremely heavy load.” “Some users may currently experience issues accessing the site, our teams are working on restoring full functionality to all users as quickly as possible,” the tweet read....

Developers and dreamers looking out on the vast tableau of the ocean are seeing all sorts of visions as the millennium approaches. The Japanese government, which has helped fund a three-year “Mega-Float R&D Project” to design buoyant hotels and housing complexes, sees an escape from the country’s land crunch. The Pentagon pictures billion-dollar floating air bases (towed to hot spots in the event of a crisis). One corporation envisions a massive, U....

Salaythis Melvin, 22, was shot by Deputy James Montiel outside the Florida Mall in Orange County on August 7. He later died in hospital. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released six body camera videos capturing the incident, but none clearly shows whether or not Melvin was armed at the time. The videos released on Tuesday were from the body cameras of six different deputies who were at the scene, according to ClickOrlando....

Not Senior Night with capital letters, which isn’t a busy affair for the Wildcats in most years. It was a lower-case event that was a big deal for the Florida Gators, who put a serious grip on the Southeastern Conference regular season title and a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed with a 69-59 victory over the No. 14 Wildcats. Florida’s veteran core of point guard Scottie Wilbekin, center Patric Young, power forward Will Yeguete and small forward Casey Prather had never earned a victory at Rupp Arena....

Biden warned last week that rushing to lift all pandemic restrictions could prompt a spike in new cases and result in curbs being reimposed, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rejected his warning while Sen. Rick Scott declared his home state “open for business.” On Wednesday, DeSantis—considered a top contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination—signed an executive order canceling all fines issued by local government for individual or business violation of mask and other coronavirus restrictions....

Stefan Short was pinned to the ground by a manager and a civilian at the Save A Lot store in the 900 block of N. Woodland Boulevard in DeLand, Florida, on Friday night, according to a police report provided to Newsweek. The report said the DeLand Police Department were alerted that Short was being restrained, but was fighting the people holding him down. Witnesses told police that Short “ripped off his clothes” in an attempt to get away from the men restraining him and that packs of steaks had fallen out of his pants as he did so....