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The vast majority of those who are quitting their jobs in the U.S. are leaving for new roles as employers offer benefits like higher pay, according to a Labor Department report issued Wednesday. Meanwhile, the 11.3 million jobs posted at the end of January neared record highs, but were slightly down from December’s 11.4 million record count, the Labor Department said. The Biden administration has touted job growth as an indicator of economic recovery, but Wednesday’s report shows that the job market is still weathering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....

It seemed impossible that City could improve on last season’s imperial march and yet the signs are that they have, even if their two Champions League games with Lyon have offered some hope that there is a way to subdue Pep Guardiola’s team. After 13 games in 2017-18 City had two more points and two more goals - and an eight-point advantage over second place - but crucially for our understanding of how they’ve progressed, this season they’ve let in three goals fewer....

Week 13 was thought to be the earliest Harvin could make it back to the field, but with his recovery going well, Week 7 seems to be what we should keep our eyes on. 

The 21-year-old is currently taking in a loan spell at Spanish side Granada after being made aware that first-team opportunities at Old Trafford would be limited in 2016-17. The Brazil U-23 international spoke with Jose Mourinho last summer in an effort to determine where he stands and has no issue with having to seek game time elsewhere. Bailly taking advice from rival at City He believes he will be given a chance in England if he can prove his worth, and is determined to do just that with a struggling outfit in La Liga....

Hint: It wasn’t the Packers. MORE: NFL Week 6 top performances | Seahawks playoff door may be closed | Philip Rivers goes nuts Next hint: They’d better make good on their drive to host the NFC championship game. It’s still early, but not all that early, and while the now-6-0 Packers were barely hanging on in Lambeau Field against the Chargers and Philip Rivers, the 5-0 Panthers were shaking up all the skeptics with a late rally in Seattle, where that home team was perceived to be unbeatable....

The lungs consist of five lobes, three on the right side and two on the left side of the chest cavity. Each lobe is further divided into segments. The goal of postural drainage is to help drain mucus from each of these lobes into the larger airways so it can be coughed up more readily. It uses a combination of chest percussion (a clapping movement performed with cupped hands) and vibration (a vibrating movement done with flat hands)....

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The South Bend, Indiana mayor discussed the issue during a guest appearance on The Breakfast Club radio show on Friday morning. Co-host Charlamagne tha God asked Buttigieg to explain his Douglass Plan, adding that the mayor was the “only candidate that’s presented a real black agenda.” “Look if you think about it, white supremacy is the thing beneath the surface of American life that has come closest to ending American life,” Buttigieg said....

Unfortunately for all the romantics out there, the pair are believed to be just friends. Over the past three years since his split from wife-to-be Ariana Grande, Davidson, 27, has been spotted on dates with some of the biggest names in the entertainment world, including Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor and Underworld star Kate Beckinsale. Newsweek has everything you need to know about Pete Davison’s dating history. Ariana Grande Before his whirlwind relationship with singer Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson dated comedian Carly Aquilino from 2014 until 2015 and later Cazzie David, the daughter of comedian Larry David from 2016 to 2018....

Du Pont died on Saturday at his home in Wilmington after batting a “long illness,” his former chief of staff Bob Perkins told The Delaware News Journal. A memorial service will be held at a later date due to the coronavirus pandemic, the newspaper reported. Delaware Gov. John Carney was among those paying tribute to du Pont following his death. “Delaware lost a real leader today,” Carney wrote on Twitter....

Frates, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2012 at age 27, started the movement in 2014 by dumping a bucket of cold water over his head and posting the video to social media, encouraging others to join in. It went viral and raised more than $220 million in donations. “A natural born leader and the ultimate teammate, Pete was a role model for all, especially young athletes, who looked up to him for his bravery and unwavering positive spirit in the face of adversity,” the Frates family said in a statement, released by Boston College....

In a local Las Vegas commercial scheduled to air during the Super Bowl, Rose and former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman help promote the William Hill mobile sports wagering app. MORE: Iconic images of Charlie Hustle | SPECTOR: And stay out, Pete! Rose appears at the end of the commercial, asking about the ease and legality of the Las Vegas sports betting app, “Are you sure this won’t get me into any trouble?...

Rob Manfred has decided not to reinstate Rose from the lifetime ban handed down by 26 years ago, Major League Baseball announced Monday. Rose, 74, has appealed for reinstatement several times in recent years but was always rebuffed by Manfred’s predecessor, Bud Selig. Manfred indicated shortly after taking over as commissioner in January that he would be open to hearing Rose’s side of the story, and the two ultimately met face-to-face at MLB’s Manhattan offices in September....

After his latest escapade, Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports asks why anybody would want Johnny Problem on their team? MORE: Johnny Manziel: 11 antics, one troubled career | Johnny Manziel suffers from case of Athletefluenza The top dog of The MMQB with Peter King was discussing where Manziel goes next, if anywhere, with ESPN2’s Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic on Wednesday morning. King speculated Johnny Football could end up with the Dallas Cowboys or, as he called it, “Jerry Jones’ home for Wayward Boys....

Attorney Rusty Hardin says Peterson is accused of using a branch, or switch, to spank his 4-year-old son. He says Peterson has cooperated with authorities and “used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son.” Hardin says Peterson regrets the incident but never intended to harm the boy. The grand jury decided not to indict Peterson a week ago but since has decided to do so, according to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer....

Public sentiment was so strong against the Vikings’ initial decision to play Peterson that, early Wednesday, the NFL and the Vikings placed the running back on the exempt list, which essentially deactivates him until the situation is resolved. It’s a strange decision that shows a reactionary nature to public outcry. So what now? Exempt status is a special roster designation given to players whose situations are considered unusual. It is not used to deactivate a player as punishment....

The petition ultimately seeks 35,000 signatures that support its concerns about Disney’s plan to begin accepting visitors at its Southern California properties in early July. On Wednesday, the company released a statement outlining its intentions to launch a phased reopening strategy next month, starting with its Downtown Disney District, a stretch of shops located along the amusement park’s periphery, on July 9. Per the proposal, Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure would begin to reopen on July 17, followed by the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Paradise Pier Hotel nearby on July 23....

The petition, which was created on change.org, has reached 2,000 signatures as of publication time. The creator of the petition, user Gabby’s Safe Haven 2.0, wrote in the description that they would like “to request a formal internal investigation into the missing person and person of interest in Gabby Petito’s death, Brian Laundrie’s case. Specifically the handling of the case by the North Port Police Department, City of North Port Public Information Officer Josh Taylor and North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison....

“I know that y’all probably maybe had some leanings toward Carolina,” Bush told a crowd (via McClatchy) Wednesday at a campaign stop in Mount Pleasant, S.C. “I was for Denver, not because of the Broncos, but because Peyton Manning wrote me a check.” MORE: Which sports figure best matches each presidential candidate? | Von Miller doesn’t expect Manning to retire Gutsy, especially in that part of the country. The folks in attendance offered polite applause before Bush compared himself to Manning as the “adult in the room” among his Republican rivals....

The EMA said the heart conditions, myocarditis and pericarditis, must now be listed as side effects of the two mRNA vaccines, following an analysis of over 300 cases found in vaccinated individuals. Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis is the inflammation of the lining around the heart. Symptoms of both include chest pain, palpitations and shortness of breath. In total, the European drug regulator reviewed more than 321 cases of myocarditis and pericarditis found in the European Union, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein....