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But until very recently, the White House has appeared reluctant to name Leiter as permanent NCTC chief. Instead, it spent months on a fruitless search for a higher-profile director, according to two government officials who asked for anonymity when discussing sensitive matters. Several possible candidates, including military officers and CIA executives, turned the job down. Administration officials and Republican congressmen concluded that candidates were scared off by the prospect of the Senate confirmation process—especially since the job could be short-lived, with only a year left in the Bush presidency....

As of the end of 2021, data from Mercury Research suggested the company accounted for 74.4% of all traditional CPU sales. That was driven by strong sales of its 11th-gen processors, although Rocket Lake desktop CPUs weren’t quite as impressive. However, the current 12th-gen chips have been very well received. But Intel must continue innovating to fend off the likes of AMD, which hit an all-time high of 25.4% in the same report....

Sandeep finished with excellent figures of 4-1-25-4 with an economy rate of 6.25 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday. But despite his commendable bowling efforts, Punjab lost by four wickets. His four-wicket haul, though, helped him become the second highest wicket-taker in the ongoing tournament with seven scalps. “T20 is harsh on the bowlers and you get hit for runs, you can’t avoid that....

Regarding the request for the Jan. 19 Serie A game against Sassuolo, Inter says “this is an important initiative that sends a strong and clear message against all forms of discrimination and violence.” There was no immediate response from the federation or league. Inter has also been ordered to play an Italian Cup match against Benevento next week in an empty stadium. The measures were taken after a Dec. 26 game at the San Siro was marred by racist chants aimed at Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly....

The Nerazzurri were ordered to play upcoming matches against Benevento and Sassuolo behind closed doors after racial abuse was aimed at Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. Initially Inter signalled the club would appeal the punishment but a club statement on Tuesday said this was no longer the case. Instead, Inter have requested that youngsters from sports projects be permitted to watch the Sassuolo game from a section of San Siro....

The Infosys Foundation India International Challenge Badminton tournament will be held in Bengaluru from October 19 to 24, subject to final clearance from the government. This badminton tournament could not be held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation in India. The six-day badminton tournament will mark the comeback of international tournaments in the country. Due to the pandemic, India has not seen any major domestic or international badminton tournaments since March, 2020....

“Someone’s been leaving notes on my car at work, [and] this is the most recent and in-depth one yet. Nope,” the post was called in Reddit’s “Mildly Infuriating” forum under the username u/Zeddstar2000 where the woman shared a photo of the note and wrote. The post has amassed over 52,000 upvotes and more than 7,400 comments from Redditors, many of whom believe the woman has a stalker and should contact the police....

Revis had an opening to talk more trash to 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, who struggled at times to keep up with the Chiefs’ speedy receivers during San Francisco’s Super Bowl 54 loss. Revis teased the internet with this postgame tweet: Revis needled Sherman after the NFC championship game, saying he was too scared to play man-to-man. Sherman responded by citing stats and trying to knock the latter stages of Revis’ career....

According to Gallup, consumers in the U.S. expect to spend approximately $886 on Christmas gifts on average in 2021. That’s more than any amount previously predicted over the past 20 years. However, at least one couple appears to be taking a stand against the rampant festive consumerism. In a post shared to the MaliciousCompliance Subreddit on Reddit, a man described how he and his wife decided to get revenge on their siblings after they were “basically ordered” to buy their nieces and nephews expensive gifts this Christmas....

Under the username Ho776JB, the parent posted to the Reddit feed “Am I The A**hole” where they explained that the other mother asked for the poster’s two daughters to dye their hair “a natural color.” The two girls, aged 11 and 10, have their hair dyed purple. “I asked why and the mother insisted their hair would take away from birthday pictures cause they’d draw attention,” the post read. “I asked if my daughters could just not be in the pictures and she said there’s no way to guarantee that and to either dye their hair a ’normal’ color or they can’t come....

Under the username u/life_after_love, the woman shared her story to the “Am I The A**hole” forum in a post that received more than 19,600 votes since Wednesday. In the post, the woman, 25, explained that her now-ex, 28, was gay and hid it from her. She said it wasn’t until she found him cheating with another man that she discovered what happened. “He as much as admitted that he knew he wasn’t attracted to me that way, but he wanted kids and a ’normal’ life,” u/life_after_love’s post read....

Posting to the discussion-based site on November 28, the woman, who goes by the account name Ring222, explained that she had been married to a husband a couple of years and they had one child. Over the years she had always had suspicions that the ring her husband proposed with “was the one he gave his ex”, who is also the mother of her stepchild. She revealed: “I knew he had the ring still when we first met as he found it when we were getting rid of a lot of stuff when moving in together....

Despite her insistence, others online felt she was being over sensitive and that the comments probably weren’t meant to be unkind. The mom explained that she and her sister-in-law have babies of a similar age, with her sister-in-law falling pregnant shortly after meeting the poster’s brother-in-law. Due to the pandemic, the pair have only met “a handful of times.” “Anyway,” she wrote. “We sat in [my] mother-in-law’s living room and she was talking to my son and said he looks like a cabbage patch kid....

A woman recently divided the internet after admitting she only showered once a week, while last summer celebrity couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis caused a furor after sharing their controversial bathing habits. Mumsnet is divided over whether or not a man’s request that his girlfriend shower before bed is “controlling.” Posting to Mumsnet’s “Talk” forum, user SilentG1 said that her boyfriend called her “disgusting” after a day out in the city, and asked her to shower or sleep in the spare room....

The 25-year-old shared her dilemma to Reddit’s popular Am I The A**hole forum, under the username Good_Cheesecake_251, where she vented her frustration over her boyfriend’s efforts. She explained he is 35, and they’ve been dating for three years. “In a funny coincidence, both of our birthdays and our anniversary (the day we met) all happen in the same week,” she revealed. This year they each decided to organize a “surprise” for their other half’s birthday, before going for a nice dinner to celebrate their anniversary....

Published to Reddit’s popular r/AmITheA**hole forum, a man under the anonymous username u/Visible_Letter_9093 shared his story in order to receive opinions from the “AITA” community. The viral post has over 6,000 upvotes and 800 comments. “My wife is really close to giving birth, and we are both super excited to welcome our baby girl into this world,” the user began, “However, the issue is the fact that my 92 year old grandfather is sick and will most likely pass on in the next week or so....

Sportskeeda: You’ve been in 2 WrestleManias so far, but this looks to be the biggest one yet. Do you consider this to be the biggest match of your career, and what have you learnt the most from the past two WrestleMania experiences? AJ Styles: I do think this is the biggest match of my career. I think this is the match that most people want to see. We’re doing it at WrestleMania, so it doesn’t get much bigger than that....

She is currently embroiled in a rivalry with her former best friend, Becky Lynch over the SmackDown Women’s Championship. I had the chance to speak with her on a telecon about a variety of topics and here is what she had to say: SK: What did you think of the audience reaction when Becky turned on you? And do you think she was justified? Charlotte: Well, if they didn’t react… then we would have a major problem....

The last race of Round-1, the Race-4 started with the Chennai boy losing a couple of positions early in the race trying to overtake the pole sitter Yash Aradhya, after starting P2 on the grid. However, he stuck stick close to the top three cars until the very last lap, waiting for any opportunity. The race came to life just before the start of the penultimate lap with Tharani pulling off a stunning maneuver to overtake the three cars ahead of him, helping him secure the win on the back of some quick and clever thinking....

NEWSWEEK’s Steve Tuttle talked to Detective C. R. Beals of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to better understand just exactly what goes on at one of these gory fights. Beals, who has focused on this type of crime for over a decade, has been an expert witness in a number of dog-fighting cases and is his department’s blood sport authority, which also includes cockfighting. Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: What happens at a typical organized dog fight?...