Which poses the following question for investors: Other than a marvelous stock symbol, CHINA, and the imprimatur of recent investor America Online, what do you get by investing in China.com, whose allure is its Internet portals in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan? The first–and to me, most distasteful–thing you get is Xinhua, the Chinese government’s propaganda arm, as a partner. Xinhua is one of the founders and big stockholders of China....
The Red Sox and Bogaerts reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $132 million contract extension on Sunday. WEEI’s Evan Drellich first reported a deal was close, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan added further details. Bogaerts — who was originally expected to be a free agent after the season — joins a star-studded list of players to recently receive extensions. Kyle Hendricks, Jacob deGrom, Paul Goldschmidt and Bogaerts’ teammate Chris Sale have been extended in the last 10 days alone, while Mike Trout, Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado received new contracts during spring training....
Toronto’s Danny Jansen, Brandon Drury and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit home runs off Sale, and he gave up five runs and a season-high nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s game. “I know who I am and who I’m supposed to be for this team, and I haven’t been anything close,” Sale told reporters (via nesn.com). “I’m, like, 3-8. That’s absolutely embarrassing. … On a team like this, they need me to be better....
In a corner of the bar, Mayor Jimmy Connors, a sometime lounge singer and born storyteller, is trying to explain why Scranton is so different from the rural communities just up the road, where people always vote overwhelmingly Republican. “I campaigned up there when I ran for Congress, and the big issue was pig effluence!” Connors says, drawing laughs all round. “Now what do I know about pigs?” Local Democrats joke that the only things up north are “rocks, rattlesnakes and Republicans”; Connors’s battles against crime and blight just didn’t play there....
The Reds have three. Yep. They’re 3-22. And the 22nd loss, on Thursday afternoon in Milwaukee, somehow felt crueler than most of the first 21, if that’s possible. Cincinnati jumped out to a 3-0 lead, with uber-talented right-handed rookie starter Hunter Greene on the mound. It was get-away day, with the promise of a seven-day homestand waiting at the end of nine innings. Hope! Excitement! Momentum! MORE: Ohtani joins historic company in strong Fenway outing...
Washington released Samaje Perine last weekend because they believe Guice — who missed all of last season with a torn ACL after being selected in the second round of the 2018 draft — will be a reliable threat in the backfield, coach Jay Gruden told reporters Monday. “It’s not so much about Samaje as it is about Derrius Guice, how much faith we have in him to carry the ball,” Gruden said, via the Washington Post....
Smith, 34, went under the knife on November 19 having broken his tibia and fibula in the team’s 23-21 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 11. A report on NFL Network claimed Smith is battling an infection related to the surgery and that it was too soon to say what this meant for his future in the NFL. The Redskins subsequently released a statement which read: “On behalf of Alex Smith, we appreciate all of the concerns and prayers over the injury he incurred on November 18 against the Houston Texans....
Oh, and congratulations to the Redskins for landing one of the most explosive receivers in the NFL, which is also kind of a big deal. MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: Offseason moves | Ball ready to roll | Join Fantasy Source The Redskins agreed to terms with Jackson on a three-year, $24 million contract ($16 million guaranteed) late Tuesday night, giving them a dangerous deep threat for Robert Griffin III (or, you know, Kirk Cousins maybe) and a potentially perfect complement opposite Pierre Garcon, a more physical, short-yardage receiver....
Her skills as a tough negotiator will also be essential in 2003. The CTU’s four-year contract expires in June, and the state budget is strapped. That means that Lynch’s primary target will be Mayor Richard M. Daley–who controls Chicago’s 600 public schools. Even more daunting are the demographics of the nation’s third largest school system. More than 85 percent of Chicago’s students live in poverty, and many good teachers prefer to work in better-paying suburbs....
While there is no release date yet for the highly-anticipated RB18 — successor to the championship-winning RB16B — fans can be a part of the reveal virtually. Fans can sign up on an official website created by the team, giving their preference for which driver introduces the new car to them virtually. Fans can also choose their preferred language with or without subtitles. The website reads: Why the 2022 Red Bull F1 car isn’t named RB17 Many were left wondering why the 2022 car is called the RB18 and not the RB17, following 2021’s RB16B....
The player was able to get 1000 gold through various methods, a couple of weeks after the nerf was released. The method the player uses varies, but bounty hunting was his main money-maker, which involved tracking down dangerous criminals and turning them in dead or alive in return for a reward. Doing Bounty Hunts with the best gear makes the hunt easier, which earned the player about 940 gold before the nerf took effect....
One of Red Dead Online’s most interesting challenges are the treasure maps, which work differently in the online multiplayer than they do in the Story mode of Red Dead Redemption 2. In single player, treasure maps are consistent across the game and can be found with online guides and cheats, and are meant to guide the player in exploring RDR2’s huge open world. Treasure maps in Red Dead Online are more variable, and one way to get them is through completing certain in-game challenges....
As seen in the tweet below, Rockstar Games has issued a statement saying that Red Dead Online will be receiving updates “as early as the end of this week with more updates to come next week” that will attempt to effectively re-balance the in-game economy. That said, though, the developer has stressed that fans should be realistic as to how quickly the process of getting the economy just right will take, as it will “require some additional balancing in order to ensure all activities are appropriately rewarding and fun”....
RELATED: Red Dead Redemption 2: 10 Secrets About The Setting That Most People Don’t Notice Although not the main villain of the game, Bronte plays a significant role in the St. Denis chapter. Throughout their dealings with Bronte, Dutch’s gang realizes that he’s not a man to be trusted. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a massive game, so it’s easy to miss a few details along the way. When dealing with this vicious mafioso, it’s important for the player to know as much as possible....
RELATED: 10 Most Tragic Deaths In The Red Dead Redemption Series, Ranked Once players are done with the story, they are able to go back and finish any of the challenges that are leftover. The challenges can range from robbing innocent people to hunting for the different species that inhabit the world. 9 Bandit Challenges: Get Ready To Be Evil As expected, the bandit challenges require the player to rob people of their valuables....
There are intriguing strangers scattered across the open world just waiting for players to discover them. Usually in need of some assistance, their often humorous encounters give players a brief break away from the intricate main storyline of Red Dead Redemption 2. However, this upcoming secret mission has a much more dreary narrative that ties into Arthur Morgan’s all-inclusive themes of morality. There will be major spoilers for the campaign ahead....
Such is the case in one bar that a fan of Red Dead Redemption recently visited. In the drink menu for the bar, there’s a distinct reference to Red Dead Redemption 2 that can’t be mistaken for anything else. RELATED: Animal Crossing Fan Shares Cute Brewster Art Found at Their Local Starbucks Redditor NightFalconHTT was visiting the Sidecar Barley & Wine Bar in Oklahoma when they discovered the reference. On what seems like an otherwise normal drink menu, number 12 is called Dutch’s Plan, subtitled as ‘Like sipping firewater on a beach in Tahiti....
Based on the previews it sounds like Red Dead Redemption 2 is going to give players more options than ever. They will be able to choose when to do what and whether or not to ignore certain missions entirely. As the previews explain, players will be greeted with missions (typically side missions) via casual conversation. One example given was a member of the Van der Linde gang telling Arthur Morgan that the food supply is running low....
