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One wonders if the movie will stand all by itself, however, or if Nintendo has broader plans to support it. Super Mario merchandise themed toward the movie would make sense, but Nintendo might make the even more dramatic move of developing a new Mario game that’s based on the events of the movie. The game’s plot is up in the air, and there’s no telling how closely it’ll stick to Mario conventions, but Nintendo is so enthusiastic about the film that a game adaptation seems like the logical next step, even if that game adaptation is a totally new kind of Mario game....

Mostly, no doubt, because he doesn’t have much choice. He had pledged to enforce the peace back in 1993, when words were cheap (and peace unlikely). Last summer, he rejected the option of helping the hapless U.N. peacekeepers retreat from Bosnia–a risky, thankless operation–and chose to jump-start negotiations. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke was sent off shuttling the Balkans, in search of common ground. He found it, after a fashion: “The three sides may not want peace,” said a source close to the negotiations....

Anything was better than no news, a state of affairs the city had endured for eight months after Teamsters delivery drivers went on strike against the Press in one of the longest newspaper walkouts in decades. (The strike idled both dailies because the Press printed and delivered the Post-Gazette.) The long absence of newspapers had some bizarre effects. Without obituaries, for instance, local florists lost 30 percent of their business....

With Bungie’s 30th Anniversary Pack update that just launch, Destiny 2 has spiked from its recent average of around 40,000 active players to well over 100,000 players. For perspective, that puts Destiny 2 in the company of games like Halo Infinite, New World, DOTA 2, and CS: GO at the top of the most played games currently on Steam. In short, Destiny 2 is still popular, which may leave fans and detractors alike wondering exactly what happened to the supposed “Destiny Killers”....

Not long ago Bank, 38, was just an ad copywriter who published droll stories in mostly obscure publications. Though her success may owe something to good timing, the bottom line is that Bank has written a captivating book, fast and funny with real moments of poignancy. Jane, who narrates six of the seven stories, starts off as a 14-year-old smartass and ends up a 35-year-old failed book editor working in advertising....

Just what is going on in those mysterious buildings along the riverbank in Yongbyon, North Korea? The hard-line communist regime in Pyongyang acknowledges the site houses a nuclear reactor, but insists its purposes are entirely “peaceful.” American and French satellite photos suggest something else. The plant isn’t hooked up to any electric power lines. And why would a peaceful complex include two facilities that can make plutonium for bombs-one already operational, plus a larger one still under construction?...

Fox isn’t really to blame for his failures. His PAN party lacks a majority in Congress and gets no cooperation from the political opposition. In fact, Mexico’s transition to a genuine democracy, with a modern economy supporting it, has been held back by the country’s old institutions and dysfunctional political parties. There are three–the long-dominant PRI, Fox’s right-of-center PAN and the relatively young, left-wing PRD. All are deeply divided and discredited: in last July’s midterm elections only three of every 10 Mexicans voted for these parties....

Friday, 24 March 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Melbourne City Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick-Off: 7:50pm (Local) (7:50pm (AEDT)) Referee: Jarred Gillett Assistant Referee 1: Scott Edeling Assistant Referee 2: Lance Greenshields Fourth Official: Stephen Lucas TV Broadcast: Live coverage on Fox Sports 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT), SBS VICELAND from 7.30pm AEDT and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand) Radio Broadcast: ABC Grandstand Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live, Crocmedia A-League Live (www....

1. Hunting Festivals, Alaska The Yup’ik and Inupiaq peoples wear masks during special ceremonies, the most important being the midwinter hunting festivals. Carved by—or under the supervision of—a shaman, these masks sometimes represent a shaman’s spiritual helpers and can also be hung in homes to ward off harmful spirits. 2. Mardi Gras, New Orleans The legalization of masks in New Orleans dates back to 1827. Though only legal on Mardi Gras wearing masks is a big part of traditional Cajun and Creole events and minimizes class differences....

On that note let’s take a look at a few of the English teams that have changed their logos for the upcoming 2016/17 campaign. Also Read: Ranking all the La Liga kits for the 2016/17 season Manchester City Manchester City decided to switch to a more classic design after consultations with their fans. The new crest has a few differences from the original. To mark the year of the Blues’ birth, the year ‘1894’ has been added....

With that said, many players have high expectations for Halo Infinite’s Forge mode, because for many, the game mode has become an essential part of the multiplayer experience. Between Halo Infinite’s expansive traversal systems and new content, the game is ripe for creativity, and Forge is the perfect game type to allow players to express their own gameplay and map ideas that often resonate with the entire Halo community. However, the newest iteration of Forge will have to release without a hitch in order to keep the loyal fans happy with the highly anticipated mode....

His five-year contract will expire early next year; rival Warner Music Group has quietly alerted Cohen that a top post is available, senior AOL Time Warner execs told NEWSWEEK. Formal talks haven’t started–Cohen’s current employer, Vivendi Universal, has rights to try to re-sign him, and rivals risk being sued if they interfere. Cohen won’t comment, and Warner Music boss Roger Ames will only say he’s a longtime Cohen fan....

Now, alas, it’s beginning to look like our odd couple may have a fourth thing in common: they seem to have lost their touch. MJ’s abortive comeback with the Washington Wizards was, to be polite, an embarrassment. And Grasso seems to have turned overnight from Mr. PR to Mr. Clueless. This is the man who turned the exchange’s opening bell into MTV happenings, who attracted the likes of Spider-Man to the corner of Broad and Wall streets to mark the start of trading of Marvel Entertainment....

Article Five of the Constitution contains the way we can propose amendments. The second way is that the states can gather when two thirds of the states decide, and they can propose amendments — and then those amendments go out to the states for ratification by 38 states. That’s what it takes to put it in the Constitution. So currently, there’s an effort underway by our organization to have a debate around the idea of who decides....

The Welch split will be one of the highest-profile corporate divorces in history–and could land Mrs. Welch one of the biggest settlements ever. It may also spark debate about the fair distribution of assets in a failed second marriage. The Welches’ net worth is estimated at $900 million, leading to speculation that Mrs. Welch could get $450 million (their prenup expired on their 10th anniversary, in 1999). But that reasoning is wrong....

Forget about looking under the hood. These days, interior decorating counts for more than horsepower. Drab plastic dashboards with a few cup holders just won’t do. Auto-interior designers, once the Rodney Dangerfields of the auto industry, are now crafting sleek postmodern dashboards with metallic finishes and clocks that look like expensive jewelry. What’s driving this look inward? All that time we spend stuck in traffic, for one thing. Today’s road warrior logs an average of 82 minutes a day behind the wheel, more than double the commuting time of 20 years ago, according to the latest federal transportation studies....

As the vanguard of what the CIA has dubbed the “next wave” of the global AIDS crisis, India and China could have 40 million HIV-positive people by the end of this decade–the same number the entire world has today. The CIA predicts that India alone will have 20 million to 25 million infections, up from 4 million today, “even if the disease does not break out significantly into the mainstream population....

The merger signified more than the marriage of two of America’s most respected newspapers. The $1.1 billion, or $15-a-share, price-to be paid in cash and stock -was the highest ever for an American newspaper. And the agreement marked yet another instance of a family-owned newspaper’s being gobbled up by large outsiders. Still, William O. Taylor, chairman of the Globe’s parent, Affiliated Publications, called it “a strong strategic and cultural fit,” while Times chairman Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dubbed it a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity....

Mention Woolworth and most people picture trinket-filled variety marts offering everything from goldfish to grilled-cheese sandwiches. But the company Frank W. Woolworth started 113 years ago has left the five-and-dime business far behind. Faced with tough competition from discounters like Kmart and Wal-Mart, the chain has spent the past decade transforming itself from a colorless main-street mass merchant into one of the most versatile specialty retailers in the business. The make-over is finally paying off: after three years of lackluster performance, Woolworth’s earnings rose 59 percent in the third quarter of 1992, and brokerage-house analysts say there’s more to come (chart)....