Peltola, a former state lawmaker, will finish the remaining few months of Representative Don Young’s term in Alaska’s only U.S. House seat. Alaskans will head to the polls twice this year due to the rare special election that was called after Young’s death in March. Young, who served as the state’s lone congressman for nearly 50 years, was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history. Peltola’s name will be on the ballot again in November when voters determine who will represent them in Washington, D....

“I frankly think the president ought to issue an order requiring everybody in the military to get a COVID-19 shot, period,” Panetta said in an interview with Gray Television’s Greta Van Susteren, according to The Hill. “That’s an issue involving our national security.” His remarks come as the Pentagon considers possibly mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for troops by September 1, if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approves it. Service members are currently mandated to receive 17 vaccines, including measles, hepatitis, mumps, flu and others....

Over the weekend, the Panthers running back was able to spend time with Smoker and his family after flying them to Charlotte for Carolina’s Week 3 game against Cincinnati. Smoker, who has lived in Cincinnati for more than 50 years, was able thank McCaffrey again in person. Smoker also witnessed McCaffrey’s Panthers beat his Bengals, 31-21. WATCH: Top plays from McCaffrey’s 194-yard day During the offseason, McCaffrey and his group were hiking in Colorado when they came across Smoker, who was hiking with his 13-year-old grandson Eli....

They have found it in Jared Allen. As first reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, the Panthers and Bears have agreed on a trade that would send Allen to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick. MORE: Top midseason NFL trades | Luke Kuechly reportedly progressing in concussion tests The report from Glazer, who has helped Allen train in the offseason since 2007, was later confirmed by both teams....

The team made the announcement one day after its losing streak reached seven. The Panthers lost 4-1 at Boston. Horachek coached of the team's AHL San Antonio affiliate. Former players Brian Skrudland and John Madden were hired as assistant coaches. The Panthers have three wins in 16 games and are 14th in the Eastern Conference. Dineen was 56-62-28 in parts of three seasons, leading the Panthers to the 2012 Southeast Division title....

What they’ve done so far already puts both in the conference champion conversation, right in the mix behind the Super Bowl favorite Packers. MORE: Worst performances of Week 4 | Bigger early flop: Eagles or Dolphins? Although it’s probable both teams will end up making the playoffs, only one can have the primo position of a potential top-two seed as division champs. So who will win the South, Atlanta or Carolina?...

The gag? Tricking Newton into thinking Ogbonnaya was a native Nigerian, complete with accent. MORE: Elementary school paper thrashes Newton | Tom Brady and Michael Jordan play pickup ball It all started when Ogbonnaya was mimicking his father’s voice for his teammates. Kalu Ogbonnaya is a native Nigerian and former Olympic athlete. Chris, however, is from Texas. When Newton came upon Ogbonnaya doing his dad’s accent in the locker room, he assumed it meant the Longhorns product was indeed from Africa....

The Greek rivals were battling in a play-off for a Champions League berth when a brawl erupted following a red card for PAOK’s Amr Warda in the 51st minute. ’Messi ahead of great Ronaldo’ Warda’s red card followed an earlier red for Panathinaikos, who went ahead 1-0 early in the match through a Marcus Berg goal. During the brawl, Ivic was struck in the head by a beer can thrown from the stands and had to be taken to hospital....

Papular eczema may also be referred to as atopic dermatitis or subacute prurigo. Approximately 11% of children and 7% of adults are reported to have atopic dermatitis or eczema. A subtype of atopic dermatitis, papular eczema normally begins at a young age. Papular Eczema Symptoms Symptoms of papular eczema are small, round papules that can be scaly, red, purple, and itchy. Causes Researchers believe that people who have atopic dermatitis have a genetic mutation that makes the outer layer of their skin more permeable, or vulnerable, to outside irritants....

Mom, Nikki Jurcutz, regularly shares parenting tips to social media detailing what to do if your child is choking, they have a fever or how to administer medicine to fussy kids. Jurcutz, the CEO of Tiny Hearts Education, a site which runs baby first aid and birth courses, recently shared a stomach-churning video to Instagram. The mom, based in Australia, revealed what to do if you suspect your child has swallowed a button battery, described as a “powerful lithium coin cell” by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)....

Mbeki ventured into new territory even stranger than his well-known skepticism about the link between HIV and AIDS. Now he suggested that the CIA, international drug companies and other forces are conspiring to ruin him because of his independent view on AIDS and his critique of the world economic order. According to the report by the Johannesburg-based Mail and Guardian, Mbeki said his advisers were finding out who was spreading the word that he is “deranged....

Learn about the various types of parasites, symptoms, and the sources of infection and spread. Protozoa Protozoa, microscopic single-celled organisms, are the most common type of parasite in the United States. Unlike other kinds of parasites, they reproduce very rapidly. They do this in the intestines, and can travel to other organs such as the liver, lungs, pancreas, and heart. Protozoa have an indefinite life span. Giardia (Giardia duodenalis) originates in infected humans and animals....

The heiress opened up on the physical and emotional abuse she endured after being sent to the notorious Provo Canyon School, the psychiatric residential treatment center in Utah where her parents sent her for 11 months in response to her rebellious teenage behavior. She talked about the trauma of a sex tape featuring her and ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon being leaked on the internet in 2003—a horrifying experience that sparked widespread criticism and ridicule from which she alleges she’s never quite recovered....

Thandie Newton, radiating charm, takes the Hepburn role as a young woman who returns to Paris to find her husband murdered, her apartment looted and her life endangered. The late Charlie, she finds, was not who he appeared to be–and neither is anyone else, including white knight Joshua Peters (Mark Wahlberg), who rescues her from peril with suspicious frequency. Demme obviously wanted to get as far away from Grant as possible when he cast Wahlberg, but the role still calls for a debonair smoothie....

In a statement released Thursday, March For Our Lives (MFOL) said that while the new orders Biden is expected to issue will be “a critical step toward treating the gun violence epidemic as the public health crisis that it is,” “there remains more to be done.” MFOL is a national youth-led movement to end gun violence in America. It was started by a number of students who survived the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida....

Anatomy The parotid glands develop early—at just six to seven weeks into gestation. Starting as tiny buds in the oral cavity, these glands eventually form two lobes that sit just in front of the ears on either side, stretching from the cheekbone down to the jawline. Blood is supplied to the parotid gland by the external carotid artery. Roughly the size of a walnut, the two lobes of the parotid gland are separated by the facial nerve, or cranial nerve VII....

The timing of these attacks is hardly a coincidence. The Iraqi security forces are still reeling from a botched foray into Basra three weeks ago and are currently bogged down with sporadic fighting in Sadr City. The fighting against Moqtada al-Sadr’s militant Shiite Mahdi Army and various splinter factions has also drawn in the U.S. military, who have logged the highest casualty count of the year–approximately 20 soldiers killed in the past 10 days alone, mostly from IEDs....

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The company’s two biggest-selling shareholders – Estee Lauder and her son Ronald-will likely never pay capital-gains taxes on the combined $340 million they recently pocketed selling stock in Estee Lauder Cos. The third largest seller, Ron’s brother, Leonard, did his own maneuvering to defer taking a gain on his $25 million sale until next year-that’s when the federal cap-ital-gains rate is expected to be much lower than it is now....

Jackson Lahmeyer is pastor of Sheridan Christian Center and also runs several businesses in the state. He confirmed on Tuesday that he will mount a primary challenge to Lankford, according to the Associated Press (AP). He’s already won the endorsement of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The retired lieutenant general pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI twice and was later pardoned by former President Donald Trump. He’ll travel to Tulsa next week to formally back Lahmeyer....