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Orlando Weekly reported that the 18-foot, 4-inch snake was caught by Python Action Team members Cynthia Downer and Jonathan Lopez on September 22. The female snake was discovered in Big Cypress National Preserve. The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission said the huge reptile is the largest ever caught by the Python Action Team and the largest ever taken from the Big Cypress preserve. The Burmese python weighed 98 pounds, 10 ounces....

Our nation is facing a pandemic that has killed more people than the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, 9/11, the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War combined. Yet, despite the fact that more than 130,000 Americans have died in a global pandemic, that America is not currently engaged in a single war formally declared by Congress, and that almost 50 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the past six months, Congress is on track to authorize and appropriate more money for defense spending next year than anything else....

How much more evidence does Kelly need to make the call to play Mark Sanchez instead? None. MORE: Scoreboard | Worst of Week 7 | Best images of the week In Sunday night’s 27-16 loss to Carolina, the good news was that Bradford avoided his fifth multiple-interception game in just seven starts. The bad news is, he just turned in his most putrid performance yet for Kelly. You could see it on both men’s faces in the cramped visitor’s press conference in Bank of America Stadium....

Robert Bennett helped Bill Clinton through the Paula Jones suit; now he’ll be representing the troubled Texas corporation. David Boies advised Al Gore during that ballot brouhaha in Florida; now he speaks for former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow. Are these guys just that skilled at handling scandal? “No, there’s also a lot of money involved, and a lot of media attention,” says Richard Johnson, the editor of the New York Post’s gossipy Page Six, which everyday turns ordinary Joes into overnight stars....

The Juventus legend said that as a brand ambassador of the league he will have honour and responsibility of promoting the image and popularity of football in the country. “I am very enthusiastic about this new adventure, it fits perfectly well the with the way in which I chose to move forward since I left Juventus three summers ago. I have never wanted to repeat the paths already walked, I’ve never looked to repeat emotions that I’ve already experienced, those are unique and will remain unique and special forever,” wrote Del Piero on his personal website....

In their diaries, Lewis and Clark documented that they saw dozens of condors during their trek through the Grand Canyon nearly 200 years ago. The gangly-looking black birds, members of the vulture family, are the largest flying land birds in North America. Since 1996, ornithologists have released lab-born condors into the canyon and in rural parts of California, bringing the number of birds living in the wild to 70. Several of these condors have laid eggs in recent years in California, and last year in the Grand Canyon, but all the chicks had died in their shells....

Cork: Usually taken from a bottling company’s leftovers, it’s softer underfoot than hardwood (from $6.50 per square foot; greenfloors.com ). Recycled glass: It’s more slippery than ceramic, so use the smallest, one-inch tiles for your bathroom (about $30 per square foot; sandhillind.com ). Renewable rugs: Flor ( florcatalog.com ) is one of a growing number of companies offering partially recycled, adhesive-free rugs (from $6.50 per square foot).

On Tuesday, the EPA issued a press release informing residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan about the executive order that’s being put in place to address the recent violations that were found during joint federal-state inspection of the water system. The executive order is housed under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. “The people of Benton Harbor have suffered for too long,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in the press release....

Of course, Unrailed! will be available until August 11, at 10 am CT, on the Epic Games Store. It will be rotated out for another game, as always, and the Epic Games Store has confirmed that title will be Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! RELATED: Epic Games Store ‘Definitely Won’t’ Stop Devs From Selling NFT Games As its name would suggest, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! is a cooking game set in a war-torn America in 2042....

Playing his first innings in the longest format, Foakes built on a strong first day to reach three figures on Wednesday, finally departing for 107 to Suranga Lakmal. That dismissal came in a hectic 97th over where three fours took Foakes to a first Test ton, with a sense of relief greeting the milestone that inspired England towards a 177-run advantage come the end of day two. “I was pretty calm this morning with Leachy [Jack Leach] there, then I think there was five [runs] to go with Jimmy [James Anderson] and I got a bit nervous!...

The England cricket team toured South Africa following impressive performances against Pakistan and Australia at home. Still, they had a point to prove. The series against Pakistan, a high-scoring one, ended in a 1-1 draw. The Australians consistently tested the English mettle, before losing their nerves in the end, to concede the T20 series. England struggled to achieve consistency in their results. With the T20 World Cup scheduled for next year, the England cricket team had a point to prove; not just to themselves but to the rest of the world....

England won the toss for the first time in this series and elected to bat first. Both the teams didn’t make any changes and decided to play with the same XI. England had a good start as both the openers built a partnership of 69 runs in the first 10 overs. Kuldeep Yadav’s 3-wicket spell helped India make a comeback but a really poor death bowling display from the Indian pacers meant England posted a mammoth total of 322 runs....

The right-handed batsman had suffered a side strain during training and was initially left out of the playing eleven in the first ODI. Hales was in prime form in the lead-up to the series, having scored a 91-ball 147 that rocketed England to the highest ever ODI total, against Australia just a month ago. In the T20I series, he led the hosts to a win in the second T20I with an unbeaten 58....

Premier League spending in the January transfer window rose this year but the biggest market agitators were once again the English top-flight’s struggling clubs. The 20 teams in England’s highest division spent around £120 million ($190 million, 139 million euros) in transfer fees over the last month, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. The figure was double the amount spent in January 2012 but well short of the record of £225 million established in 2011, when Fernando Torres joined Chelsea for £50 million and Andy Carroll went to Liverpool for £35 million....

After a fortnight’s break for the FA Cup, action will return to one of the most compelling spectacles in world football. Liverpool and Manchester City are still neck-and-neck battling for the right to be called league champions. Tottenham Hotspur have refused to go gently into the night and are mathematically still in the race. The battle for 4th place has intensified with Manchester United in red-hot form while Chelsea are floundering and Arsenal remain inconsistent....

James, who has played for England in 53 matches between 1997 and 2010, was the marquee player-cum-head coach of Kerala Blasters in the inaugural edition of the ISL in 2014. He was the England goalkeeper during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. “David James arrived in Kochi today and we have appointed him as head coach of Kerala Blasters for the remainder of the ISL. We have informed the ISL which has approved his (James’) taking over as head coach of Kerala Blasters,” a team official told PTI on the condition of anonymity....

While we tend to think about health in terms of personal choices—like whether we exercise or get vaccinated—a lot of external things can influence how healthy we are, including whether we get sick or injured. Environmental stressors and advantages help shape the kinds of choices you make, or in some cases, make the choices for you. What Is Environmental Health? Many people often think of environmental health in terms of clean air and water, but natural environmental forces—including things like global warming—are only one piece of a greater puzzle....

The devices are designed to kill certain animals for predator control purposes. They use a smelly bait to lure in wildlife before releasing deadly sodium cyanide into the mouth of any animal that takes a bite. But critics say that the traps “inhumanely and indiscriminately” kill thousands of animals every year, posing a danger to endangered species, domestic pets and even humans. In a statement published on Thursday, the EPA announced a “revised interim decision on sodium cyanide that includes new requirements to ensure continued safe use of the device....