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The next two or three months in Ukraine are likely to be exceedingly violent, in a war that has already been the deadliest in Europe in the past 80 years. Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, explains why.

We photographed badly wounded Gazans who made it out for treatment. Many can think of little but the dead they left behind. “We wanted to go with them, too,” one child told us.

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s professional tennis career is over after he lost his final Davis Cup match to Dutchman Botic Botic 6-4, 6-4. Van de Zandschulp.That loss was coupled with Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers losing 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in doubles to Wesley Kouchov and Van de Zande Schulp, who caused Spain to be eliminated from the Davis Cup. The end came to an end for Nadal, one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, who confirmed in October that he would retire from the event.Nadal showed flashes of his old self in his loss to…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets players and coaches often talk about how they can’t resort to pointing fingers, even when things are at their worst — and that’s exactly what happened right now.There was a play late in the fourth quarter on Sunday, a coverage failure that was perfect for this painful and confusing season. But this game was decided by decisions made minutes earlier on the other side of the ball.It felt like the Jets were about to win a game. They regained momentum early in the second half, scoring on a forced fumble and then a…

As the Denver Broncos prepare to select a third-round pick in April’s NFL draft, they are ecstatic to see Jonah Ellis’ name still on the roster.Denver head coach Sean Payton said earlier this season that the team had a second-round grade in Utah’s pass rush. They believe in his ability to be a first-year contributor, a need that was heightened when Drew Sanders, the third-round pick from the previous year, was injured in the spring.There’s just one problem. The Atlanta Falcons selected two picks ahead of the Broncos. Their general manager is Terry Fontenot, who previously spent almost all of…

Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera.Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera.

At first glance, former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington’s career doesn’t bear much resemblance to Wrexham or football, a sport he stopped playing at around the age of 10.But the third overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft insists Wells’ club’s rise parallels his own. So much so that Harrington and his family would often wake up early on Saturdays to watch Phil Parkinson’s team play live, 4,750 miles away, at home in Portland, Oregon, on the west coast.”If you had told me 10 years ago I would have subscribed to the Vanarama National League,” he said of the match in…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, a scratch recruit out of Virginia’s high school class, has made an impression on Michigan State sophomore cornerback and former four-star recruit Ja Jyaire Hill took a token taunt and left him wandering the empty field.Indiana junior defensive end Mikail Kamara, a sporadic player out of Virginia’s high school ranks, sandwiched between Michigan senior right guard Giovanni El-Hadi and sophomore right tackle Evan Link, right into the face of quarterback Davis Warren. Both Wolverines linemen ended their reserve careers with four stars next to their names, and both will have to…

“Hi, I’m Sean Baker. I’m the writer, director and editor of “Anora.” This is the scene in which our protagonist, Ani, played by Mikey Madison, is arriving at the house supposedly owned by Ivan Zakharov, who is played by Mark Eydelshteyn. So this was obviously supposed to bring not only Ani into Ivan’s world, but the audience into Ivan’s world. So I wanted the camera to essentially be following Ani, but also be seeing the world through Ani’s eyes. That’s why I did my best to not make it very cutty, especially when she arrives up at the front door…

Travis Kelce said his brother, Jason Kelce, was protecting his family when he responded to a heckling fan by throwing his phone to the ground on Saturday. The brothers discussed the incident, which led to an investigation by Penn State police and included Jason exchanging homophobic slurs with fans on an episode of the “New Heights Podcast” released Wednesday.”I know this is heavy on you, bro. … Everybody is spreading the footage out there. It’s going to make things bigger than I think they actually are,” Travis said on the podcast.”But the reality is, a clown comes up to you…