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Still only 24 years of age, the Brazil international — with an enviable collection of major honors to his name — made his 100th La Liga appearance during a dramatic 3-2 victory over Valencia. The numbers Neymar has posted in reaching a century of appearances are impressive to say the least, and stand up well when compared to the other galaxy of stars in Spain’s top flight. Camp Nou teammate Lionel Messi may have matured into a four-time Ballon d’Or winner and the greatest scorer Barca and La Liga have ever seen, but even the mercurial Argentine stands in the shadow of his fellow South American when it comes to his first 100 fixtures....

BetterHelp, which provides direct-to-consumer mental health services via video, audio or live chat or text message, bills itself as “the world’s largest online therapy platform.” The company has served nearly 3.5 million people and pulled $700 million in global revenue last year, according to Behavioral Health Business. BetterHelp has received positive reviews, earning 4.04 out of 5 stars from the Better Business Bureau along with an accredited A-rating. On Trustpilot, it has 4....

Welcome to the disjunction between debt and Net. Debt analysts worry about whether a borrower will have the cash to make interest payments and to repay principal when it comes due. Internet-stock players couldn’t care less. They value issues based on buzz and perceived potential and name recognition and a lot of measures (including intangibles like “stickiness,” meaning the amount of time an average visitor spends on a Web site) that are related to profit only vaguely....

CHAMPS: President George W. Bush: Whatever you think of him, you’ve got to respect his political smarts. Starting after his inaugural in January 2001, Bush decided to act as if he had a mandate to lead, even though he didn’t. By pushing through his tax cut, he put the Democrats on the defensive–where they have stayed ever since. By leading effectively just after September 11, he solidified his national security credentials....

The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has updated its oddsboard and posted props ahead the 2015 U.S. Open, which tees of Thursday at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington. There’s been no change at the top since earlier this week, with Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth priced well ahead of the rest of the field , at odds of 7-to-1 and 8-to-1, respectively. Tiger Woods’ odds were raised from 50-to-1 to 60-to-1, and in another indication of how far he has fallen, Woods is an underdog to make the cut, with the ‘No’ side of that prop priced at -140 and ‘Yes’ offered at +120....

Well, Beyond Meat may soon have a solution for you. Following the massive success of its signature plant-based Beyond Burger, the company announced plans to create a meatless alternative to cow and pig products like steak and bacon. The new plant-protein products are a part of Beyond Meat’s longer-term efforts to expand the company’s portfolio while giving consumers more options, the company’s CEO Ethan Brown told CNN Business on Tuesday....

Bengaluru FC are presently in the fifth spot in the ISL standings with 12 points after nine matches. The Blues have lost three matches in a row and will aim for a better showing during the weekend under interim head coach Naushad Moosa. SC East Bengal are five spots below the Blues in ninth position in the ISL points table. The Red and Golds have won once and lost and drawn four matches each in the competition....

New Delhi - The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) will host the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) qualifying round for men at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium here June 2-4. SABA includes eight national federations – India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, the Maldives, Pakistan, and Bhutan. This qualifying round will witness India, Nepal and Afghanistan vying for a place at the FIBA Asia Championship to be held in Manila Aug 1-11....

Among the several new events added to Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Royale Pass Golden Chicken event stands out as it attracts more players to purchase the monthly RP to receive unique rewards. Why should players participate in the BGMI RP Golden Chicken event? The Cycle system in Battlegrounds Mobile India has stepped away from the previous norm of having a single Royale Pass for the entire season. Nowadays, the developers introduce a new RP in the game every month....

The statement was posted on Twitter by the Human First Coalition, for which Rauf serves as president. He wrote that efforts by the U.S. government, his family and several other groups and entities helped secure his release. The successful release of Rauf, along with his brother Anees Khalil, is a win for the Biden administration as it works to free several other people who have been imprisoned or held captive abroad....

As he was leaving a Black History Month event at the White House, Biden was asked by a reporter if “Americans should be worried about a nuclear war?” The question came after Putin put his nuclear forces into “special combat readiness.” “No,” the president responded. White House officials have also said that the administration is not going to change its nuclear alert levels at this time. “We are assessing [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin’s directive and at this time we see no reason to change our own alert levels,” Press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters during Monday’s briefing....

And yet now, with record numbers of migrants attempted to cross the border each month, President Biden is reportedly seeking to end the provision as early as April, due to the waning pandemic. Ending Title 42 along with other COVID restrictions would not be a problem except for the fact that, as a result of a string of other policy decisions the Biden administration has made over the past 14 months, it is the only functioning mechanism still in place to remove migrants who cross our borders illegally....

According to the poll, 52 percent of respondents said they would vote for Biden if the election were held today, while 42 percent said they would choose Trump, giving the former vice president a 10 point lead. The poll, which was conducted by Data for Progress, surveyed 794 registered voters from July 22 to July 28, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Data for Progress has been conducting weekly tracking polls since April 14....

On Friday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered several non-answers to questions about the recent developments, while reminding the media that the administration has been “fully cooperating” with the DOJ investigation and continues planning to do so. “I’m just not going to go beyond what the president said,” Jean-Pierre said during the press briefing. “We have talked about this at length. We’ve had multiple statements on this.” The Biden administration has scrambled to address the classified, Obama-era documents that have been found in Biden’s possession....

The speculation hit a fever pitch after DICE Creative Director Lars Gustavsson said that all it would take is “one killer app” for the Linux OS to gain traction. Gustavsson wouldn’t outright say it, but most assumed that the strongest candidate for the killer app category, especially as the Steam Machine is concerned, would be Half-Life 3. Luckily for fans, that won’t be the case. As Coomer explains, “You won’t see an exclusive killer app for SteamOS from us....

Al técnico del Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde, no le asusta el 1 a 3 que el Real Madrid logró en el Camp Nou durante la ida de la Supercopa de España. “Llevamos un marcador adverso en este partido de vuelta, no tengo ninguna duda, pero no hay nada imposible, está claro que no es lo mismo ir limpios que otro en el que hay que atacar el resultado, pero mantendremos nuestra idea para traernos el título por complicado que sea, no nos daremos por vencidos de antemano, hay posibilidades e iremos a por ello”....

Dembele made his first appearance in 110 days, coming off the bench for the last 20 minutes of Barca’s 1-1 Copa del Rey draw at Celta Vigo on Thursday. Pione Sisto cancelled out Jose Arnaiz’s opener to leave the tie in the balance ahead of next Thursday’s second leg, with Dembele likely to be involved again as he builds up his fitness after tearing his hamstring in September. But Valverde - who used winger Dembele in a central striking role with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi rested - will wait to promote the 20-year-old €105million signing into the Barca starting line-up....

Messi scored a brace after Luis Suarez’s opener as Barca took control of their Champions League semi-final by winning the first leg 3-0 at Camp Nou on Wednesday. The forward’s second was a tremendous 30-yard free-kick which brought up his 600th goal for the LaLiga giants. Valverde said he was unsure how Messi continually delivered for Barcelona and the 31-year-old is still surprising the head coach. “I just saw it [the free-kick] at pitch level, but the truth is, Leo’s always surprising,” he told a news conference....

Held by Villarreal last time out, Madrid were left adrift of league leaders Barca almost halfway through the season. That gap may change on Sunday, with Madrid hosting Real Sociedad and Barcelona making the trip to Getafe. But Valverde said he expected the capital club to remain in the title race until the end. “We consider Real Madrid a candidate for the title for the rest of the season,” he told a news conference....

Suarez was visibly upset with his 83rd-minute substitution and did not shake Valverde’s hand as he left the pitch. Real 6/1 to beat Eibar 3-0 The 30-year-old earlier failed to convert a gilt-edged chance in another sub-par display, with his recent scoring record reading just one goal from five club appearances. However, Valverde was unconcerned by both the star striker’s reaction to the substitution and his loss of form....