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A Delta spokesperson reportedly said the unnamed off-duty flight attendant hijacked the plane’s public address system to speak to passengers about their oxygen masks during Flight 1730, which prompted a dramatic tussle with passengers. “This is the captain speaking. We’d like all strong males to come to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger,” the pilot told passengers mid-air, according to NBC Los Angeles. A 38-second video shared to Twitter shows several male passengers wrestling with the man at the front of the plane....

A breach in the reservoir, which previously operated as a phosphate processing plant, forced hundreds of evacuations over the weekend as officials worked to prevent a full-scale deluge. Public safety representatives expanded a mandatory evacuation order for Manatee County residents on Saturday, when an unmitigated breach could have caused almost 400 million gallons of waste water to inundate the land surrounding Piney Point. With emergency crews endeavoring to transfer water from the breached reservoir into Tampa Bay, the number fell to about 340 million gallons on Sunday....

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for the area, and officials warned residents in the evacuation zone that they should leave their homes because of an “imminent uncontrolled release of wastewater.” Evacuation orders were expanded on Saturday and about 316 households are within the full evacuation area, according to the Manatee County Public Safety Department. “Thankfully the evacuation area does not include any major residential areas, and the homes within Artisan Lakes are not in the evacuation area,” Public Safety Director Jacob Saur said in a statement....

Conjunctivitis involves inflammation of the conjunctiva (the membrane that covers the white portion of the eye). The conjunctiva provides lubrication to the eye’s surface. It also has many blood vessels that can become inflamed. As the infection inflames the eye, the blood vessels expand and turn the eye its distinct pink color. Pink eye has various causes, including infections and allergies. There are two types of contagious pink eye—viral and bacterial....

Barca crash down to earth at Depor Barca’s hopes of retaining their La Liga title suffered a massive blow Sunday as they fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at the Riazor a few hours before title rivals Real Madrid recorded a late victory of the same scoreline at home to Real Betis. The results mean Barca’s one-point lead at the top has become a two-point advantage for Madrid, who also hold a game in hand....

Bell admitted he missed Andrew McCutchen’s game-winning home run in the 14th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. MORE: Seven prospects who impressed | For Schwarber, everything is ‘awesome’ “I had to go to sleep,” Bell said. “I missed that walk-off.” Bell did the next best thing. The first baseman hit a two-run homer for the U.S. Team in a 10-1 win at the Futures Game at Great American Ball Park on Sunday....

Throughout the season, the Bucs will honor Willie Stargell and the rest of the “We Are Family” Bucs by wearing throwback uniforms during Sunday home games. Today marked the first such game, so we got to see the uniforms in action for the first time. They looked great. Back then, the Pirates had a variety of colorful mix-and-match uniform combinations. In Game 7 of the Fall Classic against the Orioles, the team wore v-neck pullover yellow jerseys with black, belt-less pants and its signature black pillbox hats....

MORE: The 23 most-hated players of all time Reggie Jackson had a big night in helping Detroit (43-37) reach the postseason for the first time since 2009. He poured in 39 points on 14-for-20 shooting and added nine assists. “We’re just happy to get it done in front of our fans . . . a fan base who hasn’t been there in a while,” Jackson told reporters following the game....

Not that there is no reason for desperation. The Pistons have dropped eight straight, including losses to the Hornets, Bulls, Nets and Jazz, none of whom are remotely close to postseason contention. Things have gone sideways in Detroit, quickly, and it is no secret in NBA circles that this collapse could cost Van Gundy his job. MORE: NBA community reacts to news of Griffin trade By shipping away Avery Bradley, Tobias Harris, spare parts and a potential lottery pick to acquire Griffin, the Pistons have committed a king’s ransom — five years (including this one) and $173 million — to a player who is three years removed from last ranking among the elites....

MORE: Best active players by age The win was the fourth in a row for the Pistons (38-34), who got a big game from Andre Drummond (30 points, 14 rebounds) and shot 53.8 percent from the field. On the other end of the spectrum, the Bulls (36-34) will have to spend their next 12 games battling not only the Pistons, but also the Wizards (35-36), who had won five in a row before losing 122-101 to the Hawks on Wednesday....

It hasn't been easy owning James Shields this year. When he was pitching well in April and May, he couldn't buy a win. When he was struggling in July and August, he wasn't struggling enough where you could bench him, so you just had to absorb all of those bad starts. And even when he found his groove in late-August/early-September, he still sprinkled in a 14-hit, 10-run disaster against the Tigers that essentially negated all the good will he had done in ERA and WHIP over his previous four outings....

Even more different — they’re wearing pink helmets, which is thoughtful and nice. MORE: ASU to wear Pat Tillman jersey No word on whether they ran the gesture past the NFL beforehand. Someone’s probably getting fined. Sounds like a conspiracy to be thoughtful and nice has infected Heinz Field.

The Line: Pitt -1, Total: 45 Line movement: The Wynn opened the Hokies as 2.5-point road favorites on Sunday before moving them up to -3 later in the day. Other Las Vegas sports books also opened at -2.5, but by Tuesday, the line had flipped, and Pitt was the 1- to 1.5-point favorite around town. For updated spreads and totals, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Virginia Tech is 2-0 SU and ATS away this year, versus 2-2 SU and 1-3 ATS at home....

"I don't think he did a very good job planning for success on the fateful play," Tucker told host Rayven Tirado. "Number one, you have to know how far your kicker can kick it...Because he wasn't just short, he was short by several yards. "It [also] did not look like he did a very good job of reminding his players their duties to cover long field goals like that. You can return a kick like Davis did; we're taught that all the time in the NFL....

Our pandemic experience reinforced two key points that merit constant repetition. The first is that better engaging with our communities means working with them and actually listening to them. The second is that too much of how our health care payment system is structured gets in the way of how care should actually be delivered. I come to these discussions with a different perspective from many. I grew up the daughter of a Haitian immigrant living in the shadows of an academic medical center in Philadelphia, where health disparities were a fact of life....

Plantar Fasciitis Symptoms The most common symptoms of plantar fasciitis are: Sharp or dull pain felt at the bottom of the foot directly on or near the heel Pain that is most severe in the morning, especially when first standing Pain that worsens after prolonged weight bearing Pain that is relieved with rest Heel swelling and/or stiffness Causes When a person has plantar fasciitis, the connective tissue that forms the arch of the foot becomes inflamed....

title: “Play It Again Ennio” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-10” author: “Michael Smith”

Here are the key scoring settings for FanDuel single-game contests: The point total for the “MVP” is multiplied by 1.5, but he doesn’t cost any additional money like the “Captain” in DraftKings Showdown contests. FanDuel’s default scoring is half-point PPR and four-point passing TDs, and there are no bonuses for 100/300-yard games like on DraftKings. MORE FD SINGLE GAME: How to win a FanDuel single-game contest FanDuel Single-Game DFS Picks: 49ers vs....

There weren’t nearly as many console exclusives released, and many of the biggest already-announced games coming to PS4, like The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima were delayed until at least 2020. Couple that with the inevitable release of the next-gen console—presumably the PlayStation 5—and there wasn’t a lot to be excited for in 2019. PlayStation is looking to end this year on the right foot with one more live stream of its State of Play broadcast....