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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara said dropping a fifth game in a row on Thursday night to the Denver Broncos is as disappointing a run as he’s been on in his football career. Kamara, in a press scrum after the game (H/T NewOrleans.football), said that he found two broad things “unacceptable,” from Thursday night’s loss. “It’s a couple unacceptable things going on. One, our play is unacceptable. And two, the dome being empty, or emptying out, I think I saw some fans leaving second quarter, that’s unacceptable.” Later, he said, “I’ve been here eight years, and I’ve never…

B/RTimes are tough for the New Orleans Saints with five straight losses after a 2-0 start, including a 33-10 drubbing at the hands of the Denver Broncos on Thursday night in Sean Payton’s first game back at the Superdome since he left the team after the 2021 season.Broncos kicker Wil Lutz, who played for the Saints from 2016 to ’22, seemed to take a dig at New Orleans head coach Dennis Allen in response to a post on X about how Lutz was getting jeered by fans in the Superdome.Wil Lutz @wil_lutz5Ehh, I think we know who was getting booed…

FCA has recalled 21,069 Dodge Hornets and Alfa Romeo Tonales. The brake pedal could collapse, causing a loss of brake function. A simple fix is already available at Dodge and Alfa Romeo dealerships, free of charge to vehicle owners. Here’s a rather startling recall from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), affecting the 2024 Dodge Hornet and 2024-2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale. The brake pedal on these cars could “collapse” without warning on 21,069 vehicles. Fortunately, the automaker is unaware of any injuries resulting from this problem. However, one accident did occur amid a plethora of reported failures. Recall documents filed with the…

There’s a Sherlock Holmes tale in here somewhere: A clever observer could check wrinkles and whiskers on an elephant trunk to catch a left-trunker pachyderm perp masquerading as a righty, thanks to a new study of trunk skin wrinkles. Rather like people grabbing a pen with the preferred hand, an individual elephant tends to bend its trunk toward the left or right when curling it to scoop up a fruit or other object of desire. Trunk whiskers on the opposite side of the curl get scuffed against the ground, and so become shorter and sparser. And trunk skin gets a…

The United States’ reputation as an exemplar of democracy appears to be eroding. In a poll taken earlier this year, almost three-quarters of U.S. respondents agreed that the country’s democracy “used to be a good example for other countries to follow, but has not been in recent years.” People elsewhere appear to share that sentiment. The majority of poll respondents in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and South Korea also agreed with the statement. More than 60 percent of U.S. respondents in another poll, from December 2023, believe that democracy in America is at risk depending on who wins…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USDefense lawyers for a man accused of murdering two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana argued that he was an innocent man caught up in a flawed investigation and that his multiple confessions should be discounted as his trial in the high profile case got under way.Richard Allen, 52, is charged over the killings of best friends Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13, and Liberty “Libby” German, 14, whose bodies were found near the historic Monon High Bridge in…

By David Cummings The Canadian Press Posted October 18, 2024 3:38 pm Updated October 18, 2024 3:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size National Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada is sending $64.8 million in military aid to Ukraine. Blair made the announcement at a NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels where Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia was a key topic.More than $50 million will go towards arms, ammunition and military drones as well as uniforms and personal protective equipment for Ukrainian soldiers. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the…

By Arthur Allen, KFF Health NewsMost employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do with the money they exchange for the medications used by their employees, according to a new KFF survey.In KFF’s latest employer health benefits survey, company officials were asked how much of the rebates collected from drugmakers by pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, is returned to them. In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has tried to deflect criticism of high drug prices by saying much of that income is siphoned off by the PBMs, companies that manage patients’ drug benefits on behalf of…

Dogwifhat (WIF) has resumed its upward trajectory, with the price approaching the key $2.89 level as bulls take back control. After a period of consolidation, renewed buying pressure has fueled the meme coin’s rise, signaling that momentum is once again favoring the bulls. With increased buying pressure and positive market sentiment, WIF is showing signs of an impending uptrend.  As WIF edges closer to this significant resistance level, this article will assess its recent price action, highlighting the bulls’ regained strength. Through an analysis of key technical indicators and market dynamics, this piece seeks to evaluate whether the current bullish…

President Biden said it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country as he held meetings Friday with European partners, with the upcoming U.S. presidential election casting a long shadow over his visit to Germany.Mr. Biden met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Ukraine’s second-biggest military supplier after the U.S. They were joined by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for discussions that also addressed the conflict in the Middle East.”We had very good meetings today with the Quad,” Mr. Biden told reporters at the conclusion of his trip. “There was…