Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older sibling for Giannis, is currently toiling for the Westchester Knicks, the D-League affiliate for New York, and spent last weekend here at the D-League Showcase. He laughed when his brother’s comments were mentioned. MORE: Giannis suggests Knicks call up brother | Injury bug hits rookies | Knicks snap 16-game skid “I mean, OK, it was a little exaggerated,” he told Sporting News. “My brother did not exactly say it like that....

“Today’s announcement outlines the pathways the Administration intends to explore to allow safe importation of certain prescription drugs to lower prices and reduce out of pocket expenses for American patients,” Azar said in a statement. The secretary did not announce a formal timeline or when patients could see results. The initiative marks a shift from Azar’s policies when he was a drug industry executive: During his time as CEO of Eli Lilly, the global pharmaceutical company repeatedly increased the price of insulin....

If you’re considering hiatal hernia surgery, it’s essential to get a sense of what happens the day of this procedure and how it works. Before the Surgery Before surgery can begin, the doctors and medical staff need to ensure that your body is ready for the procedure. Though a couple different hiatal hernia surgery techniques may be employed, all require initial consultation and medical evaluation, which is performed in a pre-op or pre-anesthesia room....

Juba, once the region’s capital, has become its Sarajevo. There are no uplinked television cameras there, no reporters or photographers sending out images of suffering. Those trying to provide relief to the region must fear for their lives. Two weeks ago, the government announced the execution of Andrew Tombe, a senior Sudanese employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Juba. It claimed Tombe had collaborated with the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)....

Apopka QB Zack Darlington, who's committed to Nebraska, was taken off the field on a stretcher and transported by helicopter to a hospital. But the injury doesn't appear to be serious, according to his athletic director, who was at the game in Duncan, S.C. "The diagnosis is that he has a concussion and has to be under observation for 24 hours," Apopka athletic director Fred Priest told the Orlando Sentinel....

Amazing but true: the new highbrow spirits come from Mexico. In premium mescals and tequilas (not to be confused with the lower-end varieties Margaritas are made with), drinkers of the ’90s have found their hip digestif–a way to sip what they used to slam in college. Aged tequila and fine mescal are the only spirits with increasing sales in the United States; they shot up 20 percent in 1994. Once obscure tequilas like El Tesoro sold 300,000 cases last year, at $38 a bottle....

Jasmine Davenport, of Exeter, Tasmania, told The Examiner newspaper she was woken up by her pet dogs last Wednesday and spotted the reptile as it was emerging from the closet. It was later identified as an approximately 4-foot-long tiger snake. Davenport was able to snap a photo of the snake before rushing her two dogs, Halo and Lopez, and pet rabbit Theo to safety, before calling for expert assistance....

The shooting happened around 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday at 15400 Park Manor near Markwood Lane in Houston, Texas. According to a report by ABC13, the 16-year-old’s family heard gunshots and went looking for her. She was found lying dead on the side of the road by her parents. Houston Police posted on Twitter on Tuesday evening that “Southwest officers are at a shooting scene 15400 Park Manor.” They added: “16-year-old female deceased at the scene....

What’s striking about the intense interest in “Sex and the City,” particularly in the lead-up to the release of the feature film, is how many people speak of it in hyperbolic terms: as a revolution, a phenomenon, a cataclysm, almost an insurgency. As a show, it was remarkably successful. It ran on HBO from 1998 to 2004, winning seven Emmy Awards—the first cable program to win best comedy—and has been broadcast in 200 countries....

The 31-year-old striker has been an important figure in Didier Deschamps’ plans for three years now and has been one of his country’s most reliable performers, yet he finds Alexandre Lacazette ahead of him in the pecking order at club level. He has played only 234 minutes of Premier League football so far this season – fewer than three complete matches – and remains affixed to the bench despite finding the net three times....

The revolutionary principle of full citizen’s rights to public assets–in the form of tradable shares–should be placed at the forefront of the world debate on the future of Iraq. The process would begin with the government issuing shares or “land scrip” to all qualified citizens. These shares would be listed on world stock exchanges. Government auctions of any asset from wells to exploration rights would require all bids to be denominated in these scrip-shares....

Pique: Guardiola’s turning Man City into Barcelona Rodgers’ men bounced back from their opening 7-0 thrashing at Barcelona in Group C by playing out a pulsating 3-3 draw with Premier League leader Manchester City next. Celtic led three times amid a fervent atmosphere in Glasgow and Rodgers thinks the home faithful can play a key role once more against a Gladbach side nursing back-to-back defeats in the round-robin phase....

While Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin’s campaign has said the clip is an example of how McAuliffe has questioned the legitimacy of an election in the past—something McAuliffe’s campaign has accused Youngkin of doing in connection with the 2020 election—McAuliffe has said the circumstances surrounding the 2000 and 2020 elections are different, with the U.S. Supreme Court intervening in only one. Election integrity has been a focus of local and national politics since the 2020 presidential election, during which former President Donald Trump repeated claims of widespread voter fraud without evidence....

SOMAVIA: Globalization has created victors and victims. There is a growing feeling that the world economy is like a pillar that needs to be strengthened carefully, with special emphasis on social development. It is described as putting a human face on the global economy. And that was precisely the message of the 1995 Social Summit. The summit concentrated on three core issues: poverty, unemployment and social disintegration. And obviously employment is the first step out of poverty and the first step away from social disintegration....

In 1937, years before MLB came to Baltimore, a previous version of the Orioles played in the International League. One of their minor league rivals was the Toronto Maple Leafs. MORE: Best MiLB states | Odd MiLB trades | 17-inning no-hitter | Billy Butler, the pitcher? Both teams showed it was a friendly rivalry. First, Baltimore attended Toronto’s season-opening banquet on May 5, 1937, the eve of the first game....

The fight takes place inside Brazil’s Jeunesse Arena. Champion Jiri Prochazka vacated the title in November due to injury, and the UFC has attempted to fill that void ever since. Hill turned pro in 2017. A Dana White’s Contender Series alum, Hill started with the UFC in 2019. He is on a three-fight win streak. Hill’s last fight was a TKO win against Thiago Santos in August. “Sweet Dreams” was preparing to face Anthony Smith in March until Dana White revealed he was fighting for a title....

“NHTSA has denied General Motors’ petition for inconsequentiality regarding Takata air bags, which will compel GM to recall and repair passenger air bags in approximately 5.9 million vehicles,” the agency told Newsweek via email. “All Takata phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) inflators without a desiccant are under recall.” According to the email, GM must recall trucks and SUVs made between 2007 and 2014 as they “are at risk of the same type of explosion after long-term exposure to high heat and humidity as other recalled Takata inflators....

In 2021, GM sold less than 25,000 electric vehicles in the United States, most of them either the Bolt EV or the Bolt EUV. It moved one GMC Hummer and its BrightDrop commercial van was still in the reservation phase. Cadillac Lyriq orders were open, but deliveries had yet to be made. CEO Mary Barra has shown confidence in GM’s ability to gain electric vehicle market share with billions in investments, despite having only those three consumer EVs currently on sale....

The Germany international has been one of the revelations of the Bundesliga season following his move from Arsenal and scored a hat trick on his senior Germany debut against San Marino last week. Bayern is believed to be keeping a close eye on the winger’s development, with reports suggesting the Bavarian side has an option to buy him at the end of the season. Gnabry would face stiff competition for a place in the starting XI at the Allianz Arena, but he would be up for the fight....