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Despite an absence of evidence behind allegations that famous public figures are somehow connected to an underground network of child abusers, the theories have permeated online conversations, infamously supporting and courting the attention of former President Donald Trump. While these bizarre and damaging claims have quieted down in recent years, many still find their way above the parapet, including a spurious rumor spread on Twitter this week. The Claim...

Ukraine’s defense ministry alleged that civilians in Bucha and other towns and villages northwest of Kyiv were “executed arbitrarily,” while it was occupied by Russian troops for several weeks. It claimed, attaching photos and videos from the scene, that some civilians were killed with their hands tied behind their backs and their bodies were left scattered in the streets. More than 400 bodies of civilians have been recovered in the area so far, according to local officials....

President Joe Biden’s administration sought to end the Title 42 restrictions, but several Republican-led states took the White House to court to keep them in place. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to maintain Title 42 temporarily by ordering a stay on a lower court’s ruling to vacate the policy. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about Title 42 in its February 2023 session before making a final decision. Meanwhile, at the southern border, large numbers of migrants are crossing into the U....

Tests also check levels of the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and the proteins that affect thyroid hormone production. Thyroid blood tests are usually simple and accurate. A few things can affect your results, though. You may have ongoing fluctuations in thyroid hormone levels. This is a sign you need your medication dose changed. Other factors may falsely skew your thyroid test results. When this happens, the levels recorded by your test may not indicate there has been a true change in your condition....

As a result of vaccines, a few diseases have even been eliminated (meaning reduced to zero in a specific geographic area). Meanwhile, one disease (smallpox) has been eradicated (meaning reduced to zero worldwide). Even so, vigilance is needed to ensure that enough children are vaccinated to avoid the resurgence of eliminated diseases (such as outbreaks of measles in the United States). Adults also need boosters to retain the benefits of certain vaccines....

The hashtag #TrumpIsDead trended after a number of Twitter users claimed that the former president had perished on Tuesday. Musk, who completed his purchase of Twitter last week, has advocated for more “free speech” on the platform, including reinstating accounts that had been previously banned for spreading misinformation. Critics have suggested that the tech billionaire’s approach could lead to Twitter becoming a haven for trolls and right-wing conspiracy theorists....

In a Tuesday press conference at Falcons headquarters, head coach Mike Smith called the report of Jones being out for the season "premature at this time.'' However, he said the results of the team examination earlier in the day "were not encouraging, but we will wait to see what the second opinion comes back as.'' It wasn't clear exactly when Jones got hurt, but Smith said that as far as he knew, it was before Jones' stunning one-handed diving grab over the Jets' Antonio Cromartie with around five minutes to go in the game....

Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon can relate. MORE: NFL’s 10 highest-paid defensive players While cleaning their home in preparation for a cross-country move back to Atlanta, Weatherspoon’s wife uncovered an uncashed game check from last season that apparently had casually slipped their minds. “My gal just found a game check, I guess moving does have its perks ha,” Weatherspoon tweeted Tuesday. Weatherspoon inked a $1.25 million bonus when he signed with the Cardinals last offseason and made $2....

Which is why the Falcons are keeping Ryan Schraeder around. MARVEZ: Takeaways from Week 11 Atlanta and its fourth-year right tackle agreed to a five-year contract extension Monday, SN’s Alex Marvez has learned. Further terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Schraeder has started 40 games since the Falcons signed him as an undrafted free agent (Valdosta State) in 2013. Last season, he started all 16 games at right tackle for an offense that ranked seventh in the NFL (374....

The team is required to pay a portion of the total $1.4 billion cost and a team official informed a state agency Tuesday of the plan to receive loans, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. MORE: NFL’s marijuana stance evolving | Ray Lewis staying in Baltimore | NFL Draft Quiz The Falcons have played at the Georgia Dome since 1992, and the new stadium is expected to be ready for the 2017 season....

The Line: 49ers -5, Total: 50.5 Line movement and notes: The 49ers opened as 4-point favorites at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and were bet up as high as -6 there. However, as of Friday, the line was down to -5 at the SuperBook and most other shops across town. Trends that matter: The Eagles are 5-1 SU and ATS in the last six meetings with the 49ers. The Eagles are 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games....

If you’re a Philly fan and you’re upset that you missed the references, don’t worry. They were very minor. In an interview with Philly.com, Oscar-nominated sound editor David Acord revealed his dirty little secret. Part of the transcript for a character named Teedo involved names of Eagles players. MORE: NFL stars and their ‘Star Wars’ counterparts “The language he speaks is inspired by some Thai phrases that I was trying to learn for an upcoming trip to Thailand,” he said....

The former quarterback made comments about the Eagles’ current quarterback (Carson Wentz) on Saturday. Essentially, McNabb’s point, which he made on The Zach Gelb Show, was that Wentz really needs to prove himself in the immediate future before the Eagles commit long-term to him. NFL MOCK DRAFT: Eagles go with defensive playmaker “Staying healthy is very key in this league. And it really pertains to the success of the quarterback....

The Eagles quarterback threw the game-winning touchdown pass on fourth down with under a minute left and got help from Bears kicker Cody Parkey, who missed a 43-yard field goal with ten seconds remaining to give the Eagles a 16-15 victory. After three failed plays from the goal line, Foles found Golden Tate to put the Eagles ahead for good. Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears drove down the field and were in position to win, but Parkey’s kick bounced off the upright and crossbar before falling no good....

The Eagles are coming off an impressive 35-10 win at home last week against the Titans. After crushing the Packers with their running game the week before, Philly dominated the Titans through the air, as Hurts threw for 380 yards and three touchdown passes. Two of his three touchdown passes went to star wide receiver A.J. Brown, who led both teams with eight receptions (10 targets) for 119 yards. On the other side of the ball, the Eagles’ defense made superstar running back Derrick Henry a non-factor on the ground, holding him to 30 yards on 11 carries....

Continue reading to learn more about symptoms and treatments for earache in adults and children. Frequent Symptoms The most common symptoms of earache are: PainFeverFussiness and irritabilityFluid draining from the ear These main symptoms present differently in children who might not have the verbal capacity to express that they are in pain. Signs of earache in kids can include: Pulling or tugging on the earCrying or being fussier than usualTrouble sleeping or more frequent wakingMore falls, clumsiness, or balance issuesLack of responses because they’re having trouble hearing...

After Dak Prescott and the Cowboys sent Tom Brady into the sunset on Monday night, the NFL divisional round matchups are set. While wild-card weekend scored pretty low on the thrill-o-meter, the divisional round promises better. Down to just eight teams in the hunt for Super Bowl 57, the divisional round includes a renewal of an ancient rivalry between the No. 4 Dallas Cowboys and No. 2 San Francisco 49ers, plus an all-NFC East clash between the No....

The nation’s newspapers aren’t as antimilitary as people think. Vincent Carroll, editorial-page editor of Denver’s Rocky Mountains News, reports in the Washington Journalism Review that his paper was the only strong antiwar voice among the nation’s 25 largest newspapers prior to war. Here are the positions of some big papers: The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, The Dallas Morning News. The New York Times (“fighting may eventually become necessary”), The Boston Globe....

And he remembers the first time in a racecar at Talladega Superspeedway, looking at the track in front of him in awe. So coming back to the track, the site of the Sprint Cup race Sunday, Earnhardt comes to a place that he loves nearly as much as the fans love him. Earnhardt has five career wins at the track where his father won 10 times, including the last of his 76 career wins in 2000....

Every one of the 13,000 participants, it seems, has a new idea for cleaning up the planet. At one booth, bespectacled professor Ruben Metcalf boils an egg in his cardboard-and aluminum “solar-box cooker”-ideal for developing nations where families spend so much time scavenging for firewood. A few booths down, Victor Sygen explains how his patented waste-water filter system uses the duckweed plant to gobble up sewage. At one end of the park, not far from where Garry Davis, a ponytailed 70-year-old, is selling “World Passports” for his ideal, nationless planet, nine people seem to be caught in a trance....