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In a strong endorsement for Putin, the Capitals captain penned an Instagram post Thursday intended to start a social movement in the name of “a strong and united Russia” as the country readies for a presidential election in 2018. MORE: Alex Ovechkin gifts winter clothes to homeless man in Edmonton The Washington Post translated the text from Russian to English. A post shared by Alexander Ovechkin (@aleksandrovechkinofficial) on Nov 2, 2017 at 9:07am PDT...

The focus now is on Condit and his secret life when it should be on Levy. If the media is going to render moral judgments, then the question should be posed: is it worse for him to be drawn to her for sex than for her to be drawn to him for power and status? He was not her supervisor; she was an intern for another government office, the federal Bureau of Prisons....

Ashcroft promises that the names of the women will be shielded. He says he needs their records to defend a legal challenge of the ban on the procedure known to its critics as partial birth abortion that President George W. Bush signed into law in November. But issuing government subpoenas to gain access to hospital records is unprecedented. A Chicago judge has already quashed one subpoena, and hospitals in New York and Philadelphia targeted by the Justice Department are weighing their response....

It is fast becoming one of the biggest spats between managers in the Premier League. The current Manchester United manager considers press conferences as a vital part of the tactics that he deploys to win a contest, be it a short-term or a long-term rivalry with the rival managers. He has been involved in several prickly bust-ups with the opponents in the past. Here are 5 best put-downs of the rival managers by Jose Mourinho in press conferences:...

After taking over from Louis van Gaal’s uninspiring two-year reign, the former Chelsea manager has already set out to chart the club back into familiar territory of winning titles as they did under legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The last time the Red Devils won the Premier League was back in 2013 – Ferguson’s final season. Since then the club finished seventh under David Moyes, saw a mini resurgence in Van Gaal’s first season when they finished fourth and finished a disappointing fifth in the Dutchman’s second season....

Reyes and three Blue Jays minor-leaguers were traded for Troy Tulowitzki and right-handed reliever LaTroy Hawkins in a surprise move at the end of July. Even though Reyes has now been with the Rockies for close to a month, he is still aggravated with the trade. MORE: The 15 best baseball movies ever, ranked “You come from a ballclub that was competing for a spot in the playoffs. And you come to a club in last place....

The Venezuelan forward headed in a Julian Gressel cross for the opening goal — and MLS record — in the 42nd minute against New York City at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Martinez continuing his hot streak meant he surpassed the previous best mark he briefly shared with Portland Timbers star Diego Valeri. The 26-year-old has netted 14 times during his run, which started in May, to close in on Los Angeles FC star Carlos Vela atop the MLS goalscoring charts....

According to CBS Sports, Gordon told fellow receiver Nate Burleson he has felt alienated by some within the Browns organization. The fallout could possibly stem from him being suspended for 10 games for violating the NFL’s drug policy. MORE: Cam Newton feeds the children | The Fuller parents create custom jerseys | Saints TE’s Ferguson comments go viral “The lowest point of all this I think was the disassociation from a lot of friends you thought were close to you, thought were kind of cool with you, really not checking on you anymore,” Gordon said....

Tennessee announced the hiring of Josh Heupel on Wednesday, which completes the logical pairing with former UCF athletic director Danny White. How did Volunteers fans respond? Look at the comments section: MORE: Every FBS coaching change in 2020 This coaching search wasn’t anywhere near the disastrous 2018 search that started with Greg Schiano and ended with Jeremy Pruitt, but it took that one hard turn at the end that puts Heupel in an unenviable position before he gets started....

Journey to the Savage Planet was developed by Typhoon Studios, a studio founded by a group of former Ubisoft employees who worked on games like Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s Creed 3. Savage Planet was Typhoon’s first project, which opened to generally positive reviews among critics. While it released for PS4 and Xbox One as well, in terms of its PC version, it was an Epic Games Store exclusive. But now that its exclusivity deal has ended, Journey to the Savage Planet is available on Steam as well, and at a discounted price for the next few days....

On Monday, Reddit user u/TheBatWaffles shared a video of the moment they took their dog Bailey to the local Build-a-bear store to pick out a new toy. With over 36,000 upvotes and hundreds of delighted comments, the heartwarming video shows Bailey picking out all the elements of her bear. Statistics show 61 million American adults have a disability but there are only around 500,000 working service dogs in the U....

In a post shared to Reddit’s Made Me Smile forum on October 4, user u/croatianutahn shared side-by-side snaps of his 80-year-old grandma and aunt playing Minecraft online. He explained that his grandma Anvika had set a TNT trap for her sister and was reveling in her success, while an unimpressed Anaya can be seen frowning. Reddit users described the image as “gold,” with the post receiving almost 13,000 upvotes....

Several companies around the U.S. have announced plans for returns to the office with Apple, Google, Wells Fargo, and others stating vaccinated employees would resume office work in October. Apple joined JP Morgan in its strategy, saying employees said employees would wear masks indoors, no matter their vaccination status. The CDC stated on July 27 that wearing masks indoors “maximizes protection” against the Delta variant and that the practice helps prevent spreading the disease to others....

In the eighth inning of Thursday’s 3-0 Orioles victory against the Rays, Mancini lifted a fly ball to right-center that was headed toward Rays right fielder Josh Lowe. But as Lowe began to backpedal for the ball, he lost track of it in the sun. The next thing he knew, the ball came down and struck him in the left cheek and rolled off into the right field corner....

Instagram Is the Latest Addition to Content Planner While the Content Planner feature has been around for a while, a lack of Instagram scheduling was always felt. With an Instagram integration, users can now manage all their social media post scheduling from a single interface. In a press release on Business Wire, Canva co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Cameron Adams said: Using Content Planner, users can now schedule Instagram posts or videos months ahead of time....

Capcom and iam8bit have announced that they are teaming up to re-release a working SNES cartridge featuring Street Fighter 2. This version of the title will cost collectors a tidy $100 USD, but it comes with a few more bonuses outside of just another retro game cartridge. As is immediately apparent based on the photos, the game will be made available in two distinct looks to ensure that the re-released software won’t go without being noticed by friends and fellow fight aficionados alike....

Monster Hunter Digital Event April 2021 If you follow the Monster Hunter Twitter account, then the likelihood is you’ll have spotted there is a digital event on the way. That’s right, and it takes place on April 27th, 2021. The event will take place at 7 am PDT/10 am EST/3 pm BST. To watch it, you just need to head to the Twitch.tv Monster Hunter stream. Alternatively, you can view it on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter....