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But when it was time to start the game, the Trail Blazers didn’t have their second-best player on the court. MORE: Bold predictions for 2016 | Best active player for every uniform number Why? Because someone on the team’s staff mistakenly listed him as inactive — a “clerical error,” as the team called it. MORE: Get live NBA scores and stats Teams are required to submit a final list of active players one hour before the start of the game....

The dog, named Souffle, was rescued alongside 33 others by animal welfare charity the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pennsylvania SPCA). The charity does not know how old he is or “how much time he has left,” it said in a Facebook post. However, it wants to make sure his last days are the best they can possibly be. “We cannot begin to imagine what his life has been like,” the charity said....

Sony did not identify the two employees, but four sources familiar with the investigation said the senior executive is Josh Goldstine, Sony’s senior executive vice president for advertising. Goldstine did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment. A studio spokeswoman declined comment. In a statement, Sony said it is “sanctioning the two advertising executives: one for his actions and the other for actions that occurred within the department he supervises....

Hollywood no longer rules South Korean cinema, which is breaking out all over. Since 1999 Seoul filmmakers have been churning out Asia’s first critically acclaimed blockbusters, and “Silmido” and “Taegukgi”–featuring battle scenes that rival “Saving Private Ryan’s” are the most stunningly good examples to date. Korean leading men like Won Bin of “Taegukgi” and Sol Gyeong-gu of “Silmido” have bright side careers promoting Korean products all over Asia. Korean heartthrob Bae Yong Joon, star of a clever remake of “Dangerous Liaisons” set in 18th-century Korea and called “Untold Scandal,” is mobbed like a rock star all over Asia....

Brian Tribbett, a political blogger and fan hired by the team on June 25 to, as he put it, “promote a proud tradition” in the face of opposition to the name, resigned from the job late Monday night on his Twitter account. Tribbett later told the Washington Post that his decision “was not reflective of me changing my position on this at all. I supported the Redskins before I took this job....

Since it was first used in the United States in 1987, some 24,000 cases have involved DNA evidence. In 30 percent, it has cleared people mistakenly suspected of crimes. It has even freed from prison about a dozen men wrongly convicted of rapes or murders, and helped bring guilty verdicts or pleas in thousands of other cases. In April, Virginia carried out the nation’s first execution of a murderer convicted largely through DNA fingerprints....

Each of the three parts of the test contribute to that process: Gram stain: A sample is looked at under a microscope after having a stain applied. Culture: Bacteria from the sample are grown and examined to help determine what organism is causing the infection. Sensitivity: This determines which drug is best for treating the infection. For these tests to be performed, you’ll have to provide a sample to the lab....

Identified as belonging to the genus Rocinela, these types of creatures, frequently referred to as isopods, are related to commonly-known crustaceans like shrimp, crabs, and lobsters. Isopods, however, are “the most morphologically diverse of all the crustacean groups,” explained the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). There are estimated to be 10,000 different types of isopods, ranging in size from “micrometers to a half meter in length.” About half of isopod species live in the ocean, explained the NOAA, and many, especially small ones, are parasitic—meaning that they live and feed off of a host creature....

The Italy international has made five appearances this term after arriving from Atalanta in a transfer window of heavy recruitment at San Siro. ACM 10/1 to win Serie A Conti sustained an ankle injury on Italy duty two weeks’ ago, but has suffered a much more serious issue upon his return to training with the Rossoneri. “Andrea Conti underwent diagnostic procedures this afternoon. The results have shown an anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ACL) to the left knee,” a Milan statement read....

The rapper easily defeated TikTok artist Neumane, aka Kane Trujillo, by decision. He looked semi-proficient doing it, too. But then he found himself putting his fists to use again postfight. Some unauthorized person walked up to Blueface in the ring and appeared to anger him. Blueface connected with two rights as the trespasser was being held back by security. People rushed into the ring to be peacemakers or to finish off the intruder....

Often blurriness is the result of a temporary reaction, and it usually goes away on its own. If blurred vision is accompanied by other symptoms or isn’t getting any better, see a doctor right away—especially if the changes are sudden. Below, we look at the multiple causes of blurred vision and various treatment options. Types of Blurred Vision A few vision problems, known as refractive errors, can cause blurred vision....

The Ghana international has emerged as a top target, with a January move reportedly on the cards, in the wake of his fine form for the Red-Whites. In 12 matches in the Serbian topflight so far, the 24-year-old has raked in 12 goals, having also netted six times in 12 appearances in the Europa League. “Richmond will move to mainstream Europe very soon," Arthur told Citi Sports. “It can even be this January but definitely by June, he will make the move....

A school resource officer was made aware of the video on Tuesday after it was shared amongst students at Parkside High School in Wicomico County, Maryland. This comes after a November 2021 report showed an estimated 1.6 million students were subjected to hate speech because of their identity, according to the Government Accountability Office. “Administration was made aware of an extremely concerning video apparently created by a Parkside student that shows a teenager with a gun uttering a violent racist statement,” Wicomico County Public Schools said in a statement....

While Diaco’s 11-26 record in three seasons in his first head coaching job isn’t ideal by any measure, the timing of the move is curious. UConn athletic director David Benedict acknowledged as much, but provided no detailed explanation, in a statement released by the school. BENDER: Pitt inching closer to contention heading into 2017 “I know this may come as a surprise to our fans and supporters given the timing of this decision,” Benedict said....

“My heart is heavy today after learning that my long time client Nick Gordon died at the young age of thirty. While I cannot speak to the specific circumstances of his death, I can say that it’s been truly heartbreaking to have witnessed firsthand the total devastation that drug addiction has wreaked upon a group of young friends, all of whom were loved and had immense potential,” Habachy told E!...

Londoners might once have chuckled, but these days the quip landed a little flat. The city that has long epitomized law and order is struggling to come to terms with a sharp rise in street crime, including a 45 percent jump in robberies over the past two years. That makes it hard to regard New York as the reeling, anarchic city of yore, if only because of Londoners’ grim awareness that Minnelli’s experience with robbery was shared by 53,000 of their own last year....

Stem cells can be turned into almost any other type of cell in the body. Stem cell therapy, or regenerative medicine, is a legislative treatment that aims to repair tissues by growing them in a lab and implanting them into a patient. Cancer treatment can include stem cell transplants, for instance. According to a study published in the journal Annals of Neurology, so-called “stem cell tourism” sees clinics target patients with unproven procedures, falsely promising to cure diseases....

Why the sudden distaste? It’s not just rising interest rates. New York financial adviser Ron Roge, who buys Treasury securities for his clients, says he won’t go near a bond fund because “when you put bonds inside a bond fund, you’re giving up the maturity date and the fixed income stream. Why else buy bonds?” The safety-in-diversification benefit that funds tout doesn’t really matter when the underlying securities are all Treasuries backed by the government, fund critics note....

It’s been six years since Covey’s ““The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’’ hit the best-seller lists and stayed on, for an awesome 270 weeks. The book sold more than 12 million copies around the world, dispensing such advice as ““begin with the end in mind’’ and ““think win-win.’’ Meanwhile, Covey, 64, has been crisscrossing the country, training employees from Microsoft to the White House in the 7 Habits. In 1996, the Covey Leadership Center had revenues of $100 million....

The Italy international had a stint with the Nerazzurri as a teenager, making his Serie A debut in 2006 before moving to Treviso. Milan 12/5 to beat Inter He heads into the latest instalment of the Derby della Madonnina on the other side of the divide as an inconsistent Milan look to overcome an Inter side reinvigorated under Luciano Spalletti. “I arrived when I was 17 years old and had two splendid years in their youth academy, where I really improved a lot,” Bonucci told Tencent Sports....