We may never learn who shot Taylor, but in A Deed of Death (275pages. Knopf. $19.95), Robert Giroux takes a good crack at explaining why Taylor tumbled so quickly off his pedestal: he was pushed by studio moguls panicked by a slew of scandals. Fearful that Normand’s coke habit would come to light in the course of the investigation, they diverted the public, and police, by besmirching a dead man....

You can. But what ails British farming runs much deeper than a catalog of diseases, however terrible. FMD, BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), last summer’s outbreak of swine fever–they are the headline-grabbing new signs of a longstanding problem. Over the past five years farm income in Britain has fallen by nearly 75 percent; last year alone it fell by a quarter. In the past two years about a third of Britain’s 150,000 full-time farmers have quit....

A resident found decapitated and gutted sheep and goats near the Dyer Street and Railroad Drive intersection in the northeast of the city. “It did not look like the portions for eating were removed from the goats. The bodies seem intact,” Capt. Ray Spears, a game warden with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department told KVIA.com. “Satanic rituals, blood removal, possibly. Not a common occurrence to see that many goats dumped like that....

By considering the personal benefits of sharing your diagnosis, as well as the potential downsides of keeping your diagnosis a secret, you can hopefully smoothly and more confidently move forward with this initial step. Consider the Benefits of Sharing Sharing your diagnosis may be one of the most difficult parts of your cancer journey. Although it may feel counterintuitive, opening up about your cancer diagnosis has many benefits. Research has shown that disclosing a cancer diagnosis usually deepens and increases the intimacy of relationships....

Whatever he decided, the wounds would hurt. As everyone now knows, Berlusconi opted to comply with the EU. But now he has to deal with his other bloodied toe. Key supporters are said to be miffed by Berlusconi’s leadership style (or seeming lack thereof) in capitulating so easily. Does he lack the confidence to rule with his own hand? they ask. His outspoken opposition is no happier. Rather than quickly changing the law, Berlusconi insists that Italy must amend its Constitution, allegedly to ensure the new European legislation is “compatible with the fundamental rights” of his country....

Finding him wasn’t easy. I worked my way from contact to contact, quizzing passersby and neighbors. Everyone in the town–a hardscrabble place called Kara Su, which translates as “Black Water”–seemed to have heard of him, but none knew where he lived. Finally, I ended up at his home, a few small buildings and an arid yard tucked away behind a high wall. Across the road, a canal ran between deep concrete banks, and along the far side of the canal is a formidable wire-and-concrete fence....

San Francisco signed Samuel to a three-year, $71.55 million deal that contained a whopping $58.1 million in guarantees, the most ever given to a wide receiver. However, the most notable part of the deal comes in the form of incentives that should make the 26-year-old want to run the ball a little bit more. San Francisco included within Samuel’s contract yearly incentives worth up to $650,000 that are based on his performance as a runner....

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been ruled out of the contest, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said during his Friday press conference. Samuel has been crucial in San Francisco’s past four games against Los Angeles. He tallied at least 95 receiving yards in each of those games and has totaled 26 receptions for 440 receiving yards and two touchdowns during that span. This season, Samuel has 32 catches for 387 yards and two touchdowns and has rushed 24 times for 138 yards and another score....

When the dust settled on Thursday, Samuel was still a member of the 49ers. It wasn’t because there was a lack of interest in the veteran receiver, however. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the Lions and the Jets both tried to trade for the disgruntled wide-out. The 49ers simply weren’t interested in trading the receiver. MORE: Latest news, updates, rumors about Deebo Samuel trade Part of that was related to the potential compensation included in those trade offers....

But as with any developing controversy, speculative or conspiratorial claims often get dragged into the mix, as Newsweek’s Misinformation Watch found. Plus, we look at Russia’s false narratives about the deadly strike on an apartment block in Dnipro, new and worrying celebrity deepfakes, and videos of the horrific airplane crash in Nepal. Did Biden’s Tax Returns ‘Disappear’? Several conservative outlets and social media users reported on Tuesday that Joe Biden’s tax returns for the years 2016-18 have ‘disappeared’....

Returning power to the states is a universally popular political applause line these days. The U.S. House has passed-and the Senate is now considering-“block grants” that would let states spend a limited pool of federal welfare money however they want. Relishing the moment, capitals are brandishing the 10th Amendment, which empowers states to do what’s not expressly delegated to the Feds. For ruggedly independent legislatures like Arizona’s, that means doing less....

You can glimpse this phenomenon on many fronts. There’s Microsoft. The Justice Department’s antitrust suit amounts to “industrial policy”–an avowed attempt to intensify competition and innovation in an industry where they’re already plentiful, with unpredictable consequences. If you believe the White House, the suit was filed without any review by administration economic officials. Could the policy have passed a broader inspection? Then there was Ken Starr’s unending investigation of Clinton....

The delivery of over a million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been impacted so far, including 407,000 first doses and 333,650 second doses in Texas, 200,000 total doses in Florida and 133,000 in Colorado. Several states have been forced to cancel COVID-19 vaccination appointments due to the shipment delays and for safety reasons amid the harsh weather conditions. “Due to the severe winter weather currently impacting a large swath of the country, the U....

“Summer (Year?) Of Hockey Analytics (#fancystats) continues: Tyler Dellow (aka @mc79hockey) leaving blogging world to work for an NHL club.” — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) “Dellow’s site (http://t.co/O9pBqDyov8) ceased to be operational/accessible overnight. Dellow’s landing spot believed to be EDM. #fancystats” — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) Dellow became one of the biggest names in analytic writing because of the groundbreaking work he posted at his site — largely, at least initially, about the Oilers....

France international Mendy hobbled out of Saturday’s 5-0 win at home to Crystal Palace ahead of a key week in which City face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League and Premier League champions Chelsea. Man City 9/1 to win Champions League But midfielder Delph has put his hand up to help out Pep Guardiola by reverting to a role he has played previously, including in the midweek EFL Cup defeat of West Brom....

“Delta is aware of reports suggesting one of the airline’s pilots passed away from vaccine complications while operating a flight, resulting in an emergency landing. All of these allegations are false,” the company’s statement, released Tuesday evening, said. “The pandemic has been an incredibly tragic time for many, and our hearts go out to the hundreds of thousands of families who have passed away from the horrific virus,” the statement concluded....

But more importantly than that juicy storyline, it’s another opportunity for New Orleans to come out, play hard and get a win. That’s the message Cousins playfully repeated like a Migos hook when reporters peppered him with questions Thursday about taking on his old employer. MORE: 7 players we’d love to see in James Harden’s situation It was all in good fun as Cousins stuck to the script regardless of how they framed their inquiries....

So, it seemed a little off when Cousins said this after being asked when he'd return from a right ankle sprain: "Probably not, think I'll be out rest of the season and I can get a comeback commercial," Cousins said, according to KXTV-ABC in Sacramento (via ESPN.com). Cousins, who played for the same college coach as Rose, John Calipari, backtracked on Wednesday in a statement on his personal Twitter account....

The 28-year-old center tore his left quadriceps muscle last week during the Warriors’ Game 2 matchup with the Clippers. Cousins signed a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the Warriors in July and missed the team’s first 45 games as he continued to recover from a torn Achilles. One anonymous Western Conference executive told Bleacher Report the injuries could hurt Cousins’ value this summer. The executive said: Cousins finished the regular season averaging 16....