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Antonina and Jan had learned to live on seasonal time, not mere chronicity. Like most humans, they did abide by clocks, but their routine was never quite routine, made up as it was of compatible realities, one attuned to animals, the other to humans. When timelines clashed, Jan returned home late, and Antonina woke in the night to help midwife an animal like a giraffe (always tricky because the mother gives birth standing up, the calf falls headfirst, and the mother doesn’t want help anyway)....

In tranquil times we have survived presidents like Warren G. Harding, whose supreme ambition was to stay popular. But these times aren’t tranquil. Our soldiers are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. We face the specter of a nuclear North Korea and Iran and worldwide terrorists. During the next president’s term, there may be one blinding moment when we desperately need a president to make the same kind of self-sacrificing decision that courageous predecessors did....

Austin’s opponent at WrestleMania was Kevin Owens, a lifelong fan of The Texas Rattlesnake. Zayn also had a high-profile match at The Show of Shows as he faced Johnny Knoxville in an “Anything Goes” match. Booker T was asked by the host of his Hall of Fame podcast, Brad Gilmore, as to whom Austin could face if he were to return for another match. The Hall of Famer feels that Sami Zayn could be a fantastic opponent for the former WWE Champion as he is a dependable figure in the company:...

Now there’s a story. The rivalry, which intimates say continues on the eve of the 2008 campaign, would make a fascinating thread to pull if an author were intent on making news, but Hamilton does little to oblige the reader. Hillary and Al, each drawn by what could be done “for and through” Bill Clinton—and each ultimately to be betrayed by him—pop up throughout the book competing for the big Arkansan’s attention on their pet projects: Hillary on health care, and Gore on deficit reduction, the North American Free Trade Agreement and a more muscular foreign policy in the wake of the Soviet Union’s demise....

Some would argue that the setting of Hades is one of the key components that contributes to the game’s overall success. Greek mythology has always been a popular subject in the world of fiction, and while some major Greek gods are still missing from Hades, the humanized characterizations of all of these key figures from Greek mythology are very fun to experience and have caught the attention of many of the game’s players....

The Feline Football League needs some cleaning up (of litter boxes), and they have found the right man for the job. Esiason, “The NFL Today” analyst on CBS and radio co-host on New York’s WFAN, is taking over as the first-ever commish of the FFL. PHOTOS: Absolute craziest NFL fans Just like Jim Gordon in Gotham and Roger Goodell in the NFL (ok, bad recent example), we expect Boomer to lay down the law for those cute kitties....

This week’s edition is extra special too, with an adorable cat and dog team from faraway England taking the crown thanks to their super-cute antics together. Back in the U.S., a canine who escaped a puppy mill and has been busy living her best life ever since caught the eye along, with a dynamic doggy duo and a pet pooch with a penchant for swimming and sailing in kayaks....

This will be the sixth time that the duo will face each other. Remarkably, this will be their first match outside the grand slam arena! All of their five previous meetings have come in the grand slams, including two grand slam finals, one at the Wimbledon Championships and the other at the French Open. The American leads this rivalry 3-2. Though their head-to-head record gives little away regarding one player dominating the other, a closer look suggests a clear pattern....

Indiana Horse Racing Commission senior steward Stan Bowker told The Indianapolis Star on Friday the three-member board of stewards found the death of Juan Saez of Panama was “an unfortunate accident.” The board handed over its findings to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission after reviewing videotapes of the race at the Indiana Grand Racing & Casino track in Shelbyville. Saez was thrown from Montezuma Express while rounding a turn during the eighth race Tuesday....

Bob Nightengale tweeted that team president Dave Dombrowski announced that the former MVP outfielder will have UCL surgery next week. Right now, it’s unclear if it will be Tommy John, which could cost him a chunk of next season. The MLB reporter tweeted: It’s unclear exactly when this injury was sustained. It’s also unclear if Harper played through the injury in the postseason or not. If so, it would make his 2022 postseason even more impressive....

First premiering in 2011, Bob’s Burgers is an animated sitcom following the tight-knit Belcher family. The family owns a burger restaurant in a boardwalk-esque coastal community. The show packs endless amounts of fun in its quirky, yet oddly relatable characters. Bob Belcher tends to lean towards the pessimistic side of things and has a tight bond with his youngest daughter, master-of-all-schemes Louise. This daddy’s girl has a dark sense of humor and is full of mischief....

On Wednesday, Bobby Portis joined Elfrid Payton and Marcus Morris as Knicks to be tossed for an unconventional reason. During a timeout, Portis caught a practice shot from Wizards guard Shabazz Napier and lobbed it at Napier while he walked off the floor. The basketball struck Napier in the arm. Portis, of course, has a history of unnecessary extracurriculars. He once broke former teammate Nikola Mirotic’s jaw during practice, and last month he was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul for smacking the Lakers’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the head on a breakaway....

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Usain Bolt has told Reuters he would have no problem giving back one of his six Olympic gold medals if a Jamaican relay team mate is confirmed to have failed a drugs test. Nesta Carter, who helped the 4x100 team to Olympic and world championship titles, returned a doping violation for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine in a re-test of 454 samples from the Beijing Games, sources familiar with the case have told Reuters....

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt won his first 100 metre race of the season on a beach here clocking in a time of 10.06 seconds Bolt cruised to victory on a four-lane standard running track set up on the Leme beach ahead of Mark Lewis-Francis of Britain, Jefferson Liberato Lucindo of Brazil and Wallace Spearmon of the US here Monday, reports CMC. The Olympic champion and world record holder who was injury-stricken earlier this season, was running his first 100 metres since September last year....

But no, this was not a night out in a seedy London club. It was a panel discussion at last year’s Clerkenwell Literary Festival deconstructing the popularity of self-help books. (The stripper was writer and panelist Arthur Smith.) Dubbed by The Observer as “the book world’s hippest annual gathering,” Clerkenwell opened its fifth-anniversary festivities on July 16 with a relatively tame yet still eclectic offering on lust and obsession at a lunchtime reading with writers Jemima Hunt and Patrick Neate....

Booker T made Punk’s AEW debut as his pick for Moment of the Year in his duties as a panelist for the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. He certainly had no trouble piling on the praise in this exclusive interview: He continued to laud the body of work that Punk has produced in AEW since his return, given the length of time he was absent. Booker has also highly praised Punk’s rival MFJ in the awards....

Let’s start with tomorrow night and Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. Styles was originally scheduled to face Daniel Bryan at the event, but with current events going on Bryan has decided to not attend the show, so instead Styles is facing Samoa Joe once again. This feud is heading towards Styles-Shinsuke Nakamura territory from earlier this year where it was great and interesting at first, but they overdid it and fans got bored of the feud by the end....

Bracketology, on the other hand, is destined for the long haul. It is the clever conceit of two writers, Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir, who embraced the form of the NCAA basketball tournament to address all the pressing issues of life. What is the best-ever candy bar? Bob Dylan cover song? Hairstyle? (Fyi, their answers are: Neilson’s Crispy Crunch bar; Roger McGuinn’s “Up to Me” and “The Hillary.” Their book, “The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything,” is nothing less—and nothing more—than a quantum improvement over that old desert-island question (10 albums, 10 books, 10 movies) or the more abbreviated version: what’s your favorite album/book/movie?...

Actually, they do—at least for this former fan. The series updates are pretty minor (Liz writes a gossip blog on top of her duties at the school paper; the girls ditch their Fiat for a Jeep), but the characters I once loved now remind me more of the ice queens from “Gossip Girl” than figures from my own childhood. “Double Love,” the first of the updated series, begins with Jessica whining about how fat and disgusting her “perfect size 4” body is....

Dybala has not played since a 1-0 win over Cagliari on January 6, although Juve have won each of their three games since then without conceding. Indeed, the Bianconeri’s run of consecutive victories stretches back nine games, a sequence that has maintained their position a point behind Napoli at the top of Serie A. Federico Bernardeschi and Douglas Costa both picked up injuries at Atalanta in midweek, but he will not rush Dybala back....