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“Government Loses Popular Support,” newspaper headlines would blare, amid calls for sanctions, State Department-NGO initiatives and the inevitable “nation-building” exercises. Justin Trudeau can rest easy, however. No such song and dance routine is in store for America’s northerly neighbor despite thousands of protesting truckers in Ottawa sending the prime minister underground. While imagining intervention in America’s northerly neighbor rightly seems risible, it does bring President George W. Bush’s “soft bigotry of low expectations” to mind....

Trinidad & Tobago was under assault all match, with barely a touch in the attacking half, but goalkeeper Kimika Forbes put on a show in the first half, holding Canada to just one goal from the legendary Christine Sinclair. Kenwyne Jones deployed a press at the start of the second half, and it locked down the Canada attack for some time. Yet a line change from Beverly Priestman saw Canada refreshed, and the substitutes brought new energy and new life to the attack for a reinvigorated push....

The newspaper reported that the proposals are being floated to increase female enlistment by 25 percent by 2026. The changes include clothing guidelines and social media presentations. The Ottawa Citizen used the country’s access to information law to obtain strategy documents dating from 2016 through 2018 from the Armed Forces that outlined these proposals. A “Tiger Team” was formed to address the specific issue of female recruitment. That team created a number of documents examining various impediments to increasing female enlistment from the 15....

That’s not a sentence you want to hear your doctor say when you’re only 23 years old. One week earlier, I was graduating from university and on my way to a promising career as an operatic soloist. Now, I was in a hospital facing a life-changing diagnosis. I remember giant, hot tears falling from my eyes. I was so shocked, I couldn’t even blink. My doctor reassured me that I had the “best kind” of cancer and that it was highly treatable, but not without risk....

This article will explain how cancer cells and normal, healthy cells are different. It covers the basic differences between cancer cells and normal cells, like how they grow and communicate. It also goes a bit deeper, covering technical differences between normal cells and cancer cells, including how they invade tissue in the body and “hide” from cancer treatments. Basic Differences Between Cancer Cells and Normal Cells There are many differences between cancer cells and normal cells in noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant) tumors....

Screenings are performed before a patient has any identifiable symptoms. They help detect any small irregularities or problems that are cancerous, or sometimes even precancerous, and have proven to be effective at reducing the number of deaths from some types of cancer. There are many types of screenings available, and which you should consider can vary by age, gender, and personal risk factors. Below is a breakdown of the most recommended screenings for everyone and essential screenings for both men and women specifically....

A Twitter spat has erupted between conservative commentator Owens and actress and director Wilde over boyband member Styles’ unconventional dress sense. We’ll break it down. Last week, the former One Direction heartthrob made headlines for his latest shoot with Vogue. In a number of shots, the 26-year-old is wearing a dress. For many, the shoot is a celebration of fashion and expression. As Styles told the publication himself: “There’s so much joy to be had in playing with clothes,” referring to his androgynous fashion choices....

For the first time, the big game focused on rap and hip-hop music for its halftime show. The concert included performances from a list of prominent rappers and R&B artists, including Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem. Following the game, social media was abuzz with people praising the show, with many calling it one of the best in Super Bowl history. A number of people, such as Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, noted the nearly all-Black performance at a game which occurred during Black History Month....

Parker, a WNBA MVP, will appear on a cover for a version of the game that will be available in North America. Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks will be on the cover for the standard edition and cross-gen digital bundle, while an edition commemorating the NBA’s 75th anniversary will feature Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant. A Japan-only version will depict Rui Hachimura of the Washington Wizards on the cover....

The two fossilized eggs are from a new species of dinosaur, which the scientists figured out using the eggs’ larger sizes and tight arrangement of eggshell units, as well as their uniquely spherical shape, according to a paper published in the Journal of Palaeogeography. The eggs were also filled with clusters of calcite crystals. “Here we describe two newly discovered dinosaur eggs from the Upper Cretaceous Chishan Formation in the Qianshan Basin, Anhui Province, East China,” the paper’s authors wrote....

Yes, they’re technically on the outside looking in, with one less regulation win than the Predators, who are in eighth place in the Western Conference, but they have a clear shot at sneaking into the postseason; six of their remaining 13 games are against teams lower in the standings. “I think the frustrating part is our team was really coming together, we’re learning a lot about each other,” forward J....

The two sides meet in Cardiff on Saturday, with Madrid looking to defend their European crown, while Allegri’s Juve aiming to win it for the first time since 1996. Although star forward Cristiano Ronaldo is largely seen as Madrid’s main threat against the likes of Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli, Capello believes midfielder Isco will pose a problem. “Allegri must be careful with Isco, he can create problems because he gives options through the middle for the wingers,” Capello said on Sky Sport....

NEWSWEEK: First, is the video address by bin Laden definitely authentic? Rita Katz: The video is authentic. The last bin Laden video was disseminated in October 2004, and his last audio message emerged over a year ago. There had been speculation he was dead. What does this new video tell us about him, beyond the fact that he’s alive? This video informs us that he is healthy and back in business, so to speak, trying to present the image that he should not be considered a leader of a terrorist organization but on the contrary, the leader of the Muslim nation....

The country knew his parents, and when Bush gave his word, voters found him believable. He said he would change the tone in Washington and dispel the dark cloud of partisanship that clung to the Capitol. Democratic leader Tom Daschle says Bush has indeed changed the tone, but not for the better. Tom Mann, a congressional scholar at the Brookings Institution, says that relations between the White House and Congress are “the most poisonous in 30 years,” which takes us back to the days of Richard Nixon and Watergate....

There’s a fine line between stupidity and bigotry, and Santorum managed both in a flight of prejudice in which he equated homosexual sex with incest, polygamy, bigamy and adultery. He was commenting on a case before the Supreme Court to overturn a Texas law that criminalizes sexual acts between same-sex couples that are lawful between a man and a woman. His remark prompted an outcry from gay-rights groups and calls from Democrats for his resignation as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the party’s policy arm....

“Italian chocolates are better anyway, and they’re our allies.” Republican House leaders are talking about slapping tariffs on imported French wines and bottled water, and Democrat Rob Andrews of New Jersey wants members of both parties to boycott the Paris Air Show. It’s fun to bash the Europeans, but the fact is we need them. The Germans have more troops in Afghanistan than any other nation. When they rotate out, a NATO force will replace them, the same NATO that the Bush administration is calling pansies....

The GOP had recruited Terrell, among others, to enter the race in order to deny Landrieu 50 percent of the vote. Under Louisiana law, that forced her into a runoff. The strategy worked, and the Dec. 7 election could add another seat to the Republicans’ single-seat majority in the Senate. It doesn’t seem enough of a gain to warrant such a fierce battle, but in the almost evenly divided Senate every seat counts towards the leverage each party needs for important committee assignments....

Officer Harry Dunn, a 13-year Capitol Police veteran, recalled gasping for air through pepper spray and mace during efforts to fight off pro-Trump supporters who had stormed the Capitol as senators sought to approve Joe Biden’s presidential victory. “They were terrorists,” Dunn told ABC News, when asked about the rioters. “They tried to disrupt this country’s democracy—that was their goal… And you know what? Y’all failed because later that night, they went on and they certified the election....

According to the complaint released by the Washington D.C. District Attorney’s office on June 14, after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, investigators received several tips stating that Scirica, whose age and hometown was not released, was inside the Capitol building during the riots. Investigators interviewed two separate witnesses that both identified an individual seen in photographs taken inside the Capitol as Scirica, the complaint said. The photographs provided by a tipster, identified in the complaint as a former co-worker of Scirica, were screenshots taken from an Inside Edition report of the Capitol riot, according to the complaint....

Purpose of Test Capsule endoscopy is used to examine parts of the GI tract that cannot be seen with other types of endoscopy. The disposable capsule, often referred to as a “pill-cam,” is roughly the size of a large vitamin tablet, allowing it to navigate your GI tract better than a scope. Within the self-contained unit is a miniaturized video camera programmed to take between two and 18 images per second, which then ultimately get transmitted to sensor equipment....