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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that Putin had signed a decree for Chubais’ dismissal, according to Russian news agency Tass. Chubais’ dismissal came after he reportedly resigned from his post on Wednesday over his opposition to the Russia-Ukraine war. An anonymous source informed Bloomberg of his resignation and said he had already left Russia, with no plans to return. Chubais is the most high-profile Russian official to leave his post since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war over a month ago....

A Word on Circadian Rhythms There are multiple internal processes that are externally influenced by our environment. Earth has a 23 hour and 56-minute daily rotation that provides predictable patterns of light and temperature, food, and predator activity. Through adaptive evolution, these patterns influence the metabolism and behavior of nearly every organism on the planet, including humans. The term circadian describes the approximately 24-hour cycles that are generated independently of these external influences....

Robert Lewandowski scored his third hat-trick of the season as Bayern remained five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, with Arturo Vidal, David Alaba, Kingsley Coman (two) and Arjen Robben also getting on the scoresheet. And Ancelotti, who has now won 591 of his games as a head coach, acknowledged that even he was left astounded by the quality on show at the Allianz Arena. Tuchel always had faith in Auba...

Ancelotti’s men thrashed Freiburg 4-1 on Saturday to ensure Alonso and Lahm went out on a high note at Allianz Arena. The Italian was full of praise for the pair of modern-day greats who enjoyed plenty of success. “We played well and we closed the season well,” Ancelotti said. “After that it was an emotional day for Alonso, for Lahm, for everyone. I want to say thanks to these two players....

A statement from the Ministry of Antiquities said the boy pharoah’s outer coffin was taken to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on July 12 for “restoration and preservation.” This is the first time authorities have carried out work on the coffin since it was discovered almost a century ago, in 1922. “Preliminary examination carried out on the outer coffin inside the tomb revealed that it was suffering from general weakness and it had also developed cracks in its gilded layers of plaster, especially those of the lid and base,” a statement from the Ministry said....

Saqqara is a vast ancient burial ground—located south of Cairo—that once served the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. An archaeological mission led by Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, uncovered the artifacts near the base of Saqqara’s Bastet Temple—which is dedicated to the worship of cats, AFP reported. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said the cache includes 75 wooden and bronze cat statues of different sizes; mummified cats inside wooden boxes decorated with hieroglyphics; and wooden statues of other creatures, including an apis bull, a mongoose, an ibis, a falcon and the Egyptian god Anubis in the form of an animal....

The findings challenge accepted wisdom that assumed migration at the north end of the continent mimicked that in the south. “We always assumed that what was happening in South America was true in North America. Now we need to revise that,” co-author Mark Hubbe, Professor of Anthropology at The Ohio State University, said in a statement. “We need to stop talking about the settlement of the Americas. We should talk about the settlement of North America and the settlement of South America as very different....

Come on, who are we kidding? This case was never meant to click along nice On Thursday Juror No. 2, a 25-year old African-American flight attendant, asked to speak to the judge. “I can’t take it anymore,” she told him, distraught-and apparently adept at recalling good movie lines. She then allegedly went on to complain that three white deputy sheriffs were causing problems, and issued an ultimatum: either remove them or she would walk....

It is clear now that Louis van Gaal felt the same, which is why the young midfielder went so long on the sidelines. Although Herrera was one of the few Manchester United players willing to take the kind of gambles they seemed to need, not enough of them were paying off. For Van Gaal, the reward didn’t match the risk, especially at a time when he was trying to lay a foundation with the formation and the general approach....

Herrera has made his way back into the team since and in an interview made indications towards the real reason he was dropped. In an interview with El Pais, the midfielder described his relationship with the Dutch manager at Old Trafford. He said, “He seems a good guy, with a personality that maybe causes clashes in the first meetings, but good behind it all. He likes discipline and doesn’t believe in the egos of the dressing-room, that all are the same under his management....

The point is, extra points are too easy, and even Andersen, one of the game’s best-ever kickers, recognizes that. The NFL Competition Committee, according to NFL.com, is considering making the most predictable result in football a bit tricker. The idea being floated is to make the extra point 43 yards long, with the ball placed at the 25-yard line. It’s currently placed at the 2-yard line. Andersen told Sporting News that “they should do it in preseason and see what the responses are and how it affects the flow of the game and outcome of the games....

In less than 12 minutes inside the ring at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in the San Diego suburb of Indio, Cancio’s world changed instantly. He stopped Machado in the fourth round to become the WBA (regular) super featherweight champion. “After the fight, I was grabbing a beer with my coach and a group of guys came up to me wanting me to take pictures with them,” Cancio told Sporting News....

After an uninspiring Liga MX Apertura, Pachuca manager Diego Alonso put out a game plan that he thought would allow his team to get into a likely matchup against Real Madrid. Typically a wide-open team, Alonso returned to some of the tactics he’d tried out during the CONCACAF Champions League and played a more closed game. While that kept Gremio from registering too many dangerous chances on Oscar “Conejo” Perez’s goal, it also meant few opportunities for Pachuca....

According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Green Bay’s special teams coordinator Maurice Drayton will not return to the team in 2022. The move wasn’t a surprise considering that Drayton oversaw the Packers’ special teams meltdown during their 13-10 loss to the 49ers in the divisional round of the 2022 NFL playoffs. The Packers had a 10-3 lead late in the fourth quarter, and their defense had stopped Jimmy Garoppolo on almost every drive....

A persistent elbow problem forced Djokovic to end his 2017 season prematurely after withdrawing from the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in July, and the Serbian now sits a relatively distant 12th in the rankings. He made a comeback at the Australian Open in January but then underwent minor surgery to address the same problem in February, returning to action the following month in Miami. Djokovic parted ways with coaches Radek Stepanek and Andre Agassi earlier this month, bringing Vajda and fitness coach Gebhard Gritsch back into the fold....

Every five minutes a woman is sexually assaulted in the United States. One out of every eight American women will be raped in her lifetime. Ten years ago I became one of these women. While I’ve always noted the anniversary of the day I was raped, the 10-year mark holds a special significance for me. When I was too depressed to move and too terrified to sleep–when I felt as though I was going crazy–I would say to myself: I’ve gotten through one week, one month, since that awful night....

Complaining about the problems in our supply chain is easy, but once you know how many moving parts make up a fully-functioning one, it seems impossible that it could ever work at all. That it happens, unnoticed, under our noses every day with enough reliability to serve as the foundation for most businesses is almost a miracle. Instead of complaining about supply chain issues, here are four reasons we should sing odes to its existence:...

LCDs A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a thin-panel display that’s used in many computers, TVs, and mobile devices, but there actually several different types of LCDs. Here are the types of LCDs you’re likely to find on a cellphone. LCD: An LCD requires a backlight, which means that an LCD display requires more power than other types of displays. This could be taxing on your phone’s battery. LCDs are thin and light, though, and inexpensive to produce....

One of the few huge third-party companies that has yet to be acquired is Ubisoft, a publisher responsible for Splinter Cell, Just Dance, Watch_Dogs, Far Cry, and more. Its lineup of games is massive, with multiple AAA projects releasing on an annual basis. The jewel atop Ubisoft’s crown is undoubtedly Assassin’s Creed, as its humble beginnings in 2007 have evolved into one of the most anticipated regular releases of any given calendar year....

Bush, says a senior administration official, “signed off, in principle” on some kind of airstrike or strikes several days earlier. But lining up support for the ultimatum proved nettlesome. The West’s allies in the region-Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabiahad to be courted by Secretary of State James Baker as he toured the Mideast last week. Most skeptical of all was the Saudi royal family, which was deeply divided about whether to support further U....