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The now-viral TikTok, which received nearly 40 million views and 52,000 comments, showed 9-year-old Isabella Carmichael realizing she was not properly buckled as the drop-tower ride began. Carmichael’s mother April Piper, or @aprilmomofseven, said she was home during the incident and her best friend took the children to the fair. Now, the girl’s family is fighting for better safety measures and training at amusement parks and state fairs. ‘75+ Feet in Air’ “My 9-year-old daughter was not buckled in her seat as the ride started and it ascended 75+ feet in the air,” Piper wrote on Facebook....

The court ruling is the latest example of how the alleged use of torture is complicating efforts by the United States and its allies to prosecute high-profile terror suspects and their associates. In this case, the suspect at issue, Abu Qatada, is a notorious radical imam who, British authorities charge, has inflamed British Muslims with his anti-Western sermons. All the while, he has maintained “long-established connections with Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda,” according to a British government dossier entered into evidence in his court case....

One set of particularly lurid threats that caught the attention of U.S. intelligence last week related to two radical Saudi clerics who, intelligence officials believe, have “strong connections” to Al Qaeda, possibly including the cell that carried out the recent Riyadh attacks. U.S. officials say the two clerics, Sheiks Ali al-Khudayr and Ahmad al-Khalidi, were arrested by Saudi authorities in the post-bombing crackdown. After the bombings, the sheiks posted an Internet message ordering all good Muslims to refuse to cooperate with official investigations into the attacks....

Fresh off a World Series appearance sparked by a dominant rotation and hot hitting in the second half, Collins is hopeful the pitch can lure players who will help make up for the expected loss of Yoenis Cespedes and Daniel Murphy. MORE: The 10 highest-paid MLB players | SPECTOR: Zobrist fits better with Cubs than with Mets “This is a team that you want to be on a winner, then you should be knocking on our door,” Collins said at baseball’s winter meetings, before free agent Ben Zobrist chose the Cubs over the Mets....

Speaking with Glixel, Johnson explained that Crews’ stature is even grander in person than it is on screen. “You see Terry on TV, right? And you see him on films, and he’s big,” Johnson said. “And then you see him up close and it’s staggering.” This played a major role in crafting Crews’ character, Commander Isaiah Jaxon (named after Crews’ son) of the Agents of Justice. When developer Sumo Digital saw Crews suited up as Commander Jaxon to film Crackdown 3’s E3 2017 trailer, the creatives realized that they needed to adjust his costume because his muscles weren’t properly visible....

According to a recent report from PC Gamer, which references a couple of videos from reviewers, the Steam Deck has been seen running games using both the built-in SSD and a micro SD. The results show that, while they aren’t always perfectly in-sync, there’s very little difference in loading times, suggesting that anyone who wishes to use an external storage device won’t really suffer from slow loading when compared to the solid state hard drive....

With NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reporting that Josh McCown is “seemingly out” of the Texans’ head coaching search, Houston is left with two known candidates: former Dolphins coach Brian Flores and incumbent defensive coordinator Lovie Smith. According to reports, Smith, the longtime NFL defensive coordinator and former head coach of the Bears and Buccaneers, was a late entry in the candidacy of the open head coaching position in Houston, with McCown reportedly out of the running for the position....

Both teams struggled on offense, but with 50 seconds to go in the first half, Watson escaped pressure and scrambled for a 49-yard touchdown run to give Houston a 10-3 lead. Watson’s score was the only touchdown of the contest. MORE: Week 2 NFL picks Cincinnati responded with a pair of field goals, one just before halftime and another in the third quarter. Houston, however, tallied a field goal of its own in the fourth quarter and stopped Cincinnati on its final drive to hold on for the win....

The Republican governor said he went to the border last week and met with patrol officers, who he said expressed fears immigration will only increase in the coming months. “The Border Patrol officers told me that the Biden administration and policies, they are enriching, they are empowering the drug cartels in Mexico who make money off of the people that they assist in smuggling into the state of Texas,” Abbott told Fox News....

In the aftermath of the Aggies’ 38-17 domination of the Sun Devils, coach Kevin Sumlin gave a speech that really got everybody in the great state of Texas fired up. And I do mean everybody. MORE: Welcome to college football’s Week 1 | Top 10 overreactions from Week 1 The best part is, they won’t even have to hit the showers.

Abbott issued an order Friday to reverse course on Texas’s reopening plans by closing bars and reducing restaurant capacity to 50 percent. The governor expressed concern over the state’s testing positivity rate rising to nearly 12 percent, while new confirmed cases and hospitalization rates continue to soar. “As I said from the start, if the positivity rate rose above 10%, the State of Texas would take further action to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,” Abbott said in a statement....

Gainesville State School is a juvenile correction facility in Gainesville, Tex. For students on their best behavior, they get the perk of competing on the school’s basketball team. However, with their fellow students not being able to leave the grounds, they have little-to-no fans at their games when they hit the road. MORE: Classic Jordan photos | Gatorade remakes ‘Be Like Mike’ | Rockets sign Make-A-Wish kid to one-day contract...

Kayla Holzendorf, 25, and her boyfriend Dominique Lewis, 29, were indicted on Thursday in Harris County, Texas in relation to the death of Holzendorf’s son, Keyontae Holzendorf, in March 2021. If convicted, the couple could face life in prison without parole or possibly the death penalty, according to a statement issued by the Harris County District Attorney’s office on Friday. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced the indictment against Holzendorf and Lewis, arising from the child’s death in a motel bathtub....

After defeating Lady Lottie at the Windward Fort and freeing Sophia, she returns to her Dojo in Arissola. This is the first Dojo players will encounter. It focuses on Wind and Water-type Temtem. To progress further into the story, players must battle against Sophia, located at the top level of this dojo. This handy guide will tell players how to reach Sophia and what Temtem she will use in her fight....

After launching in early access in 2020 and officially releasing as a full game earlier this year, Temtem has continued to attract gamers and grow its player base, with fans enjoying the colorful world and Pokemon-inspired gameplay. Despite Temtem’s success, it has still barely touched on the level of renown that its predecessor has achieved, but its own anime series could start to change that. RELATED: Temtem Would Be a Slam Dunk for Xbox Game Pass...

Ten-year-old Semmier was born seven weeks early and the doctors were forced to amputate his left leg. His mother Mary wanted to get him the kind of prosthetic he would be proud to wear … the best prosthetic in the game. “We decided that we wanted to design something that was cool enough for him to wear,” Mary told KING5. “That’s where we got the idea for the Richard Sherman leg....

“My father had first pointed out the humble nature of Amitji. I was too young to understand this aspect then but have been struck by his humility every time I have met him,” the Bharat Ratna awardee said in a message here. Heaping praise on Big B, Tendulkar also said the actor’s hunger to achieve more was admirable. “His hunger to achieve more is also admirable. Amitji keeps pushing the boundaries and reinventing himself,” he said...

Tybresha Sexton, 24, was arrested at her home in Bayberry Apartments after officers from Chattanooga Police were made aware of a video which was streamed on Facebook Live. The video allegedly shows Sexton repeatedly blowing smoke near her baby’s face while holding the girl up with one hand, as well as allegedly shaking the child. When an officer arrived at the scene, he noticed that Sexton had a “heavy odor” of alcohol on her breath as well as numerous empty liquor bottles around her apartment, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Newsweek....

The lawsuit accuses Kelly Beavers of defamation, libel and false light for her comments on Yelp regarding the services of Dr. Kaveer Nandigam from Nandigam Neurology in Murfreesboro, WTVF reported. The woman’s review read: “This ‘Dr’s’ behavior today was totally unprofessional and unethical to put it mildly. I will be reporting him to the State of TN Medical Review Board and be filing a formal complaint. How this guy is in business is beyond me....