NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Michael Avenatti, a lawyer who gained fame by representing a porn star in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike. The verdict was returned Friday by a Manhattan federal jury after it deliberated charges of attempted extortion and honest services fraud in what …
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Why It’s Hard, But Not Impossible, to Make a Board Game About Climate Change
Game designer Elizabeth Hargrave helped jumpstart a tabletop revolution with Wingspan , an environmental board game about creating habitats for birds. Her upcoming release, Mariposas , has players guiding monarch butterflies on their migration. But there’s something unsettling lurking beneath the table. Advertisement “It’s easy to overlook butterflies and to just think, like, they’re always …
China announces biggest drop in new COVID-19 cases
Kindly Share This Story:China reported the biggest drop in new cases from the coronavirus outbreak in nearly a month on Thursday. The National Health Commission said that more than 74,500 people have now been infected nationwide by the virus, which first emerged in central Hubei province in December. The death toll jumped to 2,118 on …
Medical supply shortage addressed
Companies return from holiday to make masks, goggles, protecticve suits China is working to ramp up production of medical supplies and promote international purchasing to address a supply shortage as part of its broader drive to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, the country’s top industry regulator said on Sunday. Huang Libin, a spokesman for the …
Political ad spending rises, Facebook leads digital space
Political ad spending is surging for the U.S. election, with digital campaigns — led by Facebook — accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total, researchers said on Wednesday.A report by eMarketer predicted total campaign media spending jumping 63% from four years ago to $6.89 billion, attributing the rise to the “intensity” of the presidential race …
Mafia 3 Studio, 2K Silicon Valley Working On Unannounced Games
As part of Take-Two’s latest earnings report, the publisher revealed that two of its studios have been working on unannounced games that we’ll be hearing more about “in the coming months.”The first is from developer Hanger 13, the team behind 2016’s Mafia III. Take-Two president Karl Slatoff wouldn’t say what exactly the project is, only …
Dragon Quest: Your Story movie review – faithful to the charms of the grand dame of RPGs
Maybe it’s something to do with being wary about the optics of a man in his late thirties sitting on his own amidst a screenful of screaming six-year-olds, but this past weekend I couldn’t quite bring myself to see my beautiful blue boy’s debut on the big screen and instead watched another video game adaptation …
‘Division 2’ Update 1.16 Adds Episode 3 & Chameleon Exotic – Patch Notes
Google Assistant’s sweet advert with a husband asking the device to record memories of his late wife warms hearts during hotly anticipated $400million Super Bowl adverts as Bill Murray’s ‘Groundhog Day’ reprisal for Jeep gets the most plaudits
Advertisers have featured heartbreaking stories, cartoon characters and even recruited celebrities as they attempt to grab the public’s attention during this year’s $400million Super Bowl adverts. Google Assistant’s memory function, Jeep’s ‘Groundhog Day’ and Reese’s ‘how to take a break’ adverts are among the 77 companies to have created adverts for the all-important breaks. Presidential …
Disney Will Probably Censor Hamilton’s F-Bombs To Make A PG-13 Rating
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s popular Broadway musical Hamilton is coming to theatres in 2021, and it might feature some changes compared to the stage play. As we all know, Disney is a family friendly company, which poses a potential problem for Hamilton. The play features multiple instances of the F-word, which would presumably bump it up to …