If the 39-year-old Broncos quarterback has, the Panthers haven’t noticed. “You just don’t lose that overnight,” linebacker Thomas Davis said Thursday. “Some people are talking about his arm strength, but in the Patriots game he looked pretty good to me. MORE: Every Super Bowl winner, ranked | Panthers ‘supposed to be’ in Super Bowl | Manning focused on Carolina “He’s a true competitor and is a guy who’s going to come in and do whatever he can do to make sure his team leaves the field victorious....

Relief would come on one of the less controversial lines on your Form 1040: the personal exemption. Next winter, when you figure your taxes for 1991, current law lets you slice $2,150 from your income for each person in your household (and even more for the aged and the blind). This is Uncle Sam’s big break for parents, but it’s not what it used to be. Urban Institute economist Eugene Steuerle figures that the exemption would have to jump to $7,800 to shelter the same share of income it did back in 1948....

Roy Hodgson’s side had lost all seven games played in the English Premier League prior to this clash against Antonio Conte’s men, they had also not scored during that stretch. Ceaser Azpilecueta own goal was cancelled out by Timueye Bakayoko before Cote d’Ivoire international Wilfried Zaha scored on his return from an ankle injury to secure all three points for the hosts. The 27-year-old who was named the Eagles’ player of the month is delighted with the win and praised the courage and effort his teammates put into securing the win via his social media page....

The 17-year-old Prosper resident suffered a severe spinal cord injury while practicing tumbling—an acrobatic form of gymnastics—on September 20 and was left paralyzed from the chest down and unable to move her hands. The teenager spent several weeks between hospital and a rehabilitation facility before being allowed to return home. In the video, the first published on her YouTube channel since the accident, Noble said: “I’m going to do a day in the life....

The problem with this strategy, as Nixon discovered, is that it usually backfires. George Bush had not even hung his Christmas stocking before the Captain Ahab of special prosecutors, Lawrence Walsh, had taken to the airwaves to cry cover-up-and declare that he was now taking aim at the president himself. Coming barely a month before he leaves office, Bush’s pardon also risked tarnishing the president’s legacy. The humanitarian who saved Somalia suddenly looked liked the arrogant elitist who forgave his friends-and thumbed his nose at the rule of law....

According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), dogs can be left outdoors, but it all depends on their age, health, breed and the climate. The site added “it’s best to bring them in before bedtime to spend time with your family.” The site noted outside dogs need “some fresh food, water, and appropriate shelter from the cold, heat, wind, and rain,” as the Redditor confirmed they live in a “temperate climate....

A survey conducted by the National Parents Union (NPU) found that 39 percent of registered parent voters trust the Democratic Party to do a better job at handling the economy, compared to 36 percent of those who backed the Republican Party on the issue. An additional 10 percent said they trust both parties equally and another 10 percent said neither. Five percent said they were unsure. The NPU poll featured more than 1,000 registered voters who are parents or guardians of K-12 students....

NEWSWEEK: Some people say that parents are purposely deceiving their kids by lying to them about Santa. Robert Butterworth: Is it purposely deceiving or playing along with the fantasy? There are always those stories in the paper about the kindergarten teacher or parent who would show up and tell the kids there’s no Santa Claus, and they’d all start crying because they’re disillusioned. But if another teacher goes into a third-grade class and says there is a Santa Claus, they’ll all laugh at her....

“Once again, parents are left scrambling at the last minute and, worse, far too many children are being deprived of an in-person learning experience, which is critical for their academic and social-emotional development,” Keri Rodrigues said in a statement posted to the union’s Twitter account. Some school systems extended their holiday break Monday or went back to virtual learning due to a surge in COVID cases. Rodrigues said in the statement this “could have and should have been avoided....

The mother, from England, revealed her oldest son had been invited to a child’s third birthday party by a friend of her husband’s who she had never met before. She was keen to introduce herself to her husband’s friend in case their children had any future play dates while she was on maternity leave and brought the baby with her because she is still breastfeeding. However after arriving they found they were the only family who had turned up with more than one parent and the mom asked whether there was an “unspoken rule” for only one adult to attend these events....

In a post shared on Reddit earlier in December, under the username u/TwoBrothersNoPeace, the poster explained that when she (24) and her big sister (26) were young, their brother Jake (23) was severely ill, and doctors didn’t think he was going to make it past 12 years old. She recalls that because her parents always wanted a boy they had another baby, who turned out to be a boy, Ryan, and was supposed to be his older brother’s “replacement” once he died....

Facebook is back up and running after going down for several hours on Monday, with the company saying the issue was down to a faulty configuration change. Twitter accounts for Parler and GETTR have mocked Facebook over the issues which left millions unable to use the site, plus Facebook subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp. “While Big Tech imploded, @GETTROfficial was going strong! There’s a reason #GETTR is the fastest growing social media platform in history…,” the GETTR account tweeted to its 27,000 followers....

The parotid gland performs important functions and is involved in certain diseases, as well. Dry mouth can significantly impact your quality of life. It can affect swallowing, create a burning feeling in the mouth, and predispose you to cavities. Anatomy You have two parotid glands, each one located in front of each ear. You also have two other major salivary glands, which are called the sublingual (under the tongue) and submandibular (under the jaw) glands....

On Monday, a California District Court entered an order approving Liberty Counsel’s settlement of the lawsuit on behalf of Pasadena’s Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry against the California governor. Under the settlement, the state of California may no longer impose discriminatory restrictions upon any houses of worship. It’s the first statewide permanent injunction in the country against COVID restrictions on churches and places of worship. The governor must also pay Liberty Counsel $1,350,000 in reimbursement of attorney’s fees and costs....

Law enforcement is still searching for the suspect, who they described as a male in his 20s or 30s. A shelter in place order is still in effect for the downtown area of Paso Robles. Original story: California law enforcement is searching for an armed man who shot a deputy, putting him in serious but stable condition. An armed man fired at the Paso Robles Police Department on Wednesday morning, prompting the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol to respond to the scene....

The air industry runs on a 24/7 schedule, which means air staff work in shifts at unusual times. Flight attendants can work between 12 to 14 hours a day, although on international flights, a shift may be longer. Spending around 75 to 100 hours a month in the air, attendants are not only there to serve drinks but also perform duties such as writing reports and waiting for planes to arrive....

At least one United Kingdom-based group, Christian Concern, which defends people of faith, described the incident as a “brutal arrest” that sets a bad precedent for religious freedom of speech throughout the country. But local police said they’d received numerous complaints that Sherwood had been making bigoted remarks directed toward gay people, which the anonymous caller described as abusive or insulting words. A now-viral video recording of the arrest shows Sherwood standing on a step stool in the Uxbridge, London, public square before police approach and appear to physically strike him as he’s led away in handcuffs....

In a video shared to Twitter by Right Wing Watch, Locke, leader of the Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, told his congregants that he received letters from people who were angry about his disparaging rhetoric about Biden. “I got three letters in the mail just the other day. Not one of them had a return address. Not one of them. All three of them were castigating me because they said, ‘We want you to know that Joe Biden is an honorable man....

Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer was speaking on the conservative Water Cooler podcast, when he admitted that he was confused by the disloyalty seen by church leaders toward Donald Trump. A clip of Lahmeyer on the show was posted to Twitter on January 19, but it isn’t clear when the pastor was on the podcast. The video has so far been viewed more than 70,000 times. Speaking on the show, he said: “It seems as if many Evangelical leaders, prominent Evangelical leaders, are suffering from severe short-term memory loss or something far deeper than that....

So when former NFL coach Brian Billick said “kickers aren’t football players,” McAfee was offended. MORE: Week 6 NFL Power Rankings | Players hated by own fans for Week 5 McAfee appeared on the Bob & Tom radio show Tuesday morning to discuss Billick’s assertion, and he had a lot to say. It should be noted McAfee has a playful personality, so take what he says with the understanding that he’s joking with a hint of truth attached to it....