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Black Adam is one of the final new film releases for Warner Bros. Discovery to close out the year, and it will look to showcase dominance at the box office once it arrives. Johnson has not been shy about expressing his excitement for the film, while equally teasing fans with hints that Henry Cavill’s Superman will make an appearance. As the release approaches, Johnson will lay more breadcrumbs to fill theaters, which he provides by showcasing Black Adam’s first moments in the present day....

Everyone knows that most e-tailers take a photo of your package as proof of delivery, whether you’re home or not, which can backfire if it ends up snapping something embarrassing in the background. And that’s exactly what happened to one woman, who somehow managed to get her epic “faceplant” immortalized not only on film, but in a photograph too. One shopper, calling themselves Jaxarx123 online, shared a clip to TikTok, after a home security camera captured her falling over in the street, in an unknown location, and landing in a wet puddle....

Firefighters responded to the incident on Fountain Street in Halifax in West Yorkshire, U.K., shortly after 3.30 p.m. on Saturday. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said that the “dramatic” explosion is believed to have been caused by the excessive use of air freshener. Alongside a picture of the damaged vehicle, the fire service wrote on Twitter: “Excessive use of an air freshener was the cause. When the driver lit a cigarette the outcome was dramatic....

The high level of testing in the U.S. has been touted as a major success by the government. In terms of numbers, the U.S. has carried out more tests than any other country in the world. This has been used by the current administration to explain why the country has so many cases of COVID-19, with over 4.8 million recorded—two million more than Brazil, the world’s second worst affected country....

This year has seen extreme weather conditions all around the world, with catastrophic flooding in Pakistan and record-breaking heatwaves and droughts in the West. As well as being troubling for water sources, droughts have made headlines by drying up of large bodies of water. In the United States, the shrinking reservoir of Lake Mead has revealed several sets of skeletal remains that local authorities have had to assess. Meanwhile in China, severe droughts exposed the base of an ancient stone island normally submerged in the waters of the country’s largest freshwater lake....

The Proteas trail England 2-1 with one match remaining in Johannesburg, having been thrashed by an innings and 53 runs at St George’s Park on Monday. It has been rumoured skipper Du Plessis could end his Test career after the four-match series, despite previously describing the limited-overs tournament in Australia later this year as “a crossroad in my career”. The 35-year-old said in his post-match presentation he had “heard the rumours of a possible retirement” but “nothing has changed”....

Griezmann has failed to live up to expectations since joining Barcelona in a big-money move from Atletico Madrid last July. The France forward this week came in for stinging criticism from his compatriot Dugarry, who suggested his fellow World Cup winner is scared of playing alongside Messi. Dugarry has come under fire for his comments about the six-time Ballon d’Or winner on RMC Sport following Barca’s 2-2 LaLiga draw with Atleti on Tuesday....

Teams can decide to cancel their games whenever they have various positive cases to the point where they don’t feel safe traveling or hosting a team. This week has brought the most cancellations during the pandemic, with cancellations accumulating by the day. Most of the canceled games were scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 18, along with the others mostly being on Tuesday, Dec. 21. As of Friday afternoon, there are no cancellations past that date....

The Blue Devils trailed by three with 14 seconds left. But, Williamson converted a layup and fellow freshman RJ Barrett corralled his missed free throw and finished a put-back, which gave his team a one-point advantage. Duke eventually pulled out the 77-76 win when a pair of UCF attempts in the closing moments rolled off the rim. Williamson said he received encouragement from Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski during a break in the action late in the second half....

Duke traveled to Virginia Tech a month ago and, with All-American forward Zion Williamson absent due to a knee injury, lost 77-72. SN’s MARCH MADNESS HQLive NCAA bracket | Live scoreboard | Full TV schedule​ The only other teams to beat Duke this season are North Carolina, Gonzaga and Syracuse. The Devils could yet see one or two of those if they are able to continue their quest for the national championship....

It was billed as a romantic tale of corporate chivalry. As the French telcom giant saw things, it was riding to rescue a Lucent in distress–and could profit, too. The American telecommunications equipmentmaker was saddled in debt and burning through cash, fast. But lo, Alcatel turns out to have big problems of its own. Witness the fact that when talks broke off last week, it issued a warning that profits would fall short of expectations, sending its already battered stock down 10 percent....

RELATED: Euphoria: Best Movies & Series Starring Zendaya, Ranked The decision to make Liet’s character a woman is significant in that it adds to female influence in the world of Dune. There were no particular qualities about Liet’s character that would have been complicated by changing the character’s gender; thus, for the sake of creating more diversity, it was a wise choice to change this character among others. In Frank Herbert’s novel, Liet Kynes is the Imperial Planetologist of the barren planet Arrakis and a very respectable scientist....

Many other territories outside the U.S. have already had the movie release in theaters to much acclaim. Director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The all-star cast features the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac and Jason Momoa, and there’s talk of a sequel already in the works. Ahead of the launch in the U.S. in October, here’s everything you need to know about Dune....

RELATED: Dungeons And Dragons: 5 Crazy Sorcerer Features (& 5 To Leave Alone) Over the years, however, they seem to have been gaining a slow but steady increase in popularity. One of the most popular dark elves in D&D right now is Drizzt Do’Urden, who is about to get his third official video game in the form of Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance. D&D also released a narrated and animated short, told by none other than Benedict Cumberbatch himself....

RELATED: Dungeons and Dragons 5e Adds Three New Subclasses One useful thing about monks is their multiple utilities in combat, as they can handle support, defense, and damage dealing. It’s the one class that rivals the deadly Rogue in mobility. Their ability to strike hard and fast, stunning single opponents before dodging the danger themselves, is what makes the monk a formidable foe in combat. Then, players should be ready to start their new Dungeons & Dragons campaign with the best Monk build in 5e....

RELATED: Dungeons & Dragons: Best Homebrew Playable Races Despite all of that backstory, Gnomes remain stubbornly elusive. They have connections to the Feywild and possess innate talents when it comes to Trickery, intricate crafts, and shiny stones. Gnomes are always the life of the party, the best singers and gamers in the room, and despite being so popular there’s a lot people don’t know about them. 7 The Forgotten Folk This is one of the colloquial names given for the Gnomes in The Forgotten Realms campaign setting....

The contest is a collaboration between Dungeons and Dragons and Manticore Games that utilizes Core, a user generated content platform for building games and stories, to help D&D fans create new world to explore, which will then all become playable for free during a special PAX Online storytelling and gameplay panel. Depending on what the community comes up with, this could end up being a pretty exciting tool for fans of DnD and indie game development…...

As Critical Role fans are well aware thanks to Caleb’s extensive reading and research, some magic users in Wildemount are able to look forward in time at potential futures and use this information and energy to channel some very interesting spells. By playing around with both time and gravity, Dunamancers can become some of the most powerful spell-slingers in a Dungeons and Dragons setting. RELATED: Dungeons and Dragons Offering Free Content to Librarians and Educators...

The boycott is being called because of Wizards of the Coast’s recent decision to change the Open Game License in One D&D. Rumors, statements, and insider leaks showed Dungeons and Dragons was trying to revoke the OGL, imposing new restrictions and control over third-party creators. This has caused players to cancel their D&D Beyond subscriptions en masse, and has pushed other TTPRG publishers to distance themselves from Wizards of the Coast....

Hosted by Joshua “Jovenshire” Ovenshire, best known as the co-creator of Smosh Games, this specific Dungeons and Dragons series will be pre-recorded and then acted out using puppets. This then leads into the name of the series, Stuff of Legends, as a pun on the fact that all of the characters and monsters are stuffed figures that will mime out the adventure played out during the play sessions. RELATED: Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance’s Drizzt Could Have a Hard Time Living up to the Book Version...