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In a closed-door testimony conducted by the House Select Coronavirus Subcommittee on October 12 and 13, Birx testified that more than 130,000 American lives could have been saved if the administration promoted mask-wearing and social distancing in the early days of the pandemic. “I believe if we had fully implemented the mask mandates, the reduction in indoor dining, the getting friends and family to understand the risk of gathering in private homes, and we had increased testing, that we probably could have decreased fatalities into the 30 percent less to 40 percent less range,” Birx said, according to excerpts shared by the committee....

Normally, we wouldn’t bother to mention any of this: why burden you with another miserable tale of dashed hopes when we have Harry Thomason to kick around like a soccer ball? But next Sunday the nation begins a yearlong run-up to the grand games with a round robin called the U.S. Cup. We are, of course, a bighearted nation, and so have invited three of the great national teams-England, Germany and Brazil-to come to the States and kick us around....

Because the movie is part of the larger DCEU, there are connections to some well-known characters the audience has already seen on screen. There are also, however, plenty of Easter eggs and comic book connections for fans looking out for them. RELATED: 5 Comic Book Characters Keke Palmer Would Be Perfect For While Kahndaq isn’t exactly an Easter egg, the presence of this fictional nation in the movie does point to just which era of DC comics the movie pulls its inspiration from....

While Pokemon GO is no longer at the height of its popularity, we are still seeing these augmented reality game rivals and the next AR game pitching itself as a Pokemon GO competitor comes from an unlikely source. Will.i.am, a member of music group the Black Eyed Peas, reveals that later this year the band plans to release an augmented reality game that he sees as “the next Pokemon GO....

Total War Three Kingdoms is 20 percent off and now costs $47.99. You can get 50 percent off Dead by Daylight which is now $9.99 and Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six Siege has 60 percent off and is now $7.99. The Steam Controller is also now on sale for $5 down from $49.99, which is a 90 percent saving. This is your last chance to buy the Steam Controller as its the last batch to be made and there is a limited number available....

Microsoft is not the only publisher getting in on the action early, either. EA has started early as well, and has put up a variety of games at discount on its Origin digital store, including the chance to get Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space at $4.99 apiece. More recent titles, such as Titanfall, The Sims 4 and Need for Speed: Rivals are also available at discount. However, it’s the major retailers where the best bargains can be had....

Rittenhouse made the comment in his first television appearance since being acquitted on all charges stemming from killing two men and wounding another during unrest that erupted over the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August last year. “This case has nothing to do with race,” he told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview that aired on Monday evening during Tucker Carlson Tonight....

To unlock characters in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, players usually have to find special items that will unlock a set of Character Missions. These Character Missions need to be completed in that same match, or players will fail to unlock the character. Furthermore, players will have to keep the character item in their inventory for the duration of the match, or again, they will fail to unlock the character....

However, the film leaves little time for mourning, as Wakanda soon comes under threat from the forces below the surface: Namor the Sub-Mariner, sporting his iconic green trunks and pointy ears. Namor’s entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe opens the possibilities of what could come in the future, considering the character has an intensely rich history in Marvel Comics. 7 The First Mutant As a character, Namor was created decades before the X-Men....

The two clips were shared on Twitter on Wednesday by user Havoc Six, and the first video has so far been viewed more than 800,000 times. Four individuals, all wearing army camouflage uniforms with an American flag on them, are seen walking through a shopping center that is allegedly in Poland. The individual recording the video repeatedly attempts to antagonize the soldiers and insists they aren’t welcome in Poland. Newsweek hasn’t been able to independently verify where the footage was taken or when it occurred....

Crawford, who helped Chicago win championships in 2013 and 2015, has been sidelined since Dec. 16 because of his second concussion in two seasons. He is 6-14-2 with a 3.28 goals-against average and .902 save percentage in 23 games. Chicago, which has jumped into playoff contention, visits Anaheim on Wednesday. The Blackhawks assigned goalie Collin Delia to the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs on Monday, leaving Cam Ward and Crawford as the goalies on the NHL roster....

Not a bad night at all. Kane collected two assists and scored during Chicago’s perfect shootout, leading the Blackhawks to a 5-4 victory over the slumping Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. “A big two points for the team, keeps us in it,” Kane said. “We knew this was kind of a must-win tonight.” Chicago (28-30-9) had dropped four of five, including two of three on its West Coast trip. It is clinging to the very fringe of the race for the Western Conference’s final wild card....

Dimitrov, Bulgaria's best tennis player, celebrated his 23rd birthday with a victory, which saw 36-year-old Tommy Haas retire because of a right shoulder injury. To mark his natal anniversary, Dimitrov was presented a cake during post-match activities. Fans serenaded with birthday wishes. Then, pastry and prank intersected. "It's definitely one of the most memorable days of my life," Dimitrov said upon reaching his first Masters series semifinal. "I'm just a happy birthday boy today....

In an interview that will air on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Birx told moderator Margaret Brennan that the Trump White House sought to limit coronavirus communications for political purposes ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Birx said that there came a point right before the election where she “wasn’t getting anywhere,” with her work on COVID-19, but she insisted that she never intentionally withheld information from the public....

BitLife: How to Become a Fashion Designer Players that are looking to become fashion designers in BitLife are advised to start with a character that has a reasonably high Smarts stat. While this is not a strict requirement, having access to such a character will make it easier to find success during school. This will ultimately make it easier to secure the desired job and start enjoying the benefits that come along with it....

Rawmen sees players do battle using culinary-related weapons, whether that’s colliding into one another while wearing large pots on their heads or using soup to skate around the map like Inklings from Splatoon. The announcement trailer does a great job of conveying the game’s outlandish concept, showing off its larger-than-life visual style and several different match types. RELATED: Golf Club Wasteland is A Quirky Post-Apocalyptic Platformer About Golfing These modes include a range of strange ideas, with one seeing players transform into giant doughnuts as they attempt to grab “Golden Bouillon Cubes,” and another tasking them with defending a giant bowl of clam chowder against their rivals....

From the trailers, Black Adam doesn’t seem all that special, considering that very little is known about the plot or the movie’s actual villain. However, it will likely still succeed thanks to the presence of Dwayne Johnson. If anyone can introduce and carry a new film or potential series (especially a superhero feature), The Rock is more than capable. RELATED: Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam Goes Big With Promo On Football Stadium Roof...

The Guardian reported the woman, 26, was working as a helicopter engineer in a remote part of the Albertan forest. She and her colleague were planting trees in an effort to re-forest part of the area after recent logging operations. Sadly, as they worked, she was mauled by the bear in what is believed to be a totally unprovoked attack. Her colleague, who bore witness to the incident, was able to scare off the bear before calling the police, said The Guardian....

The Black Caps won all of their eight matches on the way to the final four years ago, beating England, Australia and Sri Lanka in the group stages before knockout wins over West Indies and South Africa. Australia denied them a clean sweep, though, as they produced a stunning bowling display to limit New Zealand to 183 – a total they eclipsed inside 34 overs. New Zealand named their squad for the 2019 edition on Tuesday, with a host of names from four years ago still heavily involved....

The Echo Dot 3rd gen has never been at such a price! This is an all-time low for this particular smart speaker. The lowest we’ve seen it before was around the $18 mark. Even if it’s just a few bucks lower than regular, it’s still money that’s not leaving your pocket, so we’re all for that. How to Get Echo Dot for Free A really cool thing you can do this Black Friday is to get a completely free Echo Dot!...