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Kansas City is tied with the Jaguars for the most picks of the 2022 NFL Draft, with 12 total picks. That includes two first-, second-, third- and fourth-round selections and four seventh-round picks. The decision the Chiefs must face is whether to use all that capital to draft at their current positions (including the 29th and 30th overall picks) or use it to trade up in the draft. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and coach Andy Reid will have to be a part of that decision-making process, one that likely hinges on whether a prospect they value enough somehow drops lower than their draft projection....

Say hello to the 4-2 Kansas City Chiefs. Yes, the Chiefs. Kansas City, here it comes. FANTASY: Best Week 8 waiver wire pickups But wait, how can one be sure they’re even the best team in their own division, let alone a conference championship contender? At the moment, the Raiders lead the AFC West at 5-2, and the Broncos are favorites to get to that mark Monday night, which would drop the Chiefs to third place....

While it’s always fun to captain one of the Chiefs’ big three, we’ve gone with Alvin Kamara in the captain spot. He’ll benefit from the return of Drew Brees, and since his price has been falling during the Taysom Hill era, Kamara is a value now. MORE DK SHOWDOWN: How to win a Showdown contest DraftKings Showdown Picks: Chiefs vs. Saints Captain (1.5x price, 1.5x points): RB Alvin Kamara, Saints ($14,100)...

Police have made an arrest in connection with the death of the child and identified the suspect as the boyfriend of the child’s mother. Brandon Toseland, 35, of Las Vegas, was apprehended by police after authorities were able to obtain a warrant for a property he was living at. Upon searching the garage at a home on the 4300 block of Saddle Brook Park Drive, police found the remains of a child’s body....

One parent said she was left on the point of burnout and had found the lockdown “traumatic” as her three-year-old daughter, who has complex needs requiring round-the-clock care, had support suddenly “fall off a cliff edge” as lockdown measures were imposed. Charities told MPs on the Education Select Committee that parents of children with SEND felt “utterly abandoned” due to the lack of support available, with some schools in England using COVID-19 risk assessments to prevent pupils from attending classes....

The Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan wrote in an alert to its citizens that 1,772 people had been killed by an “unknown pneumonia,” including Chinese citizens, CNN reported Cases have been rising since mid-June, according to the statement, and 628 people died last month. The regions of Atyrau, Aktobe and Shymkent were those affected. “The death rate of this disease is much higher than the novel coronavirus. The country’s health departments are conducting comparative research into the pneumonia virus, but have yet to identify the virus,” the statement said, according to the South China Morning Post....

“It’s something we’re considering,” Biden confirmed when pressed on the issue during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office on Thursday. A diplomatic boycott from the U.S. would mean that the Biden administration would not send dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in February 2022, but American athletes would still be allowed to compete. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian hit back at Biden’s remarks on Friday, saying that it is wrong to politicize the Games....

Coinciding with the 95th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army, China’s Eastern Theater Command published a video Monday showing off the nation’s military might, including depictions of missiles launches, amphibious landings and other displays of force on air, land and sea. Attached to the clip, which was posted on the social media website Sina Weibo, were a number of slogans such as “bury any invading enemies” and “always ready to fight....

Speaking at the opening of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly meeting—being held virtually from Geneva, Switzerland—Xi told attendees that China has been fully transparent over the outbreak, despite allegations from other nations that Beijing intentionally concealed vital information and warning signs. Multiple nations and world leaders have called on China to allow an independent international investigation into the origins and course of the COVID-19 virus. The dominant theory is that the novel coronavirus originated at a wildlife market in Wuhan....

Fakhrizadeh was assassinated near the Iranian capital of Tehran on Friday, according to the country’s defense ministry. Western intelligence agencies believe he was a leading figure in Iran’s nuclear weapon drive. Global Times, a Chinese state-run daily tabloid that is seen as part of the PRC’s broader propaganda efforts, published a brief editorial on Saturday asking if Fakhrizadeh’s killing had opened a “Pandora’s box”. “Western countries have remained silent about this barbaric and shameless act,” wrote Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin....

Hua Chunying, China’s assistant minister of foreign affairs, on Wednesday scoffed at U.S. officials in a tweet. Her taunt followed part of a back-and-forth between the two countries as China seeks to balance its alliance with Russia with blowback from its roundly condemned invasion of Ukraine. “While top #US arms manufacturers boasted of the conflicts in #Ukraine as a boon for business, American people are suffering from soaring prices and higher inflation,” Hua, who serves as the ministry’s spokesperson, said in a Tweet....

“Doomed is your plot to undermine China’s sovereignty and security by exploiting the troublemakers in Hong Kong as pawns and the city as a frontier for secession, subversion, infiltration and sabotage activities against China,” a statement from the ministry’s commissioner’s office in Hong Kong reads. The wrangling stems from a draft proposal submitted this week in the National People’s Congress, a de facto organ of the ruling Communist Party, that is expected to target alleged treason, secession, sedition and subversion in Hong Kong....

In official remarks released after his meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng accused the Biden administration of trying to contain and suppress China’s development. China also blamed the U.S. for a “stalemate” between the two countries. Xie said relations between the two nations are difficult because some Americans view China as an “imagined enemy.” For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

Rae’s Cafe in the city of Blue Springs was ordered to immediately shut down on September 3 by the Jackson County health department, after it received several complaints that staff were not complying with county mask mandates. Jackson County requires everyone to wear masks indoors at public places, regardless of whether they’ve been vaccinated. But the cafe’s owner formulated a plan to keep the venue open, putting up a sign on the door saying the business would now operate as a “private club,” which are exempt from the state’s mask mandate....

But because caffeine impacts blood sugar levels in the body, the same kind of caffeine intake may not be as beneficial in people who already have diabetes. This article provides an overview of the evidence behind caffeine’s potential protection against type 2 diabetes risk, how caffeine affects blood sugar and insulin levels, and healthy caffeine intake for diabetes. Caffeine and Blood Sugar Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to process blood glucose (or blood sugar)—which is key for fueling the body with energy....

For men, a daily cup of coffee may do more than just wake up the brain. Some research suggests that men who drink two to three cups of coffee a day have lower odds of developing erectile dysfunction. Erectile Dysfunction Causes Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get or maintain an erection that is firm enough for sexual activity. ED is strongly related to both physical and psychological health....

A new poll from the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) and the Los Angeles Times found that Jenner had the least support among Californians, with only 6 percent of respondents saying they would vote to have her replace Newsom. Mark DiCamillo, director of the poll, told the Times that despite the widespread media attention Jenner has garnered since announcing her bid, “there doesn’t seem to be a significant constituency for her candidacy....

Jenner, a reality-TV personality and former Olympic athlete, was one of 46 candidates who campaigned to replace California Governor Gavin Newsom in the state’s September 14 vote. The recall was ultimately unsuccessful in ousting Newsom from office after a majority of California voters decided to keep the Democrat for the remainder of his term. Jenner addressed the election during a Tuesday appearance on The View and was asked if she would consider running for political office again....

At 19:04 of the second period in that game, Clutterbuck drew a hooking penalty on Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek and the Islanders ended up scoring on the ensuing power play. The league’s hockey operations department didn’t buy Clutterbuck’s act, which involved dropping one knee to the ice after what appeared to be not much more than a tap of Voracek’s stick to his side. He already had been warned about embellishment during a Dec....

Jeff Marsolais, supervisor for the Eldorado National Forest, said that while the fire has slowed its explosive growth recently, “that can change” as the fire heads toward Lake Tahoe. “This fire has just simply outpaced us. We emptied the cupboards of resources,” Marsolais said. In an attempt to combat the blaze, additional resources of fire crews and equipment have been dispatched, he said. “It’s the No. 1 fire in the country right now....