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Protests began earlier this year after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement and emboldened activists around the country to speak out against systemic racism. The recent protests also brought attention to Taylor’s case, who on March 13 was killed after police officers entered her home while executing a no-knock warrant and fired multiple shots at the unarmed 26-year-old. On Wednesday, a firestorm of pain and outrage seemed to hit the United States all at once....

“Frontier Airlines maintains the utmost value, respect, concern and support for all of our flight attendants, including those who were assaulted on this flight,” spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said in a Wednesday statement. “We are supporting the needs of these team members and are working with law enforcement to fully support the prosecution of the passenger involved.” The reversal comes after the airline said the attendants would be “relieved of flying”—a decision that drew sharp criticisms from the union representing Frontier’s flight attendants....

In Sound Mind is a puzzle-driven horror adventure where players’ most reliable companion is a good-old torch. They control Desmond Wales, a therapist who wakes up in an inexplicable building full of horrific creatures and a mysterious caller that might be responsible for his current situation. Desmond has to experience the tapes of his patients. Listening to the tapes takes him to a world manifested by their pain and struggle....

When the Soviet Union collapsed, however, the thick shrubs surrounding the institute’s campus began to attract petty thieves and drunks. “We had bums right outside my window here,” says Atshabar, now director of the institute, which is located in a leafy suburb of Alma-Ata, the largest city in Kazakhstan. “They would sleep there”–he points to a tuft of trees–“and drink vodka.” Criminals once broke in and stole an aluminum part of a centrifuge, useless except as scrap metal....

Hosted by Special Olympics Thailand, and supported by the Badminton Association of Thailand, the Sports Authority of Thailand and Plan B Media, the event is a showcase of the power of sport to foster mutual understanding, respect and acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities. The championship will welcome athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to display their courage, passion and skills as part of a global movement to create positive change and drive social inclusion....

RELATED: Polarizing Games With Undeniably Incredibly Music Movies like West Side Story, Greece, Singing’ in the Rain, and a few others are all the rage. However, plenty of lesser-known musicals exist that equally deserve our love and adoration. The films below all have something special to offer. For the most part, it is easy to understand why these remain niche. Either they are directed toward adults or they are foreign films that did not receive wide distribution and marketing internationally....

He made this observation while reviewing the Indian bowling performance in the last T20I and the series as a whole in a video shared on his YouTube channel. Aakash Chopra started by pointing out that Shardul Thakur did not cover himself in glory in his new role of bowling in the second half of the innings. He added that dropped catches didn’t help the pacer’s cause either. The renowned commentator observed that Deepak Chahar also did not live up to expectations....

Virat Kohli recently completed 22,000 international runs across formats. Ahead of the 3rd ODI match against Australia in Canberra, the 32-year-old was just 23 runs shy of joining Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene in the elite club of batsmen with 12,000 ODI runs. It is pertinent to note that Virat Kohli has become the fastest batsman to accomplish this feat in 50-over cricket. He is currently playing his 251st ODI match, and he has taken 242 innings to complete 12,000 runs in this format....

Five Indian players - Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini - were alleged to have violated the COVID protocols while dining at a Melbourne restaurant. The Australian media subsequently suggested there might have been other breaches by the Indian team previously including one involving Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya. The Queensland Health Minister had also gone on to issue a statement that the Indian team was not welcome in the state if they were unwilling to adhere to the COVID-related restrictions....

Before the series got underway, the 55-year-old opined that the Indian cricket team should leave Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja out of the playing XI. Sanjay Manjrekar believed that playing with specialists would help the visitors perform well in 50-over matches against Australia. However, skipper Virat Kohli included both Pandya and Jadeja in the lineup. The Indian team did lose the first two ODIs, but the two Gujarat-based all-rounders ensured that the Men in Blue did not suffer a whitewash....

Manjrekar’s comments come in the wake of Team India finding themselves in the midst of multiple controversies over bio-bubble and quarantine rules. Taking to Twitter, Sanjay Manjrekar bluntly wrote: As per media reports, the Indian team have raised concerns over playing the fourth Test at the Gabba as they fear being subjected to hard quarantine rules. As per the current schedule, India will be travelling to Brisbane from Sydney for the fourth Test....

According to an ANI report, Ravindra Jadeja is likely to be out of action for six weeks due to a dislocation and fracture. In the meantime, a specialist’s opinion will be sought so that a decision can be made if he needs to undergo surgery. A source close to the matter informed ANI: Ravindra Jadeja joins India’s ever-growing injury list Ravindra Jadeja hurt his left thumb while batting on Day 3 of the SCG Test....

Jasprit Bumrah bowled a total of 14 overs on the rain-truncated first day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. During a discussion on the Sony Sports network, Zaheer Khan and Sanjay Manjrekar were asked about their thoughts on Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling performance on the day. Manjrekar said that Jasprit Bumrah had given his best on the day while observing he could have bowled a few more away-going deliveries, saying in this regard:...

Both teams made a lot of changes to their respective playing XIs from the ODI series. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja starred with the bat for India, and a cameo from the latter helped India to make a late surge and get 161 runs on the board. Moises Henriques, Mitchell Starc, and Adam Zampa starred with the ball in the T20I for Australia. Yuzvendra Chahal walked out as a concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja after the latter was hit on the helmet while batting....

India started their Asia Cup 2022 campaign with a thrilling win over Pakistan. They are almost through to the Super 4, with a win in this fixture sealing their progress. Hong Kong, on the other hand, come into the game on the back of a fine Qualifier campaign, winning all of their matches. With the likes of Aizaz Khan and Yasim Murtaza in decent form, Hong Kong will look to take the attack to the mighty Indians....

On Saturday, he turned down an appeal for a caught behind by Ravichandran Ashwin against Will Young. Substitute wicketkeeper KS Bharat grabbed a brilliant low catch and on review, it turned out to come off a healthy edge. The role was reversed a few overs later when Ravichandran Ashwin rapped another Kiwi opener, Tom Latham, on the pads. The ball had pitched on the middle stump and straightened stunningly to hit the southpaw plumb in front....

Deepak Chahar (2/24) and Arshdeep Singh (3/32) gave the hosts a sensational start to the match with their swing bowling display. The duo ran through the South African top order, reducing them to 9/5 in just 2.3 overs. All the star Proteas batters were back in the pavilion, leaving their side in a heap of trouble. Aiden Markram (25 off 24 balls) offered resistance and attempted to counterattack in a dire situation....

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed that Chahar sustained a right quadriceps injury while bowling in the third T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday. Suryakumar, meanwhile, suffered a hairline fracture while fielding in the same game. Both cricketers will head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to further manage their injuries. Due to bio-bubble restrictions, the BCCI are unlikely to name any replacements for the injured duo....

The Windies bowling unit, led by Jason Holder, almost had India on the ropes with wickets at regular intervals. However, the side failed to capitalize as Dinesh Karthik scored at will in the final overs, ending with an unbeaten 41 off 19 deliveries to take India to an above-par total of 190. The extra runs hurt the hosts as they had to go for the kill from the word go with the bat and lost quick wickets in the process....

All four cricketers are part of India’s squad for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, which will be played in Harare from August 18 to 22. Kishan and Kuldeep won’t feature in the subsequent Asia Cup. While pacer Avesh has been picked in the squad, Axar has been named as a standby. On Sunday (August 14), Kishan took to Instagram to share a couple of pictures with Kuldeep, Axar and Avesh on social media....