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North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara County released a video message from its pastor earlier this week explaining how events escalated from the moment the church received a cease-and-desist letter from county officials on August 21 to the $10,000 in fines levied against the church for two in-person services held on Sunday. According to The Mercury News, the county issued the church a third $5,000 fine after it hosted another in-person service on Wednesday....

California, which leads the U.S. in terms of its total number of COVID-19 infections, reached a new milestone this week when it reported 3 million total cases since the start of the pandemic. Only four other U.S. states have exceeded 1 million total cases thus far, with Texas serving as the only other state that has surpassed 2 million total cases, according to data compiled by The New York Times....

If you’re Kentucky’s John Calipari, it’ll run you more than $200,000 worth of private flights alone, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal — and that’s not even including hotel costs, rental cars or, in rare instances, commercial flights. In July 2013, Calipari took $97,618.33 worth of chartered flights during the NCAA’s live recruiting period. He racked up another $102,590.23 later in September during the contact period. So where does that money come from?...

This trailer, which has been released by publisher Focus Home Interactive, showcases just a few of the scenes that gamers can expect from the finished Call of Cthulhu game. With various snippets of dialogue, and brief snapshots of many locations and characters, it’s clear that developer Cyanide Studio is trying to ensure that the dread of the original story follows through into the game itself. For those familiar with the story, or with the work of Lovecraft in general, there is plenty there to get the heart racing....

The movement of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was greatly expanded via the use of jetpacks, a once controversial element of the CoD franchise that fans are slowly now beginning to yearn for, given the more “boots on the ground” nature of most recent franchise titles. When considering the revival of this movement system in 2024 and the potential use across Call of Duty’s more ambitious recent forays such as battle royale gameplay, the rumored title could be a standout addition to the series....

Most of the represented works are movies, meaning that more third-party additions are coming to the series. Although the skins are the most advertised part of the event, they will not be released on their own. Indeed, with unique skins come unique weapons, icons, and other miscellaneous features. Call of Duty fans will get plenty of horror-themed customization options this season. All of the event’s bundles will also net the player 2400 Call of Duty Points....

These numbers represent the overall sales for video games last month, but it does not vary much by console. PlayStation 4’s top two sales were the aforementioned games, followed by NBA 2K18, Madden NFL 18, and Assassin’s Creed: Origins. Xbox One varies slightly from this model, with Call of Duty: WWII remaining in the first spot, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds taking the second spot, and being followed by Star Wars: Battlefront II, NBA 2K18, and Madden NFL 18....

Those speculations have now been confirmed: the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 beta will be taking place in two phases in August. The first phase will be exclusively for PlayStation 4 players, whose beta will run August 19-23, and then the PC and Xbox One beta will happen the following week from August 26-30. The beta will not be available on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, though the game is expected to release on both last-gen consoles in November....

With the Krig 6 being one of the most reliable Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War guns available, it seems like a perfect fit for a Mastercraft weapon, as the gun will both look good and successfully kill enemy players. Designed to look like a dragon, the Ice Drake weapon is undoubtedly one of the most unique weapon blueprints released for a Call of Duty game thus far. Players can acquire the weapon starting on March 21....

One of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War sledgehammer challenges revolve around getting 15 double kills with a knife in separate matches. The issue is that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is resetting players’ progress when they get close to finishing the challenge. This forces Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players to start from scratch, making it impossible for them to complete the challenge and unlock the sledgehammer at this time....

In a rather heated match, Crimsix managed to kill aBeXy using techniques that were a little off-book as he has auto-sprint enabled. Although auto-sprint is not completely against the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War competitive rules, many pros believe that it should be. Auto-sprint can give some players an advantage, but so far, the professional Call of Duty community has been split on the issue. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Cheaters Are Now Appearing In Competitive Circles...

The names of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer maps have yet to be announced, but since-deleted images give fans an idea of what to expect. The first map appears to be set in a TV station of some kind that is hosting a game show. The second map appears to be set in a subway station, and the third map may be in a missile silo....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies allows gamers to make their own loadouts, starting with a Field Upgrade and any weapon of their choosing. Normally, they can equip 8 attachments to their weaponry, and if they stick with the weapon for the entire match, they can transform it into a legendary gun and deal some serious damage. However, the new attachment bug is seeing weapons limited to five attachments in the beloved Survival mode....

Now don’t get me wrong, I am all for games with great graphics. And from what I have seen, the graphics in Black Ops look pretty spectacular. But I am not sure if Activision and Treyarch have finally crossed the “uncanny valley” once and for all. And I also think Black Ops might be a game where I wouldn’t really notice anyway. I mean, I will spend most of my time looking down the barrel or scope of a gun and blasting enemies from a distance....

Prior news regarding Modern Warfare 2 was already indicating it to be a hit, with an early access concurrent player count on Steam competing against previous titles. Between those figures and in-game footage going viral for how realistic Amsterdam appears, Modern Warfare 2 was experiencing an optimistic period just before launch, but that attitude has quickly soured since the multiplayer’s release. However, it seems that diminishing public opinion has not yet translated to a decrease in sales....

The variant was first identified in South Africa in May and has spread across the country. Research also suggests that the variant may be in several other nations, Reuters reports. But the jury is still out as to just how dangerous the variant is, as scientists don’t have a lot of data to work with. So what do we know? What is known is that the variant is heavily mutated....

McCollum 9, Lakers 6. No other Portland Trail Blazers player even attempted a shot in the first three minutes Saturday against Los Angeles. McCollum did the work for them. He finished with 28 points on 12-for-20 shooting in a 108-96 victory. When it was over, McCollum was greeted by Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, the NBA’s third all-time leading scorer who announced his upcoming retirement the next day. “He’s continuing to improve,” Bryant told reporters after the game and embrace....

Hazard should reject Real Madrid The France international joined Palace from Paris Saint-Germain in 2015 and scored five goals in his first season at Selhurst Park, helping the Eagles finishing 15th at the end of the campaign. He started 32 of his 33 appearances last term but he has been less of a first-team regular under Sam Allardyce, making the starting XI on 19 occasions and scoring just twice....

World number 405 Shinkwin was on course for victory when he stepped up to the 18th tee a shot clear of the clubhouse leader, but the 24-year-old came up agonisingly short with what would have been the winning putt, producing his first bogey of the day at the worst possible time and forcing a play-off. That mistake came after Shinkwin’s approach had landed in an awkward spot next to the bunker....

Cleveland’s first baseman calmly fielded Joey Votto’s bouncer and made a strong throw to catcher Roberto Perez, cutting down Hamilton for the first out of the ninth inning. Just like that, the Reds went from second and third with nobody out to first and second with one out, and Cleveland held on for a 4-3 win on Wednesday night. “He’s a fast runner, so I had to make sure to not only throw with a lot of zip, but that it was accurate,” Alonso said....