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The most expensive free agents have not always delivered, and some relatively cheap ones have contributed to championships - that’s the beauty of the NFL. Unlike simple math, the free agency involves multiple variables. From cap space and injury profile to the chemistry and emotional balance of the team, the management has plenty to think about before making that call. Not only are the players and coaches on tenterhooks, the fanbases are equally nervous and excited about it....

According to a Morning Consult survey released Monday, 55 percent of people who describe themselves as “avid fans” of Rogan are vaccinated. Meanwhile, 45 percent of avid fans who responded to the survey haven’t received any vaccine doses. The poll results come after Rogan was slammed by hundreds of medical and scientific experts for airing false statements regarding vaccines and the COVID-19 pandemic in general. “He has discouraged vaccination in young people and children, incorrectly claimed that mRNA vaccines are ‘gene therapy,’ promoted off-label use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 (contrary to FDA warnings), and spread a number of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories,” a coalition of medical and scientific experts wrote in a letter to Spotify demanding they take action....

The results from the survey conducted by WNBC/Telemundo 47/Politico/Marist Poll come as the city experiences an increase in crime, especially violent offenses. New York Police Department statistics show crime in New York City was 22 percent higher than in May 2020. The department also reported that shootings are up 73 percent in the past 12 months. After a period in which violent crime reached its lowest levels in more than six decades, the city saw a dramatic spike in such crimes during the pandemic, a trend that’s continued even as COVID-19 rates decrease....

Biggest Moments on Twitter Needless to say, #COVID19 and #Coronavirus dominated social media with all Twitteartis connecting with experts, seeking legit information, and following the happenings surrounding the fatal virus in real-time. There were several conversations revolving around Coronavirus-related topics, including the critical need to #WearAMask and #IndiaFightsCorona, and #StaySafe amongst others. According to Twitter India managing director Manish Maheshwari, the platform saw diverse emotions from Indians, expressed through the tweets....

Indianapolis resident Autumn Carver was hospitalized in late August suffering from complications arising from the disease, according to an update posted on Wednesday to a Facebook page set up to support the 34-year-old. “To make the situation more complicated, she was also 7 months pregnant,” it read. “She was put on a ventilator and eventually had an emergency c-section to deliver her son.” Huxley Elias Carver was born two months early on August 27, the same day that Carver was admitted....

66-year-old Roger Wilfong had been serving as a caretaker for his sister, 67-year-old Mary Wilfong, and their mother, 99-year-old Virginia King, when the bodies of all three were discovered earlier this summer, along with that of their pet dog. Stumping authorities at the time, autopsy results have now clarified that the incident was the result of neither foul play nor intoxication. Rather, the deaths of all three family members stemmed from an “unfortunate” and alarming freak accident....

No one knows if this story is true. But it is widely disseminated by Islamic clerics. I heard it from Mufti Fezlul Haq Amini, a leading fundamentalist moulana (religious teacher) in the capital city of Dhaka. He sat in a bare room, lit only by a fluorescent bar, surrounded by young men who were his acolytes, all of them dressed in white. He spoke softly. He said the new, nongovernmental programs that loaned money to women, or attempted to educate them, were unnatural and insidious....

One of MotoGP’s marquee races in Assen will see the Repsol Honda rider begin in fourth on the grid, but his chances of improving the championship picture on Sunday still look strong. Marquez holds a 37-point lead over Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso, who struggled to 11th place in qualifying, while his next closest title rival Alex Rins is only one place up the road in third. That means the five-time world champion is right in the mix at a circuit where he has finished on the podium in all six of his previous appearances, though just two of those were wins....

(Reuters) - Just hours after winning pole for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, New Zealand’s Scott Dixon was robbed at gunpoint by two men while buying fast food at a drive-thru restaurant, his Chip Ganassi Racing team said. Dixon, 36, was with retired racer Dario Franchitti at the time of the incident and neither were hurt, the team added in a statement on Monday. “Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti are completely fine after being held up last night by two men at a fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana,” Chip Ganassi Racing said....

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton was fastest in final practice for a home British Grand Prix that he is aiming to win for the fourth year in a row on Sunday. The Mercedes driver, who looks a favourite for pole position later on Saturday, lapped the cold, wet and windswept Silverstone circuit with a best time of one minute 28.063 seconds. That was significantly faster than Friday’s best of 1:28....

Motorola is one such company that’s just released details on its forthcoming Q14 mesh system. This is the first Wi-Fi 6E-enabled system manufactured by the company, allowing them to catch up to rivals like Asus, Netgear, Linksys, and others. The company’s latest offering enables a 6GHz wireless band for increased speed and up to 160 simultaneous wireless channels, which means a significant uptick in the number of your favorite gadgets that can be connected at any one time....

Spurs took four points from games with Manchester United and West Ham in their opening matches after the Premier League returned last month, but a 3-1 defeat at Bramall Lane this week left them ninth in the table and nine points off the top four. After the match, Mourinho accused his players of mentally giving up after seeing a Harry Kane goal ruled out by VAR in controversial circumstances, with Lucas Moura penalised for handball in the build-up after being tripped by an opposing defender....

Mourinho – who was dismissed by Manchester United in December – spent three years in charge of Los Blancos until 2013, winning LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de Espana. The Portuguese has been linked with a return to the club at the end of the season to replace Santiago Solari, who has struggled since taking over from Julen Lopetegui in October last year. Mourinho appears to be keen on a reunion at the Santiago Bernabeu and was fulsome in his praise of the club when asked about his time there....

The popularity of YouTube stars is not just limited to the world of video games, however. Video celebrities come in all shapes and sizes, from Let’s Play-ers to vloggers, comedy acts and review shows. As it turns out, the popularity and influence of these personalities is even starting to dwarf those of the traditional media. According to a recent survey commissioned by Variety, American teenagers find YouTube celebrities more appealing than their non-internet counterparts....

RELATED: Mortal Kombat 2021: 10 Things The Movie Took From The NetherRealm Era Of Games Earthrealm encompasses not only the planet Earth but also the rest of the solar system and possibly beyond, however, the exact boundaries of each realm are never fully mentioned. While gamers likely know a great deal about Earthrealm from the many Mortal Kombat games that have been released over the years, there are some deeper bits of lore that even veterans of the franchise might be interested to learn....

The new Mortal Kombat 11 Thanksgiving Towers are collectively known as the Deadly Feast, and if players complete all four of them, they will unlock all of the new Brutalities. The Terminator’s Tower is called Feast of Plenty and it unlocks the No Bargaining Brutality, whereas Johnny Cage’s is called Getting Stuffed and it unlocks the Not Today Brutality. Those that want to unlock the new Mortal Kombat 11 Brutality Bonzer for Kano will want to do the Smorgasbord Tower, and Baraka’s new Brutality A Leg Up can be unlocked by completing the Turkey’s Revenge Tower....

The “Meet RoboCop” video is fittingly narrated by Johnny Cage, a movie star in the Mortal Kombat universe who has “heard the legends of RoboCop since he was in diapers” according to the description. Cage describes some of RoboCop’s infamy as clips of him doing battle with other fighters play in the background that feature everything from bashing in skulls with a riot shield to using guns, grenade launchers, and blades to really do damage....

Joke characters are pretty much par for the course in fighting games. From Street Fighter’s Dan to Marvel Vs. Capcom 2’s Servbot, silly and oftentimes downright useless characters have found their way into games since the early days of the medium. The Mortal Kombat series is no different, having gone so far as to implement urban legends as playable characters like Ermac. In the case of the upcoming Mortal Kombat X, one potential inclusion has officially been confirmed absent....

It’s important to remember that an infinite combo isn’t necessarily an easy win. These techniques are often shared for their novelty, rather than their function, as set-ups are typically quite difficult in normal play. If it were possible to reliably hit an infinite, NetherRealm Studios would likely have it patched rather quickly. As it happens, Kitana’s infinite technique seems quite easy to perform, so expect it to be tweaked by the devs before too long....

Based on sales numbers for the first six months of this year, The NPD Group (via Fortune), put together a list of the top-selling games of the year so far. Several games have done well for themselves post-launch, such as the aforementioned Bloodborne and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but only one game could take the top spot. Surprisingly, that honor goes to NetherRealm Studios’ Mortal Kombat X. The NPD Group didn’t release specific sales numbers, so it’s difficult to determine how hard MKX had to fight to come out on top....