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On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration was working to facilitate a phone call with Macron’s office but offered no other details at the time. After the presidents spoke on Wednesday, the White House released a statement saying, “The two leaders agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners.” The statement stopped short of apologizing to France for blindsiding its oldest ally last week after striking a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines....

Even though most of the main characters from the GTA franchise are remembered by fans, a few of them stand out as extraordinary for their in-game storyline, alongside their personality and traits. With that being said, here are some of the most notable characters in the GTA series. Top 5 extraordinary characters in the GTA franchise 5) Frank Tenpenny Although vile and corrupt to the core, GTA San Andreas wouldn’t have been as great as it was without him....

So “Anita” (not her real name) wasn’t too worried the night she was picked–at first. The Serbs didn’t want coffee. One policeman raped her while four others sexually abused her. After they finished, they handed her some candy. She threw it away. Back at the house she told the other women what had happened. “I said, ‘Why didn’t you tell us?’ But they all said they just made coffee.”...

Iconic Auctions recently announced a lot that caught Logic’s attention. The lot featured a rare, mint condition first-edition shadowless holographic Charizard card. Not only is Charizard one of the most iconic Pokemon, but the first-edition card is one of the rarest in the world of the TCG. It is the first English-printed Charizard card, included in the original Pokemon set. RELATED: UFC Fighter KB Bhullar Wants To Complete Pokemon Shield Pokedex...

Sam, to help himself concentrate, dances while he makes drinks. That landed him on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Tuesday, along with his boss and friend Chris. “The music and the dance was able to help him control himself, focus on the drinks (and) focus on the routine," Chris said. They met at a camp Chris was attending, Sam said his dream was to be a barista and voila....

The Raptors said that the “suspension resulted from an altercation between Ibaka and a Raptors staff member” after their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Raptors lost to the Thunder 124-107. “Both parties have apologized,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said in a statement. “We’ve discussed this internally as a team, and we won’t be discussing it any further. Now we’re focused on moving forward together, and we look forward to having Serge back in the lineup....

The scientists documented the encounter in a study published on July 16 in the American Journal of Primatology. According to their research, only a few instances of albinism in “non-human primates” have been observed in the wild: Toque macaques, Bonnet macaques and spider monkeys. As far as great apes are concerned, only two instances of albinism have been observed: a male western lowland gorilla — who was captured in the wild as an infant and kept in captivity for the remainder of his life — and a female western chimpanzee, who was also captured and kept in captivity....

A WINK News viewer identified as Mike sent the footage to the news outlet, which shared the video on Facebook on Thursday. The video has been viewed about 300,000 times and has been liked by more than 10,000 people. Earlier this week, the Naples Police Department announced that, along with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), they were tracking a black bear that was first spotted last Friday....

The short video clip shows an Awá man carrying a machete and walking around the forest. He appears to be aware of the nearby filmmaker, but does not interact with them. Back in 2013 the Awá were thought to number 355, with roughly 100 still uncontacted, The Guardian noted at the time. This latest footage is particularly important as it proves uncontacted members of the Awá still exist in relatively well-preserved forest areas, Survival International said in a statement....

The future trilogy was Insomniac’s way of further exploring the birthplace of the titular heroes. However, Ratchet and Clank aren’t the only ones that have been given interesting origins as many of their allies and rogues have even better backstories which explain how they became the memorable characters that fans have grown to know and love. 10 Emperor Nefarious Emperor Nefarious is the dimensional counterpart of Ratchet and Clank’s nemesis Dr Nefarious who makes several appearances throughout the series....

For a long time, the weapons in Ratchet and Clank have either been shown off or displayed in real-world circumstances through a pseudo-home video format. The original three games did this for the comedy more than anything and it resulted in funny commercials that also showed off gameplay. Weapons like the Sheepinator and Decoy Glove were used for these comedic, and sometimes alarming, marketing campaigns to great effect. The actions in the old Ratchet and Clank commercials were a creative and entertaining way to promote the adventures of the titular Lombax and robot team....

While nothing has been officially announced by its developer, the Japanese gaming site Gematsu posted an image on Twitter yesterday which lists The Sinking City and its creator above the words “PS5.” This could easily be interpreted to imply that the game will be coming out on next-gen consoles. It’s difficult to reach a solid conclusion at this stage, but fans will no doubt be keeping an ear out for any official announcements being made by the developers or anyone on the inside....

Ravens linebacker Courtney Upshaw negated cornerback Jimmy Smith’s pick-six by lining up in the neutral zone late in the fourth quarter Sunday. The Steelers took advantage of the second chance by scoring a touchdown to cut Baltimore’s lead to three points, but Pittsburgh was unable to complete the comeback. MORE: Steelers in deep playoff trouble | Ravens’ win shakes up AFC playoff picture Upshaw immediately knew he had to make it up to his teammate....

In what was viewed as a possible AFC championship game preview, Patrick Mahomes put on another impressive offensive display but Lamar Jackson and the Ravens marched back late and recovered a fumble to complete a comeback victory that moved Jackson to 1-3 in his career against Kansas City. WEEK 3 PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker SN looks at five of the craziest stats to come from the Ravens’ 36-35 win over the two-time reigning AFC champion:...

These are strange days when nothing is private not even social media where there are hawks ready to pounce on anything that is juicy. Ravi realized too late that in a flash squash playing fraternity all over the globe would come to know of it. Worse, they wondered if things had reached this pass that a player had to trade his kidney to prop up his squash career! It took Ravi a while to do the fire-fighting but in every sense it proved a sensational disclosure....

“2019 is a long way to go. They’re two champion cricketers. We will deal with them when the time comes. I will spend time with the captain and take things forward. I’ve not spoken to him (Virat Kohli),” said the new Indian head coach. Shastri has joined the team amidst rumours and speculation, which started soon after Kumble stepped down as the coach of the team. Shastri however, says that what happened before he was in charge of the team will not deter him from doing his job well....

In fact, Jadeja had achieved his career best rating of 738 points on 1st August itself. Currently, he shares the lead with West Indian Sunil Narine as both the spinners are tied on 733 points. In the all-rounders category too, he ranks one pedestal below the top position, behind Shakib-al-Hasan of Bangladesh. Jadeja has benefitted from his stupendous performances over the past six months. ICC ODI player rankings for bowlers:...

Perhaps the biggest news coming out of the red brand last week is the fact that the King of The Ring tournament is set to begin. It’s coming back after four full years and you might be excited to learn that it starts tonight! The big post-SummerSlam return happened to be none other than The Boss Sasha Banks, who returned from a four-month hiatus with new hair color, taking out both an injured Natalya and Becky Lynch as well....

It will be Moore’s first start since April 7, 2014 when he injured his left elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery. TRADE RUMORS: Which AL teams are buyers? Sellers? Moore, 26, allowed three runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings Sunday at Triple-A Durham in his third rehab start, but Rays manager Kevin Cash saw enough in Tuesday’s pitching session to pencil him in for a start. With Alex Cobb, Jake Odorizzi and Drew Smyly on the disabled list, and Erasmo Ramirez nursing an injury, Moore’s resurgence couldn’t have come at a better time for AL East-leading Rays....

Yep, a pool incident. Belisario fractured his left shoulder while getting out of a swimming pool in his Venezuelan hometown, according to ESPN. The Rays’ president of baseball operations, Matt Silverman, said that Belisario will not be able to throw for several weeks. “He said he had an accident a month ago getting out of a swimming pool,” Silverman said. “And it hadn’t been checked out until he got here....