Vidal’s card is very similar to Patrick Vieira’s Prime Icons card but is a lot cheaper. If you have the two in your midfield, there is no way an opponent is getting past them without trying 5-6 times. The Barcelona star’s card has all the ratings above 80 and with shooting at 86 and defending at 88, it makes his the perfect box-to-box midfielder for a LaLiga team or any Hybrid team that has Barcelona or LaLiga players....
WINGERT: How did you experiment with this in Houston? PAIGE: We had some schools that were just totally overcrowded. Was it better to put these kids on a bus and add 45 to 60 minutes to their drive time to put them in a school across town when in the same community was a private school, certified by the Texas Education Agency, which agreed to be supervised by my staff?...
The 33-year-old Vegas goaltender earned the 390th win of his career, passing Hockey Hall-of-Famer Dominik Hasek for sole possession of 13th place on the NHL’s all-time list. Fleury is also third among active goalies in wins, trailing only Roberto Luongo – who is fourth all-time with 459 – and Henrik Lundqvist – eighth all-time with 426. Flower – as he’s known to his friends – also has three Stanley Cup championships on his resume, or three more than Luongo and Lundqvist combined....
Cases in the Sunshine State have been trending downward in recent weeks, with a 48 percent drop in infections over the past two weeks, according to data from The New York Times. At a seven-day average of about 2,600 new cases per day, Florida is experiencing one of the lowest case counts (per 100,000 people) of any state. Florida’s cases started trending upward at the end of June. Cases have since been on the decline, according to the Times, dropping to about 2,400 per day, the lowest they’ve been since July....
Kicking off its preseason Wednesday, Corinthians will only have a week to get ready for its Florida Cup match Jan. 18 against the Vasco da Gama-Barcelona winner at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando. One of Brazil’s biggest teams, Corinthians had a disappointing 2016 as the club fell short of earning a spot in the Copa Libertadores. This season also is not starting in an exciting manner, with very few changes in the team’s squad....
During a Fox & Friends interview, he discussed erroneous test results and suggested Florida’s COVID-19 death toll was inflated. DeSantis also told the program’s hosts an investigation is underway to evaluate both sets of possible inaccuracies. “There was a report in Orlando a week or so ago, where you had someone in a motorcycle accident [die], unfortunately,” the governor recalled. He said the motorcyclist’s death was categorized as one of the 5,500 reported in relation to the novel coronavirus outbreak in Florida, “just because the person had previously tested positive....
Johnathan Williams, 58, was charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition in the presence of a minor, according to an arrest report obtained by Newsweek. Police responded to an Ace Hardware store in Holly Hill, Florida, on Saturday where Boy Scouts were collecting donations, the report said. “A guy just called one of my Scouts to his car and he had his private part out and showed it to my 13-year-old Scout,” the woman who called police said, according to WESH....
Mike McCoy had been walking his 8-month-old chocolate Labrador Jake near Paul R. Middle School, in Holiday, on Tuesday, when the attack happened. While walking near a pond, McCoy said a gator launched itself out of the water and dragged Jake back down under the surface. McCoy told ABC Action News: “He was in a death roll with that old gator.” Moments later, McCoy leaped in to save his beloved pooch and wrestled with the alligator that had Jake clenched between its jaws....
Sandy Hawkins, 73, was charged with robbery without a weapon on Tuesday, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. A probable cause affidavit said Hawkins had entered a branch of Wells Fargo on Sandalfoot Place Drive in Boca Raton, Florida, at around 11.30 a.m. on Monday, WPLG reported. Hawkins approached a teller and asked for $1,100, according to The Palm Beach Post. But when the man requested his debit card, Hawkins told him: “This is a robbery....
Jewish groups have raised concerns about an alarming uptick in antisemitic incidents in recent weeks as popular celebrities like Kanye West spout antisemitic remarks, including tweeting that he planned to go “death con 3 on Jewish people.” In addition to an increase in hateful rhetoric, there have been several incidents of antisemitic vandalism in recent weeks across the country. Groisman, a leader who has long vocalized concerns about antisemitism in the United States, called for a “zero-tolerance policy” in responding to antisemitic attacks on Twitter Sunday....
The capture happened Monday morning on the Perdido River, WEAR reported. Andy Sokol and his friend Tanner were hoping to catch an eight-foot alligator — enough meat for a barbecue, Sokol said, according to Fox 29. Instead, the pair got much more than they bargained for. “I knew when we got a hook in him we were like, ‘OK, he’s pretty big.’ But then when we saw this giant foot and this giant tail come up next to the boat, we were like, ‘OK, he’s really big,’” Sokol told WEAR....
“For most of the public, I think mask wearing is probably something we need to be doing,” McKinlay said while appearing on CNN’s New Day. When asked about the current situation in Palm Beach County and if she sees many people wearing masks, McKinlay responded by saying that, “it’s about 90-plus degrees here and 85 to 90 percent humidity, it’s summertime in Florida. You don’t necessarily see the people wearing masks as they’re walking on the street....
Senior Pastor George Davis at Impact Church in Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood told News4Jax on Friday that he is urging more members to get vaccinated amid the outbreak, which he does not believe started at the church. He noted that all the members who died were healthy before contracting COVID-19, and four of them were under the age of 35. “In the last 10 days, we have had six members of our church who passed away from COVID....
According to a COVID tracker created by The New York Times, Florida is currently recording a seven-day average of 122.1 deaths in the state from the virus, a figure larger than 32 other states combined. Florida’s figure is also more than double that of the second most affected state, Texas, which is currently recording a seven-day average of 57.6, closely followed by California with around 42 people dying every day....
Scott said the Bill of Rights protects people in the United States from having to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The former Florida governor said “I trust the American public,” and that government leaders from all levels should realize their input is still just guidance rather than law. “It doesn’t matter what a governor says or president or local leaders” when it comes to matters of religion, Scott said on CNN’s State of the Union program....
It started with the Tigers getting the ball first and failing to convert on fourth and 1 on a strange play call by Dabo Sweeney. When FSU got the ball, they promptly ran two plays for Karlos Williams. On the second play, Williams ran a bounce to the left side for an easy score. Clemson dominated the game, holding the Seminoles to just 13 yards rushing – 12 of which came on the final play....
“‘COVID-19 harassment’ means any threatening, discriminatory, insulting, or dehumanizing verbal, written or physical conduct an individual student suffers in relation to, or as a result of, school district protocols for COVID-19, including masking requirements, the separation or isolation of students, or COVID-19 testing requirements, that have the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s educational performance,” the rule reads. Parents can request the vouchers if they feel their child is experiencing “COVID-19 harassment” for things such as mask mandates under provisions usually meant to protect children that are being bullied....
Mistie Justice Watkins, 41, of Daytona Beach faces charges of disorderly conduct, indecent exposure, simple assault on law enforcement, and unlawful occupancy stemming from her behavior on a plane at the Rapid City Regional Airport. She also had an active warrant out of Meade County, Kentucky. She was escorted off the craft by police after the incident was called in at around 8:50 p.m. Watkins was causing a commotion on the flight, prompting the initial response of one officer to remove her from the plane, according to a press release sent to Newsweek by the Rapid City Police Department....
Maguire McLaughlin, 19, was arrested at a Vero Beach, Florida outlet of the fast food chain in the early morning hours of January 1. She was later charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence. McDonald’s employees told police that the woman requested “one flavor of every dipping sauce they have” after completing a large drive-thru order. When she was informed that the restaurant charged extra for dipping sauce, she allegedly “began yelling profanities at several employees” and threatened to “rob” the store if she did not get the sauces without being charged....
The fighters agreed during talks Thursday to hold the highly anticipated fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, according to the Los Angeles Times. They have also agreed on a drug-testing plan. Long a hang-up in the boxers’ negotiations, the test accord figures to be a key decision. The fighters and their camps are reportedly “closing in” on a purse split, an anonymous official involved in the talks told the Times....
