Since the United States stepped up efforts to crack down on drugs—with Nixon’s war on drugs, declared in 1971, and the creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration two years later—jail cells have been the landing pad for addicts. Between 2000 and 2006, the number of drug offenders in federal prison jumped 26 percent, to 93,751. An additional 250,000 are incarcerated in state facilities and thousands more sit in local jail cells....
Afghans close to the government fear that the standoff could seriously undermine Karzai’s tenuous legitimacy and throw Afghanistan into further chaos. The dispute could also complicate U.S. efforts to stamp out pockets of Al Qaeda and Taliban forces-efforts that have bogged down in recent weeks as the struggle for power and perks among warlords eclipses the U.S. war on terror. An Afghan intelligence official says Al Qaeda and Taliban warriors may be regrouping in Paktia province, which borders a sympathetic Pakistani region where many of them are believed to have fled....
Hopelessly outclassed, Yemen went into halftime down by three goals in Abu Dhabi on Monday night and Kocian’s players were out on their feet by the time substitute Saman Ghoddos volleyed home Iran’s fifth 12 minutes from time. “We have to live with this result but we have two more games to play and we can play better,” said the Slovakian, striking a defiant tone despite their Group D mugging....
Released on January 28, 2020, Warcraft 3: Reforged has had a rocky start. At one point boasting the title of “lowest user-rated game on Metacritic,” the modern remaster of 2002’s Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and its expansion pack Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne arrived without several key features as well as some questionable design decisions. The controversy surrounding the game was compounded by Blizzard’s choice to replace the client of the original Warcraft 3 entirely, forcing fans into what many considered an inferior product....
RELATED: Games To Play If You Like Warframe It can’t be helped. Some of the most powerful weapons in Warframeconsist of a healthy selection of these futuristic blunderbusses. Turns out shotguns are still superweapons in their own right as they occupy the top tiers of weapon rosters in the game. Make sure to sate Ordis’ closeted bloodlust by using these shotguns to vaporize the usual Tenno enemies. Updated February 16, 2022 by Sid Natividad: Frequent updates have come and gone, shaking up the current meta in Warframe yet shotguns still remain as popular as ever....
“As far as county cricket is concerned, I am going to play it again this year,” said Riaz soon after he signed the contract with the English club. He also added, “My priority is to play for the national team. I have signed with Surrey to play a couple of Twenty20 matches. As Pakistan will be busy playing in Bangladesh and then in Sri Lanka therefore my stint at Surrey will be very short....
Thomas, 45, said he contemplated driving off a cliff as he did not want it to be known he was infected with the virus that can lead to AIDS. Thomas, who played 100 times for his country, also revealed that blackmailers threatened to reveal his diagnosis before he made the announcement. “I’ve been living with this secret for years,” he told the Sunday Mirror. “I’ve felt shame and keeping such a big secret has taken its toll....
On Sunday (October 13), they will be taking on Ryan Giggs’ Wales side at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff. Wales have had issues with consistency and are currently placed in fourth position. Given the scheme of things in Group E, things can change drastically in the blink of an eye. Last Meeting between the sides Croatia and Wales engaged in an entertaining battle in June of this year, at the Stadion Gradski vrt at Osijek....
There were shootings in two Walmarts last weekend—one in Mississippi where two employees were killed on Tuesday, and the El Paso massacre on Saturday, in which 22 people were killed. Thomas Marshall is a Walmart employee in the e-commerce division in San Bruno, California, who felt he had enough of his company selling guns and ammunition, especially after a week of bloodshed in its stores. “Of all the gun tragedies, this hit the closest to home for a lot of us,” Marshall said in this CNN report....
Used games may be a persistent thorn in the side of publishers, but that discomfort looks set to continue as Walmart has now announced that they, too, will be looking to cut themselves a lucrative slice of the used games market. Walmart suggested the move into the market in an official press release, explaining that the company is “ready to shake up the marketplace and is taking aim at the $2 billion pre-owned video game opportunity....
Cyberwar can be deadly serious, though. During the war in Kosovo, hackers and spammers for the first time got involved in a big way, with assaults on rivals’ computer systems that enjoyed unprecedented successes. Three days after NATO began bombing Yugoslavia, Belgrade hackers flooded the alliance’s computers in Brussels with e-mails, carrying attached viruses; NATO was forced to take its headquarters computers offline overnight. Other Serb sympathizers hacked their way onto the White House’s official Web site, and after U....
Luckily for fans of the Warhammer franchise, the release of the Dawn of War 3 cinematic trailer has help assuage any fears regarding the series’ potential struggles to re-enter modern gaming. The already gorgeous trailer, however, becomes even more fascinating once it gets broken down into a series of screenshots, which Sega graciously provided today to emphasize just how much work has gone into making Dawn of War 3 a seriously gorgeous game....
The Terriers are just three points clear of the bottom three with six games left to play and face a trip to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. Wagner’s side have gone four games without a win but he says his team are capable of staying in the top flight. “I am confident we have everything to stay up - even if it will be difficult,” he told reporters....
There are a number of reasons for long wait time, but that doesn’t make it any less aggravating. Our waiting room survival activities are broken down into things that are enjoyable, practical, funny, or educational, with special tips on waiting with children. Finally, we will talk about why long wait times may occur, and why having to wait for a healthcare provider can actually be a good sign. Enjoyable Activities Instead of focusing on “losing” time, view your wait as an opportunity to do something you enjoy—something you wouldn’t ordinarily do in a normal workday....
It doesn’t get much clearer than that. But such is the public fascination with both Disney and the Superhighway that when the company even glances up the on-ramp, it is presumed – wrongly – to be gunning toward the hardware future. When the company announced this month that it would enter a development deal with Ameritech, BellSouth and Southwestern Bell to pursue opportunities in movies, home shopping, interactive videos and educational programming, industry wags smiled smugly and proclaimed that Disney had finally joined its competitors in the hardware traffic jam....
Hot Pickup: Jenrry Mejia, SP, Mets. Mejia is one young hurler that fantasy owners are starting to trust. The 24-year-old righty has throw 11.2 shutout innings in his past two starts and now has a 1.99 ERA and 3-0 record. However, as with any pitcher, you have to look deeper than the surface stats. Mejia has a 25:14 K-to-BB ratio in 22.2 innings – the first number is great, the latter is pretty terrible....
And it’s these basics that are under direct assault by Russia, in Ukraine and around the world. The knock-on effects of the war are leaving an untold number of people hungry and—as the seasons change—out in the cold. The first grain shipment in months left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday morning under a tentative deal between Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Ukraine supplies more than 11 percent of the world’s grain in normal times....
A Gareth Bale penalty secured a point for Rob Page’s side last time out, but defeat in this one could leave them needing a shock result against England in their last fixture if they are to progress to the knockout stages. For that reason, all three points feel like a must when they go up against an Iran side still reeling from a 6-2 thrashing at the hands of the Three Lions....
