Mitchell G. Patton

For years, I avoided Thanksgiving. I said it was because of the food. I stated that as a vegetarian I could not share a table with my meat-eating parents. I endured the experience through high school, but once I was in college, my parents stayed with relatives while I flew to Europe for the cheapest international week of travel of the year. we are not close, I explained to anyone who asked. After grad school, there was a decade of "Friendsgiving." Mass dinners in my apartment for all vegetarians, vegans and orphans: those whose families were far away or non-existent.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Power was gradually restored to Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, on Thursday, a day after Russian missile attacks caused the biggest blackouts in Kyiv in nine months of war.Regional authorities said 25% of households in Kyiv still had no power, but water supply had been restored in some areas and would start working in other areas later on Thursday.In a big improvement from Wednesday, when authorities said power had been lost to the entire Kyiv region, public transport was operating in the capital, with buses replacing trams to save energy."We will persevere, despite everything," the…

Former wrestler Artem Lobov is suing his close friend Conor McGregor, alleging that he had the idea for the Proper No. Twelve brand of whiskey.McGregor and two partners sold a majority stake in the brand to Proximo Spirits for $600 million last year. Lobov is looking for a percentage of the profits.Lobov and McGregor previously trained together.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Conor McGregor before a lightweight fight with Dustin Poirier during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Thomas King/Sportsfile via Getty Images)Lobov's lawyer, Dermot McNamara, told The Irish Independent that his client contributed to the…

Bryce Harper tore up his UCL in April, but with the designated hitter reaching the National League last season, the Philadelphia Phillies used it to their advantage.Harper at DH helped propel the Phillies to their first World Series appearance since 2009.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, center, in the dugout before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)But now that the offseason has arrived, Harper decided to go under the knife and have Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.nbc sports He notes…