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But much of the American economy remains closed because of the pandemic. The number of infections and deaths continue to climb. Almost 3,000 Americans died last Friday alone, the deadliest day since the pandemic began. So what is Trump’s re-election strategy? Reopen the economy anyway. It’s a four-step plan. Step 1: Remove income support, so people have no choice but to return to work. Trump’s Labor Department has decided that furloughed employees “must accept” an employer’s offer to return to work and therefore forfeit unemployment benefits, regardless of COVID-19....

It doesn’t matter if it’s Harry the Hawk, the Spurs’ coyote or the Pistons’ Hooper. Lopez is an equal opportunity tormentor. Now we have some insight as to why the Knicks center has so much hatred for mascots across the league. MORE: Good, bad and ridiculous mascots | Knicks sign Lopez to four-year deal | Free agency winners and losers “I feel like my earliest encounters with mascots, they were never too receptive of me,” Lopez said in an interview with Bleacher Report....

The 31-year-old injured his ankle in a 2-1 defeat against Swansea on February 21 and hasn’t featured for Van Gaal’s side since. The forward had earlier tweeted saying he expected to be fit for the match: Manchester derby comes too early for Van Persie: Van Gaal But, in his pre-match press conference, Louis van Gaal has confirmed that they will be without the former Arsenal striker for City’s visit to Old Trafford....

title: “Robot Boats Could Soon Take You For A Ride” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Douglas Mckenzie” A new fully autonomous boat is ready to be deployed along the canals of Amsterdam. It’s one of many nascent robot boat projects. Researchers who designed the Dutch “roboat” hope the craft could usher in a new age of autonomous boating. “Roboats could do everything from providing urban services at all times to monitoring oil spills and other environmental monitoring activities,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Fábio Duarte, who was a member of the team behind the robot boat, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Singletary announced his retirement on Tuesday, saying that he wouldn’t “sit idly by” while outside entities attempted to destroy his character. The police chief came under fire for allegedly playing a role in covering up Prude’s death on March 23 after officers put a hood over his head and held his face to the pavement for two minutes. The police chief initially told Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren that Prude, 41, died of a drug overdose while in police custody and the mayor said on Thursday that she didn’t see the video of the arrest until August 4....

Rochester police detained 32-year-old Kyle Bradley Davis, charging him with two felonies—second-degree assault on a police officer and attempted assault on a police officer, local newspaper the Democrat & Chronicle reported. The protester was additionally charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly resisting arrest. Police accused Davis of repeatedly shining a laser into the eyes of seven officers amid protests in front of the Public Safety Building on Tuesday evening. He was reportedly ordered multiple times to stop shining the laser before officers attempted to arrest him....

The game, which is available currently on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Mac, Linux, and Switch, will get updated menus and improvements to the Tournaments and Challenges modes according to Psyonix. Those who currently own the game will continue to be able to play it. It’ll also be coming to the Epic Games Store for PC. Psyonix said: Rocket League will release on the Epic Games Store on PC the same time it goes free to play....

It was unlikely. It was not meant to be. Then, it was convincing. The Rockets earned their spot in the Western Conference finals to go up against the best team in the NBA, the Warriors. For the first time in this postseason, though, Houston will start a series on the road. Game 1 is at Oracle Arena on Tuesday night (9 p.m. ET, ESPN). Game 1 line: Warriors -10.5, Total: 220Series price: (Warriors -1100, Rockets +700)...

Announced on Wednesday, Blackmon’s new deal begins with the current MLB season and includes two player options for 2022 and 2023. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, though it is reportedly worth $108million with escalators that could take it to $116m, while it also includes a limited no-trade clause. Blackmon is a two-time All-Star centerfielder who has played his entire career with the Rockies and is considered one of the franchises core players, along with third baseman Nolan Arenado and second baseman DJ LeMahieu....

Variety confirmed Dunbar’s exit on Tuesday with Fox and 20th Television. The move came after he was denied both a religious and then a medical exemption from the vaccine. Variety said 9-1-1 requires actors on the show to be vaccinated. Newsweek obtained a statement from 20th Television, the producers of the show, which read: “We take the health and safety of all of our employees very seriously, and have implemented a mandatory vaccination confirmation process for those working in Zone A on our productions....

Rockstar Games itself has not officially announced Grand Theft Auto 6, and so nothing is really known about the game in an official capacity. But while official details on Grand Theft Auto 6 and what it may entail remain scarce, fans have continued to speculate about what the game will be like. But it’s not just fans speculating. Rockstar Games co-founder Jamie King, who left the company in 2006, has speculated that the next game in the series may lose some of its edge....

She is the sad yordle who was first showcased at the Sentinels of Light event a few months back. Riot Games also announced that Vex will make her entry into the game around September. During the month of September, the game will see two different patches which include 11.18 and 11.19. Both the patches will define the meta of League of Legends World Championships. So, with Vex releasing soon, it will be interesting to see whether she will be played at Worlds or banned out completely....

Spelunky’s perhaps the poster boy, enjoying acclaim on most of the major platforms over the last couple of years, but while that’s more about the avoidance of danger, Risk of Rain applies a similar concept and ethos to run’n’gun games like Metal Slug and Contra. You play as a little dude (optionally joined by up to three other little dudes in co-op mode) who’s crashed landed on an exceptionally hostile alien world, trying to find and activate a series of teleporters in order to escape....

Kolkata girl Rituparna proved too good for the defending champion to win 21-14, 21-7 to add the U-19 national title to the U-13 and U-17 national crowns she had won in the past. She completed a double crown by also bagging the girls doubles title with J. Meghana. Rituparna never allowed her opponent to get a foot-hold in the match. She was deceptive at the net and came up with some timely drops to tackle the reach of her lanky opponent, who had earlier got the better of Maharashtra’s Karishma Wadkar in the U-17 final....

You just can’t be in a bad mood when you drive one. Its tiny 2.0-liter engine is surprisingly quick, and it’s small enough to weave nimbly in and out of even the nastiest L.A. traffic. It’s less sure-footed on the highway. On a trip from L.A. to Las Vegas, I was worried the gusty desert winds would blow me right off the road. Then again, I got to take a road trip to Vegas in one of these babies!...

The Streak which spans over two decades has made its own place in the marquee event and still remains as one of the most anticipated parts of WrestleMania. And this year will be no different as the company will be trying to make maximum utilization of the brand. Stakes will also be higher since it’s a milestone event for the company. A battered aging Undertaker has been polished and bandaged for the sole purpose....

New England’s 6-6, 265-pound beast of a tight end caught two of the biggest passes of the game and finished with eight receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown in the AFC Championship. MORE: Ten best QB rivalries in recent playoff history | Classic Gronk photos His second-biggest catch was this fourth-and-10, 40-yard bomb over two defenders, on what would have been a game-ending incompletion. Five plays later, Gronkowski fought off a defender (and kept his feet inbounds) to catch a 4-yard touchdown on fourth and goal to bring the Patriots within a two-point conversion of sending the game into overtime against Denver....

The Oranje narrowly avoided elimination with a late 3-1 win in Belarus on Saturday, but the result means they remain little more than a mathematical chance of finishing second in Group A. England 5/1 to beat Lithuania 1-0 Sweden earlier romped to an 8-0 rout of Luxembourg to effectively kill off those chances, with Janne Andersson’s side boasting a three-point buffer and vastly superior goal difference ahead of their trip to Amsterdam on Tuesday....

The teams played a sloppy game up until that point, with the first goal coming on a Gyasi Zardes goal for LA in the 52'. New England equalized on a beautiful play in the 79’ on a long ball down the left wing to Patrick Mullins who passed back to Chris Tierney for a low goal in the right side of the net. In the second period of extra time it was Keane who stayed perfectly onside on a right-to-left cross from Marcelo Sarvas to get the better of Revolution goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth....