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World Cup Viewer's Guide: Americans face the Netherlands
timesleader.com > sports...DOHA, Qatar -- Christian Pulisic became an American star with the winning goal -- and the injury he got while scoring it -- that lifted the United... ...Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal gave his team the day off on Thursday instead of running a typical 11-on-11 match....
Out on a Limb: Time to sign up for RootsTech 2023
timesleader.com > features...Time to sign up for RootsTech 2023 Wilkes Barre Times-Leader...
Uruguay beats Ghana 2-0 at World Cup, both teams eliminated
timesleader.com > sports...A late goal by Hwang Hee-chan secured South Korea a last-gasp 2-1 win over Portugal and a place in the last 16 from Group H at Uruguay's expense... ...Substitute Maximiliano Gomez hit a shot that Ghana goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi saved by diving to his right in the final minutes....
The more pandemic precautions fall away, the more COVID risk is concentrated on this one group
timesleader.com > wire > coronavirus-wire...In the pandemic's first 20 months, a found that they died of COVID-19 at rates four times (for liver transplant recipients) to seven times (for kidney...
LA County COVID surge raises prospect of return to indoor masking order
timesleader.com > wire > coronavirus-wire...LOS ANGELES -- Coronavirus case and hospitalization rates have risen dramatically in Los Angeles County, which on Thursday reentered the medium COVID... ...County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday....
Brazil wins group despite 1-0 loss to Cameroon
timesleader.com > sports...LUSAIL, Qatar -- Vincent Aboubakar's powerful header was historic for Cameroon and Africa at the World Cup.... ..."I didn't even realize that this was such a historic victory," Cameroon coach Rigobert Song said....
GM venture to invest additional $275M at Tennessee plant
timesleader.com > wire > nation-world...The Tennessee plant is one of three lithium-ion battery factories being built by the joint venture, Ultium Cells LLC.... ...of Tennessee and South Korea-based LG Chem....
South Korea advances at World Cup after wild finish to group
timesleader.com > sports...The South Koreans had just about done their job, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates 2-1 on a stoppage-time goal.... ...Hee-chan, who placed a low finish past goalkeeper Diogo Costa. ...
Switzerland beats Serbia 3-2 to reach last 16 of World Cup
timesleader.com > sports...Shaqiri put Switzerland ahead early in the first half before Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Vlahovic responded for Serbia.... ...But Serbia supporters soon had something to celebrate with Mitrovic beating Manuel Akanji to head in a 26th-minute equalizer....
'Zero COVID" is roiling China. But ending the policy may cause a massive health disaster
timesleader.com > wire > coronavirus-wire...Stephanie Yang and Melissa Healy.... ..."Society is very divided," said Xi Chen, a health policy expert at the Yale School of Public Health....