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The Green Bay Packers held their ninth practice of training camp Sunday. The practice was moved inside the Don Hutson Center as storms hit the area.Here’s the good, bad and ugly — compiled from multiple reports — from practice No. 9.THE GOODWELCOME BACK: It was a big day as the Packers had several players return to practice, or practice for the first time this summer.The list of players included:• Tight end Tucker Kraft (knee)• Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (knee/PUP) • Offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele (knee) • Guard Aaron Banks (knee/rest) • Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt (ankle) • Running back Chris…

This is the premise of the new campaign, as written on the blog post announcing the update: As the battle-hardened Ranger, players survive a labyrinthine dimension where time folds back onto itself, creating a unique looping structure where each visit in the present reshapes the future. Collect runes to unlock previously sealed paths brimming with new routes, encounters and secrets, plus persistent health and ammunition upgrades throughout add a new layer of progression to Quake’s classic gameplay. The new maps have been added to the campaign list in the remastered version of Quake, and like that remaster, they’re available free…

..Slams ADC, threatens legal action over Adamawa candidate substitution By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has criticised the presidential candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, while also faulting the party’s handling of its Adamawa State governorship primary. Lawal made the remarks in a Facebook post on Sunday titled “Kachalla Series Three,” in which he alleged that the ADC replaced Engr. Umar Suleiman, whom he said won the party’s Adamawa governorship primary, with Tukur Moddibo. He attributed the alleged substitution to ethnic considerations and…

Milton Keynes has seen fly-tipping fall by more than a quarter over the past five years, but the city council believes “there is much more to do”.”Being a woman, I do have that bit of emotional attachment as well to the fact that I would like to see greener spaces and stronger communities.”She feels that responsible carriers often get “tarred with the same brush” as unauthorised companies, even though she is paying out for licences, insurances and tip fees.For McCluskey, the reward comes in the face of those who receive items that someone else has thrown away.”If you can see…

In the end, there was no debate. Demi Vollering went away and clear on the Col d’Èze, overlooking Nice, to win her second Tour de France Femmes from rival Kasia Niewiadoma, champion in 2024, by one minute and 18 seconds.The final and decisive attacks came on the narrow snaking climb of the Chemin du Vinaigrier, past swimming pools and art deco villas, where breakaway Isabella Holmgren was finally overhauled and ­Vollering and Niewiadoma yet again went head-to-head.The Polish rider’s last-ditch attack saw her replicate the efforts she had made on Mont Ventoux on Friday, but it was not enough to…

Years before they were onscreen buds in The Wrong Girls, Alia Shawkat and Kristen Stewart were jamming together as the titular rock “Queens of Noise” in 2010’s The Runaways. At a recent screening for their upcoming Dylan Meyer-written/directed Neon stoner comedy, which premieres Aug. 14 in theaters, Shawkat recalled they “were children” on the set of the Floria Sigismondi-helmed musical drama, which starred Stewart as Joan Jett. “You barely talked on that movie,” Stewart recalled to Shawkat in a video from the Q&A. Shawkt explained, “Yeah, I literally was not allowed to speak in that movie, because the character I…

Ahmed al-Jubouri and a close associate were arrested on charges of misusing contract funds in Saladin province.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026The former governor of Iraq’s Saladin province, Ahmed al-Jubouri, also known as Abu Mazen, has been arrested on corruption charges, Iraqi media say.Al-Jubouri was arrested in Baghdad on Saturday after allegedly embezzling funds from Saladin province contracts, a senior government source told the Iraqi News Agency said. The news was widely confirmed by other Iraqi media.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe politician served as governor of Saladin from 2013 to 2014, followed by a tenure as…

Number one ranked player in men’s tennis will miss the tournament due to a knee issue, he says via organisers.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury, the Italian has announced.“After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati,” he said in a statement posted on the ATP website on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“My right knee has been bothering me and even though we have…

Manchester United have reportedly opened talks with Leicester City over a potential deal for highly rated teenage midfielder Louis Page as Michael Carrick looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the new season. According to BBC Sport, Manchester United are actively working on a deal for the 18-year-old England U20 international, with negotiations between the two clubs understood to be ongoing. Page has emerged as one of the most promising young midfielders outside the Premier League and was named EFL Apprentice of the Year last season. Read Also: Man United seal £50m Andrey Santos deal from Chelsea United target Leicester…

Earlier this week, the Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff stranded near Farragut Bay after running out of fuel. But, according to tracking data reviewed by the Alaska Beacon and Halifax Shipping News, the closest vessel was actually Mark Zuckerberg’s super yacht, Launchpad.Michael Love, a passenger on the Wilderness Legacy, posted on Bluesky that the captain announced the Launchpad was closer, but “repeatedly refused to respond,” which was met with booing from the passengers. The AIS tracking (embedded below) seems to support that the Launchpad was closer to the vessel in trouble, but then stopped near the…