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When the Texans welcome the Titans to NRG Stadium on Sunday, they will take the field without three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt, who was placed on injured reserve Wednesday after re-injuring his back. WEEK 4 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread The Titans have lost seven of eight games against the Texans, including a four-game losing streak in the series. None of the last four games have been close, with Houston winning by an average score of 33-16....

When historians write the final book on perestroika, the events of the last week of 1990 should fill an entire chapter. That was the week the Congress of People’s Deputies voted to give Mikhail Gorbachev total control over the executive branch of government, and the power to rule by decree. It was the week Gorbachev nominated a colorless Communist Party hack, Gennady Yanayev, as the union’s first vice president and forced his choice–amid charges of vote rigging–past a reluctant Congress....

Common Causes A heart attack is necrosis (death) of the heart muscle. This occurs due to insufficient blood supply. A thrombus (localized blood clot) due to a ruptured coronary artery plaque is the most common reason for heart muscle necrosis, and there are several other causes as well. A heart attack usually causes angina, which feels like chest pressure, tightness, or pain. It usually also causes severe shortness of breath....

Lifestyle factors, such as smoking and lack of activity, play a significant role, as they are often what give way to some of these concerns. A genetic condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, is a fairly common cause as well. The strain on the heart muscles over a long period of time hampers efficient blood flow to the point that there’s a buildup of fluid in the heart and lungs, and eventually, excess fluid in the extremities....

That was not the case, however, as the pull to return home to Northeast Ohio proved too strong for James and he decided to pick the Cavaliers. MORE: James returns to Cavaliers | A decade of LeBron | Wiggins, Parker square off Among those in Miami who were surprised by the move was Heat owner Micky Arison, who along with James, Pat Riley, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh helped orchestrate the move in 2010 that brought the Big Three together....

In season-long leagues, playing time could limit the production of some of these players, but owners who compete in daily fantasy baseball contests should be sure to check the lineups and matchups every day, as some of these prospects could provide a lot of value. MORE: Midseason Top 50 prospects | Daily fantasy baseball advice Which September call-ups will have the biggest fantasy baseball impact? Hector Olivera, 3B, Atlanta. Olilvera started at third base on Tuesday and looks poised to get regular playing time....

A four-bedroom ranch in exclusive Benedict Canyon and scene of some legendary parties. Michael Douglas used to own the place; Jay Leno and Jack Lemmon live down the road. Owned in part by Jack Nicholson, this Beverly Hills boite swings with music types and aging Brat Packers. Heidi reportedly punched out a patron. The newest stop on the circuit. A must for the post-teen, Melrose Place crowd doing the Sunset Strip....

Based on the wildly popular children’s book series of the same name by author Rowling, the Harry Potter film franchise is one of the few with no rotten scores on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the same cannot be said for the controversial Rowling and Depp. Rowling has come under fire for her anti-trans comments, while Depp’s allegedly abusive relationship with Amber Heard has mired the actor in controversy for years....

With highly anticipated matches like Roman Reigns vs Braun Strowman, AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe, Ronda Rousey vs Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch already announced for the show, no WWE fan will want to miss the event. And with tensions already so high, the WWE could use this opportunity to shake up the landscape of the company by adding a shocking heel turn to Hell in a Cell....

Due to the pandemic, Hellfest had to get postponed. However, with the return of the festival in 2022, there are a lot of expectations. Fans can expect an entire seven-day event that will also span over two weekends. During that time, they can expect over 350 different bands to appear on six separate stages of the event. Some acts that fans can expect will be huge names such as Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, and Scorpions....

But that’s not the case in much of the developing world, where eclampsia is a major cause of maternal mortality. At the Women Deliver conference on maternal health in London earlier this month, experts on eclampsia talked about what measures are necessary to give women all over the world the same quality of medical care that American women enjoy. According to EngenderHealth, a nonprofit group that focuses on reproductive health, the risk that a woman in a developing country will die of preeclampsia or eclampsia is 300 times higher than it is for a woman in an industrialized nation....

Dalton, after a rough game against Washington’s good pass-rushing defense behind his depleted offensive line, tried to wake up the Cowboys with a third-quarter run, down 22-3. Instead, when sliding feet first into the ground, he took a vicious, dirty helmet-to-helmet hit from linebacker Jon Bostic and suffered a bad concussion that could keep him out of action for a while. So no Dak. No Dalton. What do the Cowboys do at quarterback?...

Among those who are considered core Cabinet positions, Biden has nominated Merrick Garland as his attorney general; Deb Haaland as his secretary of interior; Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture; Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary; Marty Walsh as labor secretary; Xavier Becerra as health and human services secretary; Marcia Fudge as housing and urban development secretary; Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary; and Miguel Cardona as education secretary. In addition, Biden has also nominated several other members to his Cabinet: Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Michael Regan as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Katherine Tai for U....

Kids under 12 are likely still months away from being eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. They are still at risk for the disease—albeit low risk—even as the adults and adolescents in their lives begin to return to “normal.” There is plenty of uncertainty and uneasiness about how to handle this mixed vaccination status, especially since states, cities, businesses, and school systems are free to implement the CDC mask guidance differently....

On August 8, Mar-a-Lago was raided by FBI agents in search of sensitive and classified documents improperly kept inside the former president’s estate. Then, on September 21, New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Trump of having overvalued Mar-a-Lago by tenfold, in what she alleged was a years-long fraud scheme orchestrated by the former president. James’ lawsuit said that Mar-a-Lago was valued as high as $739 million, a claim that was “based on the false premise that it was unrestricted property and could be developed and sold for residential use, even though Mr....