Mississippi has the lowest vaccination rate of any state in the U.S. and one of the highest case counts, making for a perfect storm for increased hospitalizations. On Wednesday, the state’s largest health care system warned it is on the brink of failing. “If we continue that trajectory within the next five to seven to 10 days, I think we’re going to see failure of the hospital system in Mississippi,” Dr....
The water levels are expected to stop rising around 37.8 feet, according to the City of Jackson Twitter account, just short of the 38 foot-threshold that would threaten to damage more neighborhood areas. Jackson area residents have been evacuating the community since Friday. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba stressed the importance of leaving the area by Saturday, before water levels reached their highest point. Along with the order to leave, the Mayor has continued to update Jackson residents on the emergency conditions via Instagram....
The Bulldogs received 45 first-place votes from the media panel Sunday. Mississippi State beat Auburn 38-23 on Saturday, its third straight victory against a top-10 team. The Bulldogs are the first team in the poll’s 78-year history to go from unranked to No. 1 in five weeks. The previous mark was six weeks by Ohio State in 1954. The Bulldogs were No. 3 last week, tied with Ole Miss, for their best ranking....
The three judges on St. Louis’ 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the lawsuit in September of 2020 before announcing their decision Wednesday. Reproductive Health Services, operator of the St. Louis abortion clinic, and the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit. The abortion law, which also would have barred women from seeking abortions after a Down syndrome diagnosis for the fetus, had been blocked by a federal judge while the legal battle was taking place....
League Play is the name of Call of Duty’s ranked mode, which can be also found in most modern shooter games under different names. Many shooter fans prefer playing in competitive modes in games like Overwatch and Counter-Strike as the modes give unique rewards while also offering players a way to get put into matches with likely skilled players who want to do their best. However, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s rendition of League Play has been plagued by issues since it was added, and Vanguard will have to avoid making those same mistakes to be successful....
Copeland’s spot debuted on Thursday as part of Under Armour’s “I Will What I Want” campaign.
With Democratic lawmakers keen to end the Senate rule requiring 60 votes to get legislation passed, the 50-50 split in the upper house means that getting much of the new administration’s agenda over the line will prove to be difficult. However, if Democrats forced a change or managed to abolish the measure via the so-called “nuclear option”, the Kentucky Republican warned it would be tough to get even small things done....
In her column for the International Cricket Council (ICC), Raj wrote: She went on to add: Mithali Raj also backed another youngster, Richa Ghosh, to do well in the World Cup. Earlier today, Richa Ghosh smashed the fastest ODI century for India Women in their defeat to New Zealand Women in the fourth Women’s ODI. Ghosh hit 52 off 29, with four boundaries and four sixes in their chase of 192, getting to her half-century in 26 deliveries....
The presidential race enters its last month in a mad scramble: three candidates, a blizzard of phony-facts ads and the prospect of an unprecedented nine-day stretch of three debates. From this Sunday through Oct. 19, Americans can tune in the political equivalent of a mini-series: “The Wars of Wind,” a total-immersion civics lesson. The back-to-back-to-back debates could force the kind of concentrated, serious airing of the issues that reformers have long advocated....
There are many reasons for Minecraft’s incredible and sustained success, including regular updates with quality content, high customization options, rewarding gameplay, and one of the biggest maps in open world games. Besides these, Minecraft grants nearly unlimited creative wiggle room to its players, who can design almost anything from their imagination. Armed with these sophisticated tools, one Minecraft player has created a famous Windows background in the game. RELATED: Minecraft Fan Makes Incredibly Detailed Desert Home...
Ever since Minecraft’s inception, people have been using the blocky title to create all sorts of interesting structures. Everything from reconstructions of real-world buildings to redstone contraptions that are mind-bogglingly complex to someone making a Pac-Man cabinet in Minecraft have been shown off by the community. It’s one of the reasons the game is still so massive to this day. It allows for unlimited creativity in a world that’s visually distinctive from anything else that was around at the time....
As a YouTuber who specializes in Minecraft content, Fundy is known for creating some interesting and ambitious projects in Mojang’s sandbox title. However, as a change of pace, their latest video shows them messing around with some coding and attempting to see what weird and wonderful things they can implement. One such thing is a bucket which, when used to fetch water, will make the entire lot disappear, whether it’s a pond or an entire river....
As reported by Reuters, over the weekend many social media users based in China took to Weibo, the mainland’s equivalent of Twitter, to voice their displeasure over the changes made to the film that drastically alter its ending. Indeed, Chinese viewers were treated to a special addendum of sorts where Wild Knuckles is depicted as being caught by authorities and then serving a 20-year prison sentence, while Gru’s redemption takes place quite instantly to become a family man whose “biggest accomplishment is being the father to his three girls....
On Monday, Arradondo, who notably led the department during the tumultuous year in the wake of George Floyd’s death, announced he would not seek a third term as Minneapolis’ top officer when his current term expires in mid-January. “After 32 years of service, I believe that now is the right time to allow for new leadership, new perspective, new focus and new hope to lead the department forward in collaboration with our communities,” Arradondo said at a news conference....
The Minnesota Timberwolves will head into this game on the back of a 115-133 loss against the Charlotte Hornets. They are now 9-10 on the season. The Philadelphia 76ers are also coming off a 96-116 loss against the Golden State Warriors. With that defeat, they found themselves in eighth spot in the Eastern Conference table. Minnesota Timberwolves Injury Report The Minnesota Timberwolves will feature a major absence from their starting rotation ahead of the game against the Philadelphia 76ers....
The 25-year-old joins Minnesota after spending the past six seasons with Norwegian side Molde. Gatt has earned two U.S. national team caps, but none since 2013. Montreal Impact ready for life after Drogba The speedy attacker has been derailed by knee injuries in recent years, having undergone three surgeries. “Josh has been on the American soccer radar for years,” Minnesota sporting director Manny Lagos said in a news release. “He’s a young player who left for Europe to build his career....
In Florida, though, basketball fans have to deal with the loss of their superstar, and a couple minor-league baseball teams in the Sunshine State are offering their services through clever promotions. The Fort Myers Miracle, the Single-A (advanced) affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, are granting free admission to any fans who show up on July 14 wearing LeBron James and/or Miami Heat gear, providing “crying stations” complete with tissues and hydration stations for fans who need to replenish after shedding all those tears....
Street riots are a familiar American scenario, but this one had a historically significant difference: one minority was in power, another felt exploited. One evening, Washington, D.C., police arrested Daniel Enrique Gomez, 30, a Salvadoran immigrant, on charges of public drinking. Police say Gomez pulled a knife and lunged at Officer Angela Jewell, a black rookie; she fired in self-defense. Word spread in the Hispanic community that Gomez was handcuffed when shot....
Cameron Bancroft hiding a yellow strip of sandpaper in his pants easily fits into one of the many bizarre ball-tampering tactics but perhaps more sillier in execution when hawks like ‘Oscar-The Cameraman’ are in operation. The phenomenon of ball-tampering has been around for decades in the gentleman’s game and the infamous incident in the third Test between Australia and South Africa has only put spotlight back into the ‘illegal yet almost unavoidable’ tactic....
Here is this guy, who despite his seemingly simple demeanor and supposedly honest efforts, makes many want to whack his head with his own bat. He is the root of many column inches and hours of airwave debates, where his approach towards batting is questioned. He is too slow, some say, too self-absorbed. He is like a crab at the crease, others suggest, that he holds up the progress of an ODI innings....
