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On Tuesday, the child and her mother were caring for another neighbor’s two pitbulls while they were out of town when at least one of the dogs turned on them, according to police. The incident happened in the neighbor’s backyard. It is not clear whether one or both dogs attacked the pair. Broadcaster WRAL-TV revealed the victims’ identities as Jayden Belle Henderson and her mother Heather Trevaskis, who has worked at the news outlet for eight years....

North Dakota is one of the few states that does not have a mask mandate in place. Governor Doug Burgum has rejected the idea of issuing one, preferring instead to advocate for their use by appealing to residents’ sense of personal responsibility. On Sunday, the North Dakota Department of Health reported 343 new COVID-19 cases, with the number of active cases rising by around 100 to 3,766—a new pandemic high....

The secretive Asian nation has reportedly instituted a ban on Western fashion trends including mullets, certain body piercings, and skinny jeans in a self-proclaimed “war on capitalism.” According to the South Korean outlet Yonhap News Agency, a North Korean outlet published an appeal to citizens to do away with capitalistic culture. “History teaches us a crucial lesson that a country can become vulnerable and eventually collapse like a damp wall regardless of its economic and defense power if we do not hold on to our own lifestyle,” Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the North’s ruling Worker’s Party, reportedly wrote on May 13....

In a statement sent Tuesday to the state-run Tass Russian News Agency, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the “crew of a North Korean vessel [with over 45 people onboard] carried out an armed attack on the members of a monitoring group of the border guards’ ship” in the Sea of Japan, known to the Koreas as the East Sea. As a result, “three servicemen received various injuries,” according to the service....

Hahn shot a 2-under 69 on Sunday to force a playoff. MORE: GolfDigest leaderboard Johnson also shot a 69 on Sunday after shooting 67 on Saturday. This was his third start after taking a six-month leave from the game due to personal reasons. He’s finished t4 and t2 in his last two starts. He also finished in second at this event last year. Johnson missed a 10-foot putt on 18 that could have prevented a playoff....

This will be McIlroy’s Northern Trust Open debut, while Spieth finished T-4 at the course last year. Spieth rebounded on Sunday at Pebble Beach, vaulting himself into a T-21 at the Pro-Am. McIlroy has yet to finish outside the top six in 2016. MORE: PGA Tour winners of the 2015-16 season Joining McIlroy and Spieth are a host of big names vying to dethrone last year’s champion, James Hahn. Hahn defeated Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey in a dramatic playoff....

This trend is particularly surprising because most countries in the West are adopting conservative policies. From balanced budgets to tight money to welfare reform to higher educational standards, there is widespread popular support for ideas and programs associated for decades with conservative parties. This support is more grudging in continental Europe than in Britain and the United States, but it is still real. Bill Clinton, a well-greased political weather vane, was reflecting this reality when he declared in 1995 that ““the era of big government is over....

But look more closely. The specter of North-South trade wars tends to obscure the fact that commerce is a rich nation’s game. The flow of exports and imports between developed nations accounts for 80 percent of world trade. Last week both the United States and the European Union sent out peace signals in their own steel trade dispute before Lamy made his gesture of welcome to the developing world. What that message amounts to is this: if we can’t get 148 nations to agree to something, we’ll start cutting bilateral deals with our most important partners....

It’s true. In the last few years, a growing number of communities have begun to look askance at the rapidly expanding Seattle-based coffee company. Some have taken it on and, in a few cases, kept it out. Not that Starbucks is running scared. The compa- ny is enjoying phenomenal growth, with stores opening daily, expansion overseas and a raft of new products, from ice cream to CDs. It’s even begun a test of the ultimate market move: supermarket sales....

Actually, it was a bitter disappointment. Since the spring, the government has released more than 350 members of the opposition National League for Democracy party–as well as scores of prisoners from other groups. Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi has been granted permission to travel within the nation’s borders and has reopened more than 65 NLD offices. But opponents of the regime say that these concessions are beginning to look like little more than window dressing: Suu Kyi has reported no progress in talks about expanding democracy in Burma, and repression in the countryside is as bad as ever....

At least since 1969, Bob Dylan’s officially released albums have been shadowed by a legendary counter-canon: outtakes, demos, home and concert performances, bootlegged under such titles as “Great White Wonder.” “The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3,” which hit stores last week, isn’t Columbia’s first attempt to cash in on the cachet. “The Basement Tapes” (1975) were low-fi (and much overrated) 1967 home recordings with The Band. The “Biograph” anthology (1985) supplemented the classics with 18 previously unreleased cuts: mostly variants of known songs, but also such rarities as the countryish “Caribbean Wind” and the 1965 Beatles-Stones knockoff “I Wanna Be Your Lover....

MORE: Top 25 tracker Just 18 seconds into Norte Dame’s game against Syracuse, quarterback DeShone Kizer threw a huge 79-yard touchdown pass to receiver Equanimeous St. Brown, putting Notre Dame up 7-0. But that was just the beginning of the first-quarter craziness. Syracuse countered with a touchdown of its own two minutes later, a 3-yard run by QB Eric Dungey to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive that was met with little resistance from the Irish defense....

Actually, it was tougher to understand because he explained it. MORE: These teams already out of College Football Playoff race On the final accounting of Michigan State’s 36-28 Saturday night victory over the Irish at Notre Dame Stadium, the play that finished the Irish was recorded as a 28-yard pass from Spartans quarterback Tyler O’Connor to freshman receiver Donnie Corley that occurred on third-and-7 with 2:31 remaining. On the replay of this completion, it was apparent Irish cornerback Cole Luke had sprinted toward the middle of the field, away from where Corley was positioned on the right sideline, which didn’t seem like the thing to do....

The university announced Friday it will hold a ceremony at halftime of Notre Dame's game against Virginia Tech on Jan. 19. On that date in 1974, Notre Dame used a 12-0 run in the final 3:32 to beat a UCLA team led by center Bill Walton and coached by John Wooden. Phelps coached the Irish for 20 years, posting a 393-197 record. Previous honorees include Austin Carr, Adrian Dantley, Luke Harangody and Ruth Riley....

Macron assessed the progress of the restoration project and promised the cathedral would be rebuilt by 2024. “We’re seeing here how, in two years, a huge work has been accomplished,” Macron said, recalling the “emotion” felt throughout France at the images of flames devouring Notre Dame on April 15, 2019. “We also see what’s remain to be done.” Macron offered “a huge thank you” and a message of determination to all the workers mobilized to rebuild Notre Dame....

On his Instagram story, Djokovic thanked people around the world “for your continuous support,” noting that he “can feel it and it is greatly appreciated.” MORE: Novak Djokovic vaccine controversy, explained His wife, Jelena Djokovic, also thanked the tennis star’s fans on Twitter. She said she was “taking a deep breath to calm down and find gratitude (and understanding) in this moment for all that is happening.” “The only law that we should all respect across every single border is Love and respect for another human being....

So far, President Clinton has done little to prepare the American public for sending in the troops. Predictably, Republicans are seizing on the opportunity to raise doubts. Last week on Capitol Hill, a committee hearing to decide whether to extend the term of Joint Chiefs Chairman John Shalikashvili turned into an inquisition on Bill Clinton’s pledge to send U.S. troops. “Why can’t the Europeans carry out these peacekeeping duties them-selves?...

That was thousands of Phillies fans saying, “About damn time,” at the exact same moment. That reaction wasn’t about Jimmy Rollins, the person, getting traded to the Dodgers — he was a fan favorite and will be missed in the community — but it was the hope that maybe, just maybe, general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr., will begin the process of demolition and rebuilding. Philadelphia’s major-league roster is bloated with overpaid, underperforming veterans....

The photo shows a young woman and child standing before some rather nondescript brush in the background with bright letters on the frame stating, “Mama didn’t raise a victim.” The NRA’s tweet accompanied the photo with this verbiage: “Happy Mother’s Day to all NRA moms! On top of the millions of other jobs moms have, NRA moms fight for our right to self-defense, while also defending themselves, their families, and communities....