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A man reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship was rescued by the US Coast Guard in the Gulf of Mexico
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https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/man-rescued-carnival-cruise-gulf-of-mexico/index.html
Kirk Cousins shuts down negative ‘prime time’ stigma in Vikings’ big win over Patriots
Who knew that a matchup between prime time Kirk Cousins and Bill Belichick would be such an offensive outburst?
But in a Thanksgiving evening classic, Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings rallied late for a 33-26 victory over the New England Patriots.
Mac Jones had just about four-and-a-half minutes to get into the end zone to keep the game alive, with the Pats trailing by seven. A long catch-and-run by Rhamondre Stevenson put the Pats on the other side of the field quickly, but a big third-down sack forced a 4th and 16. Jones was looking for Agholor deep, but it was just out of his reach, and the Vikings took over on downs.
The Pats were able to force a three-and-out and get the ball – but they had to go 89 yards in 53 seconds. Jones, though, was sacked on first down for a loss of eight. Safe to say, it was too much for New England, and the clock ran out on them, despite two more completions.
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The Vikings just needed five plays to get in the end zone to start the game – and who else but Justin Jefferson – but the Pats answered right back with a 34-yard touchdown to Nelson Agholor. It was 7-7 less than seven minutes into the game.
The scoring settled down for a bit, as both teams settled for some field goals, but inside two minutes in the second quarter, T.J. Hockenson caught a touchdown to put Minnesota up 16-13 (Greg Joseph missed the ensuing PAT). But Jones was able to put the Pats on the other side of the field quickly so Nick Folk can tie the game at 16 before the half.
The Pats got the ball at the half, and Jones continued his electricity – a quick drive ended with a 37-yard touchdown to Hunter Henry, and New England had a 23-16. However, the Vikings immediately answered with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Kene Nwqngwu to tie the game.
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And what did Jones do to respond? Marched right back down the field. Henry almost caught his second touchdown of the night, but replay found he didn’t finish the catch, so the Pats settled for three. The Vikings then got inside the Pats’ 10-yard line after a long drive, but had to settle for three early in the fourth, tying the game at 26.
After a Patriots punt, the Vikings were set to punt the ball away, but a running into the kicker penalty kept their drive alive. Naturally, Cousins found Jefferson for a 36-yard gain. On the next play, he hit Old Reliable Adam Thielen in the back of the end zone to make it 33-26 Minnesota with 9:34 to go, a score which turned out to be the game-winner.
Cousins, whose prime time struggles are well-noted, was awesome in this one – he threw for 299 yards on 30-of-37 passing, throwing for three touchdowns. Jefferson’s 139 receiving yards were a game-high (he also had nine receptions), and Thielen added nine catches for 61 yards.
Jefferson also set the NFL record for most receiving yards in a player’s first three seasons, surpassing Randy Moss’ 4,163. Jefferson now has 4,248 in his career that’s spanned just 44 games. Moss put up that number in 48 games.
Jones was certainly no slouch in a losing effort, though – he threw for 382 yards through the air, completing 28 of his 39 passes without turning the ball over. Stevenson caught a team-high nine passes for 78 yards, while DeVante Parker’s 80 receiving yards led Pats receivers.
The 9-2 Vikings will visit the New York Jets (6-4) in Week 13, while the Pats, now 6-5, will host the 8-3 Buffalo Bills a week from Thursday.
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On this day in history, Nov. 25, 1963, John F. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Just a handful of days after he was assassinated in an open-car motorcade on the streets of Dallas during a campaign trip throughout Texas, President John F. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on this day in history, Nov. 25, 1963.
President Kennedy, as well as two Kennedy infants, are today interred in Lot 45, Section 30, of Arlington National Cemetery, according to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“The permanent graves are located about 20 feet east of the site where the president was temporarily interred on 25 November 1963,” the library’s website also says.
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“Each is marked by a simply inscribed gray slate tablet.”
The burial of the slain president, only 46 years old when he was assassinated, followed a somber and nationally televised funeral process.
JFK had not specified where he wanted to be buried, according to History.com.
“Most of his family and friends assumed he would have chosen a plot in his home state of Massachusetts,” the site also notes.
As a veteran of World War II, he “qualified for a plot at Arlington National Cemetery, but he also deserved a special site befitting his presidential status.”
The spring before he died, President Kennedy “made an unscheduled tour of Arlington and … remarked to a friend on the view of the Potomac from the Custis-Lee Mansion, reportedly saying it was ‘so magnificent I could stay forever,'” the same site points out.
After Kennedy was killed on Nov. 22, 1963, the friend who accompanied JFK to Arlington that day “relayed the comment to the president’s brother-in-law, Sargent Shriver, who suggested the site to Jacqueline Kennedy, the president’s widow,” History.com also reports.
“Jackie, who was responsible for the final decision, toured the site on November 24 and agreed. ‘He belongs to the people,’ she said,” the site also notes.
The then-first lady also reportedly asked if workers at the cemetery could erect “some sort of eternal flame at the grave site,” says History.com.
“Cemetery officials scrambled to put together a makeshift Hawaiian torch under a wire dome, covered by dirt and evergreen boughs. The flame was fed by copper tubing from a propane tank situated 300 feet away.”
Then, after the graveside military ceremony on November 25, Jackie Kennedy “lit the first eternal flame and, a few days later, the grave site was enclosed with a white picket fence.”
The next month, in December 1963, “Jackie Kennedy returned to the grave and was photographed kneeling in prayer among a sea of wreaths and bouquets left by recent visitors.”
The eternal flame today “burns from the center of a 5-foot circular flat granite stone located at the head of the president’s grave,” the JFK Library site notes.
“The burner, a specially designed apparatus, which was created by the Institute of Gas Technology of Chicago, consists of a nozzle and electric ignition system.”
The library also notes, “A constantly flashing electric spark near the tip of the nozzle relights the gas if the flame is extinguished by rain, wind or accidents. The fuel is natural gas mixed with proper quantities of air to control the color and shape of the flame.”
The library says as well, “The entire site, with a total area of about 3.2 acres, was set aside by the Secretary of the Army with the approval of the Secretary of Defense to honor the memory of the president.”
It also says, “The land has been retained for the nation as a whole and has not been deeded to the Kennedy family.”
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“The area now is appropriately landscaped with new plantings mingled among some of the historic trees.”
“While magnolias predominate, there are crab apple, willow oak, hawthorn, yellow wood, American holly and cherry trees interspersed among flowering plants and shrubs.”
More than three million people visit Arlington National Cemetery each year.
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/25/politics/election-questions-arizona-results/index.html
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Woman dies hiking in Zion National Park with husband
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