According to data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), there have been 35,778,134 gun background checks in 2021. The data for Biden’s first year does not include December and instead is the total number of gun background checks from January to November 2021. Comparatively, during Trump’s first year in office in 2017, the NICS database shows that there were 25,235,215 gun background checks. In 2009, Obama’s first year in office, the NICS database shows 14,033,824 total gun background checks....

It’s that time again. The latest scene of senseless slaughter: San Bernardino. 14 dead, as of this writing. More wounded. Meanwhile, the specter of the Paris terrorists attacks still lingers as a source of newfound fear. And with that fear comes a predictable refrain: What if the fallen could have fired back? With that fear comes a poignant reminder: America will smother itself with these security blankets we call guns; the new Linus carries his symbol of both comfort and fear in a holster....

The two players are doubtful for the final matchday encounter in Cape Coast after pulling out of training on Wednesday. According to the Ghana Football Association, Gyan has suffered “what looked like a thigh injury” and will, therefore, undergo further tests in Accra on Thursday. Should he fail to be passed fit for the match, it will be the fourth successive time the former Sunderland frontman is forced out of a Ghana match after sitting out the last three games against Congo, Uganda and Saudi Arabia....

San Antonio police raced to an H-E-B in the 300 block of Valley Hi Drive, close to Springvale Drive and Loop 410, following reports that a man had been wounded on Sunday afternoon. Police learned a 30-year-old man had been stabbed in an unprovoked attack while he was buying some groceries at a self-checkout kiosk. According to ABC affiliate KSAT, the suspect was unknown to the victim. A 2020 Texas Department of Public Safety report stated there were 88,030 aggravated assaults in the state that year, a 16....

Poly Network, a platform that facilitates cryptocurrency transactions including bitcoin, announced earlier this week that it had been hacked, resulting in a multi-million dollar loss. “We call on miners of affected blockchain and crypto exchanges to blacklist tokens coming from the above addresses,” the network tweeted on Tuesday, providing three addresses that it said the assets had been transferred to. “We will take legal actions and we urge the hackers to return the assets,” it added....

Yearn.finance has yet to issue a full report explaining exactly what happened, but the theft may show that blockchains, a security technology behind cryptocurrency transactions once thought to be “unhackable,” actually have vulnerabilities. To understand what happened, one must understand a little bit about how Yearn.finance works. Yearn.finance allows its users to deposit funds in collective digital pools called “vaults.” The vaults are then handled like actively managed mutual funds, with the funds used in other “decentralized finance” or “DeFi” offerings with the goal of generating additional earnings....

Dig a little deeper and you’ll find there’s something that differentiates this New Age cybersurfer from his high-minded brethren. Last year Dmitry netted $300,000–stolen from major American corporations. Like a slick businessman, Dmitry arrives for his secret rendezvous with NEWSWEEK accompanied by his lawyer. He works as part of a hacker team, composed of 10 or so experienced criminals, each with his own specialty. His job: to break into networks, opening the way for his confederates to steal and decode company information....

He’s no doubt pondering what all the candidates are pondering: how to win the Russian vote. Since Netanyahu’s fragile Likud coalition collapsed last month over the Palestinian land-for-security deal, at least seven contenders have entered the race for the prime ministership. With Labor and Likud looking more and more alike as they move toward the political center, the contest promises to be one of the tightest in Israeli history. And Russian immigrants may well hold the key to victory....

Hairston’s agent, Juan Morrow, identifies himself as a “certified player agent” on his website and social media profiles for his agency, Upside Media Group. According to the National Basketball Players Association, that’s not true. In fact, Robert Gadson, director of the NBPA’s Security and Agent Administration Department told Sporting News on Thursday that there is “no record of a Juan Morrow in (the NBPA’s) files, nor is there record of an applicant by that name....

Mumme, 61, leaves Southern Methodist, where he was passing game coordinator last season. This will be Mumme's seventh head coaching job. He is widely known for his prolific passing offenses. Mumme was the right man for SMU coach June Jones's vaunted Air Raid scheme. He will be missed. "He is an innovator and a friend,'' Jones told the Dallas Morning News on Friday. "I really enjoyed the time we spent together and we wish him well at Belhaven....

The Democratic representative made the plea Wednesday on Twitter, writing, “I am concerned about the mental health of my colleague from Georgia and would like ⁦@CapitolPolice⁩ to address her dangerous threats in my workplace. Just as we would in any school or job site, we cannot let calls for gun violence go unchecked.” Stevens’ public ask came after Representative Greene suggested in an interview Tuesday on Sebastian Gorka’s radio program using “Second Amendment rights” on those trying to install a “tyrannical government....

It is thought this missing matter is located in intergalactic space—the voids between galaxies—and teams of scientists are using different techniques to pinpoint it. Last year, for example, researchers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory said they had tracked it down, suggesting it may be gathered in huge strands of gas in these voids. In a study published in Nature, researchers led by Jean-Pierre Macquart, from Curtin University, Australia, have now used fast radio bursts (FRBs)—mystery signals from deep space—to find the missing matter....

For roughly 60 years, Alcoholics Anonymous and similar programs have dominated therapeutic thinking, treating alcoholism not as a behavior but as a disease – insisting on abstinence. But a growing number of moderation programs across the country are challenging that model. Moderationadvocates distinguish between ““chronic drinkers,’’ who are ““severely dependent on alcohol,’’ and who have long histories of substance abuse, and ““problem drinkers,’’ whose bouts with alcohol have lasted five years or less and do not sufffer physical withdrawal when they abstain....

What you need to know: PHOTOS: 2014 Hall of Fame class | MORE: NFL preseason week 1 schedule Who: New York Giants and Buffalo Bills Where: Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) Date: Sunday, Aug. 3 Time: 8 p.m. E.T. TV: NBC Radio: Westwood One Honorary captains: Jim Kelly, who was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2002 and completed cancer radiation in May, will do the honors for Buffalo....

Favre is among a group of individuals who the auditor said misused $77 million in funds. The former NFL star and his company, Favre Enterprises, allegedly owe the state $828,000 in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) money. The allegations against Favre came to light during an investigation that began in early 2020 when a public corruption case found former Mississippi Department of Human Services Executive Director John Davis had allegedly misappropriated funds....

Hamsik 17/10 to score v Milan Hamsik’s goal in the 3-0 win over Cagliari at the start of October took him to 114 for the club – one shy of the Argentinian great’s haul which he accumulated during his celebrated spell in Naples that inspired Serie A glory in 1987 and three years later. The Slovakian has not scored in seven games since then, but despite admitting that he does think about the record, he insists that it is the Serie A title that truly dominates his thoughts....

However due to the responsibility of caring for animals, parents often opt for smaller creatures such as hamsters and guinea pigs. Although similar in size, there are in fact notable distinctions between the two. Hamsters vs guinea pigs — which pocket-sized pet makes the best companion for a child? Newsweek asked the experts. Read on to find out what you should be aware of when deciding to buy a companion, from antisocial sleeping patterns to how long they live....

Some people, however, can develop a rash on their hands from washing their hands. A rash can occur as a result of water, temperature, certain soaps, or overwashing. This article explains the most common causes of hand rashes caused by handwashing. It also lists signs and symptoms of these rashes and what you can do to prevent and treat them. Why Handwashing Can Cause a Rash The skin is the body’s largest organ....

Adam Kownacki will bring his brawling, thumping style back to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where he’ll face Gerald Washington in heavyweight action. Kownacki’s smash-mouth style isn’t pretty, but boy is it crowd-pleasing. He’s going to eat his fair share of punches, but he’s going to keep moving forward and throwing and landing more shots of his own — each equipped with a thud. At least that’s what the Polish fighter has been able to do effectively through 18 pro bouts, touting an 18-0 record with 14 KOs, as he continues to climb up the heavyweight ranks and build up his profile simultaneously....