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The stadium used to seat 80,000 people when it was first built, but now the capacity has been reduced to about 69,000 seats. Celebrated German architect Günter Behnisch, who is perhaps most famous for building the West German parliament at Bonn, designed the stadium with help from another celebrated architect and structural engineer, Frei Paul Otto. The design of the stadium was widely praised at the time of its unveiling and was considered ground-breaking....

Along with that reveal, it appears that the hard mode of the raid is no longer being called “Hard Mode” or “Heroic Mode” as it was in Destiny 1. It is instead referred to as “Prestige difficulty.” It’s likely to mean the same—modifiers such as higher-level, more frequent enemies—but it’s interesting that developer Bungie has changed the nomenclature of the raid’s harder difficulty in Destiny 2. Only small tidbits are known outside of the name for this raid....

It comes at a critical time, when Japan’s share of global exports is dropping. Elite manufacturers like Sony and Honda are moving plants overseas, leaving the domestic economy increasingly reliant on doddering farms, food services and construction companies. After more than a decade of recession, Japan was all but left out of the information-technology revolution. Now along comes DoCoMo, leading the world in mobile-Internet technology and poised to go global in what some see as the industry of the future....

The 22-year-old has taken a monster leap from Year 2 to Year 3, looking like a player who is aiming higher than just a Most Improved Player of the Year award or the first All-Star bid of his career. He is, of course, arguably the frontrunner for Most Improved and is well on his way to an All-Star nod, but Morant’s name was a part of even bigger conversations through the first couple weeks of the season....

Recently, LEGO has announced that it is releasing an Optimus Prime LEGO set based on the character from Transformers. Usually, Traveller’s Tales does not craft a LEGO game around an IP unless that series has LEGO sets already based on it. Now that LEGO is dipping its toes in the Transformers universe, it means it may be fair game for a full-fledged LEGO title based on the transforming aliens. This would serve as a brand-new IP for Traveller’s Tales and may be just what Transformers needs....

But Melvin Tuggle, a black Baltimore minister, thinks making Norplant available at Paquin is genocide. “One third of us are in jail and another third is killing us and now they’re taking away the babies,” he says. “If the community, the churches and our white brothers don’t stand up for us, there won’t be any of us left.” This week Tuggle and other black leaders say they’ll use a Baltimore city council hearing to protest plans to expand Norplant to schools throughout the city....

There’s an odd similarity between Far Cry 3’s Vaas and Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu in that regard; both have become immensely popular characters amongst fans, but in function spend much less time as the game’s main villain than expected. Vaas’ time as the main villain is undercut by an entire second act involving Hoyt, who many felt was a far inferior villain in direct comparison. Lady Dimitrescu experienced a similar treatment, as she’s the introductory villain of Resident Evil Village, a game that splits many of the game’s main antagonists into isolated chunks....

America no longer needs the Gillis W. Long hospital–known in medical circles and around these parts simply as “Carville.” Thanks to drugs that were tested on patients like the Harmons, leprosy–now called Hansen’s disease–is rare and treatable in the United States. In keeping with the times, Carville will soon be converted into a state boot camp for troubled teens. Roughly half its patients have left in recent months to re-enter society....

Back in November, The Outer Worlds had its first patch that fixed some quality of life issues like font size. Since then though, a bigger bug has arisen and the game’s QA lead Taylor Swope took to Twitter to explain just how difficult the whole process was. RELATED: The Outer Worlds: Best Weapon and Armor Mods Summed up, his 18-message tweet thread about the “My companions are dead” bug in The Outer Worlds, Swope explained how the bug occurring in the first place was perplexing because, quite simply, companions can’t die....

For many years now, Star Wars fans across the globe have celebrated May 4 as “Star Wars Day.” The day first started as an informal celebration event by fans online, but ever since Disney purchased the franchise, May 4 has exploded into a day dedicated to Star Wars festivities and announcements. With how much attention the celebration gets, the reveal of any Star Wars project on May 4 is sure to stir up a lot of excitement....

Diving in on Cesar Azpilicueta, Vardy chopped the Chelsea defender down with a reckless challenge prior to winning the spot-kick from Pepe Reina. The picture below appears to tell its own story with Vardy going studs up on Azpilicueta but he was not penalized by the referee, instead getting away with only a warning. Many on social media were indignant about the official’s leniency, with several calling for Vardy’s sending off....

There’s no use pretending otherwise. She doesn’t. “If I can draw you in a little because I’m familiar, then that’s great,” she told NEWSWEEK after she came back from her late February visit to the 26,000 residents of Oure Cassoni camp. “Because I know that at the end you’re not looking at me, you’re looking at them.” Well … “As long as [you] end up looking at them, that’s the point....

Longtime observers of the industry chuckled at the thought that this mid-30’s whiz kid would be able to somehow, some way, do something that no one had done in nearly two decades: Build a promotion that could be a legitimate alternative to WWE. Many thought that Khan would be a guppy in the ocean, in terms of the brutal world of pro wrestling. They figured that all the old sharks would just tear the kid apart, and that the industry as a whole would bleed him dry....

Once upon a time, the port-a-potties in the infield of Pimlico Race Course on Preakness day were lined up in long rows. At that same time, patrons could bring their own alcohol into the event, and they brought a lot of it. This led to one of the most infamous traditions in the history of day drinking, one that ended in 2009 — the “Running of the Urinals” at the Preakness....

The Mohun Bagan official said that they do not have any problem if foreigner’s were not allowed to play from the next season, and that it would also benefit Indian football, as majority of the clubs are dependent on players from abroad for their performance. To everyone’s surprise, their arch-rivals East Bengal FC, Pune FC, Bharat FC and most of the other clubs supported Mohun Bagan’s proposal. The AIFF could not proceed with the particular matter as it was not a part of agenda....

In an exclusive interview – powered by the Rajasthan Royals and Lifebuoy – with Indranil Basu on Sportskeeda’s Facebook page, Sanju Samson talked about how Shane Warne was one of the best in the business. Samson further stated that Warna is admired around the world and in the Royals camp as well. There was a competition between Shane Warne and Rahul Tewatia in the nets: Sanju Samson Rahul Tewatia was an exciting pick in the Rajasthan Royal’s squad this year....

Seniors who fear change can keep their fee-for-service coverage as it is now. GOP reformers insist, and they won’t be penalized with higher premiums or deductibles. (Wealthier people may be paying more in general under the Gingrich plan, but there will be no additional hike if they want to keep fee-for-service.) It’s the doctors and hospitals who will be taking the biggest hit. Republicans hope to save some 8200 billion over the next seven years by severely limiting the growth in doctor and hospital fees....

Groups are, for all intents and purposes, folders that allow users to compile a number of games in one place. Folders were a major part of the user interface in Nintendo’s 3DS handheld, and they’ve been requested on Switch for some time. It’s hard as ever to predict what Nintendo is planning and when, like the similarly surprising addition of Bluetooth audio connectivity to Switch in September 2021. Still, as nice as it may be for the console to add this late feature, it’s hard not to see how groups pale in comparison to their 3DS predecessor....

Now more info on the announcement has come to light, and it’s clearer than ever that we haven’t heard the last of Serah, Noel and Lightning. The “Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Saga: New Developments Presentation” is scheduled to take place on September 1st as part of the Anniversary Event – that much, we already knew. What we still don’t know is exactly what will be presented. It’s certainly feasible that the “Lightning Saga” refers to yet more Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC that will address the game’s notorious cliffhanger ending, though it appears equally likely that a whole new game is set to be unveiled....

Although the music in Life is Strange is powerful, it could do a lot more to be implemented in the game’s narratives. Life is Strange: True Colors seemed to be going that route with Alex and Gabe’s guitar, but it never came to play in a way that was central to the story. Because of how connected the series is to its soundtrack, it might make sense for the next game to tie the two together deeper by making its next soundtrack full of original music “written” by the game’s protagonist....