Whitmer, who has faced death threats and a plan foiled by the FBI to kidnap her because of her response to COVID-19, issued new directives on Sunday evening, shuttering indoor dining and bars, as well as closing in-person learning at colleges and high schools, for three weeks. New infections have been spiking dramatically in Michigan since the state’s conservative-leaning Supreme Court struck down Whitmer’s emergency orders in October. “Today, myself and a growing list of Michigan Legislators have decided that @GovWhitmer has crossed the line and will be calling for #ImpeachWhitmer hearings....

According to a COVID-19 recovery plan proposed by the Michigan House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, $2.1 billion in funding for K-12 schools will be withheld unless a law is passed stripping Whitmer and the state health department of their authority to direct the reopening of schools and in-person sports and handing this power over to local health departments. “Some Michigan school districts haven’t had in-person classes since March—that’s hurting kids in ways we can’t even imagine, and not just academically,” Thomas Albert, chairman of the Michigan house appropriations committee said in a statement on Wednesday....

The Detroit Free Press reported that members of the community voiced their disproval of Shelide’s comments during a board of trustees work session conducted via Zoom. As previously reported, Shelide had a Twitter account with the handle @sheepdawg711, where he voiced negative opinions about people protesting following George Floyd’s death. “Trump threatening to deploy the military. I have a better idea: unleash the real cops and let them take care of these barbarians....

No, that’s Alex Bowman at the wheel of the No. 88 car for JR Motorsports, Earnhardt’s team in the NASCAR subseries. You’ll find Junior in a slower, more comfortable seat for the race that begins about 1 p.m. ET. MORE: Keselowski, Gordon air differences | Sunday’s Cup starting lineup Earnhardt will make his debut as guest commentator on the TV broadcast. The Menards 250 starts about 1:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1....

Kickoff is scheduled for 12 pm. ET at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be televised on ABC. Michigan State (9-1) has a chance to take control of the Big Ten East race. Heisman Trophy contender Kenneth Walker III leads the FBS with 1,473 yards and 17 TDs, and the Spartans have been the surprise team in the Big Ten under second-year coach Mel Tucker. MORE: Week 11 picks against the spread | Bowl projections...

Line: Michigan State -2, Total: 134.5 (current Sweet 16 spreads and totals) According to the OddsShark NCAAB Database, the No. 7 seed has won the past two matchups vs. the No. 3 in the Sweet 16, including UConn last year en route to the national championship, and Florida in 2012. Of course not everybody believes in Michigan State (25-11 SU, 20-16 ATS), as the Spartans try to follow UConn’s lead from a year ago and become the second consecutive team in that spot to win the NCAA title....

One person who witnessed the attack live was Fanning’s mother, Elizabeth Osborne. MORE: All-time weirdest sports injuries “I was so scared,” she told ABC radio (via The Guardian). “I just thought when that wave came through that he’d gone.” Fanning’s brother died about 17 years ago in a car accident. Osborne said it was her late son, Sean, who was looking out for his brother when the attack took place off the coast of South Africa....

During an interview with Howard Stern earlier this month, McCartney agreed with the host’s opinion that the Beatles were superior to the Stones. “[The Stones] are rooted in the blues. When they are writing stuff, it has to do with the blues. We had a little more influences,” McCartney noted. “There’s a lot of differences, and I love the Stones, but I’m with you. The Beatles were better.” More recently, in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Jagger responded to McCartney’s previous comments....

The day before the album’s release, Country Music Television (CMT) announced it will recognize Guyton as its Breakout Artist of 2021 during its “Artists of the Year” event next month. Guyton is also expected to perform Friday as part of Today’s summer concert series to promote her new album, with appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The View scheduled next week. Capitol Records Nashville, the label Guyton first signed with in 2011, announced the anticipated performances earlier this week when it released the track listing for Remember Her Name....

Carroll lit up last weekend’s Premier League action with a stunning bicycle kick in the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace and he was equally impressive at the Riverside on Saturday. The England striker’s goals were the product of brawn and brain, thundering in a header from a corner before neat movement helped him convert a spilled shot from distance. Carroll has now scored in consecutive league games for the first time since April last year, but typical concerns clouded his performance - an apparent groin injury ending his match early, after a week spent recovering from whiplash sustained scoring his stunner a week ago....

NEWSWEEK: Do you expect anything significant to come out of this trip? Rob Malley: In hindsight, I think it may be seen as the Iraq-Iran trip. That might be the focal point. It’s above all a check-the-box trip [to Israel]. He hasn’t been to Israel and the Palestinian territories since he’s been president. If he were to wait, things could break down—it could be too late. Frankly, nothing has happened since Annapolis, politically....

Auba wants out of Dortmund That was Jurgen Klopp’s demand in his matchday programme notes and when Simon Mignolet faced a Diego Costa spot-kick with 14 minutes left to play at Anfield, the goalkeeper acceded to that request. With the score against Chelsea even and Liverpool in desperate need for a positive end to a most pulverising month, the goalkeeper kept his focus, had conviction in his guess as to which way the striker would go, before getting down low and quick enough to thwart him....

Common Causes Migraines are thought to have a variety of possibly causes, including: Genetics It is very difficult to pinpoint the genetic basis of migraines because it is likely a complex interaction of many factors. However, migraines are probably inherited. In fact, there’s a higher rate of both twins having migraine headaches in identical twins, with the same genetic makeup, versus fraternal twins, with different genetic makeup. There are a few abnormalities in the neural pathways of the brain that have been identified in certain groups and individuals who get migraines that are linked to genetics....

What the Research Shows Since migraine has been consistently associated with a higher risk of stroke, studies have been looking at how this risk applies to other types of cardiovascular disease as well, such as: Heart attack Hemorrhagic stroke Heart arrhythmias (abnormal heart rate) Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs, also known as mini-strokes) Angina (chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to your heart) Venous thromboembolism In a 2016 study, 115,541 people assigned female at birth were followed for more than 20 years, with 17,531 of the participants reporting a migraine diagnosis....

Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was playing with five fouls when he jumped into Boston’s Marcus Smart in the lane in the fourth quarter. Antetokounmpo was first called for a charge that would have sent him the bench, only for the call to be changed to a block and an and-one on video review. The three-point play gave Milwaukee a three-point lead, and the East’s top team went on to win its Florida bubble opener....

In the video, recorded at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, on September 20, 2000, Thatcher slammed Putin’s lack of humanity during the Kursk submarine disaster. The disaster resulted in the deaths of all 118 people onboard after it sank in the Arctic Ocean following a series of explosions during a naval exercise on August 12 that year. Putin, who was inaugurated for the first time in May 2000, received criticism after he continued his vacation in the Russian city of Sochi as the crisis unfolded....

Caddies have been injured. Jason Day collapsed from vertigo. Former and current players have ripped into the course’s conditions. Add a building fire that produced a massive cloud of black smoke to the list. MORE: Chambers Bay shows its teeth | Round 3 leaderboard The fire started at a marina a few miles from the course, which is located in University Place, Wash., about 90 miles west of Tacoma. According to the Tacoma News-Tribune, the fire took place at Narrows Marina and destroyed about a dozen boats and the boathouse that held them....

He hits mammoth homers. He steals a boatload of bases. He’s a budding defensive whiz, capable of flashing the leather to produce wonderful web gems like this. Rodriguez entered the season as the No. 2 prospect in baseball. All he’s done since getting to the show is prove that ranking was justified. And after clobbering a 429-foot blast into the cheap seats at Petco Park on Monday, the 21-year-old etched his name into the MLB record books....