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The Romanian started and ended 2018 as the world number one and, at Roland Garros, belatedly ended her wait for a major triumph after three previous final defeats - including at the Australian Open in January. Defeat to Caroline Wozniacki in Melbourne was not the only source of frustration for Halep, however, as she crashed out early at Wimbledon and the US Open, before missing the WTA Finals with a back injury....

Grant Colfax, director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), discussed the data during a conversation with San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday. “We have a disproportionate number of people of color who are diagnosed with COVID-19 compared to the population overall,” Colfax said, referencing San Francisco’s virus statistics. “This is why we are working with stakeholders across neighborhoods in the city and ensuring that community leadership and community leaders and…community members and their families are actively engaged in the responses....

For those who aren’t familiar with her, Lady Hellbender is a “Collector” of sorts. After a conflict with her dad, she set off for the stars and would eventually start taking in different rare monsters for sanctuary on her planet. This eventually became more sinister in nature, putting Lady Hellbender in conflict with groups like The Avengers. The game will be her first conflict with the Guardians of the Galaxy, but she could have potentially fit elsewhere too....

With Wednesday’s 2-0 triumph over Borussia Monchengladbach, City has now won 19 consecutive matches in all competitions, However, Guardiola doesn’t believe that his side’s winning run makes it thw favorite given its history in the Champions League. What did Guardiola have to say? “In general, we controlled the game. Unfortunately today we were not clinical enough up front,” he told BT Sport. “That is something we have to improve in this competition....

Pep Guardiola has been unable to replicate the eye-catching brand of football he oversaw in previous posts at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. WATCH: Balotelli’s airport knee slide His City side are, however, a work in progress and are expected to be busy again during the summer transfer window. Added firepower is likely to be on their shopping list, with Guardiola’s side the lowest scorers in the Premier League’s top five....

Guardiola trying to play like Bayern with the wrong players City found themselves 2-0 down to the defending champions, who had been languishing near the bottom of the table before kick-off, within the opening five minutes. Guardiola’s side were 4-0 down by the time Aleksandar Kolarov and Nolito pulled back two late goals that did little to hide City’s glaring issues at the back. The Blues have kept just three clean sheets in 22 games in the Premier League and Champions League proper, and just one since September 17....

Dean Marney volleyed the hosts into a deserved 14th-minute lead at Turf Moor but Sergio Aguero poached a goal in each half to move to 16 goals in all competitions for the campaign. City have now won six of their seven away games in the Premier League this term and, having dropped points in each of their past three home matches on the back of Champions League action, Guardiola was pleased to follow Wednesday’s exertions at Borussia Monchengladbach with three points....

Aguero fired a clinical brace as City stormed back to winning ways with a 4-0 triumph at West Brom on Saturday, moving his tally for the season on to 13 in all competitions. The 28-year-old failed to find the net as the Premier League leaders went six matches without a win ahead of the trip to The Hawthorns, with Guardiola only starting him in three of those contests – most notably leaving him on the bench as 10-man City were beaten 4-0 at Barcelona....

The moment was captured during the nuptials of a Black groom and a white bride last week. The groom’s sister, Tori, posted the speech on TikTok with the cautionary caption, “CRINGE WARNING.” Her video has been seen 11.3 million times. The white guest, who introduced herself as Shannon, started off by saying that she had known Tracy—the bride—for nine years but didn’t know Anthony—the groom—very well. After complimenting the couple on being “so cute together,” she turned awkwardly aggressive toward her friend’s new husband....

3D TV and Home Theater: The Basics There’s a lot of confusion regarding the 3D home theater experience. What do you need to watch it? What’s available to watch? You need a 3D TV or video projector, a 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc player, and some 3D-compatible Blu-ray discs. If you want to watch 3D content via HD cable or satellite, you need a 3D-compatible box and a subscription to 3D channels....

Each of the nine professions in Guild Wars 2 has five core specializations, each with their own special active and passive abilities. Heart of Thorns introduced Elite Specializations–powerful specializations that completely change how a class plays and give access to weapon combinations the class otherwise can’t use. With End of Dragons, each class will have three Elite Specializations available, though a character can only have one active at a time....

Taking directorial inspiration both from his own life and relationship with his father, as well as his affinity with the most othered creatures of society like Shelley’s Frankenstein, del Toro sought to create a story that blended the incredible genre of animation with all the subtle nuances and epiphanies of modern day movie storytelling. Although it is del Toro’s first venture into stop-motion animation, it is an absolute triumph of the art form, and reminds fans of all the reasons why this complex and detailed artistry is such a treasure....

Arc System Works is dialed in when it comes to fighting games, churning out some gorgeous-looking fighters. Filled with deep characters who chain together flashy moves, Arc games are respected not just for solid mechanics, but also their trademark anime style. The company doesn’t shy away from working on popular franchises either. The company’s 2018 release, Dragon Ball FighterZ, just passed a significant sales milestone, showing that fans really gravitate to its games....

Real Madrid have not changed substantially from last season, and it certainly showed on the pitch. They were slick and confident in attack, while they defended much better than Chelsea. Mourinho will have been extremely disappointed with his Chelsea team, as they were second best in all areas. Chelsea did not create too many chances and did not defend well either. The match, though, provided certain positives. The goal from Ramires to equalise – after Real Madrid have taken the lead through Marcelo – was a perfect example....

Concluding the intense two-day auction, the Gujarat-based side made a smart move by making Iranian Fazel Atrachali their priority pick. Atrachali had a tackle conversion rate of 69.7% and a strike rate of 62.5%, the highest among all players in season 4 of PKL. Gujarat picked up their most expensive overseas player in Abozar Mohajermighani for 50 lakhs. Abozar, who became the costliest foreign buy in the tournament would be looking to combine with fellow countryman Atrachali and give the debutants a standing chance at winning the title....

FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil (Reuters) - On a chilly morning, with a breeze blowing in from Paraguay, customs officials occasionally stop and search vehicles crossing Brazil’s busiest border point, looking for contraband. Most passengers are poor Brazilians, carrying electronics they were commissioned to buy duty-free over the river in Paraguay’s Ciudad del Este, but there is a more dangerous trade too. “It’s not unusual to find drugs or arms,” said Leonardo, a tall Brazilian customs official with a few day’s stubble who has been working the bridge for two years....

Surfers can check out humiliating pictures of sports figures like Kobe Bryant and Jennifer Capriati, killers such as Timothy McVeigh and Ted Kaczynski, and Hollywood stars from Yasmine Bleeth to Nick Nolte to Vanilla Ice (arrested in January 2001 for allegedly pulling hair out of his wife’s head). So when it came time to turn the highly visited Web site into a humorous television show, the creative team began on that very page....

On a comeback trail after recovering from an ankle injury, Gurusaidutt defeated compatriot Sourabh Verma 21-18 21-14, while second seed Sameer eked out a 11-21 21-18 21-16 win over Japan’s Yu Igarashi in another match. Guru faces Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen, while Sameer takes on Japan’s Kento Momota next. Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka, however, suffered a 8-21 13-21 loss to second seeded Japanese Minatsu Mitani. Last night, men’s doubles pair of Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok defeated Chinese Taipei’s Po Li-Wei and Yang Ming-Tse 21-17 14-21 21-15 to reach the second round....

Scientists trained mice to associate a specific tone with an electric shock, like how humans check their phones when they hear the tone alerting them to a new text. Those associations developed normally within two groups of mice: control animals that were simply part of the experiment and those that were fed antibiotics, which depleted the bacteria in their guts. Researchers then began playing the tone without administering the electric shock....