内容摘要：“We found her next to her mom and little brothers inside a box,” Flores said. “We rescued them and gave up most of them for adoption, but we kept her and her mom.”

“We found her next to her mom and little brothers inside a box,” Flores said. “We rescued them and gave up most of them for adoption, but we kept her and her mom.”

in which the Raiders gave up a third-round draft pick.That means Smith is starting over again.

“There’s not a lot of guys that would have shown that resiliency,” offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said. “There’s not a lot of guys that would have persevered through all of that. ... He’s so relatable to everybody in this program because he’s kind of lived that life.“The fact that he has done it and come out and to be the way he is now is really a testament to him.”Smith said his up-and-down NFL career has helped him “cherish it a little bit more.”

The Raiders are putting their hopes and money — they signed Smith to athat takes it through the 2027 season — that he can help make the franchise at least competitive again.

Three AFC West teams made the playoffs last season. The Raiders, who went 4-13, were the only ones taking early vacations, meaning hopes of ending a playoff victory drought that dates to the 2003 season would continue. Smith also has the burden of trying to win in a division with fellow quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Bo Nix.

But Smith also takes over an offense that includes tight end Brock Bowers, wide receiver Jakobi Meyers and running back Ashton Jeanty.CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test.

On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida learned he had“I thought I was going to die,” he said, recalling how a chill washed over him as he reviewed his results. He struggled to navigate a new, convoluted health care system. Through an HIV organization he found online, he received a list of medical providers to call in Washington, D.C., where he was at the time, but they didn’t return his calls for weeks. Hermida,

, didn’t know where to turn.By the time of Hermida’s diagnosis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was about three years into a