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According to Google Trends, people are searching for ways to show gratitude toward all those working tirelessly during the pandemic. Americans have been researching how to thank their bus drivers, nurses, healthcare providers, and workers. They have also searched for how to support local and small businesses. Other high search trends include “how to volunteer,” “how to help the community,” “how to help the elderly,” and “food donation.” To help fulfill these philanthropic wishes, Newsweek has compiled a list of ways people can support, donate, or volunteer during the COVID-19 outbreak....

But behind each of those victories are the harrowing stories of workers who have faced vicious, illegal union-busting tactics. American workers’ basic right to join unions has been under attack for decades. Broken federal labor laws allow corporations to get away with punishing or firing their employees when they unite to improve their workplaces. CEOs are spending millions on union-busting corporate consultants to intimidate workers and prevent them from winning the improved pay, benefits, and safety standards data proves comes from negotiating collective bargaining agreements....

Study co-author Maria Brandkvist of the Department of Public Health and Nursing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim told Newsweek: “Our genetic propensities for obesity may make it easier for some and more difficult for others to make healthy lifestyle choices. For those with genetic predisposition to obesity, today’s environment may make these healthy lifestyle choices even more difficult. We cannot change our genes, however, we can influence the environment in which we live....

The petition on Change.org is seeking 5,000 signatures and is addressed to current Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus City Council. The petition was started by Tyler Woodbridge. Besides paying tribute to the Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives Food Network star, the petition also addresses atrocities by the city’s current namesake Christopher Columbus. “Columbus is an amazing city, but one whose name is tarnished by the very name itself,” the petition states....

On Monday, Guardiola accepted the FA charge of “wearing a political message”, putting him in breach of the organisation’s kit and advertising regulations. The City boss began wearing the pin in support of pro-independence politicians Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sanchez, who were imprisoned as part of the crackdown that followed last October’s referendum in Catalonia and remain in custody. A brief statement issued by the FA read: “Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been fined £20,000 and warned as to his future conduct after admitting an FA charge for wearing a political message, specifically a yellow ribbon, in breach of The FA’s kit and advertising regulations....

Besiktas veteran Pepe enjoyed a trophy-laden career in the Spanish capital from 2007 to 2017, helping Madrid to three La Liga titles, three Champions League crows and two Club World Cup medals, among other titles. Madrid 11/4 to win La Liga Now playing for Turkish giants Besiktas, the 34-year-old said Madrid supporters — who have booed Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema this season — do not compare to fans from the Istanbul-based club....

Head to the top of Colline du Chateau, the small hill at the eastern end of the Baie des Anges. The glittering Mediterranean spreads beneath you, inside the curve of the famous Promenade des Anglais. Splurge on a room with a sea view at the faded Hotel Negresco, where Brigitte Bardot rested between shoots. Bag a table on the terrace of the restaurant Chateau d’Eze, built in the 14th century within the ancient city walls of the medieval village of Eze....

These conditions are rarely fatal but may result in lifelong challenges and treatments. Keep reading to learn more about the different types of periodic fever syndromes and how to manage them. Types of Periodic Fever Syndrome Periodic fever syndrome is an umbrella term for a number of conditions that present with a fever that wasn’t caused by a bacterial or viral illness. Most of these conditions are hereditary, passed down through families as a genetic mutation....

If Saint Peter showed up with it on a gold scroll, somebody would try to debunk it. Right now, everything is driven by this desire to normalize relations with Vietnam, and everybody wants to stop talking about the fact that there might be [POWs] alive. . . . The easy thing is to let the oil guys go drill. … You’ll have a Who’s Who of these people who can get access to the president or near the president, pounding on him to get it done....

The meteor shower is predicted to peak during the predawn hours of August 11-13, with stargazers having the chance to spot up to 60 to 100 meteors per hour. However, because the peak days coincide with the full moon, visibility during the peak times could be limited. The Perseids occur annually during the summertime in the Northern Hemisphere and get their name due to the fact that the meteors appear to come from a point in the constellation of Perseus....

The 25-second clip shows a man matching the description of Armando Manuel Caballero, 27, parking a silver Ford Fusion with Florida tags and walking into a nearby building with a blanket and a backpack. The car’s license plate, PZU J17, matches the same vehicle that the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday belongs to him. Local news station WFTV reported that the video was shot on Saturday, the day after Marcano was last seen outside of Arden Villas Apartments, where she lived and worked....

Jose Bastante, head of the archaeological park, told the AFP that 18 cameras will be located at three undisclosed but strategically important locations, as well as around possible access points in the mountains surrounding the complex. Drones will also be employed to increase security around the site. “This will allow us to better control visitors and avoid any action or infraction to the regulations, also any type of risk,” said Bastante....

Animal-rights organization PETA wants Gangwish to be punished for killing the raccoon after it bit him in the calf, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. MORE: Take the SN Heisman quiz | BOWL GIFTS: What teams are taking home PETA president Ingrid Newkirk sent a letter to Nebraska director of athletics Shawn Eichorst. “Student-athletes are set up to be role models,” Eichorst wrote, “so it’s critical for the university to send its players the message that bullying and abusing anyone is unacceptable....

Teresa Eliz went viral with their tweet poking fun at the Saturday Night Live alum’s dating history and Cannon’s eye-raising paternity feats, as he prepares to welcome his 12th child and fifth in five months. “You either date Pete Davidson or have a baby with Nick Cannon. Those are the only two life paths for women,” Eliz wrote on the tweet which has received 261,000 likes at the time of writing....

OK, Rose does not have a plaque, and if he stays on baseball’s ineligible list, he never will, but the game’s shrine is more than just a room full of plaques. It is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and Rose is well represented on the floors above the plaque gallery. MORE: Will these 15 active players eventually make the Hall of Fame? | Nine of the worst Hall selections...

In a 220-203 vote on Wednesday, the House voted to refer former White House trade adviser Navarro and ex-Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Scavino to the Department of Justice (DoJ) for possible prosecution. If the DoJ decides to charge the members of Trump’s inner circle, the pair face up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. However, any potential prosecution for refusing to comply with the subpoenas by the panel investigating the January 6, 2021, attack could take several months or even years....

Yaya Toure’s Man City comeback is as crazy as it was unexpected Guardiola quickly made it clear that Hart was not suited to the style of football he is trying to implement at the Etihad Stadium, and brought in Bravo from Barcelona before sending the England No.1 out on loan to Torino. Bravo has had a couple of shaky moments during his time at City so far - most notably in his debut in the Manchester derby and with his red card at Camp Nou - but his generally calm use of the ball has contributed to the build-up play that Guardiola demands....

Former first lady Melania Trump unveiled her extensive renovations of the garden, often used as a setting for press briefings and receptions, in August last year. Her redesign prompted a backlash on social media, with people critical of the decision to remove much of the foliage and color that had been constant presence in the space since it was redesigned by Jackie Kennedy in the early 1960s. Presidential historian Michael Beschloss took to Twitter on Saturday to mark a year since Trump’s “evisceration” of the Rose Garden....

Father James Altman of St. James the Less Catholic Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin told parishioners at a mass that COVID protocols were “godless” and “Nazi-esque controls.” The church’s bulletin on April 18 also featured a page discouraging worshipers from getting the COVID-19 vaccines, calling them “an experimental use of a genetic altering substance that modifies your body—your temple of the Holy Spirit.” The page was unsigned but critics have attributed it to Altman....