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“Kanpai,” I said. “L’chaim,” Arisu responded, gamely cocking his eyebrows. What might seem a cultural oddity, this curious libation stems from the legacy of Chiune Sugihara, “the Schindler of Japan,” who served as a consular officer in Lithuania and issued the “Visas of Life” in 1940 to some 6,000 Jews that saved them from the Holocaust and secured them transit to Vladivostok and then Japan—a feat all the more remarkable given Japan’s alliance with Germany and its famously closed-door approach to immigration....

Kosoul Chanthakoummane, 41, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville after being sentenced to death for fatally stabbing 40-year-old Sarah Walker in July 2006. He thanked Jesus Christ, ministers with the Texas prison system and “all these people in my life that aided me in this journey” after he was strapped to the gurney in the death chamber, according to The Associated Press. “To Mrs. Walker’s family, I pray that my death will bring them peace,” he said....

The 28-year-old was absent in Aliou Cisse’s squad that settled for a 1-1 draw against Uzbekistan on Friday night. And he will also miss their second pre-World Cup friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Stade Oceane on Tuesday. Vice-President of the Senegalese Football Federation, Cheikh Seck disclosed that Kouyate has been ill since the team’s stay in Casablanca before opting to return to London with the permission of Cisse....

Kovalchuk told Russia's R-Sport (via the Denver Post) that Varlamov and Evgeniya Vavrinyuk, his ex-girlfriend and the woman who filed assault charges against him should patch things up. "I hope to God it all pans out well and maybe he can somehow reach an agreement with his princess and finally she’d be given a green card, which she really wants,” said Kovalchuk, who's in his first season with KHL St....

The Hubli Tigers essayed a commendable spell of T20 bowling as a unit - while Vinay Kumar ensured that there was no flying start for the Lions in their pursuit of 161. Kranthi Kumar and Darshan MB kept the pressure on from the other end, but it was Mahesh Patel who literally put brakes on the innings, managing a spell of 2-18 off his four. The Lions kept losing wickets and couldn’t put in a decent partnership, which ultimately brought their downfall....

But when the club’s front office devised a strategy for the 2017 MLS campaign, an overhaul wasn’t in the cards. The Lions had finished just one point shy of a playoff spot in Kreis’ first full season in charge. Add a starter here, a depth piece there, and Orlando could ride its spark-plug of a new stadium to the club’s first playoff appearance since entering MLS in 2015. “We took a very conscious decision last offseason to not change things radically,” Kreis told Goal....

“I can only say that no one wants to create a precedent like this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with journalists. “President (Vladimir) Putin is a convinced supporter of Olympic ideals, and a convinced enemy of anything that may harm these ideas.” “But beyond all doubt, we intend to defend the interests of our sportsmen - I mean, those sportsmen who are not associated in any way with doping use....

In an announcement on Thursday, Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., said that starting next week, people who receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Kroger Health will have a chance “at winning one of five $1 million payouts totaling $5 million in cash prizes and chance to win free groceries for a year.” Kroger said in the press release that the #CommunityImmunity giveaway comes in response to a goal set by President Joe Biden’s administration to have at least 70 percent of adults receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by July 4....

The AZ goalkeeper, who is on loan from Newcastle United, shared a screenshot on his official Twitter account, showing how UEFA mixed him up with Barcelona’s Jasper Cillessen. Gyan fined for having unethical hair Krul was part of the Netherlands squad who finished third at the 2014 World Cup, but was only a back-up to then Ajax goalkeeper Cillessen. He has played just eight games for the national team compared to Cillessen’s 30, and was unhappy with UEFA’s mix-up, writing “You might wanna update the profile pic of Tim Krul on your website....

But considering Krzyzewski’s history with the military — a 1969 Army graduate who served as the Black Knights’ head coach from 1975-80 — along with his work as USA Basketball’s head coach, perhaps his comments regarding Obama’s handling of the situation regarding the militant group ISIS aren’t completely unexpected. During a recent speech at the Association of the U.S. Army conference last month, when he received the 2014 George Catlett Marshall Medal, Krzyzewski criticized Obama’s decision to publicly lay out his strategy regarding ISIS, something that didn’t sit well with the Blue Devils head coach....

The main event will be KSI vs. FaZe Temperrr. The Misfits vs. FaZe YouTuber vs. YouTuber fight will replace what was supposed to be KSI vs. MMA fighter Dillon Danis. Outside of that bout, several influencers are looking to make an impact on the card. Here is an in-depth look at the KSI vs. FaZe Temperrr undercard. MORE: Join DAZN to watch KSI vs. FaZe Temperrr KSI vs. FaZe Temperrr undercard Slim Albaher vs....

“I don’t think Pujara has ever breathed easily. But from team management perspective there is no pressure on Pujara. He is a very important cog for our team.” India Test captain Virat Kohli had said recently that he has had a conversation with the Saurashtra batsman about improving his strike rate during the recent West Indies tour. However Kumble said a batsman has to play based on the situation....

“I haven’t spoke openly about this. but I opened up my options and was going to decide between TNA and WWE. I wasn’t going to leave TNA unless WWE was offering a fair deal.” “Paul [Levesque] is in charge. I found that out when I contacted Vince. I’ve always had a good relationship with Paul, so I didn’t consider that a problem. But he decided they had enough talent. For the Vince McMahon who I knew, enough was never enough....

But before doing so, the Olympic gold medallist would be part of the Kurt Angle farewell tour that is already underway as we speak. It has now been revealed by Dixie Carter that Angle’s last TNA opponent would be Bobby Lashley. This is the tweet that was officially put out by the TNA president: January 31st would be the last time Kurt Angle would wrestle for TNA and his match with Bobby Lashley – with whom he put on solid matches last year – is sure to be a fitting end to a great TNA career....

Rabbi Jonathan Markovitch and his wife Elka Inna had stockpiled 5-6 tons of food as well as water, fuel and 50 mattresses in the basement of their synagogue. “There’s no bomb shelter here,” Markovitch told The Times of Israel, “but at least we can be together.” There are approximately 2,500 Jews in Kyiv, although the Markovitches could not say how many had stayed in the city. But they claimed that roughly 200 members of the community were bedridden and many more were poor and elderly, as the couple typically distributed food to 800 Jews in need....

No, not with another car, but with a rather unlucky jackrabbit, who was unable to get out of the way of Busch’s No. 18 race car at the Northern California road course. Here’s a close-up of the damage to the car and what is left of the rabbit. MORE: 10 to Watch: Sonoma where it all began for Kyle in 2015 As Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing team made repairs to the brake duct in the car’s nose, Busch apologized for running over the animal....

Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing, along with Toyota and Interstate Batteries, introduced a throwback paint scheme — an homage to Dale Jarrett’s 1993 Daytona 500 win — Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte. MORE: Dover winners and losers | Complete Charlotte NASCAR schedule Jarrett raced to victory in the 1993 Daytona 500 wearing a helmet painted like that of the Dallas Cowboys. As for Busch, an avid Denver Broncos fan, there’s no word if he will sport the navy blue and orange as he tries for his second Darlington win....

Busch finished in 30th place at the Digital Ally 400 on Saturday, bringing his streak of 11 top-10 finishes to an end. The 34-year-old driver tied Morgan Shepherd’s record of 11 straight top 10s to open the season last week with a 10th-place finish at the Monster Mile. And this week it looked like Busch would break the record as he was in the top five late and even the top three at several other points....

With only one year left on his PSG contract, he was subjected to immense transfer speculation, with Real Madrid leading the chasing pack. The Spanish club submitted multiple bids of up to €200 million to sign the 22-year-old forward. However, PSG turned them all down. It is now being reported that PSG themselves offered Mbappe a contract extension. In an attempt to convince the French World Cup winner, PSG were ready to make him the highest-paid player in the world....

The mechanism of action for Kyprolis is to block a key part of protein recycling in myeloma cells. This action causes the myeloma cells to fill up with unprocessed protein and burst. Kyprolis is used as an intravenous infusion. Uses Kyprolis is targeted cell therapy, This means that it attacks cancer cells while having little to no impact on other bodily cells, which minimizes side effects. Kyprolis is a proteasome inhibitor that functions by preventing cells from recycling protein....