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The problem is Hollywood. This winter sees the opening of “Blood Diamond,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a smuggler attempting to smuggle a rare pink stone out of war-torn Sierra Leone. And like other industry leaders, Oppenheimer fears the film will taint the industry’s reputation, renewing controversy over the use of so-called “conflict diamonds” to fund some of Africa’s bloodiest civil wars. What the trade fears most is the impression that the film may leave: that consumers can no longer buy diamonds with an easy conscience....

In the final moments of Love and Thunder, Thor seems to be doing much better emotionally, having settled down to live a domesticated life of fatherhood with his adoptive daughter, Love. This new duo will most certainly be back in the future, since the film’s post-credit scenes confirmed the return of Thor, but Love might be setting out on her own “classic adventure” as the MCU progresses. RELATED: Things We Loved About Thor: Love And Thunder...

RELATED: Marvel: Hilarious Hawkeye Memes That Hit A Bullseye But since Hawkeye wouldn’t be a proper superhero without some unusual equipment, the arrows he uses are far from the ordinary. Each one fulfills a different purpose and has saved Clint many times. Not just in the comics but in the MCU as well. It’s more than possible that Clint’s unique arrows will get more space in the upcoming TV show Hawkeye, but he had already used some truly impressive arrows in the comics and in the MCU films....

Hawkeye focuses on Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton / Hawkeye post-blip in New York City during the Holidays, as he is forced to team up with the young archer Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to stop enemies from his past when he was Ronin in Avengers: Endgame. The series joins Iron Man 3 as a rare MCU that property that is set during Christmastime, and it appears some holiday classics were looked to when bringing Hawkeye to life....

Fans have been convinced that Hawkeye will introduce Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has previously appeared in Netflix’s Daredevil and was portrayed by Vincent D’Onofrio. While the theory could have seemed far-fetched at first, episode 3 of Hawkeye dropped way too many hints about this particular character for fans to ignore. RELATED: Hawkeye Star Hailee Steinfeld Reveals If Kate Bishop Was Snapped By Thanos...

“On Friday morning, I returned to Atlanta from Boston to be with my family due to an emergency medical situation involving my wife. We are encouraged by her progress to this point and remain cautiously optimistic,” Budenholzer wrote. “I will return to the team as soon as possible and will be happy to answer any basketball-related questions at that time.“MORE: Four teams in the East that could beat Cleveland...

Hawks All-Star guard Kyle Korver suffered a broken nose during the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Lakers and did not return. MORE: NBA Mock Draft | Davis close to quadruple double | Ginobili T’s up a ref Korver collided with Lakers forward Ed Davis on a pick-and-roll play involving Jeremy Lin and immediately grimaced in pain. The All-Star is averaging 12.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game....

Honda World Superbike rider Hayden, who won the MotoGP title in 2006, was hit by a car while training on a bicycle along the Rimini coast last Wednesday. He was initially taken to a local hospital in Rimini before being moved to the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Cesena, where he was placed in intensive care with his fiancée and family by his side. Hayden’s condition remained “extremely critical” over the weekend but his death was confirmed on Monday....

Hazard sustained a fractured ankle during a training session with Belgium, ruling him out of Monday’s friendly against Czech Republic and the World Cup qualifier with Estonia on Friday. The attacker subsequently underwent surgery on his right ankle and Chelsea do not anticipate him returning to training until September, likely ruling him out of the opening weeks of the new campaign. Hazard suffers fractured ankle on Belgium duty “Everything went well with my ankle operation, now I start the road to recovery,” Hazard wrote on Instagram....

After downloading the latest update for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Hogwarts students will finally be able to continue their Year 5 adventures. Chapter 11 starts off with players encountering Mundungus Flecher, a character from the books, which should help to make things a bit more interesting than usual. Chapter 11 also features a couple of new classes for players to complete as well. There is the Switch: Piggy Bank & Guinea Pig lesson in Transfigurations, as well as the Goblin Rebellion of 1612 that players will learn about in their Magical History lesson....

RELATED: Harry Potter: Things Only Book Readers Know About Dumbledore Nobody can deny that Dumbledore performed some incredible deeds during his lifetime and helped to improve the Wizarding World in many ways. Unfortunately though, not all of his actions were quite as heroic as others. In fact, some of the things that he did in the Harry Potter books and movies were downright devious. These are the worst things that Dumbledore ever did....

For those unfamiliar with who played who in Harry Potter, Felton played Malfoy, one of the main antagonists and Harry’s major rival throughout the franchise. Malfoy is undoubtedly Slytherin, seemingly representing all of their worst qualities, but lacking most of their decent ones. RELATED: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Killed Off A Major Character This came as a shock to Felton, especially given the bad rap that the Hufflepuff House tends to get....

The reveal was made at the premiere for The Eternals and the 27-year-old singer is set to play Eros, the brother of Thanos. Variety confirmed the news on Twitter with writer Matt Donnelly delivering the news to fans. “Big reveal from #TheEternals premiere – Harry Styles has joined the MCU as Eros, brother of Thanos,” Donnelly tweeted on Monday night. Not much else has been shared about the upcoming role but it is expected that Styles will star alongside Josh Brolin’s Thanos in the Avengers movies...

From feather boas, velvet, leather, lace, pearls and bold prints—think clashing stripes and polka dots—the 27-year-old has never been afraid of pushing the boundaries of fashion. And his latest shoot with magazine Dazed didn’t disappoint, with the former One Direction member gracing their cover in a pair of purple trousers and a peek-a-boo top, while sitting astride a motorcycle. The full shoot for the winter 2021 edition was shared on their website, showcasing another 11 outfits as styled Ibrahim Kamara, ranging from corsets to dresses, which featured a top hat and a woolen long-john suit....

Mankiw, who was the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush from 2003 to 2005, said he changed his voter registration to independent in a blog post entitled “I am no longer a Republican” on Monday. “I just came back from city hall, where I switched my voter registration from Republican to unenrolled (aka independent),” Mankiw wrote. Mankiw cited two reasons for this decision: That too many Republicans in Congress are willing to “overlook Trump’s misdeeds” to protect their jobs and also so he can vote in the Democratic primary to help choose a center-left candidate as the Democratic nominee for president....

The 23-year-old took a career best 5-34 and was ably assisted by leg-spinner Shadab Khan (2-37) as Sri Lanka, who won the toss and batted, lost their last nine wickets for only 106 runs. Sri Lanka skipper Upul Tharanga (61) and Niroshan Dickwella (18) put on 59 for the first wicket, but from 102-1 in the 26th over their innings was derailed by Pakistan’s bowlers. Shadab, man-of-the-match for his 52 not out and 3-47 in the second game on Monday, had Dinesh Chandimal (19) leg- before and Tharanga caught in the deep....

Chechen MMA fighter Asxab Tamaev, who has been acting as Hasbulla Magomedov’s manager, trainer, and publicist for the last many weeks, has found a new opponent for the 18-year-old Russian TikToker. Not much is known about the new challenger yet. Asxab Tamaev calls him ‘Tain’ and claims that he weighs 32 kg (70.5 lbs). Translating (via Google) the description under the YouTube video Tamaev uploaded in Russian, it seems like ‘Tain’ is not new to training and working out....

The Heat center has been suspended for one game without pay for hitting Spurs center Boban Marjanovic in the head during San Antonio’s 119-101 win Tuesday, the NBA announced Thursday. MORE: NBA Draft prospects rankings | Rockets shopping Howard? Whiteside made contact with Marjanovic in the fourth quarter, resulting in a Flagrant 2 foul and ejection. He will serve the suspension after the All-Star break, when the Heat take on the Hawks on Feb....

After 22 matches, East Bengal (42) are five points behind Churchill Brothers, who have 47 points. “We have to believe we can still clinch it — otherwise what’s the point? Having said that, you need to remember that Churchill are in great form and there is no reason to think that they will drop points. But stranger things have happened in football. We have to make sure we win the four matches and hope Churchill drop points....

Tubal ligation may also be referred to as: Tubal sterilizationFemale sterilizationHaving your tubes tiedTube tyingSterilization surgery (female)Permanent infertility There are several options for tubal ligation surgery. Tubal Ligation Is Permanent Birth Control A tubal ligation procedure results in making a woman permanently sterile (unable to get pregnant). This procedure usually is recommended for adult women who are certain they do not want to get pregnant in the future. Tubal ligation is considered a permanent birth control method....