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MEXICO CITY, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Hurricane Willa gained strength and churned toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, where it was expected to make landfall by Tuesday unleashing torrential rains in its wake, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday.
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The Philadelphia Eagles blew a 17-point fourth quarter lead on Sunday at home against the Carolina Panthers.
The Eagles defense had been particularly dominant and was caught celebrating early, only to collapse in the final period.
Cam Newton and the Carolina offense scored on three straight touchdown drive to win 21-17.
The Philadelphia Eagles collapsed on Sunday, giving up 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to the Carolina Panthers to blow a 17-0 lead at home.
The Eagles were dominant to start the game, with the Philadelphia defense playing up to expectations to shut down Cam Newton and the Panthers.
At halftime, the Eagles held a 10-0 lead and had all but bottled up Carolina, holding the Panthers to just 83 yards of offense and four first downs in the first half. After adding another touchdown to their lead, the Eagles entered the fourth quarter up 17-0 and feeling confident that they were 15 minutes away from another win.
The Philadelphia defense was rather public in their confidence, getting caught on camera dancing on the field together in celebration heading into the fourth quarter.
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Their hubris would come back to bite them.
In the fourth quarter, Cam Newton and the Panthers offense would spring to life, scoring on two 80-yard touchdown drives to bring the Eagles lead down to a field goal. After forcing an Eagles three-and-out on the ensuing kickoff, Carolina had just over two minutes to drive and either tie or take the lead.
At one point, it looked as though the Eagles defense would hold, with the Panthers needing 10 yards to keep the game alive on fourth down, but Newton found former Eagle Torrey Smith for the crucial completion.
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Gays and lesbians throughout India rejoiced last month when a landmark court ruling made homosexuality legal in the country.
While the decision may seem like a long time coming for those in the LGBTQ community, gay sex is still illegal in nearly 40% of countries in the United Nations, according to statistics released last year by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).
To understand how gay rights vary around the world, Business Insider created a set of maps that visualize which countries have legalized gay marriage and the countries where gay people can still be put to death, among other questions.
The results show that while homosexuality is no longer outlawed in the majority of the world, there’s still a long way to go in terms of acceptance and equality for LGBTQ people.
Religion is an un-ignorable factor in the maps. While the majority of the world has legalized homosexuality, the countries where it is still outlawed are concentrated in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa — areas with majority-Muslim nations.
According to the Associated Press, “Islamic scholars overwhelmingly teach that same-gender sex is a sin.”
The Quran teaches that homosexuality should be punished but doesn’t detail how. The Prophet Muhammad is alleged to have been more explicit that homosexuals should be killed in some of his teachings. That’s why some countries that implement sharia law (rules based on Islamic teachings) make homosexuality a capital crime.
Source: Associated Press
In fact, nearly all of the countries where homosexuality is technically still a capital crime are majority Muslim.
Nigeria is split between Christians in the south and Muslims in the north. Homosexuality only carries the death penalty for some states in the north.
Source: ILGA
In some countries where homosexuality is legal, there are still several laws in place that make living …read more
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