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Denzel the dog was a flurry of tip-tapping paws and tail wags when his human companion presented him with a gift of his own. In footage that has resurfaced on TikTok, the black Labrador retriever, who comes from Norfolk in England, U.K. appears overjoyed at receiving the present, regardless of what is inside. In fact, the pooch initially appears hesitant to even unwrap the gift, evidently enjoying the feel and texture of the paper in his mouth....

Ruling from the bench, U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen rejected the president’s request for an emergency injunction to order the state legislature to choose a new slate of electors before the mandated congressional count takes place on January 6. The lawsuit was filed by Trump on New Year’s Eve and accused Georgia officials of violating the state’s election code in the handling and counting of mail-in ballots. The lawsuit also alleged state leaders conducted an “improper certification of elections....

U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody asked for more financial information from the parties, a week after players' lawyers filed a detailed payout plan for her review. "I am primarily concerned that not all retired NFL football players who ultimately receive a qualifying diagnosis or their (families) ... will be paid," Brody wrote in a 12-page opinion filed Tuesday morning. The proposed settlement, negotiated over several months, is designed to last at least 65 years....

After Hernandez’s lawyer, James Sultan, made a Deflate-gate joke during Thursday’s testimony, Judge Susan Garsh on Friday warned Sultan to keep the jokes out of the line of questioning and that the trial was serious business, according to CBS New York. MORE: Hernandez timeline Also Friday, jurors were touring key sites relating to the case. The stops included Hernandez’s home in North Attleboro, cell phone towers where data was picked up to build a case against Hernandez, the street where victim Odin Lloyd lived, and the industrial park where Lloyd’s body was discovered....

Khanakorn Pianchana, a senior judge at the Yala provincial court, is recovering following the self-inflicted gunshot wound he suffered on Friday, October 5. According to the Bangkok Post, the judge’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Suriyan Hongvilai, a spokesman for the Office of the Judiciary in Thailand, said Khanakorn’s suspected suicide attempt was the result of stress from personal issues. Prior to the shooting, a lengthy written statement attributed to the judge was shared widely on social media....

“With the experience I’ve had at this point, age is just a number,” Smith-Schuster told reporters Wednesday. “I’ve played enough games under my belt that I’ll be able to take on this. It’s another challenge I have to deal with.” Despite his young age of 22, Smith-Schuster’s 30 games played with the Steelers is tied with Eli Rogers for the most among receivers on the 91-man roster, which will be cut down to 53 by Aug....

In a clip on the 90 Day Fiancé YouTube page, Julia admitted to experiencing intense morning sickness, something which Brandon refused to keep from his parents. With the whole family involved, Julia is slated to take a pregnancy test on Sunday night’s episode of 90 Day, but she has already teased the concept online. On a now-deleted Instagram story, Julia mentioned a love for her “son,” which upon first glance seemed relevant to the topic at hand....

Two of those players are also freshmen forwards in Kentucky's Julius Randle and Duke's Jabari Parker, with both being projected by DraftExpress.com as top-seven lottery picks. Randle is the No. 2 pick, Parker No. 7. Multiple scouts corroborate Randle's position right behind Wiggins. Playing at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas, Randle, who committed to Big Blue Nation in March, led his squad to three 5A state titles in four seasons....

Thomas ran to the left part of the endzone and did the Shmoney Dance, made popular this year by Bobby Shmurda. Athletes everywhere have been filmed doing it, but in the NFL on Sunday night is quite the stage. Thomas would go on to grab yet another TD before the end of the half, finishing with three. Do you think Peyton Manning has any idea who Bobby Shmurda is?...

Klopp’s side is 22 points clear atop the table as it travels to Goodison Park for Sunday’s Merseyside derby against rival Everton. Not since 1990 has Liverpool won a league trophy, but the club is set to be crowned English champion for the 19th time, one behind rival United’s record. MORE: Watch Premier League games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) United dominated under legendary boss Alex Ferguson, winning 13 Premier League titles between 1992 and 2013....

A few years ago U.S. intelligence portrayed Kim as a lascivious nut who might soon be able and willing to fire missiles at America. Now he is routinely described as logical, reasonable and willing to make a deal that would entail halting his missile and nuclear-weapons programs in exchange for massive U.S. aid, along with help in installing civilian satellite and nuclear-power capacity. “He strikes me as very decisive and practical and serious,” Albright said after six hours of talks with him....

It is too perfect. Chief Seattle did give a speech in 1854, but he never said “The earth is our mother.” He never said “I have seen a thousand rotting buffaloes on the prairie, left by the white man who shot them from a passing train.” The chief lived in the Pacific Northwest. He never saw a buffalo. Those oh-so-quotable quotes were written by a screenwriter named Ted Perry for “Home,” a 1972 film about ecology....

In the memo to law enforcement agencies and U.S. attorneys this week, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said authorities may encounter criminal activity related to the coronavirus pandemic ranging from “malicious hoaxes to threats targeting specific individual or the general public.” Because the coronavirus appears to meet the statutory definition of a ‘biological agent,’ the “purposeful exposure and infection of others with COVID-19” could implicate the country’s terrorism-related statutes, Rosen said in the memo....

We filed a case against the holding company TGS ASA , responsible for bringing the 2,750 metric tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate aboard the Rhosus, to the Port of Beirut in 2013. It was the stockpile that would detonate some nearly seven years later, a colossal explosion that would take the lives of over 220 people, including my 2-year-old son. It’s been almost two years since I was sitting with Isaac as he was eating dinner in his high chair....

Fay, a private-school student who pleaded guilty last month to disfiguring two cars with eggs and spray paint, moved a step closer last week to his six lashes from a moistened rattan cane. The chief justice of Singapore rejected an appeal, which was accompanied by diplomatic protests and a plea for mercy early last month from President Clinton. Fay’s last hope is a grant of clemency from Singapore’s President Ong Teng Cheong....

How, then, to explain the influence that even his most ardent conservative critics conceded was of unparalleled proportions? Frankly, the tale of Justice Brennan is far less exciting than the mythical image which survived right up to his death last week at the age of 91. His influence came from his ability to articulate a consistent, forceful approach to the Constitution for a sustained period of time - 34 years, making him the sixth longest-tenured justice in history....

The significance of the issue–and the enormity of the shift in expert opinion–was underscored a day later. The U.S. Sentencing Commission took the unprecedented step of announcing, unanimously, that nearly 20,000 federal inmates convicted of crack possession could apply for (relatively small) reductions in sentences. “In this business, you don’t get too many good days … Now, two in a row,” said Marc Mauer of the Sentencing Project, a Washington-based organization that tracks criminal-justice trends....

The episode on Monday caused Roberts to fall on a dock while vacationing at his summer home in Maine. A similar situation occurred in 1993. This time he suffered minor scrapes and was released Tuesday from the Penobscot Medical Center in Rockport, Maine. The White House reports that he is “doing fine,” but the incident is a reminder that this widely researched, yet still unexplained phenomenon, is fairly common. About one in every 10 people will have a seizure in their lifetime....

The 82-year-old, who is considered a member of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, gave an interview to CNN on Wednesday and appeared to dispel the idea that he would leave soon. Asked whether he had decided when he would retire, he simply answered: “No.” However, he did highlight the issues that would factor into his eventual decision. “Primarily, of course, health,” Breyer said. “Second, the court.” The justice’s remarks are expected to come as a blow to the progressives who have urged him to step down amid concerns that if he were to die during a future Republican administration, the court’s conservative majority would be strengthened....