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The Disney+ show’s latest episode, which launched on the streaming platform on Wednesday, January 26, saw the appearance of a familiar friend from the EA game. Episode 5 isn’t the first time that a nod was given to the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game either, as there was another Easter Egg earlier in the season. Here is how The Book of Boba Fett could point to there being a live-action adaptation of Jedi: Fallen Order....

Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett took a fourth-and-1 keeper right at Michigan defensive back Delano Hill, and that’s when the 2016 top-five showdown between the Buckeyes and Wolverines was defined by two words. “The Spot.” MORE: Breaking down 2020 NFL Draft picks by college It was so close. Barrett got the first down — which was confirmed by replay — and Curtis Samuel’s 15-yard TD run on the next play gave Ohio State a 30-27 double-overtime win....

Scientists have detected and mapped the electronic spins in a new type of transistor. This research may lead to faster computers that take advantage of electrons’ natural magnetism instead of just their charge. The discovery could be part of a coming revolution in the field that includes quantum computers. “Quantum computers process information in a fundamentally different way than classical computers, which enable them to solve problems that are virtually unsolvable with today’s classical computers,” John Levy, co-founder and CEO of the quantum computing firm Seeqc, said in an email interview....

It’s clear that free-play days, tiered pricing schemes, and regular content additions to Rainbow Six Siege have all contributed to its sustained growth, but another factor can’t be overlooked: eSports. Ubisoft marketed and fine-tuned the game’s eSports potential from its early days, and it’s a move paying off in dividends now. There are multiple professional leagues on the global stage, and this year saw the introduction of a league north of the US border with the Rainbow Six Canadian Nationals....

So the Brady bill was not a fluke after all. With the assault-weapons ban, the tectonic plates of American politics shifted. Whether the shift is slight or profound isn’t clear yet, but something significant happened last week in the House of Representatives. The NRA, the most fearsome Washington lobby in the entire postwar era, has itself become a useful target. Some politicians now find that being attacked by the organization bolsters their reputation for independence....

With Veterans Day on Monday, fans of the film may be interested to learn how the holiday and the movie intersect: one of the film’s stars served an 18-month deployment in Iraq as a soldier in the U.S. Army. The actor, Michael Conner Humphreys, played Gump as a child in the film. On the November 10 episode of CBS Sunday Morning, he said that he considered his military service a more “significant thing” that he has accomplished in life than starring in a film that won six Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture....

The huge crossover event, dubbed the biggest Sea of Thieves update at E3, is free for everyone to play. Pirates of the Caribbean is the main theme of the update. Players making their way into Season 3 can expect to start a new storyline with Captain Jack Sparrow. The storyline will take place over five separate tall tales. Tall tales were introduced to Sea of Thieves in the past. They are used for brand new story quests in events that make their way into the game....

The recently released app, Sojo, works by connecting its users to tailors so clothing can be repaired instead of thrown out. It’s one of many apps intended to help keep people from spending too much money during lean economic times. The software also could help the environment by reducing waste, observers say. “Reuse is one of the foundational pillars of sustainability,” Tato Bigio, CEO of UBQ Materials, a company that claims to turn waste into climate-friendly plastic, said in an email interview....

In a tweet on Wednesday, Musk, who is also the CEO of SpaceX, wrote that his electric car company had taken the decision in response to the “rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining and transactions.” Mining is the term used to describe how new coins are brought into circulation. Musk, who has in the past signalled support for cryptos such as bitcoin and Dogecoin, said: “Cryptocurrency is a good idea on many levels, and we believe it has a promising future, but this cannot come at great cost to the environment....

The game announcers interact in real time with viewers on Facebook Live. It’s tailored to tech-savvy 14- to 34-year-old millennial men who live their lives on their phones and social media platforms, not older fans who passively let TV wash over them. Guess what: It’s not far off if Bleacher Report has its way. MORE: Snickers to attempt first-ever live Super Bowl ad The Turner Sports-owned website dipped its toe into the water by broadcasting high school football games on Facebook Live last fall....

Interim head coach Geoff Ward takes over the team’s bench for the time being and now needs to guide a struggling Calgary group back into the Western Conference playoff picture after this week’s investigation. MORE: Flames head coach Bill Peters resigns amid allegations; team moving forward Flames players noted after Friday’s practice how bizarre the last few weeks — which also included defenseman T.J. Brodie’s scary on-ice episode — have been for the team and touched on moving forward without Peters....

Given that Modern Warfare 2 is a sequel to the 2019 reboot of Modern Warfare, it can be inferred that many characters not featuring in the 2019 title will be given their time to shine within the upcoming sequel. Of all the classic characters that missed out on a feature within Modern Warfare’s campaign, it was the omission of fan-favorite character Ghost that many fans had a problem with. Fortunately, the mention of him in the final scene of the 2019 game and his Call of Duty: Warzone appearance make a return very likely....

In his latest edition of Hot Reads , Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman says the Cowboys’ commitment to rebuilding their offensive line — the team selected offensive linemen in the first round three of the past four years — is paying off and has paved the way for DeMarco Murray to break out. Murray is the first running back since O.J. Simpson in 1975 to rush for 100 yards in each of the first five games of the season....

Fans can currently buy Hot Wheels Pass Vol. 1 for $29.99 or purchase individual cars or tracks that they’re interested in. This pass will give users access to new vehicles, expansions, such as the Hot Wheels Unleased Batman Expansion Pack, and much more for Hot Wheels Unleashed. Starting yesterday, those that have acquired the Hot Wheels Unleashed pass will be able to download three new vehicles including a car driven by James Bond....

Some lenders have already downsized or closed permanently, Bloomberg reported, such as First Guaranty Mortgage, a company majority owned by fixed-income giant Pacific Investment Management. After making loans this year that dropped in value, First Guaranty filed for bankruptcy in June, resulting in 471 of its more than 600 employees losing their jobs. Referencing data from LendingPatterns.com, Bloomberg reported that non-bank lenders composed two-thirds of refinancing firms in 2021—up from about one-third in 2004....

According to The Houston Chronicle, the class action lawsuit was filed on Friday in Harris County District Court by Adam Wallach. In the suit, Wallach accuses the Astros of negligence, breach of contract and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, for sign-stealing during the 2017 MLB season. The lawsuit states the Astros overcharged fans for season tickets while the team “knowingly and surreptitiously engaged in a sign-stealing scheme in violation of the MLB rules and Regulations....

It turned out Fields, an award-winning author and editor of 12 books, including Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers, had unfinished business with her father, and was flying from her home in Kodiak Island, Alaska, to see him in the rehab facility in Florida he now called home. He’d suffered a stroke the week before and had difficulty speaking. “I’ll see you in about three weeks!” Fields said, trying to make her voice sound cheerful....

This article will explain why adverse selection is bad for a health insurance risk pool, and what health insurers do to avoid it. Adverse selection puts the insurer at a higher risk of losing money through claims than it had predicted. That would result in higher premiums, which would, in turn, result in more adverse selection, as healthier people opt not to buy increasingly expensive coverage. If adverse selection were allowed to continue unchecked, the resulting “death spiral” would cause health insurance companies to become unprofitable and eventually go out of business....

Primarily, one needs to observe the function that the two forwards are expected to play in the lineup- that of scoring goals. In that regard, Lukaku was already doing a decent job and continues to do so at Inter Milan. However, the key difference is how the two players fit in Solskjaer’s United. The Norwegian prefers an attacking style of play reminiscent of Sir Alex Ferguson’s kitchen-sink style. In this ethos, each player is expected to be dynamic in their movement and the forward lineup is a cogent unit with each member capable of posing a goal-scoring threat....