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“Breaking down barriers since 1978” was the message on the big screens in the seconds before kick-off, a nod to Laurie Cunningham, Brendon Batson and Cyrille Regis, a trio of West Bromwich Albion heroes credited with changing the face of the game. At...

Mary Claire Haver talks armpit fat, hormone replacement therapy and the 10,000 women asking her for advice
If you are a woman born in the 70s who has Googled “menopause” on an iPhone, you probably know who Mary Claire Haver is. Ever since the physician pivoted from focusing on her Houston area OB-GYN practice to menopause care in 2021, the fast-talking Texan...

Gitanas Nausėda, the incumbent, has led polls in campaign focused on war in Ukraine and threat from Russia
Lithuanians are going to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election amid growing fears about Moscow and security in the Baltic region.
The incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda, a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its two-year war with Russia, is the clear favourite among the seven candidates after a campaign focusing on security concerns in the Baltic states, according to polls showing he had a...

Former cast member makes for reliably funny host but an embarrassingly sentimental opener sets things off on a bum note
The penultimate episode of Saturday Night Live’s 49th season happens to fall only a few hours before Mother’s Day, so, as has been an off-and-on tradition over the last couple of years, the show forgoes a traditional cold open so that the cast can introduce...