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Generating Game of Thrones characters in Skyrim’s character creator

Watch a professional (non-gaming) illustrator adapting to a new medium.




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Jake Gyllenhaal: I’ve seen how much of my life I’ve neglected

The actor appears in the June issue of British Vogue




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Characters who had a huge impact despite only being on screen for minutes

These characters made a huge impact in iconic movies, despite not being on the screen for very long.




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Living alone but feeling connected | Letter

Jill Wallis says she has never had so much contact with family and friends as she has had since the lockdown began

You have published many articles about the challenges of isolation, most recently your long read (Patterns of pain: what Covid-19 can teach us about how to be human, 7 May). But there is one interesting outcome you may not have considered.

Many of those of us who always live alone are finding we are much more in contact with loved ones than previously. I’ve lived alone since being widowed 16 years ago, and I’ve never had as much contact with my family and even my friends than I’ve had since the lockdown began.

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Supreme Court Puts Temporary Hold On Order To Release Redacted Mueller Materials

The procedural move gives attorneys for House Democrats until May 18 to respond. They say they're owed access to confidential evidence and other materials. No, argues the Trump administration.




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Family of PSW who died after contracting COVID-19 says he wasn’t properly protected at work

A personal support worker (PSW) who died Wednesday after contracting COVID-19 was not provided proper personal protective equipment at his workplace, his family alleges.




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Boris Johnson will not take part in PMQs after birth of son with Dominic Raab expected to face Sir Keir Starmer

Boris Johnson will not take part in Prime Minister's Questions today following the birth of his son.




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Killing Eve writer explains shocking death in season 3 premiere: 'Beloved characters inevitably die'

This article contains major spoilers for the first episode of 'Killing Eve' series three




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The Walking Dead: AMC reportedly developing film spinoff for Norman Reedus's character

In the apocalyptic drama series, Reedus plays the popular character Daryl Dixon




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Westworld actor Ed Harris criticises character's season 3 storyline: 'I didn't sign on to play the Man in White'

'This wasn't the most joyous season for me,' actor admitted in candid new interview




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Robert Webb 'predicted' his near-death experience in novel about man with undiagnosed condition

'I thought at the time it was a work of fiction,' author says




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American Horror Story season 10 to feature return of Murder House character, Ryan Murphy announces

It's unknown which of its many stars will play show's iconic figure




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Homeland: Who the makers originally wanted to play Carrie and Brody (and why they rejected Damian Lewis several times)

Show's creators were told 'he will never play this role – please do not bring him up ever again'




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My Secret Terrius: Netflix show predicted coronavirus outbreak with alarming accuracy in 2018

It's the most accurate one yet





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San Fran DA Wants Convicted Murderer Released -- His Dad...


San Fran DA Wants Convicted Murderer Released -- His Dad...


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Rich infected poor as COVID-19 spread around world...


Rich infected poor as COVID-19 spread around world...


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GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive...


GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive...


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STUDY: US death toll halved had it acted 4 days sooner...




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Heavily restricted NBA practices expected to resume on Friday

NBA teams are expected to get the go-ahead to reopen practice facilities for limited use as early as Friday, less than two months after the coronavirus outbreak forced the suspension of the season.

With head and assistant coaches barred and scrimmages forbidden, the workouts are unlikely to resemble business as usual for the NBA but would nonetheless be a step towards normalcy for a league whose season was upended in dramatic fashion in March.

Related: My favourite game: Iverson stuns Kobe's Lakers in the 2001 NBA finals | Bryan Armen Graham

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Sausage surprise! 10 unexpected ways to cook with bangers and frankfurters

Lockdown Britain has embraced the sausage, with sales up 33%. But there’s much more you can do with them than fry-ups, sandwiches and casseroles

When you Google famous quotes about sausages (say you need an opener for an article), one of the first comes from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who apparently once said: “Sausages are just funny. I don’t know why. I can’t explain it.”

Waller-Bridge is not wrong. Sausages are inherently funny. But their comedic value is also what holds them back. In the kitchen, no one takes sausages seriously. You very rarely see anyone serving sausages on Come Dine With Me; it would be an act of self-sabotage. You cannot win with sausages. They’re a culinary joke, unrefined, a bit naff.

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The Murdoch media’s China coronavirus conspiracy has one aim: get Trump re-elected | Kevin Rudd

News Corp is campaigning full-bore for the US president, with reports of a Wuhan lab ‘intelligence’ dossier being seeded across its empire

In liberal democracies, the integrity, impartiality and professionalism of intelligence agencies matters. That’s why it is essential that intelligence agencies remain aloof, not only from the political debates of the day, but also from the policy decisions that individual governments may take. The intelligence community’s core task is to provide brutally realistic analysis on the threat environments we face so that governments can then make the best-informed policy decisions possible to preserve our common security.

The failures of the intelligence community before the Iraq war, the gullibility of much of the western media, as well as the cynical manipulation of both by the political class of the day, provide us with a stark reminder of what can go radically wrong. On 8 September 2002 the New York Times published one of this century’s most consequential news articles. The front-page story, supplied by the Bush administration, claimed that Saddam Hussein had stepped up his quest for weapons of mass destruction by acquiring key components for a nuclear weapon. In the UK, the Blair government’s “dodgy dossier” compounded the error. John Howard did the same in Australia. The problem was that it just wasn’t true. These were over-egged stories designed to soften the public up for what would become a disastrous war.

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Charlie Brooker says he 'always expected' something like Covid-19 pandemic ahead of Wipe special

Brooker says he's coping with the crisis "far better than I would have anticipated"




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How the nation's self-isolation has made one single mum feel more connected than ever

Lockdown life is raising new challenges for all of us, but the experience may help people empathise with single parents more, writes single mother and The Mother Edit blogger, Rebecca Cox




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WeFarm: the social network keeping farmers connected and providing support through coronavirus

With over two million farmers on the platform, WeFarm has an essential place in the food supply chain




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Marianne's style: How to dress like Daisy Edgar-Jones' character from Normal People

Hers is a style so good that it's far from normal





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Ty dies aged 47: Tributes flow for British rapper who contracted coronavirus





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Lili Reinhart is set to voice a character in 'The Simpsons'

The 23-year-old actress has revealed via Instagram that she'll be voicing the part of an eight-year-old girl in an upcoming episode




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Tesla posts bigger-than-expected loss, bigger-than-expected revenue [Updated]

Company expects to be cash flow positive in the next two quarters.




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What Liverpool will miss out on if Kylian Mbappe joins Real Madrid... predicted by Football Manager

Real Madrid may have missed out on signing Kylian Mbappe this summer due to the coronavirus.




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Victor Osimhen reveals why he rejected Arsenal... and warns transfer giants he wants game time over a big club

Victor Osimhen has opened up about why he rejected Arsenal as a teenager... and why he will use the same reasoning when it comes to his next move.




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Ex-Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri reveals 'conflicted' relationship with players during turbulent reign

Maurizio Sarri has revealed how he shared a "conflicted relationship" with his Chelsea squad but admits he misses the Premier League, describing it as "extraordinary".




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Uefa meeting today: Update expected on plans to finish the 2019-20 football season

Uefa will hold a video conference call today where there will discuss updated plans to conclude the 2019-20 football season amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah's 2018 World Cup showing badly affected by image rights row, says official

Mohamed Salah's performance at the 2018 World Cup was negatively influenced by his row with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), a former member of the organisation has claimed.




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FA expected to lose £300m during coronavirus pandemic, chairman Greg Clarke reveals

FA chairman Greg Clarke has laid bare the financial crisis facing the governing body by revealing expected losses of £300million.




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Macclesfield Town deducted seven points for failing to fulfil League Two fixture and non-payment of players

Macclesfield Town have been hit with an immediate seven-point deduction for failing to fulfil a fixture along with non-payment of their players.




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Working dogs find refuge in the city as drought-affected farmers surrender them

With food, water and money in desperately short supply, dozens of working dogs have been surrendered from properties throughout Queensland and New South Wales.




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Koalas may be protected from development with NSW Government 'in talks' to set up national park

The NSW Government will discuss establishing a national park south of Sydney to protect the state's last chlamydia-free koala colony under threat by urban expansion.




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Sydney news: NSW economy loses to Tasmania, suspected hydroponic set-up damaged by fire

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW's economy has dropped to third, behind Victoria and Tasmania, according to CommSec's State of the States report, which measures performance based on several factors.




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Rain is predicted for south-east Australia this weekend, but where is it going to fall?

Yes, rain is on the forecast for parts of the country, although it won't be drought-breaking. But as the rainclouds gather on the horizon the question we are all asking is: "Where is it going to fall?".




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Kids are being subjected to racist abuse at junior sports games. This club is taking a stand

Derek has been called a "black dog" while playing soccer. Osman has been called a "terrorist". They're 14 years old, and they have a message for racist spectators: just stop.




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Randy Bachman details the unexpected origin of song ‘American Woman’

Fifty years ago, on May 9, 1970, The Guess Who became the first-ever Canadian rock band to top Billboard's Hot 100 chart.




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Inherent Flaws in COVID-19 Testing Mean Some of Those Infected Don’t Get the Treatment They Need

The nasal swab diagnostic test is far from infallible





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I got into character and didn’t know where to stop: Gulki Joshi on Zee Theatre’s Purush




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Doré: repartir à zéro et prospecter

Depuis hier, dans la zone 8 et à compter de samedi prochain dans de nombreux autres secteurs, il sera possible de taquiner les percidés aux gros yeux.




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Angels owner Arte Moreno expected to reveal stadium development plan this month

Angels owner Arte Moreno's company could disclose before the end of the month whether it plans to build a new ballpark or renovate Angel Stadium.




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How does the brain link events to form a memory? Study reveals unexpected mental processes

The brain has a powerful ability to remember and connect events separated in time. And now, in a new study in mice published today in Neuron, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have shed light on how the brain can form such enduring links.