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3 Up Freddie Freeman, 1B, Braves. I basically called Freeman a “slightly better version” of Adrian Gonzalez during the preseason. No disrespect to A-Gon, but I may have to eat those words if Freeman keeps popping off 3-for-3, two-homer nights. Brad Miller, SS, Mariners. Miller made his preseason supporters smile last night with a multi-homer game of his own in a win against the Angels. Carlos Gomez, OF, Brewers. However you feel about Gomez, we can at least agree that there is rarely a dull moment with the Brewers’ outfielder....

Australian researcher Alyson Wilson, the lead author of the study, found that the dead body moved for more than a year after death—findings which could have significant implications for post-mortem investigations, AFP reported. Wilson suggests that the process of decomposition could be responsible for the movements: as the body mummifies, the ligaments dry out, causing parts to move. “What we found was that the arms were significantly moving, so that arms that started off down beside the body ended up out to the side of the body,” Wilson told ABC News....

“Iranians have taken to the streets to pay their respects to the victims of the Ukraine flight #PS752 plane crash,” the tweet read. “But security forces in #Iran have cruelly dispersed vigils by trampling on candles, beating grieving protesters & carrying out arrests. This needs to stop now.” Attached to the text was a GIF with an image of protesters. Superimposed over the image were the words, “Iran, stop police brutality against peaceful protesters....

Ancelotti led Bayern to the Bundesliga title last season but was dismissed in September after a 3-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. FCB 8/1 to win CL The Italian has been replaced with the familiar figure of Jupp Heynckes, who has been tempted out of retirement after four years away from the game. Bayern are at home to Celtic on Wednesday as they seek to bounce back from that heavy loss at Parc des Princes, with Hummels among those to acknowledge the role of the players in a disrupted start to the campaign....

A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Newsweek that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations, in addition to federal, state and local law enforcement partners, responded “to a maritime smuggling event” on Sunday afternoon in Key Largo. A vessel “containing 356 Haitian migrants ran aground” several hundred yards offshore. In total, 158 of the Haitians were rescued and evaluated by emergency personnel on the scene....

CBS 8 reported that a flight carrying adoptable dogs and cats landed in El Cajon, California. “In Louisiana and Mississippi, they were maxed out to capacity,” said Jessica Gercke, Helen Woodward Animal Center’s public relations coordinator. “Kennels were full and kennels were lining hallways. Due to Hurricane Ida, they had to evacuate.” Various organizations worked to send adoptable animals to shelters around the county. Greater Good Charities, a national nonprofit organization, coordinated to move animals in Louisiana to shelters in California and Florida....

Daily passenger numbers collated by the TSA show that the number of travelers dropped by more than 80 percent—in excess of 1.3 million people—between March 13, when the emergency was declared, and March 23. The numbers are striking when compared with the same dates last year. From March 13 to March 23 this year, the number of fliers is 63 percent lower than in the same period in 2019....

The hunter, whose name and age have not been released to the public, became lost in the woods of the Pulp Road Game Lands in Winnabow, North Carolina, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office reported via a Facebook post. While details about his identity were withheld, the post referred to him as “young” several times. In response, the sheriff’s office deployed its aviation and drone units, and was promptly able to locate the hunter from the sky....

Ending months of relative obscurity, Perot is back. Two days after the GOP primary in Texas this week, he kicks off a drive to qualify his Reform Party for the ballot there. Next week he’ll appear on “Larry King Live,” his own private Iowa. Then he hits the noncampaign campaign trail to give speeches, including a major one in Philadelphia. Powell wants no limelight, but isn’t out of the picture....

That day North Vietnam was in the process of completing its conquest of South Vietnam, and a large contingent of jubilant leftists had camped by the bridge to mock the patriotic moment. Doman was eating an orange when he noticed a disturbance. Sallie had spotted, through the haze of marijuana smoke (a Doman narrative packs punch because of such details), a North Vietnamese flag and had sallied forth to shred it....

The video was captured by NASA’s Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG), an algorithm that focuses on precipitation data. NASA said it was using the IMERG algorithm “in near real-time” to estimate how much rain fell in Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as the hurricane passed through. Guadeloupe received an estimated 12 to 18 inches of rainfall, NASA said. Parts of Puerto Rico received more than 20 inches of rain, the agency said....

Speaking with the Associated Press, a hurricane researcher from the University of Miami, Brian McNoldy, gave the rather alarming appraisal that Ida will “most definitely” be stronger than Katrina. That storm, for example, made landfall as a Category 3 storm with winds up to 127 mph, while Ida is set to hit land as a Category 4 with winds up to 155 mph, slightly shy of the Category 5 threshold....

Cutler was hurt in the first half against the Redskins, and the offense continued to move the ball well with backup Josh McCown. McCown, with decent mobility but limited arm strength compard to Cutler's rifle arm, has a much tougher task keeping Marc Trestman's passing game going at a high level against better, more complex defenses. That includes the next three opponents after a Week 8 bye: Green Bay, Detroit and Baltimore....

Lincolnshire Police have launched an investigation after the child died at Ostler’s Plantation, near Woodhall Spa, in eastern England on Sunday. The East Midlands Ambulance Service was alerted at about 11:13 p.m., but emergency services were unable to save the child’s life. Police said a 40-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog that was out of control and remain in police custody....

It takes some daring for Barry Levinson to build his quirky comic drama Jimmy Hollywood around such a loser. He’s a funny guy, but he’s a pest, and Levinson presents him with an affectionate ambivalence that keeps the viewer slightly off balance. Is he a hero or a schmuck? The director of “Rain Man” and “Good Morning, Vietnam” is back in the small, low-budget, personal mode of “Diner” and “Tin Men,” but those movies were about close, cohesive communities....

Psychiatric symptoms like low mood, memory problems, and extreme fatigue are common among people with hypothyroidism. This article discusses the link between hypothyroidism and psychiatric symptoms, including signs to look for, and how treatment of hypothyroidism can help. What Causes Psychiatric Symptoms? Psychiatric symptoms include a variety of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that are tied to mental health challenges. Just as there are many causes of mental illness, there are a multitude of reasons why someone might experience psychiatric symptoms....

Serbian midfielder Matic was sold to Manchester United for £40 million before Chelsea brought in Bakayoko as his replacement for a similar fee from Monaco over the summer. Kante 25/1 first scorer v Arsenal Kante and Matic were Antonio Conte’s main partnership last season and the 26-year-old admits that the pair struck up an impressive understanding on the pitch. However, Kante has backed Bakayoko to ease the blow of losing Matic to a rival, saying after the 6-0 Champions League win over Qarabag: “For sure, for sure Nemanja Matic was a good player for us....

Pune-based DSK Shivajians were also in the fray for the talented centre-back but ultimately he chose to sign for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Cup runners-up. Jhingan, an established India international, is expected to lend flexibility to Albert Roca’s defensive line. The Spanish coach is thought to favour a 3-man defence which might see the Chandigarh-born defender line-up for the Blues alongside Juanan and John Johnson. Jhingan made his I-League debut with United Sikkim before opting to move to Mumbai FC in 2013....