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Spooky season: Authorities investigating man selling durians online at Choa Chu Kang cemetery - AsiaOne

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 01:13 AM PDT

Spooky season: Authorities investigating man selling durians online at Choa Chu Kang cemetery - AsiaOne

With a weighing scale, a timer, and some durians, a daring merchant has been hawking his wares online at spooky spots around Singapore.

29-year-old Elvin Xie set up shop before a row of tombstones in Choa Chu Kang cemetery on June 17, pulled his face mask to his chin, and called for bids on Mao Shan Wang durians over Facebook Live.

He sold 10 durians for $600 that night, Lianhe Wanbao reported.

The unusual location soon drew ire from netizens, with some commenting that it was a disrespectful act while others pointed out possible breaches of public health measures. 

The video, recorded during phase 1 of Singapore's reopening, has racked up over 58,000 views and led Xie to explore other haunted locations.

Despite the negative comments online, he continued to auction durians at East Coast Park's Amber Beacon Tower on June 21. 

Now, the authorities are onto him.

The National Environment Agency and Singapore Food Agency have said that they are looking into the incidents.

A spokesman told the Chinese evening daily: "Members of the public cannot visit Choa Chu Kang cemetery from April 7 to June 18 unless they are attending funerals there."

The temporary Covid-19 regulations require people to stay home unless they're out for essential activities such as work, as well as wearing masks whenever they step out of their homes.

Anyone intending to sell food in public must obtain a permit from the Singapore Food Agency before doing so, the authorities added.

For the latest updates on the coronavirus, visit here.

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Indonesia's most volatile volcano spews ash and hot gas into the sky - The Telegraph

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 01:08 AM PDT

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  1. Indonesia's most volatile volcano spews ash and hot gas into the sky  The Telegraph
  2. Mount Merapi erupts twice, officials advise residents to be on alert - The Jakarta Post  Jakarta Post
  3. Volcanic Eruption At Indonesia's Mount Merapi Sends Ash 6 KM High  NDTV
  4. Merapi volcano (Central Java, Indonesia): powerful eruptions, emissions to 20000 ft  VolcanoDiscovery
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Dean Smith needs to change approach if Villa are to survive in the Premier League - The Top Flight

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:08 AM PDT

After today's defeat against Chelsea brought yet more questions surrounding Villa's tactics and setup, I believe the manager needs to change his ways.

Despite it being a narrow defeat, the game today showed Villa's lack of a plan when they are behind or chasing a game. One change in particular that I thought was questionable was bringing off Keinan Davis for Ally Samatta – a striker for a striker.

In fairness to Dean Smith, Villa were leading at this point in the game, but Davis was still feeding off scraps and was totally isolated at times playing against Chelsea's centre backs on his own with no support.

I think a more positive and beneficial move would have been to bring on Samatta to play with Davis, so there would be a little more help for Davis at the top end of the pitch, but that didn't happen and Chelsea scored 2 quick goals to win the game.

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A must-win game against Newcastle now awaits Villa, who lie in 19th place and who are 1 point off West Ham in 17th. In order to get the win against a resolute and tightly packed Newcastle outfit, Villa needs to get more bodies at the top end of the pitch and I believe a two-man attack is the way to go.

Smith has so far been stubborn in his belief that a 4-3-3 formation gets the best out of his squad, but it's clearly not working, and the lack of attacking prowess since the resumption of the Premier League only further backs up my argument. A scoreless game against Sheffield Utd and a scrappy goal from a set-piece today really doesn't point to a side who are doing everything right in attack.

I think a 4-3-1-2 set up could be the way forward for Villa, with the creative spark of Jack Grealish playing in behind a front two in "the hole". It's apparent that Grealish's best position is in the centre of the pitch, where he can get on the ball and influence the game.

The lack of wingers in this formation shouldn't be a concern as Villa aren't getting much output anyway from Anwar El-Ghazi, Trezeguet, or Grealish for that matter when he plays on the left-wing as he's currently doing.

The risks of changing to this formation outweigh any potential downsides it may have, as Smith can't just wait for something to change. He needs results quickly and hopefully, Villa can take Newcastle by surprise, much as they did to Burnley on New Years Day when Villa switched to 3-4-3 and won the game.

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The Big Bang Theory Actress Who Almost Played Amy Farrah Fowler - Screen Rant

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 11:48 PM PDT

A different The Big Bang Theory actress almost played the part of Amy Farrah Fowler portrayed by Mayim Bialik. Like Melissa Rauch, the one-time child star joined the CBS show halfway through the series' run. After her debut at the end of the season 3 finale as a potential romantic interest for Sheldon (Jim Parsons), she was immediately promoted to a series regular the next year, eventually becoming a significant member of the Pasadena gang. Had things pan out differently, however, Bialik may have not landed the part.

Boasting a Ph.D. degree in neuroscience, Bialik is the only member of The Big Bang Theory cast who has a real-life academic background that reflects her character's profession. That said, she's also not new in the world of sitcoms. Years before playing the research-obsessed scientist, the actress already made a name for herself by playing the titular character in NBC's Blossom from 1991 to 1995. Despite her impressive credentials, Bialik wasn't a sure cast by co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady.

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The Big Bang Theory held auditions to play the part of Amy, and one of those who tried for the part is Kate Micucci. The actress, singer, and comedian is known for her appearance in other shows playing Stephanie Gooch in Scrubs and Shelley in Raising Hope. On the big screen, she brought Clayface in The LEGO Batman Movie and Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo films to life. While she didn't land the role of Sheldon's love interest, Micucci still made it into The Big Bang Theory in season 6, debuting as Lucy, Raj's (Kunal Nayyar) socially-anxious girlfriend. The character was introduced in the episode "The Tangible Affection Proof" as one of the comic book customers for that year's singles-only Valentine's Day event. Lucy appeared for a total of 8 episodes spread throughout three seasons. She ultimately broke it up with Raj after she felt uncomfortable that he kept on insisting on introducing her to his friends.

Micucci played the jittery Lucy quite perfectly, and she effectively portrayed her other roles too, so it's interesting to speculate what Amy would've been like if Micucci had landed the part. Her impeccable comedic timing would have help her as a Big Bang Theory regular cast member — not to mention her musical talent, considering Sheldon's penchant for the "Soft Kitty" song. That said, since Micucci has yet to share the screen with Parsons, it's difficult to say what her dynamic with the actor would have been like. This is particularly important to the casting process because the chemistry between Amy and Sheldon ultimately determined how The Big Bang Theory moved forward with their romance.

In the end, The Big Bang Theory made the right casting choice, picking Bialik to play Amy. Over the years, the character incrementally developed to cater to Sheldon's barely changing ways without looking like she's being railroaded which the actress portrayed effectively. The viewers' continued investment in the couple's final arc as they worked to win a Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on Super Asymmetry in the final season also backs this idea up.

More: The Big Bang Theory: What Happened to Leslie Winkle

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Zidane 'bothered' by referee talk after Real Madrid win - Goal.com

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 11:42 PM PDT

Zinedine Zidane hit out at constant talk about refereeing decisions after Real Madrid moved top of La Liga with a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Sergio Ramos' penalty, for a foul on Vinicius Junior, put Madrid ahead before Adnan Januzaj had an effort ruled out for offside.

Moments later, Karim Benzema doubled Madrid's lead after a VAR check for a possible handball and Zidane's men held on despite Mikel Merino's late strike.

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Zidane is tired of all the talk about referees, saying his side deserved their win as they moved above Barcelona thanks to their superior head-to-head record.

"What bothers me is that in the end we only talk about the referees, it seems that we have not done anything on the field," the Madrid head coach told a news conference. 

"But we are not going to control the controversy. We won on the field and I think the victory is deserved."

Zidane added: "There is a penalty and I think that for the goal, Karim touches it with his shoulder.

"These are things of the referee and as always I do not get involved, he does his job and nothing else. I have to respect these things and think only about what we did.

"It is a deserved victory, which is the most important thing for us."

Madrid, who host Real Mallorca on Wednesday, have won three consecutive games since returning to action after the coronavirus-enforced break.

Zidane was satisfied to leave Anoeta with three points, with Madrid top of the table with eight La Liga games remaining.

"A win, three points at a difficult stadium. We had a complicated match to play until the end," he said.

"We were playing well, creating chances but this doesn't mean anything. We saw how complicated the last 10-15 minutes were.

"But the feeling I'm left with is the effort and the intensity and the attitude we had from the start. And in the end, we leave a difficult stadium with three points. It's a deserved victory."

Los Blancos lead La Liga based on a superior head-to-head record with Barcelona, who boast the same points but superior goal difference. 

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元AKBの秋元才加さん結婚 自身のツイッターで発表 - 朝日新聞デジタル

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 11:28 PM PDT

元AKBの秋元才加さん結婚 自身のツイッターで発表 - 朝日新聞デジタル

 元AKBメンバーで女優の秋元才加さん(31)が結婚したことを、22日に自身のツイッターで発表した。

 事務所によると相手は、ヒップホップアーティストのPUNPEEさん。秋元さんはツイッターで「この度私、秋元才加は6月20日に結婚致しました。今後も変わらず、精進して参ります。これからもどうぞ宜(よろ)しくお願い致します」と書いたほか、ウェディングドレスを着た秋元さんとみられる女性とPUNPEEさんとみられる男性が同じ車に乗っているイラストも添えた。PUNPEEさんも、ツイッターで同じイラストを載せている。

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Nintendo downshifts on mobile ambitions after Animal Crossing success - The Japan Times

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 10:44 PM PDT

Nintendo Co. is retreating from the $77 billion mobile gaming arena after disappointing results deflated once-lofty ambitions, ending a multiyear effort just as the market goes through an unprecedented boom sparked by the coronavirus.

President Shuntaro Furukawa proclaimed two years ago that smartphone games would be a $1 billion business with growth potential, building on his predecessor's promise that Nintendo would release two to three mobile titles each year. That spurred hopes among investors that the gaming powerhouse could carve out a substantial slice of the market. In May, however, the president adopted a markedly different tune, saying "We are not necessarily looking to continue releasing many new applications for the mobile market."

Nintendo's shares slid 4 percent the day after that remark. Close observers might have sensed Nintendo was growing disillusioned with the mobile realm even earlier. Its smartphone games project was born out of necessity to shore up the bottom line amid the Wii U's failure. Now, riding a surge in Switch popularity and investor confidence, the Kyoto-based company appears to have reassessed the mobile business and narrowed its focus to its own console ecosystem.

In the period from February through May, when other studios were posting record earnings during the virus lockdowns, Sensor Tower data showed marquee Nintendo titles like Super Mario Run plummeting by double digits. At the same time, Nintendo's own Animal Crossing: New Horizons had just become the quintessential haven from virus anxiety, powering the Switch console to new heights of popularity and pushing the company's share price to a 12-year high last week.

Mobile games are expected to make $77.2 billion this year, which would account for half of the overall video game industry's sales, according to research from Newzoo. But "since the release of Mario Kart Tour in fall 2019, Nintendo's mobile pipeline is empty," said Serkan Toto, a mobile games consultant in Tokyo. "In a sense, Nintendo's enormous success on console reduced the need and the pressure to put resources into mobile."

Most of the top-ranked mobile games adopt a freemium model wherein playing is free but gamers are pushed to spend on upgrades or mighty weapons to advance. That approach is coming under scrutiny with regulators clamping down on exploitative freemium mechanics that force players to pay to win. In Japan especially, gacha — a lottery system where gamers pay in hopes of scoring rare loot — invited controversy because of its addictive aspects.

Fearing that it would harm the brand equity of its franchises, Nintendo asked its mobile development partners not to force players to spend a lot in games, according to people at those companies, who asked not to be identified as the matter is private. A Nintendo spokesperson declined to comment.

Nintendo has tested various revenue models for its smartphone games, including one-time purchases for Super Mario Run and subscriptions for Mario Kart Tour. Both apps have fallen short of market expectations in terms of revenue, according to Kazunori Ito of Morningstar Research.

For the current fiscal year ending in March, Nintendo said it would focus on already-released mobile apps and doesn't foresee revenue from that business rising much. The company earned ¥51 billion from smartphone games and other licensing in fiscal 2019, up just 11 percent from the year-earlier period and still only half of the way to the objective that its president had once set.

Nintendo hasn't announced what apps it will release next, but the chief of its mobile development partner, DeNA Co. President Isao Moriyasu, has said not to expect new apps from it until near the end of the current fiscal year. That suggests a long wait until Nintendo's next smartphone game.

Ace Research Institute analyst Hideki Yasuda said that, in Japan especially, gacha remains the only lucrative business model in mobile games. But even if Nintendo were willing to go down that path, it would be unsuccessful, he added.

"You need an active long-running franchise with hundreds of attractive characters to make a good gacha game and then you'd need to keep adding new characters each month to retain players," Yasuda said. "Fire Emblem is the only Nintendo franchise capable of doing that."

Nintendo's peers offer clues as to why cracking the smartphone market isn't always straightforward.

Square Enix Holdings Co., whose Dragon Quest Walk has grown into a huge hit, has taken another route to maximizing game revenue. The publisher monetizes its franchises by making them popular on high-definition home consoles first and then steering players to smartphone apps and having them spend money there — not just once, but repeatedly. It has so far released more than a dozen Dragon Quest mobile apps and more than three dozen Final Fantasy games for phones, showing the scale of investment required. Both franchises have legions of characters and by releasing multiple titles from each set of lore, the company prompts players to keep spending to obtain their favorite heroes for each game.

Nintendo's Animal Crossing mobile app saw a 45 percent uptick in earnings as the Switch game was released, per Sensor Tower's data, but the company doesn't find the Square Enix model appealing. Unlike game studios who have to pay a platform fee whether on console or mobile, Nintendo has a strong incentive to focus all gamer spending on its own platform, where it doesn't have to share revenue. Its goal is to send customers from smartphones to consoles, not the other way around.

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation unit has also struggled to penetrate the mobile gaming arena. It has a smartphone division called ForwardWorks Corp., which has released eight games mostly based on inactive PlayStation franchises that have failed to gain traction without cross-promotion.

Nintendo's dimmed enthusiasm for smartphone games is driven not only by disappointing revenues and unsatisfying monetization options but also by the limitations of the platform. The company believes its franchises shine brightest when coupled with designed-by-Nintendo controllers and it's never been fully comfortable with the touchscreen-only interface of a phone.

"New smartphone games will come, but it's very likely these will be just alibi releases to appease shareholders," said Toto.

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「鬼滅の刃」21巻の表紙を初公開! 共に生きる珠世と愈史郎が登場 - GAME Watch

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 10:27 PM PDT

「鬼滅の刃」21巻の表紙を初公開! 共に生きる珠世と愈史郎が登場 - GAME Watch

 集英社は、漫画「鬼滅の刃」21巻の表紙イラストを公開した。7月3日発売予定。

 最新刊21巻では、因縁の仇敵との決戦がついに開幕する。表紙には、鬼でありながら鬼に仇なし。人喰わずの鬼として共に生きる珠世と愈史郎が登場する。

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JSU viral star 'Snacks' wins ESPY award for Can't Stop Watching Moment of the Year - WTOK

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 09:47 PM PDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Local legend 'Snacks' has won an ESPY!

Thomas 'Snacks' Lee was nominated for this year's Can't-Stop-Watching Moment due to his awesome 3-pointer at a JSU game in March.

This marks the first ESPY award for Jackson State University Athletics.

The video of the shot would soon go viral, with ESPN, Bleacher Report and Highlights all picking it up.

'Snacks' was even invited on the Today Show with Hoda & Jenna to discuss the moment.

"Despite numerous obstacles, God has continued to bless me," 'Snacks' wrote in a tweet today. "I am honored to be nominated for the ESPY for Can't-Stop -Watching Moment of the year. It would be an honor to receive this award, Let's make history!"

'Snacks' posted his reaction to winning an ESPY on Twitter.

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Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Bayern offer £36m for Sane - Goal.com

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 09:42 PM PDT

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he may have to sell before he can bring in the central defender he wants, casting fresh doubts over the future of John Stones.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down football in March, the City boss was looking at bringing in one, or possibly even two new centre backs when the end-of-season transfer window opened in a bid to freshen up a squad that has struggled to maintain a challenge on leaders Liverpool.

Following the departure of captain Vincent Kompany in the summer of 2019 and a failure to replace him coupled with a long-term injury to Aymeric Laporte, City's weaknesses at the back have been left exposed.

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ミキ昂生退院「今日から仕事復帰 唐揚げ食べたい」 - ニッカンスポーツ

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 09:27 PM PDT

ミキ昂生退院「今日から仕事復帰 唐揚げ食べたい」 - ニッカンスポーツ

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結腸炎のため、14日に入院し休業すると発表していた、人気兄弟コンビ「ミキ」の兄昂生(34)が22日、ツイッターで退院し、同日から仕事に復帰すると報告した。

「無事退院しまして、今日から仕事復帰させていただきます!! ご心配、ご迷惑をおかけしました皆様、すいませんでした」

所属の吉本興業によると、昂生は14日早朝、腹痛と発熱を訴え、病院を受診し、検査を受けたところ、結腸炎との診断が出たという。治療と経過観察のため、数日間の入院が必要との診断で、この日に出演予定だった2公演をキャンセル。「ミキ×からし蓮根のトーク60分」と「上方漫才協会大賞 大賞受賞者5組集結 全国ツアーinよしもと漫才劇場」の2公演について、出演を取りやめていた。昂生も同日、ツイッターで「おなかが痛くて、今大きい声は出せませんが、また元気に漫才ができるように少しお休みさせていただきます」と報告していた。

昂生は「早く漫才したいけど、それより早く唐揚げ食べたい!! 亜生ちゃん、お待たせ!!」と弟の亜生に呼び掛けた。

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元AKB48・秋元才加さん、ラッパーのPUNPEEさんと結婚…「今後も精進」 - 読売新聞

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 09:27 PM PDT

元AKB48・秋元才加さん、ラッパーのPUNPEEさんと結婚…「今後も精進」 - 読売新聞

 アイドルグループ「AKB48」の元メンバーで、女優の秋元才加(さやか)さん(31)がラッパーのPUNPEE(パンピー)さんと20日に結婚した。秋元さんの所属事務所が22日、明らかにした。秋元さんは自身のツイッターで、「今後も変わらず、精進して参ります」とコメントした。

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ミキ昴生・退院&仕事復帰を報告「早く唐揚げ食べたい!」 14日から結腸炎で入院(オリコン) - Yahoo!ニュース

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 08:57 PM PDT

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  1. ミキ昴生・退院&仕事復帰を報告「早く唐揚げ食べたい!」 14日から結腸炎で入院(オリコン)  Yahoo!ニュース
  2. 人気お笑いコンビのぺこぱとミキが『ネプリーグ』に参戦!松蔭寺は「自分を出しすぎた」と反省  マイナビニュース
  3. 「ミキ」昴生 退院を報告「亜生ちゃん、お待たせ!!」  auone.jp
  4. ミキ昂生退院「今日から仕事復帰 唐揚げ食べたい」  ニッカンスポーツ
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Zidane 'bothered' by referee talk after Real Madrid win - Goal

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 08:42 PM PDT

Zinedine Zidane hit out at constant talk about refereeing decisions after Real Madrid moved top of La Liga with a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Sergio Ramos' penalty, for a foul on Vinicius Junior, put Madrid ahead before Adnan Januzaj had an effort ruled out for offside.

Moments later, Karim Benzema doubled Madrid's lead after a VAR check for a possible handball and Zidane's men held on despite Mikel Merino's late strike.

Zidane is tired of all the talk about referees, saying his side deserved their win as they moved above Barcelona thanks to their superior head-to-head record.

"What bothers me is that in the end we only talk about the referees, it seems that we have not done anything on the field," the Madrid head coach told a news conference. 

"But we are not going to control the controversy. We won on the field and I think the victory is deserved."

Zidane added: "There is a penalty and I think that for the goal, Karim touches it with his shoulder.

"These are things of the referee and as always I do not get involved, he does his job and nothing else. I have to respect these things and think only about what we did.

"It is a deserved victory, which is the most important thing for us."

Madrid, who host Real Mallorca on Wednesday, have won three consecutive games since returning to action after the coronavirus-enforced break.

Zidane was satisfied to leave Anoeta with three points, with Madrid top of the table with eight La Liga games remaining.

"A win, three points at a difficult stadium. We had a complicated match to play until the end," he said.

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"We were playing well, creating chances but this doesn't mean anything. We saw how complicated the last 10-15 minutes were.

"But the feeling I'm left with is the effort and the intensity and the attitude we had from the start. And in the end, we leave a difficult stadium with three points. It's a deserved victory."

Los Blancos lead La Liga based on a superior head-to-head record with Barcelona, who boast the same points but superior goal difference. 

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Actress Rasika Dugal enrolls in an online music class - India New England

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 07:48 PM PDT

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Mumbai–Actress Rasika Dugal has enrolled in an online music class, and says learning how to sing is like learning a new language.

"I have always enjoyed singing, even though I am not particularly good at it. Whenever I have had spare time, I join a music class," Rasika said.

"I have always been in complete awe of singers, particularly actor-singers or singer-actors. I have often been so moved by their talent that I have cried through most musicals I have watched. Learning how to sing is like learning a new language. It requires complete attention and focus, and every small learning comes with so much joy. I feel like a child going to school," she added.

As she continues to spend time indoors amid the COVID-19 crisis, Rasika has been honing her singing acumen. She is taking online singing lessons by singer Pranita Deshpande. (IANS)

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Christian Pulisic goal for Chelsea 'inspiration' in fightback win - Frank Lampard - ESPN

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 07:42 PM PDT

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard praised Christian Pulisic, as the American forward scored an equaliser five minutes after coming off the bench to help his team earn a 2-1 comeback win at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.

Pulisic levelled on the hour after Kortney Hause had given Villa a 43rd minute lead, and Frenchman Olivier Giroud netted the winner two minutes later, tightening Chelsea's grip on fourth place.

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Lampard also singled out midfielder Ross Barkley and right-back Cesar Azpilicueta, who set up both Chelsea goals -- one with a superb cross from his flank, and the other with a sublime pass to Giroud from the opposite side.

"The individuals who make the difference should always take all the credit, so with Christian and Ross Barkley, who came on at the same time, they're both players who have trained well and had cases to start this game," said Lampard.

"We knew that fitness would play a part, so the idea of bringing on Christian and Ross early in the second half was always something that was in my mind.

"The way it was going, we needed a bit of inspiration, and Christian gave it with his goal. I thought Ross did really well, too. I keep saying to the players how important subs could be in this period, and they showed that."

"I thought Azpi was really good in the game. Obviously, he delivers the ball for Christian's goal and got really high up in areas."

The result left Chelsea on course for a Champions League berth next season, five points ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United and sixth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Lampard praising his team's character.

"We showed great character and quality in the second half to win the game, so I'm pleased. I thought we moved the ball pretty well for most of the game and dominated possession clearly."

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Fortune aiming to become Manchester United manager - Goal

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 07:42 PM PDT

Former Manchester United player Quinton Fortune has set his sights on one day becoming manager at Old Trafford.

A utility player in his playing days, the ex-South Africa international moved to the Red Devils in 1999 and spent the next seven years at the club, playing 76 times and scoring five goals in the Premier League.

After hanging up his boots after a career that started in Tottenham's youth system before making a move to Mallorca and Atletico Madrid, he has earned his coaching badges but does not have any experience as a first-team manager.

Undeterred, the 43-year-old wants the top job at Old Trafford one day as he identified his main ambition.

"I thought about that question yesterday for some reason and my first thought was to become the manager of Manchester United," he told the Manchester United podcast.

"That's my dream. Of course, I'm starting now with the Under-23s and I'm learning a lot and I want to learn as much as possible because management changes so much in the game today.

"Look, I [may] have to go out and learn somewhere else and become a manager. But the dream, the ultimate dream, is to come back and be the manager of Manchester United. From what I've been through, I'm going for the highest level."

While the issue of institutional racism has been thrust into the public conscious in recent weeks , with critics pointing out just four of England's 92 clubs are managed by a black man, Fortune wants to be given a role because of his qualities and not because of his race.

"I want to be given the job because of my ability," said the 43-year-old Fortune. "I want to always be judged because of my character and what I can bring to the team, not because of the colour of my skin.

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"When you look at the game, you see a lot of black players but why are there not many black managers? I don't know what the reason is. I think if I go too deep into that it will block my way of thinking.

"I like to think I am going to work as hard as I can, get all my qualifications, prepare myself and not let that barrier stop me. And if there is a system put in place, great, but regardless of that I'm going to go and work anyway."

Manchester United recently returned to action with a 1-1 draw against Tottenham and next face Sheffield United in the Premier League on Wednesday. 

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「ドキュメンタル」シーズン8が8月に一挙配信、松本「涙出たわ、ホンマに」(コメントあり) - ナタリー

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 06:57 PM PDT

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Viral video shows apparent chokehold arrest in Queens; NYPD officer suspended without pay - WPIX 11 New York

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 06:47 PM PDT

FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens — Viral video appears to show an NYPD officer holding a man in a chokehold on the boardwalk in Far Rockaway.

An NYPD officer involved in the arrest was suspended without pay Sunday night, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said.

"While a full investigation is still underway, there is no question in my mind that this immediate action is necessary," he said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was the fastest he'd ever seen the NYPD discipline an officer.

"This is how it needs to be," he said.

Four officers were on top of the man and one officer had his arm wrapped around the man. The officer got up after another officer tapped him on the back and appeared to pull at the back of his shirt. Lori Zeno, the man's attorney, said she thinks her client would have been choked to death if the officer hadn't been stopped.

"The officer who intervened to stop his colleague did exactly the right thing. I commend him," de Blasio said. "That is what we need to see from all our officers."

After the video surfaced, an NYPD spokesperson said it was being taken "extremely seriously" and that there was an active investigation underway by the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Police got a call for a man being disorderly on the boardwalk near Beach 113th Street on Sunday morning, officials said. Officers said he was acting erratically when they arrived and resisted when they tried to take him into custody.

Body camera video from the NYPD shows a lengthy interaction between police and men on the boardwalk before the start of the viral arrest video.

"Oh man, this is fun," an officer can be heard saying.

The three pedestrians continue talking to police.

"Touch any of my boys and you are dead," the man who was eventually put into an apparent chokehold said.

One of the other pedestrians chastised the man, saying he doesn't disrespect police.

About 10 minutes after the confrontation began, police took down the man who'd threatened him. It appears he may he have taken something from a recycling bin right beforehand.

"Stop choking him! Stop choking him! Let him go," the other pedestrians screamed.

After being put in an apparent chokehold, the man was walked to an NYPD vehicle where he told police has was bipolar.

While still on the boardwalk, bystanders confronted police.

"He grabbed something and squared off and was gonna hit my officer who's standing over there," an officer can be heard saying. "That's when everything changed. The minute I saw him flex on him, that's when he goes down because we don't get hurt."

The man was treated at a local hospital, police said. Zeno said he was a visible wound on the back of this head.

Charges against the man are pending, police said. It's not clear what the NYPD intends to charge him with, but the man's attorney said it's the suspended police officer who should be charged.

"He's an idiot and he's a bad cop and he needs to go," Zeno said. "He needs to get fired and needs to get prosecuted."

Mayoral spokesperson Freddi Goldstein called the video "very concerning."

"We're glad the NYPD is immediately launching an investigation to get to the bottom of what happened," she said.

Just days ago amid ongoing protests over police brutality, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed several police accountability measures into law, including a ban on police chokeholds. The NYPD banned chokeholds in the 1990s.

Warning: Video of the incident may be disturbing to some. Police also shared body camera video.

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Car being pursued by Swansea police officer hits mobile home after crash - swlexledger.com

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 06:44 PM PDT

Swansea, SC (Paul Kirby) – A man has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes after leading a Swansea police sergeant on a high-speed pursuit Saturday afternoon. Benjamin Whitaker, 47, lost control of the car he was driving while trying to turn onto a dirt road at high-speed and slammed underneath a mobile home ending the chase.

 

According to the Swansea sergeant, Whitaker was driving a Chrysler on I.W. Hutto Road in Swansea when he first ran its licenses plate. That car was reported as stolen out of Lexington County. Instead of yielding to the officer's warning devices when activated, Whitaker sped away at a high rate of speed. Swansea's officer gave pursuit in his Pursuit Package equipped Dodge Charger.

 

The two speeding vehicles made their way out of town and eventually ended up on Happy Town Road headed toward Gaston. Whitaker attempted to turn left onto Graybar Road at speeds in excess of 80 miles-per-hour when he lost control of the stolen car, ran through a broad yard, and struck a singlewide mobile home knocking its entrance steps upside down in the yard. Because of the height of the home, Whitaker's speed propelled him further under the home until the front post of the passenger door brought it to a stop. The car was totaled in the collision with the home.

 

Swansea's police officer, who is expertly trained in pursuit driving, came to a controlled stop in home's yard, approached the crashed car, but notice it was smoking like it might catch fire. He notified his dispatch center who sent help from the Lexington County Fire Service and EMS. Both responded and checked out Whitaker and the smoking vehicle. Once it was established that the car wasn't going to burst into flames and Whitaker wasn't seriously injured, he was placed under arrest.

 

According to the Swansea Police Department, Whitaker has been charged with receiving stolen goods valued at less than $2,000, failure to stop for blue lights, operating an uninsured vehicle, driving under suspension second offense, simple possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.   

 

He was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center where he remained Sunday afternoon. His bond amount had either not been set or has not been released as of 1:45 p.m. on Father's Day, Sunday, June 21, 2020.    

 

 

 

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日曜劇場『半沢直樹』放送日決定!エンターテインメントで日本に元気を! - ジェイタメ

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 06:34 PM PDT

TBSが、新型コロナウイルス感染症拡大防止のため休止していた撮影を段階的に再開。そしてこのたび、延期となっていた日曜劇場『半沢直樹』の放送日程が決定し、21日に放送された特別映像にて、その詳細が発表された。日曜劇場『半沢直樹』は、7月19日(日)よる9時からの放送が決定。初回は25分拡大スペシャルにて放送する。

本作は池井戸潤氏の「半沢直樹」シリーズから、「ロスジェネの逆襲」と「銀翼のイカロス」(ダイヤモンド社/講談社文庫)を原作としている。前作では「やられたらやり返す。倍返しだ!」の決めゼリフが社会現象になるほどの熱演を見せた堺雅人扮する半沢直樹が、新シリーズに帰ってくる。果たして半沢は、出向先でも次々に発生するトラブルを乗り越え、理不尽な要求を突き付ける相手に「倍返し」出来るのか? 新たな『半沢直樹』に、注目だ。

■作品概要
「半沢直樹、東京セントラル証券への出向を命ず――」 東京中央銀行のバンカー・半沢直樹が、銀行内で行われていた数々の不正を明らかにするも、まさかの子会社への出向を命じられるという衝撃の展開で最終回を終えた前作。今作では、東京セントラル証券で営業企画部長となった半沢に巻き起こる事件を描く。
あるとき、東京セントラル証券に大型案件が舞い込む。それは、ある大手IT企業による敵対的買収で、株式取得に掛かる費用はなんと1500億円以上。東京セントラル証券にとって、かつてない規模の案件だった。そして、これが新たな銀行との戦いの始まりになるとは、この時の半沢は知る由もなかった――。
果たして半沢は、出向先でも次々に発生するトラブルを乗り越え、理不尽な要求を突き付ける相手に「倍返し」出来るのか!? 型破りのバンカー、半沢直樹の新たな伝説が、令和の歴史に刻まれる!!

■番組概要
[番組名] 日曜劇場『半沢直樹』
[放送日時] 7月19日スタート 毎週日曜よる9:00~9:54 (※初回は25分拡大 よる9:00~10:19)
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霜降り明星・せいや、Zoom飲みで「ファン女性にセクハラ」報道に吉本が猛抗議!? 「法的措置」で全面戦争か - サイゾーウーマン

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 "お笑い第七世代"として活躍中の霜降り明星・せいやについて、「週刊文春」(文藝春秋)のニュースサイト「文春オンライン」が6月18日、ファン女性とのオンライン飲み会で"自慰行為"を見せつけたと報道。せいやの所属事務所・吉本興業は「『文春』へ抗議を検討している」(一般紙記者)とあって、マスコミ間でさらなる注目を集めているという。

「『文春』の記事によると、せいやはSNSでファンの女性にDM(ダイレクトメッセージ)を送り、ウェブ会議ツールの『Zoom』を利用したオンライン飲み会に女性を誘ったそう。通話中、せいやは"セクハラ発言"を連発した揚げ句、下半身を露出し、自慰行為を行ったそうです。記事の中では女性が証拠として残していた通信中のスクリーンショットも公開され、せいやにとっては猛烈に恥ずかしい報道となってしまいました」(芸能ライター)

 記者の直撃取材を受けたせいやは、女性の告発に驚き、「ハニートラップ」を主張していたものの、報道翌日の19日朝、金曜レギュラーを務めている子ども向け朝番組『おはスタ』(テレビ東京系)の生出演は見送られた。

「しかし、記事は女性側の証言のみで構成されているため、せいやの『ハニートラップ』という言い分も否定しきれず、ネット上には『せいやも調子に乗りすぎたんだろうけど、ハメられた可能性は高そう』『文春もやりすぎじゃない?』といった同情の声も少なくありません」(同)

 そんな中、吉本はこの報道に対し「法的措置を取ります」と説明しているという。

「せいやは、周囲にも一貫して『お互い同意の上での行為だった』『それでいて売られたのなら、ハニートラップでしかない』と、『文春』報道を強く否定しているといいます。さらに、実は女性側もこんな形での記事化は望んでいなかったらしく、『文春が暴走した』と感じているようなのです。吉本としても『看過できない』と判断したのでしょう」(同)

 吉本は、すでに具体的な手続きに入っているとの話もあり、今後、「文春」との全面戦争に発展する可能性もありそうだ。

「ただ、日本を代表する大手芸能事務所と出版社の"戦いの火蓋"が切られるきっかけが、若手芸人の"自慰行為写真"だったということを考えると、なんとも滑稽な話です」(同)

 こうなってしまった以上、関係者一同、壮大な"オチ"に期待するしかないということなのだろうか。続報に注目が集まる。

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 女優の秋元才加(31)が22日、ラッパーのPUNPEE(36)と20日に結婚したことを発表した。

 秋元とPUNPEEはツイッターに共通の"ウェディングイラスト"を投稿。秋元は「おはようございます。この度私、秋元才加は6月20日に結婚致しました。今後も変わらず、精進して参ります。これからもどうぞ宜しくお願い致します」と伝えた。PUNPEEも「Thanks a lottttttt!!!!!!!P」と投稿している。

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 秋元はアイドルグループ・AKB48のメンバーとして活躍し、13年8月に卒業。女優としても、 テレビドラマ『サラリーマン金太郎2』『名探偵コナン 工藤新一への挑戦状』、 映画『ウルトラマンサーガ』など多くの作品に出演している。

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Eve Hewson is a wonderful actress but she picks some strange shows - The Irish Times

Posted: 21 Jun 2020 05:48 PM PDT

Eve Hewson is a wonderful actress but goodness she picks strange projects. Hewson – it is for the time being necessary to point out that she is the second child of Bono and Ali Hewson – was launched upon the screen via Steven Soderbergh's ghoulish hospital drama The Knick. It was cruel and grim – a slowburn horror movie disguised as prestige TV.

The Luminaries (BBC One, Sunday), adapted from Eleanor Catton's 2013 Booker-winning historical epic of the same name, is even weirder. Which is saying something considering The Knick ended with a doctor conducting experimental surgery on his own brain. 

What would it feel like to have someone conduct experimental surgery on your brain? A bit like sitting through the first episode of The Luminaries, I would imagine: confusing, grim and with many deathly dull interludes. Your vision might well turn bleary, too. This is an effect The Luminaries replicates by having key scenes take place in a void of inky blackness so that it is impossible to work out what is happening. 

Hewson is fantastic as Anna Wetherell, a Dubliner (I think) newly arrived on New Zealand's South Island during the country's Goldrush of the 1860s. So it's a shame Catton, adapting her own novel, doesn't give the plucky lead a great deal to do beyond looking baffled and upset (you will soon empathise). 

There has been a murder – though, because so much of The Luminaries occurs after sundown, it's hard to work out who has been killed, or even that someone has died in the first place. Still, it eventually transpires that Anna, a sex worker and opium user, is the chief suspect and so has been thrown in the clink. 

Her back story, such as it is, is filled in via flashbacks and the first of six instalments pings bewilderingly between the two timelines. The earlier chronicles the illiterate Wetherell's arrival in Dunedin, when she falls into the orbit of creepy fortune teller Lydia Wells (Eva Green).

Wells is installed at the House of Many Wishes – a sort of mash-up of Twin Peaks' Red Room and one of those tented tea-houses from the Body and Soul area at Electric Picnic. And she is plainly up to no good.

Nonetheless, she persuades Anna to move in without the Irishwoman pausing to question her new friend's motives. So much for Anna's supposed street-wise streak, which The Luminaries has worked so hard to establish.   

There's a love interest (Himesh Patel, from Richard Curtis's Yesterday). He and Wetherell flirt en route to Dunedin. Thereafter they appear fated to pass like creaking ships in the night (given the lack of illumination, they probably wouldn't notice each other anyway).

The Luminaries is a joint production between the BBC and TV NZ, New Zealand's state television service. Apparently the mighty New Zealand television industry was capable of something at which RTÉ failed with Normal People: partnering with a bigger broadcaster to share its living culture with the wider world. Normal People was of course, and by contrast, commissioned in London, by the BBC. 

New Zealand's wild frontier days are wonderfully evoked and the scenery is of course gorgeous. The racism of the era is acknowledged with Chinese and Maori characters treated as subhuman. But the constant time jumps are disconcerting. As is the dreamy dialogue, which has a poetic lustre without ever threatening to make sense. 

Hewson is grounded and there's real heft to her performance. The Luminaries could very well turn her into a star. Yet there's little else to be said for a drama adrift in a fog of portentousness and seemingly content to leave the viewer flailing in shadows. 

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