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Unlike mad-cow disease, foot-and-mouth represents little danger to the public health, but it is a critical economic blow to European farming. It is not a prion disease. It is seldom fatal to animals and is rarely transmissible to humans. What it does, though, is cause blistering of the mouths and feet of animals with cloven hooves, as well as eventual lameness, loss of appetite and wasting. And it is so contagious–it can be carried in dust particles clinging to a car antenna–that one infected animal can easily contaminate the entire herd....

Having started Friday six shots behind the leader, the world No. 1 — a winner in two of his previous three starts — fell further off the pace courtesy of bogeys on the third and sixth holes. MORE: Jordan Spieth, PGA Tour leaderboard at Colonial | McIlroy makes happy talk After a birdie at No. 8, McIlroy carded four bogeys on the back nine together with a double bogey on No....

The trial so far, however, has focused on the behavior of Microsoft executives in their alleged efforts to illegally exploit their Windows monopoly. The highlights have been a series of courtroom gotchas! Last week the DOJ’s hired gun David Boies got his biggest gotcha! during the harrowing testimony of Microsoft VP Jim Allchin. Here’s what it was: the heart of the DOJ case is the charge that Microsoft illegally ““tied’’ its Explorer browser to its Windows operating system....

The deal comes with three years left on Donald’s existing contract, but prior to the Super Bowl and after the Rams victory, which was the first of Donald’s career, rumors continued to emerge that Donald was mulling retirement if he and the Rams couldn’t rework his deal. Unsurprisingly, with Donald being potentially the best ever at his position, the Rams and Donald were able to come to an amiable agreement: Pay Donald well for the next two years and give him an out if he chooses to take it....

Opinions have varied on what people believe Aaron Rodgers and the Packers should face in terms of punishment. Since becoming the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell has ruled the league with an iron fist. His rulings have often been met with skepticism from fans, as well as players and teams alike (see James Harrison, former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, for more information here). How much was the fine for Aaron Rodgers over lying about his vaccination status?...

Both for off the field exploits and commercials and for his on the field play, Rodgers certainly knows how to make headlines. Thursday’s Week 8 matchup against the Cardinals was no different. MORE: Packers hand Cardinals first loss of the season Rodgers took a late hit that was eventually called as roughing the passer against the Cardinals, which resulted in this photo of Rodgers’ reaction to the hit going viral....

The Green Bay Packers quarterback professed his love for girlfriend Danica Patrick in a recent interview with sportscaster Michele Tafoya for Artful Living magazine. MORE: Danica Patrick shares beach photo taken with Aaron Rodgers Rodgers first met the former NASCAR driver at the 2012 ESPYs. Patrick confirmed their relationship in January of this year. “We’re just two people who enjoy being around each other and love each other,” Rodgers told Tafoya....

The Saints have been Brady’s kryptonite and have gotten the better of him more often than not. On Sunday, Brady’s emotions got the better of him. He threw a tablet into the sidelines out of frustration. Rodgers knows where his fellow quarterback is coming from because he did something similar back in 2015 when he threw a poor interception. Aaron Rodgers spoke with ESPN’s Rob Demovsky and said that his tablet smashing was a little different than Brady’s, but the end result was just about the same and hinted that he’s tempted to throw the tablet all the time....

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PARTING SHOT WITH H. ALAN SCOTT ON APPLE PODCASTS OR SPOTIFY Were you as obsessed with the original film as I was? Yeah, I loved it as a kid. I was really obsessed with all the ’90s sports movies. I was such a tomboy. I followed my older brother around, did everything he did, and he was always playing sports. There was no other film like [A League of Their Own], where it’s women playing and playing so well....

Of course, the Democrats’ claim to the mantle of science has always been dubious at best. It should come as no surprise, for example, that the evidence for lockdowns and masking is far shakier than left-wing health officials would care to admit. But perhaps nothing illustrates Democrats’ hypocrisy on this issue better than last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion. The highlight of the hearing was an exchange between Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo....

The Three Lions play the Czech Republic in Prague on Friday before a clash with Bulgaria on Monday in a partially-closed stadium, following racist behaviour from fans in qualifying matches against the Czech Republic and Kosovo in June.England manager Gareth Southgate had called a team meeting to discuss what action the players would take if there was a repeat of the abuse. European football’s governing body UEFA has a three-step protocol for racist abuse which can lead to the referee halting or abandoning a game, and Abraham says England’s players are prepared to take matters into their own hands if required....

AC Milan and Inter Milan have served delectable delicacies to football fanatics, a cuisine that has been the perfect combination of action, drama, goals, intrigue and intricate sub-plots. And, on Saturday, the teams are set to engross themselves in another battle for bragging rights. AC Milan and Inter underwent managerial changes during the off-season and the pair has endured contrasting fortunes so far. While the latter has managed to win three Serie A games on the bounce under the tutelage of Antonio Conte, the former has managed just a couple of victories as Marco Giampaolo looks to settle down in his role at the helm....

The Tigers have made five straight College Football Playoff appearances and are 38-2 in ACC play in that stretch. Swinney was ranked No. 2 in our annual 1-130 rankings. Who’s the next-best coach in the ACC? MORE 2020 COACH RANKINGS Big Ten | Pac 12 | Big 12 That is a more open-ended question. Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall took the Cavaliers to their first ACC championship game last season. Mack Brown led North Carolina to a 7-6 season and remains hot on the recruiting trail....

Wearing a black pantsuit, a large gold cross and a tense, angry look on her face, Brown tearfully recounted alleged incidents that depicted her former brother-in-law as a bullying, violent man. After a night at a Mexican restaurant in the late 1980s, she said, she returned to O.J.’s house with Simpson, Nicole and a friend. Denise testified that she told Simpson that he took Nicole “for granted,” and a fight ensued....

But Wallace’s bad Japanese–he gets tutoring once a week–hardly matters these days. Nor does Scardino’s Texarkana drawl grate much on British ears. With surprising speed, the big multinationals–and many small ones–have come to speak the same language and inhabit a common culture. The corporate equivalent of McWorld has bred a new kind of executive–call him, or her, globoboss–who is breaking down cultural barriers. They are also helping to drive cross-border M&A to new levels: $250 billion so far this year....

They shape how we understand issues and what we do about them. That’s why we saw heated debate across the aisle recently about whether care and human services should be considered infrastructure. It’s why calling low-wage workers “essential” was such a profound shift. And it’s why we’re hearing about labor shortages instead of inadequate wages. The language we use to talk about work often reinforces our status quo: a low-wage economy in which tens of millions of working Americans are barely making ends meet....

The difference between the two speeches was made vivid by Frank Luntz’s experience with a class of 15 University of Southern California students. In describing his discussion with the students on an “Inner Circle” webinar with me the next day, the students clearly favored Biden’s liberalism over Scott’s conservatism. Yet, when the speeches finished, the students were totally and deeply disappointed by the president’s speech. They were instead impressed by Scott’s sincerity, the power of his life story and even his references to religion....

The symbol of that change and the country’s incoming prime minister is 55-year-old Morihiro Hosokawa, who understood early that this time, finally, Japan was ready for some reform. The same Tokyo cynics who thought he’d never make it this far have already begun writing him off. He’s wishy-washy. He’ll be a pawn of ex-LDP power broker Ichiro Ozawa. His government will collapse quickly. He’s got skeletons in his closet. Don’t bet on any of this logic....