The episode picked up not long after the events of Episode 6 of House of the Dragon took place as all the families that are ruling Westeros have come together for a funeral. Daemon’s wife has died, after it became clear that she wasn’t going to survive childbirth and that the baby wasn’t surviving either, she ordered her dragon to burn her alive. It appears she felt this was a better death than the agony she was feeling trying to give birth....
Rosenthal is back in the headlines again. Last December, as part of a federal civil rights lawsuit into how justice is meted out in the county, he turned over the (partial) contents of his government e-mail account. And what a batch of e-mails it was. Black ministers called for the Republican to resign because of racist material, including a cartoon depicting an African-American suffering from a “fatal overdose” of watermelon and fried chicken....
While many films tend to put feelers out to multiple actors in the hope of scoring some big names, Villeneuve had a very different approach with Dune, revealing to Newsweek that he built the cast one piece at a time, starting with Timothée Chalamet. Ultimately, this approach landed him with some impressive actors on his roster, with the cast of Dune boasting superstar names from Zendaya and Jason Momoa, to Dave Bautista and Rebecca Ferguson....
What once was an exciting adventure for players has, for some, become a stale experience due to the unchanged elements. And unfortunately for developer Koei Tecmo, that stagnant approach has resulted in declining sales for the Dynasty Warriors series. For all intents and purposes, things were beginning to look grim for the franchise. In what was deemed a last ditch effort, Koei Tecmo partnered with Nintendo for Hyrule Warriors, a Wii U exclusive that combined the iconic Legend of Zelda property with Dynasty Warriors’ gameplay....
A popular staple of folklore from around the globe, mermaids don’t necessarily belong to any one culture’s mythology. Mermaids are one of the most popular mythical creatures across the globe, appearing in many forms such as the traditional half-human, half-fish variation, and the Siren form which is most often associated with Greek mythology. While the rest of God of War Ragnarok’s creatures all have clear origins in Norse mythology, mermaids don’t fit in quite as seamlessly as the rest....
In the biggest set of U-Turns in football for as long as I can remember, Fabian Delph has signed for Manchester City for around £8 million thanks to the attraction of Champions League football and the opportunity to play with world class players. This comes six days after releasing a statement stating his desire to lead Aston Villa into the new season as captain, a few months off signing a brand new deal with Aston Villa, and publicly announcing how he is proving loyalty still exists in football....
Battlefield 5 had a lot of marketing hype on the way to its release, but quickly found itself under pressure from fans due to the live service approach being the source of many complaints. Over time the game struggled for a number of different circumstances, while games like Modern Warfare mostly saw praise. Even though Modern Warfare had its own share of problems, the game was very successful and is still riding great momentum....
Polling averages from Real Clear Politics show both Biden and Sanders were five points ahead of Trump in head-to-head surveys published prior to the Super Tuesday and South Carolina primaries, where former vice president Biden recorded crucial wins and revived his frontrunner status. By comparison, Hillary Clinton polled just three points ahead of Trump on average in the days immediately before and after the Super Tuesday races in 2016. She was also only three points ahead of Trump after winning the South Carolina primary with a landslide 74 percent of the Democratic vote....
BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter Hosts and defending champions Thailand are set to play Slovakia in the 2018 King’s Cup final, after both sides edged out their respective semi-final opponents on Thursday, in the four-team invitational tournament. In the first semi-final match, Slovakia beat United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-1 at the Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok. Both of Slovakia’s goals came near the end of the first half, scored by Albert Rusnak (42’) and Michal Duris (45’), while UAE’s solitary goal was netted by Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi in the 73rd minute....
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Studies are telling us that the “adverse event” of hot flashes—especially if they are intense and occur often—predicts greater survival in people being treated with hormonal therapies for breast cancer such as tamoxifen or the aromatase inhibitor exemestane. And for those who haven’t experienced breast cancer but are coping with hot flashes, these moments of flushing (or drenching) may be a positive sign as well. Let’s take a look at what we are learning about hot flashes and other adverse events related to breast cancer treatment, and how you can use this information in a way that may help as you cope with these annoying side effects....
Later, he watched as the Hawkeyes celebrated an 83-70 victory over the top-ranked Spartans with fans who stormed the court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. But the loss seemed secondary on a night that began with a moment of silence for Carl Izzo, who died Monday at age 90. MORE: Scouting the Big Ten | Top 10 moments of 2015 | AP Top 25 list Tom Izzo said he has had “a wicked couple of days....
One year out from the World Cup in Brazil, where victory for the hosts is being seen as a must, an inexperienced Selecao featuring young prodigy Neymar are hoping to take advantage of the Confederations Cup to fine-tune their preparations. The five-time World Cup winners are hoping to go as far as possible in the competition, which starts on June 15, to win the traditional curtain-raiser to football’s biggest prize for the fourth time....
Stevenson and Wilmer Difo hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run sixth inning and Washington rallied past the Phillies 10-4 on Tuesday night, hours after the Nationals traded Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams. Stevenson, who was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, tied the game with his first career homer, a two-run pinch-hit shot to center. “He got in during the rain delay,” manager Dave Martinez said. “Came to my office and I told him, ‘Hey, congratulations....
“It’s substantively an important way to reduce gun violence and to protect people from the carnage of mass shootings,” said Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who authored the legislation. But there’s progress yet to be made within his own party for the bill to prove triumphant on the House floor, even with a Democratic majority. Including Cicilline, 211 Democrats have co-sponsored the bill, plus Rep. Peter King (R-NY), leaving him just six members shy of having the required 218 votes to pass....
With Kevin McCarthy finally elected speaker of the House after 15 contentious rounds of voting, Republicans in the House of Representatives are at last beginning to forward new proposals. The first one out of the gate is a budgetary bill set to hit the House floor Monday night, aiming to cut $71 billion in federal funding for the IRS over the next decade, according to The Hill. The bill could cut back most of the $80 billion in IRS funding from the bipartisan Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law last year....
Calls for Pence to enact the 25th Amendment, which allows for a president to be temporarily removed from office, began after pro-Trump supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent Congress from verifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. Many lawmakers claimed the mob was inspired by remarks made by Trump at a Washington rally. After expanding upon his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, Trump called for the rally attendees to go to the Capitol....
No. 12 Oregon State will meet No. 2 Houston in the Midwest Region final on Monday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised on CBS. Houston (27-3) is trying to reach the Final Four for the first time since the program’s Phi Slama Jama heyday from 1982-84. Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson is looking to get to the Final Four for the first time since 2002....
This seems to be the final appearance of Garson in the show, as the episode ends with the Sex and the City sequel series paying tribute to the actor who died of pancreatic cancer on September 21, aged 57. In the lead up to this Willie Garson tribute, Miranda actor Cynthia Nixon spoke to Newsweek about her former colleague, telling us when she learned that he was ill and how “important” it was for him to say goodbye to his character....
Chadwick Boseman, as fans well know, sadly died following a battle with cancer in August 2020, before the making of the second Black Panther solo film, and he only appears in the film through flashbacks. The other actor that does not return for the film is Daniel Kaluuya, who plays Wakandan character W’Kabi in the first Black Panther. How ‘Black Panther 2’ Explains Daniel Kaluuya’s Character W’Kabi’s Absence W’Kabi was a one-time confidant of Boseman’s King T’Challa, and he was also the head of security of Wakanda’s border tribe....
