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But there is a way to save the world–by leading a squad of American warriors to the U.K. to turn back the hideous creatures. It just requires the reflexes of a teenager, a tolerance for digital gore, a pricey high-definition television and, most important, a brand-new Sony PlayStation 3. The shiny black PS3 is the long-awaited supercomputer sequel to the PS2, which sold more than 100 million units, burned billions of hours and planted an untold number of blisters on thumbs twiddling the joysticks....

Speaking from the White House, Bush warned Iran not to entertain any thoughts of being helpful, vowing, “No good deed will go unpunished.” The president also issued a stern ultimatum directly to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, warning him against “future provocative offers of help.” “Iran can continue down this dangerous path of helpfulness, or it can resume its role as an international pariah,” Bush said. “The choice is clear.”...

PnB Rock, 30, was shot to death at a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in L.A. on Monday, where he was dining with his girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang. Fans and some celebrities blamed Sibounheuang in the aftermath for having shared their location on social media, theorizing that the post may have led the culprits to where they were. But days before his death, PnB Rock opened up about feeling like he’d been targeted before....

Tottenham booked their place in the last 16 of the competition with a memorable 3-1 victory over Madrid in Group H at Wembley on Wednesday. Dele Alli, suspended for the first three pool matches, scored a brace, while Christian Eriksen was also on target as Spurs condemned Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid to their heaviest Champions League group-stage defeat since November 2008. Spurs 16/1 to win the UCL The surprise win against the Spanish and European champions follows Tottenham’s impressive 1-1 draw in last month’s reverse fixture, and Spurs boss Pochettino lauded his players after the final whistle....

The Colombian defender joined Spurs from Ajax in a deal costing an initial €40 million, making the 21-year-old the fifth most expensive defender in history. Sanchez only spent one season in the Netherlands after leaving Atletico Nacional and Pochettino sees parallels with his own journey into European football, when he left Newell’s Old Boys for Espanyol as a 22-year-old. Pochettino is confident Sanchez is well-equipped to adapt quickly at Tottenham because he did precisely that at Ajax....

Two goals from Son Heung-min secured all three points for the home side and moved them into third place in the table, a point above Liverpool, who face Newcastle United in their game in hand. It was Spurs’ third straight win in the Premier League, and marked 11 games unbeaten since folding to Manchester City shortly before Christmas. The former Argentina international has now managed a century of wins in England’s top flight in just 197 matches, which matches ex-Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers boss Kenny Dalglish’s efforts....

The Belgium international has not featured in the Premier League or the Champions League since his return from a three-month injury lay-off earlier in February, Davinson Sanchez having established himself as a starter. And reports have suggested Spurs may now be open to selling Alderweireld after failing to agree terms on a contract renewal, with a number of rival clubs - including Manchester United and Real Madrid - apparently interested....

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On Thursday, January 9, Pokémon fans will get the latest news update onSword and Shield as well as whatever else GameFreak and The Pokémon Company are cooking up for 2020 and beyond. The 20-minute presentation length means there is ample time to learn what TPC is up to, but what exactly can we expect? The Pokémon Company does a good job of keeping fans guessing, but we’re going to do our best to predict what we’ll see, and won’t see, during Thursday’s broadcast....

DAVID WILLIAMS WINS WPT MONSTER INVITATIONAL Former WPT World Champion David Williams (GPI#226) was one of six players invited by the World Poker Tour and Monster Products, makers of the official headphones of the WPT, to Atlantic City to participate in a special made-for-tv event that will be presented on Fox Sports later this season. Williams, who defeated another former WPT winner Phil Laak (GPI#356) heads-up, took home a prize package worth more than $80,000....

Belarus’ announcement comes after nearly two weeks of building pressure at the country’s shared border with Poland, where a large group of hundreds of people, mostly from the Middle East, have been stranded since Nov. 8. Most of the migrants, looking to escape from conflict or unrest in their home countries, are looking to cross into Germany or other Western European nations via Belarus and Poland, the AP reported....

Blanch said police, who rescued the little girl in the coastal town of Carnarvon, received intelligence that helped steer them toward the house where she was found, but it was the work of investigators that ultimately led to the breakthrough. “There were lots of things. There were car movements, there were phone movements, there were antecedents of people,” he said. Smith disappeared from a tent while camping with her family on Australia’s west coast, and the government began offering the reward five days later....

According to the Miami New Times, 75-year-old Maris Cazañes, her 81-year-old brother and her adult son, whose age was not reported, were removed from their apartment in South Beach by the Miami-Dade Police Department. Cazañes has lived in the apartment for 28 years. Witnesses to the eviction told the New Times that Cazañes asked to be given one more day at the residence, and then asked that she have time to gather her medication, paperwork, phone and other essentials like shoes, but the landlord and his associates reportedly ignored her requests and continued removing items and leaving them out on the street....

The three videos, roughly 20-30 minutes in length each, were the first to be publicly released of San Jose cops clashing with Black Lives Matter demonstrators. The San Jose Police Department shared them on Friday afternoon after officers faced criticism for the incidents they depicted. In a statement, San Jose Police Chief Eddy Garcia said the department hopes “releasing these videos will provide the public more clarity into each of these incidents....

An arrest warrant was filed against Donald Steele Jr. of the Baton Rouge Police Department on Tuesday afternoon following weeks of investigation. Steele was accused of several sexually inappropriate actions by a 19-year-old student at Southern University after she was pulled over earlier in the summer on suspicion of drunk driving. The student accused Steele of attempting to kiss her, groping her, propositioning her for sex and using the threat of arrest to coerce her into having sex with him....

Local journalist Ali Ingersoll first tweeted that multiple officers were hit by a truck during a protest in the city’s E District, claiming a police source later described rocks being thrown at an injured officer after the incident. Buffalo CBS affiliate WIVB reported that two officers, one from the Buffalo Police Department and another from the New York State Police, were medically evacuated after the collision. A video posted to Twitter and purported to be of the incident shows a large number of officers patrolling a street before a black SUV drives into the group, clearly striking at least one of the officers....

When President Joe Biden was elected to replace Trump last November, he entered office as a lifelong politician with a history of working across the aisle with his Republican colleagues. Now that Biden is leading his party from the Oval Office, political experts told Newsweek his path to pursue new legislation through Congress is made difficult by a slim Democratic majority and a splintered GOP that hasn’t yet figured out what it wants the post-Trump era to look like....

Riots broke out across several cities in southern Sweden on Friday and continued through the Easter weekend in response to anti-Islam rallies hosted by Paludan, the leader of the Danish far-right political party Stram Kurs. At these events, Paludan burned several copies of the Quran, the holy text of the Islamic faith. Paludan posted photos of the acts to the party’s Facebook page, where he made the pledge to burn more, CNN reported....

El Kanemi Warriors and Lobi Stars had slip-ups on Wednesday, but are still keeping pressure on the leaders. Enyimba and Akwa United are also in contention having found their winning form. Despite being seventh, FC Ifeanyi Ubah are making a worthy claim to be title challengers.Vote in our poll below!

The polls aren’t as important in college hoops as they are in college football, of course, but they’re still fun to discuss. So here’s our weekly look at a few of the teams making moves—both good and bad. DeCOURCY: Miller says No. 1 ranking ’not the end goal' Moving up: Baylor Last week: No. 20 in both pollsThis week: No. 14 in AP, No. 18 in coachesThoughts … The Bears have plenty of talent, as has been the case with most of coach Scott Drew’s teams in Waco....