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But in the first, incomplete glimpse at the men’s ice hockey team, USA Hockey on Wednesday announced the roster that will compete in the Deutschland Cup, the only organized pre-Games tournament in which the national team will participate before the U.S. braintrust makes their selections for Pyeongchang. NHL veterans Brian Gionta and Ryan Malone are among the more notable names on the 29-man roster for the tournament, held Nov. 10-12 in Augsburg, Germany....

FOR ALL OF HIS LIFE, BOB BOWMAN HAD A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH sex. It was good to him, before and after his divorce, a pleasure he took for granted. Bowman, 63, is on the dapper side, casually forthright. In his art-filled Los Angeles bungalow, he eases into intimate confidence. Three and a half years ago, he says, he underwent surgery for prostate cancer. The operation saved his life, but left him with a common residual effect....

Believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory have previously been charged with assassination plots and kidnappings. Many of those connected to the January 6 insurrection against the U.S. Capitol were supporters or had been inspired by others who backed parts of the conspiracy. Adherents believe that former President Donald Trump is working to defend the U.S. against a ring of Satanic pedophiles—including Democratic politicians and other liberal elites—that sacrifice children in their bid to control the world....

Classical This period was marked by the first description of the cutaneous disorder; it is also when the term “lupus” was coined. Thirteenth Century physician Rogerius thought that facial lesions caused by the disease looked like wolf bites, hence the name “lupus” that means wolf in Latin. Neoclassical This period began in 1872. This period is marked by the description of the disease’s systemic or disseminated manifestations, made by Moriz Kaposi, a student and son-in-law of the Austrian dermatologist Ferdinand von Hebra....

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Mexico’s 2,000-mile-long border with the United States is a heavily guarded focal point of the global argument about immigration. But Mexico’s southern boundary gets little attention, and has now become a major problem. Hundreds of thousands of poor Central Americans cross into Mexico each year on a desperate quest for a more prosperous life. Some are lucky and wend their way, illegally, to the United States. But many of the migrants get waylaid long before, often in Mexico’s Chiapas state just inside the border....

Football fans from President Barack Obama and LeBron James to Troy Aikman and Terry Bradshaw now say if they had sons, they wouldn’t them play due to the health risks. The political protests by Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players have led some outraged fans to launch a #BoycottNFL movement. At the same time time, Major League Baseball is bouncing back. The underdog Cubs are the feel-good sports story of the year....

For the past five decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has set narrow grounds for judges to consider when evaluating lawsuits to overturn arbitration decisions. That position was reaffirmed in 2001 when it ruled against Steve Garvey in his suit against the Major League Baseball Players Association stemming from the collusion cases of the 1980s. "I don't think he has very much of a chance," Stanford Law School professor emeritus William B....

With no settlement and no grievance filed, the New York Daily News reported, A-Rod deflected questions about the long-simmering issue. MORE: Baseball’s worst everyday players Asked after Sunday’s victory in Baltimore about the possible grievance, Rodriguez said: “That stuff will work itself out. I don’t know much about those kind of things.” Rodriguez may be taking that approach because, according to the Daily News, he and his representatives and the Yankees agreed not hold to a firm deadline for the grievance to be filed since it wouldn’t be heard until after the season anyway....

But a lawyer for the doctor cautioned the court against affording special protections to a celebrity, even though the attorney said he had no intention of releasing such a video, if it eventually is made. The dispute — an early skirmish in the suspended Yankees slugger's legal fight over treatment of a 2012 hip injury — hints at the heat the case could generate, even though it's separate from the Rodriguez's bigger and now-resolved battle against Major League Baseball....

Oakland’s run, which concluded Sept. 4 of that season, has endured as a core part of the “Moneyball” legacy and been celebrated by Hollywood. Scott Hatteberg’s walkoff home run to clinch win No. 20 was iconic. But the stretch represented just one piece of a streaky, strange season in which the A’s alternated between an all-time great regular-season team and an abomination. In addition to their 20-game run, they delivered a stretch of 16 wins in 17 games....

According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, Oakland acquired right-handers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Cubs in a blockbuster trade Friday night. According to Rosenthal and other reporters, two of Oakland’s top minor league prospects, shortstop Addison Russell and outfielder Billy McKinney, will head to Chicago. The Cubs also get Triple-A right-hander Dan Straily and a player to be named. MORE: Fantasy impact | Astros have inventory to deal | MLB’s top rookies through June...

Many minority-owned firms have suffered in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision. In Atlanta, the percentage of construction spending won by minority firms has fallen sharply in the last two years (chart). Dozens of other cities simply dismantled their programs, which typically set aside 10 percent of construction spending for minority firms. Now, as the administration and Congress play politics with the issue of quotas, Atlanta is trying to revive its affirmative-action program....

As a matter of law, the woman–who has never been named in the newspapers-could be compelled to testify. The district attorney couldjust subpoena her and put her under oath. But prosecutors rarely take this step in sex crimes. “As a practical matter, you always respect the wishes of the victim,” Norfolk County District Attorney Jeffrey Locke, who is investigatingthe case, told a local paper. So Michael’s fate is in the hands of a 19-year-old Boston University freshman and her family....

The over-the-top behavior of the fans was matched only by the over-the-top swimming. Fifteen world records were broken during the eight days of competition–more than three times as many as in Atlanta. By the end of 32 events, only six Olympic records were still standing from the last millennium. The Aussies blasted off when Ian Thorpe broke two world records. Then the Americans kicked in: Misty Hyman clipped Madame Butterfly’s (O’Neill’s) wings in the 200-meter fly; Brooke Bennett became the Princess of Distance, winning gold in the 400- and 800-meter free, and Anthony Ervin and Gary Hall Jr....

When Clinton was inaugurated in 1993, President Bush promised not to criticize his successor for one year. Even after that, Bush mostly held his tongue. Having been defeated by Clinton, Bush figured criticism would look like sour grapes and wouldn’t help his sons’ political careers. Clinton, of course, offered no such promise. After retreating for a decent (or indecent) interval to set up his office on West 57th Street in New York City, Citizen Clinton will be ready to commence firing into the bushes....

Clearly, there are some weird goings-on in this market, and it appears to be an equal-opportunity crusher. Here’s a brief guide to the risks and steps to take to protect yourself. Know thy portfolio: You’re not as diversified as you think you are. Many fund investors figured that out for the first time when their supposedly broad-based portfolios tanked and then rebounded with the Nasdaq over the last couple of weeks....

At the weekend, anyway, the twins themselves were in the care of social workers in Wales–taken from their British adoptive parents, Alan and Judith Kilshaw, while authorities investigated the situation. The facts are complex. The girls’ American prospective adoptive parents, Richard and Vickie Allen of Highland, Calif., had Kiara and Keyara in their home for about two months last fall. They signed a preadoption agreement with the babies’ birthmother, Tranda Wecker of St....

BLM’s industry-friendly ways go back to its roots. Founded in 1946 when the U.S. Grazing Service and the General Land Office combined, the BLM quietly dispensed mining patents and grazing allocations in the spirit of the finders-keepers West. Its allegiance to traditional users intensified during the Reagan years under Interior Secretary James Watt and BLM Director Robert Burford. The duo slashed budgets, compounding the BLM’s status as the ugly stepchild of federal land management....