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[HTML1] One year ago, Ubisoft introduced its new title, Watch_Dogs, at E3 2012 with an arresting trailer and gameplay demo, and an intriguing central concept. The game takes place in a timeline slightly divergent from our own, in which every electronic system in Chicago is configured to be run by a single citywide operating system - the ctOS - leaving an avenue for those in control of the system, and those with the talent to hack it, to gain access to every aspect of Chicago citizens’ lives....

There, I’ve said it. The world, and Universal Pictures, can take a deep breath. The most expensive movie ever made-estimates range from $172 million to $200 million – is actually fun. And “fun,” Lord knows, is the bottom line of that corporate invention known as the summer movie-a concept, like cyberspace, we didn’t ask for, but which has become a permanent part of the American landscape. “Waterworld,” as you may have heard, has no landscape....

Dortmund hosted Monaco and lost 3-2 in the first leg of their quarter-final tie, less than 24 hours after the original match was postponed when the German club were rocked by explosions en route to Signal Iduna Park. Jardim: Players couldn’t focus The team’s bus was hit by an explosion as they were leaving their hotel for the stadium on Tuesday, with defender Marc Bartra requiring surgery on a broken wrist....

Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton and Leeds are next in the Premier League, ahead of Chelsea welcoming Diego Simeone’s side to Stamford Bridge in the second leg of their Champions League tie. It will be a big test of the Blues’ quality as Chelsea remain unbeaten in the eight games after Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard last month. What did Tuchel say? After being asked about Mason Mount and Jorginho’s suspensions from the second leg, Tuchel spoke about the need to not get complacent after his biggest win yet as Blues manager....

Atletico Madrid took an early lead thanks to a goal from Joao Felix. United were unable to create goal-scoring opportunities or retain possession during the first half and were dominated by Diego Simeone’s side. United’s gameplay improved in the second half of the game. They were rewarded for their improved performance when Anthony Elanga scored an equalizer in the 80th minute. Atletico Madrid were made to rue their missed opportunities....

The Gunners slipped out of the top four last season for the first time under Arsene Wenger, with the long-serving coach facing protests against his reign before FA Cup success salvaged something from the campaign. Arsenal enhanced to 11/1 to win Premier League He has since penned a new two-year contract, allowing him to oversee another bid for domestic and European glory in 2017-18. Questions continue to be asked of both Wenger and his side, amid another quiet transfer window, but Walcott insists Arsenal are in good shape and are relishing another quest to force their way back into title contention....

Biden likened Trump’s reaction to the August 2017 white-supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia — after which the president argued that anti-racist protestors were also to blame for the violence that occurred — to his apparently deferential approach to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I knew when I saw Donald Trump respond to events in Charlottesville, assigning a moral equivalence between those who promoted hate and those who opposed it, that the threat to democracy was unlike any time, at least in my lifetime,” Biden said during the speech....

Williams, four weeks shy of her 41st birthday, has now won 107 matches in New York, with 102 of them taking place at Arthur Ashe Stadium and nearly half of them at night. Following the win, Billie Jean King came out onto the court to pay tribute to the 23-time Major winner, who announced last month that she would be retiring from the sport following the conclusion of the US Open....

Giroud scored the game’s lone goal, a stunning second-half bicycle kick that gave Chelsea a massive advantage heading into the second leg. The Frenchman says that was always Chelsea’s intention, as the Blues were looking to have an edge heading into the second leg at Stamford Bridge. Giroud on Chelsea’s approach “We came here with strong intentions to win the game, play our game and we know how we could give them trouble offensively,” he told BT Sport....

After drawing against Sweden in their Group E opener, Martin O’Neill’s side fell to a 3-0 defeat at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday. A header from Axel Witsel and a Romelu Lukaku double saw the Boys in Green crumble as Marc Wilmots’ men secured all three points. Speaking after the game, O’Shea expressed his disappointment with the result, noting that Ireland “helped [Belgium] out at times”. “I think the big thing for us was to make sure we started the second half quicker and we didn’t do that,” the Sunderland defender told RTE....

READ MORE: FA contacts Mourinho over ref comments The Red Devils have gone three campaigns without landing the top-flight crown, with a 20th success secured in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season at the helm in 2012/13. David Moyes and Louis van Gaal have failed to bring the good times back to Old Trafford, leading to the managerial baton being passed to Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese has a proven track record when it comes to establishing domestic dominance and — despite Monday’s 0-0 draw at Liverpool leaving United in seventh spot, five points adrift of table-topping Manchester City — Rooney is adamant that another sustained push for major honours can be pieced together....

Vivek Razdan pressed on the issue of managing Rishabh Pant well, given his extraordinary talent. The wicketkeeper-batsman shot into the limelight after his back-to-back heroic knocks in Sydney and Brisbane against Australia. Considering his exploits Down Under, Rishabh Pant has more or less cemented his place in the Test team for the time being. However, Razdan feels Pant should be a natural selection in the white-ball formats as well....

The Gunners led through Mustafi’s 59th-minute header - his first goal for Arsenal - at Emirates Stadium, where Granit Xhaka was sent off six minutes later. Wenger: I should have shut up A potentially serious injury suffered by Dean Marney saw seven minutes added on by referee Jon Moss, who awarded a penalty against Francis Coquelin to allow Andre Gray to equalise for the visitors in the 93rd minute....

Atletico, who have reached at least the quarter-finals four years in in succession, were heading out of the competition before the forward’s glorious impact after 69 minutes. Griezmann lit up a tense Wanda Metropolitano with a wonderful scissor-kick volley to break the deadlock before setting up fellow Frenchman Kevin Gameiro with a perfect pass to clinch the points after Bruno Peres was dismissed. Even though he had not scored in eight Atletico appearances in a row, his worst run for the club, Griezmann claimed he had not been worried about his problems in front of goal....

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will renew their rivalry at the King Fahd International Stadium when PSG comes to town for the Riyadh Seasons Cup on 19 January. The Portuguese, who joined Al Nassr in a blockbuster $200 million per year deal earlier in January, is set to captain Riyadh All-Star XI. The team is set to feature players from both Al Nassr and Al Hilal. Despite being a friendly on paper, PSG coach Galtier has declared that the match will not be akin to a training game....

Bitton has stated that it is an embarrassing decision to call-up Lionel Messi for international matches as it risks the health of the player in the long run. Speaking on France Bleu Paris (via PSG Talk), Stephane Bitton said: Stephane Bitton wants PSG and Argentina’s medical staff to have better relations with each other to avoid such call-ups. Bitton added: Lionel Messi has missed PSG’s last two games due to a hamstring injury....

By the end of America’s day of horror, U.S. intelligence officials said, most people inside the federal government were almost certain–about 90 percent certain, the consensus had it–that bin Laden and his global organization, Al Qaeda (The Base), were behind the attacks. One key reason: shortly after the suicide attacks, a source with access to intelligence told NEWSWEEK, U.S. intelligence picked up communications among bin Laden associates relaying a message: “We’ve hit the targets....

In October, the K-pop group attracted attention after a fan spotted SPIRE Entertainment’s CEO Kang Seong-hee physically and mentally abusing the group’s members while they were in Los Angeles for their world tour. On the heels of the incident, SPIRE Entertainment shared an apology, and CEO Kang also resigned. However, more allegations of abuse and s*xual harassment have surfaced recently. During the press conference, all eleven members of OMEGA X shared their traumatic experience, while Noh Jung-eon revealed that a lawsuit is under way to terminate the group’s exclusive contract....

Speaking to the press after the match, Sindhu stated that she was happy with her performance on the night. She said, “Overall, it was a good match. I believed in myself and even though she (Nehwal) led through most part of the second game, I’m glad that I held my nerve.” The 21-year-old reserved special praise for the spectators, who were understandably split between cheering for both the Indian stars....

But through my work, I have also seen first hand that for those persons experiencing homelessness, even a benevolent climate doesn’t soften the landing place for people whose lives have been crushed by COVID-19 or other life disasters. I have been director of fund development and campaign at United Way of Pueblo County (UWPC) for three years. Our aim is to respond to the needs of the community by creating funds and resources for those who require help....