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That would be the pair of thieves who stole Giants outfielder Hunter Pence’s donated scooter from a San Francisco Make-A-Wish Foundation office Saturday night (via KPIX.com). MORE: Ranking the top 10 Giants of all time | Every team’s worst memory The black scooter, once stolen from Pence but returned, was stolen again, foundation executive director Patricia Wilson said, adding that a Giants fan/Make-A-Wish donor had won the scooter at auction for $40,000....

The game was scheduled to tip shortly after 7 p.m. ET Friday, but Zach Klein, sports director at WSB-TV, Atlanta’s ABC affiliate, reported about 10 minutes before then that the game could be delayed after arena security discovered the package. Sarah K. Spencer of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution later reported that tipoff would be delayed by 30 minutes while arena security and Atlanta police investigated the package. Fans in the arena were evacuated as the investigation took place....

Apart from producing some of the world’s best quality lager and being UEFA’s top sponsor, Heineken are also known for their creative media campaigns. The Dutch company was at it again with the release of a new video clip as the concluding part of the ‘Road to the Final’ campaign. Heineken had previously produced ‘The Seat’ and another video titled ‘Road to Final’ for the campaign, which were instant hits as they went viral over the internet....

Of course not. Drug addicts who don’t get the help they need get worse, and their addictions grow and grow, until their compulsion has consumed everyone and everything around them. They destroy families. They turn to crime. They put other people in danger. They make bad decisions, stick around in violent relationships, have children they’re in no position to raise. They get sick. They don’t work. The ripple effects of their addictions go on and on and on....

Recently, fans got in quite the stir after they spotted a Ludens figure on a bookshelf behind Phil Spencer, the Head of Gaming over at Xbox. Now, industry insider and reporter at Venture Beat, Jeff Grubb, says that this tease is “probably significant,” meaning that fans may see some collaboration between Xbox and Kojima sometime in the future, despite Death Stranding’s initial PlayStation exclusivity. RELATED: Google Stadia Reportedly Passed on Episodic Hideo Kojima Horror Game Project...

Well, not quite fallen, not yet. But Sununu himself dropped the next shoe, getting caught at the weekend in a false account of who had paid for one of his political trips on a corporate jet. NEWSWEEK learned that George Bush was furious when he was told about it. Sununu was slapped with new and humiliating curbs on his travels. But top Bush advisers who had chafed under his reign were now in open rebellion, urging that he be fired....

To prevent allergy development in the first place, the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends breast-feeding exclusively for the first six months. If a nursing baby shows allergy symptoms (like itchy rashes), Mom should avoid milk, eggs, fish, peanuts and tree nuts–some of the most common culprits. If you have a family history of allergies, wait until your baby turns 1 to introduce cow or soy milk. At 2, he can try eggs, and at 3, introduce nuts and fish....

To calculate how many steps you take buy a pedometer, a motion-sensitive device that resembles a tiny beeper and clips onto your waistband. “It’s a great motivator,” says Dixie Thompson, the study’s lead author. Penn State University exercise physiologist Guy Le Masurier recommends the Walk4Life LS2525 ($29, available at walk4life.com) and the Yamax Digi-Walker SW-701 ($24 to $30, at thepedometercompany .com). Track the number of steps you take on an ordinary day and work up to your goal....

Many of the pain relievers, sedatives and paralytics that are used in lethal injection protocols are the same drugs needed to calm patients in order to attach them to a ventilator, which requires intubation. “These medicines were never made or developed to cause death – to the contrary, many were formulated to connect patients to life‐saving ventilators and lessen the discomfort of intubation,” the letter states. The availability of midazolam, a commonly used sedative that is also part of some death penalty protocols, is currently facing several shortages, according to the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP), an industry association that regularly communicates with manufacturers....

A woman, posting under the name SemyKitten on TikTok and reportedly a health inspector, has been sharing a series of videos for prospective customers worried about hygiene ratings. SemyKitten initially shared a video for the residents of Down Under in June, but after it blew up on the site, amassing nearly 4 million views, she shared another clip for Americans. In her initial post, she explained more about her job, saying: “So I’m a health inspector, I inspect every single place that sells foods from supermarkets to food trucks....

There are many aspects to getting quality medical care. There is the medical care itself, such as diagnosis and treatment. There is the billing and payment aspect, which follows all medical care. And there is one aspect of good health care that is sometimes not recognized until it presents its challenges: navigating one’s way through the system. Health and patient navigators are the experts who help patients experience the best of the healthcare system by helping them navigate it successfully....

It’s well known that heart failure puts someone at a higher risk of contracting and becoming severely ill with viral respiratory infections. Even though COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections, people with heart failure and other high-risk conditions are still at increased risk for infection. Heart Failure and COVID-19 Risk People with a pre-existing heart problem like heart failure are about 10% to 20% more likely to experience severe illness from COVID-19 compared to people with healthy hearts....

This salvation and safety come in the form of Sites of Grace, the Souls bonfires of Elden Ring, where players can level up using Runes, assign flasks to replenish health or Focus Points (FP), assign Ashes of War to weapons, pass time, sort the gear chest, or just talk to the maiden Melina. When out exploring the world, players long to see the familiar Site of Grace in the distance, signaling a moment of respite from the dangers around them....

Every year, humanity produces around 300 million tons of plastic, with about eight million tons of the material entering the world’s oceans—according to the United Nations Environmental Program. This flow of debris severely impacts the ocean environment and marine life. Plastic pieces are frequently ingested by a wide range of animals—either directly, by mistaking it for food, or indirectly through the consumption of prey. “Plastic pollution disrupts the normal behavior of animals, and the normal functions of ecosystems,” Elizabeth Mendenhall, from the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Marine Affairs, told Newsweek....

Miami opens the 2019-20 season Wednesday at home against the Grizzlies. “There were a number of unacceptable incidents this week, culminating with his unprofessional conduct on the bench (Friday) night,” Heat president Pat Riley said in a statement issued by the team (via the Miami Herald). “As a consequence, I feel we had to suspend him.” The one-game suspension will cost Waiters $83,448, according to ESPN.com. Riley spoke in April about “tightening the screws” on the Heat’s “culture,” according to the Herald, which added, “(i)t looks like that plan is already being put into action....

DeSantis was speaking to reporters on Monday at the OneBlood Headquarters in Orlando, encouraging people who had recovered from the disease to donate their plasma. During his address, a group of masked protesters interrupted proceedings and called for his resignation, shouting, “shame on you” and “you are lying.” DeSantis waited for the hecklers to be escorted outside, where they continued their protest, pounding on windows and venting their anger via megaphone....

The Steelers’ home is set to be renamed Acrisure Stadium, after a Michigan-based insurance company, the team announced Monday. The Steelers sold the naming rights for an undisclosed amount, and the stadium will take on its new name in 2022. Early returns make it appear Steelers fans are as likely to call it by its new name as Bronco fans are to adopt “Empower Field at Mile High.” MORE: Panthers hope Baker Mayfield trade cleanses them...

You have to understand: Helen Hunt is Sunny Randall. Or she will be. So far Sunny is merely the protagonist of Parker’s 34th book. But he created this character specifically for Hunt, at her request. Last year, after she’d won her Oscar and was able to do pretty much what she wanted, she decided she wanted Parker to write a book for her. A man who has 5 million copies of his books in print does not do anything he doesn’t want to, but Parker took the meeting out of curiosity....

We know the other coaches in this College Football Playoff, all right. Alabama’s Nick Saban, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer and Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher reign as the three kings of the FBS who have parceled six of the last eight national championships. Helfrich is seemingly the “other guy,” and the face-value judgment is a happy-go-lucky guy who inherited that Nike-fueled space ranger program Mike Bellotti and Chip Kelly built with the help of Phil Knight; the guy who played off the “Jesus, girls and Marcus Mariota” this season and another bizarre question about whether or not he was ready for the 49ers at his last press conference Thursday....

Joe did get a reprieve, wisely rolling out of harm’s way, when Styles went for the Phenomenal forearm, and gained the advantage with a knee and a kick on the outside, with the Samoan being the first to get a two-count. Whilst Styles tried to build offense, the dominant Joe kept Styles grounded, though Styles slowly tried to gain the momentum, with Joe leveling him with an enzugiri. Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news....