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Several GOP officials in Harris County, the state’s most populous county and home to the Greater Houston area, told the Texas Tribune Monday that chairman-elect Keith Nielsen will, in fact, assume office despite previously announcing he would step aside. In early June, Nielsen shared a since-deleted picture on his Facebook page which showed a quote from King, the Black civil rights era-icon, alongside a banana - an allusion to a racist trope which compares Black people to monkeys....

Fast forward to 2020, and the world has become vastly different, especially in sports. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching into America last March, Major League Baseball indefinitely postponed its season. The league kicked back off with a reduced schedule and expanded playoff module. That included neutral-site games for the divisional and championship rounds for each league, and a neutral site World Series—to be played at the new Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas....

With the win in Game 6, the Astros are only the second team in MLB history to ever force a series to Game 7 after trailing 3-0 and they have set up a winner-takes-all scenario against the Rays for the second consecutive postseason after beating Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the American League Division Series last year. More importantly, it puts Houston one win away from a second consecutive appearance in the World Series....

More than 170 employees have refused to get the mandatory vaccination by the hospital’s deadline on June 7, and were suspended for the next 14 days without pay. If the employees do not comply with the vaccination mandate, they will be fired. Abiout 117 employees challenged the mandate, and sued the hospital. U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes threw out the case on Saturday, citing it is within the hospital’s right to require its staff to receive vaccines....

The song has been associated with the club as long as anyone alive today can remember, with its roots potentially tracing back nearly 100 years. Today, it remains one of the most recognisable pre-match anthems in English football. How YNWA became a Liverpool anthem What do we know about how the Hammers came to adopt it? WHO WROTE ‘BUBBLES’? The music for ‘I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles’ was written in the United States by John Kellette, with the lyrics penned by ‘Jaan Kenbrovin’ — a pseudonym for the writers James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vincent....

Among Us has claimed the party game Mafia and the John Carpenter thriller The Thing as inspirations. But an episode of The Twilight Zone that predates both might be the best on-screen representation of the game itself. True, the idea of an “impostor among us” has existed in film and television since the beginning. But The Twilight Zone’s unique take on it comes closest to the spirit of Among Us itself....

There’s a great deal of interest in Kojima making a new Silent Hill game. It all started when Kojima introduced the world to the haunting “playable teaser” PT, which captivated the Internet with its eerie atmosphere, perfectly-timed jump scares, and general sense of dread. In true Kojima fashion, PT had another twist in store, in that it was actually a prelude to the planned Silent Hills project. Kojima found a great deal of success with PT despite its short length, so fans were on the edge of their seats to see what he could do in a full-length horror game....

According to well-known Apple leaker Mark Gurman, the new iPad Pro will feature internals “on par” with the M1 chip currently found in the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, released in November. The M1 has been well received by reviewers, blowing past previous chip benchmarks. Pairing a keyboard and a mouse with the new Ipad could turn it into a machine that’s as capable as a laptop. “The latest iteration of the iPad Pro promises much more powerful Apple silicon,” Andrew Jackson, a tech expert at used tech marketplace SellCell, said in an email interview....

If your Mac isn’t working quite how you expect it to, we’ll show you how to find out if the hosts file is causing those issues. We’ll also show you how to repair the hosts file to fix it. How to Know if Your macOS Hosts File Needs Repairing A computer with a corrupt hosts file will typically have problems when connecting to the internet. For example, you may try to do a system update but get a message that you can’t update because your Mac isn’t connected to the internet....

Experts on the ground say the landscape in the state has changed, with President Donald Trump having to renew his fight for the kinds of suburban, independent voters he relied on in 2016. But with their increasing numbers and growing frustration with Trump’s leadership, Latino voters—who make up nearly a quarter of eligible voters in Arizona—could play a central role in tipping the state toward presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden....

We’re through. Finished. Finito. Stick a fork in us, we’re – oh. That kind of ’through’, as in ’through to the final’. Much better. Not only are we through to our 19th final, we also have a chance to set a new record for FA Cups won, creating further distance between us and those also-rans at Old Trafford. All in all, it was a good weekend to be a Gooner (most of them are…); this one gives us even more reasons to enjoy it....

X PLUS was founded in 1986 and started later developing toys and figurines based on popular Kaiju monsters and Shonen-Ric characters. It is an official manufacturer and retailer of world-famous brands including Godzilla, Dragon Ball, and Ultraman. When Faroughi moved to Japan, he was hoping to find a game studio to employ his artistic skills. Instead, he joined the toy company X PLUS as a graphic designer. Little did he know at the time that the company would be more than willing to embrace his dreams....

It comes as a significant step for LIV Golf as they didn’t find a broadcaster last year and were dependent on YouTube and their website for streaming. The final round of the Team Championship, LIV Golf’s season-ending event, garnered 451,000 views on YouTube. The second season of LIV Golf will begin with the event on the Gulf coast of Mexico in Mayakoba from February 24 to 26. LIV-CW deal expected to be advertising revenue-based It’s the first time CW has had exclusive broadcast rights for live mainstream sports....

Surgery Let’s start by discussing the procedural options for bladder cancer treatment. Transurethral Resection Bladder Tumor (TURBT) The first step in treating non-muscle invasive bladder cancer—meaning the tumor is contained within the bladder and has not penetrated its thick muscular layer—is a type of surgery called transurethral resection bladder tumor, or TURBT. This procedure removes the tumor from the bladder. During a TURBT, a urologist places a rigid, thin instrument with a light and camera on it (resectoscope) through a person’s urethra into his or her bladder....

ESPN’s 10-part documentary, which chronicles Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls, detailed how MJ’s first six seasons in the league were repeatedly punctuated by early exits in the playoffs. By 1991, the Bulls eventually held the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time, but five months later their world was rocked when a book entitled The Jordan Rules hit the shelves. Written by then-Chicago Tribune veteran reporter Sam Smith, the book was originally intended as a behind-the-scenes diary of the Bulls’ 1990-91 season but its contents meant it had explosive repercussions....

Rooms: The 340 rooms and 19 suites range from $220 to $3,400 a night. With plush carpets over hardwood floors and a burnt orange and dark chocolate color scheme, the décor offers a fresh take on modern Vietnam. The spacious bathrooms mix marble, wood and glass for a bright, clean effect. The rooms in the three pavilions built over the water are linked to the main hotel by narrow bridges that can be traversed by golf carts or rickshaws....

58% find a check-in wait of over six minutes unacceptable. 71% expect to be escorted to their rooms, with luggage delivered, within five minutes. More than 90% think room service shouldn’t take longer than a half hour; 70% say food trays should be removed from hallways within a half hour. Nearly 60% want a restaurant open all day and night. 84% expect a fitness center. 93% expect cable TV with CNN, sports, movies and weather; more than half want voice mail; 98% require faxing and copying equipment....

The Hotline Miami Twitter account put out a minute-long trailer to announce this shadow release that showcases the high-octane, ultraviolent top-down gameplay and vaporwave aesthetic fans of the series have come to love since the first game was published by Devolver Digital in 2012. Hotline Miami Collection is currently $24.99 on the Microsoft Store, but available for 50 percent off on the Switch eShop. RELATED: Persona 5 Streaming Rules Mocked by Hotline Miami Publisher...

The vote broke down along party lines, with Illinois Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger being the only House Republican to vote along with Democrats in favor of the bill. The Senate will now need to approve the proposal, which states that Senate Democrats would have to conduct their simple majority vote by Jan. 15, CNN reported. Congressional Democrats had considered tying the debt ceiling increase to the defense funding bill, but Republicans opposed the idea....

In a congressional document, Democrats in the House of Representatives accused Trump of engaging in high crimes and misdemeanors when he encouraged the “lawless action” that took place at the Capitol on January 6. To actually remove the president, though, Democrats still need to get enough members of their own party, as well as two-thirds of the Senate on board, which is a tall order. Unlike in 2019 when Trump was first impeached, this time legislators are working against a ticking clock....