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Concerned neighbors called authorities shortly after noon, reporting an escaped baboon had scratched and bit four people in the area of Hunter Glen Drive in Somersett. Washoe County Regional Animal Services told News4 that the monkey was actually much smaller than a baboon and the owners have proper permits to own an exotic pet. However, it remains unclear how the monkey got out. Depending on the circumstances of the monkey’s escape, animal control does have the ability to issue fines and cite its owners....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/Professional-Gur-602 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said they were amused to discover their brother-in-law had eaten the mixture of meats, vegetables and pet vitamins and detailed the heated aftermath of their allegedly flippant response to the unfortunate mixup. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for letting my brother-in-law eat my dogfood?” the post has received nearly 10,000 upvotes and 1,300 comments since October 24....

The 24-year-old rookie first baseman set the franchise’s single-season home run record when he blasted his 42nd long-ball of the year in the fourth inning against the Cubs at Citi Field. Alonso reflected on the milestone after the game, which the Mets dropped, 5-2. “When I found out I made the team, I just wanted to make the biggest impact as possible because I wanted to stay up here,” Alonso told reporters....

The app, dubbed The Right Stuff, is meant to help conservatives living in large, liberal-leaning cities connect with one another. According to a Tuesday report from Axios, Thiel is dishing out more than $1 million to help the app in its seed round. This is the latest in a recent trend of Republicans creating their own party-specific apps, social media platforms, and publishing houses. Next week, Trump is gearing up to launch his social media platform, Truth Social, on February 21 with the goal of providing “open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology....

The team announced its decision shortly before 2 a.m. ET Wednesday. Peterson will be placed on the NFL’s exempt/commissioner’s permission list, which will bar him from all team activities “until the legal proceedings are resolved.” Peterson’s first court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 8. “While we were trying to make a balanced decision yesterday, after further reflection we have concluded that this resolution is best for the Vikings and for Adrian,” the team said in its four-paragraph statement....

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams set up the Change.org request, urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to rename Joralemon Street’s Brooklyn Municipal Building after Justice Ginsburg. The petition has surpassed 100,000 signatures on the way to its 150,000 goal. “Justice Ginsburg never let you forget she was a Brooklynite. We want—as Brooklynites—to let her know, as she looks down on us, that we will never forget what she has carried on for not only the city, but our entire country,” a spokesman for Adams told Newsweek....

Brett Maher missed the point-after try after Dallas’ first touchdown of the night against the Buccaneers on Monday. He missed another on the team’s second touchdown. Surely, the third time would be the charm, right? Wrong. After the Cowboys scored their third touchdown of the first half against the Buccaneers, Maher missed a third PAT kick. According to Stathead, Maher set the NFL record for the most missed PATs in a single playoff game....

“Congratulations to my friend Tom on an unbelievable football career. To do it as long as he did, at the highest of levels is absolutely incredible. It was an honor & a privilege to compete against him on the field, and I truly appreciate his friendship off the field,” Manning said Tuesday in a statement, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “I have always admired & respected his competitiveness, his dedication, his discipline, and his commitment to being the best....

A 4-yard pass to running back Ronnie Hillman moved Manning past Brett Favre into first place as the NFL’s all-time leading passer. But it was another Favre record Manning was unable to achieve following a second straight loss. MORE: Worst of NFL Week 10 | It’s record book-worthy without storybook finish Manning remains tied with Favre at 186 career wins following Sunday’s 29-13 home loss to the Chiefs at Sports Authority Field at Mile High....

In an analysis published in Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers reviewed more than 100 studies and found that PFAS exposure is largely correlated with an increase in enzymes that indicate liver disease. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease—characterized by a build-up of fat in the liver—affects about a quarter of the world’s population. About a third of all U.S. adults may have the disease by 2030, according to a 2018 study. Factors like diet and lifestyle cannot fully explain this uptick in incidence of this liver disease, said Sarah Rock, a PhD student in the department of population and public health sciences at the University of Southern California and a lead author on the study....

The huge volume of COVID-19 vaccine doses needed to combat the pandemic will require speedy, precise handling in the U.S. and worldwide. Failure to meet stringent handling requirements means the vaccine, like spoiled lobster, will go bad and must be thrown out. “Our track record gives us confidence in our ability to quickly scale and manufacture and distribute large quantities of a high-quality COVID-19 vaccine, leveraging multiple sites in the U....

“There are reasonable arguments on both sides,” Ali Khan, MD, MPP, FACP, executive medical director of Oak Street Health, told Verywell. “If I think about this from a high level of prudence and trying to protect the patients that are structurally marginalized in so many different ways, the ultimate necessity of a fourth [shot] is not surprising to me.” Oak Street specializes in caring for older adults and Medicare beneficiaries, many of whom are people of color or in marginalized communities....

The “kid-sized” vaccine contains about a third of the “adult-sized” dose that is in the original version of the vaccine (which is currently FDA-approved for people ages 12 and older). The FDA has scheduled an advisory committee meeting for October 26 to discuss the vaccine. A decision by the FDA on the use of the Pfizer vaccine in younger children may come soon after the meeting. Clinical Trial Results The FDA recently received the results of a clinical trial testing Pfizer’s COVID vaccine in 2,268 children ages 5 to 11....

As many as a dozen PG&E employees on the gas side of the utility company were found to have attended the event at the Silver Oak Winery in Sonoma County on Monday and Tuesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The company was providing a dinner and wine tasting event for around 50 to 60 customers just as PG&E were preparing the major Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) across northern and central California on Wednesday which affected 800,000 people....

Helped by two late birdies Thursday, Spieth gained on that momentum with five birdies on his inward nine Friday. Spieth has not played as well as he did last year, especially in the majors, but things are starting to click this week. MORE: Leaderboard | PGA Championship winners since 2000 “I’m hitting the ball fantastic,” Spieth said. “I just can’t get a putt to go in outside 10 feet. And from 10 to 20 feet, the amount of opportunities I’ve had that aren’t that difficult, up to my putting standards I would be five, six, seven strokes better right now....

This year’s tournament is at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. This is the second time the PGA Championship has been at Bellerive, with the first coming in 1992. It also hosted the 1965 U.S. Open. The 2018 PGA Championship marks the 100th outing in tournament history. It’s also the last time it will be held in August, it will move to May starting in 2019....

Mito Pereira led through the front nine of Sunday’s fourth round, but Will Zalatoris, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Thomas were all within three strokes of him on the back nine. Should any golfers close in, Pereira would be forced to stave off his pursuers and avoid a tiebreaker situation. MORE: PGA Championship 2022 live scores, updates, highlights How is the winner decided if the PGA Championship is tied at the end of the final round?...

There won’t be a repeat champion this year, as 2021 winner Phil Mickelson withdrew his name from the PGA Championship field before the tournament. But there are still several golfers who could make history by adding to their win totals. Tiger Woods could tie Jack Nicklaus for the record of most PGA Championship wins if he collects his fifth victory in the event. Brooks Koepka or Rory McIlroy could become only the sixth golfer to win at least three times in the event....

In fact, the RBC Heritage is taking place this weekend in Hilton Head, SC, and before the event, and group of PGA stars got together to take one of the best selfies of the year. Among those in the picture are Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Hunter Mahan, Brandt Snedeker, Graham DeLaet, Matt Kuchar, David Hearn, and Jim Furyk. As the tweet, mentions, these guys have combined to win a lot of golf tournaments and a lot of money....

Canada's Graham DeLaet carded a second-round 66 to move atop the leaderboard among early players at TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, on Friday. Duval had a 66 in the opening round to be one stroke off the tournament lead. Friday was a different story. His day finished with a 76. Two early finishers were even better than DeLaet in the PGA Tour stop's second day. Robert Garrigus did the reverse of Duval, finishing with a 64 after a first-round 74....