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Gowdy, a standout receiver from Deerfield Beach (Fla.), was struck and killed by a freight train at roughly 4 a.m. ET on Monday, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The same office ruled his death a suicide on Tuesday. He reportedly was packed and days away from moving to Georgia Tech’s campus. According to the Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Gowdy, the oldest of three siblings, wanted to support his family through “a slew of struggles,” including financial hardships and homelessness....

Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the case of a girl in Palermo who was discovered by her five-year-old sister in the family bathroom and later died in hospital. She is said to have taken part in the “Blackout Challenge” in which TikTok users cause themselves to pass out for a few seconds, Italian news agency ANSA reported. TikTok said it was helping the Italian authorities in their investigation over a possible “incitement to suicide....

The trailer for the upcoming Disney film not only brings back Branagh’s Poirot, but introduces viewers to the star-studded cast of the film. The video confirms that this case will be more difficult for Poirot to crack because the murder is driven by emotion, obsessive love, and jealousy. Fans of Christie’s murder mystery novels may already know the answer, but it remains to be seen whether the live-action adaptation will follow the same trail....

Following a brief leak at the beginning of the month, 505 Games confirmed that Death Stranding: Director’s Cut was coming to PC very soon. There was a definitive desire by gamers for such a port as the base version of Death Stranding released on PC in June 2020, less than a year after it originally released on PS4. This version of the game gave players more control over the game’s performance as well as special crossover content with the then-recently released Half-Life: Alyx....

No, that’s not the start of an original joke. It’s the idea behind James’ new show “The Shop,” which premiered Tuesday night on HBO. Executive produced by James and his longtime friend and business manager Maverick Carter, “The Shop” brings the most prominent figures in sports and entertainment together to discuss a range of topics. It may sound simple, but the debut episode proves star athletes like James, Odell Beckham Jr....

Was this just election-year posturing, or would Israel really go it alone? Though the Israeli government did always plan on a substantial amount of help from Jews abroad to resettle the Soviets, Bank of Israel Governor Jacob Frenkel thinks Shamir is being unrealistic: " We need huge sums of capital, and this can only be obtained in the money market. Let’s not delude ourselves." Others predicted U.S. Jews might raise at most an extra $100 million....

Attacking cultural centers is considered a war crime under article 4 of The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of an Armed Conflict of 1954. The article states that only military necessity will allow for the destruction of cultural property during a conflict, and that all parties in war must “respect cultural property.” “I am fully confident that the president, the commander in chief, will not give us an illegal order,” Esper said....

Democratic Representative Stephanie Murphy of Florida was expected to lead a delegation of seven other U.S. lawmakers to the island beginning September 7, local news site Mnews reported on Monday. Reuters said the congressional delegation would stay in the Taiwanese capital until Friday. Murphy, who is vice chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, will be accompanied by Representatives Kaiali’i Kahele, a Hawaii Democrat; Scott Franklin, a Florida Republican; Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Republican; Andy Barr, a Kentucky Republican; Darrell Issa, a California Republican; Claudia Tenney, a New York Republican and Kat Cammack, a Florida Republican, both reports said....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A defiant Yulia Efimova said she was tired of answering questions about her past doping suspensions and defended her right to compete in the Olympics, where she claimed her second breaststroke silver medal on Thursday. “On one occasion I made a mistake… I won in the courts and I don’t think I have to answer these questions any more,” the Russian told a news conference alongside gold medallist Rie Kaneto of Japan, who beat her in the 200 metres final....

The Israeli airstrikes—particularly the spectacular destruction of high-rise towers—galvanized progressive support for Palestinians in the U.S. and left President Joe Biden facing demands from within his own party to re-evaluate America’s long alliance with Israel. But IDF officials that spoke with Newsweek defended the service’s extensive recent airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which aid organizations say have exacerbated the coastal enclave’s dire humanitarian situation and devastated its already crumbling infrastructure....

The situation is becoming increasingly dire, and that is having a significant impact on one of the sports teams that calls Jackson home: Deion Sanders’ Jackson State Tigers. Sanders posted a video on his Instagram outlining the issues he and his team are facing. Sanders said that at Jackson State’s facility, players are unable to shower, use the bathroom or participate in ice-bath recovery. The air conditioning is not working, either....

Deiveson Figueiredo has tested positive for COVID-19. His manager, Wallid Ismail; said his client still be may not be infected. Figueiredo had tested positive back in May. Ismail said his corners came back clean and hope his client can have a retest and can travel to Abu Dhabi. Brazil has been one of the countries that have been hit severely by COVID-19 and the potential of the virus is yet to be fully revealed....

“I couldn’t imagine this moment. I mean, everybody knows I was really close to quitting tennis before my third surgery on my left wrist,” said Del Potro after upsetting world No. 1 Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) in Sunday’s championship match. “I made a big effort to come back. I have everything what I want, and I want to keep improving my game to see what can I do....

The Yamuna cricket trophy will be played from November 28 and the winner team will receive a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh while the runner up team will carry home Rs 3 lakh in cash. The final match will be played at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on December 25, Tiwari told reporters here. The championship will be contested at the ward-level in all the seven Parliamentary constituencies in Delhi....

Global chairman of Special Olympics, Tim Shriver and the CEO of Delhi Dynamos FC, Ashish Shah were present to kick start the initiative via a unified football match between the Delhi Dynamos Soccer Schools and Special Olympics Bharat young athletes. The Mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts....

Today, Red Candle Games revealed that Devotion is finally back on sale, with the studio deciding to sell digital copies via its website. Players can purchase the horror game separately or as part of several bundles, with the site also selling the team’s previous release, Detention. RELATED: 10 Best Horror Games You Can Play On Steam For Free Speaking about the decision on Twitter, Red Candle claims that it wants to “provide a direct and simple purchasing channel” for its fans, revealing that its e-shop will be DRM-free and eventually boast “future projects” that the team works on....

Post the launch of Windows 8, hardware partners have begun to bring out new devices that can run on the OS. Dell has unveiled its offerings: Dell XPS 12 convertible, Latitude 6430u Ultrabook, OptiPlex 9010 touch-enabled All-in-One, and S2340T Win8 multi-touch monitor. It’s all about making the best use of Windows 8 and getting the best experience out of this latest version of Windows. With these new devices, Dell aims to reduce customers’ hassles of carrying multiple devices....

Dell calls them the “world’s first video conferencing monitors certified for Microsoft Teams,” but there’s an even more important point here. Big manufacturers are making it much easier to work from home, and to stay connected. And with an all-in-one solution like this, you no longer need to call the IT department to help set it all up. Home + Work More of us work from home than ever before thanks to the pandemic, and we might stay that way afterwards....

When asked who should win the American League Cy Young Award, Price was quick to nominate the Astros pitcher and share their SEC pride. MORE: 10 worst Cy Young winners of all time | What the standings would look like if 1-run games ended differently Keuchel was fast to respond with some love for the Blue Jays pitcher. Talk about good sportsmanship. Price, who went to Vanderbilt, has an 18-5 record with a 2....