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Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Stuart Dallas, left, celebrates with Ezgjan Alioski after scoring Leeds United's first goal during the Premier League match against Manchester City, at Etihad Stadium, on Saturday. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City slumped to a shock 2-1 home defeat against 10-man Leeds United on Saturday, with two-goal Stuart Dallas scoring the winner in stoppage time. Pep Guardiola fielded a much-changed City side, which struggled to get going in the first half, Leeds taking a surprise lead in the 42nd minute when full-back Dallas drove the ball home off the post with the visitors' first shot. Leeds's joy was short-lived, however, as a VAR intervention saw their captain Liam Cooper sent off just before the break for a dangerous looking challenge on Gabriel Jesus. The depleted visitors then defended en masse, with City struggling to break through, but Ferran Torres broke … [Read more...] about PIX: 10-man Leeds shock Manchester City; Liverpool win

The German tourism industry is showing few signs of recovery with the travel forecast for the upcoming summer looking gloomy, sector chiefs said on Sunday. Bookings for 2021 are already down on last year's poor figures, Michael Frenzel, the president of the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) , told Welt am Sonntag . "For the summer season," Frenzel began, "bookings are 76% below the figures for the same period last year in terms of turnover." Indeed, in spring, cancellations had even begun to exceed bookings, according to the BTW. There may be a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel, though, with shoots of optimism that the third quarter may provide some late summer sun, both for travelers and the industry itself. "The majority of people are betting on late travel, in the fall," the tourism chief continued. "You can see that from the fact that the declines in bookings for this period are lower than in the summer months before." … [Read more...] about Germany: Politicians blamed as summer vacation bookings plunge

Ahead of Saturday's Age of Empires fan event, Microsoft arranged a roundtable interview with developers from Xbox Game Studios and the current developers of the Age of Empires series at Relic Entertainment. While the interview was mostly focused on the upcoming Age of Empires 4 , another game came up—2002's Age of Mythology, a spin-off that traded AoE's more grounded history for Greek, Norse, and Egyptian mythology. Someone asked if Mythology would ever get the Definitive Edition treatment given to all three Age of Empires games. "I've said this before, and I'll say it again: I have not forgotten about Age of Mythology," said franchise creative director Adam Isgreen. "It comes up all the time." Microsoft did re-release Age of Mythology on Steam back in 2014 , and actually followed it up with an expansion, Tale of the Dragon, in 2016. That's better treatment than many '90s and 2000s strategy games have gotten, but in the last five years it hasn't gotten any of the love … [Read more...] about Age of Empires developers ‘have not forgotten about Age of Mythology’

The Louisiana Art & Science Museum elected new Board of Trustees and Advisory Council members at its annual membership meeting held virtually on Feb. 15. New trustees are Melissa Dotson, Erin Nugent, Drew Tessier and Daryl Williams . Re-nominated to serve a second term is Eric Dexter . The trustees serve for three years. Dotson is production unit manager for HFE, Hydro Formulation and Ethoxylation for Shell. Nugent is a community leader and author of the cookbook "Five Seasons" with experience in public relations and real estate law. Tessier is senior director of public affairs for Louisiana and Arkansas for Union Pacific. Williams is vice president for preconstruction for MAPP, and Dexter is director of business development for Civil Solutions Consulting Group. The officers of the museum's board of trustees for 2021-22 were confirmed at the March 8 board meeting. Elected were: Alexandra Layfield , of Jones Walker, chairwoman, succeeding Kathy Fletcher Victorian , … [Read more...] about Community: Louisiana Art & Science Museum board elects trustees, names officers

Cindy Gallop is sitting on a sofa in her Manhattan apartment when she takes this video call. On a recent Wednesday afternoon she is looking happy and relaxed, angelically backlit from light streaming in from tall windows, over 30 storeys up, with views over and through the New York skyline. The former advertising executive, now consultant and entrepreneur, has spent a year in “full lockdown” here in “The Sky Apartment” as she calls it – following state law and her own “super cautious” approach. She is 61, and happy to say it – ageism being one of the many taboos she’s busy slaying – and this puts her in the higher risk group for Covid. So she’s been playing it safe, not going to restaurants for example, even with outside dining, despite being a total foodie and not cooking herself. READ MORE: He'll Be Right: How worried should we be about porn? Teen sex ed is a 'failure': Why are teens ditching condoms? Kiwi kids' exposure to pornography 'horrifying', doco makers say The … [Read more...] about Cindy Gallop: ‘I cannot wait to die alone’

"Breaking News: President Biden Joe Biden Biden eyes bigger US role in global vaccination efforts Trump says GOP will take White House in 2024 in prepared speech Kemp: Pulling All-Star game out of Atlanta will hurt business owners of color MORE will create a panel to study expanding the Supreme Court in an effort to balance the conservative majority created by Donald Trump." Breaking News: President Biden will create a panel to study expanding the Supreme Court in an effort to balance the conservative majority created by Donald Trump. https://t.co/uXBSCZpdu6 — The New York Times (@nytimes) April 9, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT That's the way the New York Times – the so-called paper of record that hasn't endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in 65 years – explained a commission to radically change the high court in what could ultimately go down as one of the most radical acts carried out by a U.S. president. Yep — it's "an effort to balance the … [Read more...] about NY Times beclowns itself by normalizing court-packing ‘to balance the conservative majority’