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“As long as there are negotiations, there is hope to clinch a deal.“Hassan Abdel-Rahman, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Washington representative, on the chance of reaching agreement on the most volatile issues–including control of Jerusalem “It’s not the run-of-the-mill drought. It’s the kind you’ll see only once or twice in a hundred years.” Mark Svoboda, of the National Drought Mitigation Center, on the deadly heat wave ravaging most of the South...

Kabaddi is a unique sport that alternates between attack and defence. Defence is a team endeavor – players locking hands to try and snatch the raider to scuttle his efforts to touch and go back home. On the other hand, attack is a lone vocation, marching fearlessly into a battery of eager men ready to pounce and pin the raider down to the mat. No wonder then that a raider like Anup, the MVP of the first season, has acquired star status for his exploits with the U Mumba team....

[HTML1] Amid the commotion surrounding Assassin’s Creed: Unity at E3 2014 (not to mention the generally hectic nature of the event), it’s possible that you might have missed the gameplay demo for Rainbow Six: Siege, the latest tactical shooter in the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six series. As we discussed in our preview, the core concept of the game is either breaking down or building up walls, depending on whether you’re the team being sieged or the team doing the sieging....

[HTML1] Coming out of E3 2014 there were so many games that caught our eye. The Order: 1886, Super Smash Bros., and Far Cry 4 were clear favorites, but that’s just a small smattering of what was on tap for this year’s event. One theme that seemed to carry throughout the whole of the show was co-op — be it the cooper-petitive shooter Evolve or the new multi-Assassin approach in Assassin’s Creed Unity....

What is Raising Dion about? The official Netflix synopsis reads: “Raising Dion follows the story of a woman named Nicole (Alisha Wainwright), who raises her son Dion (newcomer Ja’Siah Young) after the death of her husband, Mark (Michael B. Jordan). The normal dramas of raising a son as a single mom are amplified when Dion starts to manifest several mysterious, superhero-like abilities. Nicole must now keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of Mark’s best friend Pat (Jason Ritter), and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities....

The video, which was first posted to Facebook on March 17 by the Slovak Police (Polícia Slovenskej Republiky), was re-posted in Reddit’s “Made Me Smile” forum on Sunday by u/frosted_bite. The clip has amassed more than 915,000 views on Facebook and over 113,000 upvotes on Reddit while being lauded as a rare glimmer of hope during the current war in Ukraine. In the video, one of the guards can be seen carrying the younger of the two children–a toddler—while the other child, who looks to be of elementary age, runs around with the other guard....

Some Twitter users posted screenshots purporting to show ActBlue processing refunds of their donations to Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat. Several screenshots of refund request emails appeared to show ActBlue stating that they were “currently experiencing high volumes.” While some claimed to be requesting refunds, a number of Warren supporters using the hashtag said it had encouraged them to donate more money to her campaign. It was not immediately clear how many Warren donor refunds ActBlue is processing or if the refunds were offset by higher donations....

A calm looking former World No. 1 badminton star Lee Chong Wei arrived early for his doping violation hearing that began here on Saturday at Sheraton Hotel amidst tight security. Dressed in a blue suit, a calm looking Chong Wei arrived accompanied by Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) general manager Kenny Goh for the hearing in front of a three-member independent panel from Badminton World Federation (BWF), reports Xinhua....

Throwing players into the role of both familiar and new faces alike, the first episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 manages to provide longtime fans with new story arcs for beloved characters. Fortunately, the story that’s been presented thus far does a decent job at drawing in players. By switching between the different pairs of protagonists, the game manages to mix up gameplay in meaningful ways that keep up a nice pace....

Today, we’re getting word that an announcement regarding another Resident Evil installment could be en route very soon. Spanish gaming site, 3DJuegos reported the news today (as translated by Google): Certainly exciting for any fans of the best zombie shooter-game out there. After the huge success of Resident Evil 5, and the fact that the new movie Resident Evil: Afterlife looks like it borrows major elements directly from RE 5, there’s no way Capcom, wont capitalize on the buzz....

And now, with Resident Evil 6 confirmed for the end of this year, many are wondering how Capcom will take that cooperative play to the next level — whether they will allow more players or if they will include new modes. There’s still no official word from Capcom, but a product listing on Xbox.com seems to suggest that Capcom’s latest Resident Evil will support up to 6 players for online co-op and up to 8 for competitive....

Last week’s installment of the Bravo show saw Osefo fall out with co-star Mia Thornton during a girl’s trip to Miami, which culminated in a drink and bag being thrown. Then on Sunday evening (November 27), the aftermath of their argument was broadcast, with the tensions causing division among the RHOP cast. RHOP stars Karen Huger, Robyn Dixon, Gizelle Bryant and Ashley Darby, alongside Osefo, Thornton and Dillard-Bassett. Former cast member Monique Samuels left the show after season 5, when she and Dillard-Bassett were involved in an altercation....

One such person of interest was a mysterious white-haired character who appeared in one of the show’s final trailers, a character who was misidentified as Sauron played by Pistol actor Anson Boon. But the show’s fifth episode revealed the truth behind the white-cloaked character, and the people that they were traveling with. Here is everything you need to know. ‘Rings of Power’: Identity of The White Cloaks Characters Finally Revealed The fifth episode, titled “Partings,” sees the white cloaks characters finally reveal themselves, as they are shown briefly at the site where The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) crash-landed in Middle-earth....

The contestant, Tyler Neasloney, was sent home shortly after mentioning Kloss could wear his design to “dinner with the Kushners.” The model is married to Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner, a Senior Adviser to President Donald Trump and husband of the president’s eldest daughter Ivanka Trump. In the episode, designers were challenged to create an outfit for Kloss to wear in Paris. As Neasloney’s garment, judged to be one of the lowest-ranked of the week, was being critiqued by the judges, Brandon Maxwell – a member of the panel – commented, “I cannot see Karlie wearing it anywhere, honestly....

Dooley, who starred in Netflix’s most-watched film of 2021 We Can Be Heroes, shared a series of posts on Instagram that revealed she joined the rally outside Disney’s headquarters in Burbank on Wednesday. Rally organizer Sean Feucht told Fox News on Wednesday he believed Disney had “been hijacked by a bunch of woke, crazy people.” Dooley shared several posts where she encouraged others to join her at the rally and posted videos and photos of the small crowds who had gathered outside the Disney HQ....

PUBG Update 1.44 Patch Notes Fixed an issue where a player can enter a BRDM while firing on full auto and is able to continue firing without exposing their body. Fixed an issue where a building on Vikendi is shown incorrectly on the minimapFixed an issue where ammunition is not displayed correctly while reloading when using the “Skol-Kar98k” skin. Fixed an issue that caused the left wrist to display incorrectly when equipping the Panzerfaust....

Posting on Telegram, ultranationalist Alexander Dugin, known as “Putin’s Brain,” called the Russian leader an autocrat with ultimate power over the war as he accused him of “surrendering” the city on November 12. He said that the retreat undermines Russian ideology by failing to defend “Russian cities.” On 30 September President Putin formally annexed four Ukrainian provinces, including the southern Kherson region, into Russia. Pro-war Dugin, whose daughter was killed in a Moscow car explosion earlier this year, said an autocrat has a responsibility to save his nation all by himself or face the fate of the “king of the rains,” according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)....

Though Rage is filled to the brim with a wide variety of gameplay options and boasts some visuals that might be able to take down some high-powered PCs, many are focusing on a recent reveal that Rage takes only about 15 hours to complete. Without any point of context for what “15 hours to complete” means, gamers were quick to jump on the assumption that Rage will be delivering about 15 hours worth of game content and nothing more....

Despite a valiant 75-run stand between opener David Warner (37 off 32) and Manish Pandey (61 off 36), no other Hyderabad batsman could rise to the occasion as Rajasthan bowlers jolted visitors at regular intervals after the duo’s departure. Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron and Oshane Thomas picked two wickets each for the home side. Put to bat, Hyderabad openers Kane Williamson (13 off 14) and Warner started cautiously adding 27 runs in the initial three overs....

The approximate 9-foot, 8-inch squid was discovered at about 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ugu beach in Obama of Fukui Prefecture. Photos and videos of the squid were taken as researchers appeared on the scene to measure the large sea creature. The Japanese publication Mainichi reported that local authorities called the cephalopod’s appearance “a rare occurrence.” “It is unusual for a giant squid to be washed ashore alive,” officials from the Obama Municipal Government told the publication....