Step right up, Joey Logano. Harvick and Logano, who have had a back-and-forth for years since Logano’s comment that Harvick’s wife “wears the firesuit in the family," enjoyed a little banter on stage as they talked about their shots to win the Sprint Cup championship this weekend. Harvick was trying to get into the 24-year-old Logano’s head when he referenced Logano’s blocking to help Penske teammate Brad Keselowski win four weeks ago at Talladega....

Biden’s efforts to reinvigorate the transatlantic alliance fell flat, especially when he talked about containing militant China. China may be a neo-totalitarian state committing genocide and other crimes against humanity while invading its neighbors with impunity, but in some quarters that does not seem to matter. What matters is that last year, China surpassed the U.S. to become the European Union’s largest merchandise trading partner. So in large part due to economic factors, the Western alliance is fracturing....

Ronaldo slips at FIFA 18 shoot The reports, which at the moment have not been confirmed, claim Ronaldo’s new little boy and little girl, named Mateo and Eva, respectively, came into the world on Thursday. There had been speculation over whether the 32-year-old’s current girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez had fallen pregnant after Ronaldo shared a curious Instagram post, but she showed little signs of a baby bump – never mind two – as she joined in the celebrations for Madrid’s recent Champions League victory....

The Georgia Republican made the incendiary comments, which she later claimed were “sarcasm,” on Saturday at a dinner hosted by the New York Young Republican Club. Referring to the January 6 attack Greene said: “I want to tell you something, if Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we would have won. Not to mention, we would’ve been armed.” After her comments were condemned by the White House Greene said in a statement that she was “making fun of Joe Biden and the Democrats, who have continuously made me a target since January 6....

Worobey says “Haitians are blameless for the spread of HIV. They were simply hit earlier.” But a lot of Haitians feel offended anyway. Many of HIV’s early victims in the West were Haitian immigrants, a link that led to “an adverse immigration policy in the United States and feelings of persecution and denial,” writes Dr. Arthur Fournier in the 2006 book “The Zombie Curse.” Now Haitians fear another wave of discrimination, and they’re loath to believe Worobey’s conclusions....

When my husband and I became Peace Corps trainees in Kazakhstan in 1994, he was 65 and I was 59. Even so, we weren’t the oldest in our group of 53 trainees. Marge was a 69-year-old retired economics professor, and Marianne, 71, was a retired schoolteacher. All of us–the seniors and the twenty- and thirty-something volunteers–made a two- year commitment to live in a country we knew little about, in small apartments, often without heat or hot water (when there was water), and to learn Kazakh and Russian....

According to a federal indictment, cyberstalker Loren Okamura, 44, allegedly sent hundreds of people—including drug dealers and prostitutes—to the home of the Gilmore family in North Salt Lake for more than a year, as well as numerous ominous online messages, Hawaii News Now reported. The family—including Walt Gilmore, his wife, his children and grandchildren—say that, at first, the individuals who showed up at their house appeared relatively harmless: people with food deliveries, electricians, plumbers, locksmiths, and others....

Of the new cases reported Monday, 114 were confirmed to be from delayed testing. Increased testing in any given population is likely to lead to a rise in the daily case count. The state’s three-day rolling average of daily tests done over roughly the past two weeks (from July 20 to August 2) was 29,648. The figure marked a 2.9 percent increase from the three-day rolling average of daily tests done in the 14 days prior (July 6 to July 19), which was 28,820, according to the latest figures from the Hawaii Department of Health website....

Dr. Jonathan Dworkin, an infectious diseases specialist in the state, said that with the influx of patients, Hawaii would soon “be in a situation where we’re going to ration health care.” While Dworkin doesn’t favor the idea of another lockdown, he believes it’s better than the alternative of running out of resources to treat patients. “I don’t like the idea of doing that, but we’re in a situation where the hospitals are very strained, where care for non-COVID patients is becoming very difficult, where we’re in danger of running out of oxygen,” Dworkin said....

The team confirmed the injury Saturday. Yahoo! Sports was first to report Scott would likely miss up at least a month. MORE: Exploring the Davis/Garnett comparisons | NBA Mock Draft | Curry’s crazy buzzer beater Scott, averaging 7.5 points and 2.7 rebounds, hurt his foot Wednesday against the Nuggets. The report said the Hawks are expected to sign Austin Daye to a 10-day contract to help fill the void in Atlanta’s front court....

Arsenal & Chelsea in race for Perisic Danny Rose, Gary Cahill, David Luiz, Kyle Walker and Dele Alli are also included, highlighting the impressive consistency of the London clubs. The three players not from Spurs or Chelsea are Manchester United’s David de Gea, Liverpool winger Sadio Mane and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku, who is leading the Golden Boot standings with 24. There is no space for Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Alexis Sanchez, both of whom made the shortlist for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year prize....

There have been grumblings of disappointment from supporters with the Belgian playmaker’s form but Hazard himself is his own harshest critic. He’s been on a luckless run in front of goal – only one scored his last 10 games – while Chelsea’s collective form has been questionable since that Champions League last-16 first-leg draw against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. It was a welcome return to form then for the 27-year-old against Southampton at Wembley on Sunday as Chelsea set up a showdown with Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United on May 19 in the FA Cup final....

The Los Angeles Rams are 3-5 with the NFL’s lowest-scoring team. Rams quarterback Case Keenum has thrown nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions and has fumbled five times, but Rams coach Jeff Fisher isn’t ready to play No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff. Also not changing is Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has love for even critics like former wide receiver Reggie Wayne; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believes rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott will be in the clear; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers calls out his teammates; the New Orleans Saints are among those who don’t trust NFL commissioner Roger Goodell; the officiating in the “Monday Night Football” game was “ridiculous....

Though less common, a headache on just the right side can sometimes be a sign of something more serious, like bleeding in the brain. This article will go over the possible causes of a headache on the right side. You’ll also learn when you need to talk to your provider or seek emergency care. Causes of Right-Sided Headaches Headaches on the ride side of the head are generally classified the same as headaches in general—they are either primary or secondary:...

The problem was, she didn’t. Two months into the regimen, Gubic, like most Atkins dieters, started having serious starch and sugar cravings. She had passed the initial “induction” phase of Atkins, which prohibits almost everything except meat, eggs and cheese. But she hadn’t reached the “lifetime maintenance” phase, the ideal-weight stage that allows plenty of fruits and vegetables and even an occasional cheat. As she added more and more carbs back into her daily diet, already stuffed with meats and cheeses, it became clear she’d never get there....

The University of Michigan’s Dr. Gary Huffnagle, author of “The Probiotics Revolution,” says most adults don’t get enough of them: “Your intestinal environment is shaped by what you eat, and foods high in refined sugar and antibiotics can kill off those good microbes.” To help those good bugs flourish, eat probiotic-rich foods like yogurt, kimchi, pickles, miso soup and aged cheese. Or try supplements. For supplement reviews: consumerlabs.com/results/probiotics.asp.

Known for its rejuvenating powers, mate is also appearing in skin-care products. Try Kiehl’s (kiehls.com) new line ($35 for moisturizer, $20.50 for a cleanser and $24.50 for a toner), which promises to keep you all glowy—if not buzzed. For that, have a mate latte.

Nearly 4,000 New York City firefighters are being treated with steroid inhalants, and at least one is suffering from allergic alveolitis, a rare inflammation of the lung surface. Even people who spent only a few hours in the dust storm have suffered. No one is yet speculating on the long-term prognosis. But in a random sample of 100 sick firefighters, 25 percent were found to have airway hyperreactivity, a strong indication they may develop asthma as a result of their exposure....

The order affects employees who provide care or services for patients, including clinicians, researchers and volunteers working for the National Institutes of Health, the Indian Health Service, and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra issued the order to protect workers who regularly interact or could come into contact with patients. “Requiring our HHS health care workforce to get vaccinated will protect our federal workers, as well as the patients and people they serve,” Becerra said in a statement....

Italy and France have both reported cases of people being in the intensive care unit because of a new coronavirus despite not being in the age-range that’s believed to be most vulnerable. It’s raised concerns about how an outbreak in the United States could impact the wider population and its severity. Birx told reporters on Wednesday that it’s possible people relied on data from China and South Korea that identified the elderly or those who had pre-existing medical conditions as particularly susceptible....