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However, while there are undeniable benefits to Kojima Productions’ apparent slate of unannounced games, their existence would also spell bad news for one part of Kojima’s not too distant past. With an official partnership having been confirmed between the studio and Microsoft, and the aforementioned games seemingly in the works, it’s hard to imagine there being space for anything else, which means the dream of Kojima going back to PT and Silent Hills could essentially be over....

RELATED: Death Stranding: The Four Weapon Types, Explained After delivering Sam’s first package to the Distribution Center South of Lake Knot City, players will unlock the ability to customize their backpack. To do so, simply visit any Safe House and look to the right of BB on the wall to see the option. Players are able to customize the pack to their liking, equipping extra storage and batteries, and decorating it with patches....

The incident happened at a popular tourist destination along the Rio Grande River. Video footage shows several boats near the cliff when tiny pieces of rock start to crumble and fall off into the water below. Boats next to the sheer rock formation were seen trying to escape when a large slab broke off and fell away from the cliff crashing toward them. The boats were then engulfed by a wave of debris....

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division classified the fire as incendiary. The three firefighters were responding to the fire on January 24 just before 6 a.m. when the building collapsed shortly after they entered it, local station WBFF reported. The deaths of Lieutenant Paul Butrim and firefighter/paramedics Kenneth Lacayo and Kelsey Sadler, who was posthumously promoted to lieutenant, sparked shock and grief, while the fire itself was pinpointed as one of the deadliest in the city’s history, Newsweek previously reported....

It’s confirmed that the team management will have a headache, a good headache, of choosing among Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw. But who’ll get their maiden test match opportunity earlier? Mayank Agarwal Mayank Agarwal, a late bloomer, has literally toiled in domestic cricket to carve his name in the list of Indian players who made it to the test squad for the two-match test series against the Windies. Mayank has been phenomenal in all the formats of domestic cricket....

Monkeypox is currently spreading throughout the globe, with current CDC data showing over 2,100 cases in 37 countries. The U.S. currently has 99 confirmed cases. So far most—but not all—monekypox cases are among men who have sex with men. Monkeypox is not a sexually-transmitted disease. It is mainly transmitted through close, direct contact, which easily explains why it may spread among sexual partners. However, the reason for a higher proportion being among men who have sex with men, is so far unclear, and scientists are working to understand more....

Initial data indicated that the 18-ton, nearly 100-foot-long, core stage of the Long March 5B rocket, one of the largest pieces of space debris to have ever fallen to Earth in an uncontrolled fashion, had smashed harmlessly into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Mauritania in West Africa on Monday. However, locals in the village of Mahounou in the Ivory Coast have found what appears to be a long metal pipe that reportedly fell from the sky....

David Worlock, the NCAA’s director of media coordination/statistics, invites a select group of media members to NCAA headquarters to take part in this exercise every February. Every media member is assigned to represent a member of the actual selection committee. We have about 16 hours over the course of two days to put together an NCAA Tournament bracket from start to finish. MORE: Nigel Hayes blasts NCAA over basketballs...

Just two races into the season and it is already promising to be one of the most interesting ever. Sebastian Vettel’s win with Ferrari at the recently held Malaysian Grand Prix has shocked the F1 fraternity and has given the fans some hope that it will not be another Mercedes cruise fest like last year. Ferrari coming back to form was something few expected, and there appear to be several reasons which seem to have worked together and helped the team to get competitive again....

Roston Chase led the way with a defiant 137 to help West Indies score 388/6, while India managed to take just two wickets on Day 5. Chase’s gritty knock saw him write his name in the record books as he became the first West Indies player since the legendary Garfield Sobers to take a five-wicket haul and score a century in the same Test. Incidentally, Chase’s milestone comes just one day short of 50 years since Sobers’ historic effort....

This article will discuss what causes pruritus, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Pruritus Causes There are many causes of pruritus. A common cause of pruritus is xerosis, especially in older adults and in people who live in colder climates. Other causes include: Skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis (an autoimmune skin disorder) Allergic contact dermatitis from exposure to nickel, poison ivy, latex, laundry detergents/soaps, and other irritants Viral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes zoster (shingles), viral hepatitis Bacterial infections such as folliculitis (infection of the hair follicles) Parasitic infestation such as scabies Insect bites Diabetes Blood cell cancer and other blood disorders, such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a cancer of the lymphatic system) and polycythemia vera (a blood disorder with overproduction of red blood cells) Systemic conditions such as urticaria (hives), hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), iron deficiency anemia, uremia (high levels of waste products in the blood, seen in kidney failure), and cholestasis (impaired bile flow) Medications such as opioids, antimalarial drugs Allergic food triggers, including reactions to shellfish, nuts, and nitrates Heat exposure Pregnancy Neurological causes such as notalgia paresthetica (a sensory disorder causing an itch below the left shoulder blade)...

One former high-level intel official who worked on similar analytical issues said his definition included a conflict in which two or more factions claimed to be operating rival governments, with checkpoints established to separate the parties. A counterterror official who, like the former official, also asked for anonymity due to the sensitive subject, indicated the CIA definition was more “subtle,” and alluded to the existence of identifiable factions fighting the government and of “no-go” areas in which government forces had no sway....

The 36-year-old, capped 57 times by England, reunites with former international team-mate Steven Gerrard at Ibrox. Defoe’s arrival will boost Rangers as they go head-to-head with Old Firm rivals Celtic, clear of Gerrard’s side at the top of the table only on goal difference, for the title. “I’m delighted to be able to welcome Jermain to Rangers,” manager Gerrard told the club’s official website. “He is an exceptionally talented striker and vastly experienced footballer who has scored goals at every club he has played for....

Coutinho was heavily linked with a big-money move to Barcelona in the summer, but the Reds reportedly turned down three bids, despite the player submitting a transfer request. Barca chief executive Oscar Grau has claimed that the club are “ready” to move again for the Brazilian in the January transfer window, but Saunders has suggested that Mane is more valuable to Liverpool. The Senegal international has become a key player in Jurgen Klopp’s team since moving to Anfield from Southampton in 2016....

India insists that Pakistan is to blame for the violence in Kashmir. And to a large extent, India is right. Pakistan has provided arms, money and training facilities to militant Kashmiri groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad. If Islamabad cut off support, such groups would be forced to disband–or to establish vulnerable bases inside Indian-controlled Kashmir. Pakistan could also bar Arabs, Chechens and its own nationals from reaching the battle zone....

Getting tax-savings money upfront? You gotta love it. Here’s the deal: Great-West, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is buying Putnam from Marsh & McLennan of New York. Normally, this would be a plain-vanilla deal, with Great-West’s buying the stock of the M&M subsidiary that owns Putnam. This wouldn’t give any U.S. tax breaks to Great-West, which has substantial U.S. profits. Instead, M&M and Great-West are adding yummy tax topping to the vanilla by making what tax techies call a 338(h)(10) election....

According to electronics retailer Best Buy, fans may not have to wait much longer to get their hands on Death Stranding. This week, a Best Buy shopper posted a photo of the retailer’s promotional Death Stranding pre-order card. Alongside a PS4 game box with the Death Stranding logo, there is a sticker that reads “available 2019.” Some fans, eager to play the new Hideo Kojima game, are taking this as a concrete confirmation that it will be released later this year....

At the very least, Hideo Kojima and his team at Kojima Productions can be commended for trying to create something different and unique, even if its gameplay loop of delivering packages, killing ghosts with blood-grenades, and dealing with weird Death Stranding story moments have kept it from winning over everyone. Having become one of the most divisive games in a while, it’ll be interesting to see where things go from here....

There is new evidence that Kojima and the development team at Kojima Productions are preparing to unveil the game’s multiplayer - or at least that the studio is making good progress on it. It has been revealed that earlier this month, Kojima Productions filed two trademarks for the terms “social strand system,” and “strand game.” This has led fans to believe that the online multiplayer will somehow be woven into the game rather than there being a separate feature that they can access from the main menu....