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DETROIT — When the Islanders were in Las Vegas last week, coach Patrick Roy took a short drive down I-15 for a long-awaited meeting.  He’d wanted to meet Raiders coach Pete Carroll since the offseason, when he started listening to the “Finding Mastery” podcast, hosted by Dr. Michael Gervais, a well-known performance psychologist. Carroll has been a guest on the podcast a number of times, and worked closely with Gervais over the years, including having him on staff for nine seasons with the Seahawks. Carroll’s episodes with Gervais caught his ear. Not only did Roy hire Gervais to work with…

A convenience store worker in the UK who vanished without a trace five years ago has now shown up “safe and well” — just days after a group of suspects were arrested for supposedly murdering him, cops revealed. Ismail Ali, who was 46 at the time, disappeared under suspicious circumstances after finishing up his shift at Gulam Food Stores in the northern England city of Bradford in May 2020. The case went silent for years until police announced on Monday that five people had just been nabbed on suspicion of murdering the store worker. Ismail Ali, who was 46 at the time, disappeared…

Ok, here is a debate that occurs all the time in the horror community. Is The Exorcist still the scariest movie ever made? That might seem like an impossible question to answer, likely because it is, but we are going to try it anyway. For some horror fans, even asking the question can be offensive. […]

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Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes against Hamas on Thursday, reportedly killing 27 people, after the IDF accused the terror group of testing the military border zone “daily” — all actions that threaten to undo the fragile cease-fire in Gaza, mediators warned. Fighting allegedly broke out between Hamas fighters and Israeli soldiers operating in Khan Younis along the so-called “Yellow Line” — the border that the Israeli Defense Forces pulled back to in Gaza — resulting in the Jewish state launching a fresh wave of bombardments in the Strip. The assault killed at least 27 people and injured another…

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral Thursday drew a robust roster of Democrats who battled with George W. Bush’s second-in-command during his eight years in power — while President Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited. MS NOW anchor Rachel Maddow, an longtime critic of the late VP, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) were among the mourners, joined by Democratic strategist James Carville, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Dr. Anthony Fauci and former Vice President Al Gore. The front pew was populated by former President Joe Biden, ex-first lady Jill Biden, and former Vice President…

Your team has pulled in data from a variety of sources, integrated it into a shared picture of what’s going wrong, and built a plan of attack. Great start. But now the next challenge begins: How do you keep that model aligned with reality as the situation continues to unfold? In fast-moving environments—intensive care units, wildfire operations, aerospace missions, and, increasingly, teams working with autonomous systems—mental models don’t stay current on their own. Reality keeps moving, and if your team’s understanding of the world doesn’t update with it, you end up with a map that no longer matches the terrain.…

Some 250,000 Israelis living in communities along the Samaria security barrier are facing an escalating environmental and health emergency from Palestinian waste fires, Channel 12 News reported on Thursday. Tens of thousands in Emek Hefer, Menashe and Shoham and nearby towns have reported sleepless nights, strong odors and respiratory issues, a Knesset Interior Committee hearing revealed on Wednesday. At the meeting, residents shared testimony of nights when “you simply cannot breathe,” while government representatives blamed the lack of enforcement and insufficient infrastructure across Judea and Samaria. Israelis in communities along the Samaria security barrier face an escalating environmental and health emergency from…

Who’s starting, who’s hurt, and who’s on the move? NFL news is nonstop, and we’re breaking it all down week by week this season.Here’s the latest on what’s happening around the league entering Week 12:Mixon isn’t expected to play for the Houston Texans this season, as he continues to recover from an offseason foot injury, per NFL Media. Last season, Mixon, a two-time Pro Bowler, rushed for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns on 4.1 yards per carry, while totaling 36 receptions for 309 yards and one touchdown in what was his first season with the Texans. Houston ranks 23rd in the…

He was a tech CEO, he was awkwardly caught on camera canoodling his human resources director — and he was also a Manhattan homeowner. Andy Byron, the married former Astronomer CEO who launched to viral infamy in July for his Coldplay concert “kiss cam” moment, has sold a full-floor condominium in Tribeca for $5.8 million, Crain’s reports. The outlet adds the sale “coalesced quickly.” The deed for the sale appeared Tuesday in city Department of Finance records — and the residence was not publicly listed for sale. What’s more, the deed seems to show Byron remains married to his wife,…