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General manager Rich Cho said the Hornets will await the outcome of an NBA-led investigation before deciding whether to reinstate Taylor. He offered no timetable for Taylor’s return to the team. Speaking at a media day news conference Monday, Cho said it was “appropriate” for the organization to act “decisively and swiftly” in banning Taylor from all team-related activities on Friday. “We take domestic violence as a very serious matter,” Cho said....

While NBPA union chief Michele Roberts offered to fight the punishment on his behalf, Taylor and his agent decided not to push against the league, Wojnarowski reported. Roberts and the union were eager to appeal the suspension, one she characterized as “excessive and without precedent” in a Thursday statement. MORE: NBPA prepared to appeal Taylor suspension | Michele Roberts ‘itching for a fight’ | Malice in the Palace Roberts did not want NBA commissioner Adam Silver to use this suspension as a means of setting new precedence going forward....

Originally released in theaters in 2019, Girl on the Third Floor follows Don Koch (CM Punk), a former lawyer who’s trying to remodel his new home just before his newborn baby arrives. With his pregnant wife, Liz (Trieste Kelly Dunn), away, Don strives to rebuild each room in their antique house. Unfortunately, the house is a real fixer-upper because of its decaying walls and—this should’ve been a red flag—oozing slime....

The destructive Category 4 storm that’s ripping apart Louisiana all day Sunday, and throughout the night, has seeped into parts of the state’s medical facilities. First, there was a hospital in Galliano that had part of its roof blown away. Now, there’s a hospital in Thibodaux that not only lost power, but some an emergency generator quit working. Employees at the Thibodaux Regional Health System had to transport patients to another floor....

How hot will it be? The National Weather Service predicts there is a 39.3 percent chance that temperatures for the Games will be above normal – normal being the high 80s. That doesn’t mention the humidity or the dreaded “urban heat effect,” the mix of concrete, cars and pollution that will make the city feel 12 degrees hotter. It’s the 2 million spectators that worry Olympic officials. At least, says Doug Arnot of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, the competitors “have been preparing themselves for the heat....

As the American military and western allies have withdrawn from Afghanistan, the Taliban has rapidly retaken control of the country and major cities. The U.S. Embassy is reportedly planning to withdraw all its staff within the next 72 hours, as the fall of Kabul—the nation’s capital—to the Taliban appears to be imminent. Attacking Biden, the House GOP shared a video clip on Twitter from a July 8 press conference in which the president argued that the Taliban takeover was not “inevitable....

House of the Dragon is actually not based on the main A Song of Ice and Fire book series. Instead, it’s based on supplementary material that was released in Fire & Blood, a novel written by Martin, which is considered an in-universe history as told by the Maesters of Westeros. House of the Dragon is supposed to cover Targaryen history, while A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones take place after the dragon-riding dynasty has been overthrown....

Asik and Howard seal LaMarcus Aldridge’s movement Coming into the series, the Rockets expected LaMarcus Aldridge to score many points for the Blazers, but they did not expect him to dominate the way he has. In both Games 1 and 2, Aldridge was phenomenal, and scored 46 and 43 points respectively. In addition, Aldridge’s shooting percentage averaged 59.5% during these two games, shooting almost as if there wasn’t a defense to guard him at all....

Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper all reprise their roles as Star Lord, Drax, Nebula, Mantis, Kraglin, Groot and Rocket in the Marvel film, respectively. Their time with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) may be short, but it is certainly packs a punch, and here is how it paves the way for their next solo film. How ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Sets Up ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ The Guardians of the Galaxy only appear in the opening scenes of Thor: Love and Thunder, as it shows the group teaming up with the Asgardian deity in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame....

There was and somewhat still is an excruciating lack of official details on the game, and given its premise, many players ended up asking themselves if the upcoming Action RPG will or will not be a multiplayer title. While Biomutant is not a multiplayer game on launch, there is still the possibility that an online mode or local co-op mode will be introduced later on with a massive update. If that proves to be the case, however, how would the addition of such a feature work in a game that is conceived as a single-player experience from the get-go?...

President Joe Biden promised to end prolonged immigration detention and reinvest in alternatives that help immigrants navigate the legal process while living outside of government custody. These promises were part of Biden’s campaign platform and the reform bill he sent to Congress on his first day in the White House. But six months in, Biden’s administration and his Democrat-led Congress are spending millions more taxpayer dollars to expand detention and surveillance of immigrants....

Self-Checks Acne isn’t something you need to do a purposeful check for, like you do skin cancer. Rather, it often makes itself well-known when you simply look in the mirror or take a shower. Symptoms may include blackheads (comedones), whiteheads (pustules), and sometimes inflamed nodules or cysts. All of these symptoms occur due to blockage of a pore. Mild acne often doesn’t require medical consultation and can be treated at home using over-the-counter products....

It gains the popular 18:9 display and has a mirror finish to the back casing which will delight some and annoy others. Here is everything you need to know about the Honor 9 Lite. When is the Honor 9 Lite release date? How much will the Honor 9 Lite cost? As announced at the reveal event, the Honor 9 Lite costs only £199.99 in the UK, making it one of the cheapest 18:9 display smartphones on the market right now....

edited by Cara De Silva, with translations by Bianca Steiner Brown (110 pages. Jason Aronson. $25), is being published as a Holocaust document, of course, not as a guide to making strudels and tortes. Yet surely a guide was just what these women wanted to produce. Life in the kitchen–the skills they amassed, the flavors they knew so well, the passion for family that kept them stirring and kneading and tasting day after day–was much of what they owned, and the heart of what they had to give....

The Celtics sit top of the Eastern Conference with a 34-10 record but Horford, 31, is – along with Aron Baynes (31) and Marcus Morris (29) – among the older members of the playing staff at TD Garden. Bookmakers make the Celtics third favourites, behind reigning champions the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, to win the NBA title in 2018, but Horford believes that would be a big ask for the Celtics’ young stars....

It’s clear that Guerrilla Games has taken the extended development time to improve on the foundation that Horizon: Zero Dawn established on the PS4 in 2017. Thanks to the increased power of the PlayStation 5, Horizon: Forbidden West also comes with a few bonus perks including reduced loading times, improved visual effects, haptic feedback, 3D spatial audio, and more. Regardless of platform, the game features a bigger map, underwater exploration, and more machines to fight against like the Tremortusk....

In a lengthy post shared on the official PlayStation Blog, Guerrilla Community Lead Bo de Vries introduces the change without giving away too much detail. In Horizon Forbidden West, players will be able to select different outfits for protagonist Aloy, similar to Horizon Zero Dawn. However, in Horizon Forbidden West outfits will have what Guerrilla describes as “skills.” These skills will augment Aloy’s abilities in different ways. RELATED: Horizon Forbidden West Developer Details PS5 Character Model Improvements...

As seen below in the video courtesy of PlayStation’s official YouTube Channel, Horizon: Zero Dawn fans are given brief, albeit concise idea behind the creation of the game’s naturalistic and pastoral settings, with Guerrilla Games’ Managing Director Herman Hulst explaining that he and his team wanted to build a gorgeous game from the outset, which required them to pay closer attention to the environments surrounding the protagonist Aloy on her journeys....

Developer Guerrilla Games has released various patches for Horizon Forbidden West that were aimed at fixing bugs and solving technical issues. The previously released Patch 1.07 added an option to fully turn off the HUD, and it also reportedly improved the vegetation quality in performance mode. It does look like the game should’ve been delayed for a few weeks, but the developer has been releasing updates at an impressively fast pace....

Yet the world is so large and so full of content that there are a few things many fans miss. Interesting locations hiding in plain sight, easter eggs tucked away from the main trails, and the most powerful armor you’ll find in the game are out there waiting to be found. 10 Skeletal Couple The creepiest hidden location on this list is the skeletal couple found in the south-west corner of the map....