Last Top Stories: René Girard, French Theorist of the Social Sciences, Dies at 91

• René Girard, French Theorist of the Social Sciences, Dies at 91

  

  PhotoRené Girard, above in 1981, introduced the idea of mimesis in his 1960s’ novel “Deceit, Desire, and the Novel.”CreditChuck Painter/Stanford News ServiceRené Girard, whose explorations of literature and myth helped establish influential theories about how people are motivated to want things, died on Nov. 4 at his home in Stanford, Calif. He was 91.Martha Girard, his wife of 64 years, confirmed his death.Professor Girard, who was born in France, had lived and taught in the United States since..

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• Attorney General Tells DraftKings and FanDuel to Stop Taking...

  

  PhotoThe New York attorney general began an inquiry last month, asking two leading companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, for a range of internal data and details on how they prevent fraud.CreditMichael Nagle for The New York TimesThe New York State attorney general on Tuesday ordered the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, to stop accepting bets from New York residents, saying their games constituted illegal gambling under state law.The cease-and-desist order by the ..

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• Eichel towers as Buffalo blasts listless Lightning | ProHockeyTalk

  

  Things ain’t good in Philly.The Flyers, who lost for the seventh time in eight games on Tuesday thanks to a 4-0 spanking from Colorado, held their second closed-door meeting of the young season afterward — and while players weren’t divulging what was said, they didn’t make it hard to guess.“It’s unacceptable,”Mark Streit told the Courier-Post. “It was a really poor performance on our part.”“We’re embarrassed,”Ryan Whitesaid,per CSN Philly.That the Flyers were smoked, at home, by one of the Weste..

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• As Goalie Shines Again, Blues Shut Out the Devils

  

  Jake Allen made 24 saves for his second straight shutout, Martin Havlat scored against his former team, and theSt. Louis Bluesbeat theDevils, 2-0, on Tuesday night in Newark.Allen, coming off a career-high 45 saves in a 4-0 win Saturday over Nashville, had an easier time against the Devils, earning his third shutout this season and the eighth of his career.Havlat, who signed with St. Louis last week after spending last season with the Devils, opened the scoring while making his season debut. The..

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• Donna the Buffalo's Stampede Tour to Stamp Big Money Out of Politics | Ben Cohen

  

  Over 50,000 Americans have already joined theStampede-- a mass, ongoing protest to stamp big money out of politics and take back our democracy. We're literally rubber stamping messages like "Not to be used for buying elections" and "Stamp money out of politics" straight onto dollar bills. Now we're teaming up with American troubadoursDonna the BuffaloandPeter Rowanfor their 15 stop "Stampede"touracross the East Coast. We will be infusing some political flavor to their masterful beats by brin..

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• Corrections: November 11, 2015

  FRONT PAGEBecause of an editing error, anarticleon Thursday about the British government’s suspension of flights in response to concerns that a bomb might have brought down a Russian jetliner over the Sinai Peninsula referred incompletely to the government’s action. Britain suspended flights to and from — not just to — the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el Sheikh.BUSINESS DAYAnarticleon Nov. 2 about a bankruptcy filing by Freedom Communications, the media company that owns The Orange County Regis..

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• Calvin Pryor had a brutal 'no comment' for Rex Ryan

  

  Jets safety Calvin Pryor entered the NFL with a reputation for delivering big hits. He delivered one Tuesday to his former head coach.Pryor criticized Bills coachRex Ryan’s decision to name IK Enemkpali a captainfor Thursday night’s game between the Jets and Bills and then added a few additional shots to Ryan, the Jets coach for six years.“It was definitely kind of disrespectful, but at the same time he has his reasons,” Pryor said. “Doesn’t matter, we still have to play the game Thu..

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• Buffalo receivership decision likely to go to court | POLITICO

  

  ALBANY — Legal action will likely be taken after the state Education Department intervened in Buffalo City schools' union negotiations regarding its “persistently struggling” schools, according to New York State United Teachers.Under the state’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo-backed receivership law, state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia intervened in the collective bargaining process, essentially acting as a moderator, imposing proposals made by Buffalo Superintendent Kriner Cash, as wasfirst reported..

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• Sammy Watkins: Facing Revis “hardest challenge” of my career

  

  Getty ImagesBills wide receiverSammy Watkinsasked for the ball last month and he showed why he thought it was such a good idea to throw it to him against the Dolphins last week.Watkins battered the Miami secondary for eight catches and168 of the team’s 181receiving yards in the 33-17 victory. Now he gets to take a Thursday night trip to Revis Island in one of the on-field subplots that has been overshadowed in the last few days by the Rex Ryan show.Watkins andDarrelle Revismet twice last season..

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• Fantasy Football Week 10: Waiver Wire Picks

  

  PhotoWashington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins has a favorable matchup this weekend.CreditSteven Senne/Associated PressHere’s a look at the players worth adding to your fantasy football roster this week:QuarterbackKirk Cousins, Washington Redskins (10%):Cousins is not a very good NFL quarterback, and has one of the highest interception rates in the league. However, he hasn’t received a ton of help from his receivers this season. Washington dropped seven passes on Sunday, one of which resulted..

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