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The funeral home viewing took place in Holbrook, about 35 miles from New York City, one week after Petito’s body was discovered and amid an ongoing manhunt for her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. “She was a beautiful soul; she was full of life, always smiling,” said Desiree Keeffe, a friend of Petito’s mother, Nicole. Keefe added that Petito gave love to others and “touched everybody, like she did now.” Lexi Ruiz, who managed a cafe in Patchogue where Petito once worked, recalled her as a positive presence who was “always willing to help someone else,” according to the AP....

Laundrie returned home from the trip alone at the start of September and was last seen around mid-September. The couple, who shared a home in North Port, Florida, were reported to be childhood sweethearts who met while growing up in Long Island, New York, before Laundrie’s parents moved to North Port, just outside Sarasota. On Monday, authorities searched Laundrie’s North Port residence after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovered what is believed to be the body of Petito on the outskirts of a national park in Wyoming—eight days after she was reported missing....

Which wonderkids are now struggling? The Brazilian, commonly known as Gabigol, generated much fanfare in the summer of 2016 when he completed a move from Santos to the San Siro. The 20-year-old was considered to be one of the most exciting prospects in world football and a man ready to take on a European challenge. His Italian adventure has turned into something of a nightmare, though, with just eight appearances made in all competitions....

Unfortunately, that does not apply for potential recruits, which is why, when South Carolina recently reported 22 minor violations they committed over the past year to the NCAA, one of them included “impermissible iced decorations on a cookie cakes given to prospects.” That’s right. Impermissible icing on cookie cakes. Here’s what the cookie cakes looked like. The NCAA: the cookie monster of collegiate athletics. UPDATE: The NCAA apparently later implemented an “OK, fine” attitude toward the “impermissible iced decorations....

The event is an annual industry trade show, held in Germany, that takes place over the course of three days. Here’s how to watch Gamescom 2021 live, schedule details and what to expect. What Is Gamescom Opening Night Live? During Gamescom, a mixture of AAA and indie publishers will take to the stage to drop new gameplay previews, trailers and major announcements. The convention formally kicks off with today’s “Opening Night Live” broadcast, which is the headline event where most of the biggest reveals will occur....

Today’s Kashmir, locked-down and shut off from the world, isn’t what one of us saw as he and his band played bin May 2008 at the edge of Srinagar’s ethereal Dal Lake. Coming from Kashmir, Lahore, Kolkata, New York and Toronto, the band’s members found a common language of compassion, freedom and unity. For that one 2008 day, guitars silenced the guns. Kashmir’s old conflict, dating back to 1947, took a dramatic new turn on August 5 when the Indian government abruptly, probably unconstitutionally, and certainly most undemocratically eliminated Kashmir’s special status with the Indian Union....

Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew, known for his, hmm, unique personality and signature ‘stache is just like us: with stay-at home orders forcing people away from barbershops and way, way into our sweatpants, the mustache has evolved: MORE: Ben Roethlisberger hits comeback milestone with trim beard According to Minshew, he had not gotten a haircut in over a year, and his mom simply couldn’t take it anymore. “My mom was getting mad, ‘cause I hadn’t gotten my hair cut in like a year, so she (Minshew’s mother) had somebody come to the house to cut my hair,” Minshew said....

Bale continues to be linked with a move away from Madrid as Premier League giants Manchester United reportedly circle. ‘Ronaldo is so happy at Madrid’ The 28-year-old’s future has been placed in doubt amid Madrid’s pursuit of Monaco star Kylian Mbappe but Bale does not want to leave the La Liga and Champions League titleholders. “I have not thought of leaving Madrid,” Bale told Marca . Bale, who was hampered by injuries in 2016-17, also knows he may have a fight on his hands for his place in the team, but says he’s up for it....

Last Monday, the Biden Justice Department crossed a red line by ordering an unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful FBI raid of Trump’s home and offices in Mar-a-Lago. The purported purpose of the highly controversial home raid with a brigade of 30 FBI agents—a raid Attorney General Merrick Garland admitted he personally ordered after his aides initially denied it—is related to 15 to 25 boxes of presidential records, some of which bureaucrats at the National Archives claim are classified and which Trump took to Mar-a-Lago when he left the White House over 18 months ago....

Robertson and his Reds team-mates travelled to Etihad Stadium on Thursday as newly-crowned champions, with a first title in 30 years achieved courtesy of Manchester City’s defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last week. However, they fell way below the impeccable standards they have set for much of this campaign, particularly during a nightmare first half which saw City race into a 3-0 lead. Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden put City in control, with Liverpool falling 3-0 down at half-time in a Premier League game for the first time since a 6-1 thrashing at Stoke in 2015....

In yet another effort to economically isolate Russia as a response to the invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passed the legislation in a 100–0 vote. Afterward, the House approved the ban on Russian imports in a 413–9 vote, and it was sent to Biden’s desk to be signed into law. An expert told Newsweek that could cause prices to rise unless the oil is replaced with U.S. oil reserves....

Gattuso oversaw a large uptick in form after his midseason appointment that saw him rewarded with a new contract at the beginning of April. However, Milan is now winless in six games, with four draws and two defeats, as their Champions League hopes have evaporated. The club then suffered a surprising 1-0 loss to the league’s bottom side at the San Siro last weekend, which led Gattuso to scrap a family holiday in Spain and cancel proposed days off for his players....

The veteran right hander has re-injured the stress fracture in his pitching elbow that sidelined him last year and is out indefinitely, the Indians announced Tuesday. The team is “exploring treatment options,” with surgery among the possibilities. It’s devastating news for the 32-year-old, who saw a promising 2014 season (2.65 ERA in nine starts) with the Braves derailed by the elbow fracture in June. That injury came in the wake of Tommy John surgery that prematurely ended his 2013 campaign....

In the video, Newsom and Lopez talk about where to find information about coronavirus vaccine eligibility in California. At the beginning of the clip, Lopez is shown wearing a face mask while sitting at a table inside the restaurant. “How do I find out if I can get a vaccination,” Lopez asked. Newsom, also wearing a face mask, then appeared in a mirror behind the celebrity and said, “You got to go to myturn....

Newsom said that Larry Elder, his leading Republican challenger in the recall effort, is someone who “celebrates what just happened to women in Texas and is celebrating the prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade.” Newsom was referring to the new Texas law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The law also empowers civilians to enforce the measure by suing anyone who helps a woman get the procedure....

A lawsuit recently filed by former Central Valley High School teacher David Cole alleges that Lorenzo Beltran, the school resource officer at Cole’s former workplace, was “flashing” and making “repeated gestures” towards his gun during a tense visit outside his home on February 15, 2019. Days earlier, Cole had told school officials about witnessing instances of homophobia among students at the school. Beltran, accompanied by an unnamed officer that the lawsuit refers to as “his goon,” allegedly “screamed” that Cole was “not fit to be a teacher” while pressuring him to quit....

Researchers who published their findings in the journal Cell Reports recruited 158 women from the U.K. who said they did not need pain relief when giving birth to their first child vaginally. Women were excluded from the study if they had any major diseases or underlying conditions known to affect pain. The participants provided a sample of their blood or saliva, from which the researchers extracted their DNA. By studying the women’s DNA, the researchers found they shared a variant of the gene KCNG4....

Psoriasis of the genitals can often cause severe symptoms as the skin of the penis, labia, vulva, clitoris, scrotum, and anus is very delicate and rich in nerve endings. Abrasions, cracks, and bleeding can easily lead to secondary infections. To complicate matters, some of the topical drugs used to treat psoriasis on other parts of the body can cause pain or discomfort when applied to the genitals. According to a 2018 study in the Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 33% to 63% of people with psoriasis will develop genital psoriasis at some point in their life....

In his latest salvo, Conway responded harshly to Trump’s demand that he must meet the whistleblower who revealed details of a conversation between him and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump tweeted: “Like every American, I deserve to meet my accuser, especially when this accuser, the so-called ‘Whistleblower,’ represented a perfect conversation with a foreign leader in a totally inaccurate and fraudulent way.” Conway, a lawyer, responded by tweeting: “No one should be afraid of you,” adding that “beneath all your bluster, you’re lame and dumb....