David Rachal, a Jacksonville, Fla., home-school student, recently spent $390 on his white-gold ring; he had Jostens inlay cubic zirconia where the school name would ordinarily go. “A lot of my friends who go to public school have class rings, and I wanted to show that I worked just as hard to graduate,” he says. “It’s a symbol of accomplishment.” And, like every other high-school ring, it’ll probably land in his sock drawer as soon as he gets to college....
Mayorkas has canceled all upcoming events and is working virtually for the time being. He’s also postponed a “State of Homeland Security Speech” that was scheduled for this upcoming Thursday. “Secretary Mayorkas has a virtual schedule this week after coming into close contact with a DHS official who later tested positive for COVID-19,” DHS spokesperson Marsha Espinosa said in a statement. “The Secretary is fully vaccinated, has no symptoms, and has tested negative twice....
Twenty-year-old Rajiv finished 15th in the race of the Asia Production 250cc class, while rookie Anish Shetty (2 points) ended 20th. In the high performance Super Sports 600cc class, Japanese rider Taiga Hada went full throttle to climb five spots to finish 12th and thus earning three points in final round race at the Chang International Circuit here. With 79 points won this season, Hada has pushed Honda Racing India into the top seven teams of the 2018 season....
Lam is due in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon as she seeks help from the central government to revive Hong Kong’s stalling economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At her weekly press conference on Tuesday, Lam was asked about the elections in the United States, which she described as “a choice to be made by American voters” and part of “American internal affairs.” It would be up to the next American president and his team to consider how the government will view U....
Wild boars can be seen frequently along Hong Kong’s hiking trails. People often defy orders from authorities to forgo feeding them because they can gather in large groups and pass along diseases, the AP reported. Attacks by wild boars have also become an increasingly common issue. In an attack last week, a wild boar knocked down a police officer and bit his leg last week before the animal fell from a residential car park and died....
After 42 bids, the winning bid was for $1.1 million, which “excludes a 20 percent buyer’s premium that raised the sale to $1.32 million,” Beckett.com reported. MORE: Classic images of Honus Wagner, other early baseball greats Wagner cards from the series that was issued from 1909-11 are extremely rare — fewer than 200 were made before Wagner demanded that his likeness not be put on the cards — and, thus, highly desirable to card collectors....
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker outlined the plan on Tuesday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel describes the proposal as revenue derived from a growth in income tax from Bucks players and visiting teams to cover arena debt payments on $220 million in state-issued bonds. MORE: Midseason rookie rankings | Jennings has Achilles surgery | Kobe speaks on shoulder injury The rest of the financing for the arena will come from a combination of Bucks ownership (minimum of $150 million) and former senator Herb Kohl ($100 million), which would meet the expected minimum estimated cost for the project....
One of eight running for president of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), Solo pleaded with voters to unseat what she referred to as “the establishment” and the “status quo”, calling out fellow candidates former USSF vice present Carlos Cordeiro and Soccer United Marketing CEO Kathy Carter by name in the first contested election since 1998. MORE: U.S. Soccer elects Carlo Cordeiro as next president Solo’s bid fell short as Cordeiro won the presidency, garnering nearly 70 percent of the vote, but her message didn’t fall on deaf ears....
Former teammate Horace Grant sat down with Hot 97 in New York and talked about Jordan’s approach to practice. Considering Twitter and Vine weren’t around and dozens of cameras didn’t invade every practice, these priceless stories are all we have. MORE: Durant fires back at reporter | George could return this season | MJ vs. Kobe “Our practices were so intense because Phil (Jackson), the mastermind behind everything, would put M....
Sony has since made the trailer available online in all of its 4K glory. The trailer features entirely new gameplay, as well. So for those PC viewers who aren’t equipped with 4K monitors just yet, there’s still plenty to be excited about. Aloy, Horizon’s protagonist, has certainly seen what the PlayStation 4 Pro’s additional graphics power can do. Her in-game model is now sporting an impressive head of physics-enabled locks, her braids noticeably catching the wind as she leaps and climbs the environment....
In fact, skill trees in Horizon Forbidden West could improve overall. Horizon arguably has an overabundance of skill trees in general, which are oriented toward individual builds as an action-RPG, but the idea of having particular builds is not recommended because players need to be well-rounded in order to have an effective playstyle in Horizon. Still, the Machine Master skill tree is lackluster in comparison to the game’s other skill trees, and could be dramatically improved in Horizon 3 if it was to implement more customization and iteration on overrides, especially considering new flying mounts....
For all the freedom Horizon Forbidden West offers players, it also hits them with some strict limitations. Horizon Forbidden West has a Metroidvania-like progression system, where certain paths are completely blocked off by obstacles that can only be cleared with upgrades found in future areas. RELATED: Horizon Forbidden West: How to Destroy Red Crystals (Firegleam) This shift in progression style can be seen with metal flowers. Horizon Zero Dawn’s metal flowers were simply collectibles, which unlocked some optional rewards....
Clifford issued the challenge after a capacity crowd in Charlotte watched the Hornets stay close with native son Stephen Curry and the Warriors before losing 113-103 Wednesday. The Hornets led for much of the fourth quarter. MORE: SN’s NBA midseason awards Clifford tweaked the fans for their low expectations and overall willingness to be satisfied with the team trying hard. “I love this city, but that is also one of the problems,” Clifford said, per The Charlotte Observer....
In a post shared on Wednesday, the boy, who goes by the username u/SignMeOutNow, explained that his mother has been involved with a man for a few months and he gets along well with him, so he wanted to surprise him on his birthday. His mother’s new partner is deaf, and the boy’s surprise was to learn sign language, so they could communicate better with no external help, but what was going to be a sweet surprise, tremendously backfired....
RELATED: Horror Movies With The Best Settings In the early days of horror films, it was more common for the last remaining person to be female, and the trope has remained until this day as a staple of the genre. Unfortunately, many of them return in later editions of the franchise and aren’t as lucky as their first outing. 8 Alice Hardy – Friday The 13th The Friday the 13th films went from Camp Crystal Lake to Manhattan to space, and yet Jason manages to keep surviving somehow....
7 Psycho This trope became popular through Alfred Hitchcock’s secretive masterpiece, Psycho. The film saw a young woman, Marion Crane, steal money from her boss and take off, trying to escape with the cash but finding herself at the Bates Motel for an evening. When she does, one of the most infamous scenes in cinema takes place as she is murdered in the shower. The film shifts and the protagonists become her sister Lila and her lover Sam Loomis come to the motel looking for her....
In a Facebook post published on July 6, Mercy Health—Lourdes Hospital—located in Paducah, KY—announced it will be providing cancer patients with gas cards to combat prices at the pump and help ensure safe, reliable transportation to and from treatment appointments. “In recognition of the burden of rising gas prices, Mercy Health — Lourdes Hospital is helping cancer patients in need by providing them with gas cards,” the post reads....
An increase of 169 hospitalizations was reported since Monday, making it the overall fourth largest single-day increase, and the biggest jump since the first few weeks of the U.S. outbreak, according to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards’ office. Only three other days have seen greater hospitalizations: March 25 with 220 hospitalized patients, March 31 with 196 and March 26 with 185 cases hospitalized. “To see this current rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is becoming increasingly scary,” said Edwards....
Clarke added that over the last year, “There has been an unrelenting demand for intelligence to be investigated and operations conducted to arrest suspects or disrupt terrorist activity when judged to be appropriate. The Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch have around 70 current investigations, spanning London, the U.K. and the globe. That is the nature of what we face.” Citing information provided by Britain’s counter-intelligence service MI-5 (also known as the Security Service), the British Broadcasting Corporation earlier this week reported that “around 400,000 people in the U....
