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Saturday night, the Wolf Pack came back from as many as 25 points down to beat New Mexico 105-104 in overtime. Nevada, facing a seemingly insurmountable deficit, scored 15 points in just over a minute to tie the game with 8 seconds remaining in regulation. MORE: ACC leads conference ranking, but it’s close The flurry began with 1:14 left in the second half. Nevada dropped multiple insane shots from beyond the 3-point arc in that span....

The ACLU filed the federal lawsuit on Friday, calling for a halt to what would be Nevada’s first execution in 15 years unless the execution process is more transparent. The lawsuit argues that the state would violate the First Amendment by not permitting independent witnesses to view the execution process in its entirety. The ACLU’s plaintiff, the Nevada Press Association, represents news organizations throughout the state—many of which will be called on to witness the execution if it goes ahead....

God’s Not Dead: We the People, due in theaters nationwide this fall, has Sabato playing a dad whose plan to home-school his children is put in jeopardy by a judge played by Jeanine Pirro, the star of Justice With Judge Jeanine on Fox News. While the film is fiction, executive producer Michael Scott says it touches on several themes that are controversial topics in the news today, and it has a Mr....

When the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale drops on Hulu on September 14, there’ll be a terrifying new woman in teal to contend with: Alanis Wheeler, a Toronto citizen who idolizes Serena Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) and all she did to create the totalitarian regime of Gilead in the United States. For viewers, one would hope, that makes her a bad guy. For the actress who plays her, Genevieve Angelson, it’s not that simple....

But the story has a bitter side. According to some who knew him before he died in 1979, the author was really Asa (Ace) Carter, a former speechwriter for Alabama Gov. George Wallace and a notorious white-supremacist leader. “I knew that Asa went under the name of Forrest Carter,” confirmed Gerald Wallace, the governor’s younger brother. “It was common knowledge among Wallace people.” Oscar Harper, who worked with Asa Carter on the 1963 Wallace campaign and became his friend, remembers seeing Forrest Carter on the “Today” show in July 1975....

This year alone, New Zealand customs officials seized around 440 kilograms (880 pounds) of ecstasy’s active ingredient MDMA, compared with only 4.1 kilograms (10 pounds) seized in the whole of 2015, the New Zealand Herald reported. Authorities have expressed concern that stronger dose ecstasy pills have emerged in New Zealand’s party scene. The community group The Loop, which provides drug safety testing, found that one of the pills it tested contained 330 milligrams of MDMA, or more than five times the regular dose....

Brady called time on a two-decade spell in New England last month, leaving the Patriots as free agent to sign a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For the first time since Brady entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick in the 2000 draft, he will work with a different head coach than Bill Belichick and finding out how the duo will cope without each other is going to be one of the most intriguing narratives of the upcoming season....

The 28-year-old Hungarian international, having spent the 2015 season in Major League Soccer with Sporting Kansas City, was required to go through the league’s allocation order after signing. The Revolution traded allocation money to Columbus in order to secure the top spot in the allocation order, with ESPN’s Taylor Twellman reporting that the Crew will receive over $350,000 in allocation money in the deal. Teh 2015 season was Nemeth’s only year in MLS, but saw him notch 10 goals in 28 appearances....

Like the NFL, the NBA or MLB, the Overwatch is a city-based sports league, albeit on a global basis. There are a dozen teams competing around the world, from New York, Los Angeles and Boston to Shanghai, Seoul and London. There’s a regular season, as well as standings, statistics, All-Star Weekend, playoffs and finals. MORE: Esports in the Olympics? Paris group open to adding them The sport is filling big-city arenas that typically host NBA or NHL games....

At 24, Sean (Puff Daddy) Combs, the record mogul in the L.A. Kings hockey jersey and baggy black pants, is one of the busiest hands in the music industry. A talented producer and canny imagemaker, he is knee-deep in the micromanagement of his label, Bad Boy Entertainment, which in its first year has already launched two million-selling acts, the rappers Craig Mack and Notorious B.I.G. The creative force behind all of his acts, he does not know how to play an instrument....

The Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series will be at New Hampshire Motor Speedway while the Xfinity Series will be at Kentucky Speedway. Both the Camping World and Xfinity Series begin their Chase postseasons this weekend while the Sprint Cup series enters its second round after Martin Truex’s victory at Chicagoland last Sunday. MORE: Truex, Johnson fail inspections | Bad day for Larson The Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series will run their postseasons just like Sprint Cup, with drivers eliminated as the Chase progresses....

Pleased though they are, some consumer groups are keeping the champagne on ice until the proposals are actually implemented. “We’ve been here before,” says Ellen Haas, executive director of Public Voice for Food and Health Policy, a consumer advocacy group. “Back in 1979 similar regulations were proposed and nothing ever happened. We need more than good intentions.” It’s on the way: legislation similar to the FDA’s proposal, but more extensive, is making its way through Congress....

The rare strain is called HIV-1 group M subtype L, according to a statement by Abbott Laboratories, a medical devices and health care firm which helped to find it. HIV comes in two main types: the more common HIV-1, and HIV-2 which is less infectious and makes up around only 0.01 percent of cases. Both of these have their own strains. A strain is a genetic variant of a bug, like a virus or bacteria....

In a now viral post, u/Victorchu93, 29, published a photo of a chicken bone with string wrapped around it. Vic captioned the image: “Found this in the attic of our new house. Not sure why it’s there.” The post has received 7,700 upvotes, and hundreds of people have commented since January 1, with many saying it is a witch bundle. Vic told Newsweek: “It is the first home we bought....

Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Moden, Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend Ethan Chapin were found dead in the off-campus rental house on November 13. Police have launched a massive investigation into the killings but have yet to identify a suspect or make any arrests. Neighbors and others have spoken about how parties frequently took place at the house. Now, footage has emerged showing officers responding following a noise complaint about partying at the house on September 1....

That’s because the tournament features 20 of the best wrestlers in the world, competing in two separate blocks (A and B) starting on Saturday, July 6 for the first time in the United States at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. It culminates on Monday, Aug. 12 in Tokyo. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Ten wrestlers will be in block, facing off against each other in a point-based system....

Christie, the New Jersey governor/beachgoer/Mets fan/wannabe Mike Francesa successor, smoothly snagged a foul pop off the bat of the Cardinals’ Paul De Jong at Citi Field, and then gave the ball to a kid. At this point in the game, the Amazin’s had already been charged with two errors and had turned other playable balls into hits. MORE: Christie insults Phillies fans Hey, kudos to that “dopey play-by-play guy,” Dan McLaughlin of Fox Sports Midwest, for knowing his current events....

When asked at his daily coronavirus press conference as to whether or not he expects students will have to wear masks once schools reopen in the state, Murphy, who extended school closure to May 15, said it was his “personal opinion” that students would have to wear masks. “I would bet the answer is yes, that we will be masked when kids go back to school. That would be my personal guess,” the governor said....

As the embattled senior looks to finally shed the chrysalis of his shadow at Xavier, he decided to leave behind the No. 32 jersey he wore with the Terps last season. MORE: Chris Paul Elite Guard camp round up Day 1 | Day 2 But he’s doing it to honor — not run from — his past. It was four years ago last month that Wells lost his AAU teammate, Detrique Baker, in a car crash....

The “Mexican Man” costume for adults comes with a polyester poncho and what the Spirit Halloween website describes as a “hilarious” black mustache. The pictured sombrero is not included. “No one wants to be reduced down to a caricature,” Eduardo Esquivel, Programs Director for New Mexico Dream Team, an immigrant rights organization, told KRQE. While not specifically mentioning the “Mexican Man” costume, Good Housekeeping names dressing as a cultural stereotype offensive for Halloween....