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Before Edwards’s strong second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, his honeyed, keep-it-positive approach was considered wildly out of sync with party regulars in a particularly angry time. Eventually, though, Democrats there validated his argument that in essentially optimistic America, mad as hell does not wear well–outrage being cathartic, sure, but as a lifestyle it’s just too exhausting. All along, his mantra has been that Democrats can’t win on Bush-bashing alone, but with a vision of an essentially fairer America in which presidential pals don’t get no-bid contracts, contributors don’t write legislation, elections are publicly financed and women are paid equitably....

Preparing to leave Nashville on his way back to base in Miramar, Calif., Bates got permission to make a “maximum performance” takeoff. The navy is investigating whether he was showing off. Navy pilots are not supposed to take off at an angle greater than 45 degrees, but it appears Bates, his afterburners blazing, went practically straight up – a maneuver performed primarily in air shows. Seconds later his plane crashed to earth....

“Our soda was becoming the No. 1 soda in the mom-and-pop stores,” says the bottling company’s owner, Eric Miller. That’s when leaflets started appearing in low-income neighborhoods throughout the Northeast, warning minorities away from the product. The fliers claim that the soft drinks are manufactured by the Ku Klux Klan and “contain stimulants to sterilize the black man.” The Food and Drug Administration, which is investigating the matter, considers the claim “outlandish....

On Tuesday this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center reported that there had been multiple spikes of x-ray radiation detected by the GOES geostationary satellites orbiting our planet. The data shows that several spikes occurred throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday, raising the radiation levels noticeably each time. In addition, the NOAA observed minor radio interference Tuesday measuring R1 out of R5 on its radio blackout scale....

Blue Origin has complained about NASA’s decision for months, after the agency granted SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to develop a system that will land humans on the moon for the first time in decades. This could happen as soon as 2024. NASA had previously indicated that it could award more than one funding contract for the mission, potentially allowing Blue Origin to step in with its own moon landing system in competition with SpaceX....

In the days since Bishop killed himself, the mystery of his fatal flight has only deepened. His handwritten suicide note expressing support for Osama bin Laden didn’t seem to square with the shy and patriotic ninth grader who told friends and family he wanted to join the Air Force to fight terrorism. “I think he wrote that note just to get publicity,” Favreau says. As investigators try to make sense of the matter, they are also faced with a larger question: how was an unlicensed 15-year-old able to take off without anyone stopping him?...

I was the last kid in my class to make the leap from black and white. I was, more than any kid I knew, obsessed and fascinated at what television had to offer, and the places it could take me. I grew up in the blue glow of the television, in a home where dinner could not be served until the nightly news was over. I noted early on that more often than not, the flicker of light against the window in Mrs....

But Auburn's Chris Davis, who returned a missed field goal attempt 100 yards for a touchdown, almost did. Clearly it paid off for him. [H/T SB Nation College Football]

Kulpa did, however, appear to yell, “I can do anything that I want” at Hinch, who seemingly had a fair point in his complaints toward the umpire. Most notably, Kulpa called a two-strike Gerrit Cole pitch in the previous half-inning a ball when it was very much in the strike zone. Instead of ending the frame there, Rangers power hitter Joey Gallo drew a walk. As Hinch returned to the dugout from the encounter, Kulpa ejected Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron....

Lamb, which recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, is directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson in his debut and stars Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snaer Gudnason. The film centers on a young couple running a farm in a remote part of Iceland, and as the trailer suggests, one of their sheep gives birth to a lamb with human characteristics. RELATED: James Wan Returns To His Horror Roots In The Terrifiyng Malignant Trailer...

The jury’s verdict caps a trial that began more than four months ago at a courthouse in Fall River, Mass. The former Patriots tight end had pleaded not guilty for the slaying of Lloyd, 27, a former semi-pro football player who was dating Hernandez’s fiancee’s sister. STEELE: Hernandez’s baggage is NFL’s, too | MORE: Aaron Hernandez timeline | | Double-murder trial next In addition to the murder charge, Hernandez was found guilty on charges of carrying a firearm without a license, two counts of carrying a large-capacity firearm, possession of ammunition without FID card and possession of a firearm without FID card....

That contract would rival Max Scherzer as the highest-paid player in the league and boost his net worth significantly. According to Wealthy Gorilla, the superstar outfielder is worth about $10 million. That will certainly go up once he signs the mega contract he is virtually assured of. He’ll potentially get a contract similar to Mike Trout’s $35.5 million AAV. How did that affect Trout’s net worth? Today, about three years after Trout initially signed one of the biggest contracts in sports history, his net worth is estimated to be about $60 million, according to Marca....

So said the Green Bay Packers quarterback himself Tuesday in an exclusive interview with Sporting News. “How it affects me? I think we’re a couple of years away (from renegotiation),” Rodgers said while sitting inside his locker at Lambeau Field. MORE: NFL’s highest-paid players Stafford became the highest-paid player in league history Monday night when he and the Lions inked a five-year, $135 million extension that included a $50 million signing bonus and another $42 million in guarantees....

MORE: Aaron Rodgers wants to play into his 40s Dan Le Batard asked Rodgers about the amount of people the Green Bay Packers quarterback trusts. “Oh wow,” said Rodgers. “I think there’s different levels of trust. There’s an inner circle of probably 8 or 10, and then a wider circle of 25 people or so.” Rodgers continued by saying that anyone who achieves a certain level of success needs to be skeptical of people and their intentions — including the media....

Wambach, 35, was arrested at 2:02 a.m. local time on Sunday and charged with misdemeanor DUI after running a red light. Police reportedly administered a field sobriety test that Wambach failed and she was taken to a local jail. MORE: Where some athletes went wrong | Wambach’s arrest shouldn’t hurt sport Wambach claims that the arrest came after she had dinner at a friend’s house. In an apology posted on Facebook later Sunday, she said “I have always demanded excellence from myself....

The abducens is considered an extraocular nerve, which literally means “outside of the eye.” Along with the oculomotor nerve (CN III) and the trochlear nerve (CN IV), it provides movement to the muscles around the eyeball rather than attaching to the eye itself. Anatomy Humans have 12 cranial nerves that exist in generally symmetrical pairs, one on each side of your head. Unless it’s necessary to distinguish one side from the other (such as if one of them is damaged), each pair is most often referred to as a single nerve....

“It came out of the blue, to be honest. I was surprised to get that news in the afternoon. I never expected anything like that to happen because the squads were already announced. It feels great to have got this opportunity. It’s the first time I’ve been picked for India A. It’s something really special,” said the 24-year-old. The BCCI hasn’t made an official statement about Samarth’s inclusion in the squad yet, but according to reports from Wisden India, sources at the KSCA have confirmed the news....

No one was watching the Pensacola trial more attentively than those whom Hill describes as evil. Abortion providers, always a small and beleaguered group, have grown more apprehensive since the murders of Britton and David Gunn, the abortion doctor slan in Pensacola last year. Many lament that fewer young doctors have been willing to perform abortions, partly out of fear. But those who are left are more convinced than ever that what they’re doing is deeply, morally correct....

The main reason that the Overwatch community is so used to D.Va getting multi-kills is her Self-Destruct Ultimate. As many surely know, D.Va’s main ability allows her to detonate her mech after a brief countdown timer, wiping out any teams that may not be expecting the explosion. Usually, D.Va fans will use this creatively, launching their mech over structures and into the sky so that it explodes once it lands....