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The Orlando-based promotion has undergone some massive changes in recent weeks, highlighted by the firing of its champion Tessa Blanchard, who won the Impact Championship from Sami Callihan at the Hard to Kill show in January. Blanchard was fired and stripped of the title for undisclosed reasons. Saturday, four competitors will face off to become the next Impact Heavyweight Champion. Ace Austin, Eddie Edwards, Trey and a mystery opponent will wrestle in a fatal fourway to determine the next champion of the company....

The premiere episode of Impact Wrestling will air on Tuesday, October 1 with specials that showcase the promotion’s 2019 pay-per-views. October 1 will see the Homecoming pay-per-view, Rebellion will air on October 8 and we’ll see Slammiversary XVII on October 15. Finally, the October 22 episode will be dubbed THIS IS IMPACT!, which will be a “launchpad” for the promotion’s AXS TV debut featuring previews of the weekly series and profiles on the promotion’s biggest stars....

But now the House has just 31 days left before the end of their year, and one potential action on the roster that would predominate all others: Impeachment. President Trump’s controversial phone call with Ukrainian president and former television actor Volodymyr Zelensky, where he reportedly suggested the country’s government investigate his potential 2020 competitor Joe Biden, has gotten the president into very hot water. Last night, the Washington Post reported that the president had ordered a hold on military aid to Ukraine just days before calling Zelensky....

A new coronavirus vaccine is on track to be available to the public in record time, an accomplishment experts say could be vital to returning to normal life. But, the speed at which the vaccine’s development is moving forward raised concerns about its safety and polls show nearly one-third of American adults have no interest in being inoculated. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reassured the public that any vaccine will meet the standard safety requirements, a message Hahn echoed on Friday....

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio billed this season “Reach Higher” this offseason, but the message aimed a little lower this time. BIG TEN: 5 things we learned | Championship photos | No disrespect Griffin “When you’ve gotta reach down when things aren’t going quite so well for you,” Dantonio said. “When you have to reach down and you gotta find something to grind out and fight back in some way; we’ve been able to do that....

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Iceland team that grabbed headlines at Euro 2016 has been left out of Electronic Arts’s highly-anticipated FIFA 17 video game due to a dispute over image rights, the country’s soccer chiefs said. The Football Association of Iceland told Reuters it was approached by EA after the team’s successful run at the European Championship, but it turned down the company’s offer of $15,000 to use its image rights in the hugely popular game, which comes out annually and features club and international teams....

Marvel’s Wolverine has a lot of potential to be the kind of solo Wolverine game that many fans have been begging for. Developer Insomniac has already proven its ability to create a game faithful to the history of its starring character with Spider-Man, and it’s likely that same expertise will be applied to one of Marvel’s most recognizable mutants. One of the most charming aspects of Spider-Man was the many suits from the wall-crawler’s history that could be unlocked, and the same system could be applied to Wolverine....

While the ruling is not enough to trigger a similar fetal heartbeat law in Idaho, whose governor, Brad Little, signed the legislation in April, it was close. The Idaho law contains language allowing it to take effect 30 days after a federal appeals court upholds similar legislation in another state. “We’re excited, and we really do think that the heartbeat bill strategy is working, and we’re going to keep fighting this legal angle until all preborn babies are protected in Idaho,” said Blaine Conzatti, president of the Idaho Family Policy Center....

In an interview with Texas podcaster Jess Fields on Thursday, Scott railed against the economic shutdown imposed by the Republican governor and compared it to Nazi Germany. “When you have a government telling you that your business is essential or non-essential, yours is non-essential and someone else’s is essential, we have a problem there,” Scott said. “I mean, that’s no different than Nazi Germany where you had government telling people either you were an essential worker or a non-essential worker, and non-essential workers got put on a train....

Though foreign aid has undergirded Afghanistan’s development and infrastructure over the past two decades, its provision has been on a decline, owing to U.S. reports of systemic corruption within the Afghan government and the misuse of aid funds. But this recent restriction of aid comes at an unfortunate time, as development aid to Afghanistan has made a remarkable difference in public health—albeit one that’s often overlooked. For example, life expectancy rose by nearly nine years from 2001 to 2020....

“With regard for inherent contempt, I’ve been for that all along,” Garemendi, a Democrat who represents California’s 3rd District, said in an interview with CNN. “I think that if they come and they simply refuse to answer questions, I think it’s time to call in the sergeant at arms, march them off to a little jail, which we do happen to have in one of the rooms of the Capitol,” the congressman threatened....

The former World No. 2 shared photos from her birthday celebrations in the Maldives and expressed her gratitude for all the wishes. Coco Gauff wished the Spaniard well by commenting on her post and Badosa was quick to thank the 18-year-old, before playfully asking for some of her shoe collection. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek also sent birthday wishes to Badosa. Victoria Azarenka, Garbine Muguruza, Carla Suarez Navarro, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were some of the other tennis players who wished Badosa on her special day....

Madrid must pay Malaga over Isco if they win La Liga Madrid are away to Malaga on Sunday and there are already a number of conspiracy theories being put forward by Barcelona fans ahead of that match at La Rosaleda, including question marks over the Andalusians’ coach and also the influence of a possible windfall for the Costa del Sol side from the Isco transfer in 2013. Malaga are coached by Michel, a Madrid symbol in his playing days after coming through the youth system at Real and a man who said after beating Barca in La Liga last month: “Real Madrid will be the champions, but a Malaga man from Real Madrid has lent them a hand....

You can walk 20,000 steps a day, but if you’re munching a Mars Bar while you do it, you are unlikely to shed many pounds. Smart scales are going to help here. Like Fitbit’s Aria scale the iHealth Wireless Body Analysis Scale does more than weigh you and report back to the app. UPDATE: The iHealth Body Analysis Scale has now been replaced by the iHealth Core – read a review of the iHealth Core in our Best Smart Scales reviews round up....

Vicente Iborra’s opener for the visitors in the 33rd minute was cancelled by Xherdan Shaqiri six minutes later. Algeria international Riyad Mahrez restored the Foxes’ lead in the 60th minute but Peter Crouch’s firm header with 17 minutes left meant both team had a share of the spoils. And the Nigeria international who replaced Shinji Okazaki in the 58th minute took to social media to express his satisfaction at picking a point away from home....

But the former Real Madrid goalkeeper was not letting his old adversary at Barcelona get the better of him with some training ground insolence. As La Roja trained ahead of their Euro 2016 last-16 meeting with Italy, Pique tried to nutmeg the goalkeeper. Casillas, however, was wise to the act and kept his legs firmly shut. The failed trick set off a wave of laughter in Spain’s ranks, heightened when Pique received a playful slap in the face for his troubles....

The United Arab Emirates have launched their new T20 league, which stands at the second position in terms of payments to cricketers, only behind the Indian Premier League (IPL). Unlike other leagues, International League T20 is an international franchise league, where a majority of the players in the playing XI will be foreigners. Some big names like Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Trent Boult, Colin Ingram, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings and others will compete in the inaugural International League T20 2023....

Cases judged under the EOIR umbrella include “cases involving detained aliens, criminal aliens and aliens seeking asylum as a form of relief from removal, while ensuring the standards of due process and fair treatment for all parties involved.” According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a majority of the backlogged cases are in California which has 175,739 deportation cases pending. Texas is in second place with 160,759 cases while New York comes in third with 124,000 cases....

Details about the Stadia demo are currently limited. All that’s been announced so far is that the demo is exclusive to Stadia and that it’ll be coming to the cloud gaming subscription service later this year. The language for the announcement does imply that it’s an “exclusive early demo,” though, which could mean it’ll come to other platforms at a later date. There’s just not enough information to say that with certainty, however....

Attractive soccer coupled with sharp marketing and a city’s desire for a winning sports team created a perfect storm that led to record-setting crowds and a real sense that the newest MLS team had connected with its home in a way that could lead to long-term success at the turnstiles. The recent acquisition of Darlington Nagbe ties right into that aggressive approach to building a winner, with Atlanta landing one of the league’s most dynamic players....