George Washington Statue In Portland Toppled Covered In Burning U.S. Flag

“People have torn down a statue of George Washington at 57th and Sandy in NE Portland. @fox12oregon,” wrote a reporter for FOX 12 Oregon, Drew Reeves, on his Twitter account. A U.S. flag was seen burning at the head of the statue before it was toppled using a rope. Another U.S. flag was seen burning over the statue after it was toppled on the ground, according to video footage and images shared on social media....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 503 words · David Cousins

Georges Laraque Penguins Planned White House Visit An Embarrassment

“When they go there, it’s not going to look good,” Laraque said Monday on his afternoon sports radio show in Montreal, via the Canadian Press. “They’ll get demolished. This is the last place the Stanley Cup should be.” Laraque, who spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins during his 12-year NHL career, including their 2007-08 Cup Final run, was responding to Trump’s profane speech against NFL players who have been protesting racial injustice during the national anthem before games....

January 30, 2023 · 2 min · 383 words · Elizabeth Mccloud

Georgia City Becomes The Latest To Reinstate Mask Mandate Amid Covid Case Increase

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson announced during a news conference Monday that everyone would be required to don a mask when they are inside with people not in their immediate family circle. The mandate doesn’t apply to schools and colleges, Johnson said. However, he urged the institutions to enact similar measures to curtail county infection rates that nearly tripled in the past two weeks, the Associated Press reported. Transmission rates in Chatham County are as high as they were in March after the Department of Public Health documented a surge in cases at the end of last week....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 518 words · David Washington

Georgia Elections Board Unanimously Approves Panel To Investigate Fulton County Processes

Fulton County is a largely Democratic region, and GOP lawmakers asked the state board last month to look into how the area handled elections and said they want to make sure county election officials abided by state voting laws. The three-person review panel approved by the state board consists of Stephen Day, appointed as a Democrat to the Gwinnett County election board; Ricky Kittle, appointed as a Republican to the Catoosa County election board; and the general counsel for the secretary of state’s office, Ryan Germany....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 564 words · Clyde Pon

Georgia Man Films Snake Eating Bigger Snake On Walk To Mailbox

Eighty two-year-old Haddock resident Tom Slagle spotted a kingsnake—a type of constrictor—devouring a venomous timber rattlesnake. Slagle managed to capture a footage of the event. In the video, the bottom half of the rattlesnake can be seen protruding from the kingsnake’s mouth. The kingsnake continues to move its jaws around the rattlesnakes body, swallowing it whole. The video was reposted to Facebook by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), with the caption: “Kingsnake vs....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 452 words · Maureen Douglass

Georgia Names Greyson Lambert Starting Qb For Opener But Competition Still Open

Greyson Lambert, a transfer from Virginia, will take the field Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe in Athens. He beat out Brice Ramsay and Faton Bauta for the job. MORE: Top 10 Georgia Bulldogs of all time | SEC, Big Ten poised for greatest chapter yet “There may be other or others who get in the game, but right now the thing that I know that (Lambert will) start the game,” Richt said, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 193 words · Walter Conners

Genshin Impact Announces Year Of The Ox Greeting Card Contest

Genshin Impact is known for acknowledging the creativity of its massive fanbase. With regular re-postings of Genshin Impact character fan art on their official social media accounts, the game incentivizes its loyal fans by hosting contests that award in-game prizes. Some of these contests include creating seasonal-themed fan art based on Halloween and the winter season, so having a Chinese New Year fan art contest does not seem to deviate much from the game’s trends....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 413 words · Doris Roberts

Genshin Impact Canvas Of Starlight Memories Event Link Primogems And Complete Guide

Completing this web-event will reward players with the following: 180 Primogems10 Mystic Enhancement Ores40,000 Mora3 Sumeru Rose3 Sakura Blossom3 Qingxin The new web-event does not involve any difficult tasks other than watching the journey Travelers have made in the world of Tevyat. Players will have to watch all five memory clips completely to collect their rewards and reminiscence a little as well. Here is everything players need to know about the new Genshin Impact web-event....

January 29, 2023 · 3 min · 465 words · Elizabeth Traficante

Genshin Impact Clip Shows What Hu Tao Looks Like When Not Holding Weapons

Various glitches have become a very common occurrence in Genshin Impact, though they don’t come as a surprise to most players considering that the game keeps expanding with almost every new update. In fact, Players often take advantage those random bugs in order to capture special and unique moments. RELATED: Genshin Impact Video Shows Zhongli Trapping Venti in a Cave A recent post on the popular Genshin Impact leaks subreddit shows a small glitch showing Hu Tao holding an invisible weapon....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 417 words · Alleen Stevens

Genshin Impact Is Being Review Bombed

To characterize just how frustrated players are over the situation, Genshin Impact’s Google Play shop rating has dropped from over four and a half stars to under three. That’s despite Genshin Impact having over 3.5 million ratings, which shows how dramatically negative recent reviews for the game have been. Tracking shows that at least 70,000 negative ratings have been submitted over the past day. The rating would be even lower if not for a counter-review push of over 40,000 positive reviews....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 410 words · Ernest Manning

Genshin Impact Kokomi And Ganyu Four Star Banner Characters Revealed

Developer HoYoverse has confirmed that update 3.0 will be shorter, so players will have less time to pull for their desired characters. A new post on the official Genshin Impact Twitter account has revealed the characters who will be featured on the Limited Banner for the second part of the update. RELATED: Genshin Impact Leak Hints at Nahida Skills The official live stream event for Genshin Impact update 3.0 has confirmed that the second part of the update will bring two popular five-star characters to the Limited Character Banner: the Hydro Catalyst user Sangonomiya Kokomi and the Cryo bow character named Ganyu....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 401 words · Richard Howle

Genshin Impact Leak Reveals Kaveh S Element And Weapon

Kaveh was first introduced to Genshin Impact players during the story of the Version 3.2 update, revealed to be Al Haitham’s roommate. The lore of Genshin Impact reveals Kaveh to be the architect behind the creation of the Sumeru region’s Palace of Alcazarzaray, as well as being broke and living with Al Haitham out of necessity. The two characters often banter with one another with Kaveh’s first scene in the game’s story showcasing him arguing with Al Haitham....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 388 words · Gordon Moultry

Genshin Impact Player Gets Photobombed By Falcon

Genshin Impact players are required to take photos of iconic landmarks from around the world of Teyvat to get various rewards, including precious Primgoems. One of the last locations players have to visit is the famous Sumeru pyramid located in the Great Red Sand subregion. RELATED: Genshin Impact Leak Reveals Alhaitham Elemental Skill and Burst In order for the event to register the photos, players need to include their active characters on the screen....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 401 words · Brett Chesley

Genshin Impact Players Want Better End Game Drop Rates

Leveling and building up a new Genshin Impact character can take up multiple weeks of constant grinding, especially with the game’s Resin system which limits players from entering certain activities on a daily basis. Fans have repeatedly expressed their frustration about this system which includes multiple RNG layers. RELATED: Genshin Impact Update 2.4 Might Bring Free Ningguang Skin An interesting post on the official Genshin Impact subreddit has gathered much attention as Reddit user Amir-NZ shared his frustration about these extreme drop rates....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 390 words · Domenic Mann

Genshin Impact Reveals Most Used Spiral Abyss Characters For Update 3.3

Genshin Impact players also have to adapt their parties to the enemy lineup in order to take advantage of their weaknesses such as low resistance to heavy attacks or different types of elemental shields. Just like in most other domains, the game allows up to four different characters within a team composition. RELATED: Genshin Impact Concept Turns Wanderer Into Adult Reddit user qri_pretty has shared a chart showing the most used characters for the current Spiral Abyss in Genshin Impact update 3....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 400 words · Lillian Weiss

Genshin Impact S Baal Is Perfect For Energy Dependent Teams

Genshin Impact players who have gone through the main story of Inazuma will likely have encountered Baal at some point. Baal oversees the region and is described as a fearsome, almost tyrannical ruler with her Vision Hunt Decree. Wielding a polearm and an Electro vision, the Raiden Shogun is one of the most hyped character banners for Inazuma so far. RELATED: Genshin Impact: 9 Mistakes Players Make When Using Eula...

January 29, 2023 · 5 min · 989 words · Kenneth Winters

Genshin Impact S Chinese Kfc Promotion Is Already Drawing Huge Lines

Genshin Impact is an open-world RPG game developed by Chinese studio miHoYo and released in September of last year. The game was an instant success in its home country, but was also a runaway success in the rest of the world. In fact, it has been reported that Genshin Impact had the biggest global launch of any Chinese-produced video game ever. RELATED: Genshin Impact Players Receive Free Gifts for Bennett’s Birthday...

January 29, 2023 · 3 min · 440 words · Edward Ortiz

Genshin Impact S Microtransactions Should Set An Industry Standard

Though Genshin Impact was initially labeled a “Breath of the Wild clone” by the gaming community upon its announcement, there are many elements it brandishes unique to itself. One of these elements is microtransactions and the way they are handled follows with an unaggressive free-to-play business model and is an excellent example of how developers can grant full access to freemium software while imposing microtransactions that make up for an up-front cost....

January 29, 2023 · 4 min · 659 words · Danny Sibley

George Floyd Trial Witness Donald Williams Tears Up Over His 911 Call About Seeing Murder

Tuesday marked Williams’ second day of testimony in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial in Floyd’s death. A professional fighter, he testified that he knew Floyd was in serious trouble and tried to warn officers, but to no avail. After the ambulance left with Floyd, Williams told the jury, he decided to “call the police on the police” and dialed 911. Asked if he believed the officers were involved in Floyd’s death, he answered affirmatively....

January 29, 2023 · 4 min · 821 words · Lawrence Connolly

George Responds To Lakers Boos I M The Bad Guy And That S Fine

Five-time All-Star forward George spurned the Lakers, his hometown team, when he announced ahead of his impending free agency last year he would be signing with the Thunder. Although LeBron James joined the Lakers ahead of the season, fans made it clear they have not forgiven the former Indiana Pacers forward for snubbing them on his first visit to Staples Center since making his decision. George was booed during the player introductions prior to tip-off and during the match but went on to drop 37 points on the Lakers in a 107-100 victory for the Thunder, who also benefited from a triple-double from Russell Westbrook....

January 29, 2023 · 2 min · 328 words · Connie Probst