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Originally scheduled to take place in Montreal not long after the Stanley Cup was handed out in June, it’s now happening not long after the Stanley Cup was awarded … in October … virtually. Things are different yet the same when it comes to this year’s two-day soiree. The entire NHL world will not descend onto one city this year. Instead, it’ll all be done virtually. Thee NHL’s 31 teams in their own city — and many without their full scouting staffs in person— alongw with players at home and media and fans alike watching from their couch....

But it’s Kravitz’s casting as Catwoman that sent Twitter into a tizzy Monday, causing it to trend almost immediately, proving fans are obsessed with one Miss Selina Kyle (Catwoman’s alter-ego). How will Kravitz stack up against the other iconic actresses that have played the nine-lived criminal on the silver screen? Some have played the part to great acclaim—hello, Michelle Pfeiffer—while others not so much—sorry, Halle Berry. Even though we’re only including women who have played the character in movies, we’d be remiss not to include two legendary portrayals: Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt on the television series Batman (1966-1968)....

): Built a topnotch rehab facility at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas that opened this year. Similar projects on the horizon. Fisher House Foundation (fisherhouse. org): Constructs housing spaces at medical facilities so injured vets can be with their families while they heal. Armed Services YMCA (asymca. org): Gives vets YMCA access, where they can do physical rehab. Offers paying YMCA jobs to help vets get reacclimated. title: “How You Can Help” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-10” author: “Frank Hughes” FEMA The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Web site ,fema....

USA Today reported the matchup between (MIami) Carol City and Miami Central was halted late in the fourth quarter after shots were heard. South Florida Sun Sentinel writer Omar Kelly later reported the shots were fired outside the stadium. MORE: Must-see photos, Nov. 9-15 | Game in St. Louis interrupted by gunfire Fans headed for the exits while players either dropped to the turf or ran off the field. The stadium was cleared and the game was called with Miami Central leading 36-8 with 2:58 remaining....

Jackson has an interview scheduled with 49ers general manager Trent Baalke Sunday, and the paper says Jackson is the “clear front-runner” pending that interview. Jackson also plans to talk Sunday with the Browns and Dolphins about their coaching vacancies. Also, if Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh in the wild-card round Saturday, the 49ers would have to wait until the Bengals’ season is over to officially hire Jackson. MORE: Ranking NFL jobs, from least to most desirable | Odds on each opening...

Despite their huge size difference, Cane Corso Norm and his kitten companion have struck up an unlikely friendship, as the pair were documented snuggling together. “My 130lb foster fail mastiff falling in love with my ½ lb foster kitten,” wrote their owner, who uploads under the handle @norm_the_househippo. The video showed Norm gazing fondly at the tiny kitten named Sonic. Later clips showed him approaching Norm as the pair seemed to sniff each other out....

Two videos posted by Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a U.S. think tank, have been viewed over 800,000 times. Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson also took to Twitter to say that Russian warships have left Crimea and are heading to Odessa. “An amphibious assault on Ukraine’s third-largest city could come as soon as Thursday: U.S. officials,” he said in a tweet. People in Odessa, a city of a million residents on Ukraine’s southern coast, were filmed putting up sandbag fortifications on a beach this week in preparation for a possible attack, LBC reported, adding that previous attempts to launch an assault on the city had been aborted due to bad weather....

There is broad agreement that the coronavirus is part of a lineage of viruses found in horseshoe bats in South China. The mystery centers on how the virus came to cause an outbreak in Wuhan, a thousand miles away, without leaving any trace of its journey. That is essentially the question Peter Daszak, an expert on disease zoology and a member of the WHO team, attempted to address in the press conference....

With Clinton showing double-digit leads in many polls and steamrolling her rivals in recent debates, aides said that spending precious campaign funds to attack herself sends a message to voters that the New York senator “feels good about how the campaign is going.” While negative ads have become commonplace in political campaigns, Clinton’s bruising ads are believed to be the first time a political candidate has spent her own money to attack herself....

Organized by a Facebook account called Tulsa’s BFF, the event requested that 200 people participate in a group demonstration on the facility’s football field, which asked attendees to arrange themselves in a formation that spelled “Tulsa 4 Tesla.” In light of ongoing safety regulations in place due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, participants were required to wear face masks while photos were taken and an aerial video was recorded. Tulsa-based investment firm Atento Capital coordinated the event in collaboration with George Kaiser Family Foundation....

The footage, captured by a local police department in Mexico, shows a residential street in Cuauhtémoc city suddenly blanketed in dead birds as they drop from the sky mid-flight. Some of the birds lie dead in the street, while others manage to fly away. The birds in the footage, yellow-headed blackbirds, are migratory and travel south to Mexico and Central America for winter from Canada. When they migrate, they travel in large flocks....

The comma shrimp fossils were found in a rock from the mid-Cretaceous period. They are estimated to be between 90 and 95 million years ago—when the dinosaurs still walked the Earth. Comma shrimp—also known as cumacea—are small crustaceans that today are found in marine environments across the globe, with well over 1,000 species within the order. However, despite their abundance they have one of the poorest fossil records of any marine arthropods, so our understanding of their origins has been limited....

A total of 231 invasive Burmese pythons were removed in total from the Florida ecosystem during the 10-day challenge in August, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced. Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida. They are native to Asia, but they can also survive in Florida’s subtropical climate. The snakes were first introduced to the environment in the 1970s—likely as exotic pets released into the wild....

Last year, the European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary had failed to follow EU law by creating pushbacks of people entering the country without permission, refusing them the right to apply for asylum, and detaining them in “transit zones” along Hungary’s southern border with Serbia. Earlier this month, Hungary’s Constitutional Court avoided ruling on if EU law takes priority over the enforcement of the government’s own measure, according to Reuters....

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Martin Benson on Saturday and charged the 34-year-old man with burglary, grand theft and attempted burglary for his alleged crimes. The arrest came after the Sheriff’s Office asked residents in a Facebook post to be on the lookout for a “hamburglar” who broke into a local Wendy’s and another restaurant, leaving “with more than just a full belly.” The images posted by the police show the suspect looking around the kitchen, seemingly preparing himself a meal....

The Gulf Coast region is full of oil rigs and refineries that produce a large share of the nation’s fuel supply chain. The states in the area are also important routes for the distribution of gas. As a result of the businesses and services being shut down by the storm, drivers will likely be paying more at the pumps in the upcoming days. “Hurricanes don’t always cause gas prices to rise, but when a major storm moves into the Gulf Coast, that’s another story,” a statement from the Florida branch of the American Automobile Association (AAA) said on Sunday....

One of the most popular searches among Louisiana residents on Google has been “which hotels will allow dogs”—a question that has been searched at a rate of 2,700 percent since Hurricane Ida began on August 29. Other popular searches in Louisiana include “how long can you run a generator,” “urgent care near me,” “any stores open near me,” and “if you can run a generator.” The top questions which have been searched regarding Hurricane Ida include:...

The hurricane is currently moving across northeastern Nicaragua, where life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and landslides are expected. Other areas in Central America are also expected to experience these weather conditions. Strong winds and heavy rain have caused damage, downing trees and flooding streets, as people in Nicaragua and Honduras share images and videos of the hurricane’s impact. Wilfredo Miranda shared a photo of people trying to remove a downed tree blocking a road....

Hundreds of thousands of residents in Texas and Louisiana were ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm, which is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds. The most dangerous part of the hurricane could be its storm surges, which experts predict might reach as high as 20 feet in some areas in Louisiana and up to 15 feet in Texas. “It’s really just unimaginable numbers and certainly not survivable in some locations so we really hope people are evacuating and doing everything they can to get out if they haven’t already,” Joel Cline, a tropical program coordinator for the National Weather Service, told Newsweek....

The reintegration of former criminals into society remains a contentious issue, however, and one man has been accused of overstepping the mark after learning his partner was planning on taking up a role to help rehabilitate some of the worst offenders. According to a post shared to Mumsnet by VioletSky1234, she is planning on taking up a voluntary role on top of her job with social services which will involve her “communicating” with convicts who “may be male....