In a footage shared to the app by user Frankie Forbes, known online as _frankie_forbes, the dog can be seen lying on the kitchen floor relaxing when a man dressed in an inflatable dragon costume rounds the corner. The dog springs up to run away, clearly scared, and his paws skid on the polished wooden floor as he scrambles toward the door squealing. However, perhaps realizing he could actually be a match for the fake dragon, he then spins around and begins barking at the man, finally showing his guard-dog prowess....

The video, posted by user @gunner_the_gsd, has over 1.1 million views on TikTok. Gunner the dog can be seen sitting on the floor with a small strip of sticky tape on his paw looking concerned while the text explains, “he wouldn’t move.” One user commented: “German shepherd’s are so intense about everything,” to which another user replied, “Facts. Mine is like that.” While German shepherds are a loyal breed, they also have a scary and intense side, making them suitable for services such as guarding, the police, or the military....

German defense minister Christine Lambrecht told the newspaper Welt am Sonntagthat there was “consensus in the federal government” that arms deliveries to Ukraine are “currently not helpful.” Ukraine’s ambassador to Berlin, Andriy Melnyk, said this week his country needed vessels to defend its Black Sea and Sea of Azov coasts from a Russian invasion, telling German press agency DPA that German ships “are among the best in the world.”...

Today, there are similar whispers in Germany. In my recent rounds of meetings with a wide range of German business managers, the verdict was nearly unanimous–a powerful restructuring is now bearing fruit. Like the case in Japan a few years earlier, this could well be the start of a reawakening in the world’s third largest economy. Productivity growth is the ultimate arbiter of the success or failure of corporate restructuring....

Maas made the critical comments to Germany’s top-selling daily newspaper Bild for an article published on Sunday. Although Germany, and the European Union of which the country is a key member, have been close U.S. allies for decades, relations have been visibly strained during the Trump administration and Maas has previously spoken candidly about the tensions. “We owe an incredible number of things to the United States and the country remains one of our closest partners but… it is disturbing to see that an American president thinks he might need such [a move],” Maas said, Bild reported, according to Agence France Presse (AFP)....

The Gers won 1-0 in front of a fevered Ibrox crowd to move level on points with their first-placed rivals. Ryan Jack’s 30th-minute deflected strike proved enough for Gerrard’s men, their first victory over Celtic since 2012. In 2012, the Gers won 4-2 and 3-2 in two meetings with Celtic, though they were also beaten by their rivals twice as they eventually finished second in the SPL. The season following, Rangers dropped into the Scottish Third Division after an investigation into a takeover attempt into the club....

Typically, gestational diabetes develops midway through the 40-week gestational period, and often there are no symptoms. This is why people are screened for it between 24 and 28 weeks. Read on for more information about what symptoms may look like when there are symptoms, complications that can occur with gestational diabetes, and when to call a healthcare provider. Frequent Symptoms Many times, there are no symptoms of gestational diabetes. It’s often picked up when your maternity care provider does standard blood glucose screenings between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, which is why these tests are done for every pregnant person....

“The ‘Varsity Blues’ students are a new frontier of disadvantage, far beyond my students who have been found responsible for sexual misconduct,” Stotland told Newsweek. The FBI operation dubbed Varsity Blues made national headlines in March after 35 parents were indicted, some of whom have been sentenced to jail time, for participating in a fraudulent scheme that boosted their children’s chances of getting into college. Some of the students were expelled; others had their acceptance revoked....

Shane McMahon steals HIAC headlines Once again, it was Shane McMahon showing at Hell in a Cell that he fears nothing. The 47-year-old daredevil climbed to the top of the cell looking to finish off a battered and beaten Kevin Owens who was laying below with a flying elbow. Instead, Sami Zayn pulled his nemesis/best friend out of harm’s way, sending McMahon crashing through the announcer’s table. MORE: WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 results...

Are you ready to have a baby?Is your arthritis well-controlled?Will your child inherit arthritis?Will arthritis affect your pregnancy?Will pregnancy affect your arthritis?How can you plan ahead and make it easier? Are You Ready? Since arthritis affects physical ability, strength, and endurance, it is imperative to honestly assess whether you would be able to care for a baby. A newborn is wholly dependent on others, so it is appropriate to question your capability....

Consumer groups like Citizen Action and Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen are in the fray. Citizen Action, which wants a Canadian-style system, has an army of door-to-door canvassers and phone-bank volunteers. The group has already generated 1 million postcards to the White House. The industry hopes to beat back price caps on premiums and head off any attempt to replace insurance companies with a government singlepayer system. The American Medical Association has nearly 300,000 members, runs the nation’s second largest PAC and retains 17 lobbyists....

“It’s growing by leaps and bounds,” says King, 22, employing an apt clich to describe a sport in which the primary object is to launch oneself off a boat’s wake into the air, ideally while performing gymnastics that would do Bart Conner proud. Wakeboarding is nothing if not eye-catching, and what’s more, say enthusiasts, it’s not that tough to learn. (A NEWSWEEK tester with no water-skiing experience managed to get up on his third attempt....

Miller, a former senior adviser to Donald Trump, suggested stopping such imports would make Twitter an “owner” of the content—and thus a “publisher responsible for the content” on its platform. “Twitter seems to be trying to have it both ways—simultaneously claiming that Twitter users own their tweets, so that Twitter can claim immunity from liability for its content moderation activities under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but now asserting ownership of its users’ content by blocking its users’ ability to obtain a copy of their content....

Gennady Golovkin has agreed to a six-fight deal with DAZN that will see the former unified middleweight world champion fight out the rest of his career on the streaming platform. The deal is a partnership between DAZN and GGG Promotions in which the hard-hitting native of Kazakhstan will compete twice a year over the next three years, with his first fight in June against an opponent to be determined....

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) fans could be looking to cheer a new striker when the transfer window reopens on Monday. In the past week leading up to the opening of the transfer window, the rumour mill has been rife with talk of Super League top scorer, Mohammed Ghaddar joining JDT from Kelantan. The 33-year-old has scored 18 league goals thus far this season and is undoubtedly the most in-form striker in the league....

The Home Run Derby champion displayed his supernatural power Saturday on the road against the Colorado Rockies when he blasted a 504-foot home run that left his bat at 116 miles per hour. MORE: Winners, losers from the ‘16 trade deadline Thin air may have played a part, but that poor baseball didn’t stand a chance. Stanton now has 23 home runs on the season.

Cameron Maybin will replace Stanton in the starting lineup for Game 2 against the Astros Sunday night. “He kind of injured his quad last night … he didn’t feel like he was good to start,” Boone said. “We hope it’s something that with today and the off day, he would be back to play for Game 3.” Stanton, who played only 18 games this season because of injuries, suffered the strain running to first base on his first hit in Game 1 Saturday....

The top-seeded Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs when they fell to the Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Antetokounmpo addressed the loss in an Instagram post Sunday. “We’ll be back stronger and better,” Antetokounmpo’s message read. “Milwaukee thank you for supporting my teammates and I this entire season we couldn’t have done it without you all!” Milwaukee won the first two games of the series against Toronto....

“Six years ago I was afraid to leave the house in case they deported me,” he told Spanish newspaper El Pais. “Fortunately, things are changing for the better. Today, children have hope.” The same fear stalked his four brothers, and Antetokounmpo explained that growing up they struggled to understand why they were treated differently from their friends. “When we were children, our friends got their IDs and passports,” said Antetokounmpo....

The video, which was shared on social media by marine touring company Cape Ann Whale Watch in Gloucester, Massachusetts, shows a white sunfish floating at the surface of the water in the Gulf of Maine. “We got to see a Mola mola or ocean sunfish up close and personal as it made its way down the length of our boat,” said Cape Ann Whale Watch in the caption of the video....