Millions of people will choose to give up something of their choice for 40 days to observe Lent. For Roman Catholics, Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the evening of Holy Thursday. But what are the rules surrounding fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Lent? Eating meat on Ash Wednesday Catholics will avoid meat, including beef, pork, chicken, ham, and lamb, on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and other Fridays during Lent....

We saw this a few years ago with William Haynes when he was on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” and now we have the same debate with another football player. While stirring up some training camp conversation with his locker neighbor, J.J. Watt discovered D.J. Reader doesn’t believe in dinosaurs. After Watt called him out, Reader received several tweets from people trying to inform him that, yes, dinosaurs did at one point exist....

But ever notice your normally bright-eyed, bushy-tailed dog appear to down or display some other sign of low mood at certain times of the year? Could man’s best friend be suffering from SAD too? Newsweek asked the experts if dogs can get SAD and whether seasonal changes can affect your pet’s mood. What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression noted by its recurrent seasonal pattern....

I’m guessing you would be surprised to learn that they play for Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV respectively. Their relative anonymity - for now - is a result of the fact you will never see them on the pitch. Instead, they represent the Netherlands’ three biggest clubs on FIFA 17. Hagebeuk, Van der Most and Abdi are among 18 gamers in the eDivisie, an eSports league fully sanctioned by the Eredivisie and comprising of exactly the same clubs that make up the real-life league table....

The 27-year-old married his wife, Brittany Matthews Mahomes, on March 12, 2022 after a decade of dating. The couple welcomed their daughter, Sterling Skye, on February 20, 2021. On November 28, 2022, Sterling had a baby brother when Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III was born. Here is what we know about the Mahomes’ children and what the quarterback has said about fatherhood. What Has Patrick Mahomes Said About Being a Dad?...

As doctors continue to sort through the contradictory evidence, one thing remains certain: decisions about drinking are more loaded for women than for men. “The benefits of alcohol are going to vary by individual, depending on genes and lifestyle,” explains Samir Zakhari, director of metabolic research at the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse. “But the risks–which we know much more about—those clearly vary by gender, and are much higher for women....

Even before its publication, word of Boswell’s work in progress sparked spirited speculation within academia. And beyond. A publicity campaign kicked into full gear last week. Garry Trudeau, another Yale man, built a week’s worth of “Doonesbury” strips around Boswell’s book. (At the Vatican, scholars read the “Doonesbury” sequence and wondered what was up.) An interview Boswell gave last fall to ABC was obtained by NEWSWEEK (box). He is gravely ill now and unavailable for comment....

Technically speaking, if you weigh yourself after a large poop, you’ll likely notice a drop in the scale. This may cause you to wonder whether pooping after each meal would lead to long-term weight loss. Unfortunately, the human body does not work that way. Weight loss comes down to burning more calories than you consume. This article will discuss how much weight you can lose from pooping and how many calories a bowel movement can burn....

The condition is often treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. This device works by delivering a flow of pressurized air through a mask to keep airways open. CPAP machines often have heated humidifiers. The instructions typically say you should use distilled water in the humidifier. This article discusses the benefits of a CPAP humidifier. It also looks at when and why you should use distilled water in your CPAP machine....

All of the above and none of the above. That’s the basic philosophy behind the work of Dr. Mel Levine, a pediatrician at the University of North Carolina who’s on a mission to revolutionize the way teachers like McGreevey look at kids. Levine says the old, one-size-fits-all approach allows too many youngsters to fall through the cracks–kids who may be perfectly intelligent but struggle in school. Instead, he helps teachers understand how different children think so that they can tailor their teaching to each student....

During a Thursday interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, DeSantis called such precautions “the most significant threat to freedom” in his lifetime and likened them to the Berlin Wall. “They are basically saying that we are all just subservient to medical authoritarianism, whatever they think needs to be done,” said the governor. “We have to submit to it. That is, it’s probably, Tucker, the most significant threat to freedom in my lifetime certainly since the fall the Berlin Wall because taken to this illogical conclusion, you end up with Australia where they are forcing lockdowns at the point of bayonet....

“Within such a short time, we’ve seen the emergence of several variants of concerns and variants of interest. That’s not unexpected,” Dr. Bali Pulendran, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University, said. The Mu variant, which was first identified in Columbia in January, was labeled as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization on August 30 after early research indicated the strain could be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines....

Worryingly low vaccination rates in pregnancy prompted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue an urgent health advisory in September, calling on all pregnant women to get vaccinated. The CDC also recommends that those who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future, get a booster shot. Although vaccination rates in pregnant women have risen somewhat in recent months, they continue to lag behind the general population....

“Materials were stolen, and we have to identify what was done, mitigate that, and it could have potential national security equities,” Sherwin said. “We just don’t know the extent of that damage at this point—if there was damage, we don’t know the extent of that.” Specifically, Sherwin said that rioters stole electronics from U.S. senators’ offices that could’ve contained sensitive information relating to domestic and foreign intelligence and other sensitive matters, Reuters reports....

Two separate emails were received by Cooper’s staff, one stating that the Ukrainian Embassy and House Foreign Affairs Committee were asking about security assistance. The second email said, “The Hill knows about the FMF [Foreign Military Financing] situation to an extent, as so does the Ukranian embassy.” These emails were unclassified, but provided additional information to Cooper’s testimony that was not included in her previous deposition. “What was going on with Ukrainian security assistance?...

And while the Dodgers ace couldn’t seal the deal, he did make a small bit of baseball history. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first MLB pitcher in the expansion era (which started in 1961) to begin a game with at least seven perfect innings more than once in a season. MORE: 2022 Cy Young odds update He was six outs away from the 24th perfect game in MLB history Friday night when Angels infielder Luis Rengifo lined a clean double to left field to lead off the bottom of the eighth....

Scully set a Guinness World Record for the longest career as a sports broadcaster for a single team. Scully has been with the Dodgers franchise since 1950 and has called 25 World Series, 19 no-hitters and three perfect games. MORE: Baseball’s best TV show moments | Vin Scully schools fans on geometry Vin Scully poses with a Guinness representative after receiving a certificate detailing his record. (Getty Images) The Dodgers celebrated Scully’s accomplishment with a longstanding baseball tradition — bobbleheads....

The right-hander with the 96 mph fastball defected from Cuba last year, and MLB declared Sierra a free agent in December. During the offseason, Sierra reportedly wowed scouts when he pitched at an exhibition event in front of some 350 scouts and other baseball executives. MORE: Oops. Worst mid-season trades in the American League So when the Dodgers signed Sierra to a six-year, $30 million deal in February, it seemed like a shrewd move to many, certainly to executives in the Dodgers organization....

NFL Network reported the reigning NFL MVP was one of the four Ravens players to have tested positive in the latest round of tests on Thursday, marking the fifth consecutive day the organization reported a positive test. A staff member also returned a positive test and the Ravens closed their facility, with ESPN reporting head coach John Harbaugh told the players they would not be allowed back until Monday....

The Chargers running back is entering the final year of his rookie deal, which is currently set to pay him a $5.6 million in base salary in 2019. He either wants a contract extension so he gets paid more, or get traded to a team that’s willing to pay him. Since it’s training camp, neither side has budged, but with the regular season getting closer, things could get more interesting....