Understanding how the game mode works isn’t easy, especially when it breaks a lot of conventions and rules created by existing formats. You start by buying small minions to build up your board and then grow in power by upgrading your tavern level and by collecting three minions of a kind. Figuring out which cards synergize well together and which hero to pick only comes with time and practice. If you need a little help to point you in the right direction, allow us to share some tips and thoughts about Battlegrounds....

Portland broke its all-time heat record on Saturday, reaching 108 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday afternoon. The temperature at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport reached 102 F on Saturday, making it the city’s second hottest day on record. But according to the National Weather Service, residents in the region that’s accustomed to milder weather should brace themselves for even warmer temperatures in the coming days. “A dangerous and record-breaking heat wave will begin across the Northwest U....

“We are really afraid not only for his freedom, but for his life,” Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said during a Monday press conference. “We do not know where he is and in what condition. There is a high probability that at this very moment he is being tortured by the secret service staff.” Tikhanouskaya was the main opposition candidate during last summer’s Belarusian presidential election. She fled to Lithuania following the election, which declared incumbent Alexander Lukashenko the winner despite allegations of widespread electoral fraud....

The show is based on Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, the last book of which is named The Amber Spyglass. Here is everything that fans need to know about the show and its return. When is His Dark Materials Season 3 Out? His Dark Materials is an HBO and BBC original series, meaning it will be released in North America on HBO, and in the U.K. it will come out on the BBC....

When does ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ season 6 start? ABC will start airing episodes of HTGAWM Season 6 from Wednesday, September 26 at 10pm ET/9pm CT. Like all five previous seasons, there will be 15 episodes in the Season 6, which are expected to run until February or March 2020. After airing on TV, ABC will make the series available to watch online on their website and app....

The video was posted to TikTok on October 21 by Kaci Jane Hansen (@kacijanehansen), who wrote: “when the leech fell off my thumb & escaped leaving behind a trail of blood LOL.” The post has racked up 25 million views and nearly 3 million comments. “I was in an ATV accident & my thumb was completely severed off my hand & they reattached it & to help with the circulation they used leeches,” Hansen explained in the comments section of the video....

The England international was in fine form for Spurs when he suffered a knee ligament injury in January, causing him to miss the rest of last season and the start of the 2017-18 campaign. But Rose is now back in the fold for Spurs and the Three Lions and is seeking ways to return to his previous “untouchable” best. “I have started seeing a psychologist to try to help me think positively,” he said, as quoted by the Evening Standard....

The lure of the lucrative CSL has seen Oscar and Carlos Tevez become the latest star names to move to China. Oscar made a record-breaking switch to Shanghai SIPG from Premier League leaders Chelsea, while Tevez joined Shanghai Shenhua. Icardi, however, has no intention of leaving Milan having signed a new five-year deal in October. “China? I renewed [my contract],” the 23-year-old told Sky Sports Italia. “I’m happy to be with this shirt....

A late sub for injured teammate Taylor Hall, Boyle touched down in this Florida city late Saturday morning, missing some festivities the previous evening and the morning’s get together with media because he planned to be with his 3-year-old son who will undergo a procedure this weekend in Boston after having his own cancer scare in the fall, shortly after Boyle was diagnosed with CML. “It’s been a range of emotions,” Boyle said before the Skills Competition at Amalie Arena on Saturday night....

In a recent interview with Insider about his upcoming Super Bowl commercial for Lay’s potato chips, the Pam & Tommy star lamented over the Oscars and their place within popular culture. “I don’t get why movie people care so much if other people care what awards we give ourselves,” Rogen told Insider. “I don’t care who wins the automobile awards. No other industry expects everyone to care about what awards they shower upon themselves....

Chelsea deny reports of Conte bust-up The Gunners have been linked with a number of marquee striker additions this summer, and have now seemingly turned their attentions to the 26-year-old. However, Aulas maintains that Lacazette will stay, after negotiations with Spanish club Atletico Madrid fell through. “Today, the question of Alexandre leaving is annoying,” he told reporters. For us, he won’t leave. he’ll be there for pre-season. Anyway, he’s under contract....

The killing of Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, during an encounter with two white officers outside a Wendy’s restaurant on Friday night, has reignited protests in Atlanta, Georgia and led to the resignation of the city’s police chief. On Saturday, the Atlanta police department said Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot Brooks, had been fired while another officer, Devin Brosnan, had been placed on administrative duty. A spokesman for the department told Newsweek that Rolfe had been with the department since October 2013 while Brosnan was hired in September 2018....

The former journalist turned literary superstar who died Tuesday at the age of 74 lived by that credo of experiencing everything for himself. He spent most of his life exploring many of the most dangerous places in the world, never hesitating to jump into the next flashpoint. Wasn’t he terrified at times, I asked him after getting to know him well. “All the time, but I just can’t stop,” he replied with his typically disarming smile....

Seven years later, in December 2005, I found out I was pregnant again, after ending a five-month-long relationship with the father of the kids. At the time, I was horrified because the pregnancy was unexpected. My background is in community work. I had worked in this field for over thirty years and have seen countless single parents struggle to raise their children and pay the bills. What makes it worse is that I lived in Hackney, London....

De Rossi is widely expected to bring his international career to a close after the 2018 World Cup, with the 33-year-old previously revealing he had originally planned to call it quits after Euro 2016. Messi facing suspension after rant at official On that occasion the squad’s “astonishing dynamic” persuaded the Roma star to reverse his decision, but he will turn 35 just after next year’s World Cup ends. De Rossi is adamant Italy have plenty of talent to keep going as an international force once he has gone, and in Gagliardini he feels they have a midfielder with immense potential....

The Portuguese side must take all three points from their trip to Camp Nou and bank on Juventus failing to beat Olympiacos in Greece if they are to clinch second place in Group D, but with Barcelona already through to the last 16, Ernesto Valverde might field a weakened side against Sporting. Looking ahead to the challenge after seeing his side perform well against Olympiacos, Jesus underlined the odds his team had overcome in pushing Juventus and Barcelona so close, and indicated that finishing third in the group and going into the Europa League would be no disgrace....

I’ve had mainly smaller dogs, but Indie is 110lbs. I got him nearly eight years ago from a litter of 12 dogs. I chose him because he was not the “perfect” one. With his breed— Golden Retriever—people normally try to pick the best looking puppy, but Indie was sitting in the corner and he was the first to the feeding bowl and the last to leave it. I knew he was the one....

I’m originally from Oregon in the U.S. but I got a job teaching English in Japan after university in 2006. I met my partner, Machi, in 2008 through a mutual friend. Things progressed naturally between us and in 2013 we bought a house together. There has been a lot of stigma in the past towards LGBTQ people in Japan. This idea that you just shouldn’t talk about your sexuality because you’ll be seen as weird or perverted still keeps a lot of people in the closet....

NEWSWEEK: What was your reaction to the news that you’d been nominated for so many Razzies? Tom Green: It’s an exciting time for me. I don’t win a lot of awards. I’m expecting to sweep. And I understand you are going to attend the ceremony. Absolutely. When I watch award shows and the recipient does not show up, I personally feel it appears a little arrogant. And I’m not an arrogant person....