These clots can be fatal. Getting prompt treatment increases your chances of surviving and avoiding other medical problems. This article discusses the D-dimer test, how doctors use it, and its limitations. It also explains the link between COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer levels. What Is D-Dimer? D-dimer is a substance involved in the body’s healing process. When you get an injury that causes you to bleed, your body uses proteins to clump up your blood....

“I experienced the most brutal, savage hand-to-hand combat of my entire life—let alone my policing career, which spans almost two decades,” Officer Michael Fanone told CNN on Tuesday night. Fanone was stun-gunned and beaten with a flagpole during the attack. Video footage captured rioters dragging Fanone down the steps. He said people were trying to rip off his badge and take his gun. “It was nothing that I had ever thought would be part of my law enforcement career and nor was I prepared to experience,” he added....

No, scratch that. News of Dabo Swinney’s massive contract extension at Clemson — $54 million over eight years — isn’t about Saban, the Crimson Tide or the line of succession behind the best coach in college football. It’s about Swinney, and what he has accomplished as head coach at Clemson. He hasn’t just turned it into a perennial powerhouse: He’s turned it into home. MORE: Would timing ever be right for Swinney to Bama?...

In the video, entitled ‘Why We Never Lose Lola,’ Lola the sausage dog can be seen frolicking around in nature with a heart-shaped balloon tied on to her harness, so she can be seen in long grass. The video, posted to TikTok page 3sausages1lab, has amassed over 150 thousand likes, and 1.3 million views. According to U.K. pets charity PDSA, “Dachshunds are surprisingly high energy, so giving them plenty of exercise is an absolute must to keep them happy and healthy....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/No_Masterpiece7661 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said his soon-to-be stepdaughter was responsible for the damaged device and detailed the heated aftermath of his decision to right a wrong, right away. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for taking money from the dress budget we had to pay for the iPad my fiancée’s kid broke?” the post has received more than 10,000 upvotes and 1,700 comments since September 17....

However, one woman’s time in her bedroom was made much easier by her dad’s amusing methods of delivering her meals. In a clip that was shared to TikTok by Australia-based Molly Bird, we can see her father standing in the garden wearing a motorcycle helmet. He then approaches her room and puts a drink on the window sill. Text overlaying the footage, which has gone viral with more than 4....

In a viral post on Mumsnet, a concerned British mother said while her young son “loved performing” and has been told he’s talented by drama teachers, some family members have said he “isn’t that good.” After winning a scholarship to a local theater school, the young actor has been chosen to attend a taster day at a London theater school and has even been put forward to audition for West End shows....

A 2019 study published in the scientific journal Sleep found new parents face up to six years of sleep deprivation, with that number likely to increase should they have more children. Early starts can also be commonplace among young kids, especially when it comes to occasions like birthdays and Christmas. For some children, the excitement of the big day and the presents that await is almost too much to bear, resulting in sleepy-eyed parents being woken at the crack of dawn to unwrap gifts....

Calling the shooting in a Chicago suburb “such a tragedy,” Collins said Monday afternoon that it’s very likely that the shooting was an accident and that the father, whose name has not been released, did not shoot the woman or even know the child had the gun in the backseat of the car. Advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety stated that accidental shootings by children under the age of 18 killed 142 people and wounded 242 others in 2020, a trend that increased from 2015 through 2020 as gun sales continued to rise, the Associated Press reported....

The woman, 30-year-old Erin Merdy, was arrested on September 12 after three of her children were found dead off the coast of Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Authorities found Merdy at another beach not far from where the children were found, reportedly soaking wet. Relatives also later told investigators that she had said alarming things about the children, including that “the babies are gone” and that she had recently been having dreams about “walking the kids in the water....

In a post shared to Mumsnet by 19Bears, the man’s “annoyed” wife said she woke up on the morning of June 19 to a text from her husband explaining he had “gone out for the day.” While that might have been frustrating enough in itself, the fact it happened on Father’s Day took things to a whole other level. According to his wife he “hadn’t said a word about his plans” and in the meantime their kids “had written his card and wrapped his presents” in preparation for spending the day together....

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Its a pretty light Monday with just eight games going in the evening slate.The MLB trade deadline is is today at 4 pm ET and thus we need to be on our toes if we are playing DFS tonight. For me, this is an easy slate, as I will once again be focusing on tournaments, partly because of the small slate and partly because I’ve been on fire for the last week in GPP contests....

Buy ‘Em Chris Carter (5-for-12, 4 extra-base hits) and Jason Castro (5-for-15, 3 XBHs) have both slugged well against Jeff Samardzija. Chris Owings is 9-for-11 with a pair of doubles lifetime against Dan Haren. Torii Hunter (8-for-19, 3 XBHs) and Miguel Cabrera (15-for-47, including 13 hits in his past 25 at-bats) have both hit well against Jake Peavy. Adrian Beltre is worth his hefty price tag today against Hisashi Iwakuma....

Buy ‘Em The Tigers’ Torii Hunter (.889 OPS, 3 HR), Austin Jackson (1.090 OPS, 3 HR) and Ian Kinsler (1.112, 4 HR) have all crushed John Danks in their careers. The Nationals’ Jayson Werth (1.042 OPS, 2 HR) and Danny Espinosa (1.182 OPS, 3 HR) both rake against Cliff Lee. Garrett Jones is 11-for-39 (.282) with four doubles, a triple and a homer against Johnny Cueto. Kyle Seager is 6-for-14 (....

The afternoon games feature some interesting stacking opportunities, including a couple obvious ones with the Cubs and Astros and a few under-the-radar ones with the White Sox and maybe even the Mets. In the early evening, you can go for a cheap Royals stack or a more expensive Orioles stack. For the late games, you could probably make a full team of just Mariners and Dodgers. MORE: Waiver wire | Prospect rankings | Fantasy football rankings...

Based on the numbers, you can find plenty of good sleepers and value picks, including a killer Rays stack in the early games and cheap Rangers and A’s stacks in the late games. We’ve also identified several stayaways so you can hopefully avoid those dreaded “zeroes” in your FanDuel and DraftKings’ lineups. MORE: Waiver wire | Prospect rankings | Play FanDuel! Let’s check out today’s splits-driven recommendations, keeping in mind that simply playing any hitters against guys like Chad Green (at ARI), Jose Berrios (at DET), and Cody Anderson (vs....