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Cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation, as well as anxiety, depression, and other conditions, may disrupt sleep for some people. A good night’s sleep can help you cope during cancer treatment and is also linked to the overall quality of life in people with breast cancer. This article discusses the connection between breast cancer and sleep. Connection Between Breast Cancer and Sleep You may find that your sleep quality worsens before, during, and/or after breast cancer....

Freelance astrophotographer Göran Strand took the image in Östersund while staying up all night for a glimpse of the aurora. The phenomenon that caused the aurora is what is known as a corona. This happens when somebody is standing beneath the Northern Lights, in the same direction as the Earth’s magnetic field. The rays appear to radiate from one single point in the sky, and emerge outwards. Strand told Newsweek that this particular corona, which merged into the shape of a whale, is “quite rare....

According to a report from the Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.), Favre’s organization, Favre Enterprises, was paid $1.1 million as part of a $94 million state embezzlement scandal from the 2019 fiscal year. Money that was meant to help poor Mississippians instead was spent on cars and a college baseball tournament sponsorship, among other things. The state’s 104-page audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services found Favre was paid in two installments — $500,000 in December 2017 and $600,000 in June 2018 — for appearing at three different events, appearing on a radio show and holding a keynote address....

In this edition, SN’s Joe Rivera got two minutes with Brewers pitcher Brent Suter. Editor’s note: Suter spoke with Sporting News to discuss his #StrikeOutWaste campaign. To learn more, you can read SN’s story here. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN SPORTING NEWS: What’s your goal? What’s your measure of success? BRENT SUTER: Ideally, with the StrikeOut Waste campaign, get that image of the dugout clean, in terms of having people use the bottles more than not....

Second baseman Keston Hiura was optioned to San Antonio to make room for Travis Shaw, who returned from his stint on the IL. Hiura, the top prospect in Milwaukee’s system, hit .281 with five home runs and a stolen base in 17 big league games. Shaw, meanwhile, was batting .163 with four home runs in 40 appearances before suffering a wrist injury. Shaw still has two minor league options, and he would not have needed to go through waivers in order to be sent down to Triple-A....

New York has posted a 1-4 record in its past five games and was swept at the hands of the Red Sox for the second time in as many series over the weekend. Yankees GM Brian Cashman isn’t happy with the team’s performance this season. However, he’s not willing to blame manager Aaron Boone for the team’s up-and-down campaign. In fact, Cashman said he deserves more of the blame than Boone for the team’s performance....

Kelly has spent 12 years at Notre Dame and leaves the program as its all-time winningest coach. He passed Knute Rockne for that milestone in September with his 106th win, a 41-13 victory over Wisconsin. He has a 113-40 record overall. Few expected Kelly to leave Notre Dame. In fact, he became the first coach in over 100 years to leave the Fighting Irish of his own volition to take a job at another school....

Following the unveiling of the rankings on ESPN, College Football Playoff committee chairman Gary Barta joined the show to discuss the latest top 25. One topic of conversation was Brian Kelly’s recent departure from Notre Dame to move to LSU. He will not coach Notre Dame should it make the playoff, so how would his absence impact the Fighting Irish’s ranking? MORE: Will Brian Kelly coach if Notre Dame makes the College Football Playoff?...

According to a report from WFLA, Attorney Steven Bertolino said the Laundrie family went camping from September 6 to September 8, before leaving the park together. The report comes one day after reality TV star Duane Chapman, otherwise known as “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” told Fox News that he believes Laundrie may have been hiding in Fort De Soto Park with assistance from his parents after he returned to Florida without his fiancée Gabby Petito....

They expected bumping and banging and wrecking and, quite possibly, a fight. They at least expected controversy and tempers to flare. That was what short-track racing was all about back then. They expected drivers to move each other out of the way, and if one or two of them crashed in the process, well, that's racin'. MORE: Keselowski’s blog | Rain on Sunday? | Hamlin tops qualifying | Bristol start time...

Not since the Black Death has such mysterious evil visited England. Or so the British tabloids would have you believe. dither – and you die, the Daily Mirror warned last week, supporting its advice with a victim’s tale entitled, ““Eaten Alive.’’ The Sun took a more visual approach: curse of the killer bacteria, ran the headline above a full-color photo of a flayed thigh, apparently caused by the flesh-munching microbe....

U.K. government officials have become a common target of Russian scammers since the Ukrainian invasion began in February, with the defense secretary becoming just the latest. Other British politicians have also been targeted by these scammers as part of an ongoing Russian effort to sow division, with one of these calls even occurring four years ago. The disinformation campaign continued Thursday when Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that he engaged in a video call with someone calling themselves the prime minister of Ukraine....

After a 59-day trial that ended last week, Shipman has emerged as one of Britain’s most prolific serial killers. The charge sheet against him listed 15 middle-aged or elderly victims–all women, few seriously ill. But police have opened investigations on more than 120 other deaths that may be connected to the 54-year-old doctor. In most of the cases, motive remains a mystery: the Grundy killing seems to be the first in which Shipman changed a patient’s will to enrich himself....

Through it all, she waved graciously and stuck to her ever-so-photogenic trademark smile. Tough for the average centenarian, perhaps, but a piece of cake for the grande dame Hitler once described as the most dangerous woman in Europe because she was such an effective morale booster during World War II. Long before Diana became a media darling, this Scottish aristocrat mastered the art of imagery. The most popular deb of her day, she married Prince Albert, the Duke of York, although she had hoped to land his older brother, the future Edward VIII....

Nicknamed “the Beatles” because of their U.K. accents, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are both in U.S. military custody in Iraq and are accused of being part of an IS cell responsible for the kidnap of American journalists and British aid workers who were then filmed being beheaded. The pair were stripped of their British nationality and the U.S. had begun proceedings to extradite the two suspects and begin proceedings against them....

The Open returns to Royal Birkdale (Par 70, 7,156 yards) this year, which has played very difficult the two other times the Open has been held here since the course underwent renovations in the 80’s. Paddy Harrington won at plus-3 in 2008, and we don’t have to go very far down the leader board to see guys at more than plus-10. That week, the wind blew at over 50 mph during the first round, and it was absolute carnage....

The British Open, canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is back from its yearlong hiatus to bring a close to an eventful major season. This year, The Open Championship takes place at the famed Royal St. George’s Golf Club located near the shores of South East England. MORE: Watch the British Open live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Jon Rahm’s torrid play during majors in 2021 has made him the heavy favorite (+700) to win the Claret Jug....

The new images, obtained from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the United Kingdom on Friday, show some of the fresh Ukrainian recruits learning to handle assault rifles. The U.K. MoD said: “Ukrainian Army recruits have arrived in the UK this month where they are being given the skills needed to be effective and lethal on the frontline and defend their homeland.” In the footage, a British soldier named as Lance Corporal Lourens says: “I really want to get the message across to people that what these guys are doing, because I don’t think that the reality of it has set into a lot of people at home or a lot of people....

The pop star has been actively posting on social media in recent weeks following successful breakthroughs in her attempts to remove her court-appointed conservatorship. Sharing a photo of a large cat, the 39-year-old singer captioned the post: “As JT would say … haters gonna say it’s fake !!!!! I MEAN … wow I have no idea … what do you guys think ???? I’ve always liked small kittens … although big cats are extremely smart they always sort of scared me !...

On Friday, a California judge will hear arguments to determine whether the pop star’s controversial arrangement—which has seen personal and financial decisions taken out of her hands—will come to an end after more than 13 years. And late Thursday night, Spears’ fiancé, Sam Asghari, took to Instagram to share video footage of them posing in T-shirts emblazoned with the #FreeBritney hashtag, popularized by her fans as they protested the conservatorship....