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Speaking with Newsweek on the sidelines of the Copenhagen Democracy Summit in the Danish capital on Friday, Šimonytė said she was more concerned by President Vladimir Putin’s apparent imperial ambitions than with the actions of fringe members of the Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament. “I think we should not over react to this, because it’s a particular member of the Duma, very particular even for United Russia,” Šimonytė said of Yevgeny Fyodorov, the member of the ruling United Russia party who submitted the proposed legislation....

That is a common reaction immediately after witnessing the execution of a loved one’s murderer. But what happens months and years later? Few systematic studies exist on the long-term effects of watching an execution. “There is enormous individual variation,” says James Acker, a criminal-justice professor at SUNY Albany, who coedited a book on the issue. While some witnesses say they’re freed to move on, others remain consumed by grief or hatred, and still others come to oppose the death penalty, concluding that it did nothing to assuage their pain....

Jeremy Fleming, director of the British GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) intelligence agency, is to say he believed the mobilization, which has caused an exodus of hundreds of thousands, was part of a picture of the Russian president’s “flawed” decision-making. In a lecture to the London think tank, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), which has been provided to the media, Fleming is to say on Tuesday that Putin’s botched draft of 300,000 reservists “speaks of a desperate situation....

Speaking of Florida State, redshirt freshman QB Jameis Winston gets plenty of support for midseason MVP from our panel. The 10 Spot: BCS era’s best moments | Top rivalries SN Special: Midseason All-American team Clemson and FSU are both undefeated and with a win Saturday, one of them moves closer to a spot in the BCS Championship Game. Which team wins Saturday? Jake Plummer: Both these teams have exceptional quarterbacks in Tajh Boyd and Jameis Winston....

The experiment was remarkably successful in supporting kids. It contributed to the largest single-year drop in child poverty ever recorded. It helped millions of families meet their children’s basic needs, and was linked to a whopping 26 percent reduction in the number of households with children that could not reliably afford enough food. Yet despite the experiment’s success, Congress allowed the payments to end in December 2021, effectively cutting off vital assistance for millions of children....

No two-loss teams. Two SEC teams. The first Group of 5 team, and fresh blueblood from the Big Ten. It adds up to two stories that sell for the CFP: No. 4 Cincinnati meets No. 1 Alabama with the always hype-worthy David vs. Goliath motif. No. 2 Michigan meets No. 3 Georgia in another SEC-Big Ten semifinal matchup with the North vs. South tension. DECOURCY: Michigan caps long climb from App State with Big Ten title It’s the eighth year of the four-team Playoff, and, of course, everyone still wants to talk expansion....

Avoid having prune juice since it could make your diarrhea worse. Some over-the-counter headache medication contains caffeine, so read the ingredients carefully before taking them. Rehydration fluid helps restore electrolytes and allows your body to absorb water better. You can buy blackberry root or chamomile tea from grocery stores or health food stores. Blackberry can help your stools solidify. Chamomile can help soothe your digestive tract so you’re less likely to experience diarrhea....

Overall, it makes for a Week 1 with no clear-cut top picks, and plenty of disagreements and tension regarding what team to take. In this post, we’ll analyze the picks that have emerged as the most popular options. This analysis is brought to you by PoolGenius, the only site that provides customized picks that maximize your edge in NFL survivor pools. Check out their NFL Survivor Picks, Football Pick ’em Picks, and NFL Betting Picks....

The Week 6 NFL slate looks much more lopsided than last week, which was chock full of close matchups. Five teams are currently favored by at least 9.5 points, and the public as a whole almost always overestimates big favorites. NFL pick ’em advice, strategy To see better results in NFL pools, every pick needs to be evaluated on a risk/reward basis, and you should always be looking for smart opportunities to go against the crowd....

In both NFL pick ’em pools and NFL survivor pools, maximizing your edge isn’t only about figuring out the most likely teams to win. You also need to pay attention to data such as pick popularity in order to identify choice opportunities to pick against the crowd and increase your odds to win. After all, at some point, the only way to win a football pool is to get your pick(s) right while your opponents get theirs wrong....

Expertinent The next–and last–contests on the Democratic primary calendar are Puerto Rico on Sunday and South Dakota and Montana next Tuesday, but you’d hardly know it from tracking Barack Obama’s recent travel schedule. Instead of stumping in Sioux Falls and backslapping in Billings, Obama spent Monday hunting for military votes in Las Cruces, N.M. and Tuesday talking about the mortgage crisis in Las Vegas, Nev.; today he lands in Denver and Thornton, Colo....

If the top running backs – LeSean McCoy, Jamaal Charles, Adrian Peterson, Matt Forte – are gone, you’ll be left with a tough decision: Stick with a running back or be the first to break the trend and grab a QB or WR. Here’s what I decided (if the picture didn’t already tip you off): MORE FANTASY: Top 50 rankings | Top rookies | The Draft Decider Calvin Johnson, WR, Lions (5)....

Busch in February earned his 57th career NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series win, a smooth victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It also meant Busch had won each of the past seven Truck Series races he had entered while competing full time in the Cup Series. Kevin Harvick, among others, was ready to see Busch race in the Truck Series against stiffer competition. What is the Kyle Busch bounty?...

People in the suburbs of Pittsburgh reported hearing a loud boom and said they felt the ground shaking but weren’t certain where it came from. Officials in Allegheny County tweeted early on that authorities had received several reports about the mysterious noise but said it wasn’t caused by an earthquake and there was no thunder or lightning reported in the area, Trib Live reported. Just a few hours after the explosion, experts at the National Weather Service in Pittsburg said the loud noise was likely a meteor exploding, Pittsburgh Magazine reported....

This article covers the basics of external compression headache, including its causes and how it’s managed. External Compression Headache Symptoms Naturally, head pain is the primary sign of external compression headache. To be an external compression headache, though, you must experience at least two episodes of pain within an hour of sustained pressure on the head and the pain must resolve within an hour after the pressure is relieved....

They suffered two frustrating walkoff losses, and in the second one they lost a no-hit bid and the game all at once, with help from baseball’s much-maligned experimental extra-innings rule. Connecticut, a Tigers affiliate in the New York-Penn League (short-season Single-A), was playing the Vermont Lake Monsters, an A’s affiliate, in what was essentially a doubleheader. The teams’ game Monday was suspended in the top of the first inning because of rain, so they had to complete that contest first Tuesday and then play the regularly scheduled game, which was shortened to seven innings....

The 26-year-old was hoping to help the Swans return to winning ways, after going three games without a win prior to kickoff but an early goal by Glenn Murray did the damage on his side as they moved down to just one place above the drop zone. Ayew had his best opportunity blocked in a goalmouth scramble in second half, before playing Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham through but the youngster couldn’t force an equaliser....

Hallyday who sold over 110 million records worldwide, died at the age of 74 after battling with lung cancer. And the former Marseille forward joined the world in paying homage to the Elvis of France whose music was influenced by America’s Elvis Presley. A post shared by didierdrogba (@didierdrogba) on Dec 6, 2017 at 12:29am PST

The duo who were part of the victorious 1994 African Cup of Nations had a great time at the London Palladium – venue of this year’s ceremony, as the world celebrates the best players in the 2016-17 season. Okocha and Amuneke have been involved with Fifa projects across the globe, with the former opening the Fifa Confederations Cup fans park in Russia while the latter joined other Fifa legends at the U17 World Cup in India....

The African stars sealed their spots in the weekly FUT18 Team of the Week with boosted stats that will last for a week. Salah produced a commanding display in Saturday’s Premier League outing after scoring four goals in the Reds’ 5-0 demolition of Watford while Keita gave a man-of-the-match display in RB Leipzig’s 2-1 win over Bayern Munich – their first league win over the Bavarians. Salah’s overall rating skyrocketed from 85 to 91 while Keita climbed from a rating of 83 to 85....