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In the light of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the singer, whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore, sent out an impassioned tweet over the weekend. There has been a number of protests held since the Supreme Court made a ruling that returns “the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” Celebrities have reacted with fury while Democratic politicians have also voiced their disapproval of the Supreme Court’s decision....

Jung Ho Kang, who has been starting at third base for injured Josh Harrison (thumb), will move over to shortstop while Mercer is out, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. MORE: Mike Trout compares favorably with baseball greats Mercer, who was taken off the field on a cart after Carlos Gomez slid into him in the second inning while trying to break up a double play, returned to Pittsburgh, where team doctors will evaluate him....

That said, they still have enough cap space to help make their team better moving forward either through adding another starting-caliber player or a few depth pieces at positions of need. If they keep making aggressive moves like the Wednesday trade of Jodie Meeks to the Magic, they might end up surprise players on the market. MORE: Ranking the 23 best available NBA free agents Before we get into that, let’s take a look at their free agents and cap situation....

The most persistent of these questions arose when the great Pat Summitt was alive and well and coaching the Tennessee Lady Vols. It generally involved some variation of: “How do you think she would do if she were coaching a men’s team?” The question itself was an insult to Coach Summitt, and to all of women’s basketball, and the response I developed over the years reflected some version of this declaration....

Out since undergoing core muscle surgery to repair a sports hernia on Nov. 14, captain Sidney Crosby announced on Tuesday morning his return to the lineup after a 28-game absence. “I’m playing tonight,” he told reporters. “Happy to be back in the lineup.” Crosby returns to a team that went 18-6-4 since he was injured Nov. 9 against the Chicago Blackhawks and sits six just points behind the Washington Capitals for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division....

Haryana Steelers suffered a loss against UP Yoddha (30-37) in their opening match but went on to win a close encounter against Gujarat Fortune Giants (38-37). However, they faced their second loss at home against the Bengaluru Bulls (36-59) before ending their home leg on a positive note against the Telugu Titans (52-32). Prashanth Kumar Rai emerged as the top raider for Haryana Steelers with 36 raid points in four matches while Ravi Kumar scored 14 tackle points to finish as the Steelers’ best defender of the home leg....

Puneri Paltan put up a complete team performance against Gujarat in the last match as their raiding as well as defensive departments clicked that helped them score a total of 43 points which in turn saw them register a comfortanle win. The home fans will be happy with the return of Nitin Tomar who scored his first super 10 of the season. Their next best raider Manjeet carried on from where he left off and has been very impressive this season....

Last week a Wikipedia user who goes by “Ydorb” and prefers to remain anonymous claimed that two pages from the Wiley book “Black Gold: The New Frontier in Oil for Investors” includes verbatim text from the Wikipedia entry on the 1996 Khobar Towers Bombing in Saudi Arabia. In a posting on the user-generated not-for-profit online encyclopedia, Ydorb wrote, “I wrote much of the copied text … Complicating any charge of copyright violation is the fact that I have released most of my contributions into the public domain....

RELATED: Planet Coaster Review Released back in 2016 for the PC, Planet Coaster is a game that allows players to build and manage their own amusement parks. Roller coasters can be build piece by piece, allowing for a variety of wild custom creations. Players will inevitably design a roller coaster that would result in lethal g-forces in real-life or just have the coaster cars crash into crowds of people, but that’s half the fun with these kinds of games....

A small complaint some fans had on the game’s release, though, was that Planet Zoo didn’t have the animals that they were looking forward to seeing. Post-launch, though, fan reception to Planet Zoo has been positive as Frontier Developments continues to release new animals through updates and DLC packs, such as the Australia pack which brought kangaroos, koalas, and dingos to the game. Most recently, the Europe pack brought some famous animals from the continent into Planet Zoo, and now an upcoming Wetlands pack seeks to bring animals that thrive both on land and in water to the game....

The New South Wales state government stepped in to allow the advertisement to be displayed Tuesday after the opera house chief executive Louise Herron opposed it. State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday the advertising for The Everest horse race had been “toned down” since its original proposal. “It’s important for us to support our major events, it’s important for us to promote New South Wales but, of course, do it in good taste and I believe that tomorrow evening strikes that right balance,” Berejiklian told reporters....

The company also thanked the hacker—referred to only as Mr. White Hat—multiple times in its statement. The heist occurred on August 10, which saw Poly Network losing around $610 million in cryptocurrency after an unidentified hacker exploited a vulnerability in the platform’s code. The flaw in the code allowed the hacker to then transfer the funds from Poly into another account. However, the hacker didn’t keep the stolen cryptocurrency. Instead, Mr....

“All I can say is, it’s good to see the shoe on the other foot,” Denver Nuggets superstar guard Allen Iverson tells NEWSWEEK. “To see someone other than players getting talked about and criticized is something I didn’t ever see coming. I’m not happy about it because it makes the entire game look bad, but hopefully those people who think it’s just the players that cause problems will think twice....

Tencent didn’t reveal which mobile platforms it’s bringing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to, though one has to imagine that both Android and iOS devices will be represented. Tencent also didn’t reveal how PUBG would be altered for it to work on a mobile platform, but fans should expect more details on that front in the coming months. While Tencent was light on details when it comes to its PUBG mobile port, it did confirm that this version of the game would be released in China first....

The defender made his international debut for the three times African Champions in 2015 and has not looked back since then, featuring in all the five games as Gernot Rohr’s men secured their sixth appearance in the World Cup in Russia next year after gathering 13 points from five encounters. And the 24-year-old is excited to have qualified for the global showpiece with Nigeria while charging his teammates to aim for victory for their dead-rubber qualifiers against Algeria on Friday and use the game to improve as a team....

Causes The main cause of a boxer’s fracture is by a forceful blow to the hand that often occurs when you are punching something with a closed fist, hence the name boxer’s fracture. A boxer’s fracture may also happen after a FOOSH injury, which is trauma that may occur in a fall on an outstretched hand. Symptoms The main symptoms of a boxer’s fracture include: Pain in your hand near the pinky or ring fingerSwelling in the lateral part of your handDecreased motion in your pinky, ring finger or wristDiscoloration or bruising in your handDisplacement of one of your knuckles in the hand...

Posterior tibial tendonitis is a condition that affects your foot and the inner part of your ankle. The condition is marked by pain in your foot and ankle, and it may prevent you from walking and running properly. The symptoms can also limit your normal day-to-day activities. Sometimes, PTT is called posterior tibial tendon dysfunction or posterior tibial tendonopathy. Regardless of the name of the condition, your physical therapist can help you regain normal pain-free mobility if you have it....

Here are 8 portable healthcare gadgets that you can keep at home To monitor general health parameters Portable healthcare gadgets are worth every penny. They save time from continuous hospital visits — for health checkups or hospital stays. However, chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, hepatitis C may need continuous monitoring. They require a check on all health parameters. Here are some gadgets that can help monitor such problems....

Hoglins are large and beast-like, while Piglins resemble zombie pigmen and players. These creatures have a lot of similarities, including their home dimension and general behavior. Here is a comprehensive list of the similarities and differences between Hoglins and Piglins in Minecraft. Differences between Piglins and Hoglins in Minecraft #1 Appearance Piglins and Hoglins may have similar names, but they share little resemblance as far as appearances go. The only similarity between Piglins and Hoglins is their resemblance to pigs....

This has been a long time coming, with Pikmin 3 having been released in 2013. Pikmin 4 was actually announced in 2015, but nothing came of it until now. Fans were puzzled by this premature announcement, especially because Miyamoto claimed the game was “close to completion.” It’s not clear if this was referring to the 2017 spin-off Hey! Pikmin on 3DS, but it is a quote that has haunted fans for many years....