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Both parties announced the deal Wednesday. The previous five-year contract between the World Umpires Association, which represents full-time MLB umpires, and the league expired Dec. 31. The agreement, originally reported by The Associated Press last month, had been hashed out during meetings between the two parties in December. The pact will expire after the 2019 season. It’s the final major deal for Commissioner Bud Selig, who cedes office to Rob Manfred on Sunday....

Minecraft LEGO sets were first announced in 2012, and have gone through multiple iterations even after Microsoft acquired Mojang in 2014. While this brought the popular game into real life, similar to the interactive LEGO Super Mario kits developed for the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. on NES, Reddit user macio6 has also suggested there are a lot of possibilities for putting the toys into a digital sandbox....

That’s what YouTuber Mysticat has done recently, with a video that shows they’ve managed to create a car in Minecraft. Only, this isn’t just a bunch of blocks placed together to make it look like a car. This one actually works, with the player able to be inside the vehicle and move it in any direction. This was all achieved in the vanilla version of the game as well, so no mods were involved....

The ray tracing was originally beta tested in April, with a select few PC players able to run Minecraft with the new graphical improvements on Windows 10. However, Mojang has now moved on from that initial beta and the update is available to all PC players running the game with Windows 10 right now. RELATED: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Recreated in Minecraft Showing off the new ray tracing update in a video uploaded to the official Minecraft YouTube channel, Mojang has outdone itself with the incredible effects of the new graphical overhaul....

They are also the subject of an incredibly difficult achievement that involves getting nine adjacent fully filled maps, which is one of the most challenging achievements in the game. Normal maps do not work for the End or the Nether, but they can be made there. One Minecraft Redditor made a map of the End, which is pretty impressive. They then went on to make a lot of maps of the End, combining them into an incredible big picture look at the End dimension....

Prior to the introduction of the latest update, Minecraft’s splash screens would display messages mentioning the creator such as “Made by Notch!” and “The Work of Notch!” As of the moment, it has been confirmed that both of these messages have now been removed from the game. Half a decade ago, Microsoft made the historic purchase of Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5 billion. Ever since then, Notch hasn’t been involved in anything related to Minecraft, but the game still mentioned him in the splash screens up until the recent update....

The tournament only last four days, with championship matches on Saturday for both Class A and Class AA serving as the culminating events. But the impact of “The Tourney” on the local communities involved cannot be measured by dates on a calendar or how many programs can be squeezed into an on-ice battle royal. Time and again, this wonderful competition never fails to disappoint in the intrigue and intensity departments regardless of who’s participating....

Tina Hauser said her son Tyler Jacob, 28, was forced onto an evacuation bus for foreigners that departed near the southern city of Kherson and was later believed to be detained by the Russian military at a checkpoint. She said the last time she spoke to him was Saturday morning, WKBT reported. “My worst nightmare is coming true, and I’m fearful that they are going to torture him and kill him, and I’m not ever going to see my son again,” Hauser said to KAAL....

Match Details Fixture: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers | NBA Season 2020-21 Date & Time: Thursday, January 7th, 2021, 10 PM ET. Venue: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Minnesota Timberwolves Preview The Minnesota Timberwolves need to turn their season around quickly if they want to be on the bubble when the playoffs come around. The Timberwolves are currently on a five-game losing streak, most recently falling to the Denver Nuggets by a score of 123-116....

Their first head coach was Norm Van Brocklin, and Kevin O’Connell is currently in charge. Let’s take a look at the history of head coaches in Minnesota. Minnesota Vikings’ head coach history table Here is the complete list of Minnesota Vikings head coaches since the team’s inception. Minnesota Vikings head coach history Norm Van Brocklin Norm Van Brocklin was the first head coach for the Vikings. He served with the franchise for six seasons from 1961 to 1966....

In an interview with renowned Pakistani sports anchor Mirza Iqbal Baig, the 42-year old shared an insight into his mental toughness whilst alluding to the thrilling 2007 World T20 final in Johannesburg. Misbah claimed, “If I kept remembering Joginder Sharma and (Shanthakumaran) Sreesanth, I might have stopped playing cricket. I always believe that you leave the past behind, even the good things. Every day in cricket and life is a new day where you have to perform....

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, people with children under 17 years of age were allotted $500 for each child as part of their economic impact payment. Many people received their proper payments automatically—but for some who receive federal benefits, they may need to take action. People who received Social Security, SSI, RRB or VA benefits have until September 30 to use the non-filers tool on the Internal Revenue Service’s website to provide information about their child....

title: “Missing Siri Voice Commands Complicate Things” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Debra Regan” MacRumors reports hearing from several iPhone users—and relatives of users—who have begun to notice that some key functions are simply gone. People on the AppleVis forums also are talking about the now-missing features, noting that this creates a problem for visually impaired users who regularly use them. The issue isn’t tied to a specific version of iOS or model of iPhone either, so whether it’s intentional or a glitch of some kind it seems to be specifically happening through Siri....

The team was flying back to Starkville after defeating Missouri 77-74 earlier in the day. MORE: Newlyweds show up at UK game wearing wedding attire | UCLA’s Powell throws down huge dunk Shortly after takeoff, one of the planes two engines lost power, Mississippi State Sports Information Director Gregg Ellis told ESPN. The plane reportedly veered left and went dark for a short period of time before straightening out. The pilot told the passengers the plane could land safely with just one engine, and that’s exactly what happened....

Hawley, who serves as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Committee for Homeland Security and Government Affairs, sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday asking that the Internet search engine giant address allegations that Google engineers manipulated or changed algorithms to filter our information on YouTube that was critical of the Chinese government. “Selling out American principles to curry favor with communist officials is no way to run an American business—regardless of who else is doing it,” Hawley said in the letter which he shared on his Twitter account....

The Line: Alabama -14.5, Total: 49 Line movement and notes: Alabama opened as a 13-point favorite at The Wynn sports book in Las Vegas on Sunday and has jumped up to -14.5 there and at other shops around town as of late Tuesday. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Alabama is 3-10-1 in its last 14 games. Missouri is 6-0 SU in its last six games (5-1 ATS)....

While Trails games won’t be too unfamiliar to JRPG veterans, it certainly has its own idiosyncrasies that might confuse players new to the franchise. The Trails franchise has a small but passionate following, and those idiosyncrasies are what draw them to it. Here are some mistakes that new players make when playing The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero. 8 Ignoring The Exchange Shop The city of Crossbell is massive, and it features a variety of facilities for players to use to outfit their party members for success in clearing requests and beating tough monsters....

Screenwriter Gary (“Big”) Ross may have borrowed his look-alike premise from “The Prince and the Pauper” and “The Prisoner of Zenda " but Dave is delightful proof that old fables can be wittily recycled. Under director Ivan Reitman’s surprisingly delicate hand, “Dave” goes more for charm and chuckles than for the political jugular. This is cleverly updated Capracorn with a common-man hero whose genuine concern for the people makes the legitimate incumbent look bad....

AP, widely used as a style guide for media outlets and journalists, defended the move on Twitter, after sharing guidance over the term. The now-viral tweet said: “Don’t use the term mistress for a woman who is in a long-term sexual relationship with, and is financially supported by, a man who is married to someone else. Instead, use an alternative like companion, friend or lover on first reference and provide additional details later....

McConnell made the remark at a news conference on Wednesday, before two Democrat senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster that was preventing the passing of voting rights legislation. During the debate, McConnell had accused Democrats of “fake hysteria” over the Senate filibuster in order to pass the legislation. The Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would have expanded voting access, made Election Day a national holiday, ensured access to early voting and mail-in ballots, and more....