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About 47 percent of the contiguous 48 states in the U.S. had snow on the ground on Dec. 25 from 1981 to 1990, with an average of 3.5 inches. From 2011 to 2020, that area was reduced to about 38 percent, with an average of 2.7 inches of snow on the ground, according to a review of 40 years of federal weather data from The Associated Press. Several scientists told the AP the decline in the snow isn’t significant enough to for definitive views yet, as several different factors like temperature and droughts all need to be considered when discussing snowfall....

Considering that the entire title is built around letting players sculpt their own characters, environments, and games within Dreams, many of what has been added hasn’t come in the form of new content. In fact, creating new content is the task of players, while Media Molecule gets to focus more on new features to add, as opposed to being forced to provide new adventures and experiences itself. RELATED: Dreams User Recreates Beat Saber in VR Mode...

The Avatar series has suffered through plenty of adaptations, including a universally reviled movie and some old PS2 games that just didn’t capture the magic of the show. Elca Games, aka Colin Gluth, is working to finally give Avatar fans something they’ve wanted for a long time: a video game adaptation that feels like an authentic recreation of the source material–and as with other Dreams recreations, this one is being made for fans, by a fan....

It took a thunderstorm and the tenor of Luciano Pavarotti to do it, but Diana and Charles appeared, smiled and even laughed together last week in public. The royals and 150,000 other rain-soaked spectators huddled in Hyde Park to mark Pavarotti’s 30th year in opera. Will the Waleses be together after 30 years? Miracolo!

The quarterback talked to Sporting News in advance of presenting the 2016 Castrol EDGE Clutch Performer the Year at Saturday’s 6th Annual NFL Honors — a fan-voting award he won last year. When Atlanta plays New England on Sunday, it will serve as reminder that New Orleans is closer than most think to another championship. “We played the Falcons in two pretty tight games this year. I wouldn’t say we’re that far off,” Brees said....

Following the Saints’ practice at Tulane’s stadium on Friday night, Drew Brees stayed behind for an hour to sign autographs for fans. Then he simply grabbed his gear and started the two-mile trek home. MORE: Throwback Brees: photos from his Purdue days | Where does Brees rank among Top 25 QBs? He even had a sandwich delivered for the journey, too. 

Saints coach Sean Payton said he does not plan to place the Brees on injured reserve, an indication the team is hopeful he can return within eight weeks after being given an initial six-week recovery timeline. Payton confirmed Brees is set to have a thumb operation on Wednesday but did not give a definitive date for his return. Brees later shared a photo of himself and his wife, Brittany, before heading to his procedure....

Considering that the 1980s’ Belgian “Golden Generation” reached the final of the 1980 European Championships and the last four of the 1986 World Cup, it has naturally been the case that many of the current Belgian internationals have been much talked about, especially those that currently play in the English Premier League. With his performances in recent years, it is about time that Dries Mertens steps out of the shadows of some of his more talked-about compatriots – Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Axel Witsel et al....

The driver, whose identity has not been released to the public, crashed the Utica Community Schools bus she was driving in Sterling Heights. According to authorities, the bus had gone off of the roadway and crashed into a street sign. Between 30 and 40 students were on the bus, none of them sustaining injuries. A breath test used at the scene showed that the driver had a 0.10 percent blood-alcohol level....

Stewart, the three-time Cup champion, is skipping his second consecutive race after Ward’s death and team officials said Friday that he continues to grieve over the accident. Both Stewart and Ward were on the minds of drivers Friday at Michigan International Speedway. “That was a tragedy and my thoughts and prayers are with everybody involved,” driver Carl Edwards said. “It seems like the Ward family are good people and I can say that if anybody in this (media center), anybody in a 10-mile radius of here needed something, we all know Tony Stewart would help them with it....

You can view and upload files on various devices and share entire folders with anyone. Keep reading for some more details on this service. Here are some other details: No file size upload limit when using the desktop softwareCan restore deleted files up to 30 days after they were removedEasily keep track of shared files and folders from a single pageShared files can be downloaded as a ZIP file...

Yes, this idea has been going around for many years, said IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla at a media conference here today, confirming that the TV replay system will be utilised if a team challenges an umpiring decision. Each team is given one chance to review an umpiring decision during a T20 innings at the international level. Shukla was speaking to the media after announcing that the T20 League has inked a three-year deal with Tata Nexon as its partner, declaring there was great synergy between IPL and Tata Nexon....

The group was led by Paldip Mahngar, “who organized in the region of 100kg of high-purity cocaine from his unassuming terraced house in Willow Close, Darley Abbey,” the Derbyshire Constabulary said. Mahngar was sentenced to 18 years and three months for conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert or transfer criminal property, police said. “The 45-year-old used an encrypted EncroChat phone to order multiple kilos of the drug from contacts in Dubai – which was then distributed across the country by Jaswant Kajla,” according to the investigation by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit....

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to extend Guerrero’s suspension to 14 months. Guerrero is Peru’s record goalscorer and was named in their preliminary Russia 2018 squad over the weekend, but his joy at being selected to represent his country at their first World Cup since 1982 proved short-lived. The CAS verdict was announced shortly after the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) tweeted pictures of their intended skipper taking part in a World Cup photoshoot and being measured for a suit....

Dan Snow, host of the History Hit podcast, shared the audio recording of the 84-year-old broadcast by Lieutenant Commander Thomas “Tommy” Woodrooffe and it has now been listened to more than 186,000 times. Woodrooffe had been in the U.K.’s Royal Navy before becoming a broadcaster. He was tasked with covering a fleet review at Spithead, off Hampshire, England, on BBC radio on May 5, 1937. His clearly inebriated performance soon became a famous gaffe- but it was not to be his last....

Dave joins DSK Shivajians FC from his role as Head Coach of the Liverpool International Football Academy – DSK Shivajians, a position he took up following retirement and a host of coaching stints in Ireland and the United Kingdom. As a player, Dave had a 21-year career representing clubs in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Holland. DSK Shivajians FC President, Mr. Shirish Kulkarni, commented on the appointment: “Entering into our second season of play, we wanted to show our fans and our players that we are committed to putting a quality product on the pitch, and we couldn’t think of a better way to communicate it than hiring someone like Dave Rogers....

Federer will be facing Stefanos Tsitspias, the young Greek, who will have the opportunity to win back-to-back titles. The last time these two clashed was in the Australian Open Round of 16, where the young Greek prevailed over the Swiss master in four enthralling sets. Federer will be aware of the threat that the young Greek poses. But the great man will find a lot of belief within himself to accomplish the milestone....

As reported by Polygon, the fragment accessible to a Western audience is part of a larger feature made by Japanese broadcaster NHK in honor of the 30-year anniversary of the Dragon Quest series. The full story shows the developers hard at work on Dragon Quest 11 and also includes a retrospective of the series from its early beginnings in the ’80s and will likely be a real treat to fans when it becomes accessible to the wider world, subtitled and all....

Dragon Quest fans have only waited a few years for a new game, since the fairly recent release of Dragon Quest 11, but that doesn’t make Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate less exciting. It’s proof that Dragon Quest is a truly timeless franchise that’s nowhere near dying out. Dragon Quest 12 sounds like it’s something very different, though. Yuji Horii made it clear that it’s trying some new things with Dragon Quest 12....

The Dancing Devil is a recurring enemy that players encounter in the Dragon Quest series. The monster has the ability to make party members dance, which does not let them take an action for a couple of turns. While the creature has appeared in a few of the main Dragon Quest titles, it has also shown up in a number of the series’ spin-offs, including Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker....