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They’ve got Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. Both are all-time greats, capable of providing insight into the game only former league MVPs can. They’re also all-time great goofballs. Just take a look at the this video of the former center and power foward, horsing around backstage. Shaq slammed Sir Charles initially, but the Round Mound of Rebound didn’t go out like a punk at all. MORE: Must-see first round NBA playoffs photos | Could Kobe be ESPN’s answer to Barkley...

The Diana Wynne Jones novel on which the film is based tells the story of a 10-year-old orphan girl named Earwig, who has grown accustomed to having her way ever since being dropped off at St. Morwald’s Home for Children as a baby. However, Earwig’s world is turned upside down when she’s adopted by a woman named Bella Yaga, who turns out to be a cruel witch. Undaunted by the invisible rooms and spells books within her mysterious new home, Earwig sets out to show the witch who’s boss using her own wits and with some help from a talking cat....

This decidedly picky species will only gobble the right kind of crab when it has been freshly molted. After the morsel sheds its exoskeleton, the snake pounces, peeling away different sections of its body—as it is still alive—until it has been swallowed in its entirety, piece by piece. Unlike larger snakes, which can take hours to swallow their dinner, the cat-eyed water (Gerarda prevostiana) snake crams down the moving crab in only a couple of minutes....

The r/aww community is all warm and fuzzy today because of this artistic feline who lent a paw to their owner’s pottery project. The video was posted by u/CommonSchemeForYou on Monday and has since received nearly 82,000 upvotes as of publishing. That, and a few awards: Gold, Silver and one that certifies the post as wholesome. In the adorable scene, a man is carefully throwing a pot on a pottery wheel....

Lily, a deer owned by Pip Kochel, can be seen in different outfits in a video posted on March 5 that has racked up over 600,000 views. The video is captioned, “POV: You bought a costume for Lily and now she’s a fashion model.” In the clip, Lily is dressed as a bee, a ladybug, a unicorn and a butterfly. She’s also dressed in green for St. Patrick’s Day and a special Easter outfit—and that’s just in the first 15 seconds of the 35-second long clip....

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli’s bombing of the building that it said was home to Hamas operations. Associated Press Executive Director Sally Buzbee said the Israeli government has not provided clear evidence to support the bombing and also called for an “independent investigation.” “We are in a conflict situation,” Buzbee said. “We do not take sides in that conflict. We heard Israelis say they have evidence; we don’t know what that evidence is....

Multiple watchdog groups are questioning why much of Barrett’s record, particularly her ties to anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ groups, were not released as part of the judicial record up-front. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose GOP chairman supports approving Barrett by Election Day, sent a letter to the Department of Justice Sunday asking why there was a convenient “omission” of materials about Barrett’s ties to a bankrupt hospital system and her ardent pro-life stances at Notre Dame....

For Sgt. Matthew Villalpando, Tuesday wasn’t so Super in Baghdad. The California native has to be at the International Zone’s Checkpoint Two by 6 a.m. every day for work, so when the results of the primaries started rolling in late Tuesday night, he was sound asleep in bed with his alarm set for 4 a.m. He didn’t even have time to check on what had happened before heading out the door Wednesday morning....

RELATED: Fan Art Imagines Mahershala Ali As The MCU’s Blade Choosing Osei-Kuffour for the job came at the end of a long search conducted by Marvel with the involvement of Ali himself. The studio was reportedly only looking at Black writers to find the perfect candidate to tell Blade’s story, after the whole Wesley Snipes trilogy was penned by the white David S. Goyer. Osei-Kuffour will be the first Black woman to write a Marvel movie, while Captain Marvel 2’s Nia DaCosta is set to become the first Black woman to direct a Marvel movie....

He said people need to view Trump in “a different context,” calling him “our own American war criminal.” The comment appeared to shock host Brian Stelter, who prompted Bernstein to explain his remark. Bernstein said the alleged crimes include the tens of thousands of people who died during the pandemic due to what he called Trump’s “homicidal negligence.” He accused Trump of “putting his own electoral interests above the health of our people, as they were slaughtered in this pandemic....

Now sovereign states, the republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan still attract only a trickle of visitors. The area is far off the beaten path–bounded by Russia, China, Afghanistan, Iran and the Caspian Sea. “People who come here have been to the Himalayas, the Alps, the Andes,” says David Gillespie of Exodus, a British firm that arranges trips to Central Asia. “The Pamirs and Tian Shan are the next step....

You may remember Anthony Pitts Jr. freaking out after he saw his nephew dunk all over Baylor on Friday night. MORE: How does Kansas fare as a No. 1 seed? | Live scores, results What did Pitts do for an encore Saturday with the Jayhawks taking on West Virginia in the Big 12 Championship? Feast your eyes on a clock that would make Flavor Flav blush. If Uncle Anthony can’t get you excited for a big game, you don’t have a pulse....

“You’re an exquisite masterpiece!”[1] X Research source “You always look exquisite—like a movie star! 🤩” “You’re so exquisite that it hurts!” “Our friendship is worth more than gold. You’re an absolute gem! 💎” “I’m so glad I found you! You’re an absolute keeper. ” “You are absolutely precious to me. I’d never give you up!” “You’re so flawless I can’t find any imperfections! 🧐” “You can’t do anything wrong! You’re flawless!...

“They’re a great team to learn from. We don’t just play against India, we learn from them too. These are great opportunities when you come and play against teams of this quality,” Pothas said on the eve of the fifth and final ODI against India here. Asked if they have any special plans to counter Indian captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Pothas said the focus is not just on the in-form duo....

Set 106 to win in Dharamsala, India closed 19-0 with just a further 87 required on day four to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the end of what has been a dramatic series. Monday’s play was certainly in keeping with what had preceded it - India earning a first-innings lead of 32 before running through the tourists for just 137 to leave a modest target. Ashwin (3-29), Umesh Yadav (3-29) and Ravindra Jadeja (3-24) did the bulk of the damage, the latter having previously plundered 63 to give his side a crucial advantage ahead of Australia’s second innings....

Wenger defends Arsenal slump Persistent injury problems ruined Wilshere’s past two years at his boyhood club, where he fell down the pecking order and agreed a season-long loan with Bournemouth in order to play regular first-team football. The move has proved a success in that regard, with the midfielder making 17 Premier League starts for the Cherries since August, but the 25-year-old revealed this week he is undecided over his future....

But Americans had better not get too smug. The only reason our banks survived the Excessive Eighties is that Fed chairman Alan Greenspan bailed them out by cutting interest rates in 1000. That let big U.S. banks, many loaded to the eyeballs with bad debt, make enough profits to offset loan losses. But now, a mere five years after Citicorp and Chase Manhattan were in such desperate trouble, signs of wretched excess are once again emerging....

Last year saw a 34 percent jump in antisemitic incidents nationwide, according to an ADL audit. Though Jews make up only slightly more than 2 percent of the U.S. population, recent FBI statistics document that nearly 60 percent of all religiously motivated hate crimes in the U.S. target the Jewish community. In just the last six months, the Secure Community Network (SCN) has assessed more than 4,100 potential risks near the more than 12,400 Jewish centers of life in the U....

California Attorney General Rob Bonta rejected the claims, which sought to block construction of the Senate Bill 9 housing projects. SB9 is the state’s law that seeks to alleviate housing shortages. Woodside is one of the richest small towns in the U.S., with the average house price being $5 million. The 2019 census bureau recorded its population as being only 5,542 people. In a letter, Bonta said: “An entire town cannot be declared habitat for a protected species....

The concept of sunsetting (weapons having a power limit and being less useful for certain activities) emerged from power creep concerns and a pressure to make powerful new weapons. Bungie was continuously criticized for making weapons that don’t impact the meta and the studio’s solution is to limit the power of a weapon so players are constantly searching for new legendary weapons to bolster their loadout. RELATED: Destiny 2 Glitch Lets Players Visit Rise of Iron Location...