Joe Biden, under mounting pressure to evacuate American citizens from Afghanistan, has said the US is considering “every means” to get people to Kabul airport, promising: “We will get you home.” The embattled president again defended his decision to end the 20-year intervention by withdrawing US forces, which resulted in […]
Daily Archives: August 20, 2021
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“American Idol” star Syesha Mercado and her partner, Tyrone Deener, were reunited with their newborn daughter Ast on Friday. The couple posted a video on Instagram showing their sleeping infant daughter, presumably in the car, riding home. Mercado, 34, and Deener, 36, could be seen laughing and smiling in the video […]
Luke Voit stated his impassioned case for regular playing time with his mouth earlier this week. Now his bat is talking even louder. Voit provided a deep breath in a rare Yankees laugher Friday night, going 4-for-5 with four RBIs and falling a triple short of the cycle on the […]
Simone Biles is on post-Olympics vacation mode! The gymnast rocked a powder blue bikini in new beach photos ahead of the weekend. Simone Biles will be “beaching” until further notice. The Olympic gymnast, 24, shared a series of photos from her vacation on Instagram on Friday, Aug. 20. Simone sat […]
Sahara Market is a walk down from the famous Victoria Terminus at Fort. Right across the road from Haji Ali Mosque is the famous Haji Ali Market Complex at Tardeo. IPods, IPads, MP3 Players, Laptops, you name it, these places have it. And what’s better? Keeping with Mumbai’s reputation for […]
Soccer Football – Euro 2020 – Final – Fans gather for Italy v England – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – July 11, 2021. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The Euro 2020 soccer final between England and Italy in July was a “superspreader” event due to […]
Harshad Gothankar shot to social media fame recently when cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar tweeted a video of the young man playing carrom with his feet, calling it inspirational. Carrom is a hugely popular board game played in South Asia. The 23-year-old was born without arms, but he says his father […]
The IRS has sent 8.7 million unemployment compensation refunds so far. Angela Lang/CNET If you paid taxes on your unemployment benefits you received last year and waiting on a refund, you’re likely becoming concerned about where your money is. You’re not alone — some people have reported they’ve received IRS […]
I was lucky enough to be awarded an academic scholarship to start college, but it wasn’t sufficient enough for my family to cover the entire bill. Feeling stuck, I vented to my hairstylist while getting my hair done for my senior prom. To my surprise, he offered to cosign a […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — General Motors said Friday it is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires. The recall and others raise questions about lithium ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all electric vehicles. Ford, BMW and […]
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitians left hungry and homeless by a devastating earthquake swarmed relief trucks and in some cases stole desperately needed goods Friday as leaders of the poor Caribbean nation struggled to coordinate aid and avoid a repeat of their chaotic response to a similar tragedy 11 […]
Paris Saint-Germain extended their perfect Ligue 1 record with a hard-fought 4-2 victory at Brest. Ander Herrera and Kylian Mbappé put PSG on the way to a third straight league win with first-half goals. Franck Honorat halved the deficit before half-time but Idrissa Gueye’s long-range effort restored the visitors’ two-goal […]
Answer: This Jeopardy! host contender just got the official endorsement of Deadpool himself. Ryan Reynolds implied that being the host of Jeopardy! is like being a superhero—and as with any good Marvel movie, he roots for the underdog. The Free Guy actor shared his take on the drama surrounding the long-running game show on […]
With the final season of Lucifer approaching, fans are curious if the popular Netflix series will head in a different direction regarding the characters’ love lives. Some fans have tipped that Amenadiel (played by DB Woodside) and Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) will be the latest couple to get together. But how […]
WTMG’s Leo Faria: “I don’t even think that technical issues and poor level design are Yuoni‘s biggest issues. It’s just not scary at all. It doesn’t have a bad story, but the way it’s told neuters it potential potency. It’s less of a horror game and more of an underwhelming […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard, has died. He was 85. His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician’s death on Friday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Hall, known as […]
Though free upgrades aren’t as common as they may have been in decades gone by, airline workers say there are still some occasions in which a traveller may be bumped up a class, or at the very least given some free nuts. Here are five ways passengers could enjoy some […]
(Alex Wong/Getty Images) Pentagon press secretary John Kirby today provided few details on how US troops brought 169 Americans to the Hamid Karzai International Airport, but characterized the activity as “assistance” rather than a rescue mission. “My understanding of what happened was they were really just outside the wall,” he […]
Jolie joined the platform on Friday, posting a letter she says she received from a teenage Afghan girl, whose name and location has been blurred. In the letter, the girl expresses her worries and fear over life under the Taliban, writing that “we are imprisoned again.” “Before Taliban came in […]
At first glance, “Poog,” a podcast about the wellness industry, seems to be a gag. The name is Goop spelled backward, after all. Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak, the comedians who started the podcast in November, are equal parts irreverent and earnest on subjects like face yoga, colonics, optimizing one’s […]