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The jarring uncertainty of that “or not” and the rat-a-tat-tat, connect-the-dots, present-tense prose are the hard-boiled tattoos that mark–and sometimes disfigure–Charles Bowden’s “Down by the River.” Bowden, whose work on this book resulted in at least one contract on his head (or not), is superb at capturing the gauzy, surreally violent nature of the drug trade. And, with the war on terror eclipsing the war on drugs as this country’s leading rhetorical battleground, Bowden’s book is all the more vital as a reminder of the failure and the hypocrisy of many of America’s drug policies....

Djokovic made it to the Grand Slam Down Under after last year’s deportation and his competitive comeback to Australia drew huge reactions from fans as soon as he set foot on the court. His return was marked by a convincing victory against Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets, further cementing his status as the favorite for the title. Meanwhile, Murray secured a hard-fought win against Matteo Berrettini in what was a thrilling five-setter to secure a place for himself in the second round....

During Prime Minister’s Questions, the Labour leader focused on the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes, where he cited Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, which showed that “at least 40 percent of all deaths from COVID-19 were in care homes”, asking if the government had been too slow to protect care homes. Starmer quoted what he said was government advice on March 12, which said: “It remains very unlikely that people receiving care in a care home will become infected....

While a glimpse on your local high street might have you believe that most people just buy AirPods, there are many earbuds out there that best Apple’s ubiquitous buds in sound quality, active noise cancelling (ANC), and smart features. The Earbuds 2 aren’t the smartest on the market, but they excel in those other two areas, with awesome sound and class-leading noise cancellation is truly astonishing; it’s as good as some over-ear headphones’ ANC, which is a feat for earbuds to achieve....

Even worse, these earbuds cost $249 and come from Bose, one of the most respected audio brands. How are they planning to get away with this? It turns out that by taking away music, you can make earbuds more liberating if all you’re planning to do is use them to get to sleep. The Sleepbuds II might be some of the quirkiest earbuds that ever have been released. They do one thing and one thing only—play a limited selection of relaxing noises....

Not a lot of specific information was given, in fact none was when the first Mario Party 9 trailer and screenshots were released back in E3 2011. Fans had had a lot of questions as to what was presented then, and now we have a better grasp as to what new gameplay features players will encounter. Aside from the mini-games looking a tad more challenging, there needed to be a lot more innovation for the Mario Party series for it to not get stale....

The Jazz failed to capitalize on the opportunity to tie the San Antonio Spurs for the 6th spot, and are now at the 8th seed in the Western Conference, just 1 game ahead of the Clippers in 9th and 2 ahead of the Denver Nuggets in 10th place. The Celtics, meanwhile, consolidated their hold on the 2nd seed, and could even go on to win the Conference if the Toronto Raptors keep stuttering as they have in their last 5 games....

These two squads should provide us with a thrilling game. If precedents between them can decide something in this game, then it will be fun for the fans. The Celtics and Clippers last played each other on February 13th, 2020, and Boston took a 141-133 home win behind Jayson Tatum’s 39 points after two overtime periods. With lots of talents on both rosters, a combined five from this matchup could look like an All-Star Game lineup....

In United States v. Tsarnaev, the nation’s highest court will be asked whether the First Circuit Court of appeals was right to overturn Tsarnaev’s death sentence for the 2013 bombing that killed three and injured more than 260. The case centers on two factors in the federal district court that convicted Tsarnaev: questions about pretrial publicity during the jury selection process, and if the court erred in excluding evidence at the sentencing phase that Tsarnaev’s brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was involved in a separate triple murder....

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Whisper it quietly, but Valtteri Bottas is increasingly looking like a Formula One title contender after the Mercedes driver kept his cool to win Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix from pole position. The unassuming Finn will never be a man to beat his chest and bellow his challenge from the rooftops but, in a typically understated way, he left no doubt that his hat was with the others in the ring....

The Cherries remain in the Premier League relegation zone - now just a point off the bottom of the table - after this reverse, in which Christian Eriksen’s goal was a rare moment of quality. But Howe claimed Bournemouth largely kept Spurs at bay and was pleased with the way his side dealt with Harry Kane. “I thought we were well in the game, we defended really well and had opportunities too,” he said....

BCS bowl games Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. OregonOrange Bowl: UCF vs. ClemsonSugar Bowl: Auburn vs. StanfordFiesta Bowl: Fresno State vs. BaylorBCS National Championship: Alabama vs. Florida State MORE: Best Thursday night games | Top rivalries | Road to the Bowls Rest of the bowls New Mexico Bowl: Arizona vs. Utah StateFamous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. TroyPoinsettia Bowl: San Jose State vs. ToledoBeef O’ Brady’s Bowl: Rice vs. BuffaloNew Orleans Bowl: Louisiana vs....

Cody Silk, who was on the Bowling Green football team in 2010, will receive $712,500 from the school. MORE: SN Preseason Top 25 ranking In his suit, Silk said the failure to diagnose two concussions led him to participate in full-contact practices until he sustained a third concussion. It was only at that point that team doctors medically disqualified him from playing at Bowling Green, which is a member of the Mid-American Conference and whose football coach at the time was Dave Clawson, now at Wake Forest....

Bowyer has two career Cup wins at Richmond International Raceway, but most people remember his spin that brought out a late caution flag last September , sparking a major controversy. The spin — which was widely considered to intentional to bring out a caution, although not explicitly admitted to by Bowyer or NASCAR — set up a series of events, including Bowyer teammate Brian Vickers inexplicably pitting under green, that helped Michael Waltrip Racing's Martin Truex Jr....

Klitschko, who holds the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO and The Ring heavyweight championships, faces Leapai on April 26 in Oberhausen, Germany. MORE: Boxing schedule; Mayweather-Maidana and Pacquiao pipedream Leapai earned a shot at the belt after becoming the mandatory WBO challenger with a surprise win over Denis Boytsov last November. Samoan-Australian Leapai heads into the fight ceding height and weight advantages to Klitschko, making him the underdog for the clash at the Konig-Pilsener-Arena....

How many of you remember last years Durban test? Can you recall Sreesanth’s absolute ripper to get rid of a rock solid Kallis? Can you recall when Harbhajan bowled his first doosra last year? If you can’t, then you better take a look at this match. That win was India’s first ever Boxing Day test win in 25 years. India played their first ever Boxing Day test against Australia in Australia (26-30 Dec 1985)....

Blueface, known as ’ The Famous Cryp’, is no stranger to cross-platform combat sports fighting. The rapper fought TikToker Kane Trujillo in a boxing match. The fight was part of BKFC 19, a bare knuckle boxing event. ‘The Famous Cryp’ was the aggressor in the fight but did take a lot of punches from TikToker Kane Trujillo. In the end, the rapper left with a victory. In an interview with TMZ, the recording artist said:...

Chris Eubank took on Nigel Benn twice in the early 1990s in a classic British rivaly. Both fights were closely contested, with Eubank winning the first and going to a draw in the second. Now that both their sons are boxers, it only makes sense to continue the legacy. Following Eubank Jr.’s last fight, Conor Benn took to Twitter to let everyone know that he would like to fight him at catchweight....

Earlier reports suggested that the promoters would try to increase the capacity of the stadium to 100,000 to break the in-attendance record and deal with the high demand of tickets. Michael Benson reported the new in-attendance limit set by the authorities: Take a look at the tweet: Fury vs. Whyte has been a long time coming. ‘The Body Snatcher’ has been looking to get a title shot for the past three years....