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Former UM linebacker who suffered head injury at 9 years old looks for spot on Dolphins during training camp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

Any rookie in any NFL training would tell you that their dream has always been to play on the next level. For one player who is hoping to make the cut with the Miami Dolphins, joining the team holds a deeper meaning. Linebacker Mitchell Agude is grateful to have a shot of playing in the NFL. For Agude, it’s more of miracle that he has this opportunity. “It’s a blessing to be alive in the first place, you know, because previously, as you know, I was in coma when I was nine,” Agude said. Due to a skateboarding accident, Agude suffered from a head injury, which left him in a coma for three days. When he woke up from his coma, he was left with no memory of what had happened. Thankfully, doctors found no signs of a brain injury. “Remember going to the park and then coming back from the hospital,” Agude said. “It was kind of like that, but obviously, my parents had a different vision, different viewpoint of it, and now I see the ramifications lik...

FBoy Island Premieres on the CW this Thursday, August 3rd

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

By REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press)BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.Vallow Daybell was found guilty in May of killing her two youngest children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as conspiring to kill Tammy Daybell, her fifth husband’s previous wife. Vallow Daybell will serve three life sentences one after the other, the judge said.The husband, Chad Daybell, is awaiting trial on the same murder charges. Vallow Daybell also faces two other cases in Arizona — one on a charge of conspiring with her brother to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and one of conspiring to kill her niece’s ex-husband. Charles Vallow was shot and kill...

IS claims responsibility for deadly suicide bombing at rally that killed 54 in northwest Pakistan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

By ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN (Associated Press)KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people including five children at a pro-Taliban cleric’s rally in one of the worst attacks in the country in recent years.IS, known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, made the claim in a statement posted on its Amaq website. The statement said the attack was part of the group’s continuing war against forms of democracy it deems to be against Islam. Hours earlier, hundreds of mourners in the northwestern town of Bajur carried caskets draped in colorful cloths to burial sites following the previous day’s attack at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric.Officials said Sunday’s bombing killed 54 people, including at least five children, and wounded nearly 200.The attack appeared to reflect divisions between Islamist groups, which have a strong presence in the d...

McCaughey: Democrats becoming the censorship party

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

A Pew Research poll released July 20 found that 70% of Democrats think the government should restrict what appears on social media, a dramatic change from five years ago when a majority of Democrats supported a free marketplace of ideas.It’s no wonder, considering the drumbeat of warnings from leftist politicians and their liberal media allies about “disinformation” and “misinformation.”But be warned: Democracy cannot survive for long if one of the nation’s two major political parties wants to put blinders on the public, limiting their access to information and canceling political opponents.A House hearing on July 20 held by the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government showed that the Biden administration is already censoring social media on a massive scale.Hearing witness D. John Sauer, special assistant attorney general for Louisiana, described preliminary findings by a federal judge that Biden staff in the White House,...

Niger will face sanctions as democracy falls apart, adding to woes for more than 25 million people

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

By SAM MEDNICK (Associated Press)NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Economic sanctions could severely hurt one of the world’s poorest nations after a coup unseated one of the West’s last democratic partners against Islamic extremists in West Africa’s Sahel region. Niger’s neighbors are also threatening armed intervention against the junta run by the head of the presidential guard, although analysts say there is only a slim chance of the regional body successfully sending troops.Both the United States and France have sent forces and hundreds of millions of military and humanitarian aid in recent years to Niger, which was a French colony until 1960. The French and the US train Nigerien forces, and the French military carries out joint operations in the north.Since the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, people have been toting Russian flags and praising that country in pro-junta demonstrations.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Niger in March to stre...

Passenger escorted off Boston flight to Newark ‘posed no threat,’ police investigating the ‘hoax call’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

The passenger who was escorted off a Delta flight from Boston to Newark over the weekend, after someone reported the traveler, actually “posed no threat to the safety of the flight or the public,” according to Massachusetts State Police.Delta Airlines Flight 5770 on Sunday afternoon returned to Logan International Airport after police received a report that a passenger had made threats about the flight.The unidentified male passenger ended up being escorted by troopers off the flight.Afterwards, police did not find any weapons in the passenger’s bags.“An investigation last night by State Police Detectives assigned to Troop F determined that the male who was the subject of the anonymous caller’s allegation posed no threat to the safety of the flight or the public,” a State Police spokesperson said in an update on Monday.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | New Jersey-bound Delta flight returns to Boston after passenger threat repo...

Patriots have a secret offensive weapon on defensive side of the ball

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots don’t currently roster a fullback, but when they lined up near the goal line at the end of practice, there was a lead blocker wearing No. 48 positioned in front of the running back.Defenders lit up after Monday’s fully padded practice when asked about linebacker Jahlani Tavai moonlighting as an offensive skill player at fullback.“It’s good seeing him on the offensive ball because we get to hit him,” defensive tackle Davon Godchaux said. “He’s a defensive guy but playing offense, so when I see him over there, I get a chance to hit him. I don’t think he’s got a fullback play yet, but I’m pretty sure he’s going to get one.“When I first saw him go there, the offensive coaches called him to go to fullback, I was like, ‘OK, OK, we’re going to sting your (expletive) now.’ It’s always good to see him over there getting some more reps at somewhere else too.”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots still counting on young running backs as depth i...

Elder: Ethanol solution to transportation problems

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

As we approach the heart of summer, families around the country are planning travel vacations. With gas prices approaching $5 per gallon in some places, Americans are looking for anything to decrease the pain at the pump.The Biden administration says electric vehicles are a solution to decarbonizing the transportation sector while also making driving more affordable. However, its “electric vehicle revolution” operates in an alternate reality where billions of dollars of government spending create domestic supply chain problems overnight. Most EVs are made outside the United States, so many that less than 15% of EVs on the market qualify for federal tax breaks.President Biden claims to be seeking an American solution to a problem it is unclear exists. In truth, we already have a readily available solution: American-made ethanol. Not only does ethanol lower prices at the pump but it also decreases emissions. If the president’s stated goal is to pursue cleaner transportation alternativ...

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Perimenopause transitions and concerns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

By Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS)DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 41 years old, and at my last women’s health appointment, I was told I was in perimenopause. What exactly does that mean? I haven’t had any symptoms. What should I expect? Is there anything I should be doing to prepare?ANSWER: Perimenopause refers to the time of your life when your body starts making the natural transition to menopause, marking the end of the reproductive years. Perimenopause can begin as early as your mid 30s. As you go through perimenopause, your body’s production of estrogen — the main female hormone — rises and falls. These fluctuations can bring on symptoms such as irregular periods, hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Once you have gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, you have officially transitioned from perimenopause to menopause. Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51.Perimenopause is a natural biological change. Because symptoms can come and go, many women fee...