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Recently, however, a cast of reactionaries, fundamentalist zealots and conversion therapy hucksters rejected this consensus in the opposition to Aimee Stephens, a Michigan woman at the center of a landmark Supreme Court case. In 2013, Stephens was fired from her job at a funeral home after she came out as transgender and began presenting as a woman at work. In briefs submitted to the nine justices, activists and organizations on the fringes of American life are attempting to make a case about trans employment into a case about trans existence....

Garrison, who has published multiple anti-vaccine cartoons, and his wife, both of whom are in their 60s, have had COVID-19 for about two weeks, according to Gizmodo. The cartoonist told the outlet that it’s been “rough” and that he lost his sense of taste and smell, causing him to lose a desire to eat and drop 15 pounds. However, he has no plans to seek out a medical provider....

EVERY SCHOOLCHILD MUST BE FAMILIAR with the story of Alexander Fleming and the discovery of a bacteria-killing mold he called penicillin. What they probably don’t know is that having found the mold in 1928, he didn’t do anything much with it. It was not until 1938 that two Oxford University scientists, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, went back to Fleming’s mold, eventually found a way to produce penicillin and, by 1942, showed it could be used to treat infections....

(UPDATE: The Buccaneers officially released Brown on Thursday afternoon.) However, removing the seven-time Pro Bowler from the locker room doesn’t eliminate the possibility of more Brown-related drama. Case in point: Brown decided that Thursday morning was a good time to fire off some social-media posts involving Arians, as well as Tom Brady and his longtime trainer, Alex Guerrero. MORE: Arians has “no regrets” about signing Brown In his first post on Instagram, Brown shared the rap song that he dropped after he abruptly left the Buccaneers’ Week 17 game against the Jets....

Brown returned after passing the NFL concussion protocol. Brown was hit by Darian Stewart in the first quarter after making a catch for an 18-yard gain. Brown got up slowly and was taken to the locker room to be examined for a possible concussion. He returned in the second quarter and aided a late drive that set up a field goal. Brown had five catches for 116 yards and a touchdown last Sunday in Pittsburgh’s 30-27 win over Cleveland....

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has confirmed that stalwart Marcos Antonio will be sidelined for an extended period as he prepares to go under the knife. The 34-year-old centre back suffered an ankle-cruciate-ligament (ACL) injury in last week’s Super League match against Perak and is set to undergo the surgery in Portugal. Which means that he will miss the remaining matches of JDT’s 2017 season. It’s a big loss for the team to lose one of their core players....

Blinken told ABC’s This Week on Sunday that President Joe Biden is hoping to turn the corner from the Israel-Palestine bloodshed by focusing on equal rights as part of a longer term shift in bilateral discussions. The secretary of state’s impending trip to the West Bank comes just days after a ceasefire was reached between Israelis and Palestinians. Doubling down on Biden’s commitment to a two-state solution, Blinken agreed that equal rights between the two groups will be the key in making these talks succeed where past discussions have failed....

ANNO: Mutationem is created by ThinkingStars under Playstation’s China Hero Project which helps developers or start-ups enter the gaming industry in China and globally. The game itself is an ambitious mix of 2D and 3D styles fused with action adventure gameplay and RPG elements in a futuristic world. While ANNO: Mutationem has been in development since 2019, gamers got an extended look at the title earlier during today’s State of Play....

Now, the stakes of this real-life battle royale game won’t be as high as some potential candidates are possibly presuming. The tournament won’t be using actual weapons, and players are not supposed to die - that is, unless the island turns out to be more dangerous than originally intended. Instead, each player will be given an airsoft gun, ammo, and touch-sensitive body armor that will determine when a contestant is hit and “dies”....

Here’s a video of Katayama putting at this week’s EurAsia Cup: MORE: PGA Tour winners of the 2015-16 season “Secret Tour Pro” seems to have a problem with Katayama’s right elbow resting against his side. While the anchoring ban prohibits a putter from resting against a body part, or a players’ arms when their hands are split, it does not prohibit that act when their hands are together like Katayama’s....

BARRETT: I understand you cast nonprofessional actors from orphanages and refugee camps. Why did you do that? BARMAK: Because this is a true story, written by me. I wanted to make a natural, realistic film. I worked with them on improvisation. I didn’t tell them the whole story, to make them surprised. How did you choose Marina Golbahari, a street beggar, to play the main character? I was walking around and I searched among 3,400 to 3,500 girls....

This has seen the 20-year-old become disillusioned and consider an exit from Camp Nou. According to Catalan outlet El Nacional, Fati has now received two massive offers from Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. Seen as a vital member of Barcelona’s young generation of players, Fati moving to either England or France would be seen as a serious loss. However, the forward is frustrated with his current level of game time at Camp Nou....

Fans first met the MCU’s take on Kang the Conqueror in Loki’s season one finale, though it was in the form of his variant, He Who Remains. After Sylvie sends Loki back to the TVA headquarters, she ultimately kills He Who Remains, unleashing a multiverse with alternate timelines (and Kangs). RELATED: Ant-Man Director Peyton Reed Compares Jonathan Majors To Marlon Brando While Majors became an instant favorite for his portrayal – receiving early praise from co-star Paul Rudd – fans will be introduced to another, more menacing version of the character in Ant-Man 3, one who Reed believes will be a worthy follow-up to Thanos....

For the last four miles, the road runs along the levee of the River Ikopa. The low-lying areas around Antananarivo are crisscrossed by canals supplying water to the rice paddies. Among the paddies are islands of shacks, with chickens, geese and ducks (some destined to be pâté) running free. Zébu, the humped cattle that are the mark of wealth in rural Madagascar, graze freely on patches of grassland. Then past the 15,000-seater national rugby stadium—home of the Makis (the lemurs)—to a retail district centered, without any sense of ideological irony, on a square dedicated to a communist hero, the Place de Ho Chi Minh....

Perhaps the most exciting bit of information about the Anthem Halloween event is that it will include armor based on Mass Effect races. Players will be able to get Asari, Krogan, Quarian, and Turian armor during the Anthem Halloween event, called Season of Skulls. Of course, there will be some other bonuses to look forward to as well. RELATED: BioWare Releases ‘What’s Next for Anthem’ Post, Doesn’t Talk About Long-Term Plans...

What we didn’t expect was the tears in the room to be for the British superstar, for whom the psychological burden had finally become too much. The unbearable scrutiny and pressure told. Joshua isn’t broken, but he is at a moment of realisation. A new stage in his career starts now. “We’re proud of you,” promoter Eddie Hearn was keen to stress to Joshua from the outset — as were hoards of journalists in attendance, in a surreal experience....

But how about the intrigue for this fight? According to InsiderSport, Joshua vs. Usyk will air across 170 countries and territories on DAZN, and Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, predicted the bout would draw a capacity crowd in excess of 60,000 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. MORE: How to watch Joshua vs. Oleksandr on PPV Joshua and Usyk are the second- and fourth-ranked fighters in the heavyweight division, according to ESPN, and established champions, so the pay day for each competitor is also expected to be substantial....

Anthony Scaramucci lost his post as White House director of communications after only 11 days when his criticism of White House officials was made public. Author of the book Trump: The Blue Collar President, about his three years working with Trump on the campaign trail and as part of his transition team, Scaramucci is now a vehement critic of his former boss and has repeatedly raised questions about his mental acuity....

Scaramucci said that since the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump has “lost a lot of his sharpness,” and recalled the same critical analogy that “Anonymous,” the covert author and alleged current White House employee, also said about Trump: That the president’s erratic behavior bears a striking resemblance to someone living in a nursing home, reports Mediaite. “None of this stuff is, you know, it’s not easy for the president, it’s not native to him,” Scaramucci added....