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Heaven’s Gate: Realtor calls it ‘mock-Mediterranean.’ Neighbors call it creepy. They got San Diego to alter the street name after 39 cult members committed suicide there last March. Nicole Brown’s condo: Murder scene couldn’t snag a $795,000 asking price. Sold at auction in the summer of 1996 for “the high five hundred to low six hundred thousands.” O.J.’s old place: Simpson bought Brentwood estate at 360 North Rockingham for $650,000 back in 1979....

Gradually, the ranch will expand as players earn more money and need more space. With so many spaces to fill with slimes or gardens it can be difficult to decide what the best layout for the ranch could be, and therefore, players deserve a couple of tips on how to use their space wisely. Have Two Gardens In Each Ranch Area As the player’s ranch begins to expand players will want to make sure they have enough food to provide for all the slimes they are attempting to rear....

The two men worked alongside each other as members of The Wyatt Family in 2015-16, with Wyatt introducing Strowman to WWE programming for the first time after SummerSlam 2015, but they have never met in a one-on-one televised match. Strowman acknowledged that it has been “a pretty awesome process” to watch the evolution of Wyatt’s “The Fiend” character over the last year, and he believes there is enough history between their personas to tell a compelling story on SmackDown....

Around the automotive world, small is the new big. Driven by growing earning power in emerging markets, and rising gasoline prices and global-warming concerns in developed countries, small-car sales are hitting high gear. By 2012, forecasters expect consumers around the world to buy a record 38 million small cars annually, up 65 percent from a decade earlier. In Western Europe, the market for microcars—the tiniest runabouts on the road—is projected to rise nearly 50 percent by 2011 from 2004 levels....

This season, NASCAR trimmed to 40 cars the fields for two of its three major national racing series, down from 43. For Sprint Cup, the change was introduced in a landmark charter system. MORE: Atlanta schedule | 10 drivers to watch | 10 key facts That system also affected the amount of prize money available. The race will include all 36 charter teams and three without charters. This week’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is scheduled for Sunday, the second race in the 2016 Sprint Cup season....

Dwayne Smith’s career-best 70 was the cornerstone of West Indies’ 172 for four against England in their lone Twenty20 international against England at Trent Bridge on Sunday. The West Indies, looking to salvage some pride at the last this tour after losing Test and one-day series to England, were in deep trouble at 57 for three at the 10-over half-way point of their innings after opting to bat first against the World Twenty20 champions....

Smith had a three-shot advantage heading into round four but two bogeys in the first four holes saw his lead wiped out as Marc Leishman made ground. By the turn Leishman was ahead of the defending champion, four birdies helping the world number 21 match his best opening nine holes of the week. It was not to be for Leishman, though, as he stuttered on the run home, dropping shots at 14 and 16....

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about five million snakebites occur in India each year, and these are responsible for between 81,000 and 138,000 deaths. Snakes are a particular problem in rural areas, as people do not have fast access to antivenom. A bite from a highly venomous snake such as a cobra requires a large amount of antivenom, administered at a hospital. While snakes usually only attack if provoked or threatened, conflicts can occur when they live in close proximity with humans....

Qualcomm also announced something that almost no-one had expected: an entirely new chipset designed specifically for Android-based portable games consoles. It even had hardware ready to go, with a dev kit built by Razer boasting a Switch-esque form factor. Regular consumers can’t buy the Razer handheld – it’s for developers only, for now – but Qualcomm is convinced it’s just created a whole new mobile gaming ecosystem and market. The pitch seems to be that gamers will want to play mobile games on devices that aren’t mobile phones....

Snugs is a British company based in Somerset and produces tailor-made ear buds for the range of headphones it sells, or you can order tips for your existing set. They’re the same silicone custom-fitted moulds which professional musicians, TV presenters and racing drivers use. There are many reasons to spend money on custom-fitted headphones. For one thing, they’re very comfortable. Some people hate having anything in their ear, but unlike standard tips, custom moulds don’t use pressure or friction to stay in place....

Of all the environmental battles that greens thought had been won for good, “Save the Whales” trumps even reducing the erosion of the ozone layer. It was the issue that vaulted Greenpeace into the first ranks of enviro groups–its first action against a whaling ship came on June 16, 1975, off California–and the cause that became a bumper sticker long before anyone thought of saving a rain forest. But this week in Nairobi, at a meeting of the 151 nations that decide the rules for buying and selling endangered species, the whales could be unsaved....

VALENCIA (Reuters) - Barcelona’s Jordi Alba haunted his former club Valencia with a stunning late equaliser in a 1-1 draw on Sunday in a top-of-the-table Liga clash that preserved the Catalan side’s four-point lead but was overshadowed by a ‘goal’ that was not given. Barca were denied the opener as Lionel Messi’s tame shot after half an hour was spilled by goalkeeper Neto and bounced over the line before the Brazilian dragged it back over but referee Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva allowed play to continue....

Senegal, who need two points to qualify for next year’s finals in Russia, play South Africa away in Polokwane on Nov. 10 and then at home in Dakar on Nov. 14. “Sadio Mane has resumed individual training and will probably resume full training next week,” Senegal coach Aliou Cisse told a news conference. Mane hurt his hamstring in Senegal’s last Group D game – a 2-0 away win over the Cape Verde Islands on Oct....

With their ace big man back in the fold, the Charlotte Bobcats appeared on pace to challenge the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their first-round series. MORE: Box | Heat slow Bobcats’ star | More on Miami win | Playoff schedule | Scoreboard Then, just as quickly as their momentum had risen, the Bobcats hit a downslide and never recovered. Jefferson’s powers wore off, defenders sunk back and allowed 3-point makes and team turnovers piled up....

Forget Carnival and the girl from Ipanema. The hot new attractions for visitors to Rio de Janeiro are the favelas–those infamous, scruffy, often felonious shantytowns that cling to Rio’s sheer peaks. More than 1 million people make their homes in 500 or so shantytowns like Rocinha, a jumble of cinder-block, tin-roofed homes threaded by a web of cramped alleyways. Now they’re a curiosity for better-heeled foreigners. Every week, and some weeks every day, the visitors come in their cargo pants and Reeboks....

From Kevin Owens successfully saving his job to Kofi Kingston’s vicious attack on Randy Orton. the blue brand witnessed its Superstars engage in several jaw-dropping moments. SmackDown women’s champion Bayley also defended her title against Ember Moon. Now that SummerSlam is done and dusted, we are headed towards the dawn of new feuds and hopefully, answers to few old ones. Here’s what can go down on SmackDown Live this week...

Diverticula in the large intestine are commonly referred to as colonic diverticular disease. According to a 2009 study, the prevalence of diverticula of the small bowel is only 0.3% to 5% of all cases of diverticulosis (including cases of colonic diverticular disease). Anatomy and Terminology There are three segments of the small intestine (small bowel), including the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum. The most common part of the small intestine to be affected by diverticula is the duodenum (the first segment)....

Mark Penn did not have a large margin of error. For months he had been an embattled figure in the Clinton camp—somewhat socially isolated by his absent-minded professor’s bearing and his prickly personality, and widely perceived to be on the wrong end of an internal debate over strategy. Penn, a former pollster for President Clinton prized for his loyalty to the family, had rejected some staffers’ call to “humanize” Hillary early on, citing survey data that recommended an emphasis on her résumé and experience instead....

RELATED: Smite: A Complete Beginners Guide To Playing Freya Unlike other MOBAs, Warriors aren’t built solely to capitalize on melee combat. Depending on the God, a Warrior can tank just as well as a Guardian or even provide high-damage output like an Assassin. However, with Smite’s ever-expanding roster, just which Warriors make the cut as the strongest in the game? 10 Bellona There’s a reason Bellona remains a mainstay in the game’s main banner, and that’s her simple yet efficient playstyle....

Over the course of an almost 20-year career, the Kingston, Ontario, native dominated the international scene for Team Canada. Hefford earned five Olympic medals, including being one of only three women in the history of women’s hockey — with Hayley Wickenheiser and Caroline Ouellette — to win four consecutive golds. Couple that with the five golds and seven silvers she has won representing Canada at the IIHF Women’s World Championship, where she also was the top scorer in 1999 and 2000, and her resume is quite impressive....