The list of people who wanted Arkan dead is long. A career criminal–he got his start as a hit man for the Yugoslav communists–Arkan ruthlessly built a fortune as a smuggler and war profiteer. The paramilitary unit that he commanded, known as the Tigers, was famous for vicious ethnic cleansing in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. He was a major figure in Belgrade’s mobocracy, and played the role to the hilt....
According to Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports, the Lakers should not be afraid to trade LeBron this offseason. Cowherd noted that the Lakers have history and will always get the next superstar. Although Cowherd prefers the Lakers to keep James and trade Anthony Davis, he understands that LeBron is getting older. The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most historic and decorated teams in NBA history. The Lakers have had at least one superstar in each decade of their existence....
One of those forgotten men is Colin Kolles. Plenty of people might have stopped reading this article at the mention of Kolles, but then Kolles is probably the most underrated person in this sport, and also one of the most hated personalities, probably in the same league as Sebastian Vettel. Kolles has been controversy’s favourite child, with his most recent controversy being the case of the alleged blackmailing of Mercedes Chief Toto Wolff....
A suicide bomber targeted a concert by American singer Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena on May 22, killing 22 people and leaving dozens more injured. The worker bee, adopted as a motif for Manchester during the industrial revolution, has become a symbol of solidarity and respect for the city and with the victims of the attack. City & Spurs agree £50m Walker fee City and United donated a combined £1 million to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, which will also benefit from both sets of match-worn shirts from next Thursday’s encounter being made available to fans in an auction....
Capital One City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage has been holding a series of performances online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dubbed “SummerStage Anywhere.” The Juneteenth celebration will kick off at noon ET on the SummerStage’s Instagram account with tribute performances, including an excerpt of RudduR Dance’s ballet “Witness.” At 7 p.m. ET, performances, panels, and celebration will begin on the SummerStage YouTube channel. A panel discussion called “Reflecting the Times” led by the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s Hope Boykin will begin the livestream, followed by a tribute performance of “Hanging Tree” with poet Carl Hancock Rux, vocalist Marcelle Davies-Lashley, and Jamel Gaines’ Creative Outlet Dance Theater....
RELATED: Features that Civilization 7 Should Take from Civilization 6 Each civilization a playable historical figure who acts as the “leader.” While the game might not follow their life exactly, their real-life accomplishments are often used as an inspiration for gameplay. Although not yet confirmed, the popularity of the series does make Civilization VII a possibility. That leaves the obvious question of what historical figures might make good leaders. In the case of the British, this has usually been a king or queen....
The Big Tech issue is the tip of the spear of the realignment. As has been made painfully obvious the last few years, with last October’s collusive Big Tech assault on the New York Post for its election-season reporting on Hunter Biden’s overseas travails serving as an eye-opening pinnacle, Big Tech is now the ruling class’s catspaw. These modern-day robber barons are willing and able to lend their censorious assistance to the ruling class’s ruthless entrenchment of its ideological and political hegemony....
The annual Clash at Daytona, this year titled the Busch Clash, is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 9 with a start time of 3 p.m. ET, almost exactly a week before the 62nd running of the Daytona 500. As always, only an exclusive group of drivers are eligible to race in the Clash. MORE: Complete TV schedule for Daytona Speedweeks Jimmie Johnson, who won last year’s rain-shortened Clash at Daytona, is one of those drivers....
In 2005, critically-panned filmmaker Uwe Boll released the Alone in the Dark movie, which is widely considered to be not only one of the worst video game film adaptations ever made, but one of the worst movies ever made, period. Then in 2008, a new Alone in the Dark game was released for seventh generation consoles that earned mixed reviews from critics, followed by Alone in the Dark: Illumination, which was even more poorly received than its predecessor....
Over on the Need for Speed subreddit, a community manager posted an update on several Need for Speed games, including Need for Speed Carbon, Need for Speed Undercover, Need for Speed Shift, Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed, and Need for Speed The Run. All the games are slated to be delisted from digital platforms starting today, including their in-game stores. The move comes in preparation for their servers being shut down on August 31....
Developed by Intelligent Mechatronic Systems, a Waterloo, Ontario, tech firm, the iLane will be marketed through wireless companies that already deliver service to cell phones and personal digital devices. That means users will probably have to pay for monthly cell-phone-like fees to use iLane, though the company isn’t disclosing any price structure until it goes public with its marketing program later this year. iLane may also be built into some car models....
“You cleaned the window? It looks clearer now!” vs “You cleaned the window? It’s more clear now!” “He explained the math problem really well. The steps are clearer to me now!” vs “He explained the math problem really well. The steps are more clear to me now!” The word “tall” has one syllable, so you would add -er to the end to make it a comparative adjective, like “Tim is taller than Jane....
MORE: James returns to Cavs | See Cleveland front-page reaction to James | Joy in Cleveland So Kosar — who rivals Jim Brown and Bob Feller as the city’s most hallowed athlete — welcomed back fellow local legend James, who could be the city’s greatest redemption story. Act III of our “Our Town” is titled “Death and Dying,” terms not-so-loosely associated with the Cleveland sports experience. It’s biggest recent wins are fictional big-screen productions “Major League” and “Draft Day....
Since its release on November 12, 2020, the PS5 has remained difficult to reliably locate in stores thanks to a combination of high consumer demand, opportunistic resellers and their loyal bots, chip shortages impacting manufacturing, and supply chain irregularities related to the global pandemic. Scarcity has developed into a big enough issue that lawmakers pushed legislation to combat scalpers and bots, which continue even now to serve as one of the biggest contributors to the ongoing difficulties....
Bleszinski worked on the first three Gears of War games before the property was sold by its original developers, Epic Games. Afterward he moved on to a number of ventures including opening his own game studio, and according to his Twitter bio owning two restaurants as well as co-producing the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hadestown. RELATED: CliffyB Says One Reason LawBreakers Failed Was Because It Was Too Woke In his Tweet, the ex-Gears of War designer said that Fergusson left ideas contributed by himself and former Epic Games Lead Designer Lee Perry (who also worked on the original trilogy) on the cutting room floor....
Kim Clijsters reached the semi-finals of the s-Hertogenbosch grasscourt tournament on Thursday, defeating Italy’s Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 7-6 (9/7). Former world number one Clijsters, who before this week hadn’t played since March because of a right hip injury, was the champion in this pre-Wimbledon event in 2003. And she showed on Thursday that she could be a genuine threat at this year’s Wimbledon which starts on Monday. “It was a very intense match....
One group trying to take advantage of the social network’s policy is the CO2 Coalition, a non-profit with ties to the Trump administration that has been locked in a dispute over fact-checking on Facebook since last year. Members of the group—which argues carbon dioxide from fossil fuels will ultimately be beneficial for the planet—told E&E News they want to use the platform to reach a bigger audience, despite opposition from scientists trying to expose their claims....
The drug, called linzagolix and prescribed under the brand name Yselty in Europe, is administered orally and can be dosed according to a patient’s exact needs. “Fibroids are one of the most common conditions that effect women—it’s the number one reason for hysterectomy—and the treatments we have now just aren’t satisfactory,” study co-author Hugh S. Taylor, MD, professor and chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences at the Yale School of Medicine, told Verywell, adding that many medications that are currently used “just treat the symptoms—not the fibroids themselves....
Bowyer’s car was found to have illegal track bar components. Track bars allow drivers to alter the position of the rear axle in relation to the car’s centerline. MORE: Must-see photos from the MyAFibRisk.com 400 In addition to Bowyer’s points penalty, crew chief Billy W. Scott has been fined $75,000, suspended for the next three Sprint Cup events and placed on probation for six months. The loss of points drops Bowyer to 16th in the Chase standings with 2,000 points....
Beverley elbowed Paul near his right hip as Paul was dribbling upcourt in transition in the fourth quarter. Referees tossed Beverley after reviewing a replay of the foul. MORE: Paul reportedly among players who chided Beverley for remarks toward PA director Twitter commenters complained that, among many things, Paul flopped on the play. Paul told reporters after the game (per Duane Rankin of AZCentral.com) that he was trying to draw free throws by attempting a 3-point heave from the backcourt....
