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90+1: Poland win themselves a corner now, and swing it in quickly; Khadim N’Diaye makes a great diving take to pick it out though. Senegal hold on for now. Four added minutes 88 Mins: Senegal Sub: Senegal try to sure things up as Kouyate comes on for N’diaye. 86 Mins: GOAL! We are in for a nailbiting final couple of minutes. A good free kick from deep is put into the area where Krychowiak rises above everyone and finds the back of the net....

James Faith, 49, who worked as technology director at the U.S. airline, was on a walk with his wife, Jennifer Faith, in North Oak Cliff, Dallas, on October 9, when he was shot multiple times and killed. The widow told police after the shooting that she and her husband had celebrated their 15th anniversary the day before. Jennifer Faith, 48, said they were just outside their home on South Waverly Drive, when she heard someone approaching from behind....

Police Chief Alfonso Morales and Assistant Chief Michael Brunson of the Milwaukee Police Department created the video in response to a directive from the city’s Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, which on July 20 requested a full review of the tear gas and oleoresin capsicum, or pepper spray, used to quell recent protests. The directive was one of several the board issued last month with varying deadlines and said Morales could face disciplinary action if he did not comply....

The German Football Association (DFB) announced on Sunday that the match would go ahead, despite the national team spending Friday night inside the Stade de France in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks. MORE: Paris attacks, in photos | Fear over Euro 2016? Hannover police reported at around 2:15 p.m. ET that the city is in danger and that there were “concrete plans” to cause an explosion. Ahead of kickoff on Tuesday, reports of a suspicious package inside the stadium prompted fresh security fears and police issued a statement less than two hours before kickoff instructing fans already in attendance to leave the stadium....

At about 4 a.m. local time on Sunday, officers responded to a reported shooting at a residence, where they found a woman and a teen boy with gunshot wounds, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said. When a SWAT team entered the house, they found the girl and the father dead from gunshot wounds. LVMPD said that the couple got into an altercation that turned violent, and the man attempted to shoot his wife....

Previously, hosts of illegal streams were main targets But now even viewers could be in criminal trouble UK police join forces with Federation Against Copyright Theft WHAT HAPPENED? Illegal streaming of Premier League matches online is a common practice that cuts into revenues for the Premier League and its TV broadcast partners. Police continue to work to punish culprits, and this week’s execution of “Operation Raider” will be one of the biggest clampdowns ever, according to the Mirror....

The culprits are reportedly dressing up in white lab coats and masks to pose as scientists linked to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), before knocking on doors and offering advice about the COVID-19 disease or even claiming to be able to test for the new virus. Daytona Beach Police Department, which described the scam on Facebook this week, said there were no reported cases in the Florida city, but it wanted to be proactive....

Not entirely, of course. But his good news for Democrats can be put succinctly in one sentence: They can regain control of the House in 1996 by gaining 14 seats, and in 1994 there were 19 districts that Democrats lost despite getting at least 48 percent of the vote. Now for the bad news, beginning with this: There are 16 Southern Democrats in the House representing districts that George Bush carried in 1992....

As I write, the planet I call “DeanWorld” is conducting an on-line plebiscite to decide whether their hero’s campaign should opt out of the federal public-financing system for the 2004 primary season–even though Dean months ago (before he struck fund-raising gold on the Internet) portrayed adherence to that system as a cardinal virtue. Campaign Manager Joe Trippi says that Dean will follow the advice of The Dean People–more than 500,000 have registered as supporters so far this year–and that the result is by no means a foregone conclusion....

Phillips had been in St. Bart’s from December 13 until Thursday, at a time when province health officials had instructed citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Phillips was accused of trying to hide his trip by pre-scheduling posts to social media which included a photograph of him holding a local brand of maple syrup and a video of himself telling viewers to protect the most vulnerable while sitting next to a fireplace....

He will, for example, meet with families of some of the 53 British soldiers who have died in Iraq since the start of the war. In an interview on Thursday with the Press Association, Bush said he would “share with them a deep grief, my sorrow for the sacrifice.” It will take all the charm Bush can muster to get the wider British public to warm to him, judging from new polling that reveals scathing anti-Bush sentiment in Britain....

Thirst is your body’s way of correcting fluid balance that can occur due to factors like dehydration. Several medical illnesses, most notably diabetes mellitus, can cause polydipsia. Often, polydipsia due to disease is associated with polyuria, which is frequent urination. If you have noticed that you feel the need to drink more than usual or more than is typically advised, be sure to talk to your healthcare provider. Timely diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition, if present, can help correct the problem and prevent it from progressing....

When the Doodle was first published, on June 10, 2018, Google said: “Look amongst the greenery of Germany’s lush gardens and you might spot a red-capped gartenzwerg, or garden gnome. Today’s Doodle—just in time for Garden Day in Germany—celebrates these tiny statues for their big role in German history.” The game starts with a short history lesson about garden gnomes and their origin. While gnome figures first appeared in 13th-century Anatolia and re-emerged in 16th-century Italy, garden gnomes were first made in 19th-century Germany....

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office originally expected the draft emergency resolution to be presented during a City Council meeting on Wednesday, but the vote has been postponed until next week. If passed, the resolution would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in addition to barring city employees from traveling to the state. Wheeler’s office said the vote on the resolution was being postponed to “best understand the impact of” the ban....

Dr. Maureen Mays set up a vaccination station at Ecliptic Brewing in Portland on Wednesday, where there was a line out the door of people waiting to get their vaccine and subsequently a voucher for a free drink or food item. Portland is the latest in a string of cities, including Washington D.C. and Baton Rouge, where healthcare professionals and bars are teaming up to offer “shots for shots.”...

Reporter Sergio Olmos shared a video on Twitter Tuesday night showing medical supplies and protective gear covered in an orange liquid. “It appears that federal officers, during dispersal, pepper sprayed the medical supplies in the tents,” Olmos wrote. The video prompted Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists, to tweet that it was “Fubar”—a military acronym for “f***ed up beyond all recognition.”...

Portland Fire & Rescue Public Information Officer Rob Garrison told Newsweek that the ban comes amid “the extreme fire hazard that we have right now.” “We’ve had three of the hottest days in Portland that we’ve ever had on record and the forecast for the rest of the week is in the 80s and 90s, so the fire danger is very high,” Garrison said. “So due to that, the fire chief and fire marshal have decided to ban the use of fireworks in the city....

Maureen Healy, the chair of the History Department at Lewis & Clark College, said in a statement provided to Newsweek that she had joined a Black Lives Matter march on July 20 “to express my opinion as a citizen of the United States, and as a resident of Portland.” Healy, 52, said she had been in a large crowd of “ordinary folks”—comprised of adults, teens, students, moms and dads—and “was not damaging federal property” when tear gas was deployed and an impact munition hit her in the head....

As part of the continuous days of demonstrations in the city, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the East Burnside precinct Thursday into the early hours of Friday morning. In one footage posted onto social media, protesters can be heard chatting “quit your jobs” at a line of officers outside the station. Another video shows dozens of demonstrations chanting “I don’t see no riot here, take off your riot gear.”...