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For Rachel Spiegel, who lost her 65-year-old mom, Judy, the collapse also meant losing her parents’ home, photos of their family and all the possessions that those grieving would typically hold onto as memory in difficult times. “Obviously we lost my mom, which is the most crucial piece of this experience, but my dad also lost his home. We lost all of our childhood possession, all of my parents’ possession, their wedding album, any heirloom we had—my mom’s wedding and engagement ring,” Spiegel told Newsweek....

Two saves from goalkeeper Jandrei in Tuesday’s penalty shoot-out against Defensa y Justicia helped the team through to the last-16 at the expense of the Argentines. Jandrei’s heroics brought to mind Danilo, who made a similar impact in the 2016 competition to down Independiente before perishing alongside 70 other passengers on the LaMia flight that went down outside of Medellin on the way to the final. Messi’s cousin and the other side of football...

We both became interested in boats but thought that before we jumped into buying anything, we should rent to see what it was like. We wanted to make sure it was for us. We had a friend who was renting a boat, a Thames Lighter barge, at a moorings in London, so we went to visit and completely fell in love. Then, a back cabin became available to rent in a different boat nearby....

Both forwards have been subjected to jeers from some sections of the Santiago Bernabeu in recent home matches as a result of some less-than-convincing displays since the turn of the year. Zidane: Morata wants Madrid stay Ronaldo appeared to offer a pointed retort to fans who whistled him during the 3-0 win over Real Sociedad last week, in which he managed a goal and an assist, while Benzema was again targeted after an unconvincing 66 minutes on the pitch....

Addressing the issue of social media abuse, Lewis Hamilton said: The Briton believes there has not been any significant shift in tackling online abuse on social media platforms. The seven-time world champion expressed the need to apply more pressure on social platforms to make changes and curb hatred and abuse. Citing the challenges with tackling online abuse, the Briton said: The British champion believes the lack of promptness by social media platforms to tackle abuse makes it difficult to counter the issue....

Man Utd & Milan battle for Morata Instead of the eye-watering amounts of money the enigmatic Swede would earn should he opt for a move to the MLS, or indeed an elite European club, Hertha have promised him… some great fans. That’s not all though. The capital club have offered Ibrahimovic, who struck 28 goals last season for United, an opportunity to lift the Bundesliga title. A slim chance, but a chance nonetheless....

As exemplified in its reveal video at E3 2012 and in the mysterious gameplay demos since, Watch_Dogs is built around the idea that everyone is connected. Social media, connected technology and a desire for citywide efficiency has led to what are known as smart cities. Watch_Dogs takes place in a near-future alternate version of Chicago which has its infrastructure, systems and services all operated by a central computer known as ctOS....

The real-life event began on the morning of May 30, 1921, after a young black man named Dick Rowland rode in an elevator with a white elevator operator named Sarah Page. According to the Tulsa Historical Society: “The details of what followed vary from person to person. Accounts of an incident circulated among the city’s white community during the day and became more exaggerated with each telling.” According to History....

The Jamaican forward left Champions League regulars Bayer Leverkusen last summer to join Villa and expectations were high for him. However, injuries have wrecked his time in the West Midlands and he has scored just once in his 22 Premier League appearances so far. He has scored one goal and provided three assists in them. Bailey has played in every top-flight match so far this term but has only started in half of those games....

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) head coach Benjamin Mora is unperturbed by his side’s 3-1 defeat to Pahang in the first leg of their quarter-final FA Cup tie, at the Darulmakmur Stadium. In the post-match interview with the match broadcaster, the Mexican coach said he believes that the Southern Tigers can overturn the scoreline at home in the second leg. “The scoreline (margin) seems a little big, but at home we are very good....

Martial takes his chance at marvellous Man Utd Dortmund had been hoping to keep the pressure on the top two and second-placed RB Leipzig ultimately lost 3-0 at home to Hamburg, but Tuchel’s men failed to capitalise. Antonio Colak scored the decisive goal in the second half for Darmstadt and it was nothing less than the hosts deserved, as they carved Dortmund open on numerous occasions. The win was Torsten Frings’ first in charge of the club since becoming coach at the end of December and Darmstadt’s first since October....

We were paying $2,000 a month for the space and the flat contained one room with a bed. There was a kitchen on the other side of the room and a small entrance to the bathroom. Despite the space being very small, the storage in the studio flat was great. I noticed that I was happier moving into smaller spaces, because it forced Leo and me to communicate, and we also had to go outside to enjoy things....

Virat Kohli has accrued 124 runs from three Tests, at an average of under 25. That’s almost 25 percent of what he scored in 2018 after the same number of games in the famous Player of The Series performance. Wasim Jaffer said the right-hander needs to ‘rethink’ his pattern of dismissals and work on his temperament. In a video on his YouTube channel, Jaffer said: India’s campaign in the series, despite dominating the first two Tests, came to a screeching halt with an innings-and-72-run defeat at Headingley....

“We gotta know more,” de Blasio said on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show on Friday. He added that the announcement of the hidden data is “very troubling.” A top Cuomo aide recently admitted week that the governor’s administration “froze” when a Department of Justice letter sent on August 26 requested state information on COVID-19-related nursing home deaths. Now de Blasio, who has reportedly been at odds with Cuomo in the past, is looking for an explanation of how the “disturbing” report of the missing numbers was ever possible....

Ronaldo, who is set to feature in the competition for the fifth time, believes the Portuguese squad has the caliber to go all the way but admits there will be challenges from other top teams. Speaking to The Associated Press, the Manchester United star said: Fernando Santos has called up a highly talented group of players for the World Cup, featuring Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Cancelo among others....

Neymar and Messi were together at Barcelona for four seasons between 2013 and 2017, combining to devastating effect in the Blaugrana’s forward line. Alongside Luis Suarez, Neymar and Messi would help Barcelona win La Liga twice and the Champions League once, along with three Copa del Rey titles. Neymar left Barca in the summer of 2017, however, joining PSG in a world-record €222 million transfer. The Brazilian has been frequently linked with a return to Barcelona since he left Camp Nou, nearly making the move on several occasions....

A comprehensive 5-2 victory against hosts Spain in the third match has resulted in the four-match series now tantalizingly tied at 1-1 with the decider to be played on January 31. The Golden Girls, who are currently ranked ninth in the world, began the tour with a narrow 2-3 loss in the opener against a Spanish side which moved up the world rankings thanks to a podium finish at last year’s World Cup....

Speaking at an Instagram live session yesterday, Warner hilariously took a jibe at Virat Kohli and Smith’s herculean efforts down the order. He instead credited the two openers’ explosive start against the faster bowlers as an important reason behind the middle-order pair’s phenomenal run, especially in the limited-overs format. Warner explained how the openers took the shine away from the new ball in the initial overs of the game, thereby helping the batsmen down the order to play freely and without any fear of the older ball doing much in the air or off the deck....

The Reds are yet to lose a single game this season, having already sealed qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League and into the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup. Liverpool are four points behind Chelsea in the Premier League table. They will have the chance to close the gap down to a point when they face West Ham United later on Sunday. Alexander-Arnold said the club want to push on all fronts this season to prove they have a world-class team....

A need for extra polish was the common reason cited when Ubisoft’s open-world RPG Watch Dogs was delayed for six months from its original release date, which was set to coincide with the arrival of the Xbox One and PS4. Bundles had to be reshuffled and there was a great deal of grumbling from gamers who had been looking forward to hacking their way through Chicago, but ultimately the extra development time was probably for the best....