In “Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton,” Jeff Pearlman chronicles Payton’s life from his childhood in Mississippi and battle with a rare liver disease and death from bile duct cancer in 1999.
Excerpts in Sports Illustrated relate tales of Payton's extramarital affairs, including a scene in Canton, Ohio, when Payton took both his wife and girlfriend to his Hall of Fame induction. Payton, Pearlman writes in detail, battled depression and was addicted to painkillers during his playing career and afterward.
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So, those families are clearly watching these laws and are deeply concerned with what they might mean for their children.
For more on what the various states are doing, I'm joined now by Erin Reed. She's a researcher who tracks transgender legislation around the country and advocates for trans rights.
Erin Reed, thank you so much for being here.
There are so many states that are proposing these different kinds of laws.
What Is the Fastest Way to Empty a Keg? Release leftover pressure in the keg by switching on its pressure-relief valve, which is a round key on the keg’s lid. Push the keg’s lid down while turning the lid 90 degrees. Lift the lid, and remove it from the keg. Pour out liquid from within the keg. Click to see full answer. Regarding this, do you have to empty a keg before returning it?
The Southern Charm season 9 reunion was explosive. Olivia Flowers revealed that she hooked up with Thomas Ravenel, Kathryn Dennis’ ex. Olivia, 31, accused Taylor Ann Green of “hanging this” secret over her head. Before the big reveal, host Andy Cohen attempted to get to the bottom of what was going on. Taylor, 29, brought up the “whole Thomas situation,” and that’s when Olivia explained what happened.
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My 8-year-old son has frequently been called an old soul; one of those kids who uses big words like ‘epitome’ and ‘antithesis’ with ease and who enjoys chatting up adults about topics ranging from the fate of the U.S. automotive industry to the inner workings of the human body. Part of this stems from the fact that he’s the oldest of four children (two little brothers and a baby sister hang on his every word).
Jon Voight is an American actor born on December 29, 1938. He is currently 83 years old.
He is Hollywood’s living legend known for his outstanding acting abilities and versatility. He became well-known in 1960. Jon Voight’s performance in the movie Midnight Cowboy received high appreciation, and he was also recognized with honors for it.
He has a net worth estimated around $55 million and he his source of income is being an actor.
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Korean scientists have come up with an astonishing new type of lab-grown rice — one packed with animal protein.
The rose-tinted spectacle has hungry tongues wagging in the sustainable food community, after researchers successfully showed they had been able to infuse raw grains with beef and cow fat cells. The bulked up rice was then covered in fish gelatin before being seeded with skeletal muscle and fat stem cells — and left to grow in a controlled laboratory environment, The Guardian reported.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military offensive has turned much of northern Gaza into an uninhabitable moonscape. Whole neighborhoods have been erased. Homes, schools and hospitals have been blasted by airstrikes and scorched by tank fire. Some buildings are still standing, but most are battered shells.
Nearly 1 million Palestinians have fled the north, including its urban center, Gaza City, as ground combat intensified. When the war ends, any relief will quickly be overshadowed by dread as displaced families come to terms with the scale of the calamity and what it means for their future.
Good morning! I’m Molly Castle Work, a KFF Health News correspondent based in Los Angeles. Planned Parenthood is spending more than $40 million in an effort to elect a Congress that supports abortion rights. Republicans say it won’t work. Got a tip? Send it to mwork@kff.org.
Today’s edition: U.S. teenage birth rates declined, but wide racial discrepancies remain. Families of fentanyl victims and others called on the White House to close a loophole they say makes it easier to mail packages containing illicit drugs to the United States.
Stevenson is largely remembered for playing legionary Titus Pullo in HBO’s Rome, but also portrayed Blackbeard in Black Sails, mobster Isaak Sirko in Dexter, and Frank Castle/The Punisher in 2008’s Punisher: Warzone. Sticking with Marvel, Stevenson then joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Volstagg in the first three Thor movies.
Despite Ahsoka being one of Stevenson’s final roles, he was no stranger to the galaxy far, far away. Having previously voiced Gar Saxon in Rebels andThe Clone Wars, there were theories Stevenson would pop up in The Mandalorian.