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MORE: Guide to all 32 venues for the games | TV schedule for Rio A police inspector told local media outlets the package — described alternately as a toolbox or bag — contained no explosive device. It was detonated by the team’s tactical robot around 9:30 p.m. local time, and traffic around the stadium resumed shortly thereafter. New Zealand’s Channel 7 reported hearing the explosion on site. The threat came only days before the opening ceremonies at the 78,000-seat stadium that also will be the site of the closing ceremonies Aug....

Wade, who was played internationally with England in rugby, made the switch to football in October and was assigned to the Bills in April as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program. The 28-year-old wasted no time in showcasing his ability in the Bills’ first preseason game, as he cut back through a huge hole in the Colts defense on his first touch and accelerated away for a 65-yard scoring run....

Darren Rothwell left HMP Forest Bank, a men’s prison in Salford, U.K., on the morning of April 18. The 42-year-old then boarded a train, where he attacked the girl after asking her for a hug, the British Transport Police said. A judge sentenced him to 26 months in prison in Bolton Crown Court on Friday after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault. On the day of the attack, Rothwell made his way to Manchester Victoria train station at around 9 a....

Dwight Yoakam has always been one of Nashville’s proudest outsiders. Hearing him on the radio between the Garths, Tracys, Tys and Tobys is like getting a dose of the Stones after too much Bob Seger. “Gone,” his eighth album, is a whole little jukebox unto itself: nearly every song feels like a hit, from the sly-eyed honky-tonk of “Baby Why Not” to the lush strings and flangey guitar of “Nothing....

Los Angeles activist Sennett Devermont posts videos and regularly livestreams interactions with police to more than 300,000 followers on his “always film the police” Instagram page. But on Friday last week, a police officer began to play music off his phone when Devermont tried to livestream their encounter. Devermont wrote on social media that he had arrived at the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) to file a Freedom of Information Act request form and “wanted to ask if [he] needed a new form for each event with the same officer....

However, that did not happen as another insipid showing saw them record a stalemate with Paraguay, which is sure to further deflate hopes of Argentines that their 28-year wait for a major trophy is going to end anytime soon. The draw leaves Los Albiceleste rock bottom of their group and any result bar a victory on Matchday 3 against tournament visitors Qatar on Sunday would see them eliminated from the first round of the Copa America for the first time in their history....

Wenger gives Ozil future update The Spanish champions have not won in San Sebastian since 2007 and needed a Lionel Messi strike to earn a point in their league visit in November. They will get a chance to end that winless run of eight matches on January 17, though, before the return leg at Camp Nou a week later. Real Madrid begin their tie with Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu as Zinedine Zidane’s side’s hunt for the treble continues....

On Monday, the Copenhagen Police department announced in a Twitter post that a court had remanded the suspect to a psychiatric care facility. Authorities have also reported the suspected gunman was known to the mental health service system in Denmark, and officials said they do not believe the suspect’s motive was terrorism. The suspect allegedly opened fire at 5:35 p.m. local time at Field’s mall in Copenhagen in an almost 15-minute rampage before he was arrested....

Insomnia can interfere with recovery in a variety of ways. Not sleeping well at night results in fatigue throughout the day. This, in turn, makes concentrating more difficult and increases the strain required to remain alerted and engaged. Fatigue can also affect memory, which is already a problem for many head trauma sufferers. Fatigue secondary to insomnia reduces the amount of energy available to engage in social activities. Research demonstrates that getting back into the community via enjoyable activities aids recuperation after head trauma....

CA stood down the vast majority of its staff on reduced pay from April 27 until the end of the financial year, with concerns over when international action will be able to resume. Australia are due to stage the ICC T20 World Cup, as well as welcome India for a lucrative tour, yet their home schedule could be at risk because of the global health crisis. Admitting it is disappointing how the situation has played out, Khawaja hopes CA and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) can work together to come through what he feels is a cash-flow problem that could have been avoided....

The Italian top flight has been on hold since March 9 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It had been hoped it would be clear to resume on June 13, with clubs back in team training on Monday. However, the league will now not be able to restart until June 15 at the earliest. The FIGC’s decision is in alignment with that of the Italian government, with a prime ministerial decree suspending “sporting events and competitions of all types and disciplines, in public or private places” until June 14 as part of “urgent measures to contain the contagion throughout the national territory”....

Control takes place at a very specific point in time, unlike many other games set in the real world. Collectible papers prove that Control canonically takes place in late 2019, right around the time that Control itself actually released. The sequel will have to address this highly specific release date in one way or another, and it could engage with it by launching Jesse’s story a few years forward, rather than picking up where the first game left off....

Vladimir Petkovic’s side meet Costa Rica in Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday knowing that a win will be enough to guarantee their place in the last 16. Much of the pre-match talk has centred on fines issued to Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka by FIFA, after they celebrated goals in the 2-1 victory over Serbia by apparently referencing the Albanian flag. The ’eagle’ gestures were viewed as deliberately provocative towards their opponents, particularly since many of Switzerland’s players, including Shaqiri, have family ties to the state of Kosovo that is not officially recognised by the Serbian government....

C.W. G.W. Bush + Finally gets his war and pursues it with detached discipline: Barely even watched his bombs-over-Baghdad on TV. Saddam - Shoulda grabbed that villa in Mauritania. And video showed him aging 10 years in three days. P.S.: Ugly glasses. Uday - No dynasty for Saddam’s son–or brother Qusay. These sickos are “targets of opportunity,” too. V. Clarke + Pent. asst. sec. designs media “embeds” with precision-guided PR payload....

Polanski’s new film An Officer and a Spy will premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. The director will not attend the festival and granted only one interview for the film to French writer Pascal Bruckner. The interview was published in the press notes distributed at the festival. “Most of the people who harass me do not know me and know nothing about the case,” Polanski said after asked by Bruckner how he handles the backlash....

As part of the sponsorship, the brewer receives naming rights for the Coors Light Chop House, a restaurant tied to the new facility. MillerCoors will also have a presence in the mixed-use deveolpment next door to the new park under construction in Cobb County. MORE: David Beckham, Miami could team up for new stadium | Best bars near all 30 MLB stadiums The restaurant expands the concept of the original Braves Chop House at Turner Field, where the team has played since 1997....

Hemingway police officer Cassandra Dollard, 52, could face between two and 30 years in prison if she is found guilty, the Associated Press reported. An arrest warrant from the State Law Enforcement Division said that Dollard tried to pull over Robert Junior Langley after he ran the stop sign, leading to a chase in which authorities say he was driving more than 100 mph. Langley ultimately crashed his car in a ditch and was shot in the chest while allegedly trying to get out the passenger door, agents said....