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Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban addressed the matter of wide receiver Jermaine Burton starting for his team on Saturday night just one week after a video caught him allegedly striking a female Tennessee fan while they ran onto the field in Knoxville. Saban was aware of what happened with Burton, mentioning that it would be handled internally. After discussing the situation with Burton, Saban felt it wasn’t necessary to suspend him from his program. “I don’t know how many of you have been in a situation like that. I talked to him. He was scared, I was scared, some of…

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told his French counterpart in a telephone call on Sunday that the situation in Ukraine was rapidly deteriorating and trending towards “uncontrolled escalation”.In a phone call with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu published by the Russian side, Shoigu said Moscow had concerns Ukraine could use a “dirty bomb” in the conflict, without providing evidence to support the suggestion that Ukraine might use such a weapon.”They discussed the situation in Ukraine which is rapidly deteriorating,” the defense ministry said in a readout of the call. “It is trending towards further uncontrolled escalation.”RUSSIA ORDERS EVACUATIONS IN KHERSON…

A 46-year-old man was stabbed in the neck on the Upper West Side Saturday night, cops said. The victim told cops a knife-wielding attacker wearing a Yankees cap jabbed a knife into his neck around 11 p.m. near West 86th Street and Columbus Avenue, according to cops. Police are looking for man involved in the stabbing at a Upper West Side subway station on October 22, 2022.Christopher Sadowski The victim told cops a knife-wielding attacker wearing a Yankees cap jabbed a knife into his neck around 11 p.m. near West 86th Street and Columbus Avenue.Christopher Sadowski The victim was intoxicated…

Author Salman Rushie has lost eyesight in one of his eyes and use of one of his hands, according to a report.His agent told Spain’s El País the injuries are a result of the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in New York in August. “[His wounds] were profound, but he’s [also] lost the sight of one eye … He had three serious wounds in his neck. One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. And he has about 15 more wounds in his chest and torso. So, it was a brutal attack,” Andrew…

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Washington CNN  —  When slavery was outlawed in the US in 1865, the 13th Amendment included one exception. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,” the amendment reads. The penalty has remained on the books in more than a dozen states, even though it hasn’t been enforced since the Civil War. But next month, voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Vermont, Oregon and Tennessee will be given the opportunity to exorcise the punishment from their states’ constitutions…

Prices for some of Britain’s favourite rich red wines are set to soar, growers and importers have warned, after ministers reversed plans to freeze duty rates ahead of an alcohol duty overhaul that will penalise stronger drinks.The UK Treasury last month announced in its “mini” Budget a revamp of duty rules that will increase the payments due on most wines, including almost all reds, from August 2023. New chancellor Jeremy Hunt subsequently scrapped a separate temporary freeze that would have protected duty on all types of alcohol from inflation-linked rises. Hunt’s change aims to save the public purse £600mn a…

Arsenal kept up their 100% record in the Women’s Super League with a routine 2-0 win over Liverpool at Prenton Park. The Gunners retook top spot in the league table with the victory, moving ahead of Manchester City while also equalling the Citizens’ record of 12 consecutive WSL victories. They also extended their streak of clean sheets to 10, a remarkable run of dominance from Jonas Eidevall’s side. Swiss midfielder Lia Walti scored early for Arsenal, thrashing home after Liverpool failed to properly clear an early corner. Premier League‘Best day of my life’ – Gabriel on cloud nine after signing…

Pumpkin spice is “everywhere” today, as the cohosts of “Fox & Friends Weekend” pointed out on Sunday morning — and a guest suggested compelling new ways to work the crazy-popular ingredient into home cooking and everyday activities as well.George Duran, celebrity chef, appeared on the program to share ideas and recipe recommendations. Pumpkin spice today is in popcorn, hummus and so many other foods and products, Duran said.PUMPKIN SPICE (AND EVERYTHING NICE): CONSUMERS LOVE IT BECAUSE THERE’S BRAIN SCIENCE BEHIND IT”I finally found the world’s first pumpkin energy drink,” he said as he shared cans of Yerbae with the show’s cohosts.…

The New York Times editorial board endorsed Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to maintain her office on Election Day, condemning Republican nominee Lee Zeldin’s “loyalty to Trumpism.”The board’s Saturday op-ed wrote that New York’s high cost of living, rising crime and rampant inflation have made the gubernatorial race “unusually close.” The paper argued that Zeldin, a U.S. congressman representing Long Island, is masquerading as a moderate and is, in fact, an election-denying loyalist of former President Donald Trump.”He can easily be mistaken for the moderate that he likes to portray: just another average New Yorker worried about jobs and…