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Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival

Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole when she is expected to be sentenced Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival ST. ANTHONY, Idaho -- Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole Monday as she is sentenced in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse. Vallow Daybell was found guilty in May of killing her two youngest children , 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as conspiring to kill Tammy Daybell, her fifth husband’s previous wife. The husband, Chad Daybell, is awaiting trial on the same murder charges. Vallow Daybell also faces two other cases in Arizona — one on a charge of conspiring with her brother to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and one of conspiring to kill her niece&

Athletics vs Rockies Prediction - MLB Picks 7/29/23

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Colorado Rockies (40-63) vs Oakland Athletics (29-76) Game Info: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:10 pm (Coors Field) Chris Flexen (0-4) (7.71) vs Paul Blackburn (1-2) (5.06)

Latest NFL Coach of the Year 2023 Odds & Predictions

Pretty much every successful NFL team starts with a good coach. It should come as no surprise that Bill Belichick has won about a million Super Bowls (6 as a head coach, to be exact), Andy Reid has won 2 of the last 4 and Bruce Arians secured his first in February of 2021. Interestingly, Reid has earned NFL Coach of the Year honors only once – and none in the last 20 years. However, he has been named the best coach by the Sporting News on 3 occasions. The last 5 AP Coach of the Year winners are Matt Nagy (2018, when Reid was tapped by the Sporting News ), John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski, Mike Vrabel and Brian Daboll. Keep in mind that this particular market especially is not easy to nail. You never know how the voters are going to make their selections. Case in point: in our 2022 Coach of the Year predictions we had Nick Sirianni at +2000 and Andy Reid at +4000. Sirianni took Philadelphia to the Super Bowl and Reid won the Super Bowl with Kansas City despite missing one his top wi

SEC Season Preview 2023: NCAAF Predictions & Odds

Whether you are a SEC fan or not, there is no denying its dominance in college football over the last decade. A team from the SEC has won the national title in 6 of the last 9 seasons following Georgia’s second consecutive title in January, solidifying the conference’s top spot in the college football landscape. With conference alignment taking shape next season, the SEC as we know it will look a bit different when it welcomes Texas and Oklahoma and eliminates divisional alignment. However, there is still plenty of excitement and with numerous storylines heading into the 2023 season.  SEC Championship Odds Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing. Georgia (-105) Alabama (+290) LSU (+470) Texas A&M (+1300) Tennessee (+1600) Ole Miss (+4500) Auburn (+7500) Mississippi State (+7500) Florida (+8500) Arkansas (+9500) South Carolina (+9500) Unsurprisingly, the two-time defending national champions and current favorites to win the 2023-2024 College Football

Declan Rice 'blown away' by Mikel Arteta trait at Arsenal

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice claims he has been ‘ blown away’ by Gunners boss Mikel Arteta and the transformative effect he has had on the club since taking over. Having guided Arsenal to FA Cup glory in 2020 only a few months after taking over from Unai Emery, Arteta came under fire for failing to immediately kick on in the Premier League and recording an eighth place finish in his first full season in charge. His team subsequently started the 2021/22 campaign with three straight defeats and didn’t climb into the top half of the table until well into October. Six defeats in their final 12 Game s also cost the club a return to the Champions League. But Arteta, mentored by Pep Guardiola was working on a bigger project in tandem with sporting director Edu to build a brighter future, which took hold in 2022/23. Arsenal’s title challenge took most by surprise, only falling away at the very end under pressure from a Manchester City side that went on to complete the Treble, only the seco

WATCH: The best goals of pre-season - 2023/24

'Tis the time for goals, goals, and more goals! While pre-season has taken on greater significance in modern times for shaping a club's upcoming season, it remains a period when players build themselves up to peak fitness and manager's become attuned to optimal formulas. With rotation aplenty and tactical plans often experimental, the summer is not a time for rigid and robust defending. Goals are leaked, and there have been plenty to enjoy already this pre-season . Here are ten of the best from this summer so far. 1. Luka Romero vs Real Madrid an absolute GOLAZO from Luka Romero to put @acmilan up 2-0 before halftime 🚀 #championscollide pic.twitter.com/sIFacYXqmu — Soccer Champions Tour (@TheSCTour) July 24, 2023 Young Romero's career failed to lift off at Lazio, but life at Milan started with a bang for the crafty playmaker. The 18-year-old certainly isn't revered for his proficiency from distance, but his debut Milan goal was a thumping effort from just outside t

Horse Racing picks for Parx on Monday, July 24 | Pickswise

There is plenty of great Horse Racing across America on Monday, including at Parx race track. We have been in fine form with our picks for a long time now and we are up +211.53 units, which includes going 3-0 yesterday for +8.8 unit profit , with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5, 2021. Let’s keep it rolling! Here are our best bets for today’s action at Parx race track. You can bet on our Horse Racing predictions at FanDuel Sports book, which has a great new-customer offer to take advantage of. If you sign up for FanDuel right now, you can get up to $100 in bonus bets following a $5 wager. Click here to join FanDuel right now.   1:07 pm ET Parx (Race 2) – News Box 2/1 (2-star play) The eight-year-old is a 12 time winner who joined the Lindsay Schultz stable following a victory in a $7,500 claiming contest over six furlongs at Oaklawn Park at the end of March. The son of Ice Box duly made a winning debut for the handler when delivering a two

Southern California school board OKs curriculum after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened a $1.5M fine

A Southern California school board has resolved a dispute with Gov. Gavin Newsom over a social studies curriculum TEMECULA, Calif. -- A Southern California school board has voted to approve a social studies curriculum for elementary students, resolving a dispute with Gov. Gavin Newsom over lesson plans that mentioned the state's first openly gay elected public official. The Temecula Valley Unified School District had previously voted to reject the curriculum in part because some board members were concerned the curriculum's supplementary material mentioned Harvey Milk, the former San Francisco supervisor and gay rights advocate who was assassinated in 1978. Some board members also said parents had not been adequately consulted about the curriculum. Rejecting the curriculum meant the district would have to use a textbook published in 2006. Those textbooks do not comply with a 2011 state law that requires school s to teach students about the historical contributions of gay, b

Reddit communities move to Discord after protests

Reddit protests have persisted through despite company threats to takeover subreddits. The company managed to carry out its threats on one of the biggest subreddit, r/malefashionadvice with five million users, which backfired on the company. Moderators initially gave in to the threats by going public, but then later made itself private again, because of the impact on disabled moderators who had been relying on the accessibility features of third-party apps. The group argued that third-party apps like Apollo, RIF, Boost, and Sync had better accessibility tools than other apps Reddit has permitted. Read: Spotify plans to raise premium plan price in US Reddit issued a warning to moderators to end their protests in less than a week or be removed. Three former moderators were then removed by the company, The Verge reported. Currently, the community’s modlist currently has just one moderator: ModCodeofConduct. Though the company is trying to replace removed moderators, the move hasn&#

U.S. second gentleman Emhoff meets New Zealand's Ardern to discuss online hate as World Cup begins

Doug Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, met with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Friday to discuss ways to combat online hate and extremism AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Doug Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, met with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Friday to discuss ways to combat online hate and extremism. Emhoff was in Auckland to lead a delegation to the FIFA Women’s World Cup and meet with officials. He told a meeting of the Christchurch Call the world was witnessing a “global epidemic of hate.” Emhoff, who is Jewish, said he was “working against this scourge of anti-Semitism and this epidemic of hate in general. So this work is very, very personal to me.” “But my work is not just about Jews. It’s about all of us. It’s about combating hate in all of its forms,” he said. The group is named after the New Zealand city where a gunman in 2019 shot and killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques while streamin

Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions following affirmative action ruling

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New England liberal arts college Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions, in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action. New England liberal arts college Wesleyan University has ended legacy admissions in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action. In a statement released Wednesday, University President Michael S. Roth addressed the importance of formally ending admission preference for “legacy applicants.” "We still value the ongoing relationships that come from multi-generational Wesleyan attendance, but there will be no ‘bump’ in the selection process," Roth’s statement read. His statement continued: "As has been almost always the case for a long time, family members of alumni will be admitted on their own merits." MORE: What we know about Travis King, the American soldier detained in North Korea Legacy admissions played a "negligible role" in the school's admission process because bei

Moises Caicedo: Mauricio Pochettino offers update on Chelsea's transfer plans

Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that Chelsea are 'working really hard' to recruit their top targets this summer, with their pursuit of Brighton's Moises Caicedo proving challenging. The Blues have recently seen a £70m bid knocked back by Brighton, who are holding out for closer to £100m to part ways with the Ecuador international, who has made it clear that he wants to move to Stamford Bridge this summer. Chelsea had hoped to have Caicedo's signing wrapped up before Pochettino's squad set off for pre-season in the United States but talks with Brighton have not yet reached the desired conclusion. Asked for an update on the Caicedo deal, Pochettino refused to mention any specific names but explained where the Blues find themselves in the transfer market. "All the team are working hard to get who we want," the boss said. "I don't want to talk about specific names. It's not respectful. Like us, many clubs are working to sign a player to improve