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Pelosi, who represents California’s 12th district, raised the criticism during a Sunday morning interview with CNN’s State of the Union, noting that the death toll from COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, had doubled–from 1,000 to more than 2,000–since Trump signed bipartisan economic stimulus legislation on Friday. “This is such a very, very sad time for us,” the Speaker said. “So we should be taking every precaution.” The top congressional Democrat then took aim at Trump directly....

LONDON (Reuters) - Forget the latest addition to Andy Murray’s creaking trophy cabinet, the $2.4 million cheque and the adulation of a nation, the most significant upshot of his ATP World Tour Finals victory over Novak Djokovic is the aura it brings. Murray, the new king of men’s tennis, will take that rare commodity which few achieve in sport into the new season in spades. It is an unquantifiable weapon and one that can sustain lengthy periods of dominance even when form is fickle....

Ben Khalfallah has been left out of Victory’s matchday squad for their games against Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets in the past fortnight, with Fox Sports pundit Robbie Slater claiming on a broadcast last week that the veteran winger is being frozen out due to a clause in his contract. It is understood that Ben Khalfallah is close to triggering another year at Victory based on the number of games he plays in 2016-17....

“People ask us, ‘Are y’all from the mountains?’,” says fiddler Justin Robinson, a North Carolina native. “What they’re really asking is, ‘Why the hell are you playing this?’” His answer: “It’s a reclamation.” Robinson, fellow Carolinian Rhiannon Giddens and Arizona-born multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons met two years ago at the annual Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, N.C. Under the tutelage of fiddler Joe Thompson, one of the last surviving practitioners of the black fiddle style that once provided the soundtrack to North Carolina’s hilly Piedmont region, the Carolina Chocolate Drops learned their roots and honed their chops....

Eric Clapton Has Hearing Loss and Tinnitus The guitarist Eric Clapton, also known by the nickname “Slowhand”, suffers from both hearing loss and tinnitus. Since his roles in the bands Cream, The Yardbirds, and Derek and the Dominos, Clapton has been a three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won eighteen Grammy awards. He had a reputation for turning his amp “up to 11,” which means always playing at the maximum possible volume....

In an exclusive live chat with Indranil Basu on Sportskeeda’s Facebook page, Karnam Malleswari spoke extensively about her future plans. She achieved immense success during her days as a weightlifter, and the Padma Shri recipient is now aiming to add more names to the elite list that she pioneered in 2000. My academy is under construction, currently we are operating from a rented building: Karnam Malleswari Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman weightlifter to win the World Championship....

Shoto Todoroki’s introduction in season 1 of My Hero Academia shaped his first impression as one of mystery and stoicism. His identity comes across as almost plain and ordinary, even when viewers learn about his father’s identity. Though he doesn’t openly display his emotions or wear his heart on his sleeve much like his classmates, a deeper delve into Shoto’s character makes him more fascinating, particularly when his character development becomes more apparent over time....

If handled differently, could Himiko’s future have followed a more heroic path; or, considering her deranged sadistic side, is a Himiko Redemption Arc even possible? RELATED: My Hero Academia: Himiko’s Quirk, Explained Himiko’s Harrowing History Episode 109 of My Hero Academia (aka Season 5, episode 21) delves into this blonde bombshell’s backstory, where once again the audience is granted the opportunity to sympathize with a vicious villain. While young Himiko was often described as a sweet-natured girl, once her Quirk was discovered, opinions, unfortunately, changed drastically....

The text of the error subtitled “Mock Error Title,” which perhaps implies it’s used for all non-finished error descriptions, reads as follows: The funny error message was first sent out over Twitter by a confused Xbox One owner. He posed it as a question to Xbox Corporate VP Mike Ybarra, as well as the Xbox support account on Twitter. Being the consummate professional that Mike Ybarra is, his response was to immediately indicate that he was “looking into it....

Ezzy—as I called her—was a gift from a girlfriend. I was 21 at the time and I’d made a few remarks, driven by testosterone, about wanting to own a pit bull someday. The truth is, I probably wouldn’t have followed through on getting the dog on my own. Now I hate to think what I would’ve missed. I didn’t know what to expect when Ezzy arrived. Would this dog—this sweet, frisky pup—rip my throat open while I was sleeping?...

It was my third fainting spell—and a direct result of a car accident I had last year. My first spill took place six months earlier when I was living at my best friend’s house in Northern California during my initial phase of physical therapy. The second thud occurred at another friend’s house three weeks before the Wal-Mart incident. Both my mother, who was originally from Boligee, Ala., and my father, a West Indian from St....

During high school, I was not very turned on by the sciences and thought I would pursue art history and languages. I attended Skidmore College in New York and, knowing that I would have to fulfill my one-year science requirement, I took geology my first semester. I went on for a second semester and then attended Princeton’s summer field course in Red Lodge, Montana. This was a turning point, as it was clear I wanted to study geology....

RELATED: Xbox Game Pass Adds Classic Award-Winning Game to Lineup However, with the tips in this guide, people can get all 26 in just a few hours. Those new to Myst should try to play the game without help first. The wonder and reward of playing Myst will be ruined if new players skip right to the end of the story. However, anyone looking for the fastest way to pick up those points will find everything they need to know in each section below....

Another revelation by the Mysterious SmackDown Hacker on the horizon? The first big reveal made by the Mysterious Hacker was that Dolph Ziggler and Deville were in cahoots to sabotage a potential relationship between Rose and Otis. It ended the women’s friendship and has set the two former friends against each other. The video played by the Mysterious Hacker showed the pairings of Sasha Banks and Bayley, Big E and Kofi Kingston, Miz and John Morrison and Carmella and Dana Brooke....

The show, which is produced by people involved with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Modern Family, and Ubisoft executives, is a workplace comedy following a team of developers working on a World of Warcraft-esque online multiplayer game. Its quarantine episode airing May 22 will focus on that team trying to work via video conferencing. RELATED: Community Cast Reuniting For Special Table Read After Mythic Quest’s co-creator and star Rob McElhenney posted that production on the second season of the show has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic, yesterday’s announcement of a new episode likely made fans of the series happy to have something to look forward to....

Gamers can now visit their local GameStop stores in the U.S. or GAME in the UK to receive a code to download the mythical Pokemon Volcanion. The Volcanion code can be redeemed in either Pokemon X & Y or Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and it will grant the player a level 70 Volcanion with a moveset of Explosion, Flamethrower, Hydro Pump and Steam Eruption, as well as the Water Absorb ability....

When our friendly local MYX representative got in touch with our team, they made us an offer we couldn’t refuse. In this MYX II product review, we explore just exactly what this bike and this brand are all about. We have to say: we weren’t disappointed. This thing is so much more than just a Peloton bike alternative. Enjoy spin bike classes, off-the-bike workouts, cross-training, and even live cardio challenges, all right from your own home....

A players’ draft took place on 17th October with more than 200 international players showing their interest in the new T20 league. Six teams namely Cape Town Blitz, Durban Heat, Jozi Stars, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Paarl Rocks and Tshwane Spartans will light up the tournament with as many as 32 matches to be played. The tournament’s pattern commences with a double round robin system with each team playing each other twice....

N Ramachandran, the brother of BCCI president N Srinivasan, has been elected unopposed as the Indian Olympic Association president in the polls held on Sunday. In addition, Kho Kho Federation of India president Rajeev Mehta and All India Tennis Association president Anil Khanna were elected unopposed as the secretary general and treasurer respectively. The successfully conducted polls will in all likelihood pave the way for the India’s return to the Olympic fold....