No, the problem isn’t Iraq, or Afghanistan, or the French. The greatest threat to America’s primacy in the world comes not from its overseas commitments, explains the historian Niall Ferguson in his smart forthcoming book “Colossus”: “It is the result of America’s chronically unbalanced domestic finances.” The mounting federal budget deficits that now stretch out as far as the eye can see will mean–if history is any guide–sharp cutbacks in American military and foreign-affairs spending....

The camp is intended to show off rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Under NCAA rules, coaches are not allowed to host football camps more than 50 miles away from their campus. But they can be invited as guests, and that’s where the controversy occurs. Penn State coach James Franklin caused a ruckus last year when he discovered this loophole. It essentially allows coaches from other conferences to recruit in SEC territory....

General Motors went for broke here, with a hard-covered flatbed and retractable hardtop roof, both of which operate at the flick of a switch. Interior buttons and gauges, sheathed in matte aluminum, keep with the doo-wop theme; they’re oversize and almost cartoonish-looking. But like many pickups, the SSR is a two-seater, which seems a bit outdated. When I hauled a new computer home from the store, my husband had to drive his own car so our son wasn’t left behind....

The Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love star, 50, took to the Instagram account of her wellness and lifestyle brand Goop to share video footage of herself preparing the dish. The ingredients comprised broiled salmon over a bed of grilled zucchini, asparagus and leeks, romaine lettuce and a chive, maple and Dijon vinaigrette. “What’s so nice about this reset is there’s so much food in it and it’s all so nutrient dense,” screen star Paltrow said as she introduced the “bountiful and beautiful” dish to the account’s more than 1....

The answer, I suppose, will be that poor old Ibrahim didn’t have airtight scientific evidence. But like the Turkish historian, I take a much looser, I-know-it-when-I-see-it view of addiction, one that includes a lot of habits for which there are no laboratory findings at all, only the evidence of our eyes and ears. I think our approach to the federal dispensary, for example, is a case study in addiction and substance abuse (two of the principal substances go by the names of ““entitlement’’ and ““pork’’)....

But judging by the smiles and ease she showed Saturday afternoon speaking with reporters at Daytona between Roar Before the Rolex 24 practice sessions, she’s eager and mentally prepared for her IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race debut at the grand track on Jan. 24. The in-car skills and sports car initiation is coming together, too, she said. “I never thought I’d race a road course, especially at Daytona, that was new for me,’’ Deegan said....

Pew Research Center released the findings on Wednesday, a little less than a week ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous Nazi death camp Auschwitz, which took place on January 27, 1945. The survey asked nearly 13,000 American respondents to answer multiple-choice questions about the Holocaust, finding that only 45 percent correctly said that 6 million Jews were killed during the World War II genocide....

The survey was conducted by GoBankingRates.com and polled 1,013 Americans, age 18 and up. The survey asked Americans a number of different questions, with one of them being; “if you or an immediate family member were to become unexpectedly sick—due to the coronavirus, for example—how much do you have saved to cover the expenses?” The coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China, but has spread to a number of different countries, infecting over 80,000 people....

The poll, which surveyed 1,209 Americans and was conducted between October 18-22, showed that 78 percent of Democrats, 49 percent of independents, and 22 percent of Republicans said that U.S. climate change policies “don’t go far enough.” The poll also found that 84 percent of Democrats and 29 percent of Republicans think that global efforts towards climate change are “too little.” Meanwhile, 33 percent of Republicans surveyed said that those efforts are “too much” and 30 percent said they are “about the right amount....

Gwynn, nicknamed "Mr. Padre," had been on a medical leave since late March from his job as baseball coach at San Diego State, his alma mater. He died at a hospital in suburban Poway, agent John Boggs said. "For more than 30 years, Tony Gwynn was a source of universal goodwill in the national pastime, and he will be deeply missed by the many people he touched," Commissioner Bud Selig said....

3 Up Kole Calhoun, OF, Angels and Mike Trout, OF, Angels. We could also include Albert Pujols (2-for-4, 2 Rs, 2 RBIs) and Josh Hamilton (3-for-5, 2 Rs, 2 RBIs), but Calhoun (4-for-5, 4 Rs, RBI) and Trout (4-for-5, 3 Rs, 4 RBIs, HR) stand out for totaling seven runs and five RBIs against the Rangers. We already know Trout is the best player in the game, but Calhoun is proving his fantasy worth, too, scoring 48 runs in just 56 contests so far this season....

The long-debated process, euphemized as ““cold pasteurization,” involves zapping meat with gamma rays, which kill bacteria by fracturing their genetic material. The American Medical Association endorses irradiation, and most scientists say it leave s no radioactivity behind. Nor, for the most part, does it affect the beef’s nutritional value, color or taste. Selling irradiation to the public will be another matter. Years ago the FDA green-lighted irradiation of pork and chicken (all must be labeled accordingly)....

Options for Handling Discrimination Document, document, document! Be sure to put down the date of discrimination, the time of discrimination, where the discrimination happened, exactly what happened, etc. This documentation will be critical if you need to take legal action. Go to your company or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office if the company or agency has one. It is the EEO office’s job to assist in situations involving discrimination. Make sure that you know your legal rights....

Brown is currently a contestant on Dancing With the Stars and explained she has trouble trusting her partner, Alan Bersten, because of what she’s been through. “He’s like, ‘Do you trust me?’ " Brown said in an interview with USA Today. “I’m like, ‘No, why would I trust you? Did you watch my season?’” Bersten didn’t watch Brown’s season, apparently. “He doesn’t sometimes understand that I’m dealing with a lot....

According to the site, the Browns "nearly pulled off a trade" that would have brought San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to Cleveland to take the same position in exchange for draft picks. The only reason the deal fell apart was that Harbaugh decided not to leave the 49ers, according to PFT. Harbaugh flatly denied the report late Friday in text messages to ESPN's Ed Werder. He wrote: "SF Head coach Jim Harbaugh text to me on reports Niners-Browns discussed trading him: "I echo Jed York's comment - isn't true....

So, what will it be—a fresh face, or real change? Only the hyperkinetic Sarkozy is the man with an understandable plan to take the nation out of its torpor and into the fiercely competitive 21st century. He would cut taxes, free up the labor market, encourage people to work longer and harder to make more money, increasing consumption to drive growth up and unemployment down. Royal dismisses all this as “arithmetic,” arguing that her emphasis on education, research and the environment would create a better, more humane dynamic for growth....

The Reds have caught the eye with their fluid football going forward so far this season, though their attacking style of play has often been let down by defensive mistakes at the other end. Liverpool 20/1 to win PL As a result, Liverpool’s form has been patchy in all competitions of late, earning just one victory in their last six games in all competitions. That solitary victory came last weekend as Klopp’s side managed to dig in and beat Leicester City 3-2 thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah, Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson....

A Reddit thread discussing how special effects and illusions were used in movies of yesteryear has drawn plenty of reaction. We live in the golden age of technology and have been impacted on the silver screen by special effects and CGI. The black-and-white video making its rounds features a famous movie scene from the 1923 movie Safety Last! The silent romantic comedy stars Harold Lloyd, who as the thread shows is often confused for famous actor Buster Keaton....