“Gabon has signed a law to stop trade in bats and pangolins as a precaution,” Lee White, Minister of Forests, Oceans, Environment and Climate Change, Gabonese Republic, tweeted last Friday. According to AFP, officials at the water and forest ministry cited scientific research showing Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was a combination of two viruses, one similar to bats and another similar to pangolins. “A similar decision was taken by the authorities when our country was affected by the Ebola virus—a ban on eating primates,” White told the AFP....

This article discusses the benefits of an eczema diet. It includes foods and supplements that may help you prevent eczema flares, along with cooking tips for making the most of your eating plan. Foods That Trigger Eczema Between 20% and 80% of people with eczema have some kind of food allergy. When a person with eczema eats something they are allergic to, it prompts an immune reaction that causes inflammation....

“People, they tease me the way I talk, tease me the way I look, and it’s kind of funny,” Orgeron said before a thoughtful pause. “The things that I was doing at Ole Miss I was ridiculed for, and now I punch myself in the jaw and everybody at LSU likes it. So, it just depends where you’re at.” Orgeron literally came out swinging before the College Football Playoff championship matchup between No....

Sumner tore the ACL in his left knee inside the final 10 minutes of the Musketeers’ victory at Madison Square Garden and will face reconstructive surgery when doctors decide it is prudent to proceed, the school announced Monday. A projected first-round pick in some mock drafts, Sumner averaged 15 points and 5 assists for the 15-6 Musketeers. He is 6-6, 186 pounds and is extremely long and quick. His best game of the season came on New Year’s Eve, when he hit Georgetown for 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists....

While some criticized the Koskinen signing, the Finnish netminder is making the most of his opportunity between the pipes — and silencing his critics, to boot. Through 18 games this season, Koskinen is 11-3-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .921 save percentage. While Smith has come up big for the Oilers, he has seven wins with a 2.88 GAA and 905 save percentage in comparison. Koskinen also ranks in the top-20 league-wide in save percentage....

Some of the clips show the storm as it approaches as a vast red wall of dust contrasting with the clear sky. The video above was filmed on Monday by Twitter user @AnnHd04 in Snyder, Texas. Others show scenes from within the storm. In one video, uploaded to Twitter by road user Cam Wade, the storm can be seen from inside a car that appears to have pulled off of the road....

Given that, could they contribute to, or even cause, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia? Fortunately, the evidence from medical studies so far says gluten ingestion does not raise your risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease if you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. The Evidence Dr. Alessio Fasano, head of the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Celiac Research and Treatment, tells VerywellHealth.com that the most recent study, conducted in Sweden, indicates that having celiac disease does not increase your risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease....

The Greater Hartford NAACP said the most recent discovery prompted the facility to shut down again, WTIC-TV reported. The site had just reopened earlier this week after seven additional nooses were found strewn across the building starting in late April. “We will continue to work with all levels of law enforcement, as well as our development partners, to hold the perpetrators accountable and ensure that all members of our community feel valued, respected and safe,” she added....

“They would, alright — as long as it’s warranted,” according to WKBW in Buffalo. The team reportedly isn’t afraid to part ways with the quarterback if he fails to show improvement by the end of training camp. Manuel, owed $2.8 million, is in danger of failing to make Buffalo’s 53-man roster, according to the report. MORE: How Manuel’s early career stacks up | Jim Kelly advises QBs on adversity The Florida State product’s career in a league that lacks patience for its most important position simply hasn’t been good enough....

MORE: Top photos from the first round Rivers received stitches for two cuts and came returned to the game.

But a sweet video clip of an elderly dog being trained to climb on and off a bed using steps has shown that might not necessarily be the case. Reddit user Shizaitseliza shared an adorable moment of their old pet dog mastering a new way to clamber on and off its owner’s bed. The 52-second video, which had been up voted more than 68,000 times at the time of writing, is captioned: “My mom’s 16 y/o dog (Weeble) cannot jump on/off her bed anymore, so I’m teaching her to use these new stairs....

“I don’t think I’m ready,” Parker sighs. Paul reminds Parker that she’s old enough, leaving viewers with raised eyebrows. Regardless, Parker says that she’s “never done it before” in hushed tones. Paul’s expression softens. She smiles and reminds Parker how it will “really make a difference” and that it “feels great.” Of course, she’s talking about voting for the first time. An excited Parker squeals and the 80s music intensifies as the girls approach a polling site together....

In the 25th Anniversary edition of its Partisan Voting Index (PVI), the independent Cook Political Report determined that “Republicans are enjoying a stronger advantage than at any point in the 25-year history of the Cook PVI.” The Cook PVI scores show that a Republican presidential candidate can lose the popular vote by a narrow margin “and still win an Electoral College majority. That, however, is almost impossible for a Democrat to replicate,” Amy Walter, the editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, wrote on Friday....

Police arrived at a rubber plantation in the Phang Nga province on Wednesday to find the body of 32-year-old Supachai Wongfaed in a pool of blood, The Thaiger reported. The 20-year-old elephant called Pom Pam had stabbed the owner with its tusks, the Thai news outlet reported. The elephant had been carrying rubberwood in extremely hot temperatures when it attacked. Police told The Thaiger that they suspect this is what caused it to turn on its owner....

The attack occurred at the Morongi tea estate in Assam, India on Sunday, according to local outlet The Assam Tribune. The event was caught on video and shared on Twitter the next day by Parveen Kaswan, an official with the Indian Forest Service. In his tweet, he said: “A human lost his life. I wonder whom to blame.” Warning: some viewers may find the footage disturbing. The video shows a herd of elephants crossing a highway outside a forest reserve while a crowd gathers along the road....

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office have been investigating the former employee of Cate School since April, for sexual abuse and misconduct alleged to have taken place on school property. The school, which costs $53,750 a year for day students and $68,150 for those boarding, is located on a sprawling campus in Carpinteria, California. The investigation began after the sheriff’s office received a report from mandated reporters from outside of the school who were “speaking on behalf of the sexual assault survivors,” according to a police statement....

In 2020, Elizabeth Teeter was ready to move into the role of Lydia, the depressed daughter of the new owners of a haunted house, when the COVID-19 shutdown happened. She talked to Newsweek about her theatrical journey and, “Dead Mom,” her new music video from the show. She told Newsweek, “I was in a couple of days of rehearsals back in 2020 before the shutdown, and then we all didn’t know if the show was coming back....

The Tesla and SpaceX founder made the surprise announcement on the micro-blogging site in the early hours of Tuesday, February 2, and he has not yet revealed the reason behind the decision. Musk has long been an extremely active Twitter user, regularly using the site to post memes, share product updates and interact with fans, brands, celebrities and members of the public, and his account has more than 44 million followers, making it one of the most popular on Twitter....

Republicans have been aflutter since the initial rumors of Musk buying Twitter began to swirl. Their hope is that the eccentric tech billionaire will reinstate a certain real estate billionaire and former president to the social media platform, overturning the ban imposed on him after his fomenting of an insurrection meant to overturn the results of the 2020 election. While this reinstatement is now fairly likely to happen, it doesn’t really advance free speech in any meaningful way....