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Failbetter Games is the kind of company that attracts hardcore fans. It’s hard to casually enjoy the rich, original world of Fallen London—either you’re firmly entrenched in the soul-swapping, honey-sipping depths of this city beneath the surface or you’re a little mystified by it all. Whatever your stance, Failbetter Games creates experiences that are unlike any other. Packed with lore and choices and dubious morality, there’s a lot of freedom to be had in the experiences of Fallen London, the company’s browser game, and Sunless Sea, their successfully Kickstarted sea exploration game....

“I thought, ‘My God, the chaplain doesn’t work on weekends, what do I do?’ " She held the man’s hand for a few minutes in silence; two days later, he died. And as soon as she could, she signed up for “Spirituality and Medicine” at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, a course that teaches students how to talk to patients about faith and illness. More than half of the med schools in the country now offer such courses–up from just three a decade ago–largely because patients are demanding more spiritual care....

The Falcons cut the linebacker in May after he was arrested on felony animal cruelty charges for allegedly kicking and killing his ex-girlfriend’s dog, Dior. But Shembo’s agent told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week that the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor because the dog bit the player first. MORE: NFL players arrested in 2015 | PETA thanks Falcons for cutting Shembo That has the Falcons reconsidering their move to cut ties with the 23-year-old, who played in all 16 games as a rookie last season....

The Mark Zuckerberg-led site said in a blog this week that it was restricting publishers and citizens from “sharing or viewing Australian and international news content” in response to a new “media bargaining” law that reached parliament this week. However, several government and non-news pages were mistakenly silenced as the changes were being rolled out. Among the accounts was ACT Health—which provides residents with information about COVID—alongside the Bureau of Meteorology and Queensland Health....

The U.S. National Hurricane Center has predicted that Hurricane Ian could become a Category 4 hurricane before it reaches Florida’s shores, with potential winds of up to 130mph. As preparations are underway to brace for the hurricane, comments from President Joe Biden about hurricane preparedness made last year have garnered renewed attention. The Claim On Tuesday, Benny Johnson, host of The Benny Report on conservative network Newsmax, shared a video of President Joe Biden on Twitter urging people who live in states where hurricanes often occur to get vaccinated....

While Gaetz and his allies delayed McCarthy’s smooth ascension to House speaker, a series of concessions appeared to persuade him and the others, with changes allegedly around limits on spending and bigger committee roles for hardliners. But was there more behind why Gaetz changed his tune? Videos and stills shared on social media suggested that a word in his ear might have had a persuasive effect. The Claim A number of tweets and Reddit posts, shared starting Sunday, claimed that Florida Representative Matt Gaetz voted for Kevin McCarthy as House speaker after a conversation with a colleague whose face is obscured....

Since the invasion, many hypotheses have been floated, from the official line about preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to others by the war’s critics that involve oil and geopolitical interests. The complexity behind the rationale for the U.S. military operation has also triggered a variety of conspiracy theories. The Claim One such conspiracy theory has resurfaced recently on a Reddit post. The post, located in the conspiracy community on the platform, shows a picture of Iraq’s historical landmark, the Great Ziggurat of Ur....

Among them, old age, pre-existing illness and being overweight or obese lead the pack in increasing a person’s risk of hospitalization and even death. A recent report from the World Obesity Federation (WOF) unveiled new links between obesity and COVID-19 outcomes. The Claim Shortly after the WOF released its findings, conservative firebrand Jack Posobiec went on a tweeting spree, remarking that “studies have now shown that most of the virus deaths came from people who were overweight....

After the lighting strikes the tree, all four individuals fall to the ground within a few moments, seemingly unconscious, CCTV footage of the incident shows. But does the video show the individuals being killed by the lighting strike? The Claim The CCTV footage has gone viral in the past couple of days after being posted to Twitter on August 10, 2022. The tweet has since racked up more than 240,000 likes, and has been retweeted more than 65,000 times....

Rittenhouse, 19, killed two men and injured a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2019. He was acquitted of multiple charges including first-degree homicide at trial in 2021, a verdict that was both, slammed as an injustice for those who died, and hailed as a “moment of sanity.” Since his trial, Rittenhouse has become a poster child of right-wing media, further deepening the animosity felt by his detractors....

The island was a major U.S. Naval and Air Force base during World War II, and the Guam Organic Act of 1950 made Guam an unincorporated territory of the United States, transferring jurisdiction from the U.S. Navy to the Department of the Interior (DOI). Anyone born in Guam is automatically a U.S. citizen. The Claim While Twitter users were discussing Guam’s relationship with the U.S., writer and podcaster Ed Burmila tweeted about “Aerial Tylenol-mouse bombing” by the Pentagon in Guam....

The 78-year-old, who is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York, has been described as “scrupulously fair” following his appointment by Judge Aileen Cannon. Dearie will review documents seized in an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on August 8. He was one of the candidates suggested by the former president’s legal team and the Department of Justice (DOJ) did not object....

Born: May 30, 1980 in Whiston, England. CLUB CAREER: After coming through Liverpool’s youth academy, Gerrard made his first-team debut as an 18-year-old against Blackburn Rovers in November 1998. He scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool on Dec. 5, 1999 against Sheffield Wednesday at Anfield. Gerrard replaced defender Sami Hyypia as Liverpool captain in October 2003. He led the club to a famous Champions League final victory over Italian side AC Milan in Istanbul in 2005, which saw him win the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d’Or Bronze Award....

As Fairy Tail’s anime is set to return for an adaptation of the sequel manga, 100 Years Quest, now’s as good a time as ever to examine how Lucy’s magic works. RELATED: Why Black Clover’s Magic is Better Than Fairy Tail’s What are Celestial Spirits? The Celestial Spirits are powerful magical beings who inhabit their own separate world, the Celestial Spirit World. Each Celestial Spirit (except for the extremely powerful Celestial Spirit King) is named and modeled after a real constellation....

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The 31-year-old returned to the Stade Louis II this season after underwhelming loan spells with Manchester United and Chelsea and enjoyed a stellar 2016-17 campaign. Falcao scored 30 times in 43 appearances in all competitions to help Monaco win their first Ligue 1 title since 2000, while also firing them into the semi-finals of the Champions League. The striker is loving life at Monaco following his resurgence and hopes to remain at the club....

There may be several causes of facial masking, including a psychiatric disorder like schizophrenia that may limit affect and expression, or medication that may lead to a similar response. With Parkinson’s disease, the facial masking is typically caused by a progressive loss of motor control. This article explains why Parkinson’s disease may lead to facial masking and how it is treated. It will help you to learn more about symptoms that sometimes make it harder to interact with loved ones with the condition....

Sunday's kickoff is 4:05 p.m. ET in Arizona. The Colts are 7-3, the Cardinals 6-4 in an interconference clash. MORE: Full Week 12 scoreboard | SN’s picks | DraftStreet Challenge The game also is special because it pits Cardinals coach Bruce Arians against the team he led to the playoffs last season. Arians was Colts interim coach while Chuck Pagano had cancer treatment. His success was the ticket to taking over the Big Red....

Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have recently pushed back against what DeSantis has called “heavy-handed” COVID mandates, passing legislation to prohibit private employers from requiring vaccines and schools from requiring masks. The Claim George Papadopoulos, a former advisor to President Donald Trump and a conservative author, this week shared an article stating that Florida, which has resisted measures intended to curb the pandemic, is currently experiencing the lowest per capita COVID case rate in the U....

The Claim Instagram account @Historyinmemes, which has 683,000 followers at time of writing, posted a photograph of Elizabeth next to a loaf of sliced white bread—along with the claim she was older than it. Above the images, the text on the meme read: “Queen Elizabeth is literally older than sliced bread.” It then went on to claim: “Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the bread slicer in 1928, while Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926....