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Last January, at the height of the pandemic, an elderly housekeeper at a former hotel in Long Beach, California, that was being used to quarantine people with COVID-19, tested positive for the virus and died. That prompted the union that represents hotel workers in Southern California to file a complaint with the state and the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the hotel failed to follow pandemic safety protocols. Hotel workers met regularly to discuss their health, the safety situation and to strategize about how to address their complaints with the company, Holliday’s Helping Hands, which had been contracted by Los Angeles County to run the facility....

Back in March, Game Rant confirmed that the Thief series would make its long-awaited return on both PC and PlayStation 4 platforms. Today, developer Eidos Montreal added Microsoft’s latest behemoth to that list (check out Thief trailer here). Not to be outdone by the venerable old franchise, Xbox regulars Bungie Studios also announced their Destiny project for the Xbox One, confirming information that was leaked late last year. Debuting a decade on from the series’ previous installment, Thief returns players to the nameless steampunk setting of ‘The City’, to duke it out with, steal from and sleuth around the game’s various aristocratic enemies....

[HTML1] As one of the first games announced for the next generation of consoles, Eidos Montreal’s upcoming reboot Thief may have gotten a jump on the competition. But since then, the continuous parade of stunning visuals and next-gen game worlds in production has caught up. Controversy or no, the developers are going to have to work to stay in the conversation. The latest trailer will no doubt help, containing a healthy amount of in-game footage and gameplay as the brand new Garrett picks his way across ‘The City,’ robbing from its wealthiest citizens, and eliminating any obstacle - or anyone - that gets in his way....

RELATED: 10 Things A Silent Hill Reboot Needs To Do Though the series’ multi-stranded narratives would make for a great TV show, with every new installment, whether it’s a console game or a mobile game, the lore of the series becomes more clouded than the town of Silent Hill itself. Here are ten things that don’t make any sense about the Silent Hill series. Updated May 1st by Russ Boswell: The Silent Hill series is one of the most beloved Survival Horror franchises to ever grace consoles throughout the early-2000s....

As both job hunting and job interviewing have seemingly changed in such a short timespan, one woman’s employment experience may mirror numerous, unknown others. Reddit user u/meghanerd posted in the “antiwork” subreddit on Sunday with a summary of her recent employment experience: “Job was described as work from home regularly but must be able to come in-person as needed. After learning on Day #1 that ‘as needed’ meant M-F 9-5, had to pull teeth to WFH T/Th....

During his recent interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN MMA, Yair Rodriguez made it clear that he will fight Magomedsharipov at some point, no matter what. ‘El Pantera’ even added that he’s “dying” to fight the Russian. Yair Rodriguez’s last fight in the UFC was two years ago against Jeremy Stephens. In 2019, Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with Stephens on two different occasions, with the first fight ending via an unfortunate eye poke within the first 15 seconds of the bout....

The Georgia international has been a sensation ever since he signed for Napoli in the summer for a fee of just £9 million. Luciano Spalletti’s side lost 2-0 to Liverpool on Tuesday (1 November) in the Champions League. However, Kvaratskhelia once again caught the eye as he terrorized the Reds’ backline for fun. As per The Evening Standard, Liverpool and Chelsea have both registered their interest in the Napoli sensation....

Burl, 55, was one of some 2,900 white farmers ordered off their land on Aug. 8 as part of a radical government land-expropriation program. About 200 farmers have since been arrested for refusing to comply with the new law, which has drawn criticism from political leaders around the world. Earlier this week, senior U.S. State Department officials used some of their strongest language yet to condemn the Zimbabwe government, saying that President Robert Mugabe won re-election through a “fraudulent” vote last March and that his policies were helping to spread starvation through drought-stricken southern Africa....

The Argentina legend ended a long-running saga by putting pen to paper on a new contract on Saturday, with the deal containing a €700 million buyout clause. 14/5 for Valencia and Barcelona draw Messi had been linked with a potential move to Manchester City, while he has previously expressed an interest to finish his career in his homeland. But the four-time Champions League winner, who will be 34 when his latest contract expires, said he was “very happy” to remain with the club he joined as a 13-year-old....

In This Is Us Season 5, Episode 3, which will soon be released onto the NBC website and app and Peacock, we kept returning to a Vietnamese man (played by Vien Hong) fishing with his granddaughter (Brandilyn Cheah). In the episodes, titled “Changes,” we get three scenes with this pair, as they fish, and then prepare the fish in order to “impress someone very special.” In the third scene, he finally reveals to his curious daughter exactly who the dinner is for....

As a demisexual, I now realize that had I been provided with the right information growing up I would have realized who I was a long time ago. For the uninitiated, asexuality is when you do not feel sexual attraction or do not desire sexual relationships. Demisexuality is within that spectrum and people, like myself, who identify this way do not feel sexual desire until forming a strong bond with another person....

Boebert dubbed Omar a “Jihad Squad” member last month and made a comment that many interpreted as a suggestion that she could be a suicide bomber. Ocasio-Cortez called for Boebert to be stripped of her House committee assignments over the comments on Wednesday. Ocasio-Cortez’s was speaking during press conference to introduce a resolution from her fellow “Squad” member Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) that called for the same punishment. “It’s simple: You threaten a colleague, or you incite incredibly racist rhetoric against a specific colleague of yours in United States Congress, you should not have committees,” Ocasio-Cortez said....

[HTML1] With the next installment in the iconic Tom Clancy Splinter Cell franchise releasing in a few short weeks, Ubisoft is opening the floodgates on detailing and teasing the game’s story and gameplay features. For fans of the series, there has been some disappointment over the marketing emphasis on all-out gunfights as opposed to the stealth action gameplay the series is known for. In the newly released trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, players get another brief glimpse of more stealth-related activity, punctuated by 24-style countdown effects....

The short video showed the male steward walking through a plane aisle while holding a plastic bag, telling flyers they can “throw away their masks.” Laughter, cheers and applause can be heard from the passengers. Another steward can be seen laughing in the background as her colleagues asks for the passengers’ masks. It is not clear what airline the steward is with or what flight the passengers are on. The video has also so far been viewed over 220,000 times on Twitter....

According to Variety, more than 34 million people watched “Tiger King” within the first 10 days of its premiere. The docu-series was seven episodes long, but thanks to the immense popularity, Netflix has decided to release a bonus episode. We kind of knew this was coming, as Jeff Lowe revealed as much earlier this month. But Netflix confirmed the episode in an announcement Thursday night. MORE: Who is the worst person on the Netflix series ‘Tiger King?...

Showing a packaged McDonald’s order waiting to be picked up, TikTok user @lennacorral revealed that the order had been sitting for more than ten minutes. “This [DoorDash] order has been sitting here for more than ten minutes,” @lennacorral wrote in the video’s text overlay. “No drivers have picked it up ‘cause NO TIP NO TRIP,” the TikToker added, including a shrugging emoji. Posted on Feb. 20, the TikTok has generated more than 1....

According to sources, Tokyo Revengers Chapter 233 will be released during the first week of December. ‘Tokyo Revengers’ Chapter 233 release date and where to read The upcoming chapter of Tokyo Revengers will be released on 1 December 2021. Readers can visit Kodansha’s official website to explore different platforms that offer the latest chapters of the manga. However, it is important to note that the latest chapters are not available for free and one would have to subscribe to paid services in order to access the entire Tokyo Revengers collection....

Nostalgia’s been in the air, with all the talk on Game Rant about Lara’s reboot since Square Enix’s announcement last December, followed by Game Rant’s covering the game in action. Now gamers will have a chance to play the three most recent retail releases at a price lower than Underworld’s MSRP itself: $39.99. While the going rate for PS2-only revives such as the Sly Collection and God of War Collection retailed at $39....

Tony Hawk used to have a tight stranglehold on the skateboard game genre a while back but, after Skate entered the fray, he lost a lot of his pull. Since then, the focus has been placed on the over-the-top tricks and the motion sensing board controller that accompany his newer games. While it is definitely a counterpoint to Skate, SHRED doesn’t feel like it is doing anything to reestablish the franchise....

The global action plan, struck in 2015, saw countries voluntarily outline how they plan to help keep the average global temperature increase below 2 C, relative to pre-industrial levels. The Truth Behind the Climate Pledges report comes a day after the U.S. State Department announced it would start the formal process of withdrawing from the agreement, following an announcement by President Donald Trump in June 2017. Former President Barack Obama had previously committed to cutting emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025....