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I live in Cabin Creek, West Virginia with my husband and three young children. Shortly after we welcomed our first child into the world, my husband was laid off from the coal mines. Like many generations of mining families who ride the employment roller coaster, we powered through until he found another job. While he was unemployed, times were tough, but we cherished the opportunity to be present together at home building a nurturing bond with our child in those critical early moments of development....

“This has nothing to do with sentiment,’’ Ryan told reporters Thursday afternoon, after Reed signed with the Jets and practiced with them that morning. “We believe that Ed is gonna be a great signing for us, and he’s gonna help this football team, no question.’’ Reed likely won’t play a lot right away—Ryan said he didn’t plan to start him Sunday in Buffalo, and that he liked how his safeties (who include former Ravens teammate Dawan Landry) have played so far this season—but he was not there solely to impart his wisdom or be a voice of experience on the sideline, locker room and meeting room....

The mayor’s daughter reported Park “had left home four to five hours ago after leaving words like a will, with his phone currently off,” according to a police report she filed at around 5:17 p.m. local time, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported. The city government was reported to have canceled one of the mayor’s engagements that was to be held at 4.40 p.m. local time Thursday due to “inevitable circumstances,” Yonhap reported....

MORE: International soccer rivalries | Clint Dempsey’s hat trick | Mexico’s controversial game-winner According to the BBC, the European governing body (UEFA) was expected to push hard for an election date to replace the 79-year-old outgoing FIFA president. Blatter has been reluctant to step down since the arrest of seven football officials last May in Zurich. The New York Times reported the date for the election is set for Feb....

How To Play Wordle Wordle is a simple-to-play word puzzle guessing game. While Wordle is not as popular as it was before The New York Times bought it, people all over the English-speaking world still log on every day to play. In spite of its rampant popularity, some have yet to try Wordle. Here is a quick breakdown of the rules of the game for those who are new: RELATED: September 13 Wordle Answer 451...

Despite boasting Real Madrid recruit Luka Jovic and Ajax star Dusan Tadic, Serbia were routed 5-0 by Ukraine in Lviv on June 7 as pressure increased on Krstajic. Serbia eased past Lithuania 4-1 on Monday but that was not enough to save Krstajic, with the country third and six points adrift of leaders Ukraine in Euro 2020 Group B qualifying. “The FSS executive board and coach Mladen Krstajic have terminated cooperation by mutual consent and a decision will be made in the forthcoming period who will take over,” the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) said in a statement on Thursday....

Top seed and five-time champion Williams won 7-6 (5), 6-2 against first-time major semifinalist Keys, who lacked no verve on the biggest stage of her blossoming career. MORE: Must-see photos from Melbourne | Sharapova into Aussie final Williams booked a ticket to her sixth final at Melbourne Park, where she will meet Maria Sharapova in a rematch of the 2007 decider. “It’s going to be important for me to get off to a good start, I think,” Williams said....

The American great made another slow start at the WTA Premier event, but again recovered to reach the final courtesy of a 1-6 6-3 6-3 victory over Czech qualifier Bouzkova. Williams moved into her 96th WTA Tour final and fifth at the Rogers Cup, where she is a three-time champion and will face Bianca Andreescu in the decider in Toronto. But the 23-time grand slam winner looked in trouble early, dropping her first set of the tournament against the 21-year-old Bouzkova....

Williams missed out on securing a first calendar Grand Slam when she suffered a sensational defeat to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals of the U.S. Open last month. MORE: Why Serena’s the GOAT, or not | Williams’ incredible year, remembered The 21-time grand-slam champion on Thursday revealed that she will miss the China Open, which starts on Saturday, and the WTA Finals in Singapore for the good of her health....

Not long after Osaka announced that she would exit the French Open, Williams, coming off a first-round win at Rolland-Garros, said that she feels for Osaka and that she knows what it is like to face the media pressure, according to New York Times reporter Ben Rothenberg. “The only thing I feel is that I feel for Naomi,” Williams said. “I feel like I wish I could give her a hug because I know what it’s like....

Williams joined a select list of players to win three consecutive titles at the U.S. Open. It also is her 18th grand slam title, tying her with legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratoliva. MORE: Bryan brothers win men’s doubles title | Men’s final preview Wozniacki couldn’t contain Williams’ power. She couldn’t prevent Williams from dominating. And she lost 6-3, 6-3 at Flushing Meadows. Earlier Sunday, American brothers Mike and Bob Bryan won in men’s doubles ....

The 21-time grand slam champion eased past Gasparyan 6-2 6-1 at Rod Laver Arena, setting up a quarterfinal clash with Sharapova in a repeat of last year’s final. MORE: Classic photos of Serena Williams Williams owns an incredible 18-2 win-loss record against Sharapova, including winning their past six matches in straight sets and past 17 overall. Her trip to the last eight marks the 10th time she has made the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park, where she is a six-time champion....

The 17-time Grand Slam champion took little over an hour to hold off Zhang 6-1, 6-3, throwing down 35 winners to just 22 unforced errors Friday, reports Xinhua. Williams leads Ivanovic 4-1 in their head-to-head, and the only time she lost to the Serbian player was in the Australia Open earlier this year. “Whenever you play someone you lose to, you’re not necessarily thinking about revenge, you’re thinking, I really want to win because they beat me last time,” Williams told WTA website....

Shipp, 25, joins the Sounders after one season with the Impact. The midfielder made 30 appearances in all competitions for Montreal, scoring twice and adding three assists. Four players selected in Stage 2 of MLS re-entry draft “This trade provides some salary cap flexibility while also allowing us to acquire GAM, which will help us shape our roster moving forward,” Impact technical director Adam Braz said in a club statement....

Later it was revealed to be some kind of a paddle. No one knew what it was or what did it did. Every journalist and expert gave their opinions on it. Even the fans became an expert too on this one. Finally, now the truth has been revealed. The third paddle on the steering wheel has been revealed as some type of a Hand Brake. Yes! A hand break it is....

You don’t hear that one often, but after looking at Sporting News’ Top 25 quarterbacks for 2017, it might be. The SEC placed six quarterbacks in the Top 25, the most of any conference in the FBS. The Pac-12 finished with five quarterbacks on that list, including four in the top 12. The Big 12 finished with four, Big Ten had three and the ACC placed two to round out the Power 5 conferences....

For the first time in four years, the Wildcats — who secured the regular season title on Feb. 29 with a win over Auburn — enter the SEC Tournament not as defending champs, but as challengers to reclaim the title as top team in the conference. Kentucky (25-6, 15-3 in SEC play) is led by the trio of Immanuel Quickley (16.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists per game), Tyrese Maxey (14....

Hundreds of additional undelivered FedEx packages were also discovered last week in a Blount County ravine located about 75 miles from Jemison. It was not immediately clear, however, if the two incidents are connected, the Associated Press reported. In a statement posted on social media, Jemison police said they had recovered about 20 or more of the parcels that seemed to have been dumped alongside County Road 166. Those packages included shipping addresses from County Roads 166, 48, 51, 164, 42, 29, 43, 936, and North Dakota Road....

The famous portrait sculpture of the Ancient Egyptian monarch—created in 1,340 B.C.—is kept at the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. And like many cultural heritage institutions around the world, the museum has made detailed 3D scans of the bust. However, the museum has only now made the high-quality, full-colour scans available to the public following a three-year effort by journalist Cosmo Wenman, who submitted several freedom of information requests to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation—which oversees Berlin’s state museums....