High-flying success stories like Chen’s fuel Fujian’s booming emigration culture. The bustling coastal region is a breeding ground for China’s “human snakes.” Fujian has been sending residents off to the West for more than a century. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the migrants are seldom poor and desperate. Zhao Hua, a 34-year-old cabdriver who left his home in Changle county on March 16, bound for Britain, was pulling in $240 a month–more than the average Chinese income of about $1,000 per year....

More than a century since the opening of the transcontinental railway in Utah, Warburton’s analogy holds true. But in this case what many people see is not so much a golden spike as a nail in Tibet’s coffin. Ever since Chinese communist forces marched into Lhasa in 1951, Beijing has spared no effort to cement its hold on the population and stamp out every trace of Tibetan separatism. The 2....

The Cherries will begin the campaign with an away match against West Brom, while their first south-coast derby of the campaign against Southampton will take place on December 2 at the Vitality Stadium. Mbappe in Madrid revelation Eddie Howe guided Bournemouth to a hugely impressive ninth-place finish in 2016-17, with the Saints finishing above them only on goal difference. Their full league fixture list for 2017-18 is below. BOURNEMOUTH’S 2017-18 FIXTURES

Thus, he has seen college and basketball and college basketball from every conceivable angle. He knows first-hand how valuable the experience can be to a young man, perhaps even to a young man who does not recognize its value immediately. “Get them into college. Don’t think of ways to keep them out … We should be building highways to college for them.” Elmore told this to my colleague David Steele a few years back, in a discussion about the whole “one-and-done” issue that for some reason continues to vex some presumably smart people who work in college sports....

No Ali, no Frazier, no Foreman; not even Michael Spinks, Leon Spinks, Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield. The WBC belt is the only major one Wladimir Klitschko doesn't hold. It used to belong to his brother, Vitali. Here's what else we know: The WBC title is vacant, and it will be filled Saturday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. If you have to ask, the venue is home to Southern Cal basketball....

Mason Peoples was the talk of Facebook last month after his mother, Nicole Peoples, shared his adorable first-grade photo to her profile. The picture featured Mason with much of his face obscured by one of the masks designed to slow the spread of Covid-19 in schools. Alongside the image, Peoples shared details of her son’s exchange with the photographer that day. According to the post, Mason refused to take his mask off for the picture, explaining to the photographer: “My mom said to keep it on all the time unless I’m eating and far away from everybody....

On Tuesday, Walmart Canada tweeted that shoppers would be required to show vaccine passports before being allowed into stores in the Canadian province. This applies to all customers aged 13 and up. “Hi. As directed by the Government of Quebec, we will implement the vaccine passport at our stores in Quebec,” the tweet read. “We ask for our customer’s patience and understanding as we continue to ensure a safe and efficient customer experience....

The initial incident, caught on video, took place on Tuesday. The two boys could be seen letting their dogs off their leashes and encouraging them to attack a cat that was sitting on a nearby porch. At a certain point, one of the boys was heard saying “good boy” as the dogs mauled the feline. The attack ended once one of the cat’s owners ran outside. The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) began helping local authorities in Philadelphia investigate the matter....

The Celtics suffered a 116-91 defeat to the Bucks to bow out in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 4-1 series loss. Boston had been expected to be among the championship contenders this season, only to endure a difficult campaign. Speaking after their Game 5 loss, Stevens accepted he would take some of the blame for Boston’s season. “I’ve been a head coach for 12 years and we let go of the rope more and cracked more than we probably should’ve and we need to be better than that,” he told a news conference....

Quinn quickly took to Twitter to shut down TMZ’s claims, calling the article “erroneous” and stating he had never spoken to TMZ. MORE: What happens when ESPN talents break outta Bristol? | NFL stars become Star Wars characters The story in question disappeared from TMZ’s site. However, the article, titled “Brady Quinn: I Would Have Made More Money Playing Baseball,” can still be read at the Google Cache link....

During sleep, the brain works to consolidate and organize memories. This has been shown in extensive research in non-human animals, where scientists monitored firing activity from groups of individual neurons while subjects were sleeping. “At the neural level, offline ‘replay’ is thought to underlie such memory consolidation,” said Beata Jarosiewicz, who previously worked for the U.S-based research consortium BrainGate, and is now a senior research scientist at Silicon Valley tech company NeuroPace....

So instead of facing rival Michigan at home Saturday night without one starter, the Spartans were without two. Center Adreian Payne has been resting a foot affected by plantar fasciitis, and Dawson's arm was in a sling. MD’s Foursight: Imperfect Syracuse | Patterson, Wooden image | Dogging Gonzaga The Spartans fought furiously without them; point guard Keith Appling and shooting guard Gary Harris played, for the most part, like the kind of backcourt a team could ride to an NCAA title....

Marshall told ESPN at the NBC4 Health and Fitness expo that he plans to retire after two more NFL seasons. MORE: Eli Manning had to tell Giants draft pick Davis Webb not to call him ‘sir’ The 33-year-old wideout signed with the Giants this offseason. He told ESPN that he wants to win a Super Bowl, then go change the world in the mental health space. Marshall was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Broncos....

Real Madrid & Barcelona’s record runs compared The 20-year-old has developed into one of the Bundesliga’s brightest prospects over the past two years and speculation is mounting over his future, with his contract now in its final two years. Brandt rejected the chance to join Bayern from Wolfsburg in 2013 in favour of a switch to the BayArena and the Germany international claims he would happily snub their advances again if he thought that staying at Leverkusen would suit him best....

It’s been almost 40 years, but real-life boards seem to be getting the message Holden was sending. Corporate America has just come through a year of palace coups, which brought power struggles to new lows or highs. At General Motors, American Express and IBM, chief executives fought to hold on to their jobs, only to be replaced by someone new or even by one of the board members who used to do his bidding....

So, after Keuchel threw six innings of one-run ball in Atlanta’s 3-1 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday, the lefty poked a little bit of fun at the Phillies for not going after him in free agency. “If you don’t come calling, what is there to be mad about?” Keuchel told reporters after the game when asked if he had any extra motivation to beat a Phillies team that decided not to give him a deal....

Mississippi State defeated Tulsa with a small lead. The final score was 28-26, a Bulldog victory. It’s unclear who exactly started the fight. One of the ESPN commentators speaking over the brawl noted that this looked like more than just some post-game rough-housing. “These are strong men, hitting each other as hard as they can with no helmets on,” one commentator says in a video, which also shows a Bulldogs player kicking a member of the Golden Hurricanes in the face....

The battle, launched by French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has raged for more than two months. But last week the exchange of fire between Gucci CEO Dominique De Sole and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault could be heard from Avenue Montaigne to Seventh Avenue. Back in January, Arnault, whose company owns high-fashion brands like Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and Lacroix, spent $1.4 billion to buy 34.4 percent of Gucci, which went from being a nearly bankrupt leather maker to one of fashion’s most successful names after Ford became head designer in 1994....