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Leonard Fournette out of practice again on Thursday
Fournette said he sustained the injury in the Jaguars' victory over Seattle last Sunday. Fournette leads the Jaguars with 923 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns. Houston's defense is a mess right now, outside of the play of Jadeveon Clowney. Wide receiver Allen Hurns will miss his fifth-straight game this weekend. [Full Article...]
Caldwell-Pope missed game because of travel restrictions
Caldwell-Pope's attorney, Jeffrey Lance Abood, did not return multiple phone calls, emails and text messages requesting clarification or a statement about Caldwell-Pope's situation. "This is a legal matter, stemming from an incident that occurred last season while Kentavious was a member of another National Basketball Association team". [Full Article...]
Supreme Court extends deadline for Aadhaar linkage up to March 31
However, the Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said those who do not have an Aadhaar number but were opening bank accounts would have to furnish their enrolment number for the unique ID. Taking note of the Centre's submission with regard to linking of Aadhaar with mobile services, the court modified its earlier order and said the deadline of February 6 next year for this objec... [Full Article...]
Anesthetic Drug, Ketamine, Decreases Suicidal Thoughts Faster Than Common Sedatives
Michael Grunebaum, who led the study said that there is a close window in which depressed patients , who are suicidal, need prompt relief to prevent self-harm. Ketamine's effect on depression accounted for approximately one-third of its effect on suicidal thoughts, suggesting the treatment has a specific anti-suicidal effect. [Full Article...]
Trump administration prohibits CDC from using 'transgender' in budget documents
The newspaper said one of the agencies, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, was given a list of seven prohibited words or phrases: " vulnerable ", " entitlement ", " diversity ", " transgender ", " fetus ", "evidence-based" and " science-based ". [Full Article...]
3 dead, one missing in south Mumbai building-collapse
TOI has learned that the dilapidated building, Chhipi Chawl , had been served two eviction notices by the BMC, with the latest one as recently as in September. Speaking to Mirror, MHADA's Mumbai Repair and Reconstruction board Chief Officer Sumant Bhange said, "As part of the building had become risky for living, we had evicted tenants from it in September this year". [Full Article...]
Oklahoma man who held stepdaughter captive for 19 years indicted
According to Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Adam Reynolds, Piette had sex the first time with McGinnis when she was either 11 or 12, in the room of a home in Wagoner, where the victim was sharing a bunk bed with another girl. Piette faces additional charges of lewd molestation, first-degree rape of a victim under age 14 and child abuse by injury. He began sexually abusing her during their r... [Full Article...]
Mattis Emphasizes 'Diplomatically-Led Effort' In Dealing With Iran
Haley also revealed pieces of military material she said were provided by Iran. "From there it was sacked at a civilian airport with the potential to kill hundreds of innocent civilians in Saudi Arabia". "The weapons might as well have had "Made in Iran" stickers all over it", Haley said. The report from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which was obtained by AFP, said the officials were st... [Full Article...]