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Do we still believe it? The ongoing proceedings against former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin make you wonder. Chauvin, of course, is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, after a forcible detention caught on video. Can video be deceiving? Sure…but the last excruciating minutes of footage in this one certainly appear to depict four police officers, led by Chauvin, applying excessive restraint to Floyd—who’d plaintively told them he was having trouble breathing before drifting out of consciousness and losing his pulse....

His latest guard drop came in a one-on-one interview with Bryant Gumbel for HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” (The Miami Herald obtained a transcript.) Per the Herald, Jeter insisted that the trades of his entire starting outfield, and his starting second baseman, did not constitute tanking — and that he expects the current roster to contend for a playoff berth. MORE: Stanton says ’no crazy bad blood’ with Jeter...

The video brought the 28-year-old to tears. MORE: New Cav Isaiah Thomas to begin rehab work on hip this week A post shared by Constantine Sebastian (@running4everyoung) on Sep 3, 2017 at 7:13am PDT The Cavaliers recently signed the 2010-11 NBA MVP to a one-year contract for $2.1 million.

Liberty Hospital’s chief medical officer Dr. Raghu Adiga said they had to use ventilators from Missouri’s stockpile and are still searching for more high-flow oxygen machines because the hospital struggling amid an increase of COVID-19 cases. HCA Midwest Health chief medical officer Dr. Kim Megow said the state has been moving around ventilators across Kansas City hospitals to try and accommodate the 255 COVID-19 patients. Megow said the COVID-19 patients are occupying about a fourth of the beds and an additional 25 virus patients were admitted into rural facilities on Wednesday....

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said there’s still a high demand for new homes. But finding workers, issues with the supply chain, fluctuating costs and other delays are making it challenging for builders to complete projects. Applications for building permits increased in November by 3.6 percent to 1.71 million units, a rise of .9 percent from the same time last year. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report’s home prices index for 20 cities rose 19....

While Grand Theft Auto 6 may be a great game when it comes out, the possible cancellation of a Red Dead Redemption remake is not fair to the many fans of the franchise. Both Red Dead Redemption games were groundbreaking, and they have garnered a significant fanbase that has been left with nothing. All that they can do is replay the story modes of both games, or mess around in an online mode that will no longer get new content....

Skin Cells are Born Sometimes called cell turnover, desquamation happens every second of the day, without you even noticing. New skin cells are created in the stratum germinativum, which is the deepest layer of the epidermis. This layer is also called the basal layer. Skin cells begin their life as a single layer of thick, column-shaped cells. These cells are responsible for creating every cell of your skin. The cells in this layer divide....

The Vex Mythoclast has always been a drop from Atheon on Heroic, so at this point players should expect the same for the new version dropping in the updated 390 Light version of Vault of Glass. Conversely, Necrochasm involved a long chain of steps to earn in its original form. It started with killing one of the Blades of Crota enemies (plentiful in The Dark Below expansion but removed from all but one story mission afterwards) and getting a Husk of the Pit auto rifle to drop....

RELATED: Destiny 2: 10 Tips For Using Pulse Rifles In Crucible Let’s take a look at some of the stats to keep an eye out on Scout Rifles, and some of the best possible perks. 10 RATE OF FIRE There are two extremes on the rate of fire aspect of Scout Rifles; there’s the high rate of fire (ROF) variety, which does low damage per shot but is the easiest to control....

RELATED: Destiny 2: Best Artifact Mods For Season 17 Players looking to make their Destiny 2 grind, whether it’s in PVP or PVE, ten times easier and simpler, have a bunch of apps and sites to choose from to help them on their journey. Here are which companion apps and sites every player should try. Updated on October 19, 2022, by Anastasia Maillot: Destiny 2 has become quite the complex game year after year, though efforts are being made by Bungie to simplify the gaming experience for newcomers....

RELATED: Destiny 2: 10 PVE Tips Even Pro Players Aren’t Aware Of Bosses typically set themselves apart from their lackeys with their large health bar (which scrolls across the bottom of the screen) and by demanding tactics more complex than pointing and shooting. Each new Beyond Light boss is different from the next, and their varied strength, resilience, and other attributes make some bosses tougher to vanquish than others. Naturally, there will be Beyond Light spoilers ahead!...

In response to the player feedback, Bungie’s community manager Cozmo says the developer is looking into the reports. While all of the game’s original arc-based subclasses received buffs in April 9’s Update 2.2.1, the Chaos Reach super was not supposed to have been tweaked in any way. But, as with any time developers add a patch to a game, there’s a possibility that something else unintended occurs, which appears to have happened here....

RELATED: Destiny 2: 10 Must Try Hunter DPS Tips To Maximize Damage Rewards in Trials are based on performance, and teams that win all seven of their matches will receive “flawless” regards. Getting just one win in Trials is challenging enough, and players will have to make adjustments to their playstyle, armor, and weapons to stand a chance. Because trials is a 3V3 mode on 6V6 maps, gamers will need to have a meticulous game plan before queuing into a match....

With the added development time, The Witch Queen appears to be shaping up to be one of the biggest expansions that Destiny 2 has seen to date. In addition to Savathun’s Throne World and new campaign, the expansion is introducing enemy types called the Lucent Brood, essentially Hive that can wield the light similar to Guardians. Weapon crafting and the Glaive are two new gameplay mechanics the series has never seen before, offering new ways for players to get their hands on more loot....

RELATED: Destiny 2 Players Have a Great Incentive to Go Flawless in Trials This Week However, after the Shadowkeep expansion, players will no longer be able to start the quests whenever they want. Bungie likely made the change to eliminate power cap issues for new and returning players. Destiny gamers will only be able to access heroic adventures if there is a flashpoint on the particular planet (or moon). Every week, there is a new flashpoint in a particular location....

RELATED: Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen Explained In Destiny 2, power level is influenced solely by the level and type of armor players have equipped. When the game was initially released, players could achieve a max light (power) level of 300, or 305 with the right mods equipped. The max power level has steadily increased with each new season and each new expansion. Players that have not played Destiny 2 since Season 1 will have some catching up to do....

During a recent question and answer session, Destiny 2: Forsaken game director Steve Cotton and project lead Scott Taylor were asked about the possibility of adding an in-game looking for group system or clan chat for console players. Without hesitation, the duo quickly shot down the idea and confirmed that Bungie didn’t have any plans to add either. However, after the resounding no, Taylor left the door open just a little by adding in that a system like this wouldn’t be added with Forsaken....

(Light spoilers for Destiny 2’s campaign follow.) Once the game’s campaign is complete, Destiny 2 players are able to locate the purple ball in the Tower, and by moving the ball to different locations they can upgrade it. The ball will show up in the same space (on top of some crates) each time a step is completed and the ball is upgraded. The first step is to move the purple ball to the front right of the Tower in order to upgrade it to a green ball....

Destiny 2 players will also need to need to head into Strikes and Battlegrounds missions to defeat enemies with elemental final blows and blow them up with Rocket Launchers and grenades. This week’s Nightfall Strike is the latest addition, Proving Ground. RELATED: Destiny 2’s Tower is Hiding a Neat Detail in Plain Sight Here are the final five seasonal challenges for week 10 in Destiny 2: …The Harder They Fall: To complete this challenge, players need to defeat elite and boss Cabal enemies in the Proving Ground Strike....

How to Get Ascendancy For a change, Bungie added Season of the Lost’s new ritual weapon directly into the rewards for each of the main vendors in the Tower, rather than having a Legendary quest to be claimed at Banshee-44’s. This change is a welcomed one because it allows players to grind whichever activity they like best and still get the ritual weapon, eventually. There is also another change that pairs extremely well with this one, and that’s activity Streaks....