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Zegler will be stepping into the shoes of the late Natalie Wood, who played the role in the 1961 film adaptation, and Carol Lawrence, the actress who originated the role on Broadway back in 1957. In addition to Zegler, the movie has a star-studded cast, including Ansel Elgort as Tony and Rita Moreno—who starred in the original 1961 film as Anita—in the new role Valentina. Here’s everything you need to know about West Side’s Story’s Rachel Zegler....

That has been no easy feat. After all, Green Bay has been missing its top cornerback, Jaire Alexander, for most of the season. It was expected that the Packers would be weaker against the pass without him. Instead, they have been just fine. Part of that is due to the performance of first-round rookie Eric Stokes. The other part of the equation is the shockingly strong performance put forth by Rasul Douglas....

Just like the first Sonic film teased Tails’ part in the second outing, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 did the same with an iconic villain: Shadow the Hedgehog. Here is everything you need to know about the Sonic antagonist. Who is Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Post-Credit Scene? Shadow the Hedgehog is teased in the mid-credit scene for the sequel when FBI agents are shown speaking about a top secret government project in a lab, at which point Shadow is briefly seen in a test tube....

Coming off back-to-back Stanley Cup wins in 2020 and 2021, Tampa Bay is eyeing its third consecutive Cup win and is nearly there, having punched its ticket to the Stanley Cup Final after a 2-1 win in Game 6 over the Rangers. Tampa Bay continues its run of excellence in the league. It took the Lightning seven games in the first round with the Maple Leafs, eventually pulling out a 2-1 win thanks to the play of goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy and two goals from Nick Paul....

In fact, all across Europe the records continue to fall, with some that stood for decades dropping to the influx of young talent and skill. Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal is the latest to break the record, coming on for the Gunners in September top flight action just before the international break. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta handed the youngster his chance after impressing in preseason and first-team training. As he entered the pitch against Brentford to break the record, the Arsenal away fans sang, “He’s got school in the morning, school in the morning!...

Buti, who began his career as a little-known caterer, established himself as a high flyer on the New York restaurant scene in the 1990s when he set up the Fashion Cafe, rubbing shoulders with Trump and other celebrities before finding himself embroiled in controversy. Born in Florence, Italy, Buti moved to the United States in 1989 at the age of 22. Soon after his arrival, he and two friends founded Foccacia, a gourmet food delivery service that catered to Wall Street corporate elites....

When the Cowboys were featured in the 2021 season of “Hard Knocks” on HBO in August, Aaiden went viral for some of his cutest and funniest moments interacting with his dad and other Cowboys players. His favorite Cowboys player surprisingly isn’t his dad — it’s quarterback Dak Prescott, even though Aaiden famously mistook Prescott as Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Since Aaiden’s fame took off, the NFL featured him in short videos both alone and with his dad....

And it seemed to work. From humble beginnings as a natural-gas company, Enron rose in a mere 15 years to No. 7 on the Fortune 500, doing $100 billion of business in 2000. Along the way, Enron became one of America’s most admired companies, and a perennial favorite on “best places to work” lists. The guys running the show were hailed as magicians with newfound secrets that would change the future of business....

In recent weeks, more than 1,600 monkeypox cases have spread across 39 countries, according to WHO data. Before this outbreak, monkeypox was only ever seen in areas of central and western Africa. The virus is not thought to be overly dangerous, however pregnant women and children may be at risk. While no deaths have been reported in newly affected countries, 72 deaths have been recorded from previous outbreaks. The virus is not thought to be as transmissible as other airborne viruses, such as COVID-19....

Behind the defiant rhetoric lies a political and legal quagmire–the changing view, in U.S. courts and public opinion, of affirmative action in general and set-aside programs in particular. Since 1989 the U.S. Supreme Court has held that city governments may use set-asides only as a last resort and only where there is ongoing discrimination against minorities and women; otherwise, the court said, such preferences may not be based on race or gender....

On the other hand, Chelsea needed to avoid a loss against Porto at Stamford Bridge and the Blues went on to do better; defeating the Portuguese side 2-0 to seal their qualification for the knockout stage as group leaders. Here are a few thoughts from players, managers, and pundits all over the world on Arsenal’s win: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: “We had a perfect performance on the tactical and mental side too....

Super Bowl LVI (56) will take place on Sunday evening at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, between the two fourth-seeded teams. Each year since the inception of the Super Bowl in the 1966-67 season, the winning team has lifted the sterling silver prize, but it wasn’t always called the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Here’s the story of how the trophy got its name, and the man it’s named after....

The ballroom competition, which has moved to Disney+ for the new edition, saw Selma Blair and partner Sasha Farber pull out of the show in Week 5, so the actress, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, could focus on caring for her body. Joseph Baena and Daniella Karagach were then eliminated the next night, as Dancing With the Stars aired two special episodes that week. Week 6 of the show saw singer Michael Bublé join judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough on the panel, meaning that this week the couples were scored out of 50 instead of 40....

New Orleans has had a Big Easy solution at the game’s most important position for 14 years with Drew Brees. But now, for the first time in the Sean Payton era that began with the offensive-minded coach attaching himself to Brees in 2006, the Saints have to consider big changes.​ Brees is a pending unrestricted free agent. So is top backup QB Teddy Bridgewater. Taysom Hill, quadruple threat extraordinaire, is set to become a restricted free agent....

Schwartzel, who led after 18 and 36 holes in the three-day tournament, commanded a three-stroke lead at the start of the final day of competition at the Centurion Golf Club. But a 2-over-par day brought him dangerously close to ceding the lead to Stingers GC teammate Hennie Du Plessis, who carded an even round. Things got particularly interesting on the final hole, not only because Schwartzel — who finished first at 7-under par — had to fend off Du Plessis, but also because the latter had to secure an outright second-place finish over fellow teammate Branden Grace, who shot up the leaderboard by going 5 under on the final day of competition....

After Manchester City won 3-1 at Watford on December 4, 2021, a satisfied Pep Guardiola observed that it was “better to be at the top”, and warned that his side would drop points in the title race in the gruelling months ahead. City, by and large, were better than everyone after that result. Guardiola’s expectation was inevitably correct, but not often — and his hope that City’s rivals at the time would drop enough points to give his team the slightest of breathing space proved founded....

Sent into bat after losing the toss, the Men in Blue came up with an impressive effort with the willow to post 184/6. After rain intervened, Bangladesh’s target was revised to 151 in 16 overs. They fought hard but ended up just short, finishing on 145/6. The Men in Blue did not get off to a great start with the bat. Skipper Rohit Sharma’s poor run continued as he fell for 2, giving a catch to backward point while attempting to upper-cut Hasan Mahmud....

With Fernandez leaving, the nation’s three biggest public-school systems will be without permanent bosses and, more important, without a clear vision for reforming their chronically troubled schools. In November Chicago Schools Superintendent Ted Kimbrough said he was quitting in the wake of continued criticism of his performance, especially his failure to raise test scores or lower truancy and dropout rates. He officially left office three weeks ago. In September, at the start of the school year, William Anton resigned as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District because of opposition from the teachers’ union and what he described as “micro-management” by the city’s school board....

NEWSWEEK: Why are you getting the Comic Relief gang back together again? Whoopi Goldberg: I don’t think any comics really have done a benefit on a large scale for Katrina victims, which is to say we go to the people and say, ‘Listen, send us what you have and we’ll make sure 100 percent of it actually gets to people. It doesn’t have to go through an agency that’s gonna figure out what to do with it....