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The LAPD has declared an unlawful assembly and order to disperse as hundreds of protesters gathered in the city to object to the plans. Police were met with more than 200 protestors on Wednesday night. Notices of the park’s closure were posted around the area, particularly on the east side of the park, where homeless people have been camping throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The signs say that the park closes on Thursday and warned that all personal property must be removed, “including, but not limited to, tents, chairs, tables, backpacks, bags, and personal items....

Nobody likes getting lost. At Hyland Hills Water World that sinking feeling may be a thing of the past. The 65-acre theme park near Denver, Colo., recently implemented a new system that lets parents and kids locate each other through watchlike devices that transmit their positions anywhere in the park. The device, made by a company called ParkWatch, emits a low-power signal to 14 antennas stationed throughout the park; Sally’s location is beamed to special kiosks where Mom can track her on a screen....

Most importantly, the new NIE means that the case against Tehran that Bush was busily building up as recently as Oct. 17, when he warned that Iran could start “World War III” if it obtained the bomb, will now be resolved through slow and subtle diplomacy, not war. (That’s assuming the Israelis don’t act on their own.) In 2005 America’s 16 intelligence agencies allowed Bush to keep that “option on the table” by concluding with “high confidence” that Iran was “determined to build a nuclear weapon....

The teenager had been promoted to the River Plate first-team for pre-season training and, sticking with the long-standing Argentinian tradition, his new team-mates gave him a hairstyle to remember. It was quite the introduction for the hitherto unknown son of Ateltico Madrid coach Diego Simeone. And this past weekend, he went viral again. Though this time the only laughs arrived from Turin as the Firoentina striker hit a wonderful hat-trick to crush Napoli hearts and all but hand Juventus another Serie A title....

Since May, the Trump administration has deployed a carrier strike group, a bomber task force and up to 2,500 troops to the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, which received on Tuesday its first contingent of U.S. soldiers since 2003, the year the U.S. invaded and overthrew neighboring Iraq. Sixteen years later, Washington is on the verge of facing off with another foe, Tehran, which the Trump administration has attempted to isolate with unilateral sanctions popular with partners in the Arabian Peninsula but opposed by European allies, along with China and Russia — all signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran abandoned last year by the U....

Sixteen circle entries, eleven shots on target, and seven PCs, against the French, ought to have produced more than just one late equalizer, and when Fred Soyez’s team look back, they will rue the fact that it was their poor finishing against the lowest-ranked side at Bhubaneswar which ultimately led to their calamitous exit. Spain had a chance to redeem themselves and seemed to be on track when they went into the long breather with a comfortable two-goal lead against New Zealand - but, like in their opener, surrendered the initiative and the lead, leaving their fate in the hands of neighbours France after splitting points with the Black Sticks....

The lowest ranked team in this edition – France – have really displayed some tremendous fighting spirit in both the matches they have played thus far. World Number 8 New Zealand would have thought that the match against France – who are ranked 20th as per FIH – would be a cakewalk but they were in for a real surprise. Les Blues fired in more shots on their opponents’ goal and caught them unaware....

While South Africa received a 0-5 drubbing at the hands of hosts India, Canada suffered a 1-2 loss to Rio Olympics Silver medallists Belgium in their first match of the tournament. The Canadians showed great resilience against the Red Lions, who were the much higher-ranked opponents Belgium (World Rank 3). Both teams find themselves on the wrong end of the table as they have 0 points on board. The result in this encounter will be vital for both Canada and South Africa – both of which will be aiming to make it to the crossover stage....

Even though both the teams were pushing hard in the first quarter, none of them could really find any clear goal-scoring opportunities besides the one squandered opportunity by England from a Penalty Corner in the fourth minute. The Black Sticks and England – both – were cautious and unwilling to take a lot of risks in the beginning. David Condon, Barry Middleton, and Liam Ansell made a few darting runs down the middle but the final ball let the team down....

Palace, who came into Saturday’s game on a high after beating Manchester City, had 31 shots - their highest tally in a Premier League game since 2003-04 – but had to settle for a 0-0 draw. Andros Townsend hit the bar after only 66 seconds, while Luka Milivojevic struck the post with a late free-kick. Cardiff almost nicked it on the break late on when Kadeem Harris was denied by home goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, as Palace and Cardiff moved seven and three points clear of the bottom three respectively....

De Boer was sacked after four games in charge, having lost them all with Palace failing to score – representing the worst start to a Premier League campaign. Palace 12/1 to beat Man City Former England manager Hodgson has replaced him, perhaps signalling a return to the staunch defence and organisation that Sam Allardyce employed to keep them in the Premier League last term. Hodgson, having given international debuts to Palace trio Martin Kelly, Andros Townsend and Wilfried Zaha, is confident he has a good grip on the style they ought to play in order to thrive....

Within Harry Potter, Accio is a Summoning Charm typically used by the caster to retrieve objects from afar, being able to summon most objects so long as they are not living. However, this rule can be circumvented by summoning things attached to a living being, such as their clothing. Accio is perhaps famously used within the Tri-Wizard Tournament of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where it is most notably used by Harry to retrieve the Golden Egg and Triwizard Cup....

One of the features of Hogwarts Legacy that gamers are particularly excited about is the different House common rooms. Any Harry Potter fan will know the significance of each Hogwarts House, as well as how Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin each have their own unique common rooms around the castle. How Hogwarts Legacy presents these common rooms and what purpose they will have throughout the game could be vital to conveying the proper Harry Potter experience....

It’s unclear why Hogwarts Legacy pre-loading has started so far in advance. There also hasn’t been any reason given as to why the Xbox Series X version seems to be the only one that fans can pre-load right now, but hopefully those playing on PC and PS5 don’t have to wait too much longer to start their download. While unconfirmed, it’s possible Hogwarts Legacy pre-loading has started so early is because of the game’s early access option....

With this potential also comes opportunity, and it’s something that Hogwarts Legacy needs to capitalize on. Despite Hogwarts Legacy’s absence from The Game Awards, it still has a reliable fan base to fall back on, but when it releases this might not be enough. Hogwarts Legacy will need to take risks to be successful, and even more so, it will need to address key parts of the Harry Potter universe....

It’s becoming a familiar story. The United States, the nation that lovingly fathered the United Nations in the closing days of World War II, now sees it as a prodigal son, and a rather hopeless one at that. The U.N. rap sheet, in Washington’s eyes, includes peacekeeping disasters in Somalia, Rwanda and Bosnia (U.N. officials equally blame the Clinton administration) and a dysfunctional Security Council that is increasingly used by second-rate powers like Russia and France to stymie U....

Importantly, the development process behind Hollow Knight: Silksong is a lot more ambitious as Team Cherry is dedicated to bringing everything it wants to the newest title. The original Hollow Knight had to eventually cut some of its content to meet constraints, but with Hollow Knight: Silksong showcasing new features every update, it has the potential to live up to and even surpass the original. RELATED: The Best Changes in Hollow Knight: Silksong As Revealed So Far...

The former Playboy Playmate opened up about her experience working with the late Hefner in a candid interview on Heather McDonald’s Juicy Scoop podcast this week. The model, now 41, lived in the mansion from the early 2000s until she and Hefner parted ways in 2008. The conversation turned to the use of Quaaludes in the Playboy mansion—the prescription sedative drugs that were a popular recreational drug in the 70s and 80s....

Things here are bustling, to put it mildly. Traffic crowds the streets and boulevards. Luxury-goods stores, frowned upon in the years immediately after the 1979 revolution, stand open and inviting—especially to foreigners, even Americans. Jewelry, leather handbags, knockoffs of Western designer brands—all are available by the boxful. And despite the savage crackdown on dissent being reported widely in the Western media (a headline in The Washington Post last Saturday read “Iran Curtails Freedom in Throwback to 1979”), there is little evidence of it on the streets....

Like other brothers of powerful politicians who became magnets for negative publicity-Billy Carter and Donald Nixon come to mind-the political klieg lights have not been kind to Roger Clinton. In New York, celebrating his brother’s primary victory, Clinton reportedly shoved a nightclub guitarist for telling Gennifer Flowers jokes. Clinton denies the brawl, but says he told the guy: “Listen, you fat s.o.b., you’re talking about my brother. Keep your mouth shut or I’ll shut it for you....