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Alas, once it becomes clear that this farfetched joke–the director is blind!–is “Hollywood Ending’s” central conceit, Allen’s promising satire starts to go awry. Val’s laborious attempts to keep his secret–only his agent (Mark Rydell) and his Chinese cinematographer’s translator (Barney Cheng) know the truth–play out with-out a shred of credibility, even by farcical standards. That’s not the only problem. You know a romantic comedy is in trouble when you root for the hero not to get the girl....

Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and how to cope with follicular eczema in this article. Types of Follicular Eczema Follicular eczema can be part of two main types of dermatitis—atopic and contact. Atopic dermatitis causes “whole-body” skin inflammation when your immune system overreacts to a substance it views as foreign to your body. This type of eczema often runs in families and affects people who have other allergies such as hay fever or medical conditions such as asthma....

Gore has pledged to hand over his KP “salary” to Alliance for Climate Protection, a nonprofit he chairs. But the gift is more symbolic than material. Gore’s salary—his cut of the 2 percent “management fee” that KP partners get on all investments—is typically a sliver of the total compensation that VCs receive. If Gore’s profit-sharing deal is anything like the firm’s other 23 partners, he’s also in line to collect tens of millions of dollars a year....

The following foods contain the highest amounts of phytosterols: NutsWhole grain productsVegetablesFruits Some studies have found that consuming 2 grams (g) of phytosterols a day may help you lower your LDL cholesterol, or “bad” cholesterol, by 10%. Most people, however, are not getting anywhere near this amount. This article reviews foods with phytosterols, as well as what’s known about phytosterol supplements. Phytosterol Foods Though phytosterols are difficult to quantify in foods because more than 200 of them exist, the most commonly found phytosterols in foods are sitosterol, stigmasterol, anthrasterol, and campesterol....

South Korea edged a tense encounter against Uzbekistan and Australia finally hit form with a 4-0 win over Jordan as the regional giants took big strides towards next year’s World Cup on Tuesday. South Korea’s 1-0 victory, courtesy of a first-half own goal, put them three points clear in Group A with a game to go, and will be enough to book their ticket to Brazil if Lebanon manage to shock mighty Iran later....

Football Association chairman David Bernstein insists his organisation were right to let England’s young stars miss the European Under-21 Championship in order to play friendlies for the senior team. Stuart Pearce’s England Under-21 squad became the first side to exit the tournament in Israel after defeats to Italy and Norway put the semi-finals out of reach with a game to spare. Pearce, who now faces a fight to save his job, claimed he was hamstrung by the absence of eligible players like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Phil Jones and Danny Welbeck, who instead linked up with Roy Hodgson’s senior England side for their recent friendlies against Brazil and the Republic of Ireland....

The 2021 edition of the management simulation game marks Sports Interactive’s first time on the popular console since Football Manager 2008, which was available to play on Xbox 360. Below is all you need to know about Football Manager 2021 Xbox Edition, including when it is out, how much it will cost and more. When is Football Manager 2021 released on Xbox? Football Manager 2021 was released on Xbox on December 1, 2020, so it is available to buy right now....

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Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway won’t be plagued by rain, a stark contract to the previous week’s activities leading up to the Sprint All-Star Race. MORE: Charlotte activities start Thursday | Junior sees better days ahead | Aerodynamic rules In fact, every day leading up to Sunday’s race will be dry. So NASCAR fans will get their fill of both Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series competition. Before the 600, Xfinity drivers run the Hisense 4K TV 300 on Saturday afternoon....

“Adam Lane has some family issues that he is dealing with and wants to be closer to home,” first-year coach Jim McElwain said in a statement released by the program on its Twitter account. MORE: Best players in Florida history | Preseason All-SEC | Top programs since 2000 The highlight of Lane’s career as a Gator: He stepped in for injured Matt Jones and rushed 16 times for 109 yards and a touchdown in the 28-20 Birmingham Bowl victory....

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported 8,577 additional virus cases on Sunday, its third consecutive daily report to identify at least 8,500 new diagnoses. The latest figure fell below single-day totals reported by the DOH on Friday and Saturday, when roughly 8,800 and 9,500 positive tests were confirmed, respectively. Still, numbers included in all three reports exceeded Florida’s previous record single-day increase, reported on Wednesday, by at least 3,100 cases....

Cockfighting is a spectator sport that involves two or more birds being placed in an enclosed pit to fight. It usually results in the death of one or both birds. “The first one he took I called Arnie,” resident Lin Morgan told Local 10. “Quite sure he’s dead by now or has been in a fight by now.” The sport is illegal in all 50 states and as of 2020, 42 states have passed felony cockfighting laws, according to the Humane Society of the United States....

On Tuesday, Charles Barnes, 64, was arrested and charged with voter fraud for allegedly casting more than one ballot, an arrest affidavit filed in court showed. There is no basis for the charge detailed in the arrest affidavit. On Thursday, Barnes entered a not guilty plea. He first registered to vote in 2019 in Sumter County. Barnes was not affiliated with any political party when he voted in 2020, according to online voting records, WKMG-TV reported....

Johnson posted a video on Twitter on Friday afternoon in which he thanked fans for their prayers and hospital staffers for their support. The caption read: “‘Write your own story.’ God said my work here ain’t done.” “First and foremost, I’d like to thank God,” Johnson said. “I know y’all have been sending y’all’s prayers out the last few weeks, and me and my parents are very grateful for the prayers that have been going out....

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of August 1, Florida was reporting a seven-day average of new cases of 17,024, but this number was far lower just a month ago. As of July 1, Florida’s seven-day average number of cases was 1,839, which indicates over an 800 percent increase over the past month. Florida has continued to see a surge of new COVID-19 cases over the past month and has recently broken several records that were set much earlier in the pandemic....

Parents whose children attend Centner Academy received a letter from the school urging them to hold off until summer if they plan to have their children get vaccinated against the virus, WSVN reported. The letter said that if parents still get their children vaccinated, there will be a mandatory quarantine period. “Because of the potential impact on other students and our school community, vaccinated students will need to stay at home for 30 days post-vaccination for each dose and booster they receive and may return to school after 30 days as long as the student is healthy and symptom-free,” the letter said, according to WSVN....

Data collected by the American Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in 2021 found that one in five pet owners had evacuated their homes due to a disaster or emergency, and nearly half had left at least one pet at home when they were evacuated. Some 83 percent of pet owners in the U.S. live in a community that faces natural disasters. While 91 percent said they plan to bring their pets with them during an evacuation, only 46 percent reported having a disaster preparedness plan in place....

An image of a message the First Coast High School teacher wrote on his class whiteboard during a marine biology lesson went viral this week after being posted online. The faculty member, who referenced himself as “Mr. Goodman,” has since been removed from duties, WJXT reported. The message, which also lambasted any teenagers who did not stand during “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is now being reviewed by the Duval County Office of Professional Standards....

Officers were sent to the residence on Royal Palm Drive in Edgewater, Florida, for a well-being check on the three juveniles on Sunday night, the Edgewater Police Department said in a news release. When they arrived, officers located the three children—aged eight, nine and 10—as well as 245 animals, including four dogs, two cats and a tortoise, that had been badly neglected. The children were removed from the home by the Department of Children and Families and taken to stay with a responsible family member, the police department said....

Osmar Oliva, 50, and Johan Gonzalez Quesada, 26, were beaten, shot and dumped in the back yard of an abandoned house, the Miami-Dade Police Department said in a statement. A third man, whose name has not been released, was also beaten and shot but survived the incident. The three victim were found tied up on the 1800 block of Rutland Street on Saturday evening, when officers from the City of Opa-locka Police Department attended the scene....