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Using video assistant referee checks to rule on corners will not hold up matches, says Fifa’s head of referees Pierluigi Collina.Domestic leagues have rejected the idea of bringing in VAR to review the awarding of corners.The Fifa proposal was knocked back at an October meeting of the International Football Association Board (Ifab) – which determines the laws of the game.However, world football’s governing body plans to trial the idea at the 2026 World Cup finals in the USA, Mexico and Canada.”The main criteria is no delay. With corners, there is a physiological delay because when a corner is given, normally…

The most prolific meteor shower of the year is about to deliver more “shooting stars” than any other in near-perfect conditions for skywatchers.The annual Geminid meteor shower starts Thursday (Dec. 4), and remains active for the next two weeks. But this year’s peak will be the night to watch. During the peak of the Geminids, on Saturday, Dec. 13 through Sunday, Dec. 14, as many as 150 meteors per hour may be visible in the night sky, and the best views will be from the Northern Hemisphere.This year, the show will be extra special because the peak night will take…

Food, music, and culture swirl together at this annual celebration of Black excellence.The beauty and creativity of the African diaspora deserve to be celebrated. Each November, AFROPUNK does just that through music, dancing, and food, and this year, the festival landed in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.Through a combination of Portuguese and English-speaking musical guests, AFROPUNK celebrates Black culture in all its power and glory. Their goal is to create a collective experience of transformation as the stage and the crowd become one—dancing, chanting, and celebrating together.The AFROPUNK Festival started in New York City back in 2005, founded by James Spooner and…

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe government will commit to bringing in enhanced protections against unfair dismissal from the start of 2027, after watering down its plans last week.Labour ministers agreed to introduce the right to make a claim after six months in a job instead of on day one, after a backlash from business groups.This new qualifying period would still be shorter than the current two years.At the time of last week’s climbdown, the business department did not specify when the amended six-month right would come into force. However, ministers are now expected to make a commitment to implement the new…

When to watch the Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit LionsThursday, Dec. 4, at 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT).Where to watchThe Cowboys-Lions game will stream live on Prime Video and free on Twitch. Fans in the home markets of each team can also watch on a local channel. See at Amazon Thursday Night Football for $9 per month Prime Video 73% off with 2yr plan (+4 free months). Now only $3.49/month See more details See at Fubo Carries NFL channels for $85 per month Fubo Show more (3 items) Tonight’s game could go a long way to determining the NFC’s playoff…

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The Christmas lights are strung, trees are decorated, holiday spirit is in the air — and possessed animatronics are once again coming to life as Five Nights at Freddy’s returns. The sequel to 2023’s hit horror film — based on the video game series of the same name — is breaking with the typical spooky season release schedule to debut close to Christmas, as star Josh Hutcherson joked to The Hollywood Reporter at the L.A. premiere, “It’s basically like The Santa Clause.” “A little bit of counterprogramming is fun — I don’t like Christmas all that much myself, so if…

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Siena men’s lacrosse coach Liam Gleason has died, the school announced Wednesday, three days after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall at his home. He was 41.Gleason led the Saints to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament this past season, which was his seventh at the Loudonville, New York, school.”A sudden, senseless loss carries a kind of pain that defies understanding,” Siena president Chuck Seifert said. “It’s hard to imagine anyone more universally loved and admired than Liam. Our community was blessed by Coach Gleason’s life.”We are…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Robot dogs are already a bit creepy. But slap on a hyper-realistic image of a tech billionaire’s face and have them literally crap out a piece of AI-generated art and you’re left with something that would make Black Mirror producers shudder.  That’s exactly what’s on display at Art Basel Miami, one of the world’s most prodigious art fairs. In Regular Animals, the event  space is crowded with six flesh-toned robotic dogs, each bearing a detached, photorealistic head of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso,…

Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued a key regulatory permit that helped expand the company’s fortunes in Europe.Robert Pender, an energy lawyer, and Michael Sabel, a former investment banker, are the founders and co-chairs of Venture Global, a Virginia-based company that develops and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals.Sabel was among about 20 people who attended an event in April 2024 at Trump’s private club, Mar-a-Lago, when he reportedly requested $1bn in campaign donations…