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As part of Spurs media day, the legendary coach addressed the growing number of athletes following Colin Kaepernick’s lead in protesting the national anthem. He said something more thoughtful than whatever it is you’re going to hear during Monday night’s presidential debate. PHOTOS: National anthem protests around sports “I absolutely understand why they’re doing what they’re doing, and I respect their courage for what they’ve done,” Popovich said via the San Antonio Express-News....

The Swedish teen climate activist delivered a speech on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in which she warned that “our house is still on fire” having made a similar comment during her debut appearance last year. Thunberg criticized world leaders for not keeping promises made in the Paris Agreement to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the catastrophic impact of global warming. Speaking at a panel titled “Averting a Climate Apocalypse,” Thunberg said: “I’ve been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do....

In the video, published by the dog owner’s child, who goes by the username u/oldsadman, the dog’s owner can be seen holding Sambucca, laughing at the way the dog is staring into space with its mouth open, unable to move or bark. The post was accompanied by a caption that read: “My mum’s dog had to go to the vet. She came back very, very high.” Sambucca is a greyhound who, as the owner explained further down in the comment section, used to race but was then given up before they rescued it....

Griezmann scored France’s second goal in the 2-0 win in the 61st minute, when his long-range strike found its way into the net after a mistake from Uruguay’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. Instead of celebrating, Griezmann stood still as French players rushed to him, despite scoring the goal that helped secure his country’s first World Cup semi-final in 12 years. “I didn’t celebrate that goal because when I started as a professional footballer I was supported by a Uruguayan, who showed me the good and the bad of football,” he said....

The Lyon striker has admitted that he sees this summer as the ideal time to take on a new adventure after seven years as part of the first-team fold at his home-town club. Lyon: Lacazette future has changed He has plundered 129 goals in 275 appearances for Lyon, with a new personal best of 37 for a single campaign set in 2016-17. Atletico were expected to snap him up when the window re-opens, allowing him to be paired with fellow France international Griezmann in the Spanish capital, but those plans have had to be shelved....

Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo has called Lotus’ Romain Grosjean an ‘idiot’. On lap 62 of the Monaco Grand Prix, Grosjean drove his Lotus into the back of the Australian’s Toro Rosso ending both their races. The incident didn’t sit well with the stewards who called both the drivers for a disciplinary meeting. Once there, the Australian chose the quick way out and didn’t quite let himself loose on the Swiss-born Frenchman....

RELATED: Grounded: How To Switch From First Person To Third Person The solution to this is the Jerky Rack, a simple invention that allows the player to dry any raw meat they’ve collected, pushing back its expiration date and allowing the player to focus on something other than filling their belly as quickly as possible. Crafting this important item is easier said than done, however, since it requires an uncommon resource only attainable through a difficult battle....

As per its Honey, I Shrunk The Kids inspiration, Grounded pits its shrunken teenage protagonists against a wilderness full of giant bugs. And, as expected, some of Grounded’s most dangerous enemies are its spiders. RELATED: Grounded: How To Find Clean Water Obsidian Entertainment was aware arachnophobia was a common fear, and this could drive away players who would otherwise enjoy the game. To combat this, the team put in an arachnophobia-safe mode, which can transform the spiders into something a bit more abstract....

Grounded is an interactive send-up to the classic 90s Disney film Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. As such, it features a playable cast of four insect-sized teens with colorful and period-appropriate designs: Max, Willow, Pete, and Hoops. RELATED: Grounded: The Case for More Playable Characters Before starting, the game asks which character the player would like to use. What it doesn’t explain, however, is what the differences between them are....

The appeals-court panel last week overwhelmingly affirmed a March 2015 district court ruling that accepted the settlement between the league and approximately 5,000 former players who filed concussion-related lawsuits. MORE: Faces of the head trauma crisis | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to donate brain to concussion research Some 20,000 retired NFL players are covered by the settlement that could cost the league more than $1 billion. The players seeking a rehearing object to how the settlement treats chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, a degenerative brain disease....

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley about the probability al-Qaida or a similar group would resurface in the country after the withdrawal. Austin replied that the likelihood of this occurring was “medium,” the Associated Press reported. “I would also say, senator, that it would take possibly two years for them to develop that capability,” Austin said....

In a study published in the journal Methods of Ecology and Evolution, scientists revealed how they used 3D imaging techniques to precisely map the shape of a grasshopper’s mandible, or lower jaw, revealing previously unknown similarities to mammals through modeling. “Knowing what animals eat is fundamental to understanding ecosystems, but working this out can be difficult and time-consuming, especially if the animals you study are rare, small or move quickly,” said lead author Chris Stockey of the University of Leicester in England....

Grasshopper Manufacture is a Japanese video game developer founded in 1998 by Goichi Suda, better known to many gamers by his alias Suda51, that is responsible for creating several titles that have gone on to become cult classics. Some of Grasshopper’s most well-known titles include 2005’s stylish and surreal killer7 and the irreverent samurai slasher games of the No More Heroes franchise. Grasshopper has also developed several titles with horror influences, such as the demon-filled Shadows of the Damned and the cheerleader-led zombie action game Lollipop Chainsaw....

Chris Fallows, a wildlife photographer and great white shark expert, told Newsweek these sorts of encounters probably take place a lot more than people realize. In this case the water was particularly clear. “When the water is dirty the sharks are there,” he said. “It probably happens on a very frequent basis.” Fallows, who has been studying sharks since 1989 and runs Apex Shark Expeditions, said the great white in the video was patrolling the area and posed no threat to the surfers....

After years of searching, shark experts stumbled upon the nursery ground while filming a documentary, Return to the Lair of the Great White, for the Discovery Channel last year. Craig O’Connell, founder of O’Seas Conservation Foundation and wildlife presenter for Shark Week, captured footage was filmed during the expedition, but it was not included in the documentary. O’Connell told Newsweek that scientists have been searching for the nursery ground for quite some time, with little to no success....

Greedfall provides players with three classes to choose from at the start of the game. Eventually, however, all player characters will be able to use guns. Because of their power in combat, it is important to understand how guns work in Greedfall. RELATED: 5 Amazing Hardcore RPGs For The Xbox One (And 5 That You Should Avoid) Greedfall gives access to guns relatively early. They will appear in the player’s inventory from the beginning stages of the game....

No primary rain forest left, causing killer floods. 97% of rural dwellers have no sanitation. POPULATION x FORESTS x POLLUTION x Sixth highest per capita greenhouse emissions. Dropped some deforestation subsidies. POPULATION v FORESTS x POLLUTION x Poor energy efficiency. Concerned over acid rain, but continues to burn coal without stack control. POPULATION v FORESTS x POLLUTION x Third highest greenhouse emissions, 9. 1% of world total. Heavy forest loss, choking urban pollution....

Players should be constantly attempting to upgrade their weapons and tools to make facing off against an angry tribe or angrier animals much easier. The longer they survive, the better gear they can obtain, and that is why it is important to know what weapons are best for each point of this hardcore survival, be it starting or late game. 10 Stick Blade – Early Game Starting off, one of the first weapons a player will want to craft in order to not only collect resources but also to survive is the Stick Blade....

While Prime Day has come and gone, this sale from Green Man Gaming has plenty of discounts to offer. Unlike the other sales, Green Man Gaming’s sale has its own added benefits that make it highly worth checking out. A vast number of the games offered have a tag associated with them: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. With each tagged item, shoppers get a 100% off coupon that applies to a list of games for each tag tier....

The Republican governor also announced that Texas is funding a $250 million down payment to help pay for a border wall. “It’s more than enough to hire a project manager and contractor to begin building the wall. We are committed to adding more resources as needed going forward,” Abbott said. The governor sat at a desk with a small sign in front of him that read “borderwall.texas.gov,” the web address where he is directing potential contributors to give donations to help Texas build its own wall....