Power plays and player power seem to be at the heart of the dispute threatening to tear Australian and New Zealand rugby apart after trans-Tasman relations sunk to an all-time low when a decision was made for the All Blacks not to play the Wallabies in Perth as scheduled on […]
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SPAC deals have grown notably in the space sector as they provide companies faster access to the public markets. COLORADO SPRINGS — Aerospace and defense companies have raised more than $11 billion in the first quarter of 2021 through mergers with special purpose acquisition companies. The SPAC trend does not […]
The tallest living man in the United States has passed away at just 38 years old. Igor Vovkovinskiy, who stood at 7 feet, 8.33 inches, died in Minnesota on Friday, Aug. 20, the Associated Press via NBC News reported. Igor’s mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska, confirmed he succumbed to heart disease in a […]
Image: Red Dead Redemption 2 There are two reasons I am posting about this list called “8 Common Horse Mistakes I Want Game Developers to Stop Making”. Number one, it’s a good list. Number two, it comes from a video game horse-themed website called The Mane Quest. But really, it’s […]
Yoon Choi’s fictional debut, “Skinship,” provides a snapshot of various Korean American experiences By ASHLEY DUONG Associated Press August 23, 2021, 3:43 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article “Skinship” by Yoon Choi (Alfred A. Knopf) With fine attention to detail, Yoon Choi’s fictional debut […]
The Arctic Circle, one of the world’s last remaining wildernesses, where winter temperatures plunge to -67C (-89F), where the Aurora Borealis lights up the night sky and where societies and wildlife thrive against seemingly impossible odds. It’s a region that makes for an incredible adventure – but if you’d rather […]
“What makes this team remarkable is they don’t just win games, they change lives. Encouraging people to get vaccinated so we can beat this pandemic, speaking out and standing up for racial justice and voting rights, supporting education and … mentorship programs for young people and fighting to protect trans […]
Everly died Saturday. Don and his younger brother, Phil Everly, became pop idols in the early days of rock ‘n’ roll, starting in the late 1950s, with chart-topping hits like “Bye Bye Love,” “All I Have to Do is Dream,” and “Wake Up Little Susie.” The brothers were called the […]
When the coronavirus surfaced last year, no one was prepared for it to invade every aspect of daily life for so long, so insidiously. The pandemic has forced Americans to wrestle with life-or-death choices every day of the past 18 months — and there’s no end in sight. Scientific understanding […]
Kylie Jenner. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Unbothered! Kylie Jenner showed off her formidable figure in a new ad for Kylie Swim, just days after Us Weekly confirmed that she’s expecting her second child with Travis Scott. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum, 24, posted a photo via Instagram on Monday, August […]
Taliban are ‘flogging’ people in the streets for wearing western clothing as the price of burqas in Kabul doubles Young Afghans said on social media they had been whipped for wearing jeans A local paper reported a journalist was beaten for not wearing ‘Afghan clothes’ Yet young Taliban fighters have […]
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville passionately disagreed over who would finish higher in the table between Liverpool and Manchester United in their predictions for the new Premier League season. The Sky Sports pundits made their early season picks on the first Monday Night Football of the campaign, as the pair […]
Jamie Spears says daughter Britney’s struggles with ‘addiction and mental health issues’ are far more serious than the public knows. Spears, who recently agreed to step down as conservator of the 39-year-old pop star’s estate after 13 years, just filed court documents where he claimed people would ‘praise’ him if […]
My granddaughter, aged 13, has had verrucas on both feet for years — one has even formed a mosaic-like cluster on one big toe, despite us trying treatments such as Bazuka. We don’t know what to do. Name and address supplied. Most people will be affected by warts at some […]
This is the moment an Afghan comedian continued mocking the Taliban as fighters from the insurgent group dragged him away from his home before later executing him by firing squad. In a viral video filmed at the end of July, Nazar Mohammad, better known as Khasha Zwan, can be seen […]
New Zealand is bracing for its biggest coronavirus outbreak yet as cases rise, the locations of interest balloon to more than 400 sites, and the number of close contacts swells to more than 15,700 people. On Tuesday, the country recorded 41 new positive cases, bringing the total number in its […]
Game shows have offered a steady supply of thrills, laughs, unforgettable moments and cult heroes since the dawn of TV’s “Golden Age” in the 1950s. Yet behind that small-screen facade of cheery, perfectly coiffed, telegenic hosts lurks a sinister cauldron of sex, greed, cheating and inappropriate behavior that occasionally rears […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo submitted his letter of resignation Monday night, after more than a decade of control in Albany. The 63-year-old kept it simple in his letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), who is serving as temporary president of the chamber […]
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. The videos are difficult to watch. In one, a man dangles over the edge of an Oklahoma City overpass, his legs swinging in midair […]
Before the first rose ceremony on ‘Bachelor in Paradise,’ Victoria Paul was accused of having a boyfriend back at home, and it led her to leave the show in tears. On the Aug. 23 episode of Bachelor in Paradise, Tammy Ly had a bombshell to drop on the beach. She accused fellow […]