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Workers at the Parliament were seen erecting fences outside of the building Thursday. More police officers were also seen throughout the area, the Associated Press reported. The increase in preparations comes a day after Ottawa police began issuing leaflets to protesters with an ultimatum: leave immediately or be arrested. “The Ottawa Police Service wants to inform you that under provincial and federal legislation, you will face severe penalties if you do not cease further unlawful activity and remove your vehicle and/or property immediately from all unlawful protest sites,” wrote the police department in a news release directed at protesters....

Emma Spencer, a student at the University of Sydney, set up a range of cameras in the outback alongside a range of animal carcasses to study the progress of their impact upon the area at the Bush Heritage Australia’s Ethabuka Reserve, which stands several hundred miles south of the foot of Mount Isa. She was surprised by what her cameras managed to catch. “We’ve had this one [cat] come in and pretty much take out an entire 30-kilogram kangaroo, eating it all over a number of days,” Ms Spencer said....

The singer, who recently released his new album Superache, sang the song on Monday, July 18, at Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Following his performance, professionals in the industry shared their reactions—which were similar to the ones the Black Eyed Peas alumnus received in 2018 at the NBA All-Star game. “I don’t know who TF Conan Gray is but that was top 5 worst National Anthem renditions I’ve ever heard,” tweeted Patrick Sheldon, co-host of the “Bear Down Chicago” podcast....

In an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hawks CEO Steve Koonin on Sunday said the team plans to discipline general manager Danny Ferry for a separate “offensive and racist” remark he made during an internal scouting meeting earlier this year. According to Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Hawks held a conference call in early June to discuss free agent options. During that call, Ferry talked about free agent Luol Deng and referred to Deng as still “having some African in him....

Lucas is to join Benjamin Pavard in moving to Bayern for the start of next season as the Bavarian giants look to improve on a disappointing 2018-19 season under Niko Kovac. But having spent such a huge amount on the Atleti star - almost double the previous league record - what are Bayern getting for their money? With the help of Opta data, we take a look at how France international Lucas compares statistically to Europe’s other elite defenders....

Santa won’t be the only one checking and rechecking his list in the weeks ahead. Holiday cheer–not to mention the Dec. 31 deadline for chalking up tax deductions–makes this the homestretch in fund-raisers’ race to meet their annual goals. But all evidence points toward something less than a banner year. Some of this slippage is to be expected: during a recession, charitable donations usually drop by 1.1 percent, according to the American Association of Fundraising Counsel....

FICCI GOAL 2014 – India Football like last year it intends to be a platform to bring together senior decision makers and the who’s who of the Indian and international football industry to deliberate on profitable promotion and grassroots development of the sport in the country. Amongst the speakers will be Harshvardhan Neotia (Bengal Ambuja Neotia Group; & FICCI vice-president), Sanjiv Paul (Tata Metaliks; & Chairman, FICCI sports committee), Abhijit Sarkar (Sahara India Pariwar; & Co-Chairman, FICCI sports committee); Kushal Das (GS, AIFF), Wim Koevermans (India Football Team Coach), Rob Baan (TD, AIFF), Shaji Prabhakaran (FIFA Regional Development Officer), Grant Cornwell (Tottenham Hotspur Foundation), Shirish Kulkarni (DSK Shivajians; Liverpool International Football Academy), Vivek Sethia (India on Track & Arsenal Soccer Schools India), Rathindra Basu (IMG Media India), Siddharth Kedia (Ambit Pragma), Grenvielle Hopkinson (World Vision International), Abhijeet Barse (Slum Soccer), Priti Srivastava (Reliance Foundation), and Brian Suskiewicz (Coaches Across Continents)....

Giorgio Chiellini - Juventus (Italy) The Italian centre-back is at number 50 and is rated 84 in the game. He was rated 86 in FIFA 14 but since Juventus were knocked out very early from the Champions League and due to Italy’s disastrous campaign in the World Cup, his rating has been brought down. Andrea Pirlo - Juventus (Italy) Pirlo had a terrific season personally despite Italy’s failure in the World Cup, but since he is already 35 years old, the makers of the game haven’t rated him as high as they did in the previous edition (86)....

#50 - Giorgio Chiellini - Juventus (Italy) The Italian centre-back is at number 50 and is rated 84 in the game. He was rated 86 in FIFA 14 but since Juventus were knocked out very early from the Champions League and due to Italy’s disastrous campaign in the World Cup, his rating has been brought down. #49 - Andrea Pirlo - Juventus (Italy) Pirlo had a terrific season personally despite Italy’s failure in the World Cup, but since he is already 35 years old, the makers of the game haven’t rated him as high as they did in the previous edition (86)....

But when do you buy and when do you sell? On Black Friday, you’re unlikely to see discounts on card packs. Instead, EA commonly release special packs and lighting-round promotions in which a limited quantity of a certain type of pack is available, resulting in the market becoming flooded and the asking price for even the most popular players becoming greatly reduced. However, as with any market crash, knowing when to sell and when to buy is essential....

Without further ado, here are 5 legends EA Sports should add in FIFA 20: #5 – Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskas is easily the greatest Hungarian footballer ever. The former Real Madrid striker has an incredible scoring record but, surprisingly, he hasn’t been added to the game so far. In FIFA 20, he has to be added without fail. The striker is easily one of the best of all time but might not be as good as Ronaldo or Pele....

Playing in the Swiss team alongside Belinda Bencic, Federer inspired a whitewash of Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter on Sunday as the Swiss began their Group B campaign with a win. Federer breezed past Norrie in the first rubber, winning 6-1 6-1, before Bencic beat Boulter in two sets to clinch victory. After beating Norrie, Federer said: “This was a great start, but there is a long, long way to go here - and in Melbourne [for the Australian Open], obviously....

Federer will be aiming for a third successive Australian Open and looked in impressive touch in claiming a second Hopman Cup, winning all four of his singles matches as he prepared for the year’s first Grand Slam in Melbourne later this month. The 37-year-old used the Hopman Cup as his launching pad for winning the past two Australian Opens, the first of which in 2017 ended an almost five-year Grand Slam drought for Federer....

Federer, who announced his withdrawal from the May 28-June 11 claycourt major on Monday, said he felt he needed to avoid playing on clay this season to help prolong his career. “You know, he’s very smart in his decision-making… He knows what he’s doing,” 12-times major winner Djokovic told reporters. “Of course he’s aware he has much better chance to win big trophies on quicker surfaces.” Federer defied age and logic to win the Australian Open in January after a knee injury kept him out of tennis for six months, and followed that up with two more high-profile titles at Indian Wells and Miami....

The video, which was uploaded onto social media by Antonio Braswell, shows what appears to be the aftermath of an incident that took place in Leesburg. During the clip, which has been viewed more than 4.7 million on Twitter, a black FedEx employee is seen challenging a while male who is recording him on his cellphone, telling the customer “you didn’t have to come out here cussing me like that....

While the statement adds that there is no evidence so far that such interference has taken place in the 2020 campaign, the organizations say they are “vigilantly monitoring” the situation. “The U.S. government will defend our democracy and maintain transparency with the American public about our efforts. An informed public is a resilient public,” the statement said. After the 2016 election, in which Russia was accused of trying to prevent the election of Hillary Clinton by disseminating embarrassing information through WikiLeaks, social media influencing and other methods of interference, electoral transparency is apparently key to this election....

The memo said the Justice Department is committed to aggressively prosecuting passengers who assault crew members or other passengers, or otherwise endanger the safety of the flight, according to the Associated Press. Federal law bars passengers from interfering with the members of a flight crew, including assaulting, threatening or intimidating crew members. The memo comes after the Federal Aviation Administration announced earlier this month that 950 investigations have been launched into passenger behavior in 2021, the highest total since they started keeping track in 1995, with 37 cases referred to the FBI for potential criminal prosecution....

The Belgium international’s deal at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season and there has been no decisive breakthrough in talks with the club over an extension. Fellaini – who has struggled for game time in 2017-18 largely due to a knee ligament injury – came off the bench to score the winner against Arsenal on Sunday, after which manager Jose Mourinho claimed an agreement over fresh terms was “almost there”....

Imola will host the first Sprint race of the season. Teams will only have one free practice session to fine-tune their cars for the entire weekend. With forecasts indicating a high chance of rain throughout Friday, Ferrari have reportedly chosen not to bring a new upgrade. Instead, they will be trusting their current package to remain competitive. According to Motorsport Italia, the team decided not to “introduce more variables” into the mix during a single free practice session after running simulations at Maranello....

“Instead of using ‘fresh’ sperm from an anonymous donor to inseminate Mrs. Emmons during these procedures,” says the lawsuit, “Dr. Jones used his own ‘fresh’ sperm to artificially inseminate Plaintiff Mrs. Emmons.” “[Jones] explained that it would be like a medical student or a law student in the area that they would use,” Emmons-Boring told KDVR. Dr. Jones is accused of medical negligence, lack of informed consent, fraud and battery in the lawsuit, according to CBS News....