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Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as “The Hockey Maven,” shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week features a comparison between two Colorado Avalanche icons from different eras, Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon. It would not be a stretch to suggest that Nathan MacKinnon is a modern-day Joe Sakic. After all, each…

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will receive a hero’s welcome in Israel’s parliament on Monday as a fragile Gaza ceasefire he helped to broker enters a fourth day, with the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners marking tentative steps in a conflict long resistant to resolution. Trump’s Knesset speech follows two years of war sparked by a…

PITTSBURGH — Matthew Schaefer jumped onto the darkened ice at PPG Paints Arena and, along with New York Islanders teammate Maxim Shabanov, took the traditional solo lap every player makes before his NHL debut. It’s the only time the 18-year-old Schaefer looked like a rookie all night during New York’s 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh. Confident and poised from the opening faceoff, the top pick in the June…

PITTSBURGH — Matthew Schaefer jumped onto the darkened ice at PPG Paints Arena and, along with New York Islanders teammate Maxim Shabanov, took the traditional solo lap every player makes before his NHL debut. It’s the only time the 18-year-old Schaefer looked like a rookie all night during New York’s 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh. Confident and poised from the opening faceoff, the top pick in the June…

#VeteransAffairs #ContractCuts #HealthServices The Department of Veterans Affairs has recently made the decision to halt billions of dollars in planned contract cuts. This decision comes after receiving feedback expressing worries that these cuts could have a detrimental impact on essential health services for veterans. Lawmakers and stakeholders have raised concerns about the potential…