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“The governor has arrived!” Friedman booms. And with that, the best-selling mystery writer and former lead singer of the Texas Jewboys digs into his vest pocket, which is stuffed with Cuban cigars–fat Montecristo No. 2’s, the same kind Fidel used to smoke. “It’s gonna be a long day, so I came prepared,” Friedman declares and lights up, oblivious to the barrage of no smoking signs plastered on the nearby fuel tanks....

Now both Herman and her world are on trial. As Clinton’s nominee to head the Department of Labor, the once obscure 49-year-old White House aide, former business consultant and Democratic activist would become the highest ranking African-American woman in the administration. Herman must first convince a GOP Senate that she didn’t go too far mixing partisan politics and official business–and given the questions about Democratic fund raising, she is a very tempting target....

After all that waiting, the “2,000-Year-Old Man” turned out to be a couple of thousand years older than Mel Brooks–and better preserved. He was about five feet tall, between 20 and 40 years old. When a German couple noticed his head and shoulder sticking out of a glacier in the Austrian Alps on Sept. 19, they made prehistory. Scientists who helicoptered to the site determined that the frozen corpse was 4,000 years old–the first intact body ever found from the Bronze Age....

That “watershed” is the potential splitting of the Arab consensus on “Palestine,” as Arab countries weigh continued rejection of the state of Israel against the realities of life in the Middle East. The “moment” began with President Obama’s 2009 Cairo speech, the disastrous “Arab Spring” of 2011 and the Obama administration’s determination to “win” Iran back into the regional community while giving its regime access to Iraqi territory and fighters....

“‘Dangal’ is my wedding gift to Geeta,” Aamir said, adding that he would have gifted her the bridal gown but for “traditional reasons”. “It is traditionally given by the maternal uncle,” he said. Sporting a red colour Haryanvi turban and a half jacket, Aamir, who plays the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat, the father of medal-winning athletes Geeta and her sister Babita, in his next film “Dangal”, arrived in the Balali village to wish Geeta and her family....

The former Patriots tight end facing two murder trials next year, is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on Thursday afternoon in Suffolk County, Mass., Superior Court, where he faces double-murder charges in a 2012 slaying in Boston. STEELE: How legal team will handle two trials in five months The last time Hernandez was in court for the double-murder, back in early July, a judge refused to issue a gag order requested by Hernandez’s lawyers, who were able to get a similar order from a judge in Bristol County in the Odin Lloyd murder case....

The day’s first witness, Dr. David J. Greenblatt, is a noted expert on PCP, a drug commonly referred to as angel dust. He explained its effects on humans and how it can cause violent behavior in its users. Hernandez’s defense attorneys hoped to show the jury that one of Hernandez’s co-defendants, Ernest Wallace or Carlos Ortiz, shot and killed Odin Lloyd while using PCP. PHOTOS: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes | Timeline...

Just days after the Packers quarterback (and teammate Davante Adams) shared images of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen a la “The Last Dance,” it sounds like Rodgers is taking the dance floor this Tuesday at Packers training camp. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that sources close to Rodgers say that the expectation is that the quarterback is set to report to training camp this week, which should put an end to Rodgers’ “uncertain future” in Green Bay....

Raising awareness for one young girl’s fight against pediatric cancer. Showcasing a deserving school administrator. Spending time with kids who lost parents in the line of military service. MORE: Rodgers gives four kids unforgettable day Rodgers and attorney David Gruber look back on Season 3 of #ItsAaron, which aims to shine a spotlight on deserving non-profit organizations in their area.

While the match between one of the NFL’s baddest men and one of the league’s most storied franchises has been one made in heaven, the schism between the franchise and the player has seemingly sent the relationship to hell. According to multiple reports, Rodgers has played his last snap for the Packers, either by trade or retirement, while Green Bay brass remains adamant that the quarterback isn’t going anywhere....

The striker played just a handful of minutes against France before limping off the pitch, and he watched on as Eder scored the decisive goal in extra time. More will follow Ozil if Wenger leaves And according to Abidal, that withdrawal was actually in Portugal’s best interests. “France had a good tournament, they were unlucky because if Gignac scored then it would have been finished, give us the trophy,” he explained to Grup 14....

On the political front, the facts are just as stark. Political scientists increasingly believe that our government no longer responds to the views of anyone but the wealthy. Of course, these forms of inequality are mutually reinforcing: As economic wealth gets more concentrated, the wealthy build greater and greater political power that they, in turn, translate into favorable policies that lead to even more profound concentrations of wealth. And on and on....

The new details were unsettling. After Kinkel, already in custody for the school shootings, urged police to search his house, they found his mother and father dead in separate, blood-spattered rooms. They also found bomb-making materials and how-to books, along with a popcorn tin full of 9-mm shell casings. A bottle of Gilbey’s gin was in Kinkel’s bedroom. A Mother’s Day card–signed LOVE, KIP–sat on the living-room mantel. Now awaiting trial, Kinkel was recently transferred to an adult prison; he turned 16 in August....

Abbell probably still doesn’t get it, even though he and five other America lawyers were just charged in Miami on multiple counts of what the Feds called “a pattern of racketeering activity” – the cocaine-smuggling operations of the Call cartel. Friends say Abbell insists he did nothing wrong. His lawyer, Roy Black, says Abbell did no more than any hardworking criminal attorney should do, and that the whole affair is another attempt by federal authorities to harass and intimidate U....

Morris, 36, is the most notorious choreographer on the contemporary scene. Many critics think he’s brilliant, a few emphatically disagree and legions of fans would follow him anywhere those long, luxurious curls beckoned. On his stage, gender roles are freely traded, and both sexes dance with an earthy, sometimes lumbering quality, as if their own agile bodies had taken on the weight of his hefty one. Morris is famous for a cut-the-crap attitude toward dance and life, and the closest he has ever come to family values in his choreography is a piece called “Lovey,” about child abuse....

As its Islamic radicals grow bolder and more vicious, Egypt is being forced to recognize that its problems are largely homegrown. A growing body of evidence suggests that terrorist groups have infiltrated the army, an alarming development given the regime’s reliance on the military establishment. Two of the assailants killed in the raid were members of the revived Jihad organization–the same group that recruited junior military officers to assassinate President Anwar Sadat at an army parade in 1981....

Particular episodes include “Iron River, MI,” where Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) plays a woman who has returned to her small hometown for her wedding, but runs into the unsolved mystery of her best friend’s disappearance, and “Newark, New Jersey,” with Mike Coulter (Luke Cage) as a father who’s unable to move on after his daughter goes missing. The first episode, “Port Fourchon, LA,” stars Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart) as a single mother stuck in a small town, who meets a mysterious stranger (Jonathan Tucker, Westworld) that might give her a chance to change her circumstances....

The plea came Monday, the same day his lawyers asked a Massachusetts judge to dismiss a murder charge in the 2013 slaying of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd. Defense attorneys say the charges should be dismissed because prosecutors have failed to show probable cause that Hernandez killed Lloyd or even took part in the slaying. Prosecutors countered that they have "powerful evidence" against Hernandez that bolsters their case. The judge did not immediately rule....

The slugger, whose listed height and weight of 6-7 and 275 pounds only give a sense of his seeming ability to blot out the sun simply by standing up, is the kind of instant sensation the Yankees needed to spur positivity in New York after the team’s first trade deadline sell-off in two and a half decades. To Judge, though, it works both ways. MORE: Best hitter names of the past 100 years...