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The MADFOX had previously only been operated by staff aboard the ship. However, the latest test saw it controlled via “a laptop, tablet and two sailors in a tent overlooking the water” at Browndown Beach in Gosport, a coastal town in the county of Hampshire in the southeast of England, according to a statement Tuesday from the Royal Navy. The trial tested the potential for controlling a vessel from ashore and using it to monitor shipping operations in the Solent, a strait of the English Channel situated between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England....

The “Ski Key” is a watch-size black box (worn on a Velcro wristband) that contains a microchip. It’s in use at California’s Northstar at Tahoe, where scanners on chairlifts keep track of vertical miles skied. Like members of airline frequent-flier clubs, Ski Keyers win prizes for accumulated mileage. Skiers can charge lift fees and meals directly to the Key, and it even alerts them to phone messages so the office is never more than a mogul away....

MORE: Best centers of one-and-done era | SN’s early top 25 | College hoops’ first live period Papagiannis told Sports Illustrated on June 30 that he was still weighing his options. “There’s a chance I’ll stay here, and there’s a chance I’ll go there,” he said. “I have made a list with four schools: N.C. State, Kentucky, St. John’s and Oregon.” The 7-1, 275-pound Papagiannis, who played one season of high school basketball in Pennsylvania, returned last year to Greece....

Colin Ibbotson, 48, took to Twitter that day and posted a video of the terrifying cloud of blood-sucking insects. The horrifying video went viral, garnering more than 376,000 views as of Friday. It has been retweeted more than 1,700 times. It was taken on Ibbotson’s hike at Loch Monar, at the head of Glen Strathfarrar. In the video, Ibbotson explains he saw the cloud of midges when he woke up from his camping spot and that they were covering his body and backpack....

The commercial, reportedly from 2010, was shared in Reddit’s “Unexpected’ forum on Wednesday by u/Accurate_Purpose828. In just nine hours, the post has amassed more than 42,000 upvotes and over 500 comments from Redditors who said the advertisement was “brilliant.” In the commercial, a father and son meet with an elderly woman who’s selling her Volkswagen Golf. As the father assesses the car for damages, the woman has several flashbacks of her time behind the wheel....

Although the latest generation of Pokemon titles have been notorious for their jarring performance issues and bugs, many fans have been surprised over how much they’re enjoying the new games regardless of the widely-criticized issues. Fortunately, though, it seems that the games’ many bugs are more likely to lead to some outright ridiculous moments rather than any real problems. Strangely enough, the brand-new Paldea region has proven to be especially dangerous when it comes to cliffs and ledges, with many players sharing many clips of NPC characters slipping off of cliffs and even wild Pokemon falling on top of players from cliffs overhead throughout the rich and open world....

Redditor Ayenenemalo was fighting the dangerous Ash Spawn monsters found on Solstheim, the world of Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC, when the incident occurred. Fortunately, the player was able to capture the whole series of ridiculous events on video. RELATED: Skyrim NPC Unsure Dragons Exist While Standing Next to Massive Dead Dragon The video begins by showing Ayenenemalo already battling an Ash Spawn, their health having dropped to a noticeably low level just as their Two-Handed skill hit 37....

The Hillside Fire broke out in the early-morning hours of Thursday near Waterman Canyon in San Bernardino, California. It was a relatively small blaze, but the Santa Ana winds, which were forecast to reach up to 60 miles per hour in the area, provided for rapid spreading, and officials immediately ordered more than 1,300 people to evacuate. Hundreds of personnel were assigned to the blaze, and firefighters were able to gain enough control of the flames so that people could return home....

Republican candidate Walker is expected to lose the Georgia Senate runoff according to the latest opinion polls. Democrat Warnock holds a tentative lead. Meteorologist Bryan Bachman shared the grim forecast for December 6 and noted the weather will be worst in the morning as voters head to the polls. “Folks heading to the polls in Georgia for today’s runoff election should be prepared for cool and soggy conditions,” he tweeted....

Heynckes signed a short-term deal when he was appointed as the replacement for Carlo Ancelotti in October 2017. Ahead of the international break, he has guided Bayern to a 17-point lead at the Bundesliga summit and a Champions League quarter-final clash with Sevilla in his fourth spell in charge of the club. Despite Heynckes hinting earlier this month that he could stay on for another year, Ze Roberto - who enjoyed two spells at Bayern in the 2000s - claims the 72-year-old has told him this season will be his last....

Six patients in the U.S. have died as a result of coronavirus. Four of those deaths, which were announced Monday, occurred in Washington state. “The degree of risk has the potential to change quickly,” Azar said, “especially if we see the sustained spread of the disease around the world which could qualify this disease as a pandemic.” “As we have emphasized for some time now, we all need to prepare for the potential need,” Azar added....

Hice is a four-term congressman who has been prominent in echoing the false claims by Trump that the 2020 election in Georgia had been marred by fraud. He announced on Monday that in 2022, he would challenge for the post of Georgia’s top election official. The incumbent, Brad Raffensperger, rejected pressure from Trump to overturn the state’s result and certified President Joe Biden as the winner following a hand recount....

Costa got the only goal of the game in the second half as he charged down a clearance, the ball finding the net via his shin thanks to a stroke of fortune. It was his third goal of the World Cup having previously scored a brace against Portugal on Friday, while he worked tirelessly in attack, making himself a nuisance to the Iran defence. And Hierro saluted the Atletico Madrid star’s display, as Spain battled their way to the slenderest of victories....

Phelps became the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Olympics when he claimed the gold medal in the men’s 200m individual medley, reports Xinhua. The American finished the final in 1 minute 54.66 seconds, almost two seconds ahead of Japan’s Kosuke Hagino. China’s Wang Shun took bronze in 1:57.05. While the landmark is a swimming first, two other athletes have achieved the feat in other Olympic sports: Al Oerter in discuss and Carl Lewis in long jump....

The head of the BMA called for all high-risk health care workers from ethnic minority backgrounds to be redeployed away from treating COVID-19 patients. It comes after NHS England wrote to all trusts in England, recommending they assess Black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) workers as “at potentially greater risk” from coronavirus. The letter states: “Emerging U.K. and international data suggest that people from BAME backgrounds are also being disproportionately affected by COVID-19....

The 2021 graduate of Asheboro High School walked up to the stage with his classmates during their graduation ceremony. When his name was called, he walked across the stage to shake the principal’s hand and receive his diploma holder. The ceremony was being live-streamed to Facebook, and the student can be seen wearing the flag of Mexico across his shoulders. The video shows the graduate reaching for his diploma holder before being stopped by a school administrator....

Danica Patrick, Justin Allgaier, Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle all lost the handling of their cars in the 90-minute session and will race backup cars Sunday in the Food City 500. Matt Kenseth and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. also scraped the wall in practice, but their cars suffered minor damage. MORE: Danica, others wreck | Bump-and-run more difficult | Bristol picks Patrick was the only driver to make contact with another driver — Parker Kligerman — after she got loose....

Sources close to the investigation told NEWSWEEK that investigators were looking for evidence tying the company to Yasin Al-Qadi, a Saudi businessman who last year was designated a financier of terrorism by the U.S. Treasury Department. Law-enforcement sources said the search was performed after a cooperating witness gave investigators access to the property on Thursday night. A warrant had also been obtained by federal prosecutors in Boston, who had prepared a sealed affidavit in which they alleged Ptech may have violated a federal law prohibiting U....