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Some of the demonstrations in the city of Khabarovsk since July 10 following the arrest of the regional governor Sergei Furgal, and Putin’s appointment of Mikhail Degtyarev to replace him have attracted as many as 40,000 people. A poll by the independent Levada Center was conducted asking Russians to identify the politician they trusted the most. Respondents were given a list of 16 people, including Putin, and were asked to “name five or six politicians, or public figures, whom you trust the most....

Grozny’s eventual “fall” was inevitable. But Russian soldiers fighting there know that it hardly means the end of the war; hit-and-run guerrilla attacks are inevitable. The question is, what does acting president Vladimir Putin want to happen next? The presidential election is March 26, and though late last week Russia’s generals said their forces would take the war to the southern mountains, they also said that the effective conquest of Grozny meant some troops could go home....

RELATED: Rust: PVP Tips For New Console Players Players seeking to make some of the highest-tier weapons will likely be on the lookout for High Quality Metal, which is a fairly uncommon resource. There are thankfully a few ways to acquire some, though, whichever is the most efficient depends on a player’s current situation. How To Get High Quality Metal By Mining The most basic and straightforward way to gather High Quality Metal is to mine High Quality Metal Ore from a specific kind of stone node and smelt it in a furnace....

Set 153 to win, Proteas’ openers Quinton de Kock (47) and Reeza Hendricks (44) helped secure victory with 124 balls to spare, leaving Australia with plenty to ponder ahead of the second of the three-game series in Adelaide on Friday. The hosts came into the clash having lost 16 of their past 18 ODIs and with the reverberations of a ball-tampering scandal this year still hanging over them. Coach Justin Langer was hoping they could put a smile back on the faces of fans in their first game on home soil since the cheating row boiled over in March....

RELATED: Top Retro Indie Games That Will Make Players Feel Nostalgic For those who are behind in the anime, season nine will begin airing in 2023, making this game take place relatively close to the current canon. Ruby and her squad are summoned to aid in some monster activity in a nearby region. After dealing with an outbreak in town, four mysterious hunters show up, kicking off the narrative. That’s the basic setup for RWBY: Arrowfell, but how does it live up to the anime if at all?...

I'm not going to solve that centuries old brain teaser but I can tell you without any doubt that when it comes to NFL general managers and head coaches, what really matters is whose tenure expires first — and under what circumstances. Unless the two are on the same timeline, with their fates and futures tied at the hip, theirs is a marriage bound to fail. The best example of that is taking place in New York right now with the Jets....

Those drivers have proven themselves with victories at the stepping stones closest to Sprint Cup. That’s why Ryan Blaney and Ty Dillon top this list of Sprint Cup prospects. They have won at either the Nationwide or Truck level and have the support already of strong Cup organizations. But with so many drivers at different levels of racing, it’s tough to rank them. But here’s an attempt, with a look at the top 10 and others....

Christian Laettner and The Shot, Duke vs. Kentucky, 1992 East Regional final. There is no dispute. The greatest “moment” in tournament history, and the end of one of the greatest games in tournament history. N.C. State’s buzzer-beating win over Houston, 1983 championship game. We love our iconic moments in sports, and the image of Jim Valvano running around looking for somebody to hug after that game is hard to beat....

According to the first-year Miami coach, veteran journeyman Ryan Fitzpatrick has been the one to impress over second-year quarterback Josh Rosen as the team gears up for the preseason. “It’s pretty clear to me that Ryan Fitzpatrick is leading the way,” Flores said, via the team’s website. “He’s done that in a lot of areas, from leadership to production on the field to the meeting rooms to the walk-throughs. This is an ongoing competition, but right now he’s leading the way....

Opening ceremonies for the 2016 Ryder Cup aren’t until Thursday, but a brother of Team Europe’s Danny Willett fired off a tongue-in-cheek critique of Team USA — and more pointedly shredded American golf fans. MORE: Three reasons Team USA will win Columnist Pete Willett wrote, in part, on nationalclubgolfer.com: “For the Americans to stand a chance of winning, they need their baying mob of imbeciles to caress their egos every step of the way....

The clean sweep took everyone by surprise with so many world-class players paired on the European side, but U.S. captain Davis Love III proved he knew what he was doing all along. MORE: X Fourball competition was scheduled to begin about 1:30 p.m. ET at Hazeltine, which is located near the Twin Cities. The fourball schedule: — Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed vs. Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson— J.B. Holmes and Ryan Moore vs....

All-rounder Bryce Parsons will lead the home side which also features the likes of Luke Beaufort, Jonathan Bird and Gerald Coetzee. For Afghanistan, Farhan Zakhil will captain the team which has Abidullah Taniwal, Abid Mohammadi and Ibrahim Zadran in its ranks. Afghanistan have the calibre to upset the hosts but the chances of that happening are minimal. Here are a few Dream11 tips for the game between SA-U19 and AF-U19....

There’s a four-team playoff out there, and Florida State and Oregon appear the best bets for two spots. That leaves two spots, and there are two guys who want them. They happen to be the two best coaches and most-influential political figures in college football. Alabama’s Nick Saban and Ohio State’s Urban Meyer have dominated college football since 2003. Saban is 109-20 with four national championships between stops at LSU and Alabama....

Sachin had 664-run partnership of his own back in the day. Vinod Kambli (349) and Sachin Tendulkar (326) combined for 664 batting for Shardashram Vidyamandir in February 1988 during the Harris Shield tournament. He knows what it takes for a young kid in Mumbai struggling to attain his dream. Sachin would have to commute on crowded buses 4 times a day and wash his clothes twice a day in order to just make it to the practice ground....

Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday, he suggested that the radical solution will help youngsters easily adapt to conditions outside Asia. Although the logistics of his suggestion are one of the experts to ponder, it certainly would be interesting to see the impact it could have. Extra Cover: Hansie Cronje was the toughest bowler to face, says Sachin Tendulkar He went on to suggest that this could be achieved by playing both innings on adjacent surfaces which would provide contrasting challenges to the batsmen and the bowler who would have the exposure of playing in different conditions from an early age....

Tab Groups, new in Safari 15 on iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and the Mac, are barely more than the bookmarks folders we’ve all abandoned and ignored for years. But a single change makes them super-useful again. Now, these Tab Groups update themselves automatically, so you never have to save a bookmark, or delete one. And it improves Safari, big time. “Tab groups will let you better organize large numbers of open tabs....

The Indian football team is the only unbeaten side in the competition thus far. The Blue Tigers were placed in Group B alongside Sri Lanka and Maldives while Group A consisted of Nepal, Pakistan, hosts Bangladesh, and Bhutan. Ashique and Lallianzuala Chhangte scored a goal-a-piece in India’s 2-0 win over Sri Lanka. The scoreline could have been much more favourable for the Blue Tigers in this match but there were just too many chances that were squandered in the final third....

In the interview. the London Olympics bronze medallist revealed that December 16 was the only date possible for their wedding. “I will get busy with the Premier Badminton League from December 20 and then qualifiers for the Tokyo Games will begin. So this was the only date that we had to get married.” Saina and Kashyap have been training under the guidance of Pullela Gopichand since 2005. While the announcement of their relationship only a month old, the two have been dating for more than 10 years....

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that six NCAA officials have visited St. Louis. Viverito told the newspaper he felt good about the way it went. Eight finalists are competing for NCAA Final Four sites for 2017 through 2020. St. Louis is probably an underdog considering that the other cities have new stadiums. They are Indianapolis, Atlanta, New Orleans, Minnesota, Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix.

Drew Brees, on the other hand, is a future Hall of Fame quarterback. While the talent difference between these two QBs is evident, Saints defensive end Cam Jordan really wanted to drive the point home with comments made on SiriusXM NFL Radio. Harsh, but he’s not wrong. Practicing against a quarterback like Brees every day will only help you improve. As for Bortles, he’s got a ways to go before he’s improved....