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Legislative action is needed now more than ever. As leaders representing U.S. businesses that encompass key elements of this country’s economy—recreation and transportation—we’re speaking out together to raise the alarm. For ski resorts, climate change is an end-game played out in melted snow and burning mountainsides. In the last four years, Aspen has seen our airport shut down due to climate-fueled fires, and later, mudslides that peppered our main interstate with car-sized boulders....

Bwalya was found to have accepted a gift, violating the governing body’s code of ethics, after examining his links to banned Qatari official Mohammed Bin Hammam. FIFA said the investigation into Bwalya, an executive committee member for the Confederation of African Football, “focused principally on benefits that Mr Bwalya had received from Mr Bin Hammam”. He has also been fined CHF100,000 ($100,600), FIFA confirmed in a statement released on Friday....

BWF World Tour Finals semi-finalist Sameer Verma, meanwhile, slid one spot to 14th but the India No. 1 men’s singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth held on to his World No. 8 position and so did HS Prannoy who remains at 19th. Subhankar Dey is now 47th, Parupalli Kashyap is 51st, Sourabh Verma is 56th, followed by Ajay Jayaram at 60th. Rising star Mithun Manjunath jumped six places to 88th. No change for Saina and Sindhu There was no change in the world rankings for the top two Indian shuttle queens, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal....

Siril Verma, all of 17 years, has been one of the emerging stars to look out for in Indian badminton for quite some time. The former junior World Championships silver medallist has made a seamless transition to the senior level and has been making rapid strides. In October, he made it to the final of the Russian Grand Prix, losing to the top seed Zulfadli Zulkiffli in three games. At this year’s Australian Open Superseries in June, he showed his improvement by qualifying for the main draw....

I’m about to experience a similar deflation. Truth be told, I’m expecting fireworks. That’s because I’ve read the stories that have consumed the press this past week: Bill the “red-faced” attack dog, slapping Barack Obama around, “injecting” race into the national conversation, railing at the monstrous media, doing his wife’s dirty work in the Palmetto State while she hops, skips and jumps through the Super Tuesday states. Is he freelancing?...

TikTok’s Algorithm May Be Absent From the Deal US President Donald Trump is standing firmly behind his September 15th, 2020 deadline for the TikTok sale. TikTok already has a few big-name bidders, but its parent company, ByteDance, has yet to make a deal. An article from the South China Morning Post revealed that ByteDance might not give up TikTok’s recommendation algorithm. This algorithm is responsible for TikTok’s For You page, which provides users with an endless stream of suggested content....

This will see the Bundesliga and its clubs work towards the growth of Indian football through a series of activities throughout the year, in collaboration with multiple Indian stakeholders. The Bundesliga, the top echelon of German football, is the second highest earning football league globally with annual revenues in excess of USD 4.5 billion. Known for its affinity to fans, it also has the highest average stadium attendance worldwide at a staggering 44,000 per game....

The game has been one of the best releases of 2021, with the multiplayer mode being completely free-to-play. It has seen a huge influx of players and the overall gameplay, build quality, and execution have been reasonably satisfactory. However, the title also suffers from several issues across its campaign and multiplayer modes. There have been many bugs and glitches, but the situation has become graver due to management decisions....

Shortly after the game’s release, Halo 2-branded communication headsets flew off store shelves and thousands of new Xbox Live account subscriptions were purchased. This spike in Xbox Live membership was in some way the first baby step toward the service we now log into every day with our Xbox 360’s. Since that time, other original Xbox multiplayer games have come and gone, but Halo 2 multiplayer (and Counterstrike) have always remained at the top of the most-played lists....

Bungie has been more vocal over the last few months about happenings in the world and the United States. That includes speaking out about political hot button issues like when Bungie issued a public statement in support of Roe v. Wade. That statement came just a few days after a legal brief was leaked from the United States Supreme Court that seemed to mean that the court is poised to strike down the right to abortion....

The beta begins on May 3, will run for 17 days and end on May 19. Though there’s also an early release for the beta that begins tomorrow. Here’s the schedule for the various playlists, and the modes that are included in each of them: Grab Bag - May 3 - A mix of 4v4 Slayer and Objective Games 1 Flag CTF; Stockpile; Oddball; Team Crazy King; 3 Plots; Team Slayer; Team SWAT; Covy Team Slayer Free For All - May 3 - 8 Man FFA....

Bungo Stray Dogs season 4 Episode 1 is also receiving praise from fans for its overall direction, production, animation, and color palette. The episode’s murder-mystery approach is also being heavily praised by fans for its exceptional means of pulling viewers in instantly, making for an incredibly enjoyable episode. Bungo Stray Dogs season 4 episode 1 reveals that Ranpo had an interview with “the president” Bungo Stray Dogs season 4 episode 1 starts with Yukichi Fukuzawa receiving a call from someone imploring him to join the military police, saying they’re the only ones who can make use of his powers....

The two highest-leverage moments of Game 3 of the NLCS were bunt situations in the 10th inning. On the first, Juan Perez failed to sacrifice Brandon Crawford to second base after a leadoff walk, and instead singled to move the winning run up 90 feet. Gregor Blanco followed by getting his bunt down, and Cardinals pitcher Randy Choate threw the ball away, giving San Francisco a 5-4 victory. Choate’s sidearm throwing motion makes it an adventure when he throws to first base, as was all too clear on the final play....

Plaintiffs Walter Coleman, Marco DiLeonardo, Matthew Fox and Madelyn Salzman filed a class-action lawsuit on March 28 against Burger King Corporation in the Southern District Court of Florida, alleging that Burger King uses “false and misleading advertising concerning the size and/or the amount of ingredients contained” in a slew of different menu items. The plaintiffs seek “to end Burger King’s unfair and materially misleading advertising” and request monetary damages “fully compensating all individuals who were deceived” by Burger King by purchasing “overstated menu items....

Brent Burns scored on a power play at 22 seconds of overtime and the Sharks snapped a seven-game losing streak, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Saturday night. The Sharks clinched second place in the Pacific Division and home ice in the first round of the playoffs, ending their longest skid of the season and sending Vegas to its franchise-worst fifth straight loss. “We needed a win and we found a way,” San Jose Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said....

George Bush seems to have learned from the mistakes of his predecessors–and from his own experience. During the aborted coup attempt against Manuel Noriega in October 1989, Bush was overwhelmed by raw intelligence data pouring into the Oval Office. According to White House aides, he is determined to take a more hands-off approach toward the operational side of the Persian Gulf War. When the time came to prepare a war plan against Iraq, Bush laid down some general markers: he banned the use of nuclear weapons and ordered the military not to attack civilian targets, particularly mosques....

On the night of May 8, my mother, Nancy Reagan, was given an award for caregiving at a Beverly Hills fund-raiser for stem-cell research. “We have lost so much time,” she said when accepting her award. “I just can’t bear to lose any more.” It was a star-studded event, but everyone there was clear about one thing: Disease doesn’t care about fame, or wealth or even youth. It just is....

But in his mind, he hasn’t truly celebrated the win from last Sunday because he hasn’t spent any time with those who played the biggest role — his team. So that could be why he has been the same Earnhardt his Hendrick Motorsports crew has been accustomed to seeing and working around while preparing the last couple of days for The Profit 500. MORE: Lineup breakdown | Phoenix picks | Jeff Gordon’s outlandish cab prank...

But in his mind, he hasn’t truly celebrated the win from last Sunday because he hasn’t spent any time with those who played the biggest role — his team. So that could be why he has been the same Earnhardt his Hendrick Motorsports crew has been accustomed to seeing and working around while preparing the last couple of days for The Profit 500. Earnhardt is back to business as he will start fifth Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway....

How about Business Guru Rudy? While one of New York’s leading businessmen has moved into city hall, the nation’s most famous mayor and his top aides have gone into business. Giuliani Partners, formed earlier this year, specializes in replicating some of Giuliani’s proudest achievements–computerized-based tracking systems, security, fiscal reform. Giuliani says corporations can benefit from systems he put in place, like Compstat, which created accountability in police precincts by computerizing their records, and Jobstat, which did the same for the city’s welfare-to-work placements....