Magnus Carlsen has all but retained his world title after defeating Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi for the third time in four games in the ninth encounter of their showdown on Tuesday in Dubai, opening a commanding 6-3 margin in the best-of-14 match with five contests remaining. The cracks that have emerged […]
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson just proved that he truly is the People’s Champion. The Jungle Cruise star, who was honored with the tribute at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards on Tuesday, Dec. 7, opted instead to credit two of his own heroes with the title: Muhammad Ali and Make-a-Wish recipient Shushana. Johnson first accepted the award, presented […]
When The Last Night premiered during Microsoft’s E3 2017 presentation, its cyberpunk-flavored blend of 3D graphics and pixel art dazzled audiences. Unfortunately, developer Odd Tales has hit a lot of roadblocks since then, including losing its publishing partner and raising funding on its own. The Last Night has since occupied the […]
Morrison said while Australian athletes will still attend the Games in February, the government will be keeping official representatives at home. Speaking at a news conference in Sydney, the Australian leader said “human rights abuses and issues in Xinjiang” were some of the concerns raised by the Australian government with […]
All members of the band — RM, Jin, V, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin and Jungkook — posted to their new social media profiles on Monday. The profiles have already amassed millions of followers, and commenting on the posts has been limited. The move comes just days after Big Hit Music, which […]
A report out of South Africa offered a first glimpse at how vaccinated people might fare against the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Laboratory experiments found that Omicron seems to dull the power of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, but also hinted that people who have received a booster shot might […]
In the year since Jussie Smollett told Chicago police that he was the victim of a homophobic and racist attack, there has been one shocking development after another. Investigators searched for the perpetrators of what was initially described as a “possible hate crime” before ultimately accusing the actor of staging […]
ASHES LIVE: England now NINE wickets down on a nightmare first day in Brisbane, after winning the toss but losing Rory Burns to the first ball of the series and captain Joe Root to a duck By Sam Blitz For Mailonline Published: 23:02 GMT, 7 December 2021 | Updated: 04:35 […]
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday he had accepted Saule Omarova’s request to withdraw her nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Soviet-born Cornell law professor proved a controversial choice from the outset. Republicans questioned her membership of youth communist organizations and her fiery criticism of Wall […]
A taxpayer-funded staffer for federal MP Andrew Laming, Barclay McGain, has posed with a paintball-style toy assault rifle dressed as acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot dead two Black Lives Matter protesters and was acquitted of all criminal charges related to the deaths in a trial that deeply divided […]
It’s finders, keepers for one lucky Alps trekker. The mountain climber who discovered precious jewels on Mont Blanc will keep half the treasure, the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc council said Friday. The unidentified mountaineer came upon nearly $169,000 of emeralds and sapphires while climbing the French peak in 2013. The fortune had been […]
SAN ANTONIO — If this is the season’s turning point for the Knicks, they will always remember The Alamo. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau made another starting lineup change Tuesday, and this one worked. He also may have a lit a fire under both RJ Barrett and demoted center Mitchell Robinson. […]
This lost item-finding tech is also being used for more nefarious purposes. The $29 AirTag devices that Apple released in April to help users keep track of belongings are being repurposed by crooks to steal cars, according to a police report out of Ontario, Canada. Investigators with the York Regional […]
Scott Disick is ‘putting his energy into whatever makes him happy’ now that he’s single and has been spotted on various outings with women over the past few weeks. Scott Disick, 38, may have been seen possibly dating around in recent weeks, but he’s “open” to “settling down” with a […]
Servicemen of the U.S. and Ukrainian armies attend the opening ceremony of the “RAPID TRIDENT-2021” military exercise at Ukraine’s International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv in the Lviv region, Ukraine September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – […]
Former Countryfile host Julia Bradbury, 51, has been thanked by her fans after opening up on a devastating realisation over her mammogram image. The star, who underwent a mastectomy in October following her breast cancer diagnosis, took to Twitter to reveal she previously had no idea that she had an […]
LAS VEGAS — One of the largest U.S. health insurance companies and its branches in Nevada were found liable Tuesday for $60 million in punitive damages for underpaying out-of-network emergency medical providers. A state court jury said three plaintiffs headed by urgent care staffing service TeamHealth should each receive shares […]
Apply for a secured card, credit-builder loan or get added as an authorized user to start building credit. studiostockart/Getty Images It may feel like you need a cipher to demystify your credit score, but its primary job is to show lenders how good you are at managing debt. Your score begins […]
Microsoft After a series of delays, controversies and people taking the mickey out of a Brute called Craig, Halo Infinite is finally about to be in the hands of the general public. The good news: Halo Infinite absolutely rules. I know because I reviewed it, using words like “Halo Infinite […]
Xbox Game Pass just lost one of its biggest games, and Microsoft isn’t waiting around to replace it on Xbox One and Xbox Series X. As revealed earlier this month, Destiny 2 and its biggest expansion have now been removed from the Xbox library, and no return date has been […]