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But as vaccination campaigns advance and economies move on the path to recovery, governments need to rethink the blanket support extended to individuals and businesses during the first phase of the pandemic. Millions of jobs have been destroyed by COVID-19. Many of these may be gone for good. Automation in manufacturing and logistics, and fast-moving digitalization across the board, could destroy even more jobs in the near future. There is a chance now to direct the next round of fiscal stimulus to address our other looming crisis — our changing climate, that is also putting future growth and prosperity at risk....

The slogan reflected the contradictory attitudes of anti-globalization campaigners. What united the demonstrators was not what they were for, but what they were against. Some blamed rich countries for slowing development, others for moving it too fast. Some wanted the freedom to trade, others the freedom not to trade. Some were economic nationalists, seeking to shelter industries; others were anti-capitalists berating what they saw as rich-country colonialism. Such protests do not represent a substantive alternative ideology....

There is no question that the fatwa against Salman Rushdie was disgusting, anti modern, evil. It is so awful, and so despicable, and should be condemned by anybody who believes in anything resembling freedom of speech and pluralism and tolerance. One of the things that I want to put forward is: we’re living in an age of unparalleled freedom of speech and expression. And the fact is that people like Rushdie are inspiring many people to speak freely and to speak truth to power....

Having fallen behind to Aaron Ramsey’s early goal, Spurs equalised through Harry Kane’s spot-kick, although the striker looked to have been offside in the build-up to the award. It looked as though Pochettino’s men would fall to a third straight Premier League defeat for the first time since 2012 when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang went down under minimal contact from Davinson Sanchez in the box, but the Gabonese’s weak effort was kept out by Lloris....

Charlotte is coming off a 102-95 loss in Houston and has lost four of its last five games, beginning with a 98-93 defeat to Boston earlier this month in Charlotte. The Celtics have lost three of four since and are 1-5 ATS in their last six games. AccuScore simulations make the point spread of Wednesday night’s game Charlotte -8, indicating plenty of value on the short home favorites. Even with a spread of -2....

We are ready to take off with a couple of Jets this Sunday then round things out with plenty of upside everywhere else. Let’s take a look. WEEK 10 DFS: Yahoo GPP lineup | Y! cash | FD cash | DK GPP | DK cash | Values | Stacks | DFS lineup builder Week 10 FanDuel NFL DFS Picks: GPPs Josh McCown, QB, NYJ at TB ($7,400) For all intents and purposes, McCown is in the midst of a banner year for himself at the age of 38....

Weather shouldn’t be an issue this week (unless several dome teams can’t handle a little cold), but as always, there several key running back and wide receiver, and tight end injuries to watch (updates in bolded links). Week 10 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker Fantasy Football Start ’em Sit ’em Advice Week 10 Traditional live chat on Fantasy Alarm!

Last week, our busts were fairly accurate. All of our quarterbacks – Matthew Stafford, Andy Dalton, and Tom Brady – didn’t do much in blowout losses. Alshon Jeffery and Marquise Goodwin struggled against tougher prime-time matchups at the receiver position. And even our defenses, the Rams, Patriots, and Panthers, all busted out entirely. We hit pretty well on those, so we’ll try to continue our success in Week 11....

No. 20 Northern Illinois 48, Ball State 27 Thursday’s result No. 8 Clemson 55, Georgia Tech 31 MORE: Week 12 photos | SN’s Week 12 picks Friday’s game Washington at No. 13 UCLA, 9 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday’s games No. 3 Ohio State at Illinois, noon, ESPN No. 15 UCF at Temple, noon, ESPN3 Iowa State at No. 22 Oklahoma, noon, Fox Sports 1 Indiana at No. 17 Wisconsin, noon, ESPN2 No....

Much like Robinson Cano last year, when a star player bottoms out, you can almost make him a daily addition to your FanDuel or DraftKings lineup. It’s only a matter of time before they play to the level of their abilities. This week, Matt Harvey looks like a guy in that situation, so getting him in at least a few of your lineups is a good strategy. MORE: Fantasy Alarm DFS Playbook Pro...

We open the show by breaking down potential waiver finds, including revisiting top prospects Cavan Biggio and Oscar Mercado. Our Kevin Newman deep dive is followed by discussing whether high-strikeout middle relievers like Nick Anderson and Giovanny Gallegos have any value. From there we move to Weekend Streamin’ with seven recommendations, including Mike Leake, Spencer Turnbull, and Merrill Kelly, before rounding things out with the latest closer news, which is thankfully brief....

Thankfully, the Raiders are playing on Monday night this week, so we won’t be tempted to take any of their players. Instead, we’re banking on Aaron Rodgers having his first “big” game since Week 5 and a couple of talented young pass-catchers waking up from their December slumbers. We’re only really chasing points with one player, so there’s a lot of steady and/or untapped upside here. Week 16 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker...

Other than that it was most certainly a game of two halves and the win put us top of the table if only for a day. Crisis what crisis? Time to keep calm and support Jose and the team, even if there is an issue with Mata (and possibly Luiz), both of whom were not even in the squad. Well, what minds doesn’t Mata and what Mata’s doesn’t mind in our view....

The practice worked best when the covering was worn before a person’s symptoms started to show, the authors of the paper published in the journal BMJ Global Health found. The study did not detail the types of mask worn by participants. Mask-wearing has become more common around the world since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as health officials hope it will prevent the virus from spreading. In early April, for instance, the U....

This week’s “core four” starts with Vikings RB Dalvin Cook, adds two WRs in Buffalo’s John Brown and Tampa Bay’s Chris Godwin, and is completed by Giants’ TE Evan Engram. Below, you’ll find why those are players you should build your a good chunk of your lineups around, along with the guys that will give you a great chance to wind up in the money. Week 1 DFS Lineups:FD Cash | DK Cash | FD GPP | DK GPP | Y!...

Actually, here are a couple more reasons to be excited: Peyton Manning (foot) and Sam Bradford (shoulder) will both likely miss this week, giving their fantasy owners a much-needed reprieve from agonizing over start/sit lineup decisions and inevitably being disappointed. Of course, they might need a competent replacement, and with Andrew Luck (kidney), Eli Manning (bye), Drew Brees (bye), and Ben Roethlisberger (bye) out, pickings are slim on the waiver wire....