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Never mind those headlines about the bitter struggles over the future of Russia’s economic reforms. Reform is here, for Igor Smolkin and thousands like him. One in three Russian workers is already employed in the burgeoning small-business sector. Despite worries about organized-crime groups and fly-by-night speculators muscling in, privatization of heavy industry is in full swing. All over Russia clever gamblers are angling to become Carnegies and Rockefellers. Their ambition and their penchant for risk are shaking Russia’s lumbering socialist industry to its foundations....

Speaking to BBC Sport, Courtois said, “I have the biggest respect for Petr Cech. He is one of the best goalkeepers in the world so I think putting him and me in the same team is not the healthiest thing in the world,” “The two of us want to play everything. Nobody will be happy to play in only the League Cup or FA Cup. Things are unclear at the moment....

Thiem took advantage of a sloppy Tsitsipas start in Beijing to break to love in the opening game but the Greek respondedf immediately to get back on serve. Tsitsipas, playing in his first final since May, was able to get on the front foot thereafter, breaking to go 5-3 up by taking advantage of unforced errors from top seed Thiem. A cute volley gave Tsitsipas set point and his terrific wide serve allowed the 21-year-old to power home, then a smash volley saw him break at the start of the second....

RELATED: Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan Preparing New Show After Better Call Saul Its prequel series has been applauded by fans and critics for the ways in which its writers were able to set up the story and greater world of its predecessor without overshadowing the focal point of the show, which is Jimmy McGill’s transition into Saul Goodman. Over the course of its six seasons, Better Call Saul’s writers managed to weave in plenty of story beads that directly affect the plot of Breaking Bad and make re-watching the 2008 AMC hit all the more enticing....

RELATED: My Hero Academia: Who & Where is Deku’s Father? My Hero Academia has enjoyed quite a successful run over the years, however, the story is much closer to ending than some fans might realize. Before then, there are certainly quite a lot of things that people want to see come to fruition before it ends. Updated May 30, 2022, by Rei Penber: With each passing chapter, Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia is edging closer to its end....

Chung, 32, is one of the six Patriots players who as of Thursday morning had opted out for 2020. Because the rest of the NFL is perpetually terrified of Belichick, many — including at least one team executive — immediately crafted a conspiracy theory that the Patriots coach is trying to improve his team’s salary cap space and/or draft position with the player opt-outs. Chung and former Patriots cornerback Darius Butler aren’t here for the “dumb” theories, to borrow the safety’s word....

Highly divisive mainstream films come around at least once every couple of years and are usually talked about all over social media. They tend to be on the artistic side, a little weird and offbeat. Often they will play with story structure or have some kind of “alternative” element that appeals to some and turns off others. Because there’s so much that can be done with darker stories, a lot of these films fall under the dark drama or horror category....

Witness the Iowa Energy of the D-League pull off an alley-oop combination that comes straight out of “NBA Street Vol. 2.” MORE: Best NBA players by age, from 19 to 39 That’s video game and And 1 mixtape and imagination rolled together into an actual game. What just happened? A message has been sent to Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan: Step your game up.

There are a lot of ways to push boundaries. Some television shows push boundaries in terms of their characters or who they cast, the subject matter and storylines, or the actual images shown on the TV. There’s an element of shock value in those choices that garners attention and often can make a series really stand out. Another, slightly more subtle, way to push the boundary, revolves entirely around tone....

Former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer and YouTuber Mike Rober designed a complicated obstacle course to keep the pesky critters from stealing bird seed. However, they rose to the challenge and their alacrity impressed him…and inspired him. Rober could have designed his own bird feeder effectively keeping the fuzzy-tailed creatures away, but he had a different plan in mind. The former engineer spent his quarantine designing a “ninja warrior”-esque obstacle course that he hoped a devious squirrel would struggle to get through....

It’s time we accept the inevitable. The number of jobless claims in the U.S. has hit a six-month high—97 percent of corporate executives either think that we are already in a recession, or that the economy is about to enter one. Seventy-two percent of economists also suspect that a recession is looming on the horizon. It’s hard not to fearfully cast our minds back to the chaos caused by the mid-pandemic recession, or even to let our thoughts wander back down the dark path that led to the 2008-09 calamity....

Daiki Endo, who won the 2019 season of TV Tokyo’s Dollhouse King Finals, tweeted out several pics of his creation to approval of Red Dwarf fans and Danny John Jules, who plays the Cat in the show, who replied to Daiki saying “I love it man!” RELATED: Heal Your Soul With the Trailer for The Great British Baking Show Originally broadcast in 1988 on the U.K.’s BBC 2, Red Dwarf was loosely based on a recurring sketch, Dave Hollins: Space Cadet, from radio series Son of Cliché by creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor....

McGuigan: Why a book on men? Faludi: The idea emerged out of my frustrations after finishing “Backlash.” While I felt I had documented the evidence of a backlash, I hadn’t grappled with a much thornier question of why. [So] I was initially trying to figure out why so many men are resistant to women’s equality. But as I went along it became clear to me that that was just the outermost layer of a much greater battle that men faced....

As the business of cannabis continues to mature, people want to spend dollars promoting their brand. At Newsweek, we’ve run all kinds of “cannabiz” ads—from full-blown videos to a lowly banner promoting various (legal) aspects of the business. But it hasn’t been easy. In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the entire 21st century, the publishing business has been undergoing a radical change and it hasn’t favored publishers....

Cryptocurrency is a whole financial world on its own. Do you want to delve into crypto, and you’re wondering what programming bits work together to power the crypto economy? Blockchain developers wire the crypto world with one or a combination of these programming languages. 1. Solidity Developed by an Ethereum project team, Solidity is the primary power line behind the well-known Ethereum network and associated blockchains. It’s still the most-used programming language in the blockchain industry....

Waze makes it possible to use both services in one place, allowing you to drive safely. The navigation app supports major music streaming services, so you can stay entertained on the road while putting safety first. This article will list all the streaming music services that can be connected to the Waze app. Let’s find out what they are. All the Streaming Services That Work With Waze Whether you consider Spotify or Apple Music the best music streaming service or prefer using a different platform altogether, Waze supports the most popular music and podcast apps available....

In a Zoom call to employees, Ellen DeGeneres announced new benefits they will receive as part of their employment contracts. A source told Variety the perks promised by DeGeneres—staff will now get to avail of five extra days of holiday that they can use as pleased along with permission to take off the day of their birthdays, as well as paid leave for doctors appointments and other family matters....

President Donald Trump announced the CDC recommendation at Friday’s coronavirus task force briefing, though he said he likely wouldn’t wear a mask. “The CDC is advising the use of nonmedical cloth face covering as a voluntary public health measure,” Trump said. “So, it’s voluntary, you don’t have to do it. They suggest it for a period of time. This is voluntary. I don’t think I’m going to be doing it....

Shoe website The Sole Supplier has created numerous concept designs for sneakers such as Adidas Forums and Air Jordan 4s. The incredible lineup of shoes covers classic consoles including both versions of the Super Nintendo and Sega Dreamcast as well as shoes based on the Nintendo GameCube, N64, PlayStation, and Sega Master System. Each shoe features an iconic look that fans of the retro consoles can appreciate. RELATED: Report Blames Surging Retro Game Auction Prices on Fraud...

Despite minimal revenue earned from touring due to the COVID-19, A-list singers continue to earn extraordinary sums thanks to streaming sales. Billboard’s 2020 rankings reportedly include income from live shows, music sales and other business ventures, while deductions associated with agents, managers and legal fees are also considered. Read on to learn whether your favorite solo pop singer has earned record revenue in recent months. 20. Kanye West ($6.3 million) With the promised release of his highly anticipated Donda album not materializing in 2020, Kanye West dropped only one song in this year....