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While there are no controversies surrounding the name of Seattle’s soon-to-be-unveiled NHL franchise, there’s been plenty of debate over the monicker of choice since the franchise released a teaser video ahead of a “significant” event on Thursday, which will see the “32nd franchise comes to life” at 9 a.m. PT (12 p.m. ET) on Thursday. The clip features three people on a fishing boat looking to pull up the day’s catch, interspersed with panoramic shots of Seattle....

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San Bernardino Homicide detectives were alerted to reports of possible human remains at a home in the city on Tuesday, August 23. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NAMUS) described the number of missing and unidentified people in the U.S. as “the nation’s silent mass disaster.” It added that every year 600,000 people in the country go missing and 4,400 unidentified bodies are located. Investigators obtained enough information to get a warrant to search the home in the 1400 Block of E....

Scientists infected two groups of six rhesus macaque monkeys with SARS-CoV-2 (the new coronavirus which causes COVID-19 disease) so they developed a lower respiratory tract infection. 12 hours after the animals were infected, and once a day for six days thereafter, the team either gave the animals remdesivir intravenously or a control substance which didn’t contain the drug. This dosing schedule mimics what human COVID-19 patients are given in clinical studies, the team said....

All over Europe, the turn of the millennium has brought a fresh interest in Things Past. Across Paris from the Pompidou’s funky vigil, the Bibliotheque Nationale has a 2 million-franc exhibit on the author, featuring portraits of Proust, paintings by his contemporary Whistler and the 95 notebooks. In Britain, the release of Raoul Ruiz’s movie “Time Regained,” starring Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich, has spurred a run on Proust. Since the beginning of December, the book jumped nearly 3,800 places on Whitaker BookTrack, a British best-seller list....

Ruth Bell Graham wrote this in 1957 while her husband Billy Graham was off crusading in New York City, a reminder that behind public lives—for no one has lived more publicly than Billy Graham—are extraordinary lives lived in private. The passage also makes the poignant point that with her death on June 14 at age 87, the Graham family has lost its heart. “I am so grateful to the Lord that He gave me Ruth,” Billy Graham said in a statement issued after her death....

As a matter of fact, very recently Gunfire Games released a new free update for Remnant: From the Ashes which takes advantage of the improvements of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S to make the game run at 4K 60 fps. This update allows Remnant players to fully enjoy the game’s potential, especially considering how important timing is, combined with the fact that aiming at enemies is what makes the difference between life and death....

This new Remothered: Broken Porcelain trailer begins with protagonist Jenn as she arrives at the Ashmann Inn, a manor that serves as the primary setting for this forthcoming horror title. As she settles in, Jenn begins to form a bond with a young maid named Linn, and while there are hints that the Inn is a troubled place, their relationship is initially depicted quite pleasantly, with shared flowers, dancing, and more....

The Dutchman has been at United since 2001, with a brief spell at Danish club Brondy in between for 7 months. After Sir Alex Ferguson retired as United boss at the end of a highly successful 26 year career, it was announced that assistant boss Mike Phelan and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele had also left their roles. Meunlensteen has been linked to the manager’s post at recently relegated team Wigan Athletic, but he denied such reports stating that he still has a job at United....

The WWE Backstage host has been known to respond to negativity on Twitter in the past, notably in July 2019 when she admitted to a WWE fan that she did not think she was very good at being a commentator on RAW. Also read: Renee Young responds to fans saying she is joining AEW Since Moxley left WWE, however, Young has noticed that “there doesn’t seem to be much backlash” when she checks her social media platforms....

Appearing on Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast, Renee Young finally spoke about her decision to leave WWE and what were the reasons behind the same. Renee Young revealed how she felt like WWE did not have any proper plans for her and there was nothing for her to do after WWE Backstage was canceled. Renee Young further mentioned that she did not want to waste any more time and thought that it was time to move on....

Rennes says in a one-sentence statement that reserve team coach Julien Stephan will stand in for Lamouchi. The 47-year-old Lamouchi had coached Rennes since November 2017, after previous spells at Qatari club El Jaish and the Ivory Coast national team. Rennes has won four of its 15 league games, drawn five and lost six. 0 votes

The video came from Crenshaw’s speech to the Texas Liberty Alliance PAC, a grassroots group that supports candidates for the local government of Harris County and the Texas state legislature. When discussing why Crenshaw supported two candidates endorsed by the PAC, he said, “I’ve been in Congress for almost three years now. There’s two types of members of Congress: There’s performance artists, there’s legislators.” “Performance artists are the ones who get all the attention, the ones you think are more conservative because they know how to say slogans real well,” Crenshaw continued....

The Niners suffered their seventh straight loss Sunday in a 41-23 blowout at home, dropping Kelly’s record to 27-28 over 3 1/2 NFL seasons. Despite coaching a talent-depleted team, people close to Kelly told ESPN he’s sticking with San Francisco through this challenging season. MORE: Aaron Rodgers calls out Packers after another loss CBS Sports reported Wednesday that many current NFL coaches think Kelly is going to head back to the college ranks at the end of this season....

In case you didn’t know… Blake Griffin signed a $173 million five-year max. contract deal with the Clippers this past summer. The Clippers power forward has been in-and-out of the team during his whole career due to a series of continuous injuries. He missed 21 games last year and already has missed 16 games this season. The heart of the matter… Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders reported the Clippers’ trade offer....

The school has reached an agreement with Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo to become the Rams’ next coach, Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports reported. Colorado State will announce the hire during a press conference Tuesday. MORE: Bowl schedule | SN All-Americans | Highest-paid coaches Bobo, 40, replaces Jim McElwain, who left to be head coach at Florida after three seasons at CSU. CSU hired McElwain in 2012 after he spent four seasons as offensive coordinator at Alabama....

In fact, the IAAF knew that doping was so out of control that it feared Russian athletes could die from abuse of blood-boosting drugs and transfusions. MORE: Best sports photos of 2015 | How real was the swordsmanship in ‘Star Wars’? AP’s report Tuesday came the day the IAAF announced that it had concluded its first visit to Russia to discuss “the arrangements that are being put in place for the speedy resolution of pending doping cases” as well investigating matters raised in the World Anti-Doping Agency’ Independent Commission’s report....

But those words didn't exactly hold true when Jackson decided that the removal of several staff employees was pertinent to that process, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. Dolan opposed the firing of certain employees and suggested Jackson should only focus on building a winning team. Jackson has previously vowed that CAA, who represents several important Knicks employees, would hold little weight with him. He made it clear that he planned to make decisions based on value, not affiliation....

Armstrong has recently begun distributing subpoenas to the witnesses whose testimony he hopes to use to fend off a whistleblower lawsuit brought that could cost Armstrong and his associates up to $100 million, the Daily News reports. MORE: Armstrong: I would probably cheat again | PHOTOS: Disgraced athletes and where they went wrong Among those subpoenaed was Frankie Andreu, Armstrong’s former teammate on the U.S. Postal Service cycling team. Armstrong and his lawyers are interested in discussions that took place between Andreu and Jeff Novitzky, criminal investigator for the Food and Drug Administration who uncovered evidence of Armstrong’s wrongdoing....