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It wasn’t always this way. The late Pope John Paul II famously referred to Lebanon as a “message of fraternity—East and West.” The important role played by the Catholic Church—particularly the Syriac Maronite Church—ensured that Lebanon remained buoyant through centuries marked by war, genocide and mass Christian exodus. Following the Armenian genocide, which claimed the lives of nearly 3 million Christians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, the late Maronite Patriarch Elias Howayek successfully lobbied the European powers for Lebanon’s recognition as a refuge for the free exercise of religion....

System Shock 2 was originally released in 1999 to critical acclaim. The cyberpunk RPG broke boundaries and set standards when it came to video game world-building and storytelling. The path it carved out led to the existence of games like BioShock, Prey, and the Dead Space series. RELATED: System Shock 3 Trailer Teases the Return of SHODAN Story-wise, System Shock 3 starts where System Shock 2 left off 20 years ago....

If you have a contract with another service provider, T-Mobile will pay off the remainder of what you owe on your smartphone if you ditch your old carrier. Conditions, of course, do apply, so let’s examine the deal in more detail. Features of the T-Mobile Deal T-Mobile has offered to pay up to $1000 off the smartphones of new customers switching from another carrier. Why? The company claims that rival service providers aren’t living up to their promises regarding 5G coverage and is hoping to scoop up a mass of defectors....

Warroad, a town of fewer than 2,000 people that's six miles south of the Canadian border, has the Midas touch. No U.S. men's team has ever won a gold medal without having a Warroad player on its roster. MORE: Oshie’s ‘Miracle on Ice’ | Support the troops | Photos of the shot "I think it's pretty amazing that we're such a small town and we get such big opportunities," said Sarah Casperson, 16, a sophomore at Warroad High School....

South Africa crashed out of the T20 World Cup on Saturday despite defeating England by 10 runs in Sharjah. The team found itself at the centre of a major controversy after Quinton de Kock refused to take a knee and pulled out of the match against West Indies. He later apologized and joined his teammates in taking a knee. Reflecting on South Africa’s decent campaign in the ICC event, Harmison told ESPN Cricinfo:...

Lionel Messi appears to have gotten sick of his old leg sleeve, seen below, consisting of a multitude of bits and pieces including his squad number, flowers, angel wings and a dagger. Enter the tattoo fixers, who have gone to town on an almost full cover up job. All that’s left is the Argentine’s squad number and his child’s arm by the looks of it. Which begs the question: why did he do it?...

Fall has been in the league’s concussion protocol since Saturday but thinks he’ll be cleared to play “real soon.” While speaking with MassLive before the Celtic’s 107-93 loss to the Sixers on Wednesday, Fall also revealed the cause of his concussion. Fall, who is 7-foot-6, said he hit his head on a low ceiling while washing his hands at the team’s practice facility on Friday. He apparently didn’t think anything of it, but said he woke up Saturday and “wasn’t feeling well,” and that’s what prompted the team to place him in concussion protocol....

The company has just unveiled another series of wrist-worn status symbols with their Connected Calibre E4 line of smartwatches, according to an official product page. The Connected Calibre E4 watches offer significant improvements over last year’s E3 line, with a faster and more powerful processor, improved displays, longer battery life, an ultra-durable sapphire-glass watch face, and newly developed software features. The E4 line boasts Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4100 Plus chip, which is the company’s most powerful smartwatch processor, and Bluetooth 5....

From a semi-final finish in 2016 to a narrow loss in the final last year, Sindhu has always managed to raise the bar. Having had to endure a defeat in an absolute nail-biter to Akane Yamaguchi at the summit clash in 2017, it is logical to expect the India No. 1 to aim for nothing less than the title this time around. However, her attempt might get foiled early as her group isn’t as comfortable as she would have liked....

It’s a bold way for an artist so fresh on the music festival scene to carry himself—and it defies any preconceived notions one might have of the Verizon employee turned TikTok star turned creative powerhouse. Verdes, 26, worked retail in Los Angeles and tried out for singing competitions seven times. He kept his voice fresh by singing in his car, for an hour-and-a-half every day, for six months. So when “Stuck in the Middle” went viral in August of 2020, he was ready for the whirlwind....

Chiu Kuo-cheng told reporters in Taipei that he had “considerable confidence” in the island’s troops. “Don’t be dismayed by a foreign media report—that’s not necessary. We should have confidence in ourselves,” he said. Taiwan has filled about 90 percent of the quota for its 188,000-strong volunteer force, which currently numbers 169,200, according to an April submitted by its Ministry of National Defense. Along with students, new recruits and civilian employees, they make up the country’s budgeted 215,000-man armed forces....

The first phase of the 37th Han Kuang exercise, which will begin with computer-assisted war games, is scheduled to run 24 hours a day from April 23 to 30, Taiwan’s defense ministry confirmed earlier this month. The exercise will envision the “most severe of enemy threats,” mocking up “all possible scenarios” and taking into account the adversary’s intent, according to officials who briefed media outlets on the war games beginning this Friday....

Their latest animation previews the big game between the Packers and Seahawks and includes Aaron Rodgers with one leg, Marshawn Lynch as a giant Skittle and exploding Seahawks fans. Yes, really. See for yourself. MORE: Russell Wilson’s body double | Trent Richardson missed walkthrough | Top coach-QB duos Well, you can’t say the Taiwanese Animators aren’t creative. Hopefully the game is just as entertaining as this preview.

The hip-hop mogul says he’s been barred from watching his son, Justin, practice with the Bruins. MORE: Top 10 UCLA Bruins of all time | Report: Snoop Dogg’s son not playing for UCLA Diddy was arrested in July after police say he hit Sal Alosi with a kettlebell after he yelled at Combs’ son. “When you have a child who plays sports, you have to give your child up to those coaches....

Many of us would like to see these neighbors turn around and speak to each other again. This will require a multiplicity of ideas; no single approach will work. But I have a modest proposal for how to start. I call it the Heterodox Challenge, or, if you prefer, #HeterodoxChallenge. To begin, we need to break away from the pieties that define our disparate tribes: pieties like the terse statements on those colorful “In This House, We Believe” lawn signs (“Science is Real” and “Love is Love”) or the chants “Lock her up” and “Let’s Go Brandon....

We are simultaneously facing two of the most consequential crises of our lifetimes: COVID-19 and the persistence of police brutality. The pain of the convergence of these crises is being felt by those who can bear it the least. Black communities across the country have historically been underfunded and lack basic access to quality education, health care, housing, transportation and paths to opportunity. As a result, tens of thousands of Black Americans have died from COVID-19....

While its original intention was to write messages and receive them for in-game events, the bulletin board in Animal Crossing: New Horizons has proven to be a good home for imagery created by artistic players. It also highlights a feature in the game that many players might have ignored despite its creative potential. RELATED: Animal Crossing Fan Crafts Beautiful Stained Glass Art of the Game’s Leaf Reddit user taotaodeli recently shared an image showing off a piece of art featuring the villager posing with iconic Disney character Stitch....

The would-be passengers have yet to board the planes in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, which were chartered by Mercury One, a charity founded by Christian conservative media personality Glenn Beck. Three other evacuation flights—two on a plane chartered by international development organization Sayara, and one by Goldbelt, Inc., an Alaska Native corporation—were also grounded by the Taliban awaiting clearance. According to a second senior NGO official, Sayara is set to carry 700 passengers, at least 19 of whom are Americans....

Still, North Carolina vs. NC State fuels the fire in the Tar Heel State. MORE: Week 10 photos | Top rivalries | Scoreboard On Saturday, the Tar Heels won their second consecutive game in the rivalry—the teams have identical 3-5 records—and their celebration rubbed the Wolfpack the wrong way. NC State had a new logo painted at midfield and some of the Tar Heel players “visited” the logo after the game....

The symptoms of tardive dyskinesia can occur at any time and with varying frequency. Rarely, the condition can lead to severe complications, including impaired breathing. Tardive dyskinesia affects around 500,000 people in the United States. Frequent Symptoms You may experience tardive dyskinesia after using antipsychotic medications, which are also called neuroleptic medications. The condition can also develop as a side effect of other treatments, such as metoclopramide, which is used to treat gastrointestinal (GI) issues, such as nausea....