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Daniel Schwarz, 44, and Ashley Schwarz, 34, were both arrested and charged with capital murder, a capital felony, on Monday in connection with the girl’s death in August. The Odessa Police Department said officers responded to a residence on the 4300 block of Locust Avenue in Odessa for a medical call at around 1.50 p.m. on August 29. When they arrived, they found the 8-year-old girl, who was later pronounced dead at the scene....

In November, Bama the dog was left at Tampa International Airport after his owner was told she didn’t have sufficient paperwork to take him with her. According to police, she simply dropped Bama’s leash and continued with her own travel to Miami. “She left the counter and said she’d make other arrangements,” Tampa Airport Police Chief Charlie Vazquez told Fox 13. “She came back but before she came back, she kind of dropped the leash and walked off, leaving the dog on his own in the airport....

The dog, Fluff, was chained up outside in a backyard in Bertie County, North Carolina when his owners contacted PETA on January 7 for help. “This elderly dog was chained up outside 24/7 for years,” Catie Cryar from PETA told Newsweek. “As with all chained dogs, he was very vulnerable to animal attacks.” When fieldworkers arrived, they found Fluff in an awful state, having suffered an attack from another dog and being unable to get away....

While Julie has brought a case against her daughter before the local courts, she said she “is terrified at what she could lose,” as her house represented her only major source of financial security. Ever since she discovered her daughter’s alleged deception, Julie told Checkpoint she has suffered from anxiety and depression, so much so that she has trouble eating and breathing on occasion. “Where did she think I was going to live?...

The effects of the global health crisis are already on full display in the 2020 cycle, which has been thrown into slight chaos as officials navigate how to balance public health and election security. The most immediate solution for state and local contests, including the Democratic primary race, has been to limit in-person voting by increasing mail and absentee balloting. If that trend continues, voters can expect a very different presidential election in November....

Commissioner Al Schmidt repeatedly refuted the unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud peddled by Trump and his allies, describing them as “fantastical” and had “no basis in fact at all.” Trump had claimed without evidence that tens of thousands of votes were “illegally received” in Pennsylvania and alleged that his poll watchers were not allowed to observe counting. Amid legal challenges from Trump’s team that were thrown out, Schmidt’s insistence that a free and fair election had taken place came at a cost....

Mikhail Zhilin, 36, was arrested on December 6 by police in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, as he attempted to board a flight to Armenia, according to reports. He worked as a shift supervisor at the Federal Guard Service’s special communications and information department in Siberia, and was responsible for communications between Putin’s government and other Russian regions. Zhilin had access to state secrets, which prevented him and other federal employees from leaving the country....

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts lambasted Genesis Healthcare in a letter sent last week to Robert Fish, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer. “I would like an explanation for this unfathomable greed amidst a public health tragedy and economic crisis,” the Democratic lawmaker wrote. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Genesis claimed to be on the cusp of bankruptcy and received $300 million in state and federal aid under the CARES Act—only to give its CEO George Hager Jr....

The progressive senator introduced the wealth tax proposal on Monday. Under the plan, a version of which she put forward during her unsuccessful presidential campaign, the nation’s wealthiest would be taxed at 2 percent on their net worth above $50 million and at 3 percent on a net worth above $1 billion. Co-sponsoring the bill in the House of Representatives are Democrat Pramila Jayapal of Washington, chair of the Progressive Caucus, and Brendan Boyle, a moderate Democrat from Pennsylvania....

most part, would have come out for Clinton; blacks, young people and the highly educated elite would have backed Obama. And Clinton would have ended up with a decisive victory unlikely to halt her opponent’s march toward the nomination. That may be astonishing to those who expected the querulous campaign and the candidates’ missteps—Clinton’s tale of evading snipers in Bosnia and Obama’s embarrassing description of “bitter” voters—to alter the dynamic of the race....

After taking over the social media site in October, billionaire and Tesla CEO Musk has received much criticism from many who believe that Twitter is on the decline under his leadership, including horror novelist King. In King’s most recent tweet about Musk, he wrote, “I think Elon Musk is a visionary. Almost singlehandedly, he’s changed the way Americans think about automobiles. I have a Tesla and love it. That said, he’s been a terrible fit for Twitter....

It comes after earlier speculation that Tesla had dumped some of its vast cryptocurrency portfolio. Musk made a statement to the contrary in a tweet early on Monday morning. Replying to another user, he wrote: “To clarify speculation, Tesla has not sold any Bitcoin.” Speculation that Tesla had sold some of its bitcoin investment was sparked on Sunday after Musk was involved in a Twitter exchange. Twitter user CryptoWhale wrote: “Bitcoiners are going to slap themselves next quarter when they find out Tesla dumped the rest of their Bitcoin holdings....

On August 6, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) posted on Twitter a video of a whalefish. “A whalefish was spotted last week with ROV Doc Ricketts,” the research institute tweeted. “This whalefish [order Cetomimiformes] was encountered by [Steven Haddock’s] team on their R/V Western Flyer expedition 2,013 meters deep offshore of Monterey Bay.” The video shows a bright orange fish swimming in the dark depths of the ocean....

Matilda the Musical, which is set to be released this year by Netflix, offers a modern spin on the classic 1996 movie, while also folding in elements of Tim Minchin’s 2011 London stage production, punctuating the storyline with songs. When Netflix recently unveiled the first trailer for the production, Thompson was barely recognizable, sporting a prosthetic nose and worse-for-wear teeth as Crunchem Hall Primary School’s frightening headmistress Miss Trunchbull....

Mark Emmert knows that. He said in a recent interview with CBS Sports that he’s open to reconsidering certain aspects of the college athletics amateurism model. Specifically, Emmert said that he’d be open to consider altering NCAA eligibility rules surrounding D-League players. As it stands now, once a player signs a paper declaring for the draft, his college eligibility simultanenously expires. The problem with that, of course, is that players need to make that decision before they can head to the NBA Draft Combine — which is the very place they learn whether they’ve got a shot at becoming a professional....

Teachers’ unions have abused and squandered decades of public goodwill. They get away with it because they think parents will turn a blind eye. Parents should not allow it. Drama has unfolded across the country for months as undoubtedly progressive politicians—from Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot and San Francisco’s London Breed to Washington state’s Jay Inslee and California governor Gavin Newsom—call out recalcitrant unions for their unwillingness to follow the science....

What Is Endari Used For? Endari reduces painful episodes (crises) in adults and children 5 years and older with sickle cell disease. Brand Name(s): Endari Drug Availability: Prescription Therapeutic Classification: Amino acid Available Generically: No Controlled Substance: No Administration Route: Oral Active Ingredient: L-glutamine Dosage Form(s): Oral powder Sickle cell disease is an inherited genetic disorder that affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States. Sickle cell disease alters hemoglobin—the oxygen-carrying molecule on red blood cells....

The airway inflammation and damage caused by COPD makes it harder for oxygen to reach the lungs and feed the muscles. As a result, people often feel weighed down by fatigue and have greater difficulty managing day-to-day tasks. The emotional impact of this chronic disease can also be draining. This article includes 12 energy conservation techniques that can help you if you have COPD. From practical strategies like better organizing your to-dos to adjusting your posture so you move with less effort, these tips can help you make the most of each day....

The outcome is usually very good after treatment. But since cancer is one of the possible causes, it is important not to ignore signs and symptoms of prostate enlargement. Enlarged Prostate Symptoms An enlarged prostate does not always cause symptoms, and about half of men who have this condition do not experience any symptoms at all. Some men develop symptoms early, while others do not develop any effects until the prostate becomes significantly enlarged....