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Azar made the comments on the day that the country’s mass vaccination campaign began, with Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus shot—the first to be approved in the U.S.—administered to Americans this morning. While high-risk groups such as health care workers and the elderly will be in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines first, Azar told NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie that the general population would likely have access to them by “late February going into March,” comparing the situation to the availability of flu vaccines....

Morgan has been sidelined since April, when she suffered a bone bruise in her left knee. But according to ESPNW, Morgan practiced fully with the team on Saturday, and is nearing 100 percent for the tournament. MORE: USA vs. Australia game preview and info | Nike unveils USA hype video | Germany coach critical of Hope Solo Morgan’s last appearance for the U.S. came on April 4 in a 4-0 win over New Zealand, and her last competitive match was on April 11, when she played 75 minutes for the NWSL’s Portland Thorns....

The Capitals captain entered Saturday’s season finale against the Devils with 47 goals and a comfortable lead over Patrik Laine, aka Alex Ovechkin Jr., for a seventh career Rocket Richard Trophy. Hardly satisfied, Ovechkin set off on a no-holds-barred mission for 50. Godspeed to any man who got in his way. True to form, Ovechkin wasted only 2:21 to strike for No. 48. Teams still somehow fail to account for him in the left face-off circle....

Rodriguez hit No. 660 Friday night at Fenway Park. Batting in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter, the Yankees slugger lined a 3-0 pitch by the Red Sox’s Junichi Tazawa over the Green Monster in left field. MORE: A-Rod through the years | Will Yankees pay bonus? | ‘Don’t have a marketing degree’ | ‘One long boo for 15 years’ A fan caught the ball, then immediately (and repeatedly) made the thumbs-down gesture....

title: “Alexa Can Now Choose Something For You To Watch On Netflix” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-20” author: “David Clark” The Verge reports that the promotions for the new feature say it’s “available first on Fire TV,” meaning other voice assistant platforms like Google or Comcast might eventually get the feature as well. Netflix’s Play Something feature debuted in April and is the streaming service’s solution to decision-making fatigue. The feature cuts the time you spend scrolling endlessly to find the right show or movie to watch and instead chooses something for you that it thinks you will like....

On the same day Spotify also announced its podcast platform now works with Alexa devices. Both updates were specifically US only at the time of writing. Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once....

His season ended Sunday night with the Capitals’ 3-1 loss to the Bruins in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Washington lost four in a row after winning Game 1 in overtime. Ovechkin’s 13-year, $124 million contract is up. He didn’t want to discuss his pending free agency following the loss. “We just lost in a playoff series,” Ovechkin said, per JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington....

The world number 93 cruised to a 6-2 6-2 triumph at the 125K Series event in 50 minutes, replicating her 2016 success that saw her overcome Caroline Garcia. Rodina had not dropped a set on her way to the final but she was no match for the eighth seed. After two solid service games apiece, Alexandrova upped the tempo and reeled off four games in a row to push ahead, an advantage she never looked like relinquishing....

Pique has already confirmed he will retire from Spain duty after the 2018 World Cup, but Perez believes Pique’s political views make his position with the national team untenable. The Barcelona defender is on record as supporting a referendum on independence for Catalonia and he was previously criticised for appearing to cut the Spain flag off the sleeves of his kit. Ronaldo reveals Barcelona’s ‘dark arts’ Perez compared Pique to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who featured in friendly games for Catalonia during his playing career and has said independence for the region is inevitable....

Alfredsson scored an empty-net goal and added an assist in his return to Ottawa, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the host Senators 4-2 on Sunday night. Alfredsson, the former longtime captain of the Senators, wasn't primarily responsible for Ottawa's second straight loss and fourth consecutive at home, but he helped contribute to the continuation of his ex-team's woes. "The result makes it a lot sweeter," said Alfredsson, who was named the third star....

The 31-year-old recently asked the French FA through his official twitter account to allow him to play for the other countries that he is eligible to play for if the Les Blues were done with him after the France Football Federation president said that the Real Madrid man’s time with France was over. In an interview with DZ Foot (via Diario AS), the Algerian coach presented his view of Benzema in a Desert Fox shirt....

The woman, who has been identified in media reports by her surname Zhou, was dismissed from the company on November 25 after accusing her then-boss, Wang Chengwe, of sexually assaulting her in July. The case gripped China this year, featured prominently in China’s #MeToo movement and highlighted the difficulties Chinese women often face in assault allegations. According to dismissal documents released Sunday, Alibaba said Zhou’s removal was the result of her spreading false information and claiming that the company was aware of the situation but did nothing, the Wall Street Journal reported....

“If I’m allowed to be, yes,” said Cook when questioned whether he will lead his team at the global event scheduled for February. “I don’t have a say on selection, but I’ve captained for three-and-a-half years with the goal to try to win the World Cup in Australia,” he added. England looked clueless against spin and their batsmen struggled against genuine pace bowling early, which dismantled the heart of the England batting order....

Making his mother’s wish come true was even better. Albies snapped Atlanta’s power drought with two homers, and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Wednesday to move back into a tie for the NL East lead. Albies’ mother, Judari, arrived from their Curacao home on Tuesday night. It was a rare opportunity for the 21-year-old second baseman to play with his mother in the stands. He made the most of the night by fulfilling his mother’s request to reach 20 homers — a level not expected of 5-foot-8, 165-pound middle infielders....

The expert, Seth Kenney, told detectives his theory on October 29, eight days after Baldwin, the film’s lead, accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza with a prop gun he believed was “cold” during a rehearsal. According to an affidavit released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Kenney, 51, believed that a friend might have given him “reloaded ammunition” with the same company branding as the blank rounds that he provided to the production....

Hutchins’ family alleges in the suit that “reckless behavior” and “cost-cutting” led to Hutchins’ death, according to the complaint as reported by Deadline. Lawyers filed the suit in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe County on behalf of Matthew Hutchins, Hutchins’ husband, and their son, Andros. Hutchins was fatally shot on October 21, 2021, while preparing a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch close to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Variety reported....

“He has some built-in defenses with the fact that he wasn’t the person responsible for making sure the gun was cleared and that there were multiple people on set whose job was to ensure everything was safe,” Joshua Ritter said in a statement to Newsweek. But at the end of the day, Ritter said the gun was in Baldwin’s hands. Los Angeles personal injury attorney Miguel Custodio said the Santa Fe DA’s office “made the right call” holding Baldwin responsible for Halyna Hutchins’ death....

Right-hander Alex Cobb has forearm tendinitis and is expected to miss his opening day start, the team announced Wednesday. Cobb, 27, left Tuesday’s game against the Phillies after three innings due to forearm tightness despite retiring all nine batters that he faced. Cobb may miss the first few weeks of the season, a blow to the Rays rotation that is without Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery), Alex Colome (pneumonia) and Drew Smyly (shoulder tendinitis)....