In Butler, Pennsylvania, a billboard learn “In Musk We Belief.” A Tesla Cybertruck parked on the aspect of the street sported a TRUMP 2024 flag.

With a month left within the presidential marketing campaign, former president Donald Trump returned to Butler for a rally lower than three months after the assassination try on Trump’s life that resulted within the loss of life of 1 rally attendee. This time, Trump was joined by X proprietor Elon Musk and vice presidential candidate JD Vance.

“Welcome Again to Butler, Mr. President,” learn a message in Trump’s walk-on video.

When Trump began talking, the identical chart about unlawful immigration he was referring to within the moments earlier than the tried assassination appeared on display screen. “And as I used to be saying,” Trump mentioned. He’d timed this second in order that it passed off at exactly 6:11 pm, which was when he was shot within the ear on July 13. He additionally held a “second of silence” honoring those that have been injured or killed throughout the assassination try in July. Opera singer Christopher Macchio sang Ave Maria, and other people within the crowd eliminated their hats, wiped their eyes, and a few even took a knee as Trump regarded on solemnly.

“Over the previous eight years, those that wish to cease us from attaining this future have slandered me, impeached me, indicted me, tried to throw me off the poll, and who is aware of? Perhaps even attempt to kill me,” mentioned Trump, floating the conspiracy principle that the tried assassination was orchestrated by his political opponents. “Twelve weeks in the past all of us took a bullet for America.”

Trump later invited Musk on stage. The X proprietor walked on carrying a black blazer over a shirt saying “Occupy Mars” and a black MAGA hat. “As you possibly can see, I’m not simply MAGA,” mentioned Musk. “I’m darkish MAGA.” Darkish MAGA is a memecoin, a kind of cryptocurrency impressed by on-line developments. The valuation of Darkish MAGA soared proper across the time that Musk spoke.

Musk repeatedly implored viewers members and viewers to register to vote. “This election is crucial election of our lifetime,” mentioned Musk. “That is no atypical election.”

He wrapped up his transient speech with an ominous message: “Get everybody you understand, and everybody you do not know, drag them to register to vote,” he mentioned. “In the event that they don’t, this would be the final election. That’s my prediction.”

Musk’s look at Saturday’s rally marked a serious benchmark in his political evolution. Following the assassination try towards Trump in Butler, Musk posted on X that he had determined to “absolutely endorse” the previous president and shortly after that introduced the creation of a political motion committee to assist Trump’s marketing campaign. Musk initially mentioned he would donate $45 million per thirty days to the PAC, although he has since modified his tune. Musk additionally hosted Trump for a glitchy dwell dialog on X Areas in August.

Musk was beforehand an Obama, Clinton, and Biden voter who donated to politicians on each side of the aisle however touted himself as somebody who typically tried to remain out of politics. At a 2015 Self-importance Honest occasion, Musk mentioned he hoped Trump wouldn’t clinch the Republican nomination for president as a result of “that wouldn’t be good” and “can be a bit embarrassing.” He additionally informed CNBC that he didn’t imagine Trump had the “type of character that displays nicely on the US” whereas voicing assist for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s coverage platform. In 2017, Musk donated massive sums to Republicans, signaling a attainable rightward shift in his political outlook. And in 2020, he bamboozled a lot of his followers with a cryptic Twitter submit: “Take the Pink Capsule.”

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Johan Neeskens, one of many midfield stars of the Netherlands’ “Clockwork Orange” groups of the Nineteen Seventies alongside Johan Cruyff, has died. He was 73.

The Dutch soccer affiliation, KNVB, mentioned Monday that Neeskens died the day before today in Algeria, the place he was collaborating in a training venture it organised. No reason behind demise was instantly introduced.

“Phrases fail to seize the enormity and suddenness of this loss,” the KNVB mentioned in an announcement on its web site. “Our ideas are together with his spouse Marlis, his kids, household and pals.

“The world not solely says goodbye to a gifted sportsman however, above all, to a compassionate, pushed and fantastic individual.”

Neeskens misplaced two successive World Cup finals.

He scored from the penalty spot to provide his workforce an early 1-0 lead within the 1974 showpiece however the Netherlands, recognized for his or her fluent model of “complete soccer,” went on to lose 2-1 to West Germany in Munich.

“Essentially the most stunning soccer would not at all times win,” he mentioned later, in accordance with the KNVB. “However it’s unimaginable to me that individuals all around the world nonetheless speak about that Dutch workforce. One of the best and most stunning soccer, complete soccer.”

Neeskens was additionally within the workforce 4 years later when the Dutch once more fell agonisingly in need of the world title, shedding 3-1 to hosts Argentina after additional time in Buenos Aires.

Neeskens performed a complete of 49 internationals for the Netherlands, together with 12 at World Cups, and scored 17 objectives.

Neeskens received the European Cup, the predecessor of the Champions League, 3 times as a part of the dominant Ajax workforce of the early ’70s and went on to play for Barcelona after which the New York Cosmos amongst different groups.

“We’re deeply saddened to listen to concerning the passing of Johan Neeskens. Our ideas are together with his household right now. Relaxation in peace, Ajax legend,” the Amsterdam membership mentioned on X, previously Twitter.

Barcelona, referring to the membership’s nickname, known as Neeskens “A blaugrana legend who will endlessly be in our reminiscence. Relaxation in peace.”

At a reunion of the gamers within the 1974 World Cup closing, Neeskens defined what he believed was the important thing to a workforce’s success.

“The collective, that is what it is all about,” he mentioned in accordance with the KNVB. “You want one another on the sphere. You’ll be able to solely grow to be a champion as a workforce. There is just one star and that’s the workforce.”

After his enjoying profession, Neeskens acted as an assistant coach for each the Netherlands and Australia.

Junior working again Ashton Jeanty has amassed 845 speeding yards via 4 video games of the 2024 season. He has rushed for 190 yards or extra in three video games, the lone exception being Boise State’s 56-14 blowout win over FCS Portland State, when Jeanty carried simply 11 instances and did not file a contact within the second half.

If his tempo continues, Jeanty — and his 10.3 yards per carry — can be in unique firm. At the moment on observe to finish the common season with 2,535 speeding yards, Jeanty seems prone to be part of a listing of 4 faculty soccer gamers to have amassed over 2,000 regular-season speeding yards previously decade.

The gamers he could possibly be becoming a member of:

Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, 2014

Gordon had 2,260 yards on the bottom throughout 12 regular-season video games in 2014, discovering the top zone 26 instances. By the point he completed postseason play, it was the second-most prolific speeding season by a school participant.

Gordon’s Wisconsin Badgers thrived as he posted online game numbers. The Badgers shook off an opening-week loss to the LSU Tigers to win 10 of their last 11 regular-season video games, highlighted by a dominant 59-24 thrashing of No. 16 Nebraska, the place Gordon raced to 408 speeding yards and 4 touchdowns in Camp Randall Stadium.

Rashaad Penny, San Diego State, 2017

Rashaad Penny could not have had larger footwear to fill heading into his senior season with the San Diego State Aztecs in 2017.

Penny had flashed the earlier 12 months, impressing because the backup to one of the dominant working backs in faculty soccer historical past in Donnel Pumphrey. Not solely did Penny match Pumphrey’s manufacturing, he truly improved on it.

The senior accrued 2027 regular-season speeding yards, averaging just below 7.5 yards per carry. After struggling in losses to Boise State and Fresno State, Penny responded with a streak of 4 consecutive video games with 200 speeding yards or extra to finish the common season.

Tevin Coleman, Indiana, 2014

The Indiana Hoosiers struggled in 2014, however their star working again Tevin Coleman nonetheless shined.

Coleman had by no means beforehand rushed for greater than 1,000 yards in a season earlier than 2014, when the junior ran for 2036 yards. Even because the Hoosiers labored, profitable only one Huge Ten sport en path to a 4-8 last file, Coleman maintained a exceptional consistency — surpassing the 100-yard mark on the bottom in each sport however one.

D’Onta Foreman, Texas, 2016

As a sophomore in 2015, D’Onta Foreman carried 95 instances for 681 yards. In 2016, the Texas Longhorns fed him 323 carries, which he become a exceptional 2028 speeding yards in an in any other case down 12 months for Texas.

Although the 5-7 Longhorns missed out on a bowl sport, Foreman loved a constant and productive 12 months. The junior completed with eight video games the place he scored a number of instances via the air or floor, and eclipsed the 150-rushing yard mark in seven video games.

The previous Netherlands worldwide Johan Neeskens has died on the age of 73. The midfielder was a part of the era that have been credited with introducing “whole soccer” and a part of the crew that reached two consecutive World Cup finals within the Nineteen Seventies.

The Dutch FA (KNVB) mentioned in a press release: “The KNVB was shocked yesterday morning by the information that Johan Neeskens has all of a sudden handed away on the age of 73. Over the last couple of days he was in Algeria, working for the KNVB’s World Coaches program, the place he grew to become unwell. Sadly, medical assist couldn’t make a distinction for him.”

Neeskens gained 49 caps for the Netherlands and gave them the lead within the 1974 World Cup remaining after two minutes with a penalty in opposition to West Germany, who went on to win 2-1. The Netherlands misplaced the ultimate 4 years later too, this time 3-1 after additional time in opposition to Argentina. At membership degree he represented Ajax (the place he gained three European Cups and two league titles) and Barcelona earlier than transferring to the US, the place he performed for New York Cosmos and Kansas Metropolis Comets.

The Dutch FA added: “Phrases fail to seize the enormity and suddenness of this loss. Our ideas are along with his spouse Marlis, his kids, household, and mates. The world not solely says goodbye to a gifted sportsman however above all, to a compassionate, pushed, and fantastic particular person.”

The Netherlands supervisor, Ronald Koeman, mentioned: “Once I was a bit of boy, he was my massive idol. As a younger boy you performed soccer on the road and also you requested: ‘Who desires to be Cruyff? Who desires to be [Willem] van Hanegem?’ I wished to be Johan Neeskens.”

Ajax mentioned on X: “We’re deeply saddened to listen to in regards to the passing of Johan Neeskens. Our ideas are along with his household right now. Relaxation in peace, Ajax legend.” Barcelona, referring to the membership’s nickname, referred to as Neeskens “a blaugrana legend who will without end be in our reminiscence. Relaxation in peace.”

Lengthy COVID happens in roughly a 3rd of COVID-19 survivors, with the CDC estimating one in 13 adults in the USA have lengthy COVID signs reminiscent of mind fog, shortness of breath and chest ache. In a brand new research revealed in Nature Immunology, pulmonologists on the Northwestern Medication Complete COVID-19 Heart (CCC) observed that many sufferers referred to the CCC for lengthy COVID signs had persistently irregular CT scans of their lungs. Some sufferers would get well, whereas others would stay with scar tissue. They referred to as this respiratory post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) with radiographic abnormalities (RPRA).

In collaboration with Brigham and Ladies’s Hospital, The Ohio State College and Duke College, Northwestern Medication scientists mixed state-of-the-art gene expression expertise and CT scan evaluation to find out which cells and molecules had been answerable for radiographic abnormalities in lengthy COVID sufferers, which may assist inform future remedy choices.

“Our understanding of lengthy COVID continues to be in its early levels and there aren’t any FDA-approved and even broadly agreed-upon therapies for lengthy COVID,” mentioned Marc Sala, MD, affiliate professor of Medication within the Division of Pulmonary and Important Care, co-director of the Northwestern Medication Complete COVID-19 Heart and a pulmonary and demanding care specialist with the Northwestern Medication Canning Thoracic Institute. “The underlying cells and molecules that contribute to radiographic abnormalities in lengthy COVID sufferers are actually higher established, and equally vital, it seems to be the identical organic processes answerable for different varieties of lung harm that lead to pulmonary fibrosis. This frequent denominator rationalization might assist not solely in creating therapies for lengthy COVID because it continues to evolve sooner or later, but additionally contributes to our understanding of pulmonary fibrosis on account of different circumstances.”

The staff evaluated 35 sufferers who had lengthy COVID on the CCC between November 2020 and Could 2022. These sufferers had respiratory signs reminiscent of cough and shortness of breath, but additionally had irregular lung tissue on their CT scans. The investigators centered on this group to higher perceive what was the reason for some instances of radiographic abnormalities to worsen or enhance. 

Among the many Sufferers Examined

• Median age was 62 (vary from 32 to 83)
• 43 p.c had been feminine
• 66 p.c had been white, 17 p.c had been Black and 20 p.c had been Hispanic
• All sufferers had respiratory signs on presentation with shortness of breath being the commonest symptom (97 p.c) adopted by cough (69 p.c)
• 9 sufferers had by no means been hospitalized; and of the 26 who had been hospitalized, 17 had been admitted to the intensive care unit
• Two sufferers in the end required lung transplantation after their COVID analysis
• 43 p.c of sufferers required oxygen remedy, together with the 2 sufferers who required lung transplantation

The scientists in contrast sufferers inside this cohort whose lungs improved on subsequent imaging to sufferers who didn’t enhance. In extra analyses, knowledge had been in contrast between RPRA and former research involving sufferers who required lung transplantation after COVID, wholesome management specimens, and samples from sufferers who had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Key Findings

1. CT scans performed a median of 145 days after COVID an infection had been analyzed and confirmed 39 p.c pulmonary fibrosis and 22 p.c inflammatory modifications within the 35 sufferers examined.
2. Samples from lung fluid on a subset of those sufferers a median of 5.3 months however as much as 1.5 years (after COVID an infection) confirmed excessive ranges of pro-inflammatory molecules resulting in ongoing immune cell migration into their lungs.
3. There was a persistent migration of white blood cells (together with neutrophils and monocytes) into the lungs of individuals with radiographic abnormalities that was correlated with the severity of CT scan modifications. Particularly, monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages (MoAM) have been present in each mice and people to be concerned within the development to pulmonary fibrosis.
4. The MoAMs didn’t seem to change to a “restore mode.” Sufferers with radiographic abnormalities that improved, worsened or remained the identical all had similar-appearing MoAMs. This was supported by evaluating their molecular traits to samples from sufferers who had end-stage pulmonary fibrosis from COVID and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

“What shocked us essentially the most was the continuing inflow of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic immune cells from blood into lungs even one 12 months after the COVID an infection. Traditionally, we assume infection-related lung irritation resolves by this level. The extremely overlapping organic processes involving radiographic abnormalities and different non-COVID circumstances that result in fibrosis is a vital discovering,” Sala mentioned.

Subsequent Steps

In line with investigators, understanding the underlying drivers for protracted lung irritation in radiographic abnormalities is a vital step in addressing lengthy COVID, which might contain almost any organ system. Steroids got to many sufferers on this cohort, however it stays to be decided whether or not this technique is useful in some sufferers greater than others. The research serves as a step ahead in understanding pulmonary fibrosis generally to help investigations within the discovery of higher medical therapies.

“The extra invisible manifestations of lengthy COVID, reminiscent of mind fog, shortness of breath, fast coronary heart price and fatigue, might effectively contain related extended irritation and this research is a vital step ahead in supporting this concept,” Sala mentioned. “The research additionally helps a broader level that understanding COVID and its ongoing impacts can serve to tell our understanding of different persistent respiratory diseases that result in pulmonary fibrosis.”

Up to now, the CCC has handled greater than 4,000 sufferers since Could 2020 with neurology, pulmonology and cardiology being essentially the most generally sought specialties. For extra info on the CCC, go to nm.org and to schedule an appointment, please name 312.926.9900.

There may be in all probability not a fan base in big-time faculty soccer that’s having extra enjoyable as of late than the one in Berkeley. The California Golden Bears are internet hosting ESPN Faculty GameDay earlier than the soccer group takes on No. 8 Miami in its first house convention sport as a part of the reshaped ACC.

And, after all, there’s the “Calgorithm,” a tongue-in-cheek strategy on social media that performs on the college’s left-leaning political fame for some good old style soccer fan trolling. This phenomenon impressed GameDay’s maiden go to to Berkeley, and it could produce a couple of extra viewers for his or her late Saturday evening matchup with the ‘Canes.

All of that will serve to briefly overshadow the monetary tumult on the college’s athletic division. Cal’s price range woes are the results of a mixture of the rise in training prices, fiscal challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a declining media payout from the Pac-12 and debt amassed in a expensive stadium renovation accomplished over a decade in the past.

In line with Sportico’s faculty sports activities finance database, Cal has probably the most excellent athletic debt of any public faculty within the nation at $439.6 million as of 2022-23, practically 5 occasions the nationwide common sports activities debt. (The debt is over $126 million greater than the second-highest faculty, Arizona State.)

The best contributor to Cal’s debt was a needed however exorbitant renovation of California Memorial Stadium. Opening in 1923, Memorial Stadium has lengthy been thought-about a basic faculty soccer venue, with majestic views of the San Francisco Bay. It was additionally inbuilt a most precarious location—over the Hayward Fault Line. As an alternative of constructing a brand new venue away from the fault line, the college selected to renovate the stadium in a mission that included a $200 million-plus seismic retrofit and a partial gutting of its inside.

That renovation, accomplished in 2012, value the college practically half a billion {dollars} ($474 million, to be actual). Cal borrowed round $445 million–94% of the prices–to finance the development, with debt-service funds of $18 million that can escalate to $37 million in 2039. The cost schedule runs by way of (this isn’t a typo) the yr 2112, a full century after the renovation was accomplished. As beforehand reported in Sportico, the college misinterpret the demand for decades-long season ticket packages, which it hoped would repay a lot of the debt.

Cal additionally got here to the belief that its break up of income from the Pac-12’s media deal was not going to be adequate to soak up a few of rising prices of school sports activities. Becoming a member of fellow NorCal rival Stanford and SMU within the ACC allowed the college to nonetheless compete within the Energy 4 (then 5).

By defecting to the ACC, the three decidedly-not Atlantic Coast faculties had been prepared to just accept smaller shares of the convention’s media income. Every will absorb partial shares value $25 million per yr for subsequent 9 years earlier than receiving full shares within the closing three years of the ACC’s take care of ESPN that expires after the 2035-36 tutorial yr.

Maybe it gained’t take lengthy for Cal soccer to rise by way of the ranks within the ACC even because the convention itself may very well be dramatically modified if Florida State and Clemson someway bolt for the SEC or Huge Ten. It’s equally doable that little modifications at Berkeley, and its practically also-ran standing within the closing decade with the Pac-12 replicates itself within the ACC. Regardless of the way you slice it, Golden Bears soccer is carrying each excessive money owed and excessive hopes onto the sector on this new period.