Things took a turn for the worse in September, when an uprising of monks and civilians was crushed by the military. Poets, bloggers and comedians have been targeted in the last few months for their political commentary. Arrests are more frequent. Despite the crackdown, Burma’s underground political art movement is growing. In secret, artists buy and sell portraits of the detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and share ideas and inspiration....
Burton will test in December and January in the No. 55 car while Brian Vickers continues treatment for blood clots. Burton, who has 21 career Cup wins in 691 starts, will drive the No. 66 car for MWR in the March 9 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The No. 66 car also will compete in the Daytona 500 with team co-owner Michael Waltrip behind the wheel. The No. 66 car will run on a part-time basis with any additional races to be determined....
Enviable hand-to-eye coordination made Bush a deft fielder on the Andover and Yale baseball teams. But he had trouble starting as a pitcher. In his first Yale season, Bush was batting an anemic .167. One evening a Yale groundskeeper slipped a note under his apartment door. “Dear Sir,” the message began with all deference, “I am convinced the reason you are not getting more hits is because you do not take a real cut at the ball....
“Were frozen, early-stage embryos human life?” the president asked. If they were, Bush well knew, there was no escaping the pledge he’d made–repeatedly–as he curried favor with the religious right early in the 2000 campaign. His vow: to oppose funding for research on stem cells obtained by “destroying living human embryos.” Kass was elliptical but not encouraging about the use of frozen embryos, even ones that might otherwise be discarded....
Buspar is available in tablet form. It is believed to increase serotonin activity in various regions of the brain by acting as an agonist (activator) to serotonin 5-HT1A receptors. It takes two to four weeks to see the clinical effects of Buspar. Because of that, you can expect to take this drug for about a month before you can determine whether it’s working for you. Buspirone is the generic form of Buspar....
Posey on Friday tweeted his reaction to Phillies manager Gabe Kapler saying his team’s acquisition of catcher J.T. Realmuto was a sign the organization was in “win-now” mode. Posey was sure to mention that the Giants have a similar mindset: MLB FREE AGENTS: SN ranks the top 79 | Signings tracker The tweet went out after Giants team president Farhan Zaidi told reporters there was “mutual interest” between the club and free-agent outfielder Bryce Harper and that the sides met in Harper’s hometown, Las Vegas, this week....
The Red Devils have no need for a new goalkeeper at present, but David de Gea continues to attract interest from La Liga giants Real Madrid. Butland, meanwhile, is settled at Stoke City, having worked his way back from serious injury to reclaim the number one spot at the best365 Stadium. The England international has, however, admitted that his ambition will drive him towards bigger and better things in the future, with United a potential landing spot for him at some stage....
BuzzFeed went public in December of last year. Just days afterward, the company’s stock fell drastically and employees allege they were not able to sell their shares until the price had dropped nearly 60 percent— to less than $5 per share. Some workers claim they still aren’t able to trade their shares at all. The two claims, filed with the American Arbitration Association, represent a total of 77 employees who collectively had more than 900,000 shares of BuzzFeed stock when the company went public, The New York Times reported Tuesday....
The passage of a sweeping energy and health care package is not a done deal. Democrats will need every member of their caucus to vote for the measure, including Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, a moderate who has bucked her party in the past and has yet to take a position on the proposed legislation. But if the measure passes in the coming days, it would provide $65 billion in funding for enhanced premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act coverage through 2025....
Yeah, neither do we. The Canadiens continued their red-hot roll Saturday night with a HNIC blowout at the Bell Centre, thrashing the Red Wings by the score of 10-1. WATCH: Paul Byron powers Canadiens with first career hat trick Here’s a by-the-numbers breakdown of the Habs big win. 1 - First goal scored by Daniel Carr since being recalled from Laval earlier in the week. 2 - Goalies used by the Red Wings....
American Red Cross: Contribute to the National Disaster Relief Fund by calling 800-435-7669 (800-257-7575 in Spanish). Find your local chapter or more information at redcross.org. United Way: The United Way of New York and the New York Community Trust have created a fund specifically for victims and their families. Mail your check or money order to United Way of New York City, 2 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016. Or call 800-710-8002....
McCarthy has been stymied by members of the House Republican Freedom Caucus, who first nominated Rep. Jim Jordan to oppose McCarthy, and then switched to Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a Black Republican. Donalds’ nomination was historic in that this is the first time a Black man was put forth to compete for the Speaker’s gavel, let alone two Black men; Democrats on their side are unanimously backing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as the party’s new leader....
Anderson suffered a toe/ankle injury during the Broncos’ season-opening win against the Ravens. He finished the game with just 29 rushing yards on 12 carries and 19 receiving yards on four receptions. MORE: Week 2 fantasy running back rankings | Week 1 read and overreact The 24-year-old back had limited practices on Tuesday and Wednesday, and in the event his impact is limited against the AFC West-rival Chiefs, look for Ronnie Hillman to have an increased role in the sputtering Broncos offense....
The 23-year-old scored 13 goals in 30 games to help Astana clinch their fourth consecutive title in November last year. He also contributed to their qualification to the knockout stage of the Uefa Europa League. According to reports, Astana’s €1 million price tag has been met by the French club, with Twumasi set to travel to Normandy to undergo a medical with Patrice Garande’s side, who are currently fighting to avoid relegation....
Jermaine O’Neal, the man who imparted that wisdom, retired at age 35 after an 18-season NBA career, something that was almost unfathomable 25 years ago and is impossible now. O’Neal is one of the players who elected to go straight from high school to the NBA profiled in “Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution,” a new book by former Grantland and New York Times writer Jonathan Abrams, released Tuesday....
Now the Clintonites say their own new silent majority is stirring. The consistency of the quiet public support for the president first enraged and now demoralizes the American right, which fears it may have lost the larger culture war. William Bennett last week called Clinton’s acquittal an ““ignoble moment for a great people.’’ Or maybe it was a common-sense moment for a contented people. Most Americans wouldn’t want a prosecutor asking them questions about consensual sex, so they didn’t want their president asked, even if they know he’s a moral reprobate who disgraced his office....
Ashamed, Clinton writes in “My Life,” his new memoir that officially goes on sale Tuesday, he resolved to keep the troubled reality of his home life secret from his friends and neighbors. As a boy, he was known for his good humor and his enthusiasm for everything–movies, books, music, sports, school, girls–bottomless appetites that would only grow as he matured. But unknown to anyone, Clinton writes, he learned to live “parallel” lives: outwardly sunny and confident, inwardly pained and insecure....
