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Jomar Cruz-Aponte, 25, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has been charged with conspiracy to possess 500 grams or more of cocaine with intent to distribute, a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. On December 22, CBP intercepted the package with an “old TV without commercial value,” shipping documents indicated. However, the tube-model TV had over 1 kilogram of cocaine inside it, prosecutors said. According to federal officials, CBP officials received a tip of a “possible cocaine shipment” arriving via UPS on December 22 from Colombia, according to The Charlotte Observer....

Nine months after the U.S. went into lockdown, state health department data obtained by CBS News shows December 2020 had the biggest decline in U.S. birth rates since the 1960s—despite initial speculation that stay-at-home orders would lead to an increase in births. “Regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad to have a lot of children, the fact that we’re suddenly having fewer means things are not going well for a lot of people,” Philip Cohen, a sociology professor at the University of Maryland, told CBS News....

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a “complex frontal system” is developing over the Mississippi Valley and is expected to produce areas of light snow to moderate snow to the upper Great Lakes. However, rain is forecast for the majority of the Lower Mississippi Valley with a few “embedded thundershowers” possible. The NWS also predicts that the southern Appalachians will experience light freezing drizzle or freezing rain in western North and South Carolina....

The incident took place in a section of 16th Street in Washington, D.C. that was recently renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza. “A protester is in the middle of the group. Another one was pushed to the ground,” WUSA9 reporter John Henry wrote alongside a 43-second video on Twitter early Thursday. Henry said it took place at around 1.a.m., but added that he wasn’t sure what prompted the incident. The clip begins with a woman being surrounded by police near concrete barriers....

On Sunday, TMZ reported that police arrived at a home in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday night, finding four people who appeared to be deceased or unconscious. Officials told the outlet that Johnson, 42, and two others were pronounced dead at the scene, while another individual was hospitalized in critical condition. Police officials told the outlet that the group had overdosed on cocaine laced with fentanyl, although autopsies will be conducted to determine what exactly killed the trio....

Typically it would. But Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears did you one better Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. MORE: Mears: He ‘got me good’ | Pockrass: NASCAR must react to punch | Kes-Kenseth spat | Winners & Losers As Mears said himself, typical NASCAR fights include more slapping and fly-swatting than punches actually connecting. But Ambrose connected with his fist to Mears’ face. Mears, talking to NASCAR.com, noted that such an incident is not exactly something one just forgets....

After a day of rest Wednesday, all eyes will now turn to the quarter-finals, as the top four teams in each group will look to keep their World Cup efforts alive. From Group A, the USA predictably emerged as the top team after a completely dominant effort during the Group Phase that included breaking the all-time record for points in a game, joined by Belgium, China, and Puerto Rico....

The man, reported to be in his 70s, was bitten while attending a party at the Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm. “He had his arm on the wrong side of the security glass and was then bitten by one of the crocodiles,” police control room officer Mikael Pettersson told Swedish news agency TT. According to the BBC, fellow guests who attended the event, which marked the start of crayfish season, used napkins to help stop the bleeding until emergency services arrived....

The Manchester United centre-back was chosen ahead of team-mate Eric Bailly and Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti in the first round of voting, with a special upgraded 87 version of his player card released as a result. FIFA 18: Everything you need to know The FUTTIES series runs six weeks, until August 18th, with EA Sports making available a range of different categories of cards and packs available to their FUT fans....

The game’s developers have launched a World Cup 2018 edition ahead of the tournament in Russia and a free trial is available for dedicated gamers. With the big release just a matter of months away, Goal has all the details of how you can enjoy FIFA 18’s World Cup mode as a free trial. How can I play FIFA 18 for free? Following from the EA Play event this weekend, EA Sports have made FIFA 18’s World Cup mode available to play as a free trial until June 16 at 7am BST....

And game creators EA Sports put plenty of work into the ratings as a result to ensure they best reflect players’ real-life abilities. Football is a subjective topic, and there are inevitably disagreements and differences of opinion when it comes to the specifics of each player profile. But there is one particular rating on this year’s game that EA may have to rethink before release day later this month....

Chelsea, fresh off its Champions League conquest last May, won the tournament as the European representative after reaching the summit of the UEFA continental competition. The Blues beat South American champion Palmeiras courtesy of an extra-time penalty kick. This year’s competition was officially branded as the “2021 Club World Cup” even though it took place in 2022, since it was originally scheduled for June and July of last year....

In 2015 the 62-year-old was suspended for six years, later reduced to four on appeal, following a FIFA Ethics Committee investigation into his conduct. The Frenchman came under scrutiny over his financial dealings with ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Both have always denied any wrongdoing. During a series of recent media appearances, Platini claimed to have been cleared by Swiss authorities of any wrongdoing and announced his desire to explore a potential return to football....

FIFA president Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Platini were suspended in December when the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee ruled a payment of 2 million Swiss francs (approximately $2 million at the current exchange rate) authorized by Blatter, 79, to the former France captain constituted multiple infringements of the FIFA Code of Ethics. MORE: Soccer officials in trouble | Presidential candidate Prince Ali calls for suspension of FIFA elections...

title: “Fifa Ranking Tunisia Senegal The Top 20 Teams In Africa” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-03” author: “Paula Kincaid”

The Blue Tigers had achieved one of their best rankings in recent history when they climbed to the 96th spot last month. But with international football largely taking a backseat in the off-season, India have dropped one spot. Four new bids for I-League spot India still have 341 rating points, with no changes from their last month’s tally. However, Canada jumped five spots to 95th following their performances in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, leading to India dropping to 97th....

On the heals of the latest incident involving Suarez, 888poker has announced that it’s current agreement with Suarez is currently being reviewed. 888poker released the following statement: MORE: Selbst Becomes First Woman to Reach #1 | Nitsche Scores WSOP Hat Trick | Volpe Defeats Negreanu for bracelet 888poker have yet to announce when they will render their decision although it looks like the Liverpool footballer may be on the verge of losing a few sponsorship deals following his recent actions....

The West Bengal sports Minister Arup Biswas ceremoniously handed over the responsibility to the tournament director Javier Ceppi. The Sports Minister addressing the media said, “We are formally handing over the responsibility of the stadium to FIFA until the conclusion of the world cup as per rules. “The renovation work of the Salt Lake started in February 2015 and after two and a half years’ effort, here we are. We have completed 98 per cent of the work....

As the kickoff to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India approaches we give you the lowdown about all the things that the fans cannot carry to the stadium during the games : Any weapon of any kind or any objects which enable the practice of violence Any article that could be used as a weapon or to cut, thrust or stab, or as a projectile - in particular, long umbrellas and other similar implements...