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Nasrallah gave a speech Monday, his first since seven people were killed amid the violence that erupted on the streets of Beirut last week. The speech and street violence, the worst Beirut has seen in years, underscore tensions in Lebanon heightened both by the clashes and an investigation into the August 4 2020 explosion that killed more than 215 people. Nasrallah’s disclosure of Hezbollah’s ranks seemed to serve as a warning for any would-be domestic opponents, the AP reported....

That’s right, gamers will be able to take control of Halo’s trademark Warthog, controller free! What’s the catch? It’s in the game Kinectimals. Sure, it’s not exactly the Halo on Kinect gamers would have liked, but at least it’s a sign that Microsoft hasn’t forgotten about it’s core audience. The Halo easter eggs that are inside the Kinectimals game are two of Halo’s classic vehicles: the infamous Warthog and the ever-popular Ghost....

To the dismay of Xbox and Kojima fans, the game being worked on was not officially unveiled during the presentation. Rather, Kojima himself made an appearance in a short video. All Kojima was able to share is that the partnership between himself and Xbox is real and that the game Kojima Productions is working on is made “leveraging the cloud.” RELATED: Rumor: Hideo Kojima Horror Game Title, Actor Leaked...

Rumors of the discussions began back in April, with some sources saying that Sony originally passed on Kojima’s next game before the discussions began with Xbox. Most recently, there were rumors within the past week that Kojima and Xbox were closing in on a deal for a new game, which has now reportedly happened. RELATED: First Xbox Free Games With Gold for July 2021 Are Available a Day Early...

Buddy Hield finished with 25 points and the Kings defeated Orlando 107-99 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to four games. “We got six stops in a row,” said coach David Joerger, referring to a 3 ½-minute sequence after their 13-point lead was cut to three. “We had to get some stops and we got those stops. We locked back in and made some plays.” Hield scored six points in a 13-2 run to close out the third quarter, and the Kings held on to match their longest winning streak since February 2017....

The Protective Effects of Estrogen During a woman’s reproductive life (the span of time from first menses until menopause) she is indeed at a lower overall risk of developing high blood pressure because of the protective effects of estrogen. Estrogen acts through many different mechanisms to help keep the blood vessels flexible and to modulate other hormone activities that can contribute to developing high blood pressure. Since women of reproductive age have generally high levels of estrogen, they enjoy a fairly broad level of protection from high blood pressure....

The talking guns of High on Life really help set the game apart from other shooters on the market, and they are further propped up by the impressive cast of voice actors. Many players will recognize a lot of these voices as most of the actors have had pretty impressive careers over the years. All of them seem to give it their all in this wild game and will keep players coming back to hear the next funny comment that comes out of their mouths....

Timothy Vallier, the men’s head coach at Rockford High School, is charged with participating in child sexually abusive activity, using a computer to commit a crime and having child sexually abusive material, according to a Kent County (Mich.) Sheriff’s Department news release (via the Detroit Free Press). MORE: Athletes and crime Vallier, police say, recorded girls as they changed in the crew team house. He’s in the Kent County Jail on a $100,000 bond....

The policy was introduced at Hylands High School in Chelmsford, U.K., in a letter sent out to parents on January 9. Executive headteacher Maggie Callaghan has defended the policy and said the school is focused on encouraging pupils to behave professionally. She also said that most parents and pupils support the policy as it “encourages pupils to behave professionally as any future employer would expect.” One frustrated parent, who wished to remain nameless, spoke to local media and expressed her annoyance at the new policy coming into effect....

Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk said Friday that a juvenile suspect at Lowndes High School had been charged with disorderly conduct, simple battery and disruption of a public facility, according to The Valdosta Daily Times. The charges came only one day after the video was first circulated on social media. In the video, which appears to have been recorded in the high school’s cafeteria, a student wearing a black t-shirt can be seen running up to a table where a student in a rainbow wig sits draped in the pride flag....

And then, at the appointed time of 7 p.m. – OK, a good bit past, because four speakers preceded him, including the family minister, and there also was a short documentary – Langford made his announcement. With baseball caps with the logos of Vanderbilt, Indiana and Kansas arranged on the podium in front of him, Langford said, “I want to thank everyone for coming out to share this special moment with me....

RELATED: Highest Grossing MCU Movies At The Box Office Generally speaking, a movie is considered successful if it earns at least twice its budget. The highest-grossing movies of the 2020s have earned much more than that in multiple cases and proved that for some movies, the sky is indeed the limit when it comes to the box office gross. 5 The Battle At Lake Changjin (2021): 902 Million Dollars Despite its box office gross of over 900 million dollars, The Battle at Lake Changjin has a few reviews on IMDb, only slightly over two thousand, and with an average rating of 5....

The video, posted by Kentucky news station WKYT and credited to Emily Smith, shows a red 1992 Chevrolet truck, allegedly belonging to Aaron Elliot, being closely followed by a Stanton Police Department SUV on Mountain Parkway in Powell County. The SUV hits the middle portion of Elliot’s truck, spinning it around and forcing him to accelerate in the opposite direction. As Elliot continues to drive, another police SUV slams into the back of the truck, bringing it to a full stop in a ditch....

Moreover, the missions in Grand Theft Auto Online are highly diverse as players are often required to fly planes or engage in a deadly shootout before escaping in a high-speed car. Planes are a popular means of transport among GTA Online players as they are faster than others. However, flying a plane in Grand Theft Auto Online is quite challenging, and players often find themselves in tricky situations, like the gamer who got stuck under one....

This month saw the official end of Google’s labored attempt to break into the gaming market, and it was a race against time for one dedicated Stadia gamer to secure their 6000-hour save game for Red Dead Redemption 2. Thankfully, Rockstar confirmed that all Red Dead Online players who had logged into the Stadia version within the 30 days prior to Stadia announcing its shutdown. However, it did require them to repurchase the game on a different platform such as Steam, which still maintains a few thousand players daily....

Hill was behind the bench at Cameron Indoor Stadium on last Tuesday night for Duke’s win against Michigan; he chatted with Sporting News the next morning about that contest and a few other things. Hill was doing a round of phone interviews to promote his involvement with the Allstate NABC Good Works Team, a program that looks to highlight players who excel in areas of leadership and charitable activity. This year, 117 players were nominated by the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches), and from that group, 10 players will make the team (five from Division I teams and five from lower levels)....

Oh. I don’t think there’s any comparison. I think that the idea that there is is way overblown and should be debunked easily if anybody looks at history and what was at stake in the whole Watergate investigation. Well, you can’t control that. We don’t worry about the outcome anyway. We want the special counsel to do his job as soon as possible so that we can get this off the country’s radar screen and get on with what my husband is trying to do for the country....

That pledge may have calmed her aides, but it doesn’t change the fact that Clinton’s campaign is struggling at an alarmingly late moment before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses. Last Friday, her team released a cozy TV ad featuring Clinton’s mother and daughter in a bid to humanize the candidate and recover in the polls after sustained attacks by Barack Obama and John Edwards. Campaign operatives also plan to launch their own offensive on Obama’s credentials....

As the Clintons prepare to leave the White House, Bill isn’t the only one thinking about a legacy. Hillary has racked up a long list of First Lady “firsts”: first baby boomer, first professional woman, first to head a major government task force, first to testify before a grand jury. “Hillary Clinton is, in my estimation, the single most accomplished First Lady in American history,” says Carl Anthony, a former Nancy Reagan aide and author of “America’s First Families....