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Weather Network meteorologist Erin Wenckstern shared a video of a map showcasing the arctic blast that’s set to hit multiple states over the next few days. “Widespread rapid drop in temperatures will lead to a flash freeze for some across North America, along with destructive winds,” Wenckstern wrote as a caption for the clip that has so far been viewed more than 30,000 times. The map covers the weather conditions across the U....

Thanks to what journalist Susan Gregory Thomas calls the “toddler-industrial complex,” parents have become suckers for toys with “Einstein” or “genius” in their names. In her new book, “Buy Buy Baby,” Thomas explains how a well-meaning 1994 report by the Carnegie Corporation led to the creation of a vast marketing effort aimed at parents of young children. The report, called “Starting Points,” used neuroscience to make the case for more federally funded services for infants and toddlers by proclaiming that brain development in the womb and during the first year of life “is more rapid and extensive than we previously realized....

Christmas trees can be toxic Watch out for fallen Christmas tree needles which “are not digestible and can be mildly toxic depending upon your dog’s size and how much she ingests,” Hartz, the pet care company, said. “The fir tree oils can irritate your dog’s mouth and stomach and cause her to vomit or drool excessively. Tree needles also can obstruct or puncture her gastrointestinal tract,” the company added. Extra care should be taken with artificial Christmas trees as they become more brittle with time....

The survey included responses from 1,200 U.S. joint replacement patients, candidates, and caregivers collected in August and September of 2020. “The impact [of joint pain during COVID-19] has been tremendous,” Trevor Pickering, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Mississippi Sports Medicine who consulted on the survey, tells Verywell. “My patients who suffer from chronic debilitating hip and knee pain have been very confused and stressed about proceeding with surgery, not knowing if they can, and not knowing what their options are....

“It is inhumane,” Democratic Representative Norma Torres of California, who recently toured migrant detention facilities after doing so last year as well, told CNN’s New Day on Tuesday. “We need to send every single one of these border agents back to training,” she argued “I want to make sure that you understand,” Torres added, “that the conditions have not changed a single bit from the last time I was at one of these locations eight months ago....

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) suspended the Russian Tennis Federation and Belarus Tennis Federation from international team competition but allowed players to continue as individuals. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and men’s association (ATP) joined the ITF in suspending events due to be held in Russia and told players from the nations that they could not appear under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus. That meant the likes of Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka have played at Grand Slams as neutrals in 2022....

Billed as an experiment to discover whether love is blind, the show follows couples from their very first conversations, sight unseen, right through to their weddings mere weeks later. Will these couples forge a bond beyond just looks in just five weeks? Will they actually get married after a such a short period of time? Love Is Blind has been memorable not only for its bewildering—and anxiety-inducing—premise, but for the cast of characters it has managed to attract....

With the squad in an open-top bus in the cooking summer sun of Buenos Aires, estimates have 4-5 million fans who took over the streets. It was declared a national holiday in Argentina which is why so many people were able to take to the streets. We saw some crazy scenes of fans taking over highways, fans climbing on structures, vandalism, and even a few people who tried to jump onto the team bus....

Continuing to make speedy progress from the surgery, Foster took part in drills but isn’t expected to play this week against the Panthers, according to the report, which cited unidentified sources not authorized to speak publicly. MORE: Fantasy running back rankings for Week 2 | Best current NFL players at every number, 1-99 Coach Bill O’Brien previously said Foster wouldn’t play this week but on Thursday offered a glimmer: “We are slowly incorporating him back into practice....

Current state law allows for the use of deadly force when it is used to prevent crimes like murder, rape, child molestation or arson of a building with people inside, according to the Arizona Daily Star. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, the Republican state senator sponsoring the bill, said it was motivated by the increase of “smash and grab” thefts across the country that led to property damage for business owners. Critics of the bill, including Senate Democrats and some community activists, said in a committee hearing last week that the bill is too broad and could give business owners the ability to inflict serious violence on someone who might just be spraying graffiti, according to the Associated Press....

The personnel moves were necessary as Kingsbury goes to more a wide-open, versatile offense and Vance Joseph reverts the defense back to an aggressive 3-4 scheme. For a complete-but-quick reboot, the Cardinals enjoyed a strong offseason of upgrades. 2019 NFL RANKINGS:QBs | Coaches | Stadiums | Uniforms Here is a breakdown of Arizona’s resulting depth chart projection going into training camp, with a focus on the most notable changes....

Last year, for example, Bettman projected a salary cap of $83 million for 2019-20. It ultimately reached $81.5 million. That’s because the NHLPA approved a modest increase in its annual cap inflator to reduce escrow claw-backs from players’ salaries. TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported that a league governor said several different ranges were discussed, including a modest increase to $82.5 million. Another governor suggested $83.5 million. The cap could go higher if escrow payments for next season are lower than expected....

The Arizona Republic reported on Friday evening that Ken Bennett, Arizona’s former Secretary of State who has been described as the audit’s “director,” was barred from entering the building on the state fairgrounds where the audit is moving forward. The newspaper reported that Bennett had shared some of the audit data with outside experts showing that the ballot recount was tracking “very closely” with Maricopa County’s certified results. Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based company conducting the audit on behalf of the state’s Senate Republicans, told the publication that state Senate President Karen Fann, a Republican, made the decision to block Bennett from the building....

In a statement, Ducey said that the executive order will “immediately fill the gaps in the Yuma border wall.” “Arizona has had enough….The Biden administration’s lack of urgency on border security is a dereliction of duty. For the last two years, Arizona has made every attempt to work with Washington to address the crisis on our border,” Ducey said in the statement. “Time and time again we’ve stepped in to clean up their mess....

Arizona has 1,206.4 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children, the highest figure among the 49 states included in a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA). The state reported 22,180 child infections, around 11.8 percent of Arizona’s current total case count. Some 1.2 percent of the state’s total child population of 1,838,598 gad tested positive as of August 6, the study reported. Arizona also had the second-highest number of child COVID-19 deaths among the 49 states in the study....

The incident in question happened after the Wildcats’ 85-80 victory over the Horned Frogs in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in which Mathurin scored a game-high 30 points on 8-of-19 shooting, eight rebounds and four assists. Video shows Mathurin taking a bow toward the crowd before exiting the arena with his arms outstretched. Video shows his hand comes close to the chest of a nearby cheerleader before he withdrew it....

The race between McSally and Kelly is for one of a handful of Senate seats that Democrats are hoping to flip this election cycle. “Both campaigns have been trying to paint their opponents in a negative light,” Monmouth University Polling Institute Director Patrick Murray said in a Thursday news release. “Among that all-important group of independent voters, the image of McSally as a rubberstamp for Trump has more resonance than Kelly being portrayed as in lockstep with the left,”...

Here’s all the betting information you need. MORE: WVU-Arizona State by the numbers Line: WVU -1 Total: 62. Wynn opened ASU as a 1.5-point favorite, but it has swung in West Virginia’s favor over the last few weeks. Check out our live odds page for updated lines from Las Vegas. Trends West Virginia: 7-5 SU, 5-7 ATS, 3-9 O/U. Arizona State: 6-6 SU, 5-7 ATS, 5-7 O/U WVU covered three of last four....

Arizona’s highest court said prosecutors have until July 21 to request a warrant to execute convicted killer Frank Atwood, 64. The order said the court expects to consider the state’s request on August 24. The court also rejected Atwood’s request to hear evidence about the execution protocol. Prosecutors have said the pentobarbital to be used in the execution would expire 90 days after the chemical powder is compounded into an injectable fluid, but Atwood’s attorneys say the drug is unusable 45 days after it is compounded, according to the Associated Press....

“I think mental illness has been really something that has not been addressed as a result of this pandemic,” she told USA Today in exclusive comments to the outlet on Thursday. “Because what happened to me was scary and it changed my life forever. I felt I had absolutely no control over my actions.” Rein Lively, who founded and serves as CEO of a public relations company based in Scottsdale, said she lost clients and her husband filed for divorce since the video went viral, according to USA Today....