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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last February prompted Sweden and Finland to begin efforts to join NATO, a military alliance of European and North American countries. Both countries would need unanimous support from the current NATO member states to gain entry, but Turkey has raised concerns over what it views as their lax attitude toward Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, which Turkey views as a terrorist organization....

Only one team has advanced to the conference finals in these NBA playoffs, and it’s the same squad that looked vulnerable during a chaotic regular season, beatable in the postseason and was one loss from a possible franchise collapse. The ending’s been postponed. The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t nearly finished. On Monday night, the Cavs completed their second straight four-game sweep of the Toronto Raptors, the East’s top team and the one that was supposedly built to dethrone them, with a 128-93 win in Game 4 that has perhaps changed Cleveland’s outlook....

Sevilla had “stunned” his side in the second half of the Europa League final at St. Jakob-Park to record a stirring 3-1 fightback, winning the competition for a third consecutive occasion. The scenes had stung. The manner of the implosion seared. And, if allowed, that failure could have been most stifling for the Reds. But Klopp’s response to the deflating result 567 days ago in Basel was defiant. “We are responsible for not being in the Champions League next season, but now we have to use the time,” he said....

PHOTOS: Best shots from the round of 32 SWEET 16 South Region At MemphisNo. 11 Dayton 82, No. 10 Stanford 72 No. 1 Florida 79, No. 4 UCLA 68 LINEMAKERS: Updated odds for Sweeet 16 | Opening-line report West Region At Anaheim, Calif.No. 2 Wisconsin 69, No. 6 Baylor 52 No. 1 Arizona 70, No. 4 SDSU 64 Midwest Region At IndianapolisNo. 2 Michigan 73, No. 11 Tennessee 71...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two days after their tense clash in the final of the 100 metre breaststroke, Lilly King of the United States and Russia’s Yulia Efimova both came through their morning heats in the 200m, but well behind leader Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark. King, gold medallist in the 100, was fifth in her heat and squeezed through in 15th place out of 16 to Wednesday evening’s semi-finals with a time of two minutes 25....

Switzerland were off to a bright start only five minutes into the game as Fabian Schär headed home Xherdan Shaqiri’s corner. The margin of victory looked set to be greater when Lorik Cana received a second yellow card nine minutes before half-time, but Albania dug in well and by the final whistle the Swiss were hanging on. Albania will look back on several missed chances to cap their debut in style, most notably for Armando Sadiku....

Still, what could he do about it? Last autumn, Givens says, he realized the possibilities. That’s when the Swiss set up a $100 million fund to reimburse Jewish Holocaust victims. For the Swiss it was a first-ever mea culpa, a concession that they had acted as chief bankers and money launderers to the Nazis - and made a bundle doing it. Givens now believes that, for blacks, too, Switzerland’s gain has been his community’s loss....

Composers are essentially musical detectives, and Ddungu discussed how they use music to fight enemies inside this RPG. The way the developer tells it, there is an invisible metronome that keeps track of the beats in-game. Each attack the player does will create a musical note, but it would begin to sound weird if the player was given free rein. This would likely lead to sour notes and poorly timed rhythm, and that’s not what Ddungu envisioned....

SXSW was one of many physical conventions, festivals, and other gatherings like TwitchCon to be canceled or delayed due to the pandemic. The festival is normally held in the city of Austin, Texas opening a space where creatives in different fields can meet, network and share their work. It will be reformatted into SXSW Online between March 16 and 20, 2021 as organizers work to get things back on track....

India’s domestic season will kick off on Sunday (January 10) with the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Bengal are set to begin their campaign against Odisha. Abhimanyu Easwaran emphasized the need to convert starts – something he failed to do during the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy. Though he led Bengal to the Ranji final in March last year, the 25-year-old managed just 258 runs at an average of 17.20 in 17 innings....

In a quick message, Sakurai offered sparse details about his team’s current situation, explaining that (via translation) he is now working remotely. According to Mr. Sakurai, he is still supervising the project, but now from a distance. He does explain whether the entire team is now also working remotely, but given the current situation, it wouldn’t be surprising if everyone on Smash Bros is now at home. Sakurai also suggests that there were concerns about whether or not he and the other team members could work on Super Smash Bros....

The names given to tropical cyclones that form in the Atlantic basin are predetermined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) with a set list for each year. In every season, the first storm to form is given a name beginning with the letter A, while the second storm is given one starting with the letter B, and so on. This pattern continues until 21 letters of the alphabet have been used up....

Estrada (36-3, 25 KOs) and Orucuta (36-5, 30 KOs) engaged in 12 hard-nosed rounds, with Estrada prevailing by scores of 118-110, and 117-111 twice. The scores didn’t reflect just how close the fight was. The card – dubbed SuperFly 3 – as a whole lacked the star power necessary to elevate the smaller divisions, but the main event brought the same kind of action we’ve come to expect. Estrada is a very skilled technician but has often been lured into dogfights when given a big stage....

Ever since The Flash’s shooting began, Muschietti has been providing constant updates for the project on his Instagram account. In his latest post on Friday, the director has shared a close-up shot of Supergirl’s costume, with the emphasis being on the logo, which looks exactly like the one worn by Henry Cavill’s Superman. RELATED: Sasha Calle Reveals Comics-Accurate Supergirl Look For The Flash The costume created for Supergirl’s DCEU debut uses the traditional red and blue colors from the comics but seems like a funky, upgraded version....

Following its success with Until Dawn, Supermassive Games was contracted by Bandai Namco to continue its work on highly-cinematic horror experiences, with The Dark Pictures Anthology being the end result. So far, Supermassive has launched three Dark Pictures games: Man of Medan, Little Hope, and House of Ashes, as well as communicating its plans to continue producing them. RELATED: The Dark Pictures Anthology Announces House of Ashes Curator’s Cut, Free Friend’s Pass...

Numerous claims have been made that dietary supplements can help to manage blood sugar levels and the complications of diabetes. Some studies have supported the potential benefits of supplements to help manage diabetes, and in other areas there is more research needed to better understand their effects"? Or “Some studies have supported the potential benefits of supplements to help manage diabetes. More research is needed in other areas to better understand their effects....

“The only thing predictable about politics is that the unexpected will happen,” Republican strategist Jay Townsend told Newsweek. “While Trump seems to have received a temporary boost and a bump in his daily fundraising haul, the long-term impact on him and the campaigns of other contenders remains to be seen.” A poll released last week from The Economist/YouGov found that Trump saw a double-digit increase among GOP voters after the search—with 57 percent saying they had a favorable view of the former president, compared to the 45 percent who said the same before the raid....

The liberal group Take Back the Court advocates adding additional justices to the Supreme Court. Their executive director Aaron Belkin wrote the letter on Tuesday, and it was shared to their website and social media on Wednesday. The letter concerns a recent photo showing Kavanaugh and Alito posing with members of NOM and the Catholic Church’s Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in multiple cases that could have serious implications for LGBT employment rights....