The boat was so badly damaged it started to sink. The five crew members were then rescued by a nearby fishing vessel. They were able to go aboard a lifeboat. There have been no reported injuries following the incident. Lisbon’s Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center was alerted to the incident at around midnight. The passengers were then escorted to shore, and were able to dock safely at 2:43 a....
Forwards Jordan Bell and Dwayne Benjamin held their hands up during the Star Spangled Banner before the Ducks’ Dec. 7 game against Ole Miss. MORE: Historic photos of politics and sports | 2014’s top moments in college basketball The gesture was in reference to a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. The decision caused “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” protests across the nation....
The No. 2 Ducks will wear black helmets with the yellow 'O' on the back. As for the rest of the uniform, tune in at 10:30 on the Pac-12 Network to see them. MORE: Washington’s shiny gold helmets | Week 5 photos
Lawmakers would lack a quorum without Republicans present on the chamber floor, effectively putting a stop to proceedings House Speaker Tina Kotek, a Democrat, had offered to evenly split the House Redistricting Committee in exchange for GOP lawmakers to stop blocking bills during the 2021 legislative session. The move would have given House Republicans the power to veto any of the proposed redistricting maps. But Kotek announced Monday that she was backtracking from the deal, sparking outrage among the Republicans and lending the Democrats a strong advantage in drawing new district lines....
Brown’s announcement came in a series of tweets where she wrote, “I’ve directed the Oregon Health Authority to issue a rule requiring all teachers, educators, support staff, and volunteers in K-12 schools to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19––again by October 18, or six weeks from FDA approval, whichever is later.” In a subsequent tweet, Brown wrote, “There are those who will disagree with the actions I am taking today. But school is starting across the state....
The Bootleg Fire, which has consumed 21 homes, prompted authorities to order more evacuations Thursday amid fears that it could merge with another fire gaining power from dry and blustery conditions. Currently, the largest wildfire burning in the U.S., the Bootleg Fire had torched more than 377 square miles by Friday morning. With only seven percent of the blaze contained, firefighters have struggled for nearly a week with erratic winds and dangerous fire behavior....
The 140 trees stolen from a church and non-profit on West Powell Boulevard in Gresham, Oregon, were worth $7,000, the Gresham Police Department said. Police said the trees were intended to be sold to help young people in the Pacific Northwest Adult & Teen Challenge, a local program that helps people recover from drug and alcohol addiction. The thief made off with the trees in a stolen van and flatbed trailer from the Family Worship Center....
There are lingering questions about how much the mysterious knee injury contributed to the Ducks' loss at Stanford last Thursday. Oregon doesn't discuss injuries, and the sophomore quarterback hasn't been specific about what's going on. Asked this week whether his knee is an issue, Mariota replied: "Not at all." Pressed whether he is 100 percent, he said: "That's something that I can't tell you." Mariota remains a Heisman Trophy hopeful with a stellar season thus far....
The Oregon State guard introduced himself to Kansas forward Cheick Diallo on Saturday night with a thunderous lefty throwdown. MORE: Best rivalries in college basketball | Texas upsets No. 3 UNC on buzzer-beater I assume after the dunk Gary Payton yelled at his son, “Now get back and play some defense!”
The Bootleg Fire, raging near the city of Klamath Falls just north of the California border, remains the primary wildfire in the state and is the largest active blaze in the U.S. As of Monday, InciWeb, an online database that catalogues wildfires, reported that Bootleg had burned through roughly 475 square miles, or nearly 304,000 acres, an area larger than Los Angeles. Only 25 percent of the fire is reported to be contained....
Johnson was arrested for the incident, which involved his wife, but the statement from MLS says that no charges will be pursued in the case. “Major League Soccer today confirmed that the prosecution will not pursue charges against Orlando City SC midfielder Will Johnson with regard to an alleged domestic incident on September 5, provided that he completes a year-long diversion program, including a 26-week domestic violence counseling program,” the statement from the league reads....
MORE: Lennox Lewis says De La Hoya should stay retired | Floyd Mayweather buys $4.8 million super car The 42-year-old, now a promoter as the head of his own boxing company Golden Boy, has not fought since suffering a one-sided eight-round loss to Manny Pacquiao in December 2008. Over recent weeks, De La Hoya has himself done much to stoke talk of an improbable ring return, telling ESPN.com that the chances of him lacing on gloves once more were “50-50....
Osei, who took over from David Duncan last season and guided the club to finish fifth, is reportedly unhappy after not being named as the substantive coach despite leading the club throughout their pre-season. However, he has denied the reports, saying it is complete falsehood and has pledged his support for the new boss. ‘‘I am surprised, because I have not said or taken that decision, I don’t know where it is coming from because I’m not leaving,’’ Osei told Peace FM....
The new Brazilian tactician had previously coached Al Arabi in the 90’s with considerable success.
Defoe is best known for having written the kid-friendly classic ““Robinson Crusoe.’’ But, as Russell Baker warns in his parental-discretion intro to this far more adult yarn: "” “Robinson Crusoe’ it’s not.’’ No, indeed. RC would never have found himself with his skirt up in the back of a carriage with a fat, red-faced magistrate high on snuff and the scent of a ripe woman. PBS, which will send out a tamer version to more conservative stations, is promoting ““Moll’’ as the tale of ““one woman against the world....
Their ancestors began colonizing you the moment you came into the world, inches from the least sanitary part of your mother’s body, and their descendants will have their final feast on your corpse, and join you in death. There are thousands of different species, found in combinations “as unique as our DNA or our fingerprints,” says Stanford biologist David Relman, who is investigating the complex web of interactions microbes maintain with our digestive, immune and nervous systems....
I wrote Winning the Second Civil War: Without Firing a Shot last year to avert the possibility of escalating political violence. Without a viable chance of a truce—and after months of violent unrest by the political Left in America’s major cities—both sides seemed increasingly willing to use any means necessary to secure their goals. The long-simmering culture war had run out of accommodations and the action in the streets and elsewhere was becoming more extreme....
Dembele was informed by Xavi on Wednesday that he would have to depart Camp Nou unless he signed a new contract. The winger is not willing to pen fresh terms, director of football Mateu Alemany revealed on Thursday, paving the way for the Frenchman to depart. MORE: Will Christian Eriksen play again? Dembele, who arrived in 2017, has struggled throughout his Barcelona career, mostly with injuries, which have left the 24-year-old having played just one-third of Barcelona’s minutes since his arrival....
The ex-England defender spent five years at Old Trafford, winning two titles under Sir Alex Ferguson, and believes that United have a need to revolutionise if they are to make up ground. City are currently 13 points ahead of United having played a game fewer, with Pep Guardiola’s side winning the title with five matches to spare. “They have been a million miles apart, not just with points but with ideas and the way they want to play have gone out of the modern game,” he told the Mirror Football podcast....
