But I didn’t sleep much the night before June 29, the day of R. Kelly’s sentencing for racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. It had taken all day to get from Miami, where I live, to New York the day before, and the following morning, I was dreading getting up. I was anxious and nervous because I didn’t know what to expect; when I met with federal agents downstairs at the hotel, it started to feel really real for me....

Posting to Reddit’s popular r/antiwork forum, u/I_am_Tanka_Jahari—taking her username from an Impractical Jokers sketch—explained the situation, writing “I lied to the president of the company.” The post has received over 10,000 upvotes and 750 comments in six hours. “The president of the company asked me why I didn’t want to join in the company hamburger cookout at lunch. I politely said, ‘oh, thanks, but no. I have actually stopped eating meat,’” she wrote....

The Premier League leaders were acquired by Sheikh Mansour back in 2008 and have benefitted from considerable investment on and off the field. Two domestic titles have been secured in recent years, along with FA Cup and League Cup successes. City now boast a star-studded squad which is the envy of many European rivals, while Pep Guardiola is a coach held in the highest regard. The club have swept beside all before them this season to suggest that more silverware could be on the cards and Sylvinho – who spent the 2009-10 campaign at the Etihad Stadium – has been impressed by the manner in which the Blues have gone about their business....

We made eye contact and there was an initial attraction. He had these big blue eyes and he was handsome. Just from looking at each other, we knew there was a special connection. Sa Pa attracts tourists from all over the world, with its striking terraced rice fields and rich valleys. Back then, I was 20 and working as a volunteer at a local school, while Jeremy was 37 and traveling around mountainous regions of Vietnam, taking a break from his job in sales in England....

Among them is María Josefa Gutiérrez, a 73-year-old Miami, Florida resident, who received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on February 23. She has since received her second dose. Gutierrez spoke to Verywell about her experience receiving the vaccine, overcoming her own hesitations about the vaccine, and why you should get vaccinated against COVID-19—if you can—once your turn arrives. *This interview was initially conducted in Spanish and has been translated to English....

That seems to be what happened on Sunday between NASCAR drivers Clint Bowyer and Bubba Wallace when an iRacing Pro Series crash between them led to a back-and-forth that seemed to carry a hint of personal undertone. Fifteen laps into the competition at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway, Wallace was involved in his second wreck of the afternoon, getting bumped hard by Bowyer’s vehicle. The incident caused Wallace to rage-quit the simulator — a move that drew criticism from some fans on Twitter — and led to Bowyer commenting on Wallace’s driving style in biting jest (even though it appeared Bowyer struck Wallace on purpose at the end of the coming together)....

The Monaco wonderkid came off the bench for the final 12 minutes of Les Bleus’ 3-1 win away to Luxembourg in World Cup qualification on Saturday. ‘Wenger too arrogant for his own good’ Mbappe has loved his first week with the senior squad, having previously only got as high as Under-19 level on the international stage. The 18-year-old played alongside the likes of Olivier Giroud – who scored twice - and Antoine Griezmann, the scorer of France’s other goal, after coming on at Stade Josy Barthel....

“You’ll feel a pulsing where the magnet is and a corresponding tapping sound,” the doctor said. “Are you ready?” I suppose my answer would have been just the same if he’d asked, “How desperate are you to be cured of your depression and anxiety?” “I will do whatever it takes,” I said. I had despaired of ever escaping the deep, lonely, cylindrical death spiral I’d inhabited for the past four years....

The Ivorian has experienced a renaissance since breaking into Pep Guardiola’s team mid-season, and starred as City beat Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday. Agent Dimitry Seluk had put out a call before the match for fans to mark Toure’s birthday from the stands, which they did with cakes and banners hailing the star. Wenger out campaign is meaningless But he confessed after the game that he would rather celebrate three more points than another year of life....

The Austria international has been mooted as a summer target for the Red Devils as Jose Mourinho reportedly seeks to bring added creativity and goal threat into his side. Arnautovic has proved his Premier League pedigree during spells with Stoke and West Ham, with the 29-year-old having been able to catch the eye in struggling sides. Mourinho, who has previously worked with the forward at Serie A side Inter, was recently spotted at a friendly fixture Arnautovic was involved in, prompting suggestions he was looking to sign him....

The Swedish veteran has been in fine form in his first Premier League season, scoring 20 goals in all competitions for United, and manager Jose Mourinho is keen for Ibrahimovic to stay for another year. " target="_blank">Mourinho: Mata was never in trouble But despite reports that a clause in Ibrahimovic’s current deal regarding goals or appearances could trigger an automatic 12-month extension, the 35-year-old says his future remains up in the air....

Argentina’s World Cup hopes in Russia are hanging by a thread following a humiliating 3-0 loss to Croatia as Jorge Sampaoli’s side delivered a lifeless performance. After drawing with Iceland in their opening game of the tournament, Argentina now need to beat Nigeria in their final Group D fixture to have any chance of reaching the last 16. Zabaleta was stunned by his country’s performance against Croatia and feels that the chance to win a major international tournament may now have passed Messi by after the Argentina captain endured a miserable night against Croatia....

Robbie Fowler’s record of eight goals in his first 12 English Premier League games for the Kops was snapped by the Egypt international over the weekend after his well-taken strikes saw him coast to nine goals in the same number of games as the legendary figure. Fowler, scorer of 163 top-flight goals, had seen his record for the fastest hat-trick in the English top-tier against Arsenal in 1994 shattered by Sadio Mane [then at Southampton] in 2015 and with the recent feat by the 25-year old, he jokingly said he would ‘be having words with’ the record signing....

Back during elementary school, and through junior high and high school I was gradually gaining weight. In high school, I was between 450lbs and 480lbs but I played football and wrestled. I was always active but obviously I ate more than I worked out. I was raised to have confidence, my family never allowed me to think I was too fat to do something. I was taught how to be hard working, respectful and a well rounded person, but I didn’t grow up learning how to eat well, even though my grandparents and parents would try and get me to cut back....

People come to me with all kinds of addictions: substances, alcohol, drugs and prescribed medication, but also behavioral addictions, such as gambling, sex and shopping addiction. In my private practice, I conduct talking therapies. In my role as senior treatment consultant and head of treatment at the UK Addiction Treatment Center (UKAT), people usually come in for talking therapies and also some kind of medical assistance, like detoxing. I’ve seen people transform their lives....

One of my llamas, six-year-old Caesar the “No Drama Llama”, as he has been named, actually started out as a therapy llama. I was just walking around Salem, Oregon with him and people started asking if I could bring him to their schools. So we took him to elementary schools, and then to nursing homes. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing homes don’t get to have many visitors and the residents just light up when they see him outside....

The England international - who has enjoyed a campaign relatively free of injury - has a deal that runs out at the end of the season, but talks having previously stalled over wages. That has led to Juventus and Everton being linked with his signature, but his departing manager is hopeful that he will remain at the Emirates Stadium. “It looks positive for the club,” he told a press conference....

Little more than a week before his ill-fated “peace mission” into Afghanistan, which ended in his capture and death, Haq spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Melinda Liu at his home. Excerpts: Abdul Haq: After the mujahedin took power in 1992, I didn’t want to take part in the destruction of Afghanistan. We were headed for civil war, Afghans would be killing Afghans. I tried to stop it and I realized I could not....

His new movie, however, is closer in spirit to Adaptation, the 2002 Nicholas Cage movie that Charlie Kaufman was nominated for an Oscar for writing. That movie was based on the non-fiction book The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean’s non-fiction account of a group of people arrested for trying to steal rare flowers. However, in Kaufman’s hands, that story becomes about his own struggles to adapt the book, with Meryl Streep playing the author and Cage playing a version of Kaufman as he writes his script while trying to avoid the sort of metafictional style that he demonstrated in his script for Being John Malkovich—which of course makes for a film far more metafictional than the previous movie ever was....

Selangor star Andik Vermansah admitted that he pleaded with head coach Maniam Pachaiappan, to be allowed to join the Indonesia national team in their friendly match against Fiji last week. In the September 2 friendly which ended in a goalless draw, Indonesia head coach Luis Milla featured Andik in the starting line-up, before substituting him off in the 71st minute. That was his first time back in action for the Garudas since the first leg of the 2016 AFF Championship final against Thailand late last year, in which Andik was injured, resulting in an absence of almost half a year for club and country as he recovered....