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The deadly virus, which was first reported in Wuhan city of the Hubei province of China, has infected more than 91,000 people and more than 3,000 people have died globally. At least 81,151 cases are confirmed to be in China, including 2,835 deaths, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. While the spread of the virus seems to be slowing down in China, according to a statement by WHO’s director-general on Monday, it seems to be picking up pace outside China, including in the States....

However, it’s not all sunshine and puppy-dogs, at least not for Dick Grayson, whose unfair treatment continues to be an outrage. Simultaneously the most widely used and somehow, currently most forgettable Robin in the Batman franchise, Master Dick has been snubbed again. He must be so embarrassed, getting passed over for third-stringer Robin, Tim Drake. Perhaps his writers should have at least had the decency to give him an epic death arc like the Jason Todd Robin....

Trying to figure out what exactly was put into the magic formula that now makes Rovio worth roughly a bazillion dollars is something worth exploring. Would it have been as enjoyable if it were Angry Marmosets? Would millions of people have still downloaded Angry Llamas? Who knows? The bigger mystery is why Gameloft hasn’t ripped the idea off wholesale just yet since that seems to be what they do. It’s a shock that we haven’t seen them release Perturbed Parakeets, in which brightly colored birds use a t-shirt cannon to shoot other birds at various awaiting livestock....

The Spain striker’s future at Stamford Bridge has been subject to intense speculation after he missed last weekend’s 3-0 win at champions Leicester City. Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian are reported to have wanted to sign Costa while the club’s top scorer this season was also said to have had a row with a member of the coaching staff. “I think the player wants to stay in Chelsea,” Conte told a news conference on Friday....

The image was shared without any context or caption, so it is difficult to say what’s really going on here. Some speculate that her child ran off to the bathroom and left the plushie in their place, while others believe that she may just be a Pokemon lover getting lunch with her Pikachu. Notably, the Pikachu does have an entire chicken bake in front of it, indicating that it must be very hungry....

Experts worry that detailed and sometimes grisly media and Internet reports of celebrity suicides can inspire at-risk people to copy the likes of Cobain. They say the way we talk about suicide can make a big difference in the way that those who are vulnerable, especially young people, respond to a highly publicized incident. To find out what both the press and families can do to prevent this phenomenon, NEWSWEEK’s Karen Springen talks to Portland, Maine, suicide researcher Loren L....

Chelsea face Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Sunday off the back of a disappointing defeat in the Champions League away to Basel and some indifferent form in the Premier League with just two wins in their last four games. Part of Chelsea’s problem is, whether they line up as a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3-, their central midfielders are inept at defending allowing their opponents to be a real goal threat....

In respect to Michael Clarke breaking Brian Lara‘s Test highest score record of 400 and then Sachin Tendulkar finally bringing up his 100th International century. I am sure on the back of my other predictions in this series so far, that as soon as I have typed that, it will mean that Clarke gets out first ball tomorrow and Tendulkar follows with a golden duck! Forgetting cruel fate embarrassing me again, lets look at the merits of both....

While it is not too bad on the selector’s part to be careful about their fast-bowlers, Coulter Nile especially has a poor history when it comes to injuries. However, he supposedly only had soreness in the back and had not gone for any scans by the time the squad was announced. According to him, soreness in the back, the reason selectors had given for his omission was not enough to keep him out of the squad....

Abramson’s alleged ethical breach was exposed almost by accident. It came two weeks ago during the penalty phase of the trial, when the jury determines the punishment. While cross-examining Dr. William Vicary, Erik’s psychiatrist, prosecutor David Conn realized for the first time that his notes of Erik’s jailtime psychiatric sessions were different from Vicary’s. When asked about the discrepancies, Vicary told the court that he had deleted passages under pressure by the defense....

“Can someone get that f****** idiot off the stage,” Prine’s wife tweeted Tuesday during the first presidential debate. “My husband died on his watch.” Prine, known for such songs as “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and “Angel From Montgomery,” was first hospitalized with the virus in March and was in intensive care at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He died about a month later in April, from COVID-19 complications, at age 73, his family told Rolling Stone....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA******, Redditor u/thatemobemo (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said she and her husband strictly prohibit surprise visits by family members and detailed the heated aftermath of their decision not to budge when her in-laws showed up unannounced. Titled, “[Am I the a******] for making my in laws leave?” the post has received over 7,000 upvotes and more than 1,500 comments since November 1....

Michael and Teresa Lye did try to tame the Virginia creeper when they first moved into their home in southeast London, nearly four decades ago. But over the years, they have simply stopped trying and are now content to let it grow, asking a relative over infrequently to prune the leaves covering the windows. The plant, also known as five-leaved ivy, is somewhat of a local attraction—with people regularly stopping to take photos....

The little-known Congressional Review Act (CRA) gives Congress a brief window to repeal the Trump rules without significant debate or the 60 Senate votes that are normally required to avoid a filibuster. Instead, simple majority votes by Democrats in both chambers of Congress and the stroke of President Joe Biden’s pen could invalidate many of the Trump rules. In a report published earlier this week, progressive advocacy group Public Citizen outlined at list of “major” regulations introduced by the Trump administration that could be targeted by Democrats and wiped out under the CRA, including a rule allowing faith-based housing discrimination against LGBT people and a host of environmental deregulations....

Taylor, who has been the top diplomat in Ukraine since Trump controversially recalled Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch this summer, testified before congressional investigators in connection with the House’s impeachment inquiry. Some of his text messages to other diplomats have already been made public as part of the fast-moving probe, with one note suggesting there was a quid pro quo involved with President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Ukraine. Levin, a freshman Democrat from Michigan, emerged from the closed-door session and briefly shared his thoughts with journalists outside, NBC News and Fox News reported....

McDavid, 22, suffered a serious leg injury in April and spoke briefly about his recovery process Monday, at the annual BioSteel camp. The Edmonton Journal summarized his comments: McDavid suffered the injury in the team’s final regular-season game against the Flames. The Edmonton captain was seen on camera saying, what looked like, “it’s broken,” after he crashed full speed into the goal post during the second period of the contest....

McGregor, the former featherweight and lightweight champion, will make his return to the Octagon on Saturday. He hasn’t fought since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in an October 2018 clash that was overshadowed by a post-bout brawl. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year When he announced his return from retirement, the Irishman said he was planning three fights in 2020, with Jorge Masvidal — due to his victory over Nate Diaz to clinch the BMF title — and Nurmagomedov his primary targets....

Conor McGregor is heading into his first-ever UFC trilogy with one goal in mind, and that is to avenge his UFC 257 loss to Dustin Poirier and end the rivalry once and for all. With the score being tied at 1-1, ‘The Notorious’ is expected to make major changes to his game as he aims to shut his doubters up for good once again and put ‘The Diamond’ away for the second time....

Wiles made the comments on the Wednesday night edition of his show TruNews. The preacher reacted to news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was considering a national lockdown due to COVID-19 by insisting that God had sent a “plague” to the synagogues in order to punish Jews. “Stay out of those things, there’s a plague in them. God’s dealing with false religions,” said Wiles. “God’s dealing with people who oppose his son, Jesus Christ....

RELATED: Simulation Games That Have Great World Building Each individual section will have a map provided with their respective Hammers marked. These Hammers are also labeled with a number that matches the descriptions below the pictures. When traveling around the map, players will want to get as close to the Hammers (on the maps) versus the numbers. If a Hammer requires a specific route to reach, that route is also provided in the descriptions....