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In the weeks that followed, approximately 30,000 Jews were transported to concentration camps in a jarring prelude to the further evil that would ensue. Kristallnacht was a murderous example of the capacity of humans to escalate from indifference, demonization and singling out of a group of people—Jews, in this case—to violence. First by words and through dehumanization, and then through the Nazi infrastructure of death. Today, this singling out of Jews again—and by extension, the Jewish state, including through nefarious attempts to boycott Israel—represents a collective form of amnesia, indifference and willful disregard of history....

Sporting News: You are defending your WBA International welterweight title against Philadelphia born southpaw Ray Robinson. What do you know about him? Josh Kelly: He seems like a honest boxer who’s fought at the top level. He’s only been beaten three times by Brad Solomon, Shawn Porter and Yordenis Ugas, so he’s only lost to decent opponents and a draw against Egidijus Kavaliauskas, so he’s got a good resume. He’s a good, big southpaw....

Public outrage was the easy part. Fighting back effectively will be more difficult. In the wake of Chertoff’s announcement, which he hopes will lead to the erection of 370 miles of border fence before the end of George W. Bush’s final year in office, environmental groups and their congressional allies are scrambling to fight the Homeland Security plan to speed the project along. They are hoping the Supreme Court will take up a case, filed last year, in which environmental groups challenged the constitutionality of the section of the 2005 immigration law that Chertoff used this week to waive compliance with “all legal requirements” that might slow border security improvements....

Although the former Ballon d’Or winner wore Barcelona’s jersey during his illustrious playing career, his heart leans towards Los Blancos on the eve of the most-watched match in the world. Despite the former Portugal international making more league appearances for the Catalan club than he did for their great rivals, he says he is a fan of Madrid and always pulls for them to win. “I’m a Real Madrid fan and I hope they win all the time,” he told Goal....

“Away From Her” is the story of a marriage. Grant (Gordon Pinsent), a retired professor, and the vibrant, playful Fiona (Christie) have been together 44 years. They’ve achieved a remarkable closeness in this late, nearly idyllic phase of their marriage, which is when her memory starts to fail. As her condition worsens, the recent past is the first thing to disappear from her mind, leaving behind older, more disturbing recollections....

There may be similarities between these deaths and the death of my first wife Debra Spivey. However, I deny killing her and her mother. There is no reason for me to lie now. It just seemed like a quiet way to kill and a relatively painless way to die. There was little pain. All of them were dead in less than five minutes. I hit them with a hammer in their sleep and then put them face down in the bathtub to make sure they did not wake up in pain....

In a decree, Gov. Francisco Dornelles warned the crisis “may lead to the total collapse of public security, health, education, mobility and environmental management” in the state. MORE: Russian track team banned from Rio Olympics To make sure the Games can go ahead, the decree authorized “all necessary emergency measures to ration essential public services”. Brazil’s interim president, Michel Temer, has promised significant financial support, despite the state of Rio expecting a budget deficit of more than $5....

Probably something like, “Fire the guy.” And that’s exactly what happened–except Morgan Stanley says Curry was let go shortly thereafter because of extensive expense-account fraud. The magazine spread, according to this version, had nothing to do with it. Curry says otherwise, claiming racial discrimination and homophobia (even though he says he’s not gay). He makes these charges in the most eye-catching document of all–a billion-dollar lawsuit filed last month that has had the New York financial and legal establishments abuzz....

Anatomy The hand contains 14 phalanges—the bones that make up the fingers. The term phalanx is singular, referring to one finger bone. Each finger contains three phalanges (proximal, middle, and distal), and the thumb has two phalanges. The finger digits are commonly referred to as the thumb, index finger, long (or middle) finger, ring finger, and small (or pinkie) finger, although other names are used to describe them. While the thumb is not called a finger, it is still considered to have finger joints....

However, Americans have weighed in by comparing Marin with politicians from the United States who appear to have an altogether different reputation. Some also compared the situation to when a video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing emerged online. A new video of Marin, the 36-year-old Finnish PM, emerged online and was shared by news channel Visegrád 24. The video has been viewed over 1.2 million times on Twitter alone, with thousands of people commenting on and sharing the footage....

With a different attitude and more aggressive in-ring style unlike anything that fans have seen before in his WWE work, Bálor has reinvigorated his wrestling career these past 11 months, putting on fresh match-ups with current NXT stars like Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole, and even having a stint in NXT UK. Now, a new era in NXT is about to begin, following the unfortunate injury sustained by Karrion Kross at Takeover: XXX....

Kirchofer had worked at the industrial packaging and supply company in Seattle for nearly three years by then but was just beginning to come out about her sexuality. “They basically told me to remain invisible,” she says. Kirchofer duly kept mum about her sexual orientation at work. But a few months later, word got out that Kirchofer, a skilled soccer player, would be playing in the Gay Games in New York, an international competition that attracted more than 11,000 athletes from around the world....

A team of scientists, led by Emma Camp from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, found 34 species of coral that were regularly exposed to high levels of environmental stress—including extremely low pH, low oxygen levels and large swings in temperature—in two mangrove lagoons, known as the Woody Isles and Howick Island. The team says the corals in these two “hot spots” of resilience were surviving unexpectedly—although coral cover was low and patchy....

The authors of the study examined the genetic make-up of 106 samples of SARS-CoV-2, the name of the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, from a database. They compared these with 39 genome sequences of SARS, the virus which triggers severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and started an outbreak in 2002. The complete or near-complete data on SARS-CoV-2 spanned 54 records from the US., 35 form China, three from Spain, two for Brazil, and one each from Australia, Finland, India, Italy, Nepal, South Korea, and Sweden....

The second was young woman dying from the final stages of cystic fibrosis. A breathing machine was keeping her alive while she awaited news about whether she would be placed on a waitlist for lung transplantation – the only option that could possibly save her life. Unlike the man, she was surrounded by family in her ICU bed around the clock, including her mother, a practicing nurse whose compassion was matched only by her courageousness....

The most recent transfer window saw Paris Saint-Germain smash the world record by paying €222 million to bring Neymar to Ligue 1 from Barcelona. Dortmund 2/1 to win Bundesliga The Catalans replaced the Brazil star with Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele, who became the second most expensive player in history after completing a move for an initial €105million. Spending has escalated since Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid for a then-record €94m in 2009, with eight of the nine most expensive transfers in history taking place in the last four years....

3 Up Michael Pineda, SP, Yankees. Pineda looked the part in a win against the Red Sox. He allowed just one run on four hits and two walks over six innings. He also had seven strikeouts. It’s not 2011 again yet, but he’s a step in the right direction. Khris Davis, OF, Brewers. Davis finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs against the Phillies, which capped a 6-0 road trip....

Jayson Werth, OF, Nationals. Werth hit a grand slam – with a fantastic bat flip – in a 10-7 win against the Marlins. Werth finished with five RBIs on the night and is hitting .345 this season. Garrett Richards, SP, Angels. Richards and two relievers combined for a one-hit shutout against the Mariners. Richards improved to 2-0 with seven innings in which he allowed three walks with six strikeouts. He could be headed for a breakout season....