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Lithuanian officials claimed Belarusian border guards are covering the tracks of migrants. Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said officials in Belarus might be cooperating in the shuffling of migrants into Lithuania. “It is obvious that a hybrid war is being waged against Lithuania, and illegal migration flows are one of the means,” Bilotaite said. Her country is a critic of the Belarussian government for its authoritarian crackdown on its people following a presidential election....

TikToker @robinwhitsett, whose full name is Robin Whitsett, began posting videos of her youngest daughter waiting for one or both of her older sisters at the beginning of the school year. The collection of videos has garnered millions of views with one from this week receiving 10 million views alone. In the video, Whitsett wrote over the footage that her young daughter “waits for her sister no matter the weather....

Candeloo Rechargeable Lamps Andreu Osika Who’s afraid of the dark? These cozy night lights glow when they’re picked up, and recharge when you put them back. Ages 3 and up. $50 at momastore.org. Play-Doh George Foreman Grill Hasbro Now aspiring Atkins kids can mold Play-Doh “hot dogs” and “burgers,” then grill them up, complete with sizzling sound effects. Ages 3 and up. $12.99; go to hasbro.com for store locations....

Or there’s the right way to say it: Johnny Manziel was the best and worst thing that ever happened to Kevin Sumlin’s coaching career. MORE: SEC superlatives | Coach rankings, 1 to 128 | Preseason All-SEC “I just laugh when I hear people says we’re not going to be the same team without (Manziel),” says Aggies All-American offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi. “Did we all of a sudden lose our coach?...

Steve Kerr told reporters Friday the forward is playing after suffering a serious injury in Game 2. Looney suffered a fracture near his collarbone in Game 2 and initial reports said he was out for the rest of the NBA Finals. But according to ESPN, he was lobbying hard earlier in the day to play in Friday’s Game 4. The report said he has learned his injury cannot get worse with playing so he is trying hard to get back into the lineup....

The case was filed with a federal court in Fort Lauderdale, southern Florida, around 40 miles from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private members’ club. In the filing, Trump’s legal team said: “Beyond simply highlighting any negative information about the Plaintiff [Trump] and ignoring all positive information about him, CNN has sought to use its massive influence—purportedly as a “trusted” news source—to defame the Plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically, culminating in CNN claiming credit for “[getting] Trump out” in the 2020 presidential election....

An English translation of the notification, in part, read: “Commemoration of the Reichspogromnacht,” which is the German name for Kristallnacht, The Jerusalem Post reported. “Treat yourself to more tender cheese with the crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!” it added. The Nazi-orchestrated Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass,” was a wave of violent attacks against Jewish people throughout Germany and Austria across November 9 and 10 in 1938, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)....

In a post shared on Reddit’s popular r/MildlyInfuriating group on Saturday, June 25, which can be seen here, user u/Jamesthegrizzly explained his 12-year-old cousin had used the gaming console as a way to charge her phone. The photo which accompanied the post showed the PS5 had been placed on the floor in the corner of the child’s room with a charger cable plugged in that stretched to a mobile phone resting on a bed mattress with no sheets on it....

The armed thieves stole the French bulldog, called Venus, from its owner Johana Jaramillo in Bogotá, Colombia, on Tuesday. Jaramillo described the sequence of events in a series of tweets. The distraught owner described how the thieves showed up in a blacked-out vehicle and grabbed the dog at gunpoint before driving away. One tweet, translated from Spanish, read: “We only ask that you do not harm Venus. She is part of our family, our love....

This article discusses foods that are good for people with kidney disease, as well as foods that should be limited or avoided. The kidneys are responsible for filtering toxins, waste, and extra water out of your blood, producing urine. In kidney disease, the kidneys are damaged and unable to properly filter the blood as they normally would. This can lead to a buildup of fluids and waste in the body, causing additional health problems, such as heart disease and stroke....

Corriero sounds like the prototypical juvenile judge, but he is an adult-criminal judge who sees about 160 of these kids a year. They are the juveniles who have been accused of major crimes like murder, robbery and assault. Under New York law, such cases must be handled by the adult judicial system. There the penalties can be longer and surer - and satisfy the public’s desire for protection and punishment, not rehabilitation....

Warrington (31-1-1) was fighting at the venue that doubles as his boisterous second home for an 11th time, and he was also facing Martinez in the same ring where he claimed a points win over the veteran Spaniard five years ago. A couple of improbable events since then set up this unlikely rematch — namely Warrington’s forlorn, behind-closed-doors loss to Mexico’s Mauricio Lara and Martinez’s come-from-behind knockout of another Yorkshireman, Kid Galahad, last year....

Benjamin B. Ferencz, 99, wrote to The New York Times this week expressing his opposition to the drone strike that killed Soleimani and several others outside Baghdad International Airport earlier this month. In a letter to the Times, Ferencz—who arrived in the U.S. as a child immigrant from Romanian-occupied Hungary in 1921—said he “cannot remain silent” on Soleimani’s “immoral” assassination. “I have felt obliged to repay the United States for the opportunities given to me,” he explained....

The judge concluded, “Missguided has repeatedly used Kardashian West’s name and likeness without permission on its social media platforms to promote the sale of its clothing.” The court also found that the fast fashion retailer had a page dedicated to Kardashian-inspired look–as well as using photos of 38-year-old, suggesting that the entrepreneur was associated with the brand. Missguided USA reportedly never responded to Kardashian West’s lawsuit, so by default judgment, the judge awarded her $2....

Parker has appeared in only one game for the Kings because of a right shoulder injury and an illness after he was traded to Sacramento by Atlanta in February. He is averaging 14.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in 33 games this season. MORE: List of players opting out of 2020 restart “Several days ago I tested positive for COVID-19 and I immediately self-isolated in Chicago which is where I remain,” Parker said in a statement....

A news conference was planned next week to introduce Karl, the team announced on its website. Karl will assume coaching duties after the NBA All-Star break. His first game will be Feb. 20 in Sacramento against the Boston Celtics. The Kings and Karl were reportedly discussing a four-year contract in the $5 million range per year. The sides agreed on four years at $15 million, according to Yahoo! Sports. http://sports....

Pompeo previously served in Congress alongside Kinzinger, representing Kansas’ 4th District from 2011 to 2017. The prominent Republican then was nominated by former President Donald Trump to lead the CIA in 2017, before he took on the role of secretary of state, which he held from April 2018 through January 2020. Speaking to CNN, Kinzinger, who strongly opposes Trump, knocked Pompeo for allying himself with the ex-president so closely. The GOP lawmaker said that he and Pompeo had generally agreed on foreign policy issues when they served together in the House....

Foster owner u/MerryHeretic and his wife foster cats, and while they’ve seen their fair share of injuries, they never came across a creature missing its tongue before. He shared a snapshot of the kitten, who they’ve named Jnco after the ’90s jean brand, to Reddit, asking for advice on how to clean her. They’ve been fostering Jnco for around a month, and she’s about 12 weeks old. Anyone who’s owned a cat knows they clean themselves by licking their body, which can result in dreaded hairballs being thrown up....