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Cruz confirmed on Saturday that he plans to run again for Senate in 2024. “I’m running for reelection in the Senate. I’m focused on the battles in the United States Senate,” Cruz told reporters during a news conference at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) event in Las Vegas, the Washington Examiner reported Saturday. “We need to stand and fight against these policies that are inflicting so much harm on Americans across this country....

The congressman reacted after Carlson called on viewers to report the parents of children who were wearing masks outside to child protection services. Lieu tweeted: “Tucker Carlson wants to cancel parents who make the decision to have their child wear a mask. The right-wing cancel culture is out of control. “Who or what are they going to try to cancel next? Major League Baseball? Oh wait…#TuckerMustGo.” On Monday night, the Tucker Carlson Tonight host compared having children wear masks outside to adults beating kids....

A 16-year-old, 415-pound gorilla named Amare is developing an addiction to the smartphone screens held up by visitors at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, the zoo says. A growing number of people noticed that Amare enjoyed looking at photos and videos on their cell phones, said Stephen Ross, director of the zoo’s Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes. As the visitors held up their screens, the gorilla spent more and more time approaching the glass to get a closer look....

Four teenagers are accused of carjacking an elderly woman in New Orleans on Monday and dragging her for more than a block in an incident that resulted in her death. According to local news station WVUE, 73-year-old Linda Frickey was the victim of the violent carjacking allegedly committed by four teenagers who police now say have been taken into custody. The teenagers’ identities have not been publicly released, WVUE added....

One of the bigger questions going into Tekken 8 is its roster. Almost every character in the franchise could potentially return, and the only two confirmed fighters so far are Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima. Fans have no way of knowing what could return in Tekken 8, even with Tekken’s tendency to keep its core identity and cast intact. Some hints emerged recently thanks to footage of Tekken 8’s motion capture, which included video of a sword-wielding character thrown against a wall and an actor snarling while a tail prosthetic is held behind them....

Does all this seem overdone? Well, yes. What the FCC actually did was something less than Hundt’s glowing description. The agency perpetuated a baffling system of communications subsidies - and created a huge new one to connect every school to the Internet. It lowered some phone rates and raised others. The whole process may prop up phone rates, prolong regulation and frustrate ““the most efficient technologies,’’ says communications expert Thomas Duesterberg of the Hudson Institute....

While the episodic format helped provide gamers with enough time to emotionally recoup between playthroughs, there are still some out there that would rather marathon through all 5 episodes – maybe even in one sitting – and this retail version accommodates that nicely. Hopefully, as well as compiling the episodes into one succinct package, this version of The Walking Dead does away with the various hiccups many were experiencing on the consoles....

The eighth overall pick in the 2013 draft believes the opportunity has arrived through a trade to the Dallas Cowboys and the health that Austin hoped would come with it. Having something to prove is nothing new for the 5-foot-8 hybrid receiver/returner/runner. “There’s always going to be a chip on my shoulder, No. 1 because I’ve always been small,” Austin said. “I had the same thing coming out, when I went No....

“I was the one who taught you how to play basketball,” she deadpanned jokingly in a video posted on the Thunder’s Twitter account. MORE: Monty Williams wins Craig Sager Strong Award Swift also gives “credit” to Russell in return for inspiring her song “Shake It Off.” “So essentially we have each other to thank for these careers,” Swift said. If anyone happens to have a video of Westbrook and Swift squaring off in a game of 1-on-1, now is the time to share it....

Here’s a summary of the changes you can expect in the item system, taken from the Team Fortress Blog: Previously, we rolled randomly at intervals to see if you got an item drop. Now we roll to determine when your next item drop will occur. So you’re guaranteed to find items at fairly regular intervals. The bulk of drop complaints we’ve received in the past have been from players having unlucky streaks, where they didn’t find any items for weeks....

The Malaysia U-22 squad received a surprise visitor on their second day of centralised training when team manager Datuk Yusoff Mahadi dropped in to observe the training. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Deputy-President was also on hand to give a pep talk to the players after their training ended. Speaking to the press, Yusoff who is likely to join the team on the latter part of the China tour, wants the players to make full use of the opportunity given or risk being replaced with others....

Yanger Lushang/ Maken Lepden and Bento Swu/ Bovito Kiho claimed the first runners-up position while Ikweithing (Justin)/ Kenrak Thou and Irietui/Elu took the second runners-up in the 1.5 km course that comprised six gruelling challenges and obstacles. Each team comprises of two cars, manned by a driver and a co-driver, to help each other tackle the various obstacles together. Abemo Yanthan was adjudged Best Spotter while Aviu Rutsa added another feather to his cap by winning the best off-road rig as well....

The team was preparing for this summer’s World Cup in Spain, and already, two of the top big men slated to participate — Kevin Love and Blake Griffin — pulled out. Then, the team suffered a stomach-churning blow with the devastating knee injury to Paul George, one of the most versatile players on the roster. That was capped by the withdrawal of the player who would easily be the best in the tournament, Kevin Durant....

Michael Pattison, the CEO of Team17, has responded to the “scathing report” in an interview with Eurogamer, making it clear that steps will be taken to improve its internal workings. The reveal of dissatisfied ex-employees working for less than they deserve is just one aspect that Team17 is determined to correct going forward. RELATED: Thymesia’s Emphasis on Builds Brings the Best Out of Dark Soul Eurogamer cited a dozen former employees of Team17 in its report to outline problems with the payment structure and frequent turnaround that it has suffered recently, along with the recent Worms NFT backlash....

Silva moved to the Premier League in an estimated £43million transfer on Friday, leaving the Ligue 1 champions after helping them end a 17-year title drought. Man City sign Bernardo Silva Mbappe was another of the stars of a Monaco side which reached the Champions League semi-finals and he was saddened by the 22-year-old’s exit. “Good luck my friend,” the France forward tweeted to Silva, accompanied by crying and love heart emojis....

Michael Lofthouse, the CEO of San Francisco-based IT company Solid8, was filmed hurling racist abuse at Jordan Chan’s family while they were celebrating her aunt’s birthday at Lucia, a restaurant inside Bernardus Lodge and Spa in Carmel Valley on Saturday. “Trump’s gonna f*** you!” Lofthouse is seen telling them in the video after giving them the finger. “You fers need to leave… fing Asian piece of s***.” He was thrown out of the restaurant by a staff member, who is heard telling him in the clip: “You do not talk to our guests like that....

The PS5 and Xbox Series X are still hard to find in stores, and users have to wait for months for stock to replenish. The new stock gets sold out almost instantly, leaving many customers without a current-generation system. As customers wait for a new console, a tech company claims that Sony and Microsoft plan on releasing upgraded versions of the PS5 and Xbox Series X relatively soon. RELATED: Intel CEO Believes Chip Shortages Will Last Until 2024...

The 13in MacBook Air, now the cheapest laptop Apple makes, starts at £949 which is up from £849 and the 11in model has been discontinued. The 12in MacBook now sells £1,249 instead of £1,049 and the older MacBook Pro laptops in 13- and 15in are still on sale at £1,249 and £1,899 respectively. They were £999 and £1,599 previously. Apple’s Mac mini has the smallest prices hike from £399 up to £479 but the Mac Pro has jumped a whopping £500 – from £2,499 to £2,999....

“I don’t think it moves a single voter,” Cruz said in an interview on Axios on HBO following the final presidential debate last week. Recently, the Trump campaign has targeted the Biden family’s business dealings in what several have called this election’s October surprise. Earlier this month, members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle released a cache of emails detailing Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine and China to right-wing media outlets....

Lacey Shillinglaw spotted a bee as she was walking one day, and, trying to keep it safe from the dangers of the road, tried to move it to a wall or flower. However, as Coventry Live reported, the bumblebee buzzed back to Shillinglaw each time. Eventually, Shillinglaw needed to go home—and the bee, climbing all over the teen’s face and clothing, came along. Since that day in early August, the pair have been inseparable....