This week we’ve been left in stitches at a toad riding around the house in a cowboy hat and one dog’s relatable reaction to being put on a diet. Despite stiff competition this week, our Pet of the Week winner is a little different. Not your usual cuddly cat or excitable pup, Elvis the Sheep takes the top spot. Winner Becky Schub had been volunteering for a non-profit that rescued sheep from slaughter, and when one sheep was rejected by its mom because of a latching issue she instantly offered to bottle feed the lamb....

The necropsy—an animal autopsy—also showed that the orca’s heart valve, meninges (brain membrane) and in the reproductive organs were infected and inflamed, and that the orca had an empty gut except for a sheet of plastic. “All the orca’s teeth were loose and rotting. The animal must certainly have been in real pain when eating food,” Lonneke IJsseldijk, the project manager of marine mammal stranding research at Utrecht University and member of the research team studying the dead orca, said in a statement....

This week, the video found its way to Reddit where it appeared on separate subreddits including “WatchPeopleDieInside” and “therewasanattempt.” The posts have received more than 65,000 upvotes and more than 19,000 upvotes, respectively. In the video, Pentti Arajarvi—who is married to former Finnish president Tarja Halonen—and Princess Mary of Denmark are seen seated next to one another at dinner. The man is then caught on camera looking down at the woman’s chest for a moment until she looks at him and he quickly shifts his gaze to the ceiling....

Before PSG’s 3-1 win over Caen, Pastore’s agent Marcelo Simonian claimed Wednesday’s Ligue 1 fixture could be the 28-year-old’s last for the club. Pastore – contracted until 2019 – has only started eight games this season, scoring four goals amid reports of a move away in January. “I’m very pleased with Pastore,” Emery said post-match. “He did not say he wanted to leave. He works to be on the field, with the very great talent he has....

Goals from Virgil Misidjan and Wanderson threatened to give the Bulgarian visitors a famous victory in the French capital, only for Angel Di Maria’s injury-time equaliser to clinch a 2-2 draw. The result, following on from a 3-0 loss away to Montpellier in the league on Saturday, led to a chorus of boos from the PSG fans at the final whistle at Parc des Princes. But rather than dwell on gifting top spot to Arsenal in Group A, Emery called for his players to pick themselves up ahead of a crucial game against the league leaders in France....

Redditor ClayShooter262 uploaded the letter posted to workers on Wednesday—along with their response. They captioned the images: “My job threatened to withhold my paycheck to ensure no one left early; I responded accordingly.” The initial letter, alleged to be from the management of an unnamed company, said: “Attention all employees. “You are only allowed to clock in five minutes early. Closers: You know that our store closes at 11pm....

The Reds find themselves in the middle of a frustrating run at present, with only one win taken from their last eight games in all competitions. Liverpool 40/1 to win Premier League A 0-0 stalemate with Manchester United in their latest outing saw Jurgen Klopp’s side fail to rediscover their spark, with the Merseyside outfit now sat eighth in the Premier League – nine points adrift of leaders Manchester City....

I learned a lot from teaching cadets about the atomic bomb. I’m haunted by the confession of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” that he’d become death, the destroyer of worlds, after the first test of the “gadget” at the Trinity test site in Alamogordo, N.M. in July 1945. Next summer, Oppenheimer will be receiving the Hollywood treatment in a star-studded biopic directed by Christopher Nolan. Let’s hope it does credit to a complex man who was haunted by his tragic role in creating such a destructive weapon....

We will still deal (quite obviously) with the Brazils, Indonesias, Nigerias and Indias. But the idea that these many nations represent anything like a single bloc with similar characteristics and interests is shattered forever. It is yet another casualty of the end of the cold war. The term Third World originally reflected a globe divided into the First World (the industrialized democracies), the Second World (the communist bloc) and everyone else....

Over the past 15 years, United States taxpayers have bankrolled the Lebanese state to the tune of $3 billion. But little has been accomplished with U.S. money. The hopes of the Cedar Revolution dissipate as Lebanon descends from a failing to a failed state. Meanwhile, the Iranian imperial project continues as Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon grows. Today’s Lebanon is a fool’s paradise. Justice goes unserved. Fiscal discipline is absent. The government is negligent....

Gusto, a payroll and benefits provider for 100,000 small businesses, found that rolling off of PPP requirements at a time when the economy has not recovered from the toll of the pandemic, and when this winter threatens to exact an even more devastating toll, has left businesses in the lurch. A further 2.8 million jobs are now at risk. Its research showed that as the PPP covered period expired in November, companies reduced active employment by a statistically significant 0....

The USWNT and England had been looking forward for months to Friday’s game at Wembley Stadium, which sold out in less than a day and matched the reigning champions of Europe (England) and the world (USA). This was to be a game to continue — perhaps even to accelerate — the rapid growth of women’s soccer around the world. And then, in the very week the game was to occur, U....

“Last night we were involved in a serious bus accident on our way to the Berlin show,” Pale Waves’ Twitter and Instagram accounts said. “We were really lucky and no-one has been seriously hurt, but we are not able to play the next few shows. We have loved playing these shows with Halsey and hope to be back on the tour really soon.” The band was scheduled to open for Halsey’s European leg on Friday night in Berlin....

The gallery opening comes at a critical time for the institution. Increasing pressure to return works like the Elgin marbles and the Rosetta stone, oftentimes removed from colonial possessions, threaten to deprive the museum of some of its best-known and most popular works. Last month a new British organization, Marbles Reunited, argued that with the modern Olympics’ returning to their original site in Athens this summer, it’s the perfect time for the Elgin marbles to return, too....

You are so popular. I don’t understand it. All I know is that children, women, men, old men, old women, they all love me. Why does your show attract so many people? The dream of money. Drama, if you know how to work it. I play it very well [smiling mischievously]. You sometimes read from the Qur’an on the show. Why? This helps my viewers in the Middle East relate to me....

Epididymitis is diagnosed based on a review of symptoms along with urine tests, which may include a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) and a urine culture to identify the underlying cause. Antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment; the drug selected is based on the bacteria involved. What Is Epididymitis? Epididymitis is an inflammatory condition that is typically associated with sexually transmitted infections, although there can be other causes as well....

The exercises are taking place at the Doganbey Shooting Exercise Area in the district of Seferihisar in the Turkish province of Izmir near the coast of the Aegean. This year’s EFES exercise gathered almost 10,000 personnel from 37 nations, including Libya, Italy, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Albania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the United States, and France, increasing from 8 countries in 2016 and 20 in 2018. In addition, an Italian frigate, the Libyan Navy gunboat LNS SHAFAKH, and many elements will participate in the exercise, including the USS Arlington (LPD-24) Amphibious Landing Platform of the US Navy, LCACs (Landing Craft Air Cushion), Ch-53 helicopters, howitzers, and various armored vehicles....

At an angry, confusing time when half the population seems at war with the other half, the fresh-faced kids from North Carolina, Oregon, Northwestern and other schools are giving viewers an escape. There’s no rage, no politics, no millionaire NBA players “resting” on the bench. Just pure competition and fun, the longtime studio host noted. You know, the way sports used to be. FINAL FOUR: NCAA Tournament bracket “It’s such a good thing for our country, because it brings people together at a time when everybody is so stinking confrontational these days....

James carried the Cavs to an NBA championship on Sunday night. He was the best player on the floor. That’s not an opinion. He led all players on both teams in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks over the seven-game series. He unanimously won NBA Finals MVP as voted on by several well-respected members of the media (Skip not included). So you would think Bayless would finally be ready to swallow the medicine and say, “I was wrong....