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Although the second season of The Walking Dead did not garner quite as much acclaim as the original, it is still seen by many as a standout example of video game storytelling. Telltale has also built upon the back of The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us to take on some other major franchises. The developer is currently releasing episodic content for Borderlands and Game of Thrones, and has also revealed a partnership with Lionsgate for a new cross-format IP....

Zimbabwe, in reply, were 55 without loss at stumps, with recalled opener Tino Mawoyo (20 not out) and Chamu Chibhabha (31 not out) having kept the tourists at bay for 30 overs after New Zealand declared their innings at tea. However, the day belonged to Taylor (124 not out) and Williamson (113), the latter becoming the 13th and, at 26, the youngest player to score a century against all test-playing nations....

The White House and McConnell have touted a $1 trillion price tag for the next round of economic stimulus, as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to surge across the country. But some GOP senators have raised concerns and criticism, particularly because Congress has already approved enough spending to increase the deficit by an estimated $3.8 trillion for 2020. “Just came from Progressive Democrat, whoops, I’m mean Republican caucus,” Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, tweeted sarcastically Tuesday....

Alabama State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey told members of the House Education Policy Committee that parents complaining don’t really know what critical race theory (CRT) actually is. “I had two calls in the last week that they’re having a Black History Month program and they consider having a Black history program CRT,” Mackey said. “Having a Black history program is not CRT.” CRT is a scholarly concept dating back more than 40 years, and is used to explain that race is a social construct, and that racism isn’t the product of individual bias but is also deeply rooted in legal systems and policies....

Then your sales approach, or other solutions you’ve used that have always worked for you to get those results, don’t work this time. The people you ask for help aren’t able to, or they don’t know what to do either. Time is running out, and you’re not getting closer to solving the problem. Then, consider that while it’s OK for you to feel frustrated, you aren’t allowed to show it in any way to anyone at work because of the existing code of conduct....

Recently, Team Mahi suffered an unexpected loss as one of their primary roster members, Karan “Excali” Mhaswadkar, decided to jump ship. On April 25th, a social media post riled up the whole Indian community as Samurai Esports welcomed Excali in their roster. Following this news, Team Mahi’s manager, Adarsh Singh “Euphoria” Shikharwar put up a status on Instagram regarding this transfer. With this happening, Team Mahi was left without an opening roster....

Moscow - Sports minister Vitaly Mutko said Saturday that Russia relied too much on their natural class without putting in the required effort to qualify for the Euro 2012 football knockout stages. Expectations were high Russia would repeat their semi-final finish in the Euro 2008 in Poland and Ukraine, approaching the tournament on a 14-game unbeaten run, including a 3-0 trouncing of Italy, and starting with a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic....

The Americans clinched a trip to the Tokyo games with a 4-2 victory over Venezuela on Saturday in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Team USA went 4-0 in the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier. MORE: Latest news on the Tokyo Olympics Todd Frazier and Eric Filia homered for a veteran U.S. squad in the clincher. Edwin Jackson earned the win in relief and David Robertson got the save. “Playing for your country, it’s the coolest thing in the world,” Frazier told reporters after the win, per The Associated Press....

In an emotional news conference Friday, when a tearful Murray had to leave the room shortly after his first attempt to get it started, and needed to pause several times to compose himself once it had resumed, he confirmed he’d play his first-round match at the Australian Open next week but wasn’t sure how much longer he could continue beyond that. The 31-year-old Murray said he practiced in the off-season with the main goal of making one last run at Wimbledon, where he ended the 77-year drought for British men with his title in 2013, but now wasn’t sure he’d make it that far....

With slim control of the House of Representatives, Democrats in the chamber this month pushed through the 791-page voting rights bill largely along party lines in a 220-210 vote. Democrats describe the expansive proposals as anti-corruption legislation that would ramp up voting rights by improving voter access and limiting gerrymandering. But Republicans have strongly opposed the bill, calling it a Democratic power grab. In an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity on Wednesday night, Cruz called the bill “dangerous” and alleged that Democrats would use it to “benefit from voter fraud....

Twitter has permanently banned Berenson, a former New York Times reporter and author dubbed the “the pandemic’s wrongest man” by The Atlantic in April, for repeatedly violating the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation rules. “The account you referenced has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation rules,” a Twitter spokesperson told Newsweek. The news prompted Cruz, a Republican, to tweet: “I don’t know Berenson. But all the Leftie Brown Shirts cheering his being banned—you are the problem....

MORE: NHL playoff schedule, TV info Selanne played his last regular-season game against the Colorado Avalanche. The night was full of assorted tribute-type stuff, and nothing was better than when he did a victory lap after the game. He brought a friend; Avs goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who also may have been playing his last regular-season game. The two were teammates for years in Anaheim and won a Stanley Cup together....

Published to Reddit’s popular r/AmITheA**hole forum, a mom under the username u/CrabLegsandPrime shared her story in order to receive opinions from the “AITA” community. The viral post has over 11,000 upvotes and 4,000 comments. The original poster (OP) began her story by saying that her 14 and 16-year-old daughters are on the same dance team and recently won a competition. To celebrate, the OP’s father wanted to take them out and treat them to dinner....

Kat Reiter of Fort Worth, Texas, circulated a text exchange between her 17-year-old son and his boss through the networking service Nextdoor on Sunday. A repost later surfaced on the Reddit forum “Antiwork,” racking up 16,000 votes in under a day. Reiter said her son Nick had worked hard during his summer job at Splash Kingdom Wild West, a waterpark in Hudson Oaks, Texas, even earning a $1 hourly raise after one week....

The boy, 16, has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted homicide of 18-year-old Artavious Quarterman following an incident on August 5. Sanford Police said they received a 911 call from the boy just after 8 p.m. stating that multiple females were banging on the front door of his home on the 1200 block of Magnolia Avenue. Throughout the call, police said the boy could be heard repeatedly saying “Oh, you’re so scary....

Porting many classic titles from the late 80s and early 90s onto modern consoles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection contains a massive amount of gaming history in a single bundle. However, in keeping the classic experience of the games in this collection, some titles show their age without enough improvements to bring them in line with modern releases. RELATED: Knockout City is Crossing Over With TMNT The crown jewel of the Cowabunga Collection is easily the original TMNT arcade cabinet titles, as well as the SNES port of the second of these two games, Turtles in Time....

On one hand, these little 8-year-old hockey players are so cute in their tiny pads and skates. But on the other hand, they’re like a group of itty bitty cage fighters ready throw down. MORE: Leopold talks about daughter’s letter | Panthers suit up coach as goalie | David Clarkson’s trade After the team in white won 4-0, a full-on brawl broke out as they came together to shake hands....

The newest challenger is none other than the villainous Geese Howard, which some gamers will recognize from the aforementioned SNK fighting game series. He’ll be joining Street Fighter’s Akuma as the second guest character in winter 2017, which further builds on the apparent theme of Tekken 7 including notorious baddies from other fight franchises. Those eager to see Geese square off against some of Tekken 7’s finest can do so below....

And while The Walking Dead could have easily been a one-off fluke for Telltale, their work on The Wolf Among Us and Season 2 of TWD proved otherwise. More importantly, the success of those games has helped the developer secure licensing deals with some pretty major properties, like Game of Thrones and Borderlands. For all intents and purposes, Telltale has become the developer to beat when it comes to tie-in games....

While Telltale Games has certainly refined that formula to the point of near-perfection, it has become a sticking point for some gamers who criticize the studio for focusing too heavily on recreating the gameplay that has made up the bulk of its success at the cost of potential innovation. In an interview with Gamespot, Job Stauffer, Telltale Games’ head of creative communications, addressed those critics and defended the studio’s adherence to gaming being driven primarily by narrative rather than player action:...