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Booking.com announced its plan before it began implementing it, because reportedly the company is having difficulty figuring out how to word its warning. To avoid allegations that it is discriminating against Jews, Booking.com referred to its warning as applying to “the area.” But “the area” in question has listings from both Jews and Arabs, and Booking.com only wants to place warning labels on Jewish-owned listings. So Booking.com is delaying implementing its plan until it can figure out how to word a Jews-only boycott without getting sued....

Over the past several months, shelters in Mexico border cities like Tijuana, Nogales, and Ciudad Juárez hosted hundreds of migrants seeking entry to the U.S. These shelters encountered a steady stream of migrants in need, leading them to reach full capacity as resources depleted. The Biden administration’s recent move allowing “vulnerable” migrants to seek asylum means more people leaving the shelters and seeking entry to the U.S. at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) checkpoints....

Johnson addressed the U.K.’s rising virus cases on Thursday, when 27,989 new cases were reported, the highest number of infections since the end of January. Still, Johnson said, he is hopeful life will return “as close to it was before COVID.” “But there may be some things we have to do, extra precautions that we have to take, but I’ll be setting them out,” he added. Social distancing restrictions will end on July 19, after originally being set to lift four weeks earlier....

Johnson sent his tweet Wednesday night in London while tensions from protests in Washington broiled and spilled over into the Capitol building, where at least one person has been shot and 13 people have been arrested. “Disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress. The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power,” the prime minister tweeted....

Johnson has been embroiled in scandal after scandal, including over parties that took place in Downing Street during strict COVID-19 lockdowns that saw him subsequently fined by police. The latest controversy revolves around Johnson claiming not to have been informed about sexual assault allegations of his former chief whip, the main official maintaining political party discipline among its members. However, several reports revealed, and Downing Street later admitted, that Johnson knew about the allegations before hiring chief whip Chris Pincher, and that he had lied to MPs and the public....

The 19-year-old is regarded as one of the brightest prospects at Camp Nou, but he has yet to make his competitive first-team debut. Messi, Pogba & footballers on holiday Lee made his debut for Barcelona B in 2015-16, but found himself representing their Juvenil A side again this term. With first-team opportunities seemingly some way off for the highly rated forward, Bundesliga side Dortmund are seemingly ready to offer him a chance....

Who is Barcelona target Dembele? The 19-year-old moved to BVB from Rennes last summer and hit the ground running in Germany’s top flight, scoring six goals and assisting 13 more in 32 Bundesliga appearances in 2016/17. Dembele, who also scored as Dortmund downed Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB-Pokal final, fought off competition from Schalke man Nabil Bentaleb and Wolfsburg’s Riechedly Bazoer for the gong. Freiburg’s Caglar Soyuncu and Hertha Berlin’s Jordan Torunarigha were also in the running during the vote, which involved the five 2017 winners of the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month prize....

Downeast Cider House celebrated the Patriots quarterback’s court win, while sending a not-so-subtle jab to Indiana-based Sun King Brewery, which printed “Tom Brady Sux” on the bottom of its cans last month. MORE: A long, strange trip: the Deflategate timeline | Jealous of Brady, much? While New England fans are celebrating Thursday’s ruling, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the league are planning to appeal Judge Richard Berman’s decision, prolonging the Deflategate saga....

Kate Walsh, the CEO of Boston Medical Center and Health System, shared the clip on Twitter, and as of publishing, it has been viewed over 1 million times. Some of the dance appeared to be coordinated, while other folks were free-styling. Either way, it was a joyous celebration, and you can’t help but smiling while watching the TikTok. “Why I love my job @The_BMC⁩!” she wrote, sharing the delightful video....

Buy ‘Em Dustin Pedroia (14-for-27, 5 doubles), David Ortiz (7-for-18), Daniel Nava (7-for-13) and Will Middlebrooks (8-for-19) have all hit well against Wei-Yin Chen. Aaron Hill is 13-for-25 with five extra-base hits against Ryan Vogelsong. Jason Heyward (12-for-28, 4 XBHs) and Freddie Freeman (10-for-22, 3 HRs) have both had major success against Stephen Strasburg. Buster Posey is 8-for-11 in his career against Josh Collmenter. Andre Ethier is 11-for-34 with a pair of doubles and a pair of homers against Ian Kennedy....

Li has a way of conjuring the real thing. His buy into Priceline sparked a run on shares that hiked the stock price 41 percent–only the latest sign of hope that the tech-market crash has hit bottom. “Before the bubble burst, it was buy everything at any price,” says Steven Weinstein of Pacific Crest Securities. “Now you’re seeing people picking through the rubble saying, ‘OK, is there anything worth anything?...

Consider the physician in Tulsa, Okla., who prescribed a sophisticated magnetic-resonance exam to determine the cause of a young woman’s acute headaches. When her HMO refused to pay, opting for a less expensive (but riskier) test, the doctor urged her to protest the decision. Shortly thereafter he received a letter from the health plan’s medical director. ““Pitting the HMO against its member,’’ it warned, ““may place your relationship with [this plan] in jeopardy....

In a statement released on Sunday, City claimed Bouzanis was initially ignorant of the significance of the slur and that the 26-year-old would undertake “an appropriate educational course” to improve his understanding of his error. It is expected Football Federation Australia will investigate the incident, which could lead to a lengthy ban for Bouzanis. “Bouzanis admitted making the remarks out of ignorance; however, has since understood the seriousness of his comments,” City’s statement read....

Bowers’ comments came in an interview with The Guardian that was published on Sunday. The Arizona lawmaker lost his reelection after he broke with the ex-president, and testified before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot about how Trump and his legal team allegedly called him to discuss a plot to overturn the state’s election results. Following his testimony, Bowers was censured by the Arizona Republican Party, which called on GOP voters “to replace him at the ballot box in the August primary....

How did your parents react when you first displayed your artistic endeavor to them? I live with my dad and he was the very first person I showed. He loved it and showed it to all his co-workers and our family members. He’s my biggest supporter! Does “My Box in a Box” have a greater message? The song doesn’t, but the satire does. The idea of Bunny is our way of poking fun at life in the celebrity spotlight....

Prior to the May 2 fight date, some of boxing’s royalty and legends sat down with HBO to provide their analysis of this generation’s super fight. Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley provide unique insight as two boxers who have gone toe-to-toe with both Mayweather and Pacquiao. MORE: Kentucky Derby horse promotes fight | George Foreman: Mayweather better than Ali | Classic Mayweather photos “You ever have a fly in front of you and you can’t catch it,” De La Hoya said of his fight against Pacquiao....

The split-decision victory, which saw Kambosos crowned IBF, WBO, WBA and The Ring lightweight world champion, has even been discussed as Australia’s greatest boxing performance on the world stage. Faced with heavy odds and a New York crowd in Lopez’s favor, Kambosos rode his way to victory by weathering an early storm from his superstar American opponent before exploding in the middle rounds to win over the judges, who awarded a 115-111, 115-113, 113-114 victory....

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said five dogs attacked Gavin Peoples while he was riding a bike on Lawrence County Road 582 on Saturday afternoon. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children are the most common victims of dog bites. The CDC states nearly one in five people who are bitten require medical attention. Residents were able to save Peoples from the dogs and gave him first aid until emergency responders arrived, according to WAAY TV....

A 49-year-old man was shot multiple times around 10:30 p.m. on the 2700 block of North Garnett Street in North Philadelphia, police said. His 43-year-old wife was also shot in the hands. Both were identified by police as being the father and mother of the alleged shooter’s girlfriend, according to WPVI. The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead and his wife is said to be in a stable condition, the outlet reported....

But for Keselowski, it just seemed to be the right thing to do. MORE: Rain Sunday? | Hamlin tops Bristol qualifying | Lineup breakdown | Fast and curious | No Junior? Keselowski had recently started a blog on his Brad Keselowski Racing website to share his experiences. After winning Sunday night at Las Vegas, he decided to share the story. It ran with the title, “The Meaning of Winning" as he described his friend's struggles and detailed how the situation impacted Keselowski's ability to enjoy the win at Charlotte last October....