Would it help if they did? Suspicions about Saudi support for terrorism have sparked unease with our reliance on oil from Riyadh, resurrecting a phrase almost unheard in a generation: oil independence. With only 2 percent of the world’s petroleum reserves, the United States needs foreign crude. But it might not need Saudi Arabia’s. This year we are importing 1.7 million barrels of Saudi oil a day (a barrel is 42 gallons)....
It was the 71st minute of Tuesday’s opening leg of the Eastern Conference final between the Montreal Impact and Toronto FC, and the 61,104 fans at Olympic Stadium were cheering the Ivorian’s entrance into the game, which ended 3-2 in favor of the home side. The fans might not have known it yet, but it would be the last time they would see the Ivorian in Montreal, as Drogba told reporters after the game he will be leaving the club when his contract expires in December....
World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley told the Associated Press in an interview that he recently visited the island country and witnessed the “famine-like conditions” in which people lived. “Madagascar was heartbreaking,” Beasley said. “It’s just desperate,” with people reduced to selling their household pots and pans to try to buy food, he said. Last year there were about 38 million climate refugees (people who were displaced due to climate-change effects), according to Beasley....
Nadelman, whose group has long fought for reform of the nation’s drug policies, believes Washington’s policy of military interdiction in countries like Peru and Colombia is doing more harm than good. He spoke with NEWSWEEK’S Arlene Getz about the possible fallout from the April 20 killing of Roni Bowers and her 7-month-old daughter Charity by Peruvian soldiers who thought they were drug traffickers. Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: What did you think when you heard about the shooting down of the missionary plane?...
Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia (Warner) Following a leak before its planned April 3 release date, Dua Lipa’s latest album was released a week early. True to its name, Future Nostalgia finds the singer borrowing from ’70s disco and ’80s pop—but Lipa spikes her feel-good tunes with a special twist. “Physical” is an obvious ode to Olivia Newton-John’s 1981 hit of the same name, but with a dark edge that almost feels like it was remixed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein for the next Stranger Things soundtrack....
Since the onset of the pandemic, these realities have only become more dire as domestic violence and overdose cases increase. During stay-at-home mandates, victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) with opioid use disorder (OUD) were forced to quarantine with their abusers. In cities like New York City and Portland, Oregon, domestic violence arrests jumped from 10% to 20%. And more than 40 states reported increases in opioid-related mortality since March....
In the clip, the tiger appears to be hunting the duck, but every time it lunges, the huge animal ends up splashing around empty-handed, as the duck disappears under the water only to appear at another spot in the pool. The tiger looks around confused until he is alerted to the duck’s location by its quacking. But without fail, the duck is able to disappear underwater before the tiger can pounce....
The NHL-leading Ducks also announced Saturday that goalie Viktor Fasth will miss another 3-4 weeks with muscle inflammation in his lower body. Sbisa and Fasth went on the injured list, and Anaheim recalled goalie Frederik Andersen and defenseman Nolan Yonkman from Norfolk of the AHL. The Ducks recalled defenseman Sami Vatanen from Norfolk on Friday. Sbisa and Fasth had both endured significant injury problems already this season, even before their current woes....
Go through Virginia, Louisville and the Carolina rivalry without losing once? That’s asking a ton, isn’t it? “The only way you learn about different is to be in ‘different’,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said after his team fell, 87-75, Sunday at N.C. State. “We’ve got a long way to go. “You learn from experience how tough you need to be. We need to learn to play at that level, and you’ve got to be in these things to learn that....
Last season, Jefferson was averaging a double-double – 11.4 points and 10.3 rebounds a game – before a foot injury suffered in practice Dec. 12 ended the forward’s year. MORE: Way-too-early Top 25 | Grayson Allen: Most-hated Blue Devil? To be eligible for a medical hardship waiver, an athlete must play in less than 30 percent of a team’s games. Jefferson played in nine games and missed 27 last season....
Well, the player you’ve been waiting for will be a college junior this season. He has been an All-American. He has a national championship ring and was the hero of that title game. Had he entered, he most likely would have been chosen in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft. But he didn’t. He wanted to stay in school another year and pursue completion of his degree....
“We’re very happy for Justise and his family,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a release. “He had a sensational year, both on and off the court. He was an amazing factor for our success in winning the national championship. From everything we have found out, Justise is projected to be a high lottery pick and we believe that to be true. This is a great time to take advantage of this opportunity....
After missing the Blue Devils’ previous four games with a minor knee sprain, the 6-11, 234-pound freshman will return to action when Duke takes on ACC foe Syracuse at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 6:15 p.m. ET Saturday. Bagley leads the conference in both points (21.2) and rebounds (11.4) per game. NCAA BASKETBALL SCANDAL: Latest news, reactions from FBI investigation Likely a top 5 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bagley will be welcomed back with open arms, but Duke (23-5, 11-4) has been playing its best ball in league competition without him....
Zion Williamson will return for just his second game after a blown-out shoe against UNC on Feb. 21 caused him to miss five games. Without Zion in Duke’s lineup, UNC swept the Blue Devils during the regular season, outscoring the them by 25 points. More: With Zion Williamson back, so, too, are Duke’s title aspirations ACC Tournament 2-seed UNC (27-5) made easy work of Louisville in its first game of the tournament on Thursday, defeating the Cardinals 83-70....
Line: Wisconsin -1, Total: 140 Line movement and notes: Wisconsin opened as a 1-point favorite at The Wynn Las Vegas, with most other shops making the game a pick ‘em. By Monday morning, Badgers -1 is the consensus line, but it’s as high as -1.5 at the Golden Nugget. The total opened at 140 at The Wynn, and has returned to that number after moving up to 140.5 on Sunday....
Acute malnutrition is a life-threatening condition that in its most severe form makes a child 10 times likelier to die from illness than a healthy child. Malnutrition is the underlying cause of nearly half of all child deaths, costing nearly 3 million children their lives in 2019 alone. These are children who live almost entirely in low-income countries. COVID-19 will compound the problem. It is a health emergency and an economic emergency, driving more hunger and in the worst cases malnutrition....
Interestingly, that puts The Rock on par with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in terms of bookmakers betting odds for who will be the next commander in chief. Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. Representative from New York’s 14th congressional district can officially run for the White House in 2024. A spokesperson for betting website Covers told Newsweek: “Dwayne Johnson is currently priced at 25/1 (or +2,500) to win the 2024 Presidential Election, odds which carry an implied probability of 3....
ESPN reported that there is no timetable for Howard’s return after he underwent platelet-rich plasma therapy, a cutting-edge technique that Kobe Bryant used in 2013. MORE: Mother of Howard’s son also investigated for abuse | Chandler Parsons booed | LeBron says Cavs fragile Howard, who is averaging 18.8 points and 11.3 rebounds in the Rockets’ first 10 games, missed his second consecutive game Saturday night. He warmed up before Wednesday’s game against the Lakers but did not play....
The Heat star says last season gave him confidence he’s still got some go left in his tank, even if it’s not the high-octane brand. MORE: Kobe, Rondo and 7 others facing the pressure | Can Winslow and Whiteside keep Heat relevant long term? Wade averaged 21.5 points per game in the first post-LeBron James season of his career. “You start questioning a lot of things,” Wade said at Monday’s team media day via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel....
That changed when her mother Ethel Lee Lance, two cousins and a childhood friend, along with six others, were shot dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015. Almost six years on, their killer—white supremacist Dylann Roof—is languishing on federal death row. But Reverend Risher doesn’t want him executed. “I was just like everybody else [who] believed in the death penalty,” she told Newsweek....
