Brazil cruised to a 2-0 victory over the United States in their first game since their disappointing World Cup campaign. The Brazilians dominated their opponents in every aspect of the game and goals from Roberto Firmino and Neymar sealed a thumping victory for Tite’s side. Firmino’s goal came after 11 minutes when winger Douglas Costa found himself some space on the right flank and picked out Firmino with a well-placed assist....
The social network’s security team is continuing to analyze the scope of a cyberattack that is believed to have exploited an internal system accessed by a “coordinated social engineering attack” to spread a rudimentary cryptocurrency scam. High-profile victims included Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett, and Apple, among others. There is still much that remains unknown about the incident, including the attackers’ real identities and how much access they had over the compromised accounts....
A couple of months later, the company has rolled out Spaces access on its website across mobile and desktop. Twitter Spaces Comes to the Web In its announcement, Twitter says that its focus with bringing Spaces on the web was to ensure the listening UI adapts to your device screen size, the ability to set reminders for scheduled Spaces, and accessibility and transcriptions support. Another highlight of Spaces support on the Twitter web is that you can navigate around the website while being a part of an ongoing Space....
The social network’s engineering team said Thursday the platform will start to phase out a handful of potentially-offensive terms that are often seen in computer programming, and replace them with alternative—more acceptable—language. Broadly, “master” in computer terminology refers to a main version of a piece of code, while “slave” is used to describe the code it controls. “Blacklist” refers to code that is not permitted, while “whitelist” is set to describe code that is approved....
A way to give money directly to Twitter accounts has been rumored for weeks on the site, but it wasn’t confirmed until earlier today when Twitter’s Support Account announced the new Tip Jar feature. Right now though, it’s only available to certain users. The feature lets Twitter users send money directly to other users through various payment services, such as PayPal, simply by clicking the Tip Jar icon on the profile of the user they want to send money to....
However, Luis Enrique believes that his side can still make up for the missed opportunities to cut the gap on the leaders by getting all three points tonight. The spotlight will yet again be on the two superstars of world football, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as millions around the globe tune in to the biggest rivalry in football. Also read: El Clasico: Barcelona vs Real Madrid - Preview and Predictions...
In a statement appealing for witnesses to attacks carried out by Russian fans, the National Police Chiefs’ Council said the violence was the worst seen for many years. While a minority of England fans were involved in trouble in the French city, the worst excesses appear to have been committed by Russian fans, some of whom stormed into an enclosure occupied by England fans inside the Stade Velodrome at the end of the 1-1 draw on June 11....
The suspects were among three people who have been detained on suspicion of murdering a businessman and his driver on the streets of Moscow in November 2008, as well as attacking a man who later died in the Russian capital on May 2012. Two of the men previously served in the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) elite Alpha unit—a dedicated counter terrorism task force—an unnamed law official told the state-run news agency RIA Novosti....
Immacula Richmond, a clinical staff nurse in the operating room, and Brenda Jackson, a secretary, were fired by Jackson Health Services after an investigation that showed they inappropriately accessed Pierre-Paul’s information at Jackson Memorial Hospital and, presumably, leaked information that was published by ESPN while the defensive end was in surgery to have his right index finger amputated after a July 4, 2015, fireworks accident. MORE: Sports’ most gruesome injuries...
Filippo Lombardi and Daniele Sciusco, 20 and 29 respectively, were charged following the incident, which happened outside The Albert pub near Anfield shortly before kick-off in Tuesday’s Champions League tie with Roma. Serious head injuries were sustained by the victim, a 53-year-old man, who is being treated in a local hospital. Lombardi and Sciusco appeared in court on Thursday and were remanded in custody. They will appear at Liverpool Crown Court on May 24....
The Sims 4 has seen dozens of DLC releases over the years since its launch, ranging from the smallest content kits to The Sims 4’s full-fledged expansions. Every release gives players new options, adding new clothes, decor, or complete game overhauls that add new professions and activities to keep Sims busy. RELATED: The Sims 4 Player Recreates the Impressive House from the Seasons Trailer These two Sims 4 kits are set to release on November 10, titled Pastel Pop Kit and Everyday Clutter Kit....
“The 31-year-old Collins is rated a fine managerial prospect who will combine knowledge with leadership and enthusiasm,” the Lodi News-Sentinel wrote in February of 1981, a few months before Collins’ first managerial assignment with the Single-A Lodi Dodgers. MORE: World Series visuals, Mets vs. Royals | Best playoff photos Collins exceeded those preseason expectations and led Lodi to the 1981 California League championship. “He was tough,” said Dann Bilardello, a catcher on that 1981 squad....
The simulation game Two Point Hospital gives players control of basically all aspects of hospital management, including hiring and firing of staff as well as the construction of rooms, and finding a balance is key to increasing value. Though hospital value is largely dependent on profitability, if other measures such as reputation or cure-rate decline, then the value can be difficult to build. RELATED: Two Point Campus Confirmed With Gameplay Trailer...
Now, Two Point Studios is gearing up to release its next business simulation game, Two Point Campus. It will serve as a sequel of sorts to Two Point Hospital and will bring players away from the hospital and into college. Unlike Two Point Hospital, Campus will not be a spiritual successor to any title, but instead it will serve as Two Point’s attempt at applying its game style to another business....
Moscow, Sep 9 – Two Russian powerlifters have been disqualified from the London Paralympics for doping, the country’s Paralympic Committee said. Vadim Rakitin and Nikolai Marfin took a drug named neotropin which has been prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency, and were thus kicked out from the London games, the committee said in a statement Saturday, reports Xinhua. The two athletes “confessed to what can be called an inappropriate act” which shamed the good name of Russian Paralympians, the committee said....
While an exact location for the attack is not yet known, the Defense Department official Newsweek spoke to on Monday said the two American service members are apart of Train Advise Assist Command - South (TAAC-South) led by U.S. Army Brigadier General Miles Brown. The unit oversees operations primarily in the provinces of Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul and Daykundi. Two other subordinate units are assigned to the southern Helmand Province....
Police were responding to a call about a shooting just after 1 a.m. when they learned that two victims had been taken to the hospital, the West Memphis Police Department said in a statement posted on Facebook. The 2-year-old died as a result of his injuries while the mother was transferred to another hospital for further treatment, “but is expected to survive.” “Officers that responded to the area of 741 North 18th Street were able to locate and secure the crime scene for investigators of the Criminal Investigation Division,” the police department wrote....
The Department of Commerce estimated Thursday that between October and December, the gross domestic product, which measures the value of goods and services produced in the U.S., grew at just 2.1 percent. Year-over-year growth was 2.3 percent last year, well below the three percent projections set by the Trump administration and nowhere close to the 6 percent the president once predicted. “The economy now has hit 3 percent. Nobody thought we’d be anywhere close....
