America knew Donald Trump, of course, thanks to “The Apprentice,” but it didn’t really know the Trump who ended up in the White House — the vindictive, hungry, attention-obsessed character who was intimately recognizable to a reader of the New York Post in 1987. It similarly knew former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, but […]
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Screenshot: Twitter (Other) These days it can often feel like we’re in a never-ending cycle of violence, trauma, and general fuckery, so it’s always great when you come across a piece of news that’s just a certifiable dub for the culture. India Walton, a Black woman who ran for office for the first time in […]
Read MoreTravel thousands of metres below the surface of the ocean, and you reach the seabed. Pitch black and quiet, it is largely unexplored, untouched, unknown. What is known is extraordinary. The landscape at the bottom of the sea is as varied as the earth surface: 4,000m (13,000ft) down, abyssal plains stretch for miles like deserts; […]
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Screenshot: HBO The multi-day celebration that is the 81st annual Peabody Awards continued on Wednesday with some well-deserved flowers for HBO’s I May Destroy You, the much beloved limited series created by and starring Michaela Coel, which won in the Entertainment category. Advertisement Per a press release provided to The Root: One of the year’s […]
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President Biden is poised to announce a series of federal actions to combat gun violence and violent crime in a speech on Wednesday, according to senior administration officials. The speech comes amid national anxiety over rising violent crime rates in many cities during the pandemic. The White House said the strategy will use money from […]
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball is closer to finalizing its roster for the Tokyo Olympics. Chicago All-Star guard Zach LaVine has committed playing for the national team, his agent Nima Namakian said Wednesday, a move would give the American roster six of the top 10 NBA scorers from the U.S. this season. Lavine […]
Read MoreFortnite season 7 continues on with the alien invasion theme, and a new challenge has you welcoming our new overlords with… the power of music? This week, Epic wants you to place two boomboxes around Believer Beach. I guess it’s what John Cusack would do, so why not? You may remember this part of the […]
Read MoreThe antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in his cell in Spain, hours after the country’s national court approved his extradition to the United States, where he was wanted on tax-related criminal charges that carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years. Catalan’s regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, confirmed a […]
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TEAM TALK Well that’s a turnout for the books isn’t it?! Plenty of drama to digest, but as it stands France go through top, Portugal second with Germany set to drop out of the competition. Portugal have looked the more threatening of the two teams tonight and have seemed in control. France have looked a […]
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. BREAKING: Indiana woman gets probation in first Capitol riot sentencing 02:19 Share this – Scott MacFarlane reports on the sentencing of Anna Morgan-Lloyd for her role in the Jan. 6th Capitol riot. June 23, 2021 Read More
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BRANDI Levy is the teenager at the center of the “cursing cheerleader” US Supreme Court case. Levy was a 14-year-old high school freshman in Pennsylvania when she crudely expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheer team. 3 Brandi Levy poses in an undated photograph provided by the American Civil Liberties UnionCredit: Reuters Who […]
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ANTIVIRUS pioneer John McAfee has reportedly killed himself after he was set to be extradited to the United States. The 75-year-old tech mogul took his own life in a prison in Barcelona, according to local paper El Pais. McAfee was arrested on October 3 of last year at El Prat airport in Spain, as he was about […]
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GERMANY 0-1 HUNGARY 16′ First big chance for the Germans! Havertz picks the ball up 25 yards from goal and a driving run into the area gets the Chelsea man to the byline. His cut back is tipped away by Gulacsi with three players following in. Gnabry seems to have a decent chance to strike […]
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BRIDGE CARNAGE Shock moment bridge COLLAPSES onto freeway – injuring six people ‘HE’S DOWN’ Shock moment pet chimp is shot dead after savagely mauling owner’s daughter WILD RAGER Redneck Rave sees 48 charged as ‘woman choked, man’s throat slit & one IMPALED’ Graphic Warning SAVAGE ATTACK Boy, 5, suffers horror wounds after being mauled in […]
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RIO FERDINAND has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo will be texting him to ask why Gary Lineker thinks Lionel Messi is the better than him. Lineker famously prefers the Barcelona forward over Ronaldo, suggesting in 2020 that the debate is ‘not even close’. 3 Cristiano Ronaldo will not appreciate Gary Lineker rating Lionel Messi above him, says […]
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TODAY contributor Bobbie Thomas breaks down in tears and admits “I’m so scared” in her first interview after her husband Michael’s death. Michael passed unexpectedly in December from medical complications. 7 TODAY contributor Bobbie Thomas breaks down in tears and admits ‘I’m so scared’ in her first interview after her husband Michael’s deathCredit: Youtube/Today 7 […]
Read MoreJun. 23—HUDSON — Lynnville-Sully’s baseball team used two big innings to rally past Hudson during non-conference action on Tuesday night. Owen Norrish homered, Bryce Richards had three hits and three RBIs and Corder Noun Harder reached base five times during the Hawks’ 13-7 road victory. Hudson led 3-0 after two innings but L-S plated six […]
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KYLIE Jenner’s ex-boyfriend Tyga could be ENGAGED to his girlfriend Camaryn Swanson, after she was spotted wearing a huge diamond ring. Rumors have swelled that the rapper and Camaryn, 22, are preparing to tie the knot as she was photographed wearing the $150,000 sparkler. 6 Camaryn showed off the ring while at a Southern Californian […]
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EURO 2020 has arrived and fans will be dreaming of their countries securing the coveted trophy. Meanwhile managers will be hoping for disciplined performances from their sides. 1 Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg missed the first penalty of Euro 2020 for DenmarkCredit: AP And with VAR in play, defenders will have to be extra careful to avoid conceding […]
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UNITED States warplanes have flown in their first combat mission from an overseas aircraft since World War II in a bid to beat ISIS. The F-35B fighter jets from the Marines’ Fighter Attack Squadron 211 took off from the UK’s new $5billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. 9 F-35 aircraft takes off from the HMS Queen […]
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Since its first flight at 1978’s Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco, the rainbow flag has evolved multiple times. That earliest iteration included pink and turquoise stripes, symbolizing sex and art, respectively—parts of queer life that the designers thought were worth fighting for. Later that year, though, the flag lost its pink stripe because […]
Read MoreCrystal Palace are set to appoint Lucien Favre as their new manager after the former Borussia Dortmund manager agreed a three-year deal to succeed Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park. The 63-year-old held positive talks with Palace’s hierachy over the weekend, with sources close to Favre admitting he had been impressed with their plans. The former […]
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Photo: Monica Schipper (Getty Images) Nikole Hannah-Jones is letting it be known that she has had it with board members at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dragging their feet in making the right decision in granting her tenure along with the five-year contract with the school that she accepted. Advertisement As you […]
Read MoreBritish ministers will have been under no illusions that the decision to sail HMS Defender into disputed waters off the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea would provoke a reaction from the Kremlin. A dispute about whether warning shots were fired or not is beside the point – although if they were, they were miles out of […]
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The prospect of COVID-19 booster shots have been looming since even before any vaccines were granted approval late last year. Most scientists believe boosters will be necessary at some point, though it’s not clear when, but they also may want to make sure those bonus shots aren’t needed all that often in the long run, Katherine Wu […]
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Republicans in Michigan have found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the state, and they’re urging the public not to listen to “demonstrably false theories” suggesting otherwise. The Republican-led Senate Oversight Committee in Michigan spent months investigating the 2020 election in the state, and a 35-page report prepared by Sen. Ed McBroom said that while there are some “glaring […]
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Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Mark Calabria testifies on Capitol Hill during a committee hearing on “Housing Finance Reform: Next Steps” in Washington, DC, September 10, 2019. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration will replace the leader of a massive U.S. housing finance agency following the Supreme Court’s ruling […]
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Washington — President Biden intends to replace the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), who was installed by former President Donald Trump, following a Supreme Court decision Wednesday that gives the president more leeway to remove the agency’s director. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed during Wednesday’s press briefing that Mr. Biden […]
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This old Popovich quote on new Celtics coach Ime Udoka is amazing originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have finally found their man. The C’s are “finalizing an agreement” to make Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka the franchise’s next head coach, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday afternoon. Udoka has been considered one of […]
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We should probably all be making a bigger deal about Brayden Point‘s historic playoff goal streak, and how great he’s been, in general. Point chases Leach’s playoff record for goals; joins Lemieux, Gretzky with historic consecutive seasons To some extent, Point and the Lightning are taking on a formidable opponent in the Islanders, who they […]
Read MoreBelgian authorities have detained an elderly man, reportedly 99 or 100 years old, on suspicion of killing a fellow resident of the retirement home where he lived, the Belga press agency has said. No details of the fatal assault which took place on Monday were immediately available, but the Ghent prosecutor’s office confirmed in a […]
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