Armed robber fought off Surveillance video captured a dramatic scene at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, liquor store as the owner and her daughter fought off an armed man who tried to rob them.
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Gagner fought off Lightning forward J.T. Brown on the rebound.
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The anti-fascists fought off a line of white nationalist supporters.
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In 2015 Pierre Nkurunziza, the Burundian president, fought off a coup.
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The victim said he fought off Shelden during an attempted rape.
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"George Washington's army fought off the British with rifles," he says.
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They fought off the dogs with hammers and sticks, Nix tells PEOPLE.
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I've fought off pirate scourges and managed my own fleet of frigates.
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But Bundy fought off his friends and gave the cops no choice.
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Hotz had fought off initial efforts by regulators to slow him down.
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He fought off tears, exhaling hard and taking steadying drinks of water.
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She struck eight aces and fought off 6 of 7 break points.
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BuzzFeed News successfully fought off Musk's subpoena, while Unsworth eventually dropped his.
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Travis d'Arnaud fought off tough pitches from Strasburg before striking out looking.
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The man fought off the attacker, who was shouting "Allah Akbar," police said.
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Last year, Depomed fought off a $3 billion unsolicited offer from Horizon Pharma.
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In 1588, Sir Francis Drake fought off the Spanish Armada in these waters.
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He is a Basketball Hall of Famer and recently fought off brain cancer.
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Akzo Nobel fought off a series of takeover approaches from PPG this year.
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Dylan Thomas, the 16-year-old linebacker, fought off blockers twice his size.
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In decades past, they fought off Saudi and Emirati predations, often with Western help.
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Moynihan fought off a shareholder campaign last year to strip him of the chairmanship.
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" -- October 21 interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity "I fought off the Mueller hoax.
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Phil Scott (R) in November, who successfully fought off a primary challenge Tuesday night.
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Turner fought off the cold and three Rockies pitchers while going 13-for-6.
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The Georgian fought off two match points down 3-5 in the third set.
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Bolivar state Governor Justo Noguera confirmed a military unit had fought off an attack.
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He fought off a recall election in 2012 and won reelection comfortably in 2014.
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Multiplex chains, including AMC and Regal, have fought off efforts to shorten that period.
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Caputova fought off a fierce campaign by the international alt-right to demonize her.
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In the intervening years, VHS fought off Sony's Betamax and brought video into everyone's home.
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Police say the girl fought off Shoffner, who told her to leave and never return.
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" And Rutte himself announced that the Netherlands had fought off "the wrong sort of populism.
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The men tried to jump into the vehicle, but were fought off by the mother.
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Castellanos fought off an inside pitch for a soft single to left, knocking in Martin.
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Raimondo in September fought off a primary challenge from progressive Secretary of State Matt Brown.
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He fought off the dog, but his son was left with stitches and difficulty sleeping.
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On the show, he told a joke story about how he fought off a puma.
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The White House has fervently fought off and condemned the probes as a partisan ploy.
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Paire won 76% of his first-serve points and fought off six break points to advance.
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Pitt and Jolie had a nasty, widely-publicized split while Aniston herself fought off divorce rumors.
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On Monday, a mother rat victoriously fought off a snake in order to protect its young.
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In 2009, a 64-year-old Dunn fought off a purse snatcher 39 years her junior.
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In her delirium, the young woman fought off help from locals who tried to stop her.
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Another officer writes knee strikes were used because Johnson had fought off an attempted leg sweep.
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Leah Vukmir (R) successfully fought off criticisms of her own supposedly insufficient support for the president.
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But in Delaware, Senator Tom Carper fought off a primary challenger from another insurgent Democratic candidate.
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As Al Jazeera notes: The earliest recorded outbreak came in 632 as pilgrims fought off malaria.
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Trump has vigorously fought off efforts to make his financial records, including his tax returns, public.
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We now understand that Hansen's is a disease easily fought off by a healthy immune system.
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She fought off the challenge of another Kenyan, the 35-year-old defending champion, Vivian Cheruiyot.
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According to the documents, the girl fought off Barker when he allegedly tried holding her head underwater.
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They burned six plantations and fought off white militias for a week before the rebellion was ended.
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Mice fought off cancer — using bacteria, according to a new study published today in Science Translational Medicine.
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The senator has fought off investigations for years after lengthy pursuits from federal prosecutors and the FBI.
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"She folded down on herself," Sewell said, her voice shaking with emotion as she fought off tears.
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Magny came up, fought off a roll for the kneebar, and smashed his way into side control.
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At a 2010 Pride march, 7,000 policemen fought off attackers and the parade was banned until 2014.
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Syngenta last year fought off unwanted suitor Monsanto, only to later agree to a takeover by ChemChina.
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The sword belonged to Omar Saïdou Tall, a military and spiritual leader who fought off French colonialists.
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The agency responses revealed that more than two dozen federal agencies have fought off attempted ransomware attacks.
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Sadly, cystic acne is a tidal wave that cannot be fought off once the swell has formed.
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The Motion Picture Association fought off a smoking-related lawsuit last year with a First Amendment defense.
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Another officer wrote that knee strikes were used because Johnson had fought off an attempted leg sweep.
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Indeed, May last month fought off a parliamentary rebellion that effectively sought to take away that option.
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In 22004, Cohen successfully fought off a defamation claim made against him by the supplement company Hi-Tech.
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In advancing, Mannarino fought off five set points in the opening set in winning the 26-minute match.
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When an unknown assassin attacked the bedridden Brandon Stark with a dagger, his mother fought off the assailant.
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Brazil's intelligence services are puny compared with those of Peru and Colombia, which fought off Marxist narco-guerrillas.
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Over the next three months, we spent 50 days in the hospital as she fought off various complications.
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I closed myself in my bathroom while I fought off a panic attack and asked Jack for advice.
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But in the fourth, Raonic fought off two break points at 210-22 and another at 23-230.
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There was the fourth game of the match, when Muguruza fought off a break point with an ace.
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Sessions's reelection campaign in 2004 was his toughest, when he fought off a challenge from longtime Democratic Rep.
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In his village, he said, just a handful of militants on motorbikes fought off a much larger force.
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The Rebels took control with a 21-10 run and fought off the late Tigers run to prevail.
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He fought off a Byfuglien check at the top of the crease and slipped a shot past Hutchinson.
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The father fought off several other dingoes besides the one that grabbed his son, Mr. Du Toit said.
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He fought off regeneration for as long as he could, but Peter Capaldi's 12th doctor is no more.
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The Disney board fought off that attempt, but Mr. Iger and his top lieutenants have not forgotten it.
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The Disney board fought off that attempt, but Mr. Iger and his top lieutenants have never forgotten it.
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Even as healthcare interest groups largely stayed on the sidelines, grassroots activists fought off the first House vote.
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The alcohol industry, for example, has successfully fought off all sorts of regulations and taxes over the years.
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Between the lines: Health insurers have successfully fought off or watered down these audits since they were first proposed.
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Brian Fitzpatrick easily fought off a challenge from Dean Malik, an attorney, former Bucks County prosecutor and a veteran.
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The Swedish private equity firm fought off competition from Bain Capital, Nordic Capital and Canadian pension fund giant Omers.
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AT&T, which successfully fought off an effort by the Justice Department to kill the deal, declined to comment.
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They fought off a hard-nosed, offensively inept Pacers club and then a hard-nosed, offensively inept Heat club.
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He fought off a check from Connor Brown and was able to flip a high puck over Enroth's glove.
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The forces embodied in the figure of Trump cannot be fought off with PowerPoint presentations and post-card campaigns.
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Emmanuel Macron has fought off populist opponent Marine Le Pen and won the race to become France's next president.
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People who get the test late may have a false positive, after their bodies have fought off the infection.
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McMains, listed as "Kristi M." of Indianapolis in the spot, recounts how she fought off a knife-wielding attacker.
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Bolivar state Governor Justo Noguera said a military unit had fought off an attack, but gave no more details.
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As Cormier forced Johnson to carry his weight, Johnson fought off any attempt to get him to the mat.
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Jeter fought off decline, for a while, after pairing up with a new trainer who changed everything for him.
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The boom-or-bust hitter fought off several good pitches in what proved to be a nine-pitch walk.
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Both Mr. Northam and Mr. Gillespie are moderates in their parties who fought off primary challenges from the flanks.
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GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – Carmen Torres has fought off overreaching city officials, gentrification and the punishing winds of Hurricane Maria.
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Tammy Baldwin fought off a surge in spending against her by the network and defeated her Republican opponent Leah Vukmir.
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Kevin Breen, 44, developed an extremely rare strep infection shortly after his son fought off a case of strep throat.
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Reyes remained in the ICU on IV antibiotics for over a week until his body finally fought off the infection.
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No, this plucky pensioner fought off the attacker by hitting her over the head with a packet of bacon. Repeatedly.
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Stand. If you don't know James Shaw Jr., he fought off a gunman in Antioch, Tennessee at a Waffle House.
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They stood together on big issues like healthcare against low-tier candidates like Delaney, and they repeatedly fought off attacks.
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Stand. If you don't know James Shaw, Jr., he fought off a gunman in Antioch, Tennessee at a Waffle House.
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She couldn't have fought off our attackers and I don't think it would have been right to ask her to.
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Up to 70 percent of the healthy population has antibodies to it, suggesting that infection is usually successfully fought off.
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Sometimes they must be fought off, but this is one science-fiction author who does not take that stance reflexively.
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The Shabwani force is made up of 4,000 local tribesmen who fought off Shiite militia in northern Yemen in 2015.
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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center fought off one lawsuit from the city's mayor to revoke its tax-exempt status.
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Just 30 seconds later, Vesey skated toward the net and fought off Hedman and scored his 16th of the season.
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The girls, ages 11 to 14, fought off a man Friday after he grabbed them outside a gas station convenience store.
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An everyday hero, known only as Denise, fought off a lump-of-wood wielding thief with her own baseball bat Tuesday.
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Blanco, who entered as a pinch hitter, fought off 11 pitches before driving Barraclough's pitch to right field for a double.
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They also fought off states' attempts to stop them from charging non-customers to cash checks drawn on the banks' accounts.
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The gunmen shot her, but Gallmann was saved when rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service intervened and fought off the attackers.
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Medically, there was no explanation of how she fought off her dire prognosis as her breast cancer continued recurring and spreading.
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She survived only because a passing deliveryman stopped his truck, fought off the assailant and held him until the police arrived.
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He said he would not defend a US policy that withheld security assistance to Ukraine as it fought off Russian aggression.
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He said he fought off the girl's mother on May 18 and then drove the child to a church parking lot.
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Even so, Democrats have been fiercely protective of the CFPB and fought off several legislative attempts to curb the bureau's power.
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Canley fought off enemy attacks to lead a group of wounded Marines to safety during his time in Vietnam in 1968.
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As a teenager, I fought off suicidal thoughts after watching Claire go from hot mess to success in Six Feet Under.
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Zverev then fought off Denis Shapovalov 7-6(3) 7-6(5), but all eyes on the first day were on Nadal.
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Babis, who has fought off accusations of conflicts of interest since entering politics in 2011, dismissed the doubts about his prior business.
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A Canadian woman who fought off a cougar that attacked her 7-year-old son in their backyard is now speaking out.
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Local journalists have braved dangerous conditions and fought off exhaustion to provide information to city residents—and jumped into action when needed.
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Taiwanese bird lovers first secured an end to hunting at Chiku and then, in 2000, fought off plans for a steel refinery.
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She's fought off attacks from conservative commentators, who caricatured her as "shrill" for speaking out forcefully about abortion access and sexual harassment.
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Azor Ahai is a legendary warrior who fought off the White Walkers (called the Others in the books) thousands of years ago.
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The New York Times reported in December that Dershowitz was acting as an advisor for Gertler as he fought off the sanctions.
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Tsitsipas fought off the ensuing match point but lost the next on his serve, setting up Kyrgios to serve for the match.
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When play resumed, Djokovic fought off another break point in the eighth game and built a 0-40 lead in the ninth.
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Muller came under fire at 6-6, saving a break point, and fought off four break points in an absorbing 18th game.
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Williams fought off the teenager in the second set and then went into cruise control, dropping just five points in the third.
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Another man was bitten off Cape Cod last month near Longnook Beach in Truro, but he fought off the shark and survived.
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They knocked off two vulnerable red state Democrats in North Dakota and Indiana and fought off Democratic challenges in Texas and Tennessee.
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Clinton backed the trade deal while secretary of State in the Obama administration but rescinded her support as she fought off Sen.
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The Stars quickly pulled Bishop again, but Edmonton held strong in front of Koskinen and fought off Dallas' final flurry of shots.
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While such bad ideas have been largely fought off in Congress, various and sundry federal and state regulators have recently taken action.
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This is her first Grand Slam final since she fought off a knife-wielding burglar in her Czech Republic apartment in 2016.
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The Blue Jackets fought off the Coyotes in the final 22001:19363 after Panarin's double penalty and also when Arizona pulled its goaltender.
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For the winner, Marchand scored on a backhander off a breakaway as he fought off the check of Red Wings defenseman Mike Green.
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The writedown prompted a sharp decline in Treasury Wine's shares, and the company subsequently fought off two takeover attempts by private equity firms.
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The first was the secretive Charles Martel Society, named for a leading figure of the European Middle Ages who fought off Muslim invaders.
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One of the large gaps in the fence is just west of Brownsville, near an affluent area where residents successfully fought off construction.
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Ziegler, Maynard's mother, fought off tears as she shared a conversation she had with her daughter during the last weeks of her life.
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Saturday I tried fought off an evil spirit with the help of two friends — one of which I'm pretty sure was a lycanthrope.
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Women had been raped or fought off attackers, he said, and many children had witnessed the killing of their parents, relatives or friends.
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Survivor: I fought off the gunman The 40-year-old gunman was known to campus police because of three calls about his behavior.
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Videos that quickly spread across the Internet showed the standoff getting physical, as Turkish security reportedly fought off protesters outside the Brookings Institution.
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The ANWR legislation also marks a major defeat for environmentalists, who had fought off numerous attempts since the 1970s to allow drilling there.
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It fought off close competition from Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras -- despite such nations having high levels of poverty and violence.
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Over in the other major party, the wife of a former president fought off a serious challenge from a 74-year-old socialist.
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In Massachusetts, the hospital industry successfully fought off a campaign by nurses last year that would have required hospitals to adopt staffing ratios.
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In 2015, Cloudflare fought off a court order that would have required them to police trademarks for the many, many sites they service.
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In northeastern Syria they have fought off the Islamic State, with support of the United States, and carved out a self-governing enclave.
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The Czech fought off all but two of the 15 break opportunities Pavlyuchenkova had, which allowed her to force the match into tiebreaks.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Switzerland fought off Denmark to take gold in the lightweight men's four in the Olympic rowing regatta on Thursday.
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For Mr. Greitens, who has for weeks proclaimed his innocence and fought off demands that he resign, the announcement was a significant win.
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Wren House fought off bids from JP Morgan , Blackstone , and private equity fund KKR to buy NSMP, according to one of the sources.
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Donkeys have fought off mountain lions, and even Hal, a seasoned and careful pro, got a nasty nip near his neck last year.
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Netflix reportedly fought off multiple other bidders, including Warner Brothers and MGM, both of whom would have given the movie a wide theatrical release.
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Ms. Cohen said she fought off the assailants with her shopping bags when a car stopped and the occupants told her to get in.
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Vetrano's body bore bruises and her clothing was "in disarray," according to Boyce, who said police also found signs Vetrano fought off her attacker.
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Last month, a Washington state family fought off a bear after it chased and mauled a 10-year-old boy at Yellowstone National Park.
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None of these things work without some kind of response, and Trump had none of that as he fought off Clinton's exhaustive fact-checking.
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One focused on the assassination attempt in 1835 of President Andrew Jackson, during which the president fought off a gunman whose two weapons misfired.
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Tribune also fought off a shareholder vote on its directors, though a significant percentage of the unaffiliated shareholder votes withheld support for Mr. Ferro.
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The bottom line: Big Heart fought off a big change to Medicare's payment system, and the main justification was everyone is bad at coding.
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Golden had 16 points and matched his career high with 83 rebounds as the Spiders fought off Wisconsin's comeback bid in the closing minutes.
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For two nights they fought off ferocious assaults but, recognizing that a third would be their last, slipped away in small groups before daybreak.
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Pink fought off the flu and spit out a throat lozenge to belt out a spirited National Anthem (which saw no protests from players).
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In the myth, a small group of villagers fought off the Nian (a big monster) by making loud noises and putting up red decorations.
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And Congress fought off a Trump administration bid to kill off a separate, smaller space telescope at NASA to help pay for JWST's extra costs.
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Wagner fought off defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to convert his sixth goal of the season and the third game-winner of his five-year NHL career.
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Elsewhere, sterling remained the big story after Prime Minister Theresa May fought off a bid to unseat her by colleagues unhappy with her Brexit plans.
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Even after a person has successfully fought off the virus or been treated for it, there's a reservoir of dormant malarial parasites in their blood.
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A witness did follow Flowers into the water to try and save the child, but he was fought off, according to the Sentinel and WITI.
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Perrigo fought off Mylan's $26 billion offer last year, in part by making excessive promises about how well the company could perform on its own.
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But even as platforms like Reddit fought off these pornographic deepfakes, concern has now turned to the potential trouble that politically-themed deepfakes can unleash.
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Denver won four of its last seven games after a slow start and fought off the Phoenix Suns for a 213-221 victory on Sunday.
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She fought off septic shock and multiple organ failures, which eventually led to her receiving a kidney transplant from her father when she was 21.
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Twice-Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova fought off fatigue to dominate Czech compatriot Barbora Strycova 6-63 6-4 and reach her third Beijing semi-final.
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Roger Ebert gave it two and a half stars and said he couldn't identify with the story – because apparently he'd never fought off home invaders?
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Stanford's Taylor Davidson fought off a match point for a 3-363, 7-5, 7-23 victory over Oklahoma State's Vladica Babic in Tulsa, Okla.
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His lawyers know this, and that's why they fought off Mueller's earlier requests for an in-person interview with all sorts of conditions and restrictions.
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At 4-4 in the second set, Anisimova fought off a break point that would have allowed Sharma a chance to serve for the match.
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As he fought off sleep in the middle of the night, the sight of his son celebrating had had the surreal feeling of a dream.
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Perrigo fought off Mylan's $2023 billion offer last year, in part by making excessive promises about how well the company could perform on its own.
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AstraZeneca, for example, fought off a $118 billion bid from Pfizer in 2014 by promising it would raise sales more than 70 percent by 2023.
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Dzingel fought off Josi on a break up the middle for his 13th goal at 19:48 on Stone's stretch pass from the Ottawa zone.
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They would also go a long way in sending the message that the US was fully supportive of Ukraine as it fought off Russian aggression.
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The report noted that Backpage had successfully fought off several civil and criminal cases by invoking a law that gives online platforms broad legal protections.
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Somehow, in the midst of the terrifying experience, Kenny was reminded of a surfer named Mick Fanning, who fought off a shark back in 2015.
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Kvitova was injured on Tuesday when she fought off an intruder in her home in the Czech Republic, damaging all the fingers on her playing hand.
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Farah fought off stiff competition from young Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei to finish with a winning time of 26 minutes, 49.51 seconds at the London Stadium.
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Elsewhere in Europe, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte successfully fought off a challenge from far-right leader Geert Wilders in March by talking tough on migration.
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But others, including the London-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that the YPG had fought off Turkish troops from two villages.
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Turkish authorities encircled the base, cut off the power supply and temporary closed the airspace around Incirlik as they fought off the coup launched on Friday.
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Cyclist Kristin Armstrong fought off rain, a tough Russian challenger and a nose bleed to capture the gold medal in the road cycling individual time trial.
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While competing at Jeffereys Bay — affectionately known as JBay — in South Africa last July, the world held its breath as Fanning fought off a huge shark.
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Comstock fought off a challenge from Shak Hill, who attacked the two-term incumbent as insufficiently conservative and weak in her support of President Donald Trump.
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Time and again, Trump furiously fought off attacks in Thursday's, sparring with Ted Cruz over his "New York values" and Cruz's eligibility for the White House.
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Rather, he was commanded to testify by prosecutors after he and his legal team fought off numerous subpoenas, said the person, who declined to be named.
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Kuznetsova fought off two break points to hold and make it 4-2, but she sent a forehand high and wide to fall behind, 5-2.
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Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was nominated by Republican voters for a second term, and John McCain fought off a Republican challenger for his Senate seat.
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The Frenchman Bryan Coquard was closing in on his first stage win until Kittel fought off Coquard's late surge and edged him at the finish line.
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Al Horford, playing another strong all-around game, fought off second-half foul trouble and finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Boston.
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The three-year-old fought off a lengthy challenge from Kentucky Derby runner-up Good Magic, then withstood hard-charging Bravazo for a half-length victory.
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One of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War, the Marines and South Vietnamese troops fought off a brutal siege that lasted several months.
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The Swiss company fought off an attempt by Elliott Management to force it into a sale in 2011, and a reported bid by Shire last year.
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Tourism has already been a lifeline to Ecuador's embattled Cofán, who've fought off attempts to extract the oil that lies beneath the land's trees and rivers.
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Yafan Wang fought off that point and earned two set points herself, but Xiyu Wang saved both and then won three straight points to clinch it.
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He fought off seven match points in a five-set thriller against American Sandgren after another great escape against Australia's John Millman in the third round.
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No. 17 UCLA 80, Presbyterian 65 Jaylen Hill collected 20 rebounds and Jaylen Hands scored 19 points as the host Bruins fought off the Blue Hose.
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Corbyn fought off a challenge to his leadership last year thanks to overwhelming grassroots support, but his critics, including some senior Labour figures, have remained vocal.
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Republicans, some Democrats and the gun lobby have fought off such attempts as a violation of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment providing the right to bear arms.
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Perrigo fought off a $25 billion hostile takeover bid from rival Mylan NV last year, and Hendrickson said the company was not looking for any other buyers.
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The puck went to the front of the net, where Wilson fought off defenseman Christian Folin to backhand it into the net and make it 1-0.
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Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa drew walks and Colby Rasmus, in 2.153-pitch at bat, fought off some tough pitches before blooping a single into center field.
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And as we noted earlier in Minnesota, Keith Ellison fought off domestic abuse allegations to win a chance to fight for that state&aposs attorney general seat.
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The 24-year-old, originally diagnosed with osteosarcoma, has been diagnosed with cancer on four separate occasions in her life and fought off the disease each time.
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The blood tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration only look for Lyme antibodies — or evidence that a person's immune system has fought off the disease.
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The Foxes spent most of the season in first place — they have lost only three times in the league — and fought off challenge after challenge for months.
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Canley fought off multiple enemy attacks as his company traveled toward Hue City, and carried wounded Marines to safety despite his own injuries, the White House said.
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But even as Afghan officials said the security forces had successfully fought off the assault, residents expressed alarm that the insurgents were again at the city's gates.
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He fought off numerous attempts at climate change policies by the federal government and pushed back against some offshore drilling standards that the industry saw as unnecessary.
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Fillon on Monday successfully fought off a rebellion within The Republicans that had threatened to end his candidacy for the presidency, as party leaders swung behind him.
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Environmentalists in his state are quick to point out that Hickenlooper twice fought off regulations that would have kept oil companies farther from homes, schools, and parks.
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The multiplex chains have fought off any effort to shorten the exclusive period they get to play films of any genre, which is currently about 90 days.
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"For one thing, when Seamus Finnegan asked eagerly to hear how Quirrell had fought off the zombie, Quirrell went pink and started talking about the weather..." 4.
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Mr. Rajoy has fought off Catalan pressure before, including five years ago, when Spain's economic crisis, and Catalonia's tax contributions to poorer regions, bolstered the secessionist movement.
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Remarkably, the incident took place at the J-Bay Open in South Africa, the same event where he famously fought off a great white shark in 2015.
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The Wildcats fought off Georgetown by five and Seton Hall by just one to extend its reign over the rest of the conference to 22 straight games.
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In 1977, Edith Bunker fought off an attempted rape (and Archie never called her "dingbat" again); in 1989, on "A Different World," Dwayne Wayne learned about consent.
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The fourth-seeded Federer fought off those two match points and beat the 10th-seeded Berdych, 6-2, 3-6, 7-33 (6), in the quarterfinals Thursday.
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At 803-years-old, McGee is frail, having fought off health issues over the years, but his motivation to create and his wit remains unblemished by age.
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A stunt workshop was shown during the panel, in which a woman fought off several would-be Stormtroopers in a sequence that felt pulled right from Rogue One.
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A Reuters correspondent said there were aircraft, mostly helicopters, flying over the Kirkuk area on the day as mostly Kurdish militant forces fought off the Islamic State assault.
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European stock markets gained after the Dutch election victory by Prime Minister Mark Rutte which fought off a challenge by anti-immigration, anti-European Union rival Geert Wilders.
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The action felt both fast and flexible as I fought off demon dogs, towering undead swordsmen, and scampering vampiric creatures using a combination of magic and traditional weaponry.
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Karlsson fought off a defensive challenge and fired in a bad-angle goal from the right circle at 7:22, netting his 12th goal and 100th career point.
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European stock markets gained following the election victory by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who fought off a challenge by anti-immigration, anti-European Union rival Geert Wilders.
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Just a week earlier, a pair of Dunkin Donuts employees in Concord, New Hampshire fought off a would-be robber with a large spatula and a wooden chair.
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He fought off numerous attempts at enacting climate change policies by the federal government and pushed back against some offshore drilling standards that the industry saw as unnecessary.
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About 0003,000 meters into the race, Farah crept all the way to the head of the group, and he fought off every challenger the rest of the way.
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The risk here is that Gannett might go away, leaving Tronc to wither as Yahoo did after it fought off a bid from Microsoft, writes the Deal Professor.
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Nadal, the top seed and defending champion, fought off two set points and won six of the final seven points in the tiebreak to take the first set.
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Cops say the woman was attacked Tuesday night after opening her door, but apparently fought off the attackers, who fled after leaving behind a mask and baseball hat.
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And in 1996 Schlafly, who co-chaired Pat Buchanan's presidential campaign, wrote the GOP's "no exceptions" anti-abortion platform and fought off Bob Dole's efforts to liberalize it.
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The 32-year-old dropped just one set in Dubai this week as he fought off three match points to overcome Frenchman Gael Monfils in the semi-finals.
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While the Russian fought off nine, Bedene finally converted in the final game of the second and third sets, including his fourth match point to put it away.
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But Rick Nash fought off Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry and beat Price with a high shot at 9:26 for his 17th goal to tie the score again.
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In gaining their third straight win, they fought off the hold the Bulls have had on them in recent seasons, ending an 11-game losing streak against them.
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Khachanov stretched him to breaking point at times, especially in the second set, but the 24-times Grand Slam champion fought off a set point before claiming victory.
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The first script of the original Alien movie involved a male hero, but Scott fought off execs to cast Weaver, then a 29-year-old virtually unknown actress.
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Emily Kinney may have fought off zombies during her time playing Beth Greene on The Walking Dead, but these days she's embracing a different type of otherworldly creature — mermaids.
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MIAMI 67, FLORIDA ST. 65 Sheldon McClellan scored 20 points, and No. 103 Miami fought off a second-half rally by visiting Florida State (16-9, 6-258 A.C.C.).
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He survived two match points against Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in the quarterfinals and fought off four more in the semifinals against No. 2 seed Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania.
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Herron has made a point of speaking out about the situation in which she allegedly fought off the man and suffered visible bruising — but escaped the alleged attempted rape.
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The inmates then fought off staff in a control room and pushed a button to release the front door, a according to a Facebook post by the Sheriff's Office.
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Eichel's fourth of the season was a one-man show when he took the puck near center ice, fought off Ducks defenseman Manson and beat Anaheim goalie John Gibson.
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Heughan, who plays Jamie, said there was supposed to be a scene where Balfe's Claire fought off a pack of wolves, but we never got to see that happen.
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In the 1950s, the agency fought off the Trump-like attacks of Senator Joe McCarthy while putting scores of U.S. journalists (and media executives) on its payroll each year.
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By a vote of 67-28, the Senate fought off opposition from some conservative Republicans and passed the legislation, which was approved by the House of Representatives last week.
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Highly indebted Rosneft, which has been on a buying spree for the past few years to become the world's largest oil producer by output, had fought off the order.
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I was just kind of just letting him take the inner half, and I fought off a couple of pitches and hopefully get a pitch out over the middle.
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Buttigieg slams July 85033 military parade: I think it makes America 'look smaller' MORE (D-Minn.) said she once fought off another lawmaker's advances using a rolled-up newspaper.
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Foligno potted his fifth at 16:53 when he fought off defenseman Jay Bouwmeester at the goalmouth and one-handed Daniel Winnik's centering pass into a half-open net.
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DuPont successfully fought off Nelson Peltz's Trian last year, only to announce disappointing results, the departure of its chief executive and then a combination merger-spinoff with Dow Chemical.
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But he was much more dangerous in the third set, as Djokovic fought off five set points on his own serve before taking command for good in the tiebreaker.
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As the Kurdish People's Protection Forces fought off the Islamic State, American warplanes from the international coalition fighting the militants bombed whatever houses the extremists were holed up in.
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Martincova fought off two match points and broke Garcia's serve in the 10th game of the deciding set, but Garcia answered with a break and served out the match.
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Up next for the Serbian is former champion Stan Wawrinka who fought off a determined Paolo Lorenzi to secure a 6-4 23-6(9) 7-7793(7783) victory.
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Another tip-in by Poeltl with 23:113 left made it 211-28 and the Raptors fought off the late Denver charge to improve to 22-7 at home.
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The town is surrounded on three sides by Islamic State fighters whose advances the rebels have repeatedly fought off, including an attack in which ISIS used mustard gas, wounding civilians.
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They took control with a 259-296 run to close out the first leading 287-281, fought off a couple strong comeback bids and sealed the victory in the fourth.
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When the likes of Hugh Gaitskell and Neil Kinnock fought off far-left influence in the 1960s and 80s, they did so as party leader, supported by their shadow cabinet.
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Most recently, the tech industry has fought off numerous efforts to get encryption legislation through Congress, including an attempt last year that died after President Obama declined to support it.
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He successfully fought off an aggressive challenge from Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones last year — Hurd won by just 85033 points — and Democrats are hoping for a different outcome in 2020.
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A World Surf League men's event in South Africa last July was canceled after the three-time world champion Mick Fanning fought off a shark while television cameras looked on.
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Those included the central Police Headquarters, where American Green Berets fought off waves of Taliban assaults for several days last October before breaking the insurgents' hold on the city. Gen.
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He was 15 of 20 for 212 yards with three touchdowns, including Bryant's juggling 25-yard grab in the end zone when he fought off pass interference by Johnson Bademosi.
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Aldo used every moment: he fought off a rear-naked choke attempt and every punch that resembled a kill shot, but he never looked on the verge of a comeback.
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In March, a Garmin exercise device worn by Kelly Herron, a Seattle runner, amplified the ordeal of her frantic struggles as she fought off an attacker in a park restroom.
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Wawrinka had two more chances at 4-4 but again Murray fought off the danger and then took his first set point to clinch, 6-4, and level the match.
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With Spain's King Felipe watching on, the 26-year-old Nadal fought off Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov 24-3 7-6(7) to give Spain their first title since 2011.
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Republican and Democratic senators decided to try to quickly pass the bill after hundreds of young protesters fought off a police siege on the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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Muguruza fought off five break points in the seventh game but gifted the advantage to the world number 35 with a double fault that gave the American a 4-3 lead.
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Vandeweghe fought off Muguruza's only break point of the first set in the 10th game and sealed the set in 56 minutes when the seventh seed's backhand sailed over the baseline.
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Dominic Adesanya, 23, of Bel Air, Maryland, barely made it onto the lawn in October 2014 before he was subdued as he fought off two police dogs, the Secret Service said.
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A Colorado runner who fought off and killed a mountain lion who ambushed him is speaking out about the attack that left him with multiple gashes to his face and arms.
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After Chavez fought off a short-lived coup in 2002, Golinger, employed as a lawyer in New York, worked to obtain documents proving that U.S. government agencies had funded those involved.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Hungarian kayaker Danuta Kozak fought off a fearsome pack of competitors to successfully defend her Olympic title in the women's K-1 500 meters final on Thursday.
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President Donald Trump's Republican Party typically supports gun ownership, and its members have fiercely fought off perceived threats to the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment guaranteeing Americans the right to bear arms.
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ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Brooks Koepka fought off an inspired challenge from Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship on Sunday, giving the big-hitting American his second major title this season.
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Unilever, a WPP client which fought off a $143 billion takeover bid from Kraft Heinz in February, said it was looking to cut the number of adverts created by 30 percent.
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HAWKS 297, BULLS 288 Jeff Teague scored 218 points, including two free throws with a little more than six seconds to play, and Atlanta fought off a furious rally in Chicago.
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Carballes Baena looked up for the task early on as he fought off a trio of break points to hold for 1-1 in a game that lasted nearly 10 minutes.
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The Russian sent a service return into the net on her first chance before Williams fought off the next one with a sublime backhand winner that whizzed past a charging Sharapova.
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The aliens take on Lovecraftian form ("The tendril mass looms, ethereal and pale") and are fought off by a multi-ethnic, multi-gendered posse of underdogs—people Lovecraft would have hated.
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But Comcast — the same Comcast that tried to swallow Disney in 2004, an attempt Disney fought off but has never forgotten — is now weighing a hostile bid for the Fox businesses.
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Niskanen boomed one shot from the blue line that Murray fought off, and when Niskanen received the puck once again, he did not miss, scoring his fourth goal of the season.
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Couture forced a turnover that resulted in Meier getting the puck with momentum at the blue line, and he fought off the check for a partial breakaway before completing a great deke.
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The Pune franchise fought off the attentions of Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad to get the 25-year-old, paying 145 million Indian rupees despite his limited availability for the Twenty203 competition.
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The S&P 500, in this year's first trading session on Wednesday, fought off sharp declines, closing up 3 points but remaining more than 226 percent below September's intraday high of 23,2000.
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The charge that Mr Temer fought off stemmed from evidence provided by Joesley Batista, a former chairman of JBS, a meatpacking firm, who secretly recorded a conversation with the president in March.
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Sankaran served as CFO of American International Group from 2016 until late last year, during a period in which it fought off activist investor Carl Icahn's push to break up the company.
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I fought off unending lawsuits from those seeking to assuage their own fear and ignorance by taking away my child's identity and bending her to their ideas of who she should be.
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We broke the story ... Louis got into it with a paparazzo who was shooting the 1Der's gf, and then fought off Becerra -- who admits she too was shooting video with her phone.
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Just take earlier this month, when news broke that a Colorado trail runner somehow fought off a mountain lion that attacked him and somehow managed to kill it with his bare hands.
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Sunday was the second time Hamilton secured the championship in Austin, matching his 2015 title, when he fought off his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in the final laps to get the victory.
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It was one of the first places to see peaceful protests against Assad's rule, and fought off repeated attempts to retake it by government forces as the conflict escalated into civil war.
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Brian McCann, Kimbrel's former battery mate in Atlanta, fought off four two-strike pitches to work a 10-pitch walk that forced in a run and spelled the end of Kimbrel's night.
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The British Army was thumping George Washington's troops, but an outmanned Maryland regiment fought off the British long enough for the rest of the American troops to escape and fight another day.
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Trigg repeatedly fought off the choke against GSP and struggled back to half guard, but every time GSP would just drive forwards to mount and Trigg would give up his back again.
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In recent years, he has fought off attempts by the telecoms regulator to break up the company into two, the financial services business and the telecoms business, due to its dominant size.
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Backlund's short-handed goal came on a breakaway at 16:46 of the second period as he fought off the challenge of Rickard Rakell and flipped the puck over Gibson's left shoulder.
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Neighborhoods such as Vietnam in Guaynabo and Caño Martin Peña and Rio Pedras in San Juan have fought off gentrification for decades and activists said they expect a renewed effort post-Maria.
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The FBI aggressively protected its turf and, over the course of often heated exchanges with Congress, fought off both the DNI's encroachment as well as calls for a new domestic intelligence service.
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Williams, who had been limited to seven matches since the Australian Open in January because of injuries, fought off 31-year-old Italian Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6-2 7-5 to progress.
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While Florida was the biggest delegate prize, Clinton's biggest win arguably came in Ohio, where she fought off a late challenge from Sanders and deprived him of much needed oxygen in the race.
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SOUTH CAROLINA 223, AUBURN 222 Sindarius Thornwell scored a season-high 221 points and No. 25 South Carolina fought off a second-half challenge to beat host Auburn in the Gamecocks' SEC opener.
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The shot broke up a pattern that Nadal has traditionally relished, and when Verdasco fought off a fine serve to the body on the next point to break, he was on his way.
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But in 2015, when she was filmed fighting a soldier again, she became the subject of an AJ+ video titled "Girl Who Fought Off Israeli Soldier Is Leading Protests In The West Bank."
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Niskanen boomed one shot from the blue line that G Matt Murray fought off, and when Niskanen received the puck once again, he did not miss, scoring his fourth goal of the season.
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Teams of Green Berets rushed to secure the control tower while others fought off the advancing Taliban, some of whom were charging toward the runway in Humvees captured from Afghan troops in Kunduz.
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The gang of about seven attackers, armed with semi-automatic rifles and improvised grenades, stormed past the flimsily guarded gates and fought off an initial attempt by security forces to storm the restaurant.
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After stealing the puck at his own blue line, Soderberg raced down the wing and fought off the check before firing a top-corner shot to give his team a 2-1 lead.
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Then Christian Vazquez, the Red Sox's No. 9 hitter, fell behind 0-2, fouled off a cutter, took a fastball for a ball and fought off another cutter for a single to right.
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The Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza overcame a long rain delay in the third set and fought off three match points before advancing to the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.
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In the San Michele cemetery, relatives of the deceased typically tend the tombs, and on a recent afternoon Venetians of various ages brought fresh flowers, brushed off tombstones and fought off ravenous mosquitoes.
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For instance, the operating assumption is that the signals for diseases currently invading the body will be stronger, and stand out against signals from things your immune system has fought off in the past.
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Facebook fought off the web traffic declines and related declines in app usage by re-engaging existing users in 2019, which helped it to increase the total number of app sessions throughout the year.
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If you, as a male, have fought off the competition and established reasonably exclusive access to a group of females, then your sperm are unlikely to be competing directly with those of other males.
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Fillon has consistently denied wrongdoing since the scandal broke in late January, though he has admitted errors of judgment, and fought off rebellions in his party's ranks to maintain his bid for the Elysee.
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Mandi Damman, chief engineer of autonomous vehicles at GM, fought off comparisons to Tesla while sharing an update on the company's AV progress with investors Thursday at Citi's 2019 Car of the Future Symposium.
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The 10-year-old girl who fought off an alligator with her bare hands says that despite being scared at first, she summoned up the courage to fend off the 9-foot-long beast.
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Swinging more freely, Mladenovic fought off one match point with a volley winner while serving down 2-5, broke the Russian in the next game and then held serve to make it 4-5.
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Dutch PM Rutte fought off the challenge of anti-Islam and anti-EU rival Geert Wilders to score an election victory that was hailed across Europe by governments facing a rising wave of nationalism.
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" Like Sanders, who defied predictions by winning popular support, "Corbyn won the the leadership of his party (and fought off a second challenge a year later) by winning huge grassroots support from party members.
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The new rating makes Goldman one of just a few companies on Wall Street with a buy rating on the company, which just successfully fought off activist Bill Ackman from taking a board seat.
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They aren't as accurate for diagnosing active infections since it can take days for an infected person to produce antibodies, but serologic tests are useful for finding out who has fought off the virus.
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Grabner finished the hat trick by scoring on a breakaway midway through the third period and finishing from in front of the net after Hayes fought off two Lightning defenders to make the pass.
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In an outrageous game of net-rushing, botched overhead smashes and thumping groundstrokes, Thiem fought off two break points before blasting an ace down the 'T' to take the set and level the match.
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ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Rickie Fowler fought off a late charge from Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters to win the Abu Dhabi Championship by one stroke on Sunday and land his fourth title in eight months.
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Castroneves said it was the memory of 2017 that haunted him most, recalling how Japan's Takuma Sato powered past him with five laps remaining then bravely fought off the Brazilian to take the checkered flag.
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In another social media post, a crowd of young men in the Nile delta city of Damanhour fought off a motorbike rider as he tried to rescue three women being mobbed on a public street.
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Researchers discovered that even though cancer cells mutate wildly within a person's body, the cancer cells within each patient also have common mutations -- ones that could be isolated and fought off by certain immune cells.
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Freshman Jaylen Hill collected 20 rebounds and sophomore Jaylen Hands scored 19 points as No. 17 UCLA fought off Presbyterian and posted an 83-65 victory on Monday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
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Edison's Conquest was part of a number of science fiction works published as books or serialized in newspapers in the late 20153th century which imagined alien invasions fought off by great inventors of the time.
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The floor coverings retailer, which trades from about 13 stores, has been struggling for years and fought off collapse last year by entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) restructuring that closed shops and reduced rents.
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A federal judge has refused to award Pennsylvania-based generic drugmaker Mutual Pharmaceutical Co Inc attorneys' fees after it successfully fought off a patent lawsuit by Tyco Healthcare Group LP over its insomnia drug Restoril.
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Top-ranked Angelique Kerber of Germany overcame five double faults and fought off eight break points before beating Maria Sakkari of Greece, 6-4, 6-4, in the opening round of the Hong Kong Open.
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Federer broke Medvedev for a 5-4 lead in the first set, fought off three break points to close out the set in the next game, and got another break to open the second set.
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In 2016, loud women fought off an extreme abortion ban in Poland, led a fierce fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, and smacked down the idea that women should ever be embarrassed about their periods.
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That changes today as I would like to submit this weed clerk who fought off three robbers with a bong after taking a face full of bear spray into that canon of all-time toughies.
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In the semifinal against Wawrinka, his friend and former Olympic doubles partner, Federer fought off break points early in the fifth set that could have allowed Wawrinka to take control of the match for good.
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Myles Powell scored a game-high 193 points and found Romaro Gill for the game-sealing bucket as Seton Hall fought off a late Xavier run for an 83-71 victory Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
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They allege that Johnson & Johnson is akin to the tobacco companies that knew about research linking smoking to lung cancer but kept this information from the public and fought off attempts to regulate their product.
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They will all take heart from 12 months ago when Federer, just back from a six-month layoff, claimed the title by beating Nadal, who has also fought off injury demons, to reach the final.
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The decision to choose Doorkins for the carving was made by students, who also chose local heroes, suffragette Evelyn Sharp and police officer Wayne Marques, who fought off the three London Bridge attackers last year.
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Fedor Tyutin fought off an illness and registered a plus-3 rating in his 800th NHL appearance Saturday while fellow blue-liner Dalton Prout returned after serving a one-game suspension for an illegal punch.
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Neighborhoods such as Vietnam in Guaynabo and Caño Martin Peña and Martin Pena and Rio Pedras in San Juan have fought off gentrification for decades, and activists said they expect a renewed effort post-Maria.
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After spinning off from Captain America, she's successfully fought off the bad guys on two seasons of her own show, all while Haley Attwell gets to showcase a collection of practical but nonetheless enviable retro outfits.
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Thankfully, it turned out my own cells were not precancerous, and I was given instructions to avoid smoking, take vitamins, and get another pap in six months to see if my body fought off the HPV.
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DENVER (Reuters) - A mother fought off a mountain lion that attacked her five-year-old son while he was playing with his older brother outside his home in western Colorado on Friday, the local sheriff said.
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At the time it was the strangest thing Fedor could have done, as he fought off submission attempts and was even swept at points, only to return to the top and continue the assault from guard.
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Missouri fought off serious foul trouble and a good opponent for perhaps its best win of the season Wednesday night, knocking off Alabama 69-60 in a Southeastern Conference contest at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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The colourway was released in July to help celebrate 20 years since the event, where Muhammad Ali lit the cauldron and gymnast Kerri Strug fought off an ankle injury to win gold for the U.S. team.
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He fought off several 0-2 pitches from RHP Justin Verlander before sliding a slider by second base for a two-run single with one out in the second to give Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead.
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"The Butcher," the Ottoman governor of Sidon who rebuilt the former Crusader capital and fought off Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799—but brings top-of-the-line cuisine to a fabled city that's fallen on hard times.
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Roundup Gyasi Zardes scored his 260th goal of the year, and the Columbus Crew fought off fatigue and the visiting Red Bulls, 21-252, on Sunday in the first leg of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Pig Pen was named for her eating habits; 22002 cleverly avoided tagging; 230 nearly died of lead poisoning but nursed himself back to health and then fought off his wife's new mate to reclaim their relationship.
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Still, it was close, and with the match on the line, Federer fought off two break points on his serve in the first game of the fifth set and then broke Cilic in the next game.
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Josh Green scored 15 points and fellow freshman Nico Mannion had a big dunk late in the game as No. 14 Arizona fought off pesky South Dakota State 71-64 on Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz.
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The ruling in the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals offers another judicial loss for Trump, who has fought off attempts to obtain his financial records, including his tax returns, through multiple lawsuits.
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The N.F.L. has for years fought off challenges by former players who have accused the league of negligence, fraud and a host of other transgressions related to its handling of concussions, and brain injuries more generally.
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Maduro, who was elected last year in controversial elections boycotted by the opposition with claims of vote-rigging, has so far fought off calls for his removal thanks to the continued support of the powerful military.
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Rather than evade and deny the takedowns of his opponents as so many modern strikers do, Cro Cop walked forward and actively fought off the takedown attempts of wrestlers as powerful as Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.
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Trump, a political neophyte who for years delivered caustic commentary on the state of the nation from the sidelines but had never run for office, fought off 16 other Republican contenders in an often ugly primary race.
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WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging app, which is owned by Facebook, is freely available in China; yet it is dwarfed by WeChat, China's leading app (which has also fought off Alibaba, a formidable local internet giant).
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After Randle's touchdown reception put the Giants ahead 27-353, Thurmond fought off Giants running back Shane Vereen for the ball and took the interception to the house for the Pick-6 and the 28-27 lead.
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Makarova, who established herself on the WTA Tour by capturing the Eastbourne title in 2010 as a 100th-ranked qualifier, fought off five first-set points to beat the wild card Tara Moore, 643-5, 6-4.
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Paul Polman, who, as C.E.O. of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever, has made reducing the company's carbon footprint a priority, recently fought off a takeover bid from Kraft Heinz, which is known for its ruthless cost-cutting.
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Rock luminaries like Slash, Dave Grohl, Rob Halford, and Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee shared their memories of Lemmy, born on Christmas Eve in 1945, who fought off cancer just long enough to give age 70 the finger.
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Djokovic and American Williams, who fought off competition from footballer Carli Lloyd and Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce among others, were rewarded for dominating their sport last year, with each winning three of the four grand slams.
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The Dodgers took a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning when Russell Martin fought off a breaking ball from Steve Cishek (5-4) to dunk a single into left field and score Chris Taylor from second base.
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The Dodgers took a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning when Russell Martin fought off a breaking ball from Steve Cishek (1-4) to dunk a single into left field and score Chris Taylor from second base.
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The team from Imperial College London and the University of Nottingham have effectively fought off shigella bacteria – closely related to salmonella and known for causing food poisoning in humans – by injecting test species with a different, predatory bacteria.
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During an attack witnessed by the global magazine Foreign Policy, many of the ANA soldiers abandoned their lookout positions to seek sheltered inside the compound buildings until the SF and commandos moved in and fought off the attack.
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BERLIN, March 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed on Thursday an election victory in the Netherlands for centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte who fought off a challenge from anti-Islam and anti-EU rival Geert Wilders.
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Fresh off his title on Sunday in Gstaad, Switzerland, Ramos-Vinolas fought off two set points before losing the first-set tiebreaker, then squandered five set points in the second set before clinching it to level the match.
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Hossa followed with a breakaway goal after he took a pass off the boards from Panarin and broke away, fought off a defender, and fired a shot past Varlamov, who surrendered the two goals on seven Chicago shots.
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Labour's finance chief, John McDonnell, caused a short-lived sensation in seeming to signal a shift in Labour policy to unequivocally backing a second referendum - something favoured by many party members but fought off by the party leadership.
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Somehow, this place, with an inside that stays true to its namesake, has fought off the steamroller that is time and progress, unmoved while Urban Outfitter-ers and yoga studios arise like little Mount Dooms all round it.
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While the public aspects of her life are well known, Ms. Chao has also played an integral, behind-the-scenes role in her husband's political career, most recently as he fought off efforts to unseat him in 2014.
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Steve Israel, a retired congressman from New York who once led the campaign committee, recalled instances in which lawmakers delayed contributions to the tight races of their colleagues as they fought off primary challengers in their safe districts.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Patrick Reed fought off furious back-nine challenges from Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler to record a one-shot victory at the U.S. Masters on Sunday, trading in his 'Captain America' cap for a Green Jacket.
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O is preparing to put itself up for sale, following calls from activist investor Starboard Value LP to explore such a move, just a year after it fought off a hostile acquisition bid, people familiar with the matter said.
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He bravely fought off five break points in the second game of the second set and broke back to 4-3 after a breathtaking rally, scrambling back and forth to retrieve drop-shots and lobs before passing the Serb.
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The heroic man who saved the life of his slain girlfriend's 4-year-old son by jumping off a second-story balcony with the child as bullets flew at them fought off their assailant during the attack, PEOPLE confirms.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer's relentless pursuit of a record eighth Wimbledon title continued as he fought off stubborn Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(4) 24-23(24) 215-240 to reach the final for the 22th time on Friday.
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Having fought off the threat of deflation with an arsenal of unconventional policy measures, the ECB is now debating whether to curb stimulus and rely more heavily on conventional tools, like interest rates, as the economy returns to health.
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Krajinovic was broken in his first service game and trailed 3-0, but he fought off a set point while down 73-3 and then broke twice in a row, winning the last five games to clinch the set.
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The big-serving Del Potro won the most memorable match of the tournament so far this year when he fought off two match points to rally back from two sets down to defeat sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem on Monday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - For the second time in three days at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal fought off one of the game's rising powers but beating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas proved in vain as his semi-final hopes vanished on Friday.
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CNN found a massive lobbying effort from rideshare companies led by Uber has successfully fought off additional backgrounding requirements for drivers, such as fingerprint scans or government screening, that some state and local officials say would help protect passengers.
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Fourteen years on, the American is gunning for her 23rd grand slam title, and, at 35, is now among the oldest players left in the draw having fought off 16th seed Czech Barbora Strycova over two sets on Monday.
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There are success stories: Airgas fought off a bid by Air Products at $70 a share and was recently sold for $143 a share, though the stock had lagged the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index up to that time.
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The report also casts blame on the military's response to the attacks, saying orders about quickly deploying troops to Libya were lost or misinterpreted while forces at the compound and a nearby CIA annex fought off the attackers themselves.
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Netflix faces growing fears that it could lose out in the streaming wars, but Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients on Thursday that the company has fought off competition before, making it likely to weather the storm.
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Kyrgios, a well known basketball fan, was visibly distressed as he walked out to the packed crowd wearing a Los Angeles Lakers shirt with Bryant&aposs name and former number on, covering his face as he fought off tears.
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As well as using plasma therapies, which harness antibodies in the blood of someone who has fought off the viral infection, doctors are also trying antiviral drugs licensed for use against other infections to see if they might help.
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Schultz, 66, who now serves as the Starbuck's chairman emeritus after retiring as executive chairman in June of 2018, says the only difference between him and most people is that he fought off self-doubt and jumped in headfirst.
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No. 8 Auburn 20083, Xavier 79 (OT) Bryce Brown and Jared Harper scored five points each in overtime as the Tigers fought off an upset bid from the Musketeers to prevail in the opening game of the Maui Invitational.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived a trucking company's bid to obtain more than $4 million from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in attorneys' fees for their lawyers who successfully fought off the agency's proposed sex bias class action.
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Drug maker Depomed is preparing to put itself up for sale, following calls from activist investor Starboard Value LP to explore such a move, just a year after it fought off a hostile acquisition bid, people familiar with the matter said.
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ZURICH, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Swiss money manger GAM Holding , which earlier this year fought off an attempt by an activist investor to oust its chief executive, on Thursday reported a 39 percent year-on-year rise in first-half net profit.
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U.S. chemicals giants Dow Chemical and DuPont have agreed to merge and spin off their respective seeds and crop chemicals operations into a major Syngenta last year fought off unwanted suitor Monsanto, only to later agree to a takeover by ChemChina.
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Dutch center-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte fought off the challenge of anti-Islam and anti-EU rival Geert Wilders to score an election victory that was hailed across Europe on Thursday by governments facing a rising wave of nationalism.
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Having fought off Europe's debt crisis with a 2 trillion euro spending spree, some ECB officials are concerned that governments have used their time poorly, failing to improve the bloc's shock absorption capacity and leaving it vulnerable to future shocks.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Milos Raonic fought off a spirited comeback from fourth seed Stan Wawrinka to send the 23 champion crashing out of the fourth round of the Australian Open 22-230 225-3 5-7 4-6 6-303 on Monday.
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In describing why it was starting a board contest at DepoMed, Starboard said the company had shown itself to be unfriendly to shareholders, both in the way it fought off Horizon and in its proposed changes to its corporate governance policies.
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The Swiss group, the world's leading crop chemicals maker, itself fought off unwanted suitor Monsanto before agreeing to be taken over by ChemChina to secure better access to Asian markets and is now targeting its own acquisitions and licensing deals.
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"We're concerned that industry will want to come look for arable land - it's the easiest way to go," she said, adding that last year the alliance fought off one legislative attempt to allow large-scale solar projects within the reserve.
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PARIS/BORDEAUX (Reuters) - Francois Fillon fought off a rebellion that had threatened to end his candidacy for the French presidency on Monday as party leaders swung behind the center-right former prime minister despite allegations that he had misused public funds.
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The FBI tried to force Apple to grant backdoor access to the iPhone of dead terrorist Syed Faros but Apple successfully fought off order until the bureau said it successfully gained access by buying hacking tools from an unspecified third party.
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In the fourth inning on Saturday, Gattis fought off three two-strike pitches from C. C. Sabathia and crushed the eighth pitch of the at-bat, a slider he sent over the left-center field wall to break a scoreless tie.
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Earlier in the year, developers had also been hit with a new transfer tax on high-value homes — known as a mansion tax — though they successfully fought off an annual pied-à-terre tax that they considered even more onerous.
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In London, Uber's largest European market, the company fought off attempts to revoke its license but is now entangled in a lawsuit that would require it to pay a minimum wage and provide holiday time to drivers, who are freelancers.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Stan Wawrinka fought off a spirited challenge from Italian Paolo Lorenzi to secure a 63-4 7-6(9) 7-6(4) victory on Friday and advance to the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
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The American 11th seed, who triumphed here in 2017, fought off two match points but on the third was caught out of position behind the baseline when the Russian ripped a backhand that clipped the net chord and landed in.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second seed Ash Barty fought off a stiff challenge at the end of the second set to beat American Lauren Davis 6-2 7-6(2) and reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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Venus fought off two break points in the second game of the match, was broken in the fourth game and again in a five-deuce sixth game before Serena served out the 31-minute first set at love with an ace.
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PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron fought off accusations of favoring the rich on Tuesday after making good on a campaign pledge to scrap France's wealth tax - a symbol of social justice that has scared off thousands of millionaires from French shores.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Garbine Muguruza continued her stunning revival at the Australian Open on Thursday as she fought off Simona Halep 20163-6(8) 7-5 in a battle of attrition to reach her first Australian Open final in broiling heat.
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Nadal fought off a game challenge from No. 26 Matteo Berrettini, 26-23 (22), 26-200, 6-1, and is now one win away from capturing his 19th Grand Slam title, which would put him one behind Roger Federer's record.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A team from Luxembourg fought off 42 others to claim victory in Britain's lawn mower race on Sunday, a 12-hour competition that pits modified grass cutters against each other in a competition that runs through the night.
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The demonstrations have since morphed into a pitched battle between protesters, the police and the government over the city's future, and they took a more violent turn this past week as protesters fought off a police siege of a university campus.
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In winning his second term, he fought off a challenge from Prabowo Subianto — a former general who has touted his strongman, anti-democratic appeal and has allegedly overseen widespread rights abuses — only to turn around and appoint him defense minister.
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Maduro says the United States is promoting a coup against him and promised to stay in office, backed by Russia and China, which have bankrolled his government and fought off efforts to have his government disavowed by the United Nations.
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"Unfortunately God has taken Camila from us, having fought off cancer at 3 and yet again facing a tragic accident at 5, the only thing that we can believe is that she was a true angel," a statement on Camila's GoFundMe page read.
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At the national election on April 28th they were epitomised by results in Alcobendas, a Madrid suburb where the right-wing vote fragmented, and Hospitalet, a young town on the edge of Barcelona where the Socialists fought off hardline rivals on both sides.
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A tough race didn&apost produce the podium celebration he wanted, but clinching the title with his lowest finish of the season and two races to go defined a year in which he fought off an early challenge from Ferrari&aposs Sebastian Vettel .
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CBOE became dominant in the options industry under Brodsky as he fought off rivals to its exclusive options on benchmarks - such as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - and to the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX - the well-known gauge of investor anxiety.
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Beaten by Norway in the semi-finals, the Dutch fought off New Zealand for bronze as the Norwegians put on two immaculate displays of skating to claim their first medal in the event, which was introduced at the 19983 Games in Turin.
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One of the passengers, who identified himself only as Clément and spent the night in the cable car, told the French television channel BFMTV that he and his fellow passengers had fought off the fear and the cold by playing games and chatting.
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Beaten by Norway in the semi-finals, the Dutch fought off New Zealand for bronze as the Norwegians put on two immaculate displays of skating to claim their first medal in the event, which was introduced at the 2006 Games in Turin.
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Obama has fought off congressional efforts to equate the settlements with Israel, but has so far failed to ensure that businesses and other actors based in settlements do not receive the same tax benefits and recognition as entities based in Israeli proper.
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At the Summer Olympics in London, the same group of American women fought off a huge upset bid by Canada in the semifinals, finally prevailing, 20-29, when Alex Morgan headed in the winning goal, again in the final seconds of overtime.
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gendarmes in Ivory Coast fought off an overnight attack on their base north of the main city of Abidjan, a security spokesman said on Saturday as thousands of people arrived in the country for an international sports and cultural event.
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He has said he is supportive of the idea of a Green New Deal, but environmentalists in his state are quick to point out that he twice fought off regulations that would have kept oil companies farther away from homes, schools, and parks.
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Right winger Jannik Hansen set up Vancouver's first goal at 10:41 as he fought off a check from Brodie to poke the puck past Flames right winger David Jones into the slot for Cracknell, who one-timed a shot past Hiller.
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YINGKOU, China (Reuters) - Bundles of yuan notes were stacked high behind the counters of branches of Yingkou Coastal Bank earlier this month, as the northeast China lender fought off a run on deposits while onsite government officials battled rumors of a funding crunch.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Anett Kontaveit fought off a spirited challenge from Polish teenager Iga Swiatek to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final with a 22017-7(4) 7-5 7-5 victory in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday.
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She fought off the first of the two set points at 4-5, 15-40 by winning a 20-stroke baseline rally, an exchange in which one of her forehands struck the net cord before landing deep in Williams's half of the court.
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The former world No. 1, continuing his comeback from January hip surgery, broke serve in the sixth game of the deciding set, then fought off two break points while serving for the match to get the victory in 2 hours, 18 minutes.
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The cargo ship that was attacked on Saturday, which had a crew of 19 Filipino sailors, was saved when an Indian and Chinese antipiracy patrol, responding to a distress call, fought off the pirates, according to a statement from India's defense ministry.
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The Penguins boosted it to 4-1 at 4:38 of the second when Rust fought off two defenders in the low slow and converted a feed from Jake Guentzel, whose threat to shoot from the left circle drew Saros out of position.
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Its protagonist is an obsessive woman (co-creator Rachel Bloom) who fought off a particularly bad panic attack in New York by moving across the country for Josh (Vincent Rodriguez III), a kind bro she met in summer camp as a teen.
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With a diverse electorate and almost identical party enrollment, the 19th District is currently represented by Chris Gibson, a popular Republican who handily fought off a well-funded challenge in 2014 by Sean Eldridge, but announced his retirement shortly after being sworn in last year.
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Gamora time traveled; embraced her previously-murderous sister (Nebula); scorned her own father (Thanos); met a total stranger who is obsessively in love with her (Peter Quill); and fought off hoards of henchman in an epic battle in the span of 15 movie minutes.
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Read: This Video of a Gator Eating Another Gator Is Metal as Hell A 72-year-old man was just released from a hospital in Australia after he picked up a wrench and some spark plugs and fought off a horde of crocodiles, CNN reports.
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Former champion Kerber, who won only five points in losing the opening five games, was jelly-legged at times but fought off two match points in the 23th game of the third set before seeing two of her own come and go two games later.
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Tuesday's patrol was launched 13 km (4.4 miles) east of Kobani, a Syrian border town of special significance to the YPG, which fought off Islamic State militants trying to seize it in 2014-15 in one of the fiercest battles of the Syrian war.
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The deal values Carpetright at 15.2 million pounds ($19.45 million) or 5 pence a share, it said on Friday, and comes a year after the retailer fought off a collapse and went for a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) restructuring that shut shops and cut rents.
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Ottawa goalie Mike Condon stopped a long shot from Micheal Ferland, but Bennett pounced on the rebound and fought off a couple of defenders to get a pair of chances before he slipped the puck past the sprawling netminder for his 11th of the season.
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Sports Briefing | Tennis Rafael Nadal rallied from a set down and fought off a match point in the third set to beat Alexander Zverev, 26-73 (27), 26-23, 7-5, and reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
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At a FIFA Council meeting in Colombia earlier this month, African officials, who back Morocco, sought to weaken the committee's power to exclude bidders before a vote, but FIFA's leadership — led by the organization's president, Gianni Infantino — fought off efforts to change the rules.
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The church, however, has a powerful pull in the statehouse in Harrisburg and has successfully fought off efforts by abuse victims and their advocates to expand the statute of limitations, which would give victims a longer period in which to bring civil or criminal cases.
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Finland fell into another bloody conflict as it fought off, at great cost, the Communist Soviet Union next door during World War II. After the war, worker unions gained strength, bringing back socialist sympathies as the country entered a more industrial and international era.
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Temer last year fought off two such corruption charges, but with general elections in October and polls consistently demonstrating the public's deep dissatisfaction with political leaders across the board, it is not clear that he retains congressional support to survive any potential new charges.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Akzo Nobel will sell its chemicals business in a 28 billion euro ($29 billion) deal to buyers led by Carlyle Group, the maker of Dulux paints said on Tuesday, making good on a promise made as it fought off a takeover last year.
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The world number six fired an eye-popping 25 aces in an error-ridden performance and fought off six match points before the Spaniard grabbed victory with a volley to earn his first-ever grand slam quarter-final and a matchup with nine-times champion Rafael Nadal.
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He even fought off his own family's rebukes and married her, then snuck them into the United States when it became obvious that only hunger and dirt and rats and evil police waited for them in the poorest of the colonias where they could afford to live.
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He fought off a barrage of attacks in the campaign's final weeks from Mr. Trump as well as from Iowa's longtime governor, Terry E. Branstad, and Republican leaders in Washington who warned that the hard-line Mr. Cruz would lead the party to electoral disaster this fall.
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STATION DES ROUSSES, France (Reuters) - Lilian Calmejane fought off a bout of cramp to claim a solo win in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, as the overall favorites stayed quiet on the eve of a punishing day in the Jura mountains.
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Having fought off the threat of deflation with years of extraordinary stimulus, the debate within the ECB is shifting to the pace of normalization, pitting doves who want incremental changes against conservatives who fear that the ECB could miss its cue, forcing more abrupt moves later.
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" Victim's sister: 'Just sad' for her family, officer's kin In a city with a rich and sometimes turbulent history -- especially during the civil rights movement, in which blacks fought off segregation and discrimination -- Mayor Todd Strange acknowledged Wednesday,"This is not one of our great days.
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Having fought off the threat of deflation with years of extraordinary stimulus, the debate within the ECB is shifting to the pace of normalisation, pitting doves who want incremental changes against conservatives who fear that the ECB could miss its cue, forcing more abrupt moves later.
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Kerber, who officially takes over from Serena Williams as the world's top ranked player on Monday, underlined her number one status displaying the heart of a champion as she fought off a fierce challenge from Czech 10th seed Pliskova on a steamy afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev fought off cramps under the piercing sun to beat Hugo Dellien 53-3 7-5 5-7 6-3 and clinch a third-round berth at the U.S. Open on Thursday, continuing his hot run of form over the last month.
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Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks: Swiss money manager GAM Holding, which earlier this year fought off an attempt by an activist investor to oust its chief executive, on Thursday reported a 39 percent year-on-year rise in first-half net profit.
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Seventh-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece fought off four match points in the second set before rallying to stun top-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 1-63, 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Friday and reach the semifinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Calif.
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A modern-day knight who, with his steed by his side fought off invaders with Excalibur, except in this case Excalibur is a bong, the steed is a tiny little chihuahua named Cheech, and the invaders were four masked men with bear spray trying to rob a weed store.
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Until a couple of months ago, lying in bed at night in the remote farmstead in Brittany that is my home, listening to the honk of cattle and the bickering of hens, I resolutely fought off the accusing voices that from time to time attempted to disrupt my sleep.
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Colombia's FARC rebels release child soldiers End of an era for armed conflict in Latin America Latin America has slowly been freeing itself from the shadows of the Cold War as countries such as Colombia, Guatemala, Bolivia and Chile -- with the help of the United States -- fought off rebel guerillas.
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Alvin Browne, who fought off an eviction from his home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, with the help of a lawyer a few years ago, said in an interview at the rally on Monday that going to Housing Court was like traveling to a country where everyone spoke a different language.
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Sinosphere BEIJING — In a tale taught to generations of Chinese schoolchildren and celebrated in film, theater and paintings, five Communist soldiers who had fought off the Japanese invaders in World War II, killing dozens, chose to leap off Langya Mountain, shouting "Long live the Chinese Communist Party!" rather than surrender.
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Meanwhile, Rodriguez, who is now 43, fought off the exhaustion from accompanying his girlfriend, the actress Jennifer Lopez, to the MTV Music Awards after-parties in Manhattan late Monday night and slipped into a Yankees uniform a day later to fulfill his role as a special adviser to the team.
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Vernon Carey Jr. scored 25 points and No. 12 Duke fought off challenges from rival North Carolina to win its home finale, 89-13, on Saturday night in Durham, N.C. Tre Jones had 21 points, Cassius Stanley added 19 points and Justin Robinson continued a late-season surge with 13 points for Duke.
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But first head off to the Niagara River Recreation Trail, a bicycle path (56 kilometers, or about 29.99 miles) that runs alongside the Niagara River and passes many historic sites, including Fort George, the main headquarters for the British Army during the War of 269.95, where the Canadians fought off several American invasions.
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But it was a case of so near yet so far as defending champion Djokovic, who must have felt he was playing most of the 23,212 fans as well as the 280-time Grand Slam champion over the net, fought off two match points before going on to snatch a 24th Grand Slam title.
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They include Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina — Mr. Bloomberg helped Mr. Graham in 22013 by giving $2013,224 to a PAC supporting him — and the late Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, who in 21992 fought off a Tea Party insurgent by just a few thousand votes and had $22012,000 in support from Mr. Bloomberg.
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Britain's Empire was also largely non-European, and Britain, of course, was on the winning side of World War II. Britons bravely fought off the Nazis and were never occupied, and hung on long enough for the United States to enter the war and for the Soviet Union to defeat Germany in the east.
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The 20-year-old fought off help from locals while in a state of delirium, and it eventually took a team of deputies to restrain Muthart long enough to transport her to the trauma unit at nearby Greenville Memorial Hospital, where doctors broke the news to Muthart's mother, Katy Tompkins, that her daughter was completely blind.
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In a Big Ten game that was nothing like a 35-point blowout two weeks earlier when the two teams met in College Park, Md., No. 8 Maryland fought off a strong Ohio State challenge in the second half to claim a road win and keep pace with front-runners Indiana and Iowa in the Big Ten race.
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Of course, convincing those who profit from lead products to get the lead out has never been easy going in the U.S. RELATED STORIES FROM THE HILL: "Obama's parting shot against ammunition industry takes effect" The gasoline industry fought off regulation for decades by suggesting that, despite all the research to the contrary, lead was not a health risk.
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The victory happened only after the Dodgers fought off the devastation of Sunday night's thrilling 21-236 loss in Game 21, survived a command performance from the Astros' Justin Verlander for much of Tuesday night, and got a return to form from their frazzled bullpen, which shut out the Astros over the final four and one-third innings.
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As narco rap began in the region, so did the violence — the Mexican government claims that between 2010 and 2016, more than 4,900 people were murdered in Tamaulipas and the state led the nation in the number of people disappeared as the Gulf Cartel fractured into various warring cliques, as well as fought off its hyper-violent offspring nemesis, the Zetas.
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Williams, who this week survived match points against Jelena Jankovic and was down a break in the third against Peng Shuai, fought off three match points in the eighth game and had six chances to bring it back on serve in the next before the 14th-seeded Russian finally held to finish a gutsy 6-2 223-216 25-21 win.
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EditorsNote: Minor tweaks throughout Freshman forward Armando Bacot scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as No. 5 North Carolina fought off Elon for a 75-61 victory Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina, which trailed by one point at halftime, scored the first eight points of the second half and turned that into a 63-2 stretch.
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EditorsNote: last few grafs tweaked regarding history of series Tre Jones and Jordan Goldwire each scored 13 points as No. 7 Duke fought off No. 8 Florida State for a 70-65 victory in Monday night's showdown at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Duke (21-3, 11-113 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved within one game of first-place Louisville.
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Similarly, in a study published last year, fit, exercise-trained mice that were injected with germs immediately after a strenuous run fought off the infection better than sedentary animals, in large part, additional molecular analysis showed, because their immune cells homed in on and clustered around the pathogens, while those same cells were more diffusely scattered in the tissues of the inactive animals.
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Joel Berry II scored 21 points as No. 14 North Carolina fought off a few second-half Notre Dame rallies in an 83-66 victory Monday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina (153-7, 9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) won a third league game in a five-day span, putting the Tar Heels percentage points behind third-place Duke.
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An in-depth portrait of the Dutch elections The Reuters graphics team provides a deep visual look at the results of the Dutch election, in which Dutch center-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte fought off the challenge of anti-Islam and anti-EU rival Geert Wilders to score an election victory that was hailed across Europe by governments facing a rising wave of nationalism.
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EditorsNote: adds conference to lede No. 4 Virginia fought off an upset effort from Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon, sinking six consecutive free throws late for a 60-54 win in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va. The Fighting Irish cut a 10-point deficit with less than five minutes left to 54-52 with 30 seconds remaining on a layup by Nate Laszewski.
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Alana Cutland, 19, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, forced her way out of a light aircraft and "intentionally fell" to her death, a local police chief, Sinola Nomenjahary, told Britain's Sun newspaperCutland was in the country on a research trip when she took the flight, where she reportedly fought off fellow passenger Ruth Johnson, 51, and the pilot, who were both trying to keep her in the plane.
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Read more:An 8-year-old boy fought off a mountain lion with a stick after it bit him in the head Heartwarming stories of people rescuing animals from Hurricane DorianAll of New York City came together to save a kitten that was reportedly stuck in a street sewer for 2 daysWild horses in North Carolina won't be evacuated because they have their own trick to survive hurricanes
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The Tar Heels trailed No. 8-seeded Arkansas, 13-60, with under three minutes remaining, but fought off the Razorbacks to win, 72-65, in Greenville, S.C. North Carolina was supposed to be too motivated by a last-second loss to Villanova in the 2016 national championship game to get upset this early in the tournament, but Arkansas was much more than an earnest underdog.
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In doing so he had survived countless explosions, done battle on speeding trains, fought off monstrous villains with robot arms or steel teeth, ducked a helicopter attack by turning his Lotus Esprit into a submarine, hang-glided from a speedboat just before it met the Iguazu Falls and skied off a thousand-foot cliff, snapping open a Union-flag parachute as he drifted, only slightly unconcerned, to earth.
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Read more:China is angry at Thailand after a panda it lent to a zoo in Chiang Mai unexpectedly diedMeet the camels, Beluga spy whales, and other animals who serve in militaries around the worldAn 8-year-old boy fought off a mountain lion with a stick after it bit him in the headIn the streets and on the run: Alligators are having a 'hot girl summer' of their own
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Read more:A Michigan deer infamous for sneaky photobombs ate a bride's bouquet during the couple's wedding photoshootSea turtle nests on Florida's coast stayed safe when Dorian hit thanks to conservationists who protected themAn 8-year-old boy fought off a mountain lion with a stick after it bit him in the headWild horses in North Carolina won't be evacuated because they have their own trick to survive hurricanes
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By agreeing on policy positions that protected members' manufacturing processes (think labor laws), and policies that did not disrupt the agricultural supply chain (think high-fructose corn syrup, and the sugar cartel), the GMA successfully fought off changes in consumer food labeling, prolonged the debate on the USDA food pyramid, and successfully suppressed innovative product development efforts beyond their big brand membership (think the 2006 Food Products Association merger).
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