More than 1,100 military personnel died aboard the Arizona, more than any other ship at Pearl Harbor. Roughly 900 went down with the ship and remain in their watery graves. The Navy considers the men aboard the Arizona to be in their final resting place. The families are not pushing for those bodies to be removed and identified but are urging the military to do so with 85 unknown victims buried in a Hawaii cemetery....
Autism advocates are overjoyed. “It’s a huge day,” says Alison Singer, senior vice president of Autism Speaks, whose 9-year-old daughter has autism. “I think this is the most important thing we could do short of finding a cure.” Researchers, too, are excited by the possibility of new funding. “The prospect of having an infusion of funds, particularly right now when the NIH [National Institutes of Health] is having to cut back so dramatically, is incredibly encouraging,” says Catherine Lord, director of the University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center....
The man, u/Puzzleheaded-Rush413, shared his side of the story to the popular Reddit forum r/AmITheAhole, earning over 6,600 upvotes and 1,100 comments for his post, “[Am I the Ahole] for refusing to sell my starter home for under market value to my mother & sister?” The original poster (OP), 34, says he bought his 1,000 square-foot townhome when he was in his early 20s for $120,000. He spent a lot of time upgrading the house and now it’s worth about $400,000....
Aiden Leos was fatally shot in the city of Orange, California, at around 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday, by an individual who was reportedly driving a white Volkswagen station wagon on the 55 Freeway, close to Los Angeles. The driver of the Volkswagen allegedly cut off the vehicle being driven by the child’s mother, Joanna Cloonan, who said she reacted by flipping them off. When Cloonan moved the vehicle into another lane on the freeway, a gunman sitting in the back of the station wagon allegedly opened fire on the car, and a bullet struck the child in the back....
Salvatore Anello, 50, has appeared in a Puerto Rico court for the first time on November 20 charged with the negligent homicide of his granddaughter Chloe Wiegand, who died after falling from the 11th floor of Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas while it was docked in San Juan on July 7. During his brief appearance, no evidence was presented as the judge allowed the prosecution and defense more time to prepare ahead of his next court date on December 17, when a trial date will be set....
A spectator decided to give one of his guys improper help Tuesday night in the Bronx. With Gary Sanchez batting in the eighth inning, the fan called out where Rays catcher Wilson Ramos was setting up behind the plate. And, to make sure he couldn’t be detected, the fan yelled the location in Spanish. POSTSEASON SCHEDULE: Yanks to host AL wild-card game Sanchez, who’s from the Dominican Republic, and Ramos, who’s from Venezuela, knew what was up....
Not even the Jazz Age took popular music as seriously as people of my generation did. I was as serious as any of them–if not always about the same songs. For many of us, rock and roll wasn’t just music : it was a cause, a cult, a movement. It divided parents and children, it taught its devotees styles, attitudes, ideologies and behaviors. It gave strength and comfort to the alienated and misunderstood (a big constituency with us)....
Two weeks ago, Nathan Patterson threw a 96 mph pitch at a Rockies game. On Thursday, he signed a contract with the Oakland Athletics. MLB TRADE DEADLINE: Best, worst moves from a wild day From MLB.com: A post shared by Nathan Patterson (@njpatterson12) on Aug 1, 2019 at 2:10pm PDT Amazingly, Patterson told MLB.com that he played competitive baseball until his senior year of high school, but said he “didn’t really have a good arm then....
Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin announced Thursday that the company was teaming up with Major League Baseball (MLB) to produce the medical supplies, which they plan to immediately distribute free of charge to health care workers in Pennsylvania. “The COVID-19 crisis has compelled our country to be more collaborative, innovative and strategic than ever before,” said Rubin in a statement obtained by Newsweek. “As the demand for masks and gowns have surged, we’re fortunate to have teamed up with Major League Baseball to find a unique way to support our frontline workers in this fight to stem the virus, who are in dire need of essential resources....
According to a preliminary obituary published in The New York Times, Mercado read horoscopes for all 12 zodiac signs during the final segment of the televised Univision news program, Primer Impacto, for 15 years. He reportedly reached 120 million Latino viewers per day, according to the HistoryMiami Museum in Florida. Mercado was the subject of an exhibit at the museum this past August. The Times reported that Mercado was known for wearing flamboyant capes and accessories, and that he ended every segment with the same blessing: “God bless you all, today tomorrow and always, and I hope you receive from me peace, a lot of peace....
The Academy Awards also honored Kobe Bryant, who won the Oscar for Animated Short Film in 2018, for his film Dear Basketball. Bryant’s photograph was captioned: “Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going.” While Perry, Haig, and Boyce were included in the online In Memoriam gallery, viewers felt that should have been included in the televised montage too....
Earnhardt knows he has a loyal fan base after winning the award for 11 consecutive years. MORE: Junior losing crewmen | Drivers bust on Keselowski | Stewart not talking about leg | Gibbs crew chief changes But he got a little bit of a reminder throughout the online and mobile voting this year. With Sprint as the sponsor of the award, fans who tweeted their vote had their votes count twice....
After four seasons and 180 episodes of interviewing “illustrious guests,” Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are intending to go their separate ways, with cryptic social media posts leading some to believe that they’ve fallen out. The network Showtime announced on Monday evening that the show was coming to an end, and confirmed the duo’s double act was over. “Bodega Hive: The illustrious @desusnice and @THEKIDMERO will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward....
Keep in mind, this is a very early mock draft, and there’s plenty that will change once spring training starts and we get closer to opening day. Injuries, unexpected play from prospects, and closer changes will greatly affect draft results. Consider this a preliminary outlook on the fantasy baseball season from 13 fantasy experts. MORE CONTENT FROM FANTASY ALARM: Latest ADP data | 2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide Fantasy baseball mock draft This draft was for a 13-team mixed league with 5x5 Roto scoring....
With this in mind, this week’s installment of the draft trends and average draft position (ADP) will try to illustrate when the most popular players, by position, will be taken. Targeting specific players, not getting cute by trying to wait a round for “better value”, wins leagues. Using the information on Fantasy Pros for cumulative data in ESPN, CBS and Yahoo drafts along with the last week of 12-team drafts in the NFBC, it’s time to win those leagues....
