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A SurveyUSA poll for WXIA-TV and 11Alive in Atlanta, published Thursday, showed Walker is behind Warnock by six points (43 percent to 49 percent) with just days until the midterm polls open and with a significant proportion of voters having already cast their ballots. Despite a string of controversies that have threatened to derail his campaign, Walker actually improved by 5 points compared to a previous SurveyUSA poll in October, with Warnock dropping 1 point form his previous score of 50 percent....

The Reds have won each of their first six matches of the new season to race into a five-point lead at the top of the table. City, though, fired a warning over the weekend with an extraordinary 8-0 demolition of Watford, the club’s biggest ever top-flight victory attained even as Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus watched from the bench. Liverpool edged Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday but Heskey, their former striker, fears the run of results could come to a halt if one of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino or Sadio Mane is forced out of the starting XI....

Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older sibling for Giannis, is currently toiling for the Westchester Knicks, the D-League affiliate for New York, and spent last weekend here at the D-League Showcase. He laughed when his brother’s comments were mentioned. “I mean, OK, it was a little exaggerated,” he told Sporting News. “My brother did not exactly say it like that. I saw it and I understand it, my brother is proud of me and he knows I work hard....

“I don’t necessarily have to win another Wimbledon in my career,” she was saying Friday, making a point about not having anything left to prove, “(because) I won — was it six times?” Um, no, Serena. It’s seven. And the way things are looking at the moment, that count could rise to No. 8 in a little more than a week. Not only is she playing like, well, her most capable self, smacking 13 aces while beating Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 7-6 (2) for a third consecutive straight-set victory, but also the other proven contenders keep losing while she just keeps on keeping on....

“At approximately 23:03 this evening, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with rockets from the direction southeast of Beirut, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus and the vicinity of the city of Homs,” the Syrian Ministry of Defense said in a statement Thursday. “Our air defense systems intercepted the enemy missiles and downed most of them.” “The results of the aggression are now being assessed,” it added....

When asked about the powerful Lebanese Shiite Muslim organization’s position on the newly announced deal Tuesday, a representative told Newsweek that “we did not intervene, and we are behind the state.” “The important thing is not to abandon our rights and our water resources,” the representative added. Hezbollah and Israel have fought against one another in two major wars and have engaged in occasional clashes along their still-disputed land border, which runs about 50 miles....

Immediately after the medal presentation, Hockey India President Narender Batra went to the dressing room and announced the rewards. “Australia did well to win the title, but for me you too are winners today,” said Batra soon after the Champions Trophy jury had rejected India’s appeal against a shoot-out infringement. “It is a proud moment for all of us. The way the team has played against World Champions Australia is commendable....

A Hibs fan was arrested and led away by police after he attempted to kick the ball away from Tavernier during the 1-1 Scottish Premiership draw at Easter Road. Tavernier was bending down to pick up the ball when he was confronted by the fan on the stroke of half-time before the pair laid hands on each other. The shocking incident came less than a week after Celtic’s Scott Sinclair was almost struck by a glass bottle during the club’s Scottish Cup quarter-final victory at Easter Road....

On the contrary, Metal Gear Solid 5’s award was accepted by Kiefer Sutherland, the controversial new voice actor for Snake. Hideo Kojima, the creator of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, did plan on attending The Game Awards in person to accept the award himself, but quite simply, he was not allowed to do so. As explained by The Game Awards 2015 host Geoff Keighley, Konami’s lawyers actually barred Kojima from traveling out of Japan to attend the show, as he is still under an employment contract with the company....

According to the criminal complaint obtained by Newsweek, the incident occurred on February 16 at Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens. The unnamed student had just finished playing basketball and was walking out of the gym when McNally took his ball. The boy continued to ask for his basketball back as the teacher walked toward the dean’s office. It was then that McNally suddenly yanked the boy by his jacket, violently slammed him against the wall and threw him to the floor....

Make a mistake and Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak will make you pay. “You think it’s going all right and you’re playing well, and they only need one look,” Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. “We knew that. That’s no surprise. They’re a good line.” Top lines are lighting up opponents all over the playoffs, ratcheting scoring up to a pace not seen in more than two decades. Top trios from the Capitals, Golden Knights, Penguins, Jets and Predators are having their way against top opposing defensemen....

Raheem Sterling was on target twice for Manchester City as they put 8 past a hapless Vietnam team. Aleksandr Kolarov and David Silva also scored doubles as the Citizens romped home in style. Goals from Jose Pozo and Marcos Lopes made up the numbers for the Sky Blues while Van Queyet pulled one back for Vietnam late in the game. The English side led by 4 goals at half time and set up a second half in which 5 goals would be scored, of which Vietnam scored only 1....

The striker scored twice as Juve recorded a 2-0 away win in the first leg on Wednesday, putting them in pole position for a place in next month’s Cardiff final. Higuain delivers for Juventus Higuain had been criticised for a record of only two goals in 24 Champions League knockout games coming into the contest, having endured a dry spell that reached all the way back to 2013, but insists he did not let that drought bother him as he hailed an impressive result....

Because the game has been out for a month, a good amount of players has completed their first playthrough, with a small amount of these players completing everything the game has to offer, including the dedicated Elden Ring and Souls player who completed all achievements. This has resulted in many players running through the game multiple times for fun, but for many players the endgame content is invading. RELATED: Elden Ring Player Points Out Incredible Detail in Raya Lucaria Academy...

The Life is Strange games, as well as DONTNOD’s neighboring game Tell Me Why, all begin basically the same. Aside from some dramatic cutscenes, the protagonist appears in their room or a familiar area, where the player can walk around and take a look at random objects. Here, they have an opportunity to look at everyday objects, which reveal minute details. For example, in Before the Storm, Chloe can look at a random paystub on the ground that doesn’t belong to her, which prompts her to say how scared she’d be if she owed someone $1,000....

Clinton made the remarks on Friday during an onstage interview at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas. Trump’s former 2016 presidential election rival recalled wondering as a student how followers of Hitler became “drawn in” by the Nazi leader before pointing out what she suggested was similar behavior by the former president and his followers during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, last weekend. “I remember as a young student trying to figure out, how did people get basically drawn in by Hitler?...

In a damming 46-page ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks condemned Trump and his lawyer Alina Habba for attempting to “misuse” the courts by filing dozens of “frivolous” lawsuits against his perceived enemies. Trump’s suits, which had 31 defenders, including Clinton, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and leading FBI figures, alleged there was an “unthinkable plot” by Democrats and federal figures to accuse him of working with Russia to rig the 2016 election in his favor....

MLB’s worst-kept secret is that pitchers have been using sticky stuff to get a grip on baseballs for almost as long as baseballs have been thrown, and hitters have generally been OK with it. It wasn’t until Rob Manfred and the rest of the braintrust in the MLB offices decided that offense was down (part of it is their own doing, after all) did it turned out to be a real issue....

Heynckes, who turns 73 next Wednesday, took charge of his final European match in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Real Madrid before he steps down at the end of the season. “Of course I know now, it’s final that I’ll never go back to the bench in a Champions League game - and I think that’s a good thing,” he said as Bayern bowed out 4-3 on aggregate. “Not many people get to go on such an adventure at the age of 72....

Heynckes has taken charge of the Bavarian side as a caretaker until the end of the season, when Bayern will appoint a permanent successor for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian was sacked last month, leading Bayern to apoint Heynckes – who hadn’t coached since leaving the club in 2013 – as a temporary placeholder. Several candidates for the permanent job have emerged, with Nagelsmann considered one of the favourites after the 30-year-old improbably led Hoffenheim to the qualifying round of this season’s Champions League....