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A person with knowledge of the deal who cannot comment until it is formally announced confirmed Thursday that the free agent point guard has signed a two-year deal with Portland. The agreement was first announced by Yahoo! Sports. The contract is worth a reported $4.2 million with a player option for the second year. Blake has had two previous stints with the Blazers, most recently from 2007-09, becoming a fan favorite before going on to play for the Lakers, Clippers and Golden State Warriors....

Symptoms Aniridia causes slight to extreme underdevelopment of the iris. In some people, the underdevelopment of the iris is hardly noticeable to the untrained eye. In some people, the iris may only be partially missing. Others may have complete absence of the iris. However, in people with complete absence of the iris, some iris tissue can usually be found during a thorough eye examination under a microscope. Besides affecting the iris, aniridia can also cause the following symptoms....

India’s top-ranked women’s singles player, Anikta breezed past Eudice Chong 6-4 6-1 of Hong Kong in their quarterfinal match. She won the first set in 54 minutes and took only 27 minutes to claim the second set. Raina came back from behind to take the first set 6-4 against Chong of Hong Kong. Raina was trailing 0-3 and 1-4 at the beginning of the match before staging a comeback....

People with ankylosing spondylitis are often prescribed immunosuppressive medications to manage their symptoms and reduce inflammation. Because this type of medication weakens the immune system response, people with ankylosing spondylitis who are taking these medications may be at an increased risk of acquiring infections, possibly including COVID-19, or experiencing a more severe infection. Ankylosing Spondylitis and COVID-19 Risk People with ankylosing spondylitis are often prescribed immunosuppressive medications that reduce their immune system response to reduce inflammation and slow disease progression....

The consultant of Kelantan, Tan Sri Annuar Musa has slammed Football Malaysia Limited & Liability Partnership (FMLLP) over its threat to deduct points as punishment. FMLLP and the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have stated earlier that teams who failed to settle their debts may face points deduction, but Annuar believed that such a punishment will add more burden to the teams, instead of solving any problems. Annuar added that the cost of playing in the Malaysia Super League is much higher than the prize money offered....

You can argue the Rams and Eagles should have never swapped quarterbacks. Lucky for them, this offseason gives them each a rare chance for a reversal of fortunes. Bradford’s shaky play and big pay got Chip Kelly dismissed in Philadelphia. Foles got paid, got benched and got his offensive coordinator fired in St. Louis. MORE: Top 25 NFL free agents | Best, worst NFL salary cap situations But what a difference a few months makes....

The stalemate persists, even with a sizable third-quarter rebound in the nation’s gross domestic product. The economy remains below pre-coronavirus levels and is not expected to climb out of a recession anytime soon. Democrats say there are still more than a half-dozen unresolved issues for another relief bill. For the most part, these are the same disagreements that have kept House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin from striking a deal for several months, including unemployment insurance, state and local aid, and a coronavirus testing and tracing regimen....

The GOP has been deadlocked this week as the House of Representatives seeks to elect a new speaker. Some 20 ultraconservative members have repeatedly blocked a push by Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, to secure the spot. Trump has thrown his own political weight behind the congressman. D’Souza, meanwhile, is apparently backing the anti-McCarthy faction. “Kevin McCarthy is just so unimpressive. He’s a frat boy in a combat zone,” D’Souza wrote on Thursday in a post on Truth Social....

Newsweek has a full look at the timeline below. Ansel Elgort Sexual Assault Allegations — A Timeline Of Events June 2020 On June 19, 2020, a woman by the name of Gabby (@Itsgabby) on Twitter accused Elgort of sexually assaulting her in 2014. At the time, she was reportedly 17-years-old and he was 20. In her post, which is now deleted, ‘Gabby’ said she messaged the Fault in Our Stars and Baby Driver actor just two days before her 17th birthday and Elgort responded and asked her to send nude photos....

Now that time has passed and the hype surrounding Anthem has settled, BioWare has begun to hammer down what exactly the game is and what it is not. And one thing the developer wants to make very clear is that Anthem is not a new Mass Effect style game. As BioWare explains in an interview with Edmonton AM Radio CBC, Anthem is a science fantasy game in the vein of properties like Star Wars and Marvel....

In celebration of N7 Day, Anthem players can get their hands on armor based on the Asari, Turians, Quarians, and Krogans from Mass Effect. The armor admittedly looks pretty cool, though it’s unlikely to tide over any Mass Effect fans who are anxious for a new entry in the critically-acclaimed series. RELATED: BioWare Releases ‘What’s Next for Anthem’ Post, Doesn’t Talk About Long-Term Plans Whenever N7 Day rolls around, Mass Effect fans keep their fingers crossed that some big announcement will be made, but this year it seems they’ll have to settle on the Anthem Mass Effect armor....

Post-launch content in Anthem will be broken into what BioWare calls Acts. For the time being, only three Acts are shown but more should follow. Act 02 and Act 03 are only shown with a teaser image and the words [Cortext Entry Locked], implying that more information will be shared later. Act 01, however, is called Echoes of Reality and will begin in March. Act 01: Echoes of Reality, and presumably any future act, is broken up into a series of Updates....

News of Anthem’s expectations at launch were voiced by the game’s producer Mark Darrah in an interview with USGamer. Darrah explained how even without the live service support that’s already planned, the goal is for players to be able to enjoy playing Anthem for long after the game’s release. He also explained that, in the past few years, many popular live service games have launched without being finished, citing their lack of content as one of the main reasons for those same titles being unable to retain their player base....

The 49ers announced Monday that the offensive lineman “informed the team that he has retired from the National Football League.” MORE: Best images from Week 3 After missing the 2015 season, Davis applied for reinstatement last spring and reported to 49ers training camp this summer. A first-round pick of the 49ers in 2010, Davis started every game at right tackle through the 2013 season. The Niners rewarded him with a seven-year, $39....

“Fortunately, right now, over the last few weeks, we’ve seen a turnaround in the slope in going down in both cases and hospitalizations. Deaths are still up, but it’s really flattening, so it’s a lagging indicator,” Fauci said in an interview with Greta Van Systeren, which will air Sunday. “I strongly suspect that you’re going to start seeing the deaths go down similar to the hospitalizations,” he added. New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have declined in recent weeks following a summer surge that overwhelmed hospitals in numerous states....

Competing in the PFL lightweight division, Pettis will attempt to dethrone the only 155 lb champion the promotion has ever known in Natan Schulte. The Brazilian has seized back-to-back titles and is in the pursuit of his third. Besides the former UFC lightweight champion, new additions to the category are 2020 boxing sensation Clay Collard, Canadian Olivier Aubin-Mercier, and Johnny Case - who fought Schulte to a draw in 2018....

Concerns among progressives—and even some Democrats in office—that President Donald Trump may lose the November election yet dismiss the results or refuse to relinquish his power are so prevalent that organizations are forming a coalition to educate voters and “mobilize” millions of Americans to demand a peaceful transfer of power. “We’re sounding the alarm that the threat Trump poses to our democracy is very real,” Stand Up America President Sean Eldridge told Newsweek....

The event is being replicated in some form or another in cities and towns across America, emblematic of a growing grassroots movement of people who believe that vaccine mandates—for COVID, yes, but increasingly for other diseases as well—are an affront to their personal freedom. That represents a marked shift from pre-pandemic times, when vaccine opponents typically based their reasoning on medical concerns and were largely comprised of a few religious sects and a small number of left-leaning activists seeking explanations for rising rates of autism....

Since antibiotics work only against bacteria, never against viruses, they have no effect on colds, flu, bronchitis and most sore throats. Even kids with deep coughs or green nasal discharge usually have viral infections. These kids don’t need antibiotics. They need what moms gave them before antibiotics existed: rest, fluids and time. Antibiotics should enter the picture only when a doctor is reasonably sure that the child has a bacterial infection....