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Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds added goals, and Steve Mason made 32 saves to help Philadelphia improve to 12-2-1 in its last 15 games to maintain its hold on second place in the Metropolitan Division. NHL PLAYOFFS: Impact of injuries | Where your team stands Jaden Schwartz opened the scoring 6:23 into the game, finishing a 2-on-1 short-handed opportunity after taking a feed from Kevin Shattenkirk. Schwartz's wrist shot from close range went under the glove of Mason....

As I walked in, I saw 20 to 30 men hanging from poles. They were still alive, kicking and wiggling. I told my men to cut them down. Two men who were nude had piano wire through their wrists and more wire through their privates; they were hung by their privates. I don’t know if those two survived or not. Inside the barracks, everyone was lying across the bunks, in three tiers, with their heads toward us....

Pulau Pinang look set to be relegated to the Premier League after the 2017 season is over, but its president is not waiting around any longer. On Monday, Zairil Khir Johari announced his resignation as the Pulau Pinang FA (FAP) president, stating that he bears full responsibility for the failure to keep the Panthers in Malaysia’s top tier. “As president of the Pulau Pinang Football Association (FAP), I take full responsibility for the failure of the team this season, and will resign with immediate effect....

This article will discuss food sensitivity symptoms, possible complications, and when to see a healthcare provider. Intolerance, Allergy, or Sensitivity? A food sensitivity is not a formally recognized medical diagnosis. The term may be used instead of food intolerance, or the term may be used as an umbrella term for both intolerance and allergy. A food intolerance is not the same as a food allergy. A food allergy involves the immune system....

In the 90-second snippet aired by Fox before the teams’ Week 15 game, Cincinnati security and the New England videographers can be heard arguing. The security guard is recording a monitor showing some of the footage the videographer had been recording. MORE ON VIDEOTAPING INCIDENT: Did the Patriots cheat? | What we know so far “I don’t know why you would think you could tape that,” a Bengals security guard can be heard saying....

Yet there are a few brave souls who have come out to defend Carroll’s decision, saying that despite conventional wisdom, Carroll’s call made statistical sense. The ultimate result, Malcolm Butler’s spectacular interception of Russell Wilson at the goal line with 26 seconds left, sealed the Patriots’ 28-24 victory. Brian Burke, founder of Advanced NFL Stats, defended the decision in a column Monday on Slate.com, noting that, “Had Seattle run on second down and failed, it would have had to use its final timeout....

The global soccer community has risen up in protest of the hostilities, and a number of actions have been taken to both support the nation of Ukraine and condemn the wartime actions of Russia. Most notably, FIFA will reportedly suspend the Russian federation from upcoming competitions, almost surely eliminating the nation from contention at the 2022 World Cup. Those aren’t nearly the only actions taken by the football community, however, as UEFA announced the movement of the 2022 Champions League final, while national federations and individual players have called for support for Ukraine....

This is real life. This isn't a game. It doesn't all go away when the clock runs out. A woman says she was raped. A man says he didn't do it. MORE: Latest news in Winston case | Week 12 photos At this point, take football and championships and bronze trophies out of the equation. They have no business here. If you have a defined opinion about what happened on that December night in 2012 in Tallahassee; a night where Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is accused of sexually assaulting a woman, you're one of two things: a jock sniffer, or someone with an utter disregard for our judicial system....

Residents of Portland woke up to a blanket of snow Monday morning after cold air and wet weather caused unseasonally frigid overnight conditions. Portland saw its first ever snowfall documented in April since the National Weather Service (NWS) began keeping records in 1940. The snow follows other unusual weather events the Pacific Northwest has seen over the last year. The NWS’s Portland office recorded an inch of snow at Portland International Airport early Monday morning....

The figures coincide with anecdotal evidence around Baghdad. Iraq is still volatile and violent but Iraqis in many neighborhoods say the last couple weeks have been quiet, even to the point in which there is anecdotal evidence of more displaced people attempting to return to neighborhoods from which they fled or were forced. A look at the chart shows that bloodshed can skyrocket or drop from quickly from week to week, but the month of May has been better than most....

Then last month two teams of researchers reported in the journal Science that they had discovered the site of the mutation. And last week geneticists reported in Cell that they had pinpointed the actual gene responsible for the syndrome. “We know what we are dealing with for the first time,” says Prof. Steven Warren of Emory University School of Medicine, principal author of the study. Fragile X is named after a mutation of the X chromosome, the tip of which under a microscope sometimes appears to hang by a thread....

Let’s clarify a bit. They’re 9-3 against Version 1.0 of the Phillies this season. They are about to see Version 2.0. The Phillies were 22-29 with Joe Girardi as manager. They’re 40-19 with Rob Thompson; only the Dodgers and Braves have more wins in that time frame. The schedule-makers certainly didn’t do Girardi any favors. His group played the Mets — the best team in the division — 12 times but didn’t play the Nationals — the worst team in the division — even once....

For both Griffin and Swift, there were fragments of truth to each accusation. Over the years, Griffin added new dimensions to his game and dispelled any misconceptions about his game. Swift wasn’t as lucky, and could never fully figure it out. MORE: Stephen A. Smith responds to Kenny Smith | Kobe, Rondo won’t be friends | Worst NBA starts A similar approach is taken when placing Tony Allen in basketball....

Warnock is part of a new generation of up-and-coming black ministers who are reaching out to young African-Americans, many of whom view the church as an anachronism, and have fallen away from it. Once vital community centers, black churches are often filled with older women on Sunday mornings, not families or young singles. Younger African-Americans, men in particular, say the church, rooted in the struggles and rhetoric of the past, does not speak their language, or speak to their needs....

The media company named the Penguins, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks as having the league’s best fan bases. According to Forbes’ Christina Settimi, it’s the third time Sidney Crosby’s team has topped their list since they started creating it annually in 2009. All three teams have seen tremendous success this decade; the Blackhawks won the most Stanley Cups (three) of any team, the Penguins won back-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016 and the Bruins won it all in 2011 and returned to the playoffs’ final round twice more....

In the cross hairs for Ford’s rapidly declining fortunes, Nasser could use one of those bulletproof vests himself. Sources close to Ford’s board tell NEWSWEEK that Nasser has until the end of the year to present the board with a convincing turnaround plan. Speculation about Nasser’s tenure has reached such a level that last week chairman William Clay Ford Jr. found it necessary to issue a companywide memo supporting his embattled CEO....

While other movements are able to present their arguments directly and are invited to engage in policy debates—able to order off the adults’ menu of political options—the pro-life movement’s desires are often diluted by self-appointed parental figures. Case in point, a recent article in the New York Times described state lawmakers who aim to pass 15-week abortion limits, and stop there, as an alternative to doing what their pro-life constituents actually want....

Midterm elections happen every two years after a presidential election and can act as a barometer for how the public views the president’s performance in office. This year, the midterm elections fall on Tuesday, November 8. According to the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington D.C., the year 2018 had the highest turnout for a midterm election in recent history. It added that more than 122 million people voted, the highest in a midterm election year since 1978....

“You got a lot of conservative or centric libertarian-minded people that really care about other people but they are terrified to come out of the closet and say anything that’s not in line with the Democratic party,” Washington told Nuff Said host Tyrus. Washington explained why he supports the #WalkAway movement, an online campaign encouraging people who feel left behind by the Democratic party to seek other alternatives, like the Republican party....