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Football 1973: Birthday of Real Madrid and Brazil legend, Roberto Carlos. 1986: Birthday of Man City and Belgium defender Vincent Kompany. 1993: Manchester United take the lead in the title race in the first ever Premier League season, 1992/93, after beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1. They would not relinquish the lead and won the league soon after by a whopping 10 points. Cricket 1990: Curtly Ambrose of WI takes a remarkable 8-45 in a single innings of a Test against England in Bridgetown....

Dedicated Instagram cosplayer snarkyjaycosplay decided to transform the ruthless mercenary-turned-awkward restaurant patron James “Bucky” Barnes into a ruthless mercenary-turned-awkward restaurant patron who is also a woman now. Channeling her raw creativity into an impressively well-made recreation of Bucky’s Winter Soldier outfit, including the metal arm, she apparently decided there was no need to attempt to replicate everything about the character, and took some creative liberties that appear to have paid off....

Growing up in Shanghai in the 1960s, Min was the best student in her class, a junior Red Guard who memorized the revolutionary operas of Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing, and sang them all day. But her faith was tested when she was told to denounce a beloved teacher, who had been accused of spying. Sobbing, Min spat criticisms into a microphone.-She still feels the agonizing guilt. At 17 Min was ordered to the countryside to work at a collective farm, and although she tried to muster the appropriate zeal, she and her family grieved as she boarded the truck....

Films about home invasions are almost as old as cinema itself, but there are classics strewn over the decades. Michael Haneke’s 1997 film Funny Games and his 2007 remake by the same name arguably define the genre, but everything from Wait Until Dark to The Strangers fits the bill. RELATED: This Home Invasion Thriller Subverted The Familiar Genre Intruders, also known as Shut In and Deadly Home, ran the festival circuit in 2015 before its somewhat wide release in 2016....

This is not just another story about home schooling. The Noah Webster Academy is the boldest attempt to use public money – up to $5,500 per student – to support what critics call private, and sometimes religious, education. It is part of the charter-school movement, which 11 states have already written into law. While the rules vary from place to place, the basic idea is the same: public-school districts give “charters” to groups of reformers or educators who want to run experimental schools....

The subscribers of Playstation Plus have a reason to rejoice this New Year. Sony has revealed a list of games including BioShock 2 which would be free for the subscribers. BioShock 2 is a sequel to the much popular survival horror FPS BioShock. The game has been conceptualized by talented teams a t2K Marin and Digital Extremes. You will take charge as ‘Big Daddy’ in this thrilling adventure where you would be out on enigmatic coastlines of Atlantic saving girls....

NHK, Japan’s national broadcasting corporation (similar to the United Kingdom’s BBC), demoed how a virus can spread via contact infections aboard cruise ships and other close conditions in a video posted online Friday. Under consultation from unnamed experts on viral transmission, NHK gathered ten people in a room meant to simulate a cruise ship buffet. After one person’s hands were coated in a fluorescent paint—simulating viral droplets from a cough—participants dished up food from buffet trays, then took their seats....

Over two decades after the release of these movies, stories about living in a simulation are everywhere. WandaVision is one of the most popular shows currently and deals with the Scarlet Witch living in a fantasy tv show reality that she is in some way responsible for creating. Season four of HBO’s Westworld, a show about people and robots living in a futuristic amusement park that is indiscernible from reality is on the horizon....

Sense8 is not as long as Game of Thrones, yet it is no less interesting for that. It packs an intriguing tale and well-written characters into its two seasons. And don’t worry, the ending won’t leave fans disappointed. Although the show probably could’ve gone on past its ending, all the main plot points are wrapped up. They are also wrapped up in a way that respects all of the characters....

From replacements for first-party options, to email clients and habit-trackers, there’s a little bit of everything available for the tech giant’s popular range of wearables, and more emerge regularly, all of which firmly establishes the Apple Watch as one of the best smartwatches (opens in new tab). Whether you want to install apps you already have on your phone or are looking for completely new options best suited to the Apple Watch, we’ve rounded up the best Apple Watch apps you can find in 2022....

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has so far batted down demands by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to subpoena documents and witnesses, signaling he will instead ram through a White House–friendly trial that leads to a speedy acquittal. But Schumer has indicated he will force a vote to compel the appearances of four witnesses, including acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former national security adviser John Bolton....

The next installment in the Brain Age series (or Brain Training as it’s known in Japan) will come with a mix of classic mentally-stimulating mini-games along with a number of new ones. The problem for Nintendo Switch Lite owners is that these new games will require players to use features of the vanilla Switch that the new portable-centric version doesn’t have. RELATED: Nintendo Switch Lite Is Already Experiencing Analog Stick Drifting...

Bloomberg reported that the move was made as part of an agreement “that aims to make Belgium’s notoriously rigid labor market more flexible.” However, just because the option will exist for employees does not mean employers will have to approve it, Bloomberg said. “The goal is to give people and companies more freedom to arrange their work time,” Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on February 15 in Brussels according to Bloomberg....

Meet Tamarack the black bear cub, named for the forest fire that injured his tiny jelly bean paws. The Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care said in a series of Facebook posts that it got a call from a homeowner who saw the injured cub in their yard. Tamarack was lucky because this area was still under restriction, and rescuers had to get special permission to get him and take him into their healing facility....

However, one of the reasons people love baseball is the game is always surprising us. Every season there are teams and players who seemingly come out of nowhere and turn preseason projections on their heads. The 2017 season has been no different, and one glance at the standings reveals a few organizations experiencing unexpected levels of success. MORE: MLB Draft 2017: Five players we’ll see in the majors Prior to each season, several prominent projection systems give each team playoff odds for the coming year....

Saban whispered something in his former assistant’s ear, drawing a bit of a chuckle. Then, a quick handshake, and off they went in opposite directions. It was a formality that had to wait until the last day of November. But, really, they could’ve done it months ago. As soon as Alabama and Georgia walked off the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium almost 11 months ago — the Crimson Tide in triumph, the Bulldogs in despair — a rematch seemed inevitable....

Midfielder Thiago and winger Coman sat out Saturday’s 3-0 Bundesliga win over Augsburg with respective knee and tendon complaints but will travel to Belgium for Wednesday’s Group B clash. Bayern are already through to the knockout stages but must win to retain any hope of pipping Paris Saint-Germain to top spot. Head coach Jupp Heynckes remains without a host of first-team regulars through injury, namely Manuel Neuer, Franck Ribery, David Alaba, Thomas Muller and Rafinha....

Barcelona’s long term target Thiago Silva has signed a new contract with the Ligue 1 champions Paris St-Germain according to The BBC. Having signed for Paris St-Germain for £36 million (€42 million) from Italian giants AC Milan in 2012, the Brazilian has now extended his stay at the Parc des Princes until 2018. L’Equipe reports that a €2 million-per-year increase in salary proved enough for the centre-back to commit his long-term future to the French side....

Thiem knocked Nadal out in straight sets to reach the last four at the Madrid Open, where Kevin Anderson now awaits. Nadal, who saw his streak of winning 50 successive sets come to an abrupt halt, will now lose top ranking. In the second semi-final, Denis Shapovalov will take on Alexander Zverev. THE DREAM THIEM If Thiem could string together performances like this with the same kind of consistency that Nadal has shown over many years, it might be the Austrian primed to move into the world number one spot....