The eyewall of Laura made landfall in Cameron Parish, just south of Lake Charles. Laura packed winds of 150 mph when it hit land. The rain and wind will eventually deteriorate as the storm continues inland north and then eastward, as forecast by the National Weather Service. There are hurricane warnings and tornado warnings in the immediate areas of landfall, but also forthcoming tornado and flood warnings for areas within the path of the storm on land....

The team, led by Wenyuan Fuan—an assistant professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science at Florida State University—has described this newly identified geophysical phenomenon in a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. According to the researchers, the phenomenon is the result of powerful storms transferring some of the vast amounts of energy that they produce into the Earth’s crust—the thin, rocky outer layer of our planet. “We’re calling them ‘stormquakes,’” Fuan said in a statement....

Also known as pulmonary hyperinflation, overinflation of the lungs means you’re limited in the amount of new air you can take in. This leads to a reduced amount of oxygen circulating in the body. Aside from breathing problems, hyperinflated lungs can sometimes lead to heart failure as well. This article looks at the symptoms and causes of this serious lung condition as well as how pulmonary hyperinflation is diagnosed and treated....

Hypersomnia isn’t life-threatening, but it can certainly impact your quality of life and be associated with serious health conditions. It’s important to understand how this issue impacts your health, what causes it, and how it’s managed. Symptoms of Hypersomnia Hypersomnia is primarily defined by either excessive sleepiness or sleeping in excess of 10 hours at night. This leads to: Difficulty wakingConfusion and disorientation upon wakingDesire to nap throughout the dayAnxietyIrritation and restlessnessLoss of energyMemory and speech problemsCloudy thinkingLoss of appetiteHallucinations...

So, although you may feel fine, your body needs you to help keep hypertension from causing additional concerns. You may also find that managing high blood pressure can take its toll on you, and that’s where emotional and social support can help. Physical If you have hypertension, you need to maintain healthy habits to optimize your blood pressure. As far as physical limitations related to hypertension, there are very few, and your regular daily activity need not be limited....

“Hypopigmentation” is a general term to describe a reduction in skin pigmentation, which can be present at birth or develop later in life from illness, injury, or certain medications. Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin pigmentation disorder that develops when the immune system destroys melanocytes. It is associated with smooth, chalky-white patches on the skin. Though the two may appear similar, hypopigmentation and vitiligo are different. Read on to learn more....

Mauricio Pochettino has built a side that has earned praise for its attractive football, but over his time with Spurs he has been unable to break a title duck that dates back to 2008, when they defeated Chelsea in the League Cup final. Spurs 2/1 to beat Arsenal Ahead of Saturday’s north London derby, Keown has warned fans of the Gunners’ bitter rivals that unless silverware follows their silky style, Tottenham may be forced to offload some of their greatest talents....

I am a lawyer-basher and proud of it. Most American lawyers abhor the English rule. It requires the losing side in a civil suit to pay the winning side’s attorneys’ costs. This approach would discourage weak or frivolous suits, while encouraging defendants to settle strong suits against them. More generally, it would promote new and less costly ways of resolving conflicts aside from litigation. What’s wrong with lawyers is that they have an economic interest in cultivating and prolonging conflict....

I appreciate Arie and respect how she must have felt when she saw the video of Joe. I grew up with my mother listening to her in the living room. I know her music, and I respect her as a woman and as a Black woman. But I also believe we can have a difference of opinion. Over the weekend, I have noticed that it has been mostly white people sharing the montage of video clips of Rogan and telling us that the videos are proof that Joe is a “racist....

Uruguay striker Suarez received a nine-match international ban and was suspended from all football activities for four months following his actions in the Group D clash against Italy, with his country then losing 2-0 to Colombia in the round of 16. That did not prevent a move from Liverpool to Barcelona going through, however, and Suarez has gone on to prove his world-class pedigree in a trophy-laden spell at Camp Nou....

The Red and Golds, who have not won the national title since 2004, are desparate to open their account in the rebranded version of the National Football League (NFL), but have fell short by small margins a number of times in the recent past. With the capture of Eduardo, the club has now signed their sixth foreigner after Willis Plaza, Deon Mitchell, Mahmoud Al Amna, Yusa Katsumi and Charles de Souza....

Sources close to Goal can confirm that Mehtab completed his signing last night at the residence of a top Mohun Bagan official. Both the Kolkata giants were in talks with midfielder but Mehtab opted to join the Mariners. After spending a year in the Indian Super League (ISL) with new franchise Jamshedpur FC, Hossain is back in Kolkata. He had appeared in 12 matches for Steve Coppell’s side this season and managed to provide one assist....

“Aizawl, they offered nothing tonight. Let’s be honest, we were the better team. They have not tried to play football. We played our last game only 48 hours back. So, I’m proud of my players and we have outplayed the potential league champions of this season,” Dave Rogers lamented. “But again, that’s what they’ve been good at. They contain teams and nick in goals and they have done that to us twice now....

East Bengal’s defeat does however give an advantage to Aizawl FC and Mohun Bagan just when it looked like they were running away from the league.

It was in the 2010-11 season when Sanjoy Sen, fresh off a stint with the India youth set up under the much revered Colm Toal decided that it was the right time for him to make a foray into club management. He was appointed as the first team coach at big-spenders United SC under the tutelage of Subrata Bhattacharya, serving as Technical Director at the club, then owned by Chirag Computers....

Although the AIFF has repeatedly emphasised that I-League remains the premier competition of the country and the champions will get a direct shot at the AFC Champions League play-off, whereas the ISL champions will have to remain satisfied with the AFC Cup playoff matches, the step-motherly treatment being meted out to I-League has not gone unnoticed. During the I-League launch in New Delhi, the AIFF defended its decision of awarding the Star Sports Network the broadcasting rights of the I-League by emphasising its unmatched coverage and production quality....

I served in Afghanistan from September 2014 to September 2015. I initially worked as an intelligence advisor to the Afghan Ground Forces Command before I was selected to be the aide to the brigadier general in charge of NATO’s Rule of Law mission. In this role, I was a given a privileged view of the war effort. I came to know Afghanistan, Kabul, and the Afghan people intimately well....

Benzema has not played for Les Bleus since October 2015, having been excluded from selection contention for Euro 2016 on home soil after being charged in connection with an alleged attempt to blackmail his international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. France 11/5 to beat Germany A favourable decision by France’s Court of Cassation in July led the striker’s lawyer to suggest the case against Benzema could now be dropped....

The home fans poured out of the stands when Peter Crouch added to Marko Arnautovic’s double to put Mark Hughes’ men 3-0 up after 34 minutes - some to the refreshment stalls and some for the exits - on another abject day for the Black Cats. Stoke climb into top half Moyes felt sympathy with the home fans, saying: “The supporters here have been through it a lot. “I might have gone early at 3-0 down but we kept at it, trying to get the second goal to rally but we couldn’t manage it....

The retired midfielder served as an assistant coach between 2011 and 2015 under Julio Leal, Augusto Palacios, Roger De Sa, Vladimir Vermezovic as well as Eric Tinkler. During his tenure, there had been regular speculation in the media that as an insider he had more influence and power than his position warranted. “When I was an assistant I always used to see myself as a coach because I’d also bark instructions, and it would be seen as I’m saying something different to the coach, but I still maintain that I grew up in that [Pirates] team," Moloi said on The Citizen....