At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Long 10-hour campaign Very well written Excellent actors who bring CoD to James Bond level Finally staged on a much larger scale again Beautiful locations: casinos, coastal towns, luxurious villas Booming 7.1 sound Graphically on a new level for CoD Cons AI glitches here and there when Sadam’s guard…
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Stephanie White couldn’t hide her enthusiasm at her introductory press conference for the Indiana Fever. Beyond her extensive ties to the organization and the region, White is stepping into a particularly exciting role as the head coach of a talented young team, led by the last two rookies of the year, Aliyah Boston and Caitlin…
TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. In July of 1874, waves of Black Americans rushed to their local bank branches to find out if the news they were hearing was true. The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, a bank for newly emancipated Black Americans, was abruptly shutting down. And patrons at…
Pepe Unchained continues to hit big presale milestones. It just crossed the $25 million mark after announcing Pump Pad, a new platform for creating and trading meme coins. And with excitement building around Pepe Unchained’s (PEPU) Layer-2 ecosystem, many believe this project could be primed to explode. Pump Pad Makes Launching New Meme Coins on Ethereum Much…
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin started off NASCAR championship week by facing the sanctioning body in federal court. 23XI, which along with Front Row Motorsports is suing NASCAR and its CEO Jim France for antitrust violations, had its first in-person courtroom showdown with NASCAR during a Monday hearing over…
Netflix’s film is based on a 1955 novel about a man who goes in search of the father he’d never met — only to discover that his father is dead, and the village he inhabited is haunted by ghosts. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In 1955, Mexican novelist Juan Rulfo published a slim…
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The logo of German bank Commerzbank seen on a branch office near the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images Two months since UniCredit played its opening move to woo German lender Commerzbank, the lenders flaunted their financial strength as one of Europe’s largest banking mergers still hangs in balance. Both…
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Members of the class of 2016 are presented with their degrees during the commencement ceremony at Howard University in May, 2016. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it’s been since 1976. That’s according to recent…
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Walmart’s early Black Friday deals technically start on November 11, but we’ve found a handful of deals that are live right now that rival last year’s Black Friday prices. If any of these products are on your shopping list, now is a good time to buy, especially if you can pair them with a Walmart…
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Just when you thought the Champions League group stage was becoming predictable… Manchester City and Real Madrid, the two teams mostly likely to win it all this season, took two beatings Tuesday night that shook the competition up. New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim quite possibly saved his best for last at Sporting CP, signing…
