The owner pledged not to call the cops in the future and to “handle incidents like this one using non-violent tactics.”
Autopsy Finds George Floyd’s Death Due To ‘Homicide By Asphyxia’
The independent autopsy was conducted at the request of Floyd’s family.
George Floyd death: Liverpool players take knee in picture at Anfield
Liverpool players displayed a message of support by taking a knee around the centre circle at Anfield after the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis.
This Week’s Top 10 On Netflix: Space Force Arrives For The First Week Of June
The menus on Netflix have become increasingly confusing over the past couple of years. There is the “Trending” section and the “popular” section. However, what people are probably more interested in is what is the top content on Netflix?
Recently, Netflix added another new section revealed the Top 10 videos on the site. Last week, the docuseries Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich debuted and took the top spot for two of the weekdays. This week, another new Netflix original lands in the number one spot to kick off the week. Check it out below.
Steve Carell and Greg Daniels (The Office) have a new comedy series on Netflix called Space Force, and it starts the week off in the number one spot. And much like last week, the Jeffrey Epstein docuseries, Sweet Magnolias, Uncut Gems, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and History 101 all remain in the Top 10.
Trump Calls Governors ‘Weak,’ Urges Tougher Crackdown On Protests: Reports
Trump’s remarks follow a weekend of protests over police brutality and racial injustice.
New Pokemon Sword & Shield: Isle Of Armor Details Coming Tuesday
Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s first DLC expansion, The Isle of Armor, arrives this month, and we’ll learn more about it very soon. The Pokemon Company has announced it will share some new details about the upcoming expansion tomorrow, June 2.
The news will be revealed at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM BST. The Pokemon Company hasn’t shared any more information beyond that, so it’s unclear exactly what we’ll see. Given that Isle of Armor is slated to launch sometime this month, however, we’ll presumably learn its release date.
Isle of Armor is the first of two paid expansions coming to Sword and Shield this year. This one takes players to the eponymous Isle of Armor, where they’ll train under a former Pokemon League Champion named Mustard and receive the new Legendary Pokemon Kubfu. At some point in the expansion, your starter Pokemon–Rillaboom, Cinderace, or Inteleon–will also gain the ability to Gigantamax.
Valorant Launch Time Revealed, Here’s The Details
After a lengthy closed beta, Riot’s popular online shooter Valorant will be widely available for the first time on June 2. However, the actual scheduled launch of the game depends on your region. In the Americas, the game will become available at 8 AM Eastern / 5 AM Pacific on June 2. According to the tweet announcing the time, the game will be available 7 hours earlier in Europe, and 13 hours earlier in Asia.
LAUNCHING —
In 12 hours – Korea, Japan, and most of Asia-Pacific
In 18 hours – Europe, Turkey, MENA, Russia, and CIS countries
In 25 hours – North America, Latin America, and South America
EPISODE 1: IGNITION. pic.twitter.com/mXmXw86zRQ— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) June 1, 2020
Valorant is a 5 vs. 5 competitive shooter that bears a strong resemblance to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, albeit with the addition of character-specific powers a la Overwatch. Following the official release of the game, Riot has indicated that it will release a bundle of new content for the game, including maps, game modes, and characters. Throughout the open beta, Riot continued to fiddle with the game’s balance, with the most recent update nerfing powerful characters like Sage and Cypher and adjusting rifle accuracy to make tap-firing more effective.
Over the past week or two, Riot has issued some further announcements for the game, revealing that it will sponsor tournaments through Twitch Rivals as part of Valorant’s launch. The studio also clarified how the game’s anticheat program Vanguard will work, as well as releasing a blog post that explains how the team crafts its premium skins.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass News Coming Tomorrow
We’ll get more details on Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Expansion Pass tomorrow, June 2 at 6am Pacific / 9am Eastern / 2pm UK / 11pm AEST.
Revealed in a tweet by the Japanese Pokemon Twitter account (below), no details were given of what could be revealed. However, with the first expansion for the latest Pokemon games – The Isle of Armor – due to arrive by the end of June, it seems likely we’d get a release date.
6月2日（火）22時より、Nintendo Switchソフト『ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド エキスパンションパス』に関する新情報の公開が決定！
ぜひチェックしてね！https://t.co/6D0tsz56JB #ポケモン剣盾 pic.twitter.com/YRiHwV3c8W— ポケモン公式ツイッター (@Pokemon_cojp) June 1, 2020
The Pokemon Sword and Shield expansions will include The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra (due this Fall), and each will add a new open area to explore. They’ll also add new legendary Pokemon, new regular Pokemon, new Galarian forms, and dozens of returning Pokemon that were previously unavailable to catch.
It marks a new step for the Pokemon franchise – which has previously preferred to release new versions of the same game, or semi-sequels. We think this is a very good next step.
We awarded Pokemon Sword and Shield a 9.3 review, and since named it one of the best Nintendo Switch games.
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League Of Legends Introduces A New Way To Show Advertising In Esports Games
In a new update for League of Legends esports, Riot has added the equivalent of stadium signage to Summoner’s Rift. A feature called SR Arena Banners will allow LoL esports leagues to customize how their viewers see the Rift, with the potential to display major sponsors and league details.
The new feature will roll out for the Summer Split, and will only be visible to those watching on official League of Legends broadcasts. “In the future, you can expect to see leagues begin to experiment with unique approaches that will more deeply integrate our partners to engage local and regional fan bases,” the blog post details.
Notably, the new banners will only be visible to spectators, with players seeing the same standard Rift they are used to practicing on. “This will ensure that a new visual model won’t impact their ability to practice and compete on an identical Rift,” the post adds.
J.K. Simmons Wants To Be Every Famous Chris’s Dad
In this golden age of superhero movies, the abundance of muscle-bound, square-jawed white male actors named Chris quickly became a meme. But for the actors who aren’t buff enough, handsome enough, or Chris enough to join their ranks, JK Simmons has just created a new goal to aim for.
In an interview with PeopleTV, as reported by EW, JK Simmons discussed the Apple TV+ show Defending Jacob, in which he played Chris Evan’s father. Leaning into the Chris meme, he said that his new career goal was to play the father of every Hollywood Chris–which would seem like a stretch, if he didn’t also recently film The Tomorrow War as Chris Pratt’s father.
“My career plan now is to play the father of every handsome, blue-eyed movie star stud named Chris,” he told PeopleTV’s Lola Ogunnaike. “So I checked off my Chris Evans box, and I just finished a film with Chris Pratt where I play his father, so that’s number two. So if you’re casting out there I’m looking. Chris Pine, I’m available, and Chris Hemsworth, in either order, I mean we don’t have to go alphabetical.”