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Consider the allegations against Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon. Packwood, who just won re-election to a fifth term, is a moderate Republican and a recognized stalwart on women’s political issues. But according to a lengthy story in The Washington Post last week, Packwood is also a man who has a long history of making unwanted sexual advances to women employees. The Post story, which appeared only 19 days after Packwood narrowly survived a tough race against Democratic Rep....

There was a real worry the All-Pro defensive tackle would hang up his cleats and retire after securing his first Super Bowl ring in 2022. Those concerns were not just among fans, but the LA Rams front office. So much so, they awarded Donald with a huge pay raise to retain the three-time Defensive Player of the Year’s services. First reported by NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Donald inked a three-year, $95 million deal with the Rams Monday....

The Yankees slugger is putting together a season for the ages in a contract year. He was the first MLB player to 40 home runs in 2022, and he has been going deep nonstop this weekend with four home runs in three games against the Royals. He’s showing no signs of slowing down from his ridiculous first half, and it feels as if he might do something special every time he’s at the plate....

The Green Bay Packers’ quarterback still needs three more Super Bowl rings to catch Montana and a lot more good work to put him even in the best-ever conversation. But in terms of a passer who never loses his head even when his team is losing in the worst way, just call him Aaron Cool. MORE: Scoreboard | Week 4 photos | Packers race by Bears The Packers went into Sunday’s critical NFC North game at arch rival Chicago at 1-2 and in danger of falling two games behind both the Bears and Lions in the division race....

Last week, the reigning back-to-back MVP tossed a pair of touchdowns as Green Bay sailed past the Chicago Bears en route to a 27-10 victory. This time, it was Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who fell victim to Rodgers, with the 38-year-old once again logging two passing touchdowns. Against Tampa, Green Bay’s future Hall of Fame quarterback totalled 255 yards through the air on 27-for-35 passing. There’s nothing bizarre about that....

The four-time Pro Bowler played Santa by surprising his offensive lineman with 55-inch Samsung curved smart TV’s, Samsung tablets and Beats headphones. MORE: Playoff seeding scenarios | Justin Forsett thanks Ravens offensive line with TV gifts The Packers’ offensive line (including reserves), practice-squad and backup quarterbacks were thrilled to find the gifts displayed in their lockers at practice on Wednesday. “He’s a hell of a dude, and we’ve had a hell of a year for each other,” guard Josh Sitton told ESPN....

In “Forward,” a memoir to be released Tuesday, Wambach details her longtime dependency on alcohol and prescription drugs such as Vicodin, Ambien and Adderall. “That night getting arrested was one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Because if I don’t get so publicly shamed and publicly humiliated, I don’t think I wake up,” she said, in an interview with the AP. “I think I was asleep for a lot of years....

With Andres Iniesta and Paulinho departing, LaLiga champions Barca brought in Arthur and had been credited with an interest in various other midfield options before sealing a reported €20million deal for Vidal from Bayern Munich. The names of Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot and Frenkie de Jong were all put to Abidal as Vidal was presented to the media but, although not ruling out further business, the club’s director of football preferred to focus on the new man....

The kid with the magic feet could be the face of America’s soccer future. Now 13, he is the youngest member–by two years–of that U-17 team, which trains year-round in Bradenton, Fla. Adu has been leaving opponents breathless and coaches speechless since arriving in this country, at 8, from Ghana. U.S. soccer brass fret about the pressure of high expectations, but they can’t contain their glee over the young scoring marvel....

So it was that Bill Clinton, dripping wet, learned of what may be one of his greatest foreign-policy triumphs. Clinton picked up the phone and heard Sperling, his National Economic Council chief, make the bathroom-to-bathroom connection. “Mr. President, the world’s best trade negotiator has some good news for you,” Sperling said. Then he handed the phone to Barshefsky. Following a dramatic last-minute intervention by Zhu, she said, the Chinese had abruptly turned around, granting numerous key concessions....

I have never read such a well-researched story on the positive aspects of black life in America as your June 7 cover story (“The Good News About Black America,” National Affairs). Finally, an article about black America that informs me of the successes we have had after so many losses to the crack epidemic and hopelessness. As a 33-year-old black American and director of an academic and vocational after-school program at the Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Center, I have yearned for several months to find a way to work positive accomplishments of blacks into the curriculum....

Here’s an abridged version of the main events so far: April 21: Zelensky, an actor who had played Ukraine’s president on TV, was elected to the office and received his first call from Trump. May 16: Ukraine’s top prosecutor says there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden or his son, despite public comments from Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and later Trump. May 20: Vice President Mike Pence did not attend Zelensky’s inauguration as originally planned, reportedly under instructions from Trump....

That’s right, players looking to get their hands on a full-fledged Total War sequel can do so free of charge if they head over to the Epic Games Store ASAP. All they have to do its login to their Epic Games Store account, head over to the Total War Saga: Troy page, click the “get” button, and press place order. They’ll then be able to conquer the Troy era without having to worry about splurging out on a full-price game....

The dream of winning the Premier League still remains a dream. With 31 goals and 14 assists in 33 PL appearances, Luis Suarez spearheaded Liverpool’s title charge and it would be safe to say that Liverpool would not have been in the title race but for Suarez. Before the start of the season many people did not even expect Liverpool to finish in the top 4 but Suarez and co....

Since December, we’ve been surveying people about how they feel about the COVID-19 vaccines. In that time, we’ve seen confidence in vaccine safety and efficacy grow in fits and starts. Finally, at the end of March, 50% of our survey respondents said they have at least a great deal of confidence that the COVID-19 vaccines will protect them from the virus. This is up from 34% in our first survey in December....

Buckley grew up in California with his mother, moving constantly, keeping his belongings in paper bags. He finally met his father, ’60s folk star Tim Buckley, just before he died of a drug overdose in 1975. The press always noted that Buckley had his father’s melancholy good looks and his talent. Buckley’s debut, 1994’s “Grace,” veered from woeful ballads to wailing rock. In concert, his rich tenor climbedunearthly heights, and girls fainted....

Incidentally, on the day he got selected, he also scored his maiden List A century against Madhya Pradesh that helped the team to qualify. He has been the face of Himachal Pradesh cricket in the recent years. He has toiled hard against all the opposition teams and has given his 100 percent every time. But the much-anticipated call was evading Dhawan for some time. Every cricketer dreams of the day when he could play for India and for this lad from the hills, nothing was granted....

Within the next 30 days, we’ll be treated to the biker action flick “Torque,” the Owen Wilson comedy “The Big Bounce,” the Ben Stiller-Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy “Along Came Polly” and the Mandy Moore romantic comedy “Chasing Liberty.” Will they all stink? It’s too soon to say–a few of them could be fun–but they sure won’t be storming the Oscars next year. Why is January so often the last place to find great films?...

In January this year, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association had put snooker forward in the Olympic programme. “A World Championship, UK Championship or Masters title would always come before Olympic gold. “Does it mean that much to a snooker player? We all want to be world champion,” O’Sullivan said. The 39-year-old also believes that a snooker player doesn’t quite have the same mindset as compared any other athlete taking part in the Summer Games, who he feels have a set goal of winning a medal in the event and prepare accordingly to achieve that objective....

Ford, 51, is a native of Mississippi. He has a soft drawl. Goes bird hunting. Lives with Kristina, New Orleans’s head of city planning and his wife of 28 years. (They have no children.) Ford had no intention of writing a sequel to “The Sportswriter”–no Updike-like plan to pull a Rabbit out of his hat –but found himself filling notebooks in Bascombe’s voice. “I said. ‘God. I wonder if this isn’t somebody knocking on my door’....