Pistorius was to be released from prison later this week, just eight months into a five-year sentence following a verdict of culpable homicide for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who he says he mistook for an intruder. MORE: 2014 in review | Shocking moments in sports However, South Africa’s Ministry of Justice confirmed Wednesday that his release has been suspended, saying via a statement that the decision was made because he had not served the legal requirement of one-sixth of his sentence....

1910. 146 Permit-required Confined Spaces 1910. 266 Appendix B: Logging Operations — First-Aid and CPR Training 1910. 269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 1910. 410 Qualifications of Dive Team 1926. 950 Construction Subpart V, Power Transmission, and Distribution In addition to these specific industries, OSHA standard 1910.151 states, “The employer shall ensure the ready availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of plant health.” Compliance with the “ready availability of medical personnel” may mean providing training for employees to have on-site medical assistance....

Osteoarthritis is sometimes called degenerative arthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis, because it occurs with use over time, as people age. It causes the breakdown of cartilage—the firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue that covers the ends of bones where they meet to form a joint. OA affects 32.5 million adults in the United States. It is the most common form of arthritis, followed by rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—a type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause severe joint damage and affect the organs and connective tissues throughout the body, as well....

Because men tend to be older when they get osteoporosis, fractures can mean more serious complications for them. Learn about how osteoporosis affects men and the ways in which men can protect themselves from osteoporosis and complications associated with this condition. Male Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Bone loss in men usually occurs later in life and progresses more slowly. Unlike women, men have no period of rapid hormonal change that will lead to bone loss....

Inflammation is a part of many diseases, including psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. When the immune system gets activated in a certain way, the affected area might attract immune cells and become red and swollen. In psoriasis, for example, inflammation is part of what causes itchy, flaking, and painful skin. An enzyme called PDE4 is active in many immune cells, and it promotes inflammation. However, Otezla blocks the action of PDE4....

Ryan, 32, has been in and out of the lineup to start the 2019-20 season. A healthy scratch in five games, he recorded four points on a goal and three assists in 16 games played. His lone score came on opening night against the Toronto Maple Leafs and all four points pre-date Oct. 24 and has just one assist in his last 12 games played. RELATED: Bobby Ryan on special team’s struggles...

Conventional wisdom would have us believe that hearing loss is as inevitable as gray hair and age spots. But research has shown that excessive noise exposure is one of the leading causes of ear damage. ““About 75 percent of hearing loss in the typical American is caused not by the aging process alone,’’ says William Clark, a senior scientist at the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis, ““but by what you’ve done to your ears throughout your lifetime....

It was the beginning of 1973, and in some ways it seems a very long time ago. Yet the most important event of that period is somehow frozen in amber. Thirty years ago this week the Supreme Court ruled that American women had a constitutional right to privacy that included legal abortion. Roe v. Wade has become the starting point for every discussion about the issue ever since. How Americans feel has changed very little in polls over the past three decades....

Skyline Drive-In, New York City A drive-in movie with a view of Manhattan? Seems like a scene right out of the movies. And it is. In this spot that doubles as a filming location, you can experience it in real life at this new drive-in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Take in a film and the twinkling lights of the Manhattan skyline on the East River while still socially distancing from the safety of your car....

Stefan Jagsch of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) ran unopposed and was elected unanimously by a group of seven councillors in Waldsiedlung in the state of Hesse, the BBC reports. Local councillors from major parties—including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party—voted for Jagsch. “The NPD candidate filled the vacuum,” said Markus Brando, the SPD leader in Altenstadt, which includes Waldsiedlung....

“We are a small business in Sherman Oaks California and we need your help! The governor and mayor are trying to ruin everything we’ve worked so hard for!” wrote the Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill owner on a GoFundMe page. “Our restaurants and bars are not the reason why the COVID numbers are high! Please help us!” Marsden raised $108,703 through GoFundMe for her restaurant as of Monday morning. The funds came after her eatery invested nearly $80,000 to build an outdoor patio to adhere to previous COVID-19 guidelines, according to local television station ABC7....

The incident occurred on Monday when border officials stationed at the Port of Lukeville, which is located on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, encountered the 47-year-old man attempting to gain entry back into the U.S., according to a press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). While attempting to enter the country, CBP officers conducted a preliminary check of the individual’s 2008 Roadmaster RV, but eventually referred the man for a secondary inspection....

On Sunday, the Ukrainian military’s Strategic Communications Directorate (AFU Stratcom) reported that its forces had launched a strike on the building of the hospital of a former-machine building plant in the Russian-occupied town of Kadiivka, around 30 miles south of Lysychansk. AFU Stratcom said the former hospital had been housing Russian soldiers, particularly those linked to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has criticized Moscow’s war commanders. “The former dispensary of a machine-building plant was struck with high-precision weapons,” Ukraine’s armed forces said in a Telegram post which described how the site had been turned into a location for Kadyrov’s soldiers....

“Current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short- and long-term public health,” the petition said. “Keeping these measures in place until a vaccine is available will cause irreparable damage, with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed.” The declaration, which was named after the town in Massachusetts it was signed in, has signatures from 12,070 medical and public health scientists, 34,973 medical practitioners and 634,836 concerned citizens from around the world....

Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, said at a news conference Monday that 1,037,172 absentee ballot applications have been put into the voter registration system. There are an additional 39,259 ballots that are on the dashboard for the online request process, bringing the total to 1,076,431. According to Sterling, more than 43,000 absentee ballots have been returned and accepted by counties around the state. Data from the secretary of state’s office showed 628,505 of the current requests are from the rollover list, which includes people over the age of 65, the disabled and military voters who can check a box on their first absentee ballot application each year and have an absentee ballot sent to them automatically for every election in that year....

South Africa had 10,000 troops in the streets by Thursday morning and the South African National Defense Force deployed its reserve force of 12,000 troops. It was one of the largest deployment of soldiers since the end of white minority rule in 1994. The riots began last week when Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court for refusing to cooperate with a court order to testify at a state-backed inquiry investigating allegations of corruption while he was president....

The poll by Emerson College, which was released last week, showed that 42 percent of Yang’s supporters – or the “Yang gang” as they call themselves – would refuse to support any other Democratic candidate that became the party’s nominee. An additional 9 percent said it would depend on the nominee. Yang’s supporters stand out from the rest of the candidates, with a significantly higher number refusing to support another potential nominee....

According to data from Poweroutage.US, in Texas, there are currently 42,977 customers without power, among 12.4 million customers tracked, as of publication. An outage map from Poweroutage.US showed that the areas with the most power outages include Houston County, Madison County, Roberts County and Lipscomb County. The map also noted that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid is operating normally, despite the widespread storms. The number of Texans without power on Tuesday comes shortly after several tornadoes touched down in the state, while several other severe weather storms also brought damage to numerous parts of the state....

According to the Air Force, 95.9 percent of the military branch’s 326,000 active-duty members are fully vaccinated as of Wednesday. Another 1 percent have received one shot. Tuesday, November 2, was the Air Force’s deadline for all active-duty members to comply with a vaccine mandate. The Air Force said 8,486 service members remained unvaccinated as of Tuesday. Of those, 800 had “refused” the vaccine while 4,933 had sought religious exemptions and their requests are pending....

In 2018, the year covered by the FBI’s most recent report, 57.8 percent of religious bias offenses were categorized as anti-Jewish. A total of 896 anti-Jewish offenses were reported to local and federal law enforcement agencies, forming a data set that is ultimately collected and released by the bureau. Although thousands of agencies participate in the hate crimes reporting program, such participation is voluntary at the local level, meaning that the data underestimate the larger number of such crimes committed in smaller jurisdictions....