It’s not that Jiang, who just met Bush for the first time at the APEC meeting in Shanghai, is simply in a friendly mood. He wants America to mute its criticism of China’s crackdown on Muslim separatists in Xinjiang province. Jiang is also hoping that Bush, preoccupied with a new security agenda, will reconsider his missile-defense program. China is concerned about an established U.S. toehold in Central Asia, but, says a Western diplomat in Beijing: “If the Americans take out the Taliban and then leave, that will be OK....

Kirschenbaum’s suit against the university, which is scheduled for trial in a Chicago courtroom this April, could affect the status of tenure around the country. In an effort to fight skyrocketing costs, many schools have cut back on the number of professors hired in tenure-track positions. Part-time instructors working on one- or two-year contracts have become fixtures on many campuses. A few schools have even directly attacked the concept of tenure, which was originally intended to protect academic freedom....

This changed in 2000 when our family of four became naturalized citizens of the U.S. Like many before us, my parents valued land as a form of inheritance. They also fell in love with the gentle rolling hills of East Texas. In late 2020, my parents started searching for freedom from COVID-19 by looking for land to purchase. Like many children of immigrants, I helped navigate the new land for my parents....

Since launching on April 6, Quibi continues to engage interest towards its mobile app. Initially, new users were treated to a free 90 day trial, but now that’s all changing. Starting May 1 customers interested in signing up for the streaming video service will get a two-week trial instead. It’s less time to check out the service, and Quibi’s concession here is posting free content on YouTube for anyone to check out and decide if the service is for them....

Fourteen years later, watching the increasingly heated debate over the use of black English in struggling minority urban school districts, I can’t help but offer my own experience as proof that the premise is greatly flawed. My skill with standard English propelled me from a life of poverty and dead ends to a future I could have scarcely imagined. It has opened doors for me that might never have budged an inch for a poor black girl from Cairo, Ill....

The Irish, however, didn’t make the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame lost by one point to Georgia and suffered November losses to Miami and Stanford. That margin for error remains small — smaller than most teams’ — without a conference championship game and a difficult schedule. There’s still reason for optimism in 2018, however: Offensive coordinator Chip Long is back, and Kelly, entering his ninth season, has the Irish in position for another season of double-digit victories....

Notre Dame offensive lineman Steve Elmer, who started 30 games over the past three seasons, announced Tuesday that he plans to forgo his final season of eligibility with the Irish for a professional opportunity in Washington, D.C. MORE: 20 impact players in 2016 | 16 questions for 2016 “I will graduate from Notre Dame this May and start my professional journey this summer in the Washington, D.C. area,” Elmer said in a letter....

Notre Dame (4-0) went into Soldier Field in Chicago to beat the Badgers (1-2) 41-13, though the score belies how close the game was, even at the start of the fourth quarter. The game was tied 10-10 heading into the final period, and the Badgers took a three-point lead following a Collin Larsh 27-yard field goal. It was the last positive play for Wisconsin. From there, Notre Dame outscored Wisconsin 31-0 off a 98-yard kick return from Chris Tyree, a 16-yard touchdown connection between third-string quarterback Drew Pyne and Kevin Austin Jr....

The 34-year-old missed the recent Australian Open, after the Serbian star had his visa cancelled and was deported from the country. Djokovic had not spoken publicly since being deported, nor had he revealed his vaccination status against COVID - until now. In a sit-down interview with BBC, Djokovic revealed he is not vaccinated, but denies claims that he is a part of the ‘anti-vax movement’. “I have not spoken about this before and I have not disclosed my medical record and my vaccination status, because I had the right to keep that private and discreet....

After losing his serve, the world No. 1 hit a ball in anger and struck the official in the throat. Djokovic did not strike the ball hard or deliberately, but he was clearly frustrated. The line judge shouted out in pain and fell down. US OPEN SCHEDULE 2020: TV coverage, channels & more to watch every match in tennis Grand Slam Djokovic’s expression after the ball hit the woman made it appear unintentional....

In a statement released on Tuesday morning, the world No.1 revealed he was tested in Belgrade, Serbia, earlier this week and that the test had returned a positive result. Croatia’s Borna Coric, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria and Viktor Troicki who all took part in the Adria Tour all tested positive over the weekend. “I am extremely sorry for each individual case of infection,” Djokovic said in a statement. “I hope that it will not complicate anyone’s health situation and that everyone will be fine....

After losing the first set 7-6 (1), Federer rallied to even up the match. Djokovic retreated to his chair between sets and tried to “hulk” up. MORE: Wimbledon photos | Celebs everywhere | ‘Harry Potter’ author sticks up for Serena It didn’t work out well. Djokovic needs to say his prayers and take his vitamins. Pythons don’t grow themselves, brother.

Gingrich knows that he needs to curb his tendency to lob verbal grenades, and turn his angry rhetoric about “dismantling the corrupt liberal welfare state” into responsible policy. But he has a hard time restraining himself. His disdain for the establishment impels his politics and extends to an active dislike and extends to an active dislike of the media. The day before the election, a staffer showed him a cartoon from The Atlanta Constitution caricaturing the hospital-room scene 14 years ago when he presented his wife with divorce papers while she was recovering from cancer surgery....

With television commercials reaching the saturation point and hard times putting ad agencies on strict budgetary diets, Madison Avenue is looking for new and more cost-effective ways to court ad-weary consumers. Now that the cost of cassettes is less than $2 each-and some 70 percent of all homes have VCRs–a small but growing number of advertisers are sending video pitches by mail. “This is definitely the wave of the future,” says Eugene Secunda, a marketing professor at New York’s Baruch College....

Now a Danish company has figured out a way to relieve weary travelers of their jingling burden and to relieve their thirst as well: Faxe Jyske Breweries has developed a coin-operated beer machine that accepts Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German and English coins. The machine, which has been in operation in Copenhagen’s airport since last spring, dispenses variable amounts of Faxe beer depending on the amount of money the traveler deposits....

He also criticized mandatory mask policies and questioned the science behind vaccines in general, suggesting people shouldn’t be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available and telling viewers he’d never received a shot in his life. Porter is currently in the NBA’s restart bubble in Orlando. “Because of the virus, the whole world is being controlled,” Porter said. “I mean Europe is required to wear masks, and who knows what’ll happen when there’s a vaccine that comes out....

You’ve heard the excuse, “Well, they haven’t played anybody.” Well, there’s a way to figure that out. Over the next five days, we’ll look at how each Power 5 conference school fares against ranked teams. MORE NUMBERS: ACC vs. ranked teams | Pac-12 vs. ranked teams Today, a closer at how Big XII teams have fared against ranked teams since 2009, according to StatsPass.com. Oklahoma: 17-10, .630 2. Oklahoma State: 11-8, ....