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Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer plans to start despite breaking nose during batting practice

Washington Nationals star Max Scherzer is still set to start Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies despite a bizarre injury suffered during batting practice Tuesday. Scherzer was taking batting practice when he attempted to bunt. The ball went off his bat and flew back at him, hitting him in the nose, which the team announced later …

Live updates: Nxivm sex cult leader found guilty

Most of the counts that Keith Raniere is facing stem from his involvement in a secret group within Nxivm known as “DOS” or “The Vow.” For two decades, Raniere ran Nxivm from Albany, New York, and offered pricey “self-help” classes to thousands of people across the United States, Canada and Mexico. An actress who testified …

EPA rolls back Obama-era plan limiting coal emissions

The move fulfills part of President Donald Trump’s promise to help the coal industry, but will likely face court challenges from environmental groups and several states who see the rollback as detrimental to clean air and efforts to fight the climate crisis. Former President Barack Obama’s plan, if implemented, would have prevented 3,600 premature deaths …

Three injured in Vernon County head on crash

COON VALLEY, Wis. (WXOW) – Three people are hurt, including an infant, in a two vehicle head-on crash near Coon Valley Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 11:40 a.m. along Highway 14/61 near Hellwig Lane west of Coon Valley. According to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, one of the vehicles crossed over into the path …

Kano PC Lets Kids Build Their Own Windows Laptop

The PC building crowd is about to get younger. Kano, maker of STEM toys like the Harry Potter wand that teaches code, today announced that it’s partnered with Microsoft on Kano PC, a laptop that children assemble themselves. It’s part of a combined effort to introduce students to various aspects of computer science. If that’s not …

Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz in multiplayer deal that includes Jae Crowder, two first-round draft picks, per report

The Memphis Grizzlies have finally traded franchise star Mike Conley. After spending weeks leading into the trade deadline in February 2019 trying to part ways with Conley, Memphis has reportedly traded the veteran point guard to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen, the 23rd pick in the 2019 NBA …

Egypt to Pay $500 Million Fine For Breaking Gas Deal With Israel

Workers on the Israeli Tamar gas-processing rig some 25 kilometers off the Israeli southern coast of Ashkelon. Noble Energy and Delek are the main partners in the gas field, estimated to contain 10 trillion cubic feet of gas. June 23, 2014. Photo: Moshe Shai/Flash90. JNS.org – Egypt reached a settlement with Israel on Sunday to …

Khashoggi Killing Inquiry Should Look Into Saudi Prince’s Role, U.N. Expert Says

GENEVA — Saudi Arabia is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in its Istanbul consulate last year, and there is “credible evidence” justifying an investigation into the role of the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, a United Nations expert said in a report released on Wednesday. The expert, Agnes Callamard, also said that …

Why it’s important for patients to look at their doctor’s note

When Pamela DeSalvo read the clinical note from her doctor’s visit, the words on the page hit her hard: “clinically morbidly obese.” She knew she was overweight, but seeing those three words together shocked her. It also inspired her to start losing weight. “I needed to see it in black and white, what I actually …

Motley Crue threaten legal action over documentary series Breaking The Band