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The attack occurred near a lagoon on Hilton Head Island on the state’s Atlantic coast, according to local officials. The woman was walking at about 8:15 a.m. when the alligator dragged her into the lagoon by her legs, officials from the Hilton Head Plantation gated community told South Carolina news outlet FITSNews. A neighbor witnessed the attack and tried to pull the victim back to safety. Unable to do so, she alerted her husband, who went to grab a shovel before hitting the alligator with the tool until the animal released the victim....

Melaka United will get to play in the Super League in 2018 after securing a 2-1 win over Selangor on the penultimate day of the 2017 league season. The win leaves T-Team FC, Sarawak and Kelantan as the three teams that will play for their place on the final day - to see who will join Penang in the Premier League next season. When Eduardo Almeida took over in mid season, it looked like a lost cause for Melaka in their fight for survival....

He’s far from a wrinkled gentleman at the diner counter every weekend at 9 a.m. sharp ordering the same stack of pancakes, but at almost 40 years old, he’s clearly now one of NASCAR’s elder statesman. Just a couple of weeks ago he watched Clint Bowyer, a member of his rookie class, announce retirement. Longtime rival Jimmie Johnson is stepping away from the sport following the 2020 season, and Kurt Busch might be done after next year....

Roar eased past a plucky Global FC from the Philippines 6-0 at Suncorp Stadium to confirm a play-off with Gus Poyet’s Shanghai Shenhua next week for a place in the ACL group stage. Brisbane Roar 6 Global FC 0: Borrello scores four Poyet has former Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus striker Carlos Tevez in his squad, with the Argentine forward reportedly on the most lucrative contract in world football....

It’s hard to believe a few thousand votes in Iowa can have so shaken the political landscape, but the front-loading of the primary process–originally meant to be a way to settle on Hillary Clinton early so she could concentrate on defeating the GOP in November–has backfired badly for the Democratic Party establishment. Unless he makes a terrible mistake in this weekend’s WMUR debate in New Hampshire, Obama will be the strong favorite to win in the Granite State....

Join DAZN and watch Claressa Shields fight Hannah Rankin on Nov. 17 Far too much content exists on Shields’s adolescent woes to rehash the subject, but the experience endured by the Flint, Mich., woman has provided her with enough strength and character to deal with whatever life, and in this case, boxing, has to throw at her. This Saturday, there was every intention for Shields and Hammer to place women’s boxing on the map — a huge motivational factor for the American — but the contest was thwarted as Hammer withdrew from the bout on medical grounds, the details of which have yet to be revealed....

The Sunderland striker scored the U.S. team’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with Honduras in Boca Raton, Fla., on Tuesday, only four days after the LA Galaxy star made his final appearance for the Stars and Stripes. Coach Klinsmann called in five players from the World Cup team to join forces with a younger group who are competing for spots on the 2018 roster. Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Matt Besler and Graham Zusi were added following a 1-1 draw with Ecuador on Friday....

We mustn’t forget the stores that could not overcome these challenges. Crushing economic and social conditions led to many permanent closures and job losses. As a whole, though, retail weathered the storm and bounced back in a major way to close 2021. Brick-and-mortar restaurants and retailers must continue to display fortitude in 2022 and beyond. New, unforeseen challenges will undoubtedly emerge, and long-lasting hurdles will persist. There is, though, the opportunity for daring, in-touch retailers to strike it big....

“Tristram Shandy” by Laurence Sterne. My own book “Stinky Cheese Man” owes a ton to this quixotic, convoluted narrative. “Gravity’s Rainbow” by Thomas Pynchon. It’s got everything: history, science jokes and funny storytelling. “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or David Copperfield” by Robert Benchley. The title is half the reason I love it. “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the Brothers Grimm. They’re handed-down treasure, honed for decades and generations. A major book that you haven’t read: “In Search of Lost Time” by Marcel Proust....

As I start the stew for dinner, my husband stands behind me, his arms across his chest and his brow pleated, watching intently. Soon he begins to pontificate. if I stir the pot, the simpler activity, with my left hand, he says, my right hand will be free to do more complicated things like searching for the condiments on the shelf. The right hand, of course, is the more dexterous....

Maybe it’s a blessing that Carl Lewis won’t be running a race in the Olympics, that he lost in the American Trials. Not for fans, it isn’t good, of course. Not for NBC. Not for the sport. Not for posterity. But maybe it really is best for The World’s Fastest Human, he who would also be the world’s longest jumper. It may not be easy for Lewis, though-just jumping. All his life, he’s never been content only to be in one event–not even only to be the star....

But I disagree that the evidence points in this direction. First, although it’s true that we’ve seen a rise in suicides among teen girls in recent years, that’s also true for almost every age demographic. In fact, according to Centers for Disease Control data, suicides are most common among middle aged white men and young Native American men, both of whom have far high suicide rates than teen girls. And the raw increase in suicides among middle aged adults is also much higher than for teenagers....

French police now believe that the death of Dodi and Diana was ““99 percent’’ the fault of Henri Paul, according to a source close to the investigation. Though the official inquiry will drag on for months, the authorities are closing in on a straightforward conclusion: that the Mercedes S-280 driven by Henri Paul was going too fast–certainly more than 80 mph; that Paul was impaired by alcohol; that he had been taking prescription drugs, and that he swerved to avoid a slow-moving car as he entered a tunnel....

The phrase comes from an article by Thomas Klingenstein, chairman of the Claremont Institute, of which I am a 2020 Lincoln Fellow. Michael Goodwin, a columnist at the New York Post, has said that Klingenstein’s article “deserves wide readership, especially in the White House.” Rush Limbaugh has argued that it answers Trump’s need for “an agenda going forward.” Whether or not Klingenstein’s proposal is adopted by Trump, it represents an important moment in the debates taking place on the Right....

The “Presidency III” straw poll last weekend-a made-for-TV event featuring Larry King and all the shrimp you could eat-didn’t feel like the dawn of an era. It seemed like the detritus of one. The 3,376 delegates settled for front runner Bob Dole, who won just 33 percent after spending more than $i million. Phil Gramm finished second with 26 percent. Lamar Alexander, who had staked his hopes on this event, finished with a disappointing 22 percent....