By HUD not yet publishing the guidelines for how Puerto Rico can apply, the island nation will be delayed in receiving its allotted $8.3 billion for large mitigation projects that would help curb the impacts of future storms, such as Hurricane Maria, which in 2017 brought devastation by way of flooding, prolonged power outages and lack of drinking water. Signed into law by President Donald Trump on June 6, the $19 billion supplemental bill came with stipulations, one of them being that within 90 days, HUD must make available the allocations and requirements — or essentially the rulebook — for how states and U....

The 25-year-old was stretchered off after scoring his first Premier League goal of the season in December against Watford following a collision with the Hornets goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes. However, the attacker, excited after returning to training, is looking forward to a positive outing for David Wagner’s men against the Eagles at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday. “I’m really happy [to be back in training]; I think it’s been a long time since I’ve been out and with the team,” Kachunga told HTTV....

Yves Bisson made the extremely rare catch on March 6 in the Fraser River, near Chilliwack. Bisson, who owns a fishing guide company, estimated that the sturgeon must be a century old. He said it was roughly 10 feet long and weighed 600 pounds. There are about 27 species of sturgeon around the world and more than half of them are classified as critically endangered. Sturgeon have existed since the age of the dinosaurs but now face numerous threats from overfishing and habitat loss....

The 11-second clip of the incident was recorded by a local, Christina Stewart, and shared with media outlet WJAX-TV. “There it goes, over the fence,” the woman can be heard saying in the video as the alligator flops over the obstruction and continues on its path. The flexible apex predator was spotted at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville. Base officials told WJAX-TV it would not be removed unless it poses a danger to citizens living nearby....

Freeze made good points on his “Mike and Mike” on ESPN Radio on Wednesday morning. You can’t blame Freeze for wanting to spend more time with his family or warning about the dangers of oversaturation of camps in metro areas such as Houston, Dallas and Atlanta. MORE: Ranking best college football states | 2016 PREVIEW: Notre Dame Yet Freeze’s message is an admittedly biased regional message coming from SEC country, and that message is clear....

Hughes holed 10 birdies in the first round at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut to open up a three-stroke lead on Thursday. The Canadian, who has struggled since returning from the coronavirus-enforced break, made six birdies on his first nine holes before picking up shots at the second, sixth, seventh and eighth holes. Hughes is three shots clear of world No. 1 McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland. McIlroy mixed an eagle and six birdies with just a single bogey to start with a seven-under 63....

However, the Nigeria international has picked plenty of positives from the Tigers 0-0 draw against Millwall on Tuesday and wants them to aim for maximum points against Lee Johnson’s side. “I think there are certainly more positives than negatives from the last two games,” Aina told club website. “We have taken points from both games, we kept a clean sheet against Millwall and overall the team has put a shift in....

The Black Friday deals means new users pay just a third of Hulu’s usual $5.99 a month subscription fee. Hulu’s Black Friday deal runs from Friday through 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Cyber Monday (December 2). You can sign up at Hulu.com. Check out Newsweek’s comprehensive coverage of all Black Friday deals here. There are some caveats to the huge savings deal, of course: After 12 months of paying just $1....

An increasing number of sounds caused by human activities, including low-frequency noises, are permeating the oceans, with new evidence showing that “these sounds affect some invertebrates that live in and on the seafloor in ways that may impact important functions they provide for their ecosystems.” This is according to a statement from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), obtained by Zenger News on August 18, referring to a study conducted by its experts....

Manchester City midfielder Gundogan was whistled upon his introduction as a second-half substitute in the 2-1 win, having received a similar reception in the loss to Austria the previous week. Gundogan and Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, both of Turkish descent, have attracted criticism for their recent meeting in London with Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is the subject of scrutiny from human rights groups and exiled Turkish citizens over his government’s treatment of journalists, civil rights activists and political opponents....

Hummels was one of a number of players to criticise Germany’s tactics after a 1-0 loss to Mexico in their Group F opener. The Bayern Munich man later said talks in Germany’s training camp had cleared the air ahead of facing Sweden in Sochi. The centre-back is struggling with a neck complaint and is unavailable for the second game, according to Low. “Hummels won’t be able to play tomorrow. He hurt his neck [vertebrae] yesterday and he hasn’t improved today,” he told a news conference....

Nicole Richie is: A. Your best friend B. Your mortal enemy C. Too fat D. That girl you did that show with The Rubicon is: A. A river B. A birth stone C. A Jeep D. A poem by Omar Khayyam Underpants are: a. Itchy b. Unladylike c. Transparent d. Racist At a formal prison dinner, your homemade shank should be placed … A. Above the finger bowl B. Outside the salad fork C....

Tigers coach Gus Malzahn, athletic director Jay Jacobs and several dozen current and former Auburn players were on hand Wednesday night at Lassiter High School. BRADLEY: Lutzenkirchen was one of Auburn’s best | Notable 2014 sports deaths “He’ll be remembered as one of the best players to ever put on an Auburn jersey. No doubt,” said Malzahn, who flew home from vacation to attend the service. The 23-year-old Lutzenkirchen, and driver Joseph Ian Davis, 22, died in a one-car crash early Sunday morning....

Ratcliffe told Fox Business Monday that last year’s impeachment trial revealed it was the Obama administration who were first concerned with the former vice president’s son’s alleged ties to shady Chinese and Ukrainian contracts. Ratcliffe dismissed House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s remarks Sunday that any information about Biden’s laptop or Ukraine ties are just a Kremlin “smear” campaign. Instead, Ratcliffe said he’s urging the FBI to reveal any details of the Hunter Biden investigation which have been known since at least last November....

Dorian strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane—wind speeds of between 74 and 95 miles per hour—on Wednesday shortly before it arrived at the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, where it caused power outages and minor flooding, the Associated Press reported. The storm also passed by Puerto Rico, although it caused relatively little damage as the territory avoided a direct hit—although minor fooding and power outages were also reported on the islands of Vieques and Culebra....

Using data from the National Hurricane Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the report ranks extreme weather events according to resulting deaths and injuries, associated economic costs, size, and meteorological rarity. “Every year that goes by seems to bring a new round of record-breaking weather events, many with devastating consequences,” Douglas Le Comte, Weatherwise contributing editor and author of the report, wrote. “Powerful hurricanes that bring large economic and human losses, massive wildfires, floods and droughts, and record-smashing heat waves....

On Thursday, AccuWeather Founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers said that Hurricane Ian’s widespread damage, caused by “life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains,” could result in $100 billion and $120 billion in damages and economic losses for Florida and some surrounding states. However, on Friday, Meyers increased his estimate to be between $180 billion and $210 billion. “Unfortunately, upon early surveying of the scale of damage in Florida to infrastructure, homes, businesses, boats, beaches as well as loss of life, evacuations, rescues, widespread power outages and other factors, we were compelled to increase our estimate,” Myers said in the press release, which was obtained by Newsweek....

The real trouble, especially for football fans, begins Saturday. Hurricane Joaquin’s expected footprint includes Washington, where the Redskins are scheduled to face the Eagles on Sunday. Baseball, especially in New York; NASCAR, which is scheduled to run races at Dover, Del.; and college football are expected to see rain — possibly lots of it. MORE: NFL Power Rankings | College football conferences | Mets headed for playoffs Possible landfall for Joaquin on Sunday?...

Emma Klapper and her fiance, Corey Moriarty, bought their first husky, Blue, four years ago when they were living in Vermont. Blue came to them from a breeder in Ohio. Once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he would be on the move again, with the couple moving over to Florida to stay with Moriarty’s parents. It was around this time that they started to notice something was off with their happy-go-lucky dog....