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The Associated Press reported Sunday that at least four planes have been prevented from taking off for unclear reasons from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. An Afghan official reportedly stated that the hundreds of passengers were all Afghans—saying that many did not have proper visas or passports. But an American lawmaker said there are Americans among those attempting to evacuate. “This is really, Chris, turning into a hostage situation, where they’re not going to allow American citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the United States of America,” Representative Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace on Sunday....

Former BBC journalist North, who was working for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a second journalist who has not yet been identified and the Afghan nationals who had been working with them were detained in the capital of Kabul, the UNHCR said in a statement on Twitter on Friday. The Independent news website reported that nine people in total had been detained. Tajuden Soroush, an Afghan journalist, stated on his Twitter that the Taliban later said the group had been released....

In other words, it’s no place for the World Trade Organization to hold a meeting. That’s because wherever the WTO goes these days, thousands of anti-globalization protesters usually follow. But that never occurred to Australian federal officials who chose the tony neighborhood–without consulting the local city hall–as the site for the WTO’s “mini-ministerial,” a gathering held last week for 25 trade ministers to discuss challenges to the organization’s new trade round....

Selangor recorded an emphatic 4-2 victory over T-Team in their week 14 Super League match on Saturday, with several changes made in the lineup by the Red Giants head coach Maniam Pachaiappan. With the first half ending goalless, the home fans were right to worry that the encounter would end in another lacklustre draw, or even defeat. However, two quickfire goals each in the first and final 10 minutes of the second half guided the hosts to their first win since April 8....

The Tamil Thalaivas had released big names like Manjeet Chhillar, Ajay Thakur, Mohit Chhillar, Shabeer Bappu, Ran Singh and Rahul Chaudhari ahead of PKL Auction 2021. They only retained players from the Existing New Young Players category. Most fans expected the Tamil Thalaivas to bid big for 2 or 3 star players and the same happened. Tamil Thalaivas signed former Puneri Paltan captain PO Surjeet Singh at ₹75 lakh before roping in Manjeet for ₹92 lakh and K....

Some tampon makers, including Procter & Gamble, which makes Tampax, have said that trying to stock shelves with their products has become “costly and highly volatile,” according to CNET. And according to a report from NielsenIQ, the average price of tampons for the consumer has risen 9.8 percent in the year through May 28 as a result of inflation. “To put it bluntly, tampons are next to impossible to find,” Michelle Wolfe, a radio host in Bozeman, Montana, said on her station’s website....

So it’s maybe not a surprise to hear that when Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers visited a Kansas basketball practice last month, Jayhawks coach Bill Self said Rodgers wanted to have 6-9, 260-pound Black in for a tryout. MORE: Ranking college basketball’s best states “(Rodgers) said, ‘I want to try that guy at tight end,’” Self said in comments on his weekly Hawk Talk radio show, transcribed by the Lawrence Journal-World....

Yes, cool nicknames for pressure defenses cross the boundaries of language and sport. The Syracuse basketball team presses when it’s desperate. MORE: Final Four forgotten heroes | UNC-Syracuse storylines | Oklahoma-Villanova storylines “Our personnel is not suited for it,” coach Jim Boeheim said Friday. “It was good for four minutes against Virginia and two minutes against Gonzaga. I wouldn’t trust it too much longer than that. I didn’t.” So do not expect to see a lot of Syracuse’s press in Saturday’s second game in the NCAA Final Four, the one matching the Orange and North Carolina, the lone remaining No....

Szasz, 33, who as a competitive young girl stated out as a swimmer but soon switched to fencing, bested Fiamingo by 15-13 and so replaced on the list of Olympic champs the Ukrainian Yana Shemiakina, who this time around lost to Japan’s Nozomi Sato, reports Efe. World champion in 2010, Szasz took gold in this contest 12 years after the Hungarian Timea Nagy did the same at the 2004 Games in Athens....

The RETRIBUTION members have been quite active on social media ever since they got their new identities, and T-Bar, in particular, has been sending out threats in abundance. His latest tweet was directed towards every WWE Superstar, past and present, and the towering member of RETRIBUTION claimed that the faction would destroy everyone that comes in their path. However, there is one exception. T-Bar stated that X-Pac would be spared as the 4-time Tag Team Champion has a great name....

The eighth overall pick in this year’s draft caught a 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford in the third quarter at Kansas City’s 8-yard line and tried hurdling two Chiefs defenders, but instead got wrapped up between Damien Wilson and Tyrann Mathieu. Detroit announced Hockenson was evaluated for a concussion before he was eventually ruled out for the game. Hockenson had three catches for 27 yards and a touchdown before exiting....

Daryl Mitchell led the run chase to take the Kiwis over the line in a game where they were behind for the most part. The 30-year-old all-rounder remained unbeaten on 72 runs. With good support from Devon Conway and Jimmy Neesham, he took the Black Caps to another ICC final in a space of just four months. Mitchell’s promotion at the top has paid rich dividends and captain Kane Williamson has asserted that it was all part of the plan....

Cricketing logic suggests Afghanistan does have a chance. If Mujeeb is fit and playing, he will certainly be a handful in these conditions in the powerplay. In Nabi they have a crafty bowler against the left handers NZ has in the middle order and Rashid is a star on any given day in any condition. Hamid Hassan has a decent yorker up his sleeve and Naveen Murid has played enough franchise cricket around the world, including the CPL to hold his own against the best....

Between the grid view and tab groups options, this is one of the most exciting updates for Chrome on Android in some time. As is usually the case with Chrome updates for Android, it’s rolling out through a server-side update. That means it might take a bit of time before it’s available on your phone. Just be patient, and it’ll be here before you know it. Google Chrome’s New Grid View and Tab Groups Feature Rather than the cumbersome vertical list of tabs that Chrome used to have, you’ll now get a cleaner grid view, which is a bit easier to navigate if you have a lot of tabs open....

Messi and Argentina were runners-up at the 2014 World Cup but the South American giants are in real danger of missing out on next year’s showpiece tournament in Russia. A scoreless draw at home to Peru left Argentina sixth in the CONMEBOL standings and adrift of the inter-confederation qualifying position with one qualifier remaining against Ecuador on Tuesday. Argentina 17/10 to lose/draw v Ecuador Messi hit the post in the stalemate in Buenos Aires last week, while he also created opportunities for team-mates Dario Benedetto, Emiliano Rigoni and Marcus Acuna, and Uruguay head coach Tabarez said the Barcelona star needs support if two-time champions Argentina are to qualify for a 12th successive World Cup....

It was first reported last week that Denzel Skinner, a night manager at the fast-food restaurant in Youngstown, Ohio, allegedly lost his job for wearing the mask he brought to work. Skinner said he chose to wear his own mask rather than the surgical masks provided to staff members as it was easier to breathe through during the hot weather. Speaking to WKBN, Skinner said that a manager told him to take off the mask, which he refused to do....

The rumored return of Tactics Ogre would be a long time coming for the franchise. Tactics Ogre has not seen a wholly new game in more than two decades since the GBA’s Tactics Ogre: The Knights of Lodis. While the game has seen infrequent re-releases, the Tactics Ogre franchise has yet to see any versions on modern consoles. However, a recent trademark from Square Enix for Tactics Ogre: Reborn has suggested the developer is eyeing a return to the classic TRPG....

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick admitted that cinematic adaptations of video games had been “spotty” in the past in an interview with MCV. However, he went on to announce that the company had licensed “a couple of titles” for movie adaptations. Zelnick noted that he couldn’t reveal any more details about the deals that are in place. Given the wealth of gaming franchises that the publisher has ties with, it’s difficult to predict which of its properties is headed to the silver screen....