The giant squid was found by Adéle Grosse of Cape Town, who told Live Science: “At first, I just wanted to get it back into the ocean. [But] on closer observation, one could see that it was dead.” “Oh my word, seeing it at first really took my breath away. Honestly, it looked like a majestic prehistoric animal.” It is unclear how the giant squid died, but Grosse said: “We had big swells the night before, and it was my understanding that the swell washed up this beautiful squid onto the beach in the early hours of the morning....

Tim Dee stumbled across the carcass on Scarborough Beach, near the Cape of Good Hope, on Tuesday. Dee shared pictures and a video of the huge creature on social media, which show the squid’s characteristic huge eye. “Giant squid species wrecked on Scarborough beach this morning,” he wrote. “What’s it to ya, Moby Dick?” His video shows a marine biologist investigating the carcass while pulling back flesh to reveal the squid’s beak, which it uses for hunting and feeding....

The Giants are, apparently, moving forward with Daniel Jones for a fourth year under the new regime of general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll. That, though, doesn’t mean Jones is getting a fifth year. While the Giants are determined to give Jones a fair shake this year with the new staff in place, owner John Mara isn’t so sure that Jones is going to be New York’s franchise passer beyond 2022....

According to the New York Post , a United Airlines gate agent told passengers of Flight 934 their plane had been trashed by the Giants on the preceding flight, causing a three-hour delay to repair and clean the interior. “The pilot came out and asked for everyone’s patience, and shared where the plane came from and that the plane needed extra help repairing and cleaning the interior," passenger Mark Kropf wrote on Twitter....

The Giants owner is not a fan of NFL players taunting, and his role on the league’s competition committee means his voice carries a bit of weight when it comes to rule changes. On Tuesday, Mara explained his point of view on taunting and offered justification of the increased emphasis on taunting enforcement this year: MORE: The first ridiculous penalty in the NFL’s new focus on taunting rules The competition committee is comprised of Mara, Cowboys executive Stephen Jones, Packers president Mark Murphy, Falcons president Rich McKay, Ravens executive Ozzie Newsome, Broncos executive John Elway, and head coaches Mike Tomlin, Sean Payton and Ron Rivera....

The 2022 season was going to be one during which the Giants would evaluate whether Daniel Jones could be the answer at quarterback and whether Saquon Barkley would be able to recover after a couple of injury-plagued seasons. Instead, the Giants exceeded expectations. They took advantage of an easy early-season schedule and jumped out to a 7-2 start despite playing in the loaded NFC East. And ahead of Week 18, the team has officially clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2016....

While speaking Wednesday after the team’s second minicamp practice, the veteran quarterback insisted all was business as usual as he denied being driven by Jones’ presence. “Mindset is I have to go do my job, I have to compete and make plays,” Manning said, via the Giants’ official website. “That’s what you are trying to do. Every day at practice, just trying to make good decisions and make the plays that are there to be made....

With better health, led by running back Saquon Barkley, and upgrades in personnel all around, the Giants are more confident that they can jump into first place in Year 2 with Judge. Here is a complete breakdown of the Giants’ 2021 schedule, including dates, start times and analysis for all 17 games. NFL OFFSEASON 2021:Team-by-team draft grades | Latest power rankings New York Giants schedule 2021 Here is the New York Giants’ complete schedule for 2021....

The Giants on Thursday made their 15th appearance on Thanksgiving and first since 2009. The team’s history of playing on the holiday dates back to 1926, when the Giants defeated the Brooklyn Lions 17-0 at Ebbets Field. The Redskins hosted a game on Thanksgiving for the first time in franchise history. The contest also marked the 10th time Washington has played on the holiday, including the second year in a row....

On Tuesday, the Giants announced that they will incorporate the 11 pride colors in their on-field uniforms with a San Francisco logo pride patch on the right sleeve of the jersey and a custom hat with the pride colors in the logo. San Francisco will don the uniforms Saturday in a home game against the Cubs. MORE: Team USA baseball schedule, roster & how to watch 2021 Olympics qualifying...

Otodus megalodon was a giant shark species that is thought to have evolved around 20 million years ago. It swam in the world’s oceans for 13 million years before becoming extinct. The species is believed to be one of the largest and most powerful predators to have ever lived, and scientists think it could have grown up to 50 to 60 feet long. The great white shark is a very close relative of the megalodon....

Dr. Dre’s Up in Smoke Tour 6/15-8/2 Dre, Eminem, Warren G, Ice Cube, Snoop: no need to consult your conscience–just go. ‘N Sync & Sisqo 5/9-7/30 Gyrating hardbodies, hair gel, special effects and the “Thong Song.” What’s not to like? Limp Bizkit & Cypress Hill 7/14-8/6 Will Bizkit use the huge toilet prop again? Thank God for Cypress and free admission.

Trailing 1-0 in Game 2 against the Capitals, Mason — who has a .918 save percentage — let in a goal from center ice that could have been mind-blowingly easy to save. Jason Chimera just touched the puck, which coasted into the Capitals attacking zone, then fluttered right between Mason’s legs. PHOTOS: NHL playoffs first round | Secret of the hot playoff goalie It was a 101-foot goal — 101 feet, people....

WATCH: Life ban for ref assault With Sivori, Maschio and Angelillo on one side and Didi, Pepe and Evaristo valiantly battling for the Selecao, the teamsheet is instantly familiar to football historians. But there is one name that seems rather out of place. The referee was the distinctly Anglo-Saxon Robert Turner, an English interloper in this festival of Latin skill. Turner was one of several European officials who took up whistleblowing duties in Peru, part of an experiment to bolster the Argentine and South American game with imported referees....

FRIENDS Conventional Wisdom B. Babbitt (+,-) Is the next jackalope brouhaha really more important than the Constitution? L. Guinier ( + ) Thanks, Bill. Now she can exercise her civil right to huge lecture fees. H. Ickes ( + ) Savvy N.Y. lawyer hung out to dry last year. Will he be new WH tough cop? S. Talbott ( + ) Amb. at large only FOB never hung out to dry....

The gamesmanship doesn’t end with office hours. The macho competition extends into the men’s private lives, as we discover when Nick’s status is threatened by the arrival of the laconic, motorcycle-riding Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton), whose Zen-like cool instantly rubs Nick the wrong way. Nor does it help that Russell is accompanied by a luscious, adoring wife (Angelina Jolie). Though Nick is happily married to Connie (Cate Blanchett), his obsession with one-upping Russell fuels his libidinous interest in the other man’s wife....

““Parity’’ for mental-health care is still far from certain. The House version of the bill contains no such language, so a conference committee must resolve the differences, a contentious closed-door process that could take weeks. Business and insurance companies are lobbying strenuously against the measure, fearing exploding costs. Mental-health-care advocates are lobbying just as intensely to keep it. They cite estimates that parity for mental illnesses could raise insurance premiums by as little as $40 a year per family, particularly if those benefits are tightly controlled by managed care....

“Hatred of paper straws is universal,” the Republican senator from Broken Arrow said in the press release issued on Earth Day. “They fall apart and turn to mush quicker than Joe Biden trying to string together a coherent sentence. They collapse like Mitt Romney under the slightest amount of pressure, and even with Kamala Harris…well, never mind.” In a interview with local station KTUL, Dahm took his comments about Harris a step further, saying, “One thing that could be said is you can’t use a paper straw for a milkshake, but maybe Kamala Harris could because of her vast experience....

While Halloween is still an exciting part of the year for food allergic kids, it comes with its issues and limitations. For one, the risk of exposure to food allergens is high, from accidental ingestion to cross-contamination. For parents of food allergic kids, Halloween can be a complete and stress-filled nightmare. You have to be a detective, looking for sources of milk, egg, soy, wheat, and other allergens. Fearing an unexpected allergic reaction, policing candy by sorting into safe and unsafe piles, and monitoring candy consumption are necessary chores for parents of kids with food allergies....