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Director Philip Kaufman (“The Right Stuff”), sensitive to the criticisms of Japan-bashing, has made some crucial alterations in his screenplay (cocredited to Crichton and Michael Backes, who have washed their hands of this version). The didactic elements are downplayed, and the corruption level of the American characters has been raised so that the two cultures exist on a more level (im)moral playing field. Kaufman can be a superb stylist. Rising Sun has a stunning first act, full of sleekly disorienting visual effects that draw us into a world of cross-cultural confusions and sumptuous corporate towers where hightech surveillance systems record the comings and goings of the Los Angeles power elite -and also record the murder of a Kentucky beauty (Tatjana Patitz) with kinky sexual proclivities....

The child of two separate developers, Crossfire X is a first-person shooter set in a world where private military companies run amok, and a rare example of an Xbox game without a PC port. Finnish Remedy Entertainment, famed for the recent title Control, created the single-player component, while the South Korean Smilegate Entertainment developed the multiplayer part of the game, building on its experience on the previous Crossfire games....

Zhou Xiaoxuan was a former intern at Chinese state broadcaster CCTV and brought accusations of sexual harassment against Zhu Jun, a prominent CCTV host, in 2018. Zhou became the face of the country’s #MeToo movement, but the Haidian People’s Court ruled against her in the three-year-long case in a judgment released late Tuesday night. “I’m very thankful for everyone, whether we win or lose, I’m very honored to have experienced these last three years,” Zhou said to reporters outside the court Tuesday afternoon....

Even as most COVID-19 restrictions are being relaxed in response to declining case numbers, Emhoff’s positive test shows the virus remains a source of disruption for daily life even for those who are vaccinated and boosted. Emhoff’s positive test is the first public case in either the first or second families since Biden took office. “My symptoms are mild and I’m grateful to be both vaccinated and boosted,” said Emhoff on Twitter Tuesday....

Leila Centner, the co-founder of the Centner Academy in Miami and a anti-vaccination activist, told employees in a letter last week that she made the policy decision with a “very heavy heart.” She asked those who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine to wait until the end of the school year to get vaccinated. In a letter to parents, Centner included an unfounded claim that unvaccinated women have experienced miscarriages and other adverse reproductive problems from standing near vaccinated people....

Who can register for the COVID vaccine? The government has set up National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration, or NEGVAC, to come up with a plan to identify priority groups across states. Basis certain parameters ascribed by the government of India, around 30 crore people, from the most vulnerable group, etc., have been put on the priority list. The list comprises frontline and healthcare workers, defense personnel, sanitation staff, etc. Union Health Minister Dr....

Cowboy Bebop is an anime series that premiered in 1997 and is set in the future, with a variety of different genres or themes. The science-fiction western-themed noir series spans a total of twenty-six episodes and follows bounty hunters as they hunt targets onboard a spaceship called the “Bebop.” The original Cowboy Bebop show is set in 2071, so it makes for an interesting dynamic when it combines both tropes and themes from western films with those of typical fighting anime, all while being set in the future....

According to the Dallas Morning News, workers began fencing off the area, and equipment was to be delivered to the site Wednesday. The official groundbreaking will take place in August, according to a release by the city. PHOTOS: Top 10 Cowboys of all time | Emmitt Smith spreading word about painful condition Unless another NFL teams beats them to the punch in the next two years, the Cowboys’ facility will eclipse every other one in the NFL, which is saying a lot considering how many teams have raised the bar in the last decade....

The former Nebraska star was handed a four-game suspension Friday for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, the Cowboys announced. MORE: Top 10 Dallas Cowboys | Ravens Nick Boyle suspended for PEDs Yes, the same Gregory that tested positive for marijuana shortly before the 2014 draft and subsequently falling from the top portion of every team’s draft board to the 60th overall pick. He said he began smoking after graduating high school, and tested positive for marijuana twice in his career as a Cornhusker....

GamesCom proved to be a boon for the Xbox One console, showing off impressive demos for many upcoming exclusive games that skipped E3 like Quantum Break and Scalebound. Crackdown 3 in particular wowed the audience with its first ever gameplay demo allowing players to completely demolish the city through destruction provided by the power of Azure cloud computing technology. So now that Microsoft has become more PC focused again, after the recent launch of Windows 10, can gamers expect to see future Xbox One games like Crackdown 3 on the PC?...

However, fans were quick to point out that Crash Bandicoot 4’s decision to release on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 is somewhat disappointing. Yet, it seems Activision is aware that players on additional consoles want to get their hands on Crash’s newest adventure, with the company claiming there’s the potential for the game to arrive on other platforms in the near future. RELATED: Crash Bandicoot 4 Digital Edition Comes With Bonus Costumes, According to Leak...

Davis was hurt Friday night when, as police determined, he stepped in front of a moving vehicle driven by teammate Emmitt Holt after Holt had dropped him off in an IU parking lot. Both Holt and Davis had been drinking alcohol, according to the accident report, and are underage. “Going for walks, when he goes down the hallway — yesterday was a big day. He went for two walks,” Crean said....

The playmaker had one of those type of performances Sunday against Everton, scoring a goal and adding an assist as Arsenal marched to a 5-2 romp over the Toffees at Goodison Park. The score was his first of the 2017-18 Premier League season, but while goals are nice for Ozil, his true value lays in his ability to create goals for others. He did that to perfection on Sunday as Ozil created eight goalscoring chances according to Opta....

Milliken sat out the first half of Saturday’s 71-67 overtime loss to St. Mary’s after he was late for the team’s morning shootaround. But McDermott said Tuesday that it wasn’t one particular incident that led to his suspension. “It’s a failure to live up to the expectations we have for our program,” McDermott told the Omaha World-Herald . “That encompasses a lot of things. Until he can prove to me that he can live up to those expectations, he’s not on the team....

The hosts reached the close of play on 312 for two with Pujara unbeaten on 121 after his 14th test hundred and had captain Virat Kohli not out on 54 at the other end. The world’s top-ranked test side were ahead by 107 in the first innings after Sri Lanka were bundled out for 205 on the opening day. Vijay, who missed India’s three-test series in Sri Lanka with injury and was left out of the drawn first match in Kolkata, celebrated his return to the side with 128 runs....

Bangladesh 1st Innings - 43 West Indies 1st Innings - overnight 201-2 K. Brathwaite c Mehidy Hasan b Shakib al Hasan 121 D. Smith c wkpr Nurul Hasan b Abu Jayed 58 K. Powell c Liton Das b Mahmudullah 48 D. Bishoo b Kamrul Islam 19 S. Hope c Tamim Iqbal b Abu Jayed 67 R. Chase lbw Mehidy Hasan 2 S. Dowrich c Liton Das b Shakib al Hasan...

The first match of the event was organised in the national capital on the eve of World Heart Day which is observed Sep 29. The awareness campaign called “National Awareness League” is designed on the pattern of the popular cricket event Indian Premier League (IPL). The campaign is being run by not-for-profit organisations Svaraksh and Silver Lining Foundation. It is supported by celebrities, health organisations and people’s representatives. “There is a connection between me and this campaign....

One of the most compelling storylines of the 2022 NFL season has been less about what’s happening on the field, and more about what’s happened in the broadcast booth. After a few weeks’ worth of games, viewers noticed that NBC color analyst Cris Collinsworth has ditched the “Collinsworth Slide,” a signature maneuver of the broadcaster that had him enter the camera frame with a silky-smooth glide across the broadcast booth desk....

The highest-paid American athlete? LeBron James, who was third in annual compensation. MORE: Most hated college football players | Could Donald Trump doom World Cup hopes? Only two women made the salary list’s top 100: Serena Williams, at No. 40; and Maria Sharapova, at No. 88. Sharapova tumbled after admitting to using a banned substance that this week drew a two-year suspension from women’s tennis. Ronaldo, of European soccer club Real Madrid, was paid $88 million up to June 1, 2016, with $56 million in salary and $32 million in endorsements....

Zidane: Madrid under no added-pressure to defend CL title The Brazilian World Cup winner was speaking to Goal ahead of the Champions League final where Cristiano Ronaldo will come up against Gianluigi Buffon as Real Madrid take on Juventus in Cardiff’s Millennium stadium on Saturday. “Of course, Buffon is the best goalkeeper in history but for what Cristiano is doing, it’s difficult to take the Ballon d’Or from him. He is the best in the world,” Carlos commented....