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According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, the incident was first reported on March 26, when the DEP discovered a leak in a large pond of wastewater at Piney Point, a former phosphate plant. The DEP said the break was detected in one wall of the 77-acre pond, which holds millions of gallons of wastewater from the Piney Point facility. “The facility was releasing wastewater into Piney Point Creek which leads into Tampa Bay,” the Florida DEP wrote in a press release....

In a statement, Taylor additionally identified himself as the anonymous “senior Trump administration official” who authored A Warning, the 2019 book that called the president’s decision-making skills, attitude and influence over the U.S. population further into question. The securities expert was appointed to lead the Homeland Security Department under Trump, but resigned from his position in November of 2019. “We do not owe the President our silence,” Taylor wrote in Wednesday’s statement, explaining why he decided to leave his Anonymous label behind after more than two years....

Typically, your doctor will perform a vaginal exam to make sure you’re completely healed before they’ll clear you for sex. [3] X Research source It’s okay if it takes longer than this before you feel ready for sex again, so don’t pressure yourself to be intimate before you’re comfortable. Your healing time will depend on the extent of your surgery and the removal method that was used. For instance, you’ll likely heal more quickly after a laparoscopic procedure....

One in, one out as Man Utd change GKs But who will win, what trophies will be given out and why is it not called the Ballon d’Or any more? Goal explains all… WHY IS IT NOT CALLED THE BALLON D’OR? France Football ran the Ballon d’Or from 1956 until 2009 before merging with FIFA’s World Player of the Year for the 2010 edition. For the next six years the prestigious trophy was given as part of an increasingly popular event....

Amid economic turmoil and job losses across the United States, millions face being forced from their homes as they struggle to make ends meet. The prospect of a $600 unemployment benefits boost and a moratorium on local evictions coming to an end could compound the hardship. Analysis from The Aspen Institute suggests that up to 23 million people in the U.S. face eviction by September, with low income renters and people of color the most vulnerable....

A team of researchers found around 2,600 copper, bronze and iron objects at Saruq Al Hadid in the Persian Gulf that incorporated broken parts from ceramic vessels. “It is an interesting fact that a few thousand years ago, the inhabitants of this place implemented recycling. Broken ceramic vessels were not thrown away, instead they were only slightly modified and used as tools,” Karol Juchniewicz, head of the research from ArcheoConsultant, told Science in Poland....

Musk’s initial comment came in response to a tweet from video game designer Richard Garriott, who wondered about the efficacy of tanks in modern combat, since Ukraine is set to receive an influx of armored vehicles as part of new military aid shipments. Garriott also asked if there was something about them that he was missing. In his own response, Musk dismissed tanks as “a deathtrap,” which many interpreted as a suggestion that Ukraine should stop employing them against Russian invaders....

A new rule announced in May allows the Football Association (FA) to retrospectively punish players for simulation or feigning injury in English football from 2017-18, with the pool who will rule on each case announced on Friday. Arsenal to win any major trophy - 15/8 One ex-match official, a former manager and an ex-player will review footage of each incident the FA believes warrants investigation and advise as to whether an offence has been committed, with a player subsequently charged only in cases where the trio reach unanimous agreement....

“We knew it was wrong,’’ Angelo told the paper in an interview at the NFL owners meetings in New York. “…For whatever reason, it just kind of got glossed over. I’m no psychiatrist, so I can’t really get into what that part of it is. I’m just telling you how I was. I’ve got to look at myself first. And I was part of that, but I didn’t stand alone....

Speaking to Vanity Fair, Redfield said the threats began in March after he said he believed the virus had originated in a lab. The remark, which he stressed at the time was simply an opinion and for which he provided no evidence, came during an interview with CNN. “I’m of the point of view that I still think the most likely etiology of this pathology in Wuhan was from a laboratory....

However, in 2009 Cole suffered a pivotal injury in his career after tearing a cruciate ligament in a 4-1 win against Southend. The England star, with 56 caps and eight major honours, struggled to recover and eventually ended up on loan at League One side Coventry City. Cole is now 36 years old and he is once again able to turn out consistently for one of U.S. soccer’s oldest clubs, Tampa Bay Rowdies....

The indictment, handed up by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, charges that Siljander—a Michigan Republican who was once named by President Ronald Reagan as a U.S. representative to the United Nations—pocketed about $50,000 in stolen U.S. government funds to represent the interests of an organization that, according to federal prosecutors, was funneling money to an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist in Afghanistan. The new charges against Siljander and IARA are some of the most surprising and boldest yet in a Justice Department crackdown against Islamic charities that has had more than its share of setbacks of late....

Brian O. Beck, 47, formerly of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee, pleaded guilty to one charge of aggravated assault on Monday, according to county court records obtained by Law & Crime, as part of a deal brokered with the case’s prosecutors. These records also show that the judge in his case reduced his nominal four-year prison sentence to three years of probation. Beck will also not be required to register as a sex offender....

“No reasonable person would believe that Devin Nunes’ cow actually has a Twitter account, or that the hyperbole, satire and cow-related jokes it posts are serious facts,” write the lawyers in a legal motion, according to The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday. “It is self-evident that cows are domesticated livestock animals and do not have the intelligence, language, or opposable digits needed to operate a Twitter account.” The legal motion is related to a subpoena issued against Adam Parkhomenko, a political strategist who formerly worked for the Democratic National Committee (DNC)....

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. The feminist icon was one of four liberal justices on the nine member top court. Despite conservatives already being in the majority, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, and President Donald Trump, wasted little time asserting that they would attempt to push through the nomination of a conservative judge to replace Ginsburg in the coming months....

The CBC reported that Laraque was one of several players in a charity baseball game who came to the family’s aid after the apparent attempted kidnapping of the young girl, who was with her parents in the popular downtown Jeanne-Mance Park. MORE: Must-see NHL fight photos According to police, the man allegedly walked up and talked to the girl before grabbing her and trying to walk away. The man was quickly wrestled to the ground, and 20 to 30 people — including the 6-foot-3 Laraque, whose playing weight was approximately 240 pounds — surrounded the suspect to ensure he couldn’t leave the park until police arrived....

Rosenfels, though, was in position to do something noble and generous. The retired NFL quarterback, now a Minnesota-based podcaster and writer, offered the fans an alternative. The replies proved what, honestly, many people suspected. The fans’ wrath toward the players’ actions had nothing to do with those fans’ love of the military. PHOTOS: National anthem scenes in NFL “I never had anybody say, ‘Hey, I can throw you a pair I’m not gonna use, give it to a soldier or an underprivileged kid,” Rosenfels told Sporting News on Thursday....

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Todd Marinovich, a former USC star and Raiders quarterback, is facing multiple charges after he was found naked with marijuana in someone else’s back yard, according to police in Irvine, Calif. Marinovich was cited for trespassing, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, the Orange County Register reported. MORE: Where these disgraced athletes went wrong Police were called to a residence in Irvine, Calif....

A heavy guy with terrible knees, he was a base-stealing, batting title-winning Hall of Famer, and he died this week at 54. He’d spent the last four years fighting parotid cancer, and while his smokeless tobacco habit has been extensively eyeballed as the cause, there’s no definitive evidence linking the two. Gwynn had none of the risk factors for parotid cancer — he hadn’t been exposed to radiation, asbestos, or rubber manufacturing, he wasn’t a miner, and he wasn’t elderly....

The former Penn State linebacker put together a dynamic campaign, leading all rookies with 13 sacks, 30 quarterback hits and 20 tackles for loss, while having the second-most combined tackles (84 to Nick Bolton’s 112), en route to unanimously winning Defensive Rookie of the Year. The numbers posted in his first campaign weren’t just good among rookies, however. His 89.7 defensive grade on PFF led all linebackers, as did his 93 pass-rush grade, which was ahead of Denzel Perryman by nine....