Antonio Barra Torres, Brazil’s top health official, told the Associated Press that the new policy will “mean discouragement of anti-vaccine tourism to Brazil.” Brazil has suffered the second most deaths from COVID at over 616,000, only behind the United States, which currently sits just under 800,000. The pandemic had slowed in recent months in the Latin American country, with nearly 1,400 deaths per week in the last month, down from a high of over 20,000 per week in April....

After watching from the bench as his new team, the Cavaliers, lost in the NBA Finals, Haywood now may be the best way for Cleveland to improve its roster as it pushes for a championship. The 35-year-old veteran of 14 NBA seasons may not offer much more than a big body on the court, but his contract offers flexibility because of the unique path he took to get to this point....

The tight end went undercover as an overbearing Wawa employee and tried his best to tip off customers as to who he was. He dropped multiple football-related hints (training camp, working on his hands, blocking drills) and even had his actual first name on his name tag. MORE: Where do Eagles land in NFL preseason power rankings? Still, only one patron figured it out. Do better, Philly.

On a new episode of Red Table Talk streaming on Facebook Watch, Tamika Palmer, her sister Ju’Niyah Palmer and her boyfriend Kenny Walker joined hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris to talk about the events of March 13, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was in her apartment with Walker when police entered her apartment around midnight on a no-knock warrant looking for a suspected drug dealer....

Favre, who started 321 straight games from 1992 through the end of his career in 2010, estimated he suffered “thousands” of concussions during that time. The longtime Packers quarterback, who also played with the Jets and Vikings, made that estimation in an appearance on “The Bubba Army” this week. Favre previously believed he only had three concussions during his playing career — instances which fit outdated understanding of what constitutes a concussion....

Doug Liman’s “Justice,” which premiered at Sundance last week after a last-minute addition into the festival’s program, focuses on the testimony of Deborah Ramirez, a former Yale classmate of Kavanaugh. In 2018, Ramirez described in a New Yorker article how, during a gathering with friends back in 1983, Kavanaugh allegedly pulled down his trousers and thrusted his penis at her without her consent. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation. Another former Yale classmate also claims to have witnessed an incident of sexual misconduct involving Kavanaugh....

Milwaukee clinched the NL Central division title on Sunday with an 8-4 win over the Mets, which meant there was cause for celebration. Devin Williams, the reigning NL Rookie of the Year, perhaps celebrated a bit too much and has paid the price as a result: It’s likely he won’t be a part of his team’s postseason run. MORE: Why the Blue Jays are one of the biggest postseason threats...

“It’s actually embarrassing, the way I’ve been playing,” the Brewers catcher told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “I’m not performing at the level I’m capable of. MORE: 1970s baseball caps, rated by a ’90s kid “I’ve just sucked. I wish that was the excuse but it’s not." Lucroy missed more than five weeks early in the season with a broken toe. But even before the injury, he was hitting .133 with just six hits in 45 at-bats....

Up next: Brewers outfielder Ben Gamel TWO MINUTES: Anthony Rizzo | Touki Toussaint | Pat Neshek | Clint Frazier What’s your first baseball memory? GAMEL: I vaguely remember T-ball. I started when I was 3. I just remember being on the field. It’s weird, because I don’t remember anything else, but I remember the field. What’s the last show you binge-watched? GAMEL: “The Office.” Any superstitions? GAMEL: Yeah. Don’t step on the line, that kind of standard stuff....

Previous editions: Anthony Rizzo | Max Muncy | Touki Toussaint | Clint Frazier | Pat Neshek | Chris Iannetta | Ben Gamel Up now: Brewers outfield prospect Corey Ray What’s your first baseball memory? RAY: My first baseball memory was the hardest ball I had hit to that point. Had to be like 5 years old. We’re playing at this park, and I hit the ball to the street. I’m running and the third-base coach gives me a stop sign rounding third, but I run the stop sign and the catcher just trucks me....

“The calling of a Queen’s Speech and prorogation is the worst political decision ever,” Farage, an architect of Brexit and an ally of President Donald Trump, tweeted. Farage said that Dominic Cummings, Johnson’s chief of staff at Number 10 and the man believed to have masterminded the prorogation plan, “must go.” When asked if Farage had any further comment, a Brexit Party spokesman referred Newsweek back to the tweet....

Unlike most teams that decided to make a change at the top — there were 10 in total — the Dolphins were coming off back-to-back winning seasons. Flores had developed a reputation as one of the NFL’s strongest tactical head coaches, and Miami was thought to be a team on the rise. Flores’ firing added to tension surrounding the lack of Black head coaches in the NFL, which would become an even larger storyline weeks later when Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL and multiple teams alleging racial discrimination....

Several users took to the crowd-sourced review platform Yelp! to take aim at Bertolino for representing the family of Laundrie, who has been missing since September 14. Laundrie’s fiancée Petito was reported missing on September 11, 10 days after he returned home from a road trip without her. A body that investigators believe to be Petito’s, was found on Sunday in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Petito’s father, Joseph Petito, has said he thought Laundrie was involved in her disappearance and accused his parents of being “complicit” in what happened to his daughter....

Down two runs in the bottom of the 12th, Mark Teixeira got the scoring started with an RBI single to cut the Rays’ lead to 5-4 before McCann came to the plate with two men on base and looking for his first hit of the night. Facing Rays reliever Steve Geltz, McCann smacked a 93-mph fastball over the right field wall to give the Yankees the victory. MORE: 10 worst starting pitchers on playoff contenders | A-Rod, Yankees resolve bonus dispute...

Urlacher is remembered as a ferocious hitter and an intense on-field figure. he’s also remembered for his lack of hair. He didn’t have any hair when he was in college at New Mexico from 1996-2000 and he never had more than a buzz cut during his 12-year career with the Bears. MORE: Most disapointing teams of 2015 | Matt Forte’s powerful message But at 37 years old, Urlacher has somehow retained the ability to grow a full head of hair....

Vickers, 31, once again is plagued by blood clots, which this week forced him to get treatment and return to use of blood thinners. That ruled him out of racing. Speaking to media members before Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Fontana, Calif., Vickers said he likely won’t drive again for at least three months. Reports said it’s possible his racing career could be over. MWR developmental driver Brett Moffitt drove Vickers’ No....

Brian Vickers, who missed the final five weeks because he went on blood thinners to treat a blood clot, is cleared and ready to race. Ty Norris, the team’s general manager, will be back at the track although he has a slightly different role that continues his focus on sponsor relations and team management. Norris was suspended by NASCAR in September from going to the racetrack following the Richmond race-manipulation scandal....

Weddings are undeniably costly affairs, with a study by the price comparison website Value Penguin estimating that the average price of a wedding in the U.S. in 2022 is $20,300. That figure could even rise to as much as $30,489 depending on what state you live in. Given the expenses associated with holy matrimony, it’s hardly surprising to find that some couples are keen to cut corners in a bid to bring down the price....