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But the African nation’s nicely lettered signposts of progress and development masked a jarring problem. Throughout much of last spring, in part because of the run-up to the elections but also for a host of other reasons, huge swaths of Kenya were succumbing to a particularly undulant, brutal kind of gangsterism. In episode after episode, many of which were documented by Kenyan reporters, innocent people were beheaded, skinned, raped, murdered and tortured by members of a secretive outlawed sect called Mungiki....

Blasters currently play their home games in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi but it is owned by the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA). The ownership of the stadium was brought into the limelight when Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), who has the stadium on a lease, wanted to hold a One-Day International cricket match on the Kochi turf that was recently renovated for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Supporters of Kerala Blasters launched an online campaign under the hashtag ‘Save Kochi Turf’ and in the end, the KCA backed off....

Tacopina said he believes the Feds are also investigating Kerik’s taxes, but declined to give details. (Prosecutors wouldn’t comment on the tax issue.) Kerik’s nomination to succeed Tom Ridge as Homeland Security secretary was withdrawn after Kerik confessed to a “nanny problem”; earlier this year Kerik pleaded guilty to charges of accepting gifts from a company that wanted to do business with New York City’s government. “We are not afraid of any investigation,” Tacopina said....

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced. Kershaw receives the most lucrative deal for a pitcher, breaking the mark of $180 million set by Justin Verlander last March for his seven-year contract with Detroit. Kershaw would have been eligible for free agency after the upcoming season if the new deal hadn't been reached. He was eligible for salary arbitration, and those figures were set to be exchanged on Friday....

3 Up Clayton Kershaw, SP, Dodgers . It wasn’t even fair what Kershaw was doing to Rockies’ hitters on Wednesday, throwing his first career no-hitter and striking out a career-high 15 on 107 pitches. The only batter to reach base did so on an error in the seventh inning. Think about all that for a second. We already knew Kershaw was the best pitcher in the game; last night just cemented his place in history....

Keselowski is coming off consecutive victories at Richmond and the Chase for the Sprint Cup opener last week at Chicagoland. He swept the Cup and Nationwide races at New Hampshire in July. The Team Penske driver has five poles this season and leads the series with five victories. Jamie McMurray, a non-Chase driver, was second. Chase drivers took the next seven spots. Kevin Harvick was third, followed by Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Carl Edwards and Ryan Newman....

The K-Express Essentials includes a 36-ounce water reservoir and three brew sizes in either 6, 8, or 10 ounces. The machine is also budget friendly, retailing for $49.97. While there aren’t many frills or extras packed into this small brewer, it’s a perfect way to get a solid cup of coffee incredibly fast each time. The Look and Size of K-Express Essentials There are a lot of Keurig brewers for consumers to choose between....

Speaking with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ron Cook, Roethlisberger said Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and now-former general manager Kevin Colbert were “ready to move on” prior to the 2021 season, which proved to be Roethlisberger’s last. The vote of confidence to continue his NFL career, instead, came from owner Art Rooney II. “It was mostly Kevin. He was ready to move on. I think Mike was a little ready to move on, but I think he was OK with me coming back,” Roethlisberger said....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Durant was assessed a Flagrant 2 by the officials after he elbowed Pistons’ big man Kelly Olynyk as he attempted to fight through a screen, shoving Olynyk to the ground. Upon review, the foul was deemed ‘unnecessary and excessive. It mattered for little as the Nets cruised to a 117-91 win at Barclays Center with Durant finishing with 23 points and five assists on 10-of-13 shooting from the field....

On Monday, NBA insider Marc Stein sent out an updated report on Durant, which caused a stir on social media. “During summer league in Las Vegas, one of the most well-connected team executives I speak to regularly insisted to me that, based on what he was hearing, Kevin Durant was more apt to retire than play again for the Brooklyn Nets,” Stein wrote in his Substack. Stein quickly rebutted his own report, saying, “I told the tipster that I simply couldn’t believe that....

The perceptions and assumptions made by a 10-year-old kid can vary drastically from that of an adult. Kevin Durant presented an example of that when discussing his first meeting with Stephen Curry. The two are friends and NBA peers now, but Durant prejudged Curry when they were young and playing AAU basketball. MORE: Nike reveals LED basketball court | GM: ‘No reason’ to trade for Monroe, Bledsoe “I was about 10 years old, and our AAU team drove down to Charlotte to play,” Durant said....

In order to have better racing — in other words, passing for the lead — this season, NASCAR changed its aerodynamic package for 2014 to give the cars more downforce in hopes of stabilizing them when racing side by side. Dale Earnhardt Jr. said prior to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway test that the four hours would be valuable as his team tries to get the most out of the no ride-height rule on the 1....

No matter how difficult the situation, Harvick finds a way to deliver. Needing to win to advance in the Chase, he won at Dover. And he did it again at Kansas. MORE: Chase drivers face daunting Talladega task | Austin Dillon’s excellent adventure Harvick did it with a critical decision, staying out rather than pitting on the final caution. He risked running on older tires while pursuer Kyle Busch ran on fresh rubber....

Love was seen walking half-heartedly on a Cleveland possession with the seconds closing in the second quarter, and the Cavs down 64-51. Love called for a pass from Sexton, getting more frustrated as he kept calling for the ball. When he got the pass, he turned around immediately and flung it to Cedi Osman. Love addressed at least the first impression in a postgame Instagram post, that included a photo of him with an arm around Sexton....

McCarthy, who has been calling for the physical return of the House of Representatives, after the Senate came back into session with social distancing measures in place earlier this month. He pointed to social media posts from Reps Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL), who both said they were attending Wednesday’s launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida—which was postponed due to storms. McCarthy retweeted their messages about the launch event, alongside letters expressing their intentions to cast votes by proxy....

McCarthy delayed quick passage of President Joe Biden’s social spending and climate package on Thursday night with his oration. Throughout, many moments caught the attention of viewers for their strangeness…here are five you may have missed. Becoming a Republican in Grade 6 McCarthy highlighted what made him want to become a Republican at a young age. He said: “I talk about what made me a Republican. I was in the sixth grade, I turned on the TV and I watched Jimmy Carter have a sweater on and tell me to turn the heating down....

However, Caps coach Barry Trotz added a little fuel to the rivalry’s fire following practice Thursday. NHL Power Rankings: Caps and Rangers both moving in right direction Asked about defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, who Washington acquired before last year’s trade deadline and who subsequently signed as a free agent with his hometown Rangers on July 1, Trotz provided an honest and, perhaps, less than PC, response. “I think everybody thought of him as a 1-2 (defenseman), and he wasn’t,” said Trotz....

In his August 11 address, Pope Francis reflected on the New Testament teachings of St. Paul, saying that, “the law (Torah) however does not give life. It does not offer the fulfillment of the promise because it is not capable of being able to fulfill it…Those who seek life need to look to the promise and to its fulfillment in Christ.” Rabbi Rasson Arousi, chair of the Commission of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel for Dialogue with the Holy See, took issue with the comments, expressing in a letter seen by Reuters that the pope’s comments could be interpreted to suggest that Jewish law, outlined in the Torah and the Bible’s Old Testament, was obsolete....

Clyburn, who serves as House Majority Whip, told MSNBC’s Craig Melvin on Friday that he had previously questioned if the proposed $3.5 trillion infrastructure and social spending bill could be paid for. Progressive Democrats have been in conflict with moderates and in particular Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) over the provisions of the 10-year bill. Melvin asked Clyburn about potential cuts to the Build Back Better Act and what he would not be willing to remove....