There are so many things that are out of your control and so many things to consider. However, with the right amount of planning and preparation, leading effective meetings can be nearly stress-free. There are several critical factors to consider, including but not limited to selecting a venue, setting the start and end time, inviting the appropriate attendees, preparing an agenda and deciding on the deliverables. There are other things that are important to leading a successful meeting, but I believe the aforementioned are most crucial to success....

Each team is given a rating on the “preseason panic meter,” on a scale of 1 to 10—1 being “Whatever, they’re exhibition games” and 10 being “Start burning your season tickets now and beat the rush.” AFC East Patriots (1-1) Panic level: 4 Why: Most of the starters, especially Tom Brady, have done a lot of sitting in games. But, the offensive linchpin, tight end Rob Gronkowski, has still barely practiced....

As a presidential candidate vying for the Democratic nomination, Yang isn’t a frontrunner, but the underdog has had huge fundraising success and polls show his rank improving. Like the other presidential hopefuls, part of the candidate’s platform addresses the cost of higher education. But Yang has something on his education agenda that no other candidate does.* The 2020 hopeful talked to Newsweek about a proposal that’s entirely unique: making Harvard fork over millions to open another campus in the United States....

And, their visit shared striking similarities to other national championship teams. The Bears were welcomed to a presidential meal that featured a table full of fast food. Similar to Clemson and FCS-champion North Dakota State’s visits, Baylor got to chose from a menu including food from Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Burger King and Chick-fil-A. Bears star and seventh overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft, Kalani Brown, posted a video on her Instagram story of the spread with the words “The moment everyone’s been waiting for,” and laughing as she walked....

If the NFL had allowed the billionaire real estate mogul to buy the NFL’s Bills in 2014, he never would have run for president, said the co-host of ESPN’s “First Take.” Back in the 1986, Trump led USFL owners in a high-stakes anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL. The NFL beat back Trump — but it never forgave or forgot. The ghost of Trump’s USFL legal challenge may have come back to haunt him during his billion dollar bid for the Bills....

NBC News journalist Kristen Welker will be moderating the debate. The topics to be addressed include American families, race in America, climate change, national security, COVID-19, and leadership. Here at Newsweek, we’re watching with several Newsweek columnists and guests: Gordon Chang (@GordonGChang), Frank Donatelli (@FrankDonatelli), Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage), Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick), Doug Gordon (@dgordon52), Charlie Kirk, Tom Rogers, Ben Weingarten (@bhweingarten), and Christine Todd Whitman (@GovCTW). They will comment in real time as the debate unfolds....

Day-Schwartzel held a 2-up lead with five holes to play, but Spieth and Johnson conceded the 14th hole, then won the par-3 17th when Johnson hit his tee shot to 8 feet and Spieth drained the putt. They went on to win the match-deciding 18th hole when Schwartzel left his second shot in the fairway bunker. MORE: Top images from the Presidents Cup | Mickelson accepts responsibility for penalty...

Regular screening with a primary HPV test or a combination of an HPV test and a Pap smear can identify early precancerous changes, and treatment, when needed, can greatly reduce the chance that cervical cancer will develop or spread. When it comes to cervical cancer, the importance of screening and vaccination cannot be overstated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 93% of cervical cancers are preventable....

In round five of the Super League (MSL), Selangor will take on Felda United FC, with both teams having crashed out of the FA Cup in the second round last Tuesday. The match, which will be held at Selangor’s homeground the Selayang Municipal Stadium, is the only round five match to be played on Friday. Apart from the cup exit, both sides also have another similarity. Including their cup matches, they have not won their last four matches....

Already auctioneers and fans are trying to get a piece of the action. Two fans face larceny charges for attempting to steal bunting from Yankee Stadium’s upper deck on Opening Day. Lonn Trost, the Yankees’ chief operating officer, said the team is seeking prosecution as a warning to other fans. The Yankees are trying to avoid the kind of pilfering that marred the last game at Metropolitan Stadium in 1981, when Minnesota Vikings fans used wrenches and other tools to take out seats, benches, signs, scoreboard lights, and even the goalposts....

A Manhatten federal judge, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan approved of the joint agreement and entered into public court on Tuesday, according to the AP. In the lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre claims that in 2001, Andrew abused her on multiple occasions while she was under 18. This lawsuit is the first time Giuffree has directly confronted Andrew in a legal setting after publicly lodging complaints against him. Giuffre’s lawyers told the judge that they delivered the lawsuit to Andrew in numerous ways....

The prince and his relationships with palace aides form part of a new book by prominent royal correspondent Valentine Low, titled Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind The Crown. While one of the book’s key focuses is on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and their tumultuous experiences with the royal household, Low also paints an in-depth portrait of Andrew, the queen’s disgraced second son, and his notoriously difficult demeanor. The prince was stripped of his royal patronages and stepped down from his working role within the British monarchy earlier this year after his associations with Jeffrey Epstein were scrutinized and amid a sexual assault lawsuit launched against Andrew by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre....

Westminster Abbey is in discussions with the Royal Household over whether the Duke of York will be honored with a bell ring when he turns 61 next February. A source said: “We are discussing that. No decision has yet been made.” The possibility of restricting the bell ringing to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George’ birthdays is on the table, Newsweek has been told....

The Duke of York has still not been served papers by lawyers for his accuser Virginia Giuffre as he has been unreachable in private royal residences, according to The Sun and Daily Mail. The prince lives at guard-protected Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park, but was photographed at Balmoral, with pictures published in The Sun. The Queen spends every summer at the sprawling, private estate set on 50,000 acres of Scottish countryside....

The heir to the British throne praised emergency workers, volunteers and supermarket staff in an emotional video address to the nation published on the Clarence House Twitter feed today. He said: “Having recently gone through the process of contracting this coronavirus, luckily with relatively mild symptoms, I now find myself on the other side of the illness but still in no less a state of social distance and general isolation....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were already deep in negative territory before the first three episodes of Harry & Meghan hit screens on December 8. The first trailer dropped on December 1, beginning a debate in the British media that ran up until the release date. A YouGov survey of 1,677 British adults conducted across December 7 and 8 shows Harry was liked by 33 percent and disliked by 59, giving him a net approval rating of -26, down 13 points from November....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the limelight with a tour of New York after several months off following the birth of daughter Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor in June. Research by data intelligence agency Zignal Labs for Newsweek shows 50 percent of mentions in British mainstream media outlets were positive compared to 26 percent among online posts analyzed. There was the same proportion of negative references, 33 percent for each, while a greater share of online content was neutral, 41 percent compared to 16 percent for the mainstream media....

The announcement comes after critics noted that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew on private jets four times over 11 days during the summer. Prince Harry has said that “no one is perfect” in an impassioned speech about the importance of environmentally friendly travel on Tuesday. The prince is currently in Amsterdam overseeing the launch of Travalyst, with the aim of “encouraging sustainable tourism practices” across the industry....

The Duke of Sussex left Meghan Markle in London and travelled up to Scotland solo, while Prince William had earlier flown from RAF Northolt with other royals including Prince Andrew and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. Harry was photographed arriving in darkness some time after the official announcement was released to the media at 6.30 p.m. U.K. time. It had initially been thought that he was among royals, including Prince William, Prince Andrew and the Earl and Countess of Wessex, to take an earlier plane to Aberdeen Airport....

While there is nothing to suggest the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were at the inauguration in person, a photo of the prince was spotted. As the incoming president met Bill and Hillary Clinton, a picture was visible in the background of a past visit to the cemetery by the prince. The moment came after the inauguration ceremony yesterday, when Biden left the U.S. Capitol to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier....