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The U.S. release this week marks an attempt at reinvention for the South Korean brand, which pitches the new device as an ultra-stylish and future-proofed handset which, at $599, won’t break the bank. But does it compromise substance for beauty? There’s no doubt that it looks stunning, largely thanks to its sleek body and a minimalist design aesthetic. The front of the Velvet is dominated by a 6.8-inch curved OLED screen that spills into small bezels, while the back is consumed by a glossy glass....

The study, from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), found that LGBT people were 29 percent more likely to report memory loss, confusion and other symptoms than their straight, cisgender counterparts. More than 44,000 adults between the ages of 45 and 80 were interviewed across nine different states. Only 3 percent of those polled identified as LGBT, but researchers found about one in seven of them reported cognitive issues....

Since the country’s division in 2014 between an Islamist-influenced government in Tripoli and a once-elected government-in-exile in the east, the international community has tried to shoe-horn the two opposing parties into a power-sharing agreement, through a U.N.-created Libyan Political Agreement and its never-ratified, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). The main reasons for this were not altruism, nor the interests of the Libyan people, but the short-term interests of several European governments, whose immediate political imperatives were to appear to be stemming the flow of African migration and the spread of ISIS, which took root in Libya in 2015....

NEWSWEEK: Did you have any idea “The Simpsons” would become an international phenomenon? Matt Groening: I was just watching the very first episode of “The Simpsons” yesterday for a DVD release we’re putting together. I remember back in the early days, thinking that if we could only get this thing on the air, it was going to be a hit. America was ready for an animated prime time TV show that was subversive....

Sporting News caught up with the Latvian WBC (Diamond) belt holder after the final press conference. SPORTING NEWS: What would it mean to you to lift the Muhammad Ali Trophy and write your name into Latvian boxing history? MAIRIS BRIEDIS: It’s my dream, but when you open your eyes you must work very hard in order to fulfill your dreams. SN: So how did you get into Boxing? MB: I started boxing when I was 14....

Martin Lockley steers his four-wheel drive into a ditch at Dinosaur Ridge, in the foothills of the Becky Mountains just outside Denver. Shaking the dust off his T shirt, the University of Colorado paleontologist points to a set of cookie-cutter footprints that dot a fiat rock, They are the tracks of a Cretaceous beach bum called Iguanodon, who waded along the shores era 1,000-mile-wide inland sea 100 million years ago....

Winning Monday’s Game 2 at Madison Square Garden would make it all better. MORE: Images from Game 1 | Video highlights | Series overview | Callahan’s resolve So when the Bolts went through a fast-paced practice on Sunday, they were not rattled. Nor should they be. A break or two and they would have stolen home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup playoffs’ Eastern Conference finals. That’s not to say the Lightning aren’t without concerns....

The Tampa Bay Lightning star tallied in the second-period of a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday to add to his goal total for the first time since Nov. 15, 2016. Stamkos received a pass from Vladislav Namestnikov and easily shot the puck into a wide-open net as the Lightning were on a power play, scoring Tampa Bay’s third goal in a 5-4 victory. The goal was also one for the record books, as it allowed Stamkos to move into a tie with Vincent Lacavalier for the franchise record (112) for power play goals....

The Lightning took down the Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night to punch their ticket to the finals. It is the third straight finals appearance for the Lightning, who are aiming to become the first team since the Islanders in the early ’80s to complete a three-peat. Steven Stamkos scored both goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves in the winning effort. Tampa Bay won four straight against New York after falling behind 2-0 in the series....

Ronaldo’s six-year-old son has already been earmarked as a future footballer by his famous father, who believes Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. has the same athletic characteristics. While he is keen to avoid being a pushy parent by allowing his son to follow his own destiny, the 2016 Ballon d’Or victor and Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer wants Ronaldo Jr to play as a striker, not a goalkeeper, should he take up the sport....

In 1999, Bove famously trashed a half-built McDonald’s in southern France in protest of America’s fast-food imperialism. Later that year he stood on the front lines of street protests at the World Trade Organization’s meeting in Seattle. Over the past two years the mustached sheep farmer has steadily gained public attention and support, morphing from founder of the French Peasant Confederation into a revolutionary leader renowned for his willingness to go to any lengths to save the world from genetic engineering....

Megan Thee Stallion and Lil’ Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, collaborated on a remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s song, “Plan B,” with Jones adding a new verse saying, “Your father’s a b****, your brother’s a b****, keep actin’ like this and your son gon’ be a b****.” The lyrics were misconstrued, however, and rapper 50 Cent took to Instagram to call out Lil’ Kim for allegedly dissing Minaj’s 2-year-old son, who Minaj refers to as Papa Bear since the child’s name isn’t publicly known, in the verse....

The study, published last month in BMC Medicine, suggests 11% of coronary artery disease cases could be prevented if a person went from watching more than two hours of TV a day to less than one hour a day. People who watched television for less than an hour had a 16% lower rate of developing coronary artery disease than people who watched four hours or more per day, and people who watched two to three hours of television per day had a 6% lower risk....

“The end is coming, Donald,” the ad begins. “Even Mike Pence knows. He’s backing away from your train wreck, from your desperate lies and clown lawyers. When Mike Pence is running away from you, you know it’s over: trying to save his reputation, protect his future.” “Oh, there’s one last thing, Donald,” the ad concludes. “On January, 6, Mike Pence will put the nail in your political coffin when he presides over the Senate vote to prove Joe Biden won....

“Today’s demonstration was our way of reminding Virginians what happened in Charlottesville four years ago, the Republican Party’s embrace of those values, and Glenn Youngkin’s failure to condemn it,” a statement from Lincoln Project said. Democratic candidate and former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe previously denied any involvement in the Friday incident. Around 10:30 in the morning, five people dressed in white shirts, khaki pants, dark sunglasses and baseball caps carrying tiki torches approached Youngkin’s campaign bus....

The Sweden international was called upon during United’s Premier League fixture against Huddersfield on Saturday due to Phil Jones being forced off with an injury. 5/2 for Everton and Arsenal to draw Soon after, the Terriers scored a quickfire double with Lindelof involved in both goals. Marcus Rashford pulled a goal back for United in the second half but it was not enough to deter the club’s first defeat of the season....

Graham called the plan “dumber than dirt” and “devilishly dangerous” in a Sunday press release ahead of Biden’s announcement that the U.S. would pull out 2,500 troops from Afghanistan by September 11, putting an end to the two-decade conflict. On Friday, Graham reiterated his views on Twitter, saying that the Biden team consists of people who called for a total withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he claimed created the rise of the Islamic State militant group, or ISIS....

Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday, Graham, a Republican, said he would be willing to be Biden’s “best ally” in the Senate with regards to drawing up a list of how the U.S. would react if China does “bail out” the “war criminal” Russian President Vladimir Putin. Graham was speaking after several news outlets had reported that U.S. officials told them Moscow had asked China for financial assistance and military support following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....

“I accept the results of the election,” Graham said after touring the Mauldin Paving Products company in Taylors, South Carolina on Monday afternoon. “I am ready to move on,” Graham said. “2020 is over for me. I’m ready to march on and hopefully take back the house in the Senate in 2022.” Graham said that he didn’t know many details of the election vote audit taking place in Arizona. He specifically pledged support for reforming “election systems” with voter ID laws and other verification systems....

The earnings, which account for donations received in July, August and September, set a new quarterly fundraising record for U.S. senate campaigns. Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, a Democrat who challenged GOP Senator Ted Cruz in Texas in the 2018 election, held the previous record. His campaign raised more than $38 million during the third quarter that year and, ultimately, received about $80 million in donations throughout the congressional race....