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playBooger: Deshaun Watson’s presence is the definition of a distraction (2:11)Booger McFarland asserts it’s time for the Texans to trade Deshaun Watson because of the distractions surrounding the QB, particularly his request to be traded. (2:11)Jul 30, 2021Sarah BarshopESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduateHOUSTON — For the third straight…
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10:17 PM ETAlden GonzalezESPN Staff Writer CloseJoined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.comAndrew Friedman’s reputation as a pragmatic executive who seeks value on the margins and shies away from the headline-grabbing acquisitions is no longer applicable. The Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations, who cut…
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What’s The Big Frigin’ Difference? 7/31/2021 5:00 AM PT Don’t let these two almost identical images of Hugh Jackman have you feeling overwhelmed! Take a deep breath before looking around these two photos and see if you can spot any of the sneaky switches that were made to trick ya! The actor was seen greeting…
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The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants, 9-6. José Altuve provided the offensive spark for the Astros crushing two
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Fernando Tatis Jr. left in the first inning after injuring his shoulder in the San Diego Padres’ 9-4 loss to
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The Staples Center came back to life on Friday (July 30) after 513 days since the last concert there, thanks to regional Mexican band Grupo Firme, who kicked off their historic run at the Los Angeles arena with their first (of seven) full-capacity, sold-out show. If it weren’t for the masks on people’s faces, it seemed…
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The AirPods Pro are the newest wireless earbuds in the AirPods family, and musicians are snapping them up thanks to the superb audio quality (think: clear, crisp sound), and the buds’ Active Noise Cancellation feature, which blocks out exterior noise for a quieter, more focused listening session. The AirPods Pro are also great for running…
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The song’s verses remember those “best four years” — little Ronan’s bare feet, his laugh, his blue eyes, his dancing before bedtime, his race cars and plastic dinosaurs on the kitchen floor — and the unimaginable: “Flowers pile up in the worst way, no one knows what to say/ About a beautiful boy who died.”…
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Designer Jemma Swatek, who created the brand Lykke Wullf, went to college for environmental studies but later pivoted to fashion design. Now, though, she finds herself considering her environment constantly while making clothes.“When it comes to designing, I definitely consider the weather, the climate,” she said. “I live in LA. It’s been getting hotter and…
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Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP (Getty Images)Considering the amount of poisonous substances in this world, which can range from mundane things like nail polish to unlikely things like house plants, it’s pretty important to be able to call Poison Control if you’re exposed to something potentially toxic. Unfortunately, if you’re a Google Fi user, that…
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Suki Waterhouse has reportedly called out the reboot of teen drama Gossip Girl after the show included a joke in the script about her boyfriend Robert Pattinson. In an episode of the sequel series of Gossip Girl, which launched this month nine years after the original drew to a close, Luna (Zión Moreno) says a…
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Chloe (Sam Barratt) and Ryder (Lukas Radovich) have been working hard on their food truck business, with the new venture proving to be a success in the Bay. However, this good fortune is not to last for long as shocking upcoming scenes reveal the truck will suddenly explode, injuring several Summer Bay favourites. It’s a…
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9:40 PM ETAssociated Press TOKYO — Swimmer Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself.But give him a deficit of more than 8 seconds?Well, that’s too much for even the world’s greatest swimmer to overcome with two laps of the pool.On a morning of mixed emotions and chaotic racing at…
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playSpears: Wentz’s injury is catastrophic for Colts (1:15)Marcus Spears expresses concern for the Colts’ season due to Carson Wentz being out indefinitely with a foot injury. (1:15)12:49 PM ETMike WellsESPN Staff Writer Close Previously worked at Indianapolis Star, covering the Indiana Pacers for nine seasons Also covered Vikings for St. Paul Pioneer PressIndianapolis Colts quarterback…
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Kelia Anne MacCluskey The title of Billie Eilish’s sophomore album Happier Than Ever is a misnomer: There are few cheerful tracks to be found. Instead, the 19-year-old singer reflects heavily on her own trauma as a young woman whose career suddenly exploded, bringing her — and all of her youthful growing pains — into the…
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Blue Heaven Blue Heaven In landing Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, the Dodgers were the big winners at the MLB
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Blue Heaven Blue Heaven In landing Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, the Dodgers were the big winners at the MLB
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Lionel Messi Shows Off Shredded Abs On Vacation … With Wife & Suarez 7/30/2021 11:08 AM PT It’s vacation time for Lionel Messi … and the soccer megastar is enjoying his annual getaway on the Spanish waters with his wife, kids, and bestie, Luis Suarez!!! Of course, Messi and Suarez are as close as it…
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A crop of A Lesson in Vengeance’s cover.Image: Delacorte PressIt’s a known fact that we here at io9 are quite fond of stories set at spooky boarding schools, so we’re very excited to be sharing an exclusive excerpt from Victoria Lee’s witchy new boarding school-set novel A Lesson in Vengeance, which blends queer themes with Gothic…
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I mean… c’monPhoto: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/AFP (Getty Images)Apple CEO Tim Cook is not known for losing his cool. He’s had stern words for Facebook, and people trying to make a TV show based on Gawker for Apple TV+, but generally speaking? Cook comes off as a genial, if surprisingly swole, gent—your wholesome tech grandpa. At least,…
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Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio celebrates after winning against Italy’s Irma Testa after their women’s feather (54-57kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by UESLEI MARCELINO / POOL / AFP) Nesthy Petecio continues to march deeper into the Tokyo Olympics with a majority…
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: Officers and members of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Crime, Illegal Drugs and Gambling Inc. on Friday released a list of 44 unsolved shootings and killings of public officials and ordinary citizens by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the four provinces of Region 1 (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan)…
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Jul 28, 2021Aishwarya KumarESPN.com Simone Biles posted on social media Wednesday night that the outpouring of love and support she has received since her withdrawal at the Olympics has made her “realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed.”Earlier in the week, Biles withdrew from Thursday’s individual all-around competition at…
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YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japanese league players and different generations of Major League Baseball talent secured wins for the United States and the Dominican Republic on Friday.In their first game in Tokyo, the U.S. thrashed Olympic newcomers Israel 8-1. Joe Ryan, 25, a prospect who was traded to the Minnesota Twins from the Tampa Bay Rays…
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Getty Images The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include…
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Joseph Ross Smith By Joshua M. Miller Yolanda Quartey is done going through the motions. With the release of her sophomore album Stand for Myself, the British-born singer-songwriter who performs spirited roots soul music as Yola makes it clear she’s comfortable in her own skin. Produced by The Black Keys’s Dan Auerbach, the confessional album…
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Of all the new singles off L Devine’s new EP Near-Life Experience Part One, one stands out as aa perfect example of why the British pop phenom is turning heads in the industry. “Priorities,” a simple, scintillating single following the singer through a complicated love story, is as effective a pop song as it is fun…
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New York Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager sides with Dylan. “For the reasons explained here, the Court determines that the plain meaning of the 1975 Agreement is that the Dylan Defendants owned all copyrights to the Compositions, as well as the absolute right to sell the Compositions and all associated rights, subject only to plaintiffs’…
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Footage Gizmodo writer Tom McKay accidentally recorded of himself while sitting at his desktop computer in his office.Screenshot: Tom McKay / GizmodoIt’s happened to all of us: You’ve been browsing your hard drive and found hundreds of gigabytes of lengthy video files of the inside of your office, apparently filmed without your awareness. Dozens or…
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Hello darkness, my old friend.Image: Earth Wind MapExtreme heat is blanketing a huge portion of the country, save those in the Great Lakes and New England (you lucky, lucky bastards). A staggering 81 million are living in areas under some form of heat warning from the National Weather Service.The latest heat wave is, in some…
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There will be exceptions to the vaccine rule for children under 12, who are not yet eligible for any of the approved shots, and for people with a medical condition or religious belief that prevents vaccination, the theater operators said. Those individuals will need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Masks are required…
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Jordison’s family confirmed the news of his death on Tuesday (July 27). “We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer, musician and artist passed away peacefully in his sleep,” they said in a statement. Jordison’s cause of death has not been reported. His family said they “will hold a private funeral…
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DeLonge’s update continued: “Cancer is disappearing! But, he still has more chemo to do. As tough as it is, IT IS working! Mark is a real life superhero.” Hoppus recently said he was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. According to the Lymphoma Research Foundation, DLBCL is the “most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)…
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Bob Odenkirk I’m Recovering From Heart Attack … But I’m Going To Be OK 7/30/2021 1:03 PM PT 12:59 PM PT — Bob Odenkirk says he suffered a heart attack when he collapsed on the set of “Better Call Saul” … but he says he’s going to come out of this OK thanks to a…
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City officials say it’s still too early to peg the exact damage and number of homes that will need to be replaced Charles Tonna is both amazed and grateful. The kindness he’s experienced since an EF2 tornado blew the windows out of his south-end Barrie house, scattering glass and other debris throughout two weeks ago,…
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Jamie Cudmore, a former player and now an assistant coach for the men’s national XVs team, wrote the tweets after the women’s team crashed out of medal contention at Tokyo 2020 Author of the article: Patrick Johnston Publishing date: Jul 30, 2021 • 4 minutes ago • 5 minute read • 36 Comments Anne-Cecile Ciofani of…
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Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega stood atop an all-Africa podium in the men’s 10,000m final at the Tokyo Games. Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesEthiopia’s Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic Games gold medal in the men’s 10,000 metres on Friday.The 21-year-old Barega powered down the home…
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9:29 AM ETAssociated Press TOKYO — The U.S. men have a long history of faulty baton exchanges in the Olympic track relays. So do the U.S. women.And now, they’ve flubbed one together.The country’s difficult history in relay races reappeared in the Olympic debut of the 4×400-meter mixed relay Friday — a race practically invented to…
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Photo: Jenny Kane (AP)Americans are used to hearing about what a great country they live in—how lucky they are to have been born in, or to have immigrated to, the United States. “American exceptionalism”—a phrase, funnily enough, coined by Joseph Stalin—is an idea that, on the whole, is still embedded in the country’s collective identity.…
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A streaming series based on Waterworld is currently in the works. Photo: UniversalIt may end up taking 30 years—but Waterworld could finally get the sequel it so desperately wanted. Collider reports that a streaming TV show take on the infamous 1995 Kevin Costner film is now in the works, which would pick up the story…
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Iron Mountain, MI, July 30, 2021 –(PR.com)– Kitfox Design Group is proud to launch their latest and most exciting product yet, The Vietnam Throw blanket. A concerted effort to recognize our military’s history, and a humble nod and a thank you to the servicemen and women who fought in Vietnam.The Vietnam Throw is woven in a…
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Taipei, Taiwan, July 30, 2021 –(PR.com)– ARCTURUS is the new flexible antenna for 5G/4G LTE/3G/2G/NB-IoT/CATM applications designed by Synzen Precision Technology. In today’s tech and electronics world, where the modern mantra is to think bigger and make smaller, ARCTURUS is perhaps the most compact and versatile 5G FPC antenna on the market.Measuring just 88mm x 14mm,…
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NBA Pays Tribute To Terrence Clarke … With Honorary Draft Pick 7/29/2021 7:20 PM PT Incredibly emotional moment at the 2021 NBA Draft … when commissioner Adam Silver selected the late Terrence Clarke with an honorary pick on behalf of the league. 19-year-old Clarke — a star for the University of Kentucky — was killed…
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5:30 PM ETRob DemovskyESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters AssociationGREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s now in writing that Aaron Rodgers will have a much easier time leaving the Green Bay Packers after this season, if he…
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The Detroit Pistons have landed on a decision to select Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.Detroit officials traveled to New York on Wednesday, met with Cunningham a final time and finalized the decision to choose him at No. 1 in meetings Thursday…
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Reggiani, then Maurizio’s wife, was convicted of orchestrating Guccio Gucci’s grandson’s death after he had an affair. She spent 18 years in prison, where she became known as the “Black Widow.” She was released in 2016. The Ridley Scott drama is based on the 2001 book, The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder,…
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SGranitz/WireImage By Yasmine Shemesh A couple years ago, after a cozy movie night at home, the former teen pop singer Myra’s daughter grabbed her mother’s hands. They had just finished watching The Princess Diaries, which ends with Myra’s glittering 2001 single, “Miracles Happen (When You Believe),” playing in a ballroom as protagonist Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis…
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Image: ASRockWe’re in the midst of a pandemic and a global chip crunch, but that isn’t stopping AMD from releasing yet another new GPU. The $380 RX 6600 XT is here, and it’s now the most affordable member of AMD’s current 6000-series GPU lineup. While its specs aren’t quite as eye-popping as some of its…
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Who’s next?Image: Marvel Studios, Paramount, BBC, MGM, and LucasfilmJodie Whittaker is Doctor no more. Well, she’s actually very Doctor for the next year and a half, but with today’s shock announcement that both she and current showrunner Chris Chibnall will be departing Doctor Who by the end of 2022, we’ve come to the time-honored tradition…
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Brad Miller capped off an 11-8 victory for the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon with a grand slam after the
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The highest new entry this week belongs to Lil Nas X, whose “Industry Baby” (Sony) featuring Jack Harlow, bows at No. 6. It’s Lil Nas X’s third Top Ten appearance in Australia, and the first single to chart from his forthcoming album Montero, following “Holiday” (which peaked at No. 42) and former leader “Montero (Call…
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It also reached the summit on the Adult R&B Airplay chart, becoming the fastest to reach the No. 1 spot by male artists in the chart’s history. A studio album, An Evening with Silk Sonic, is said to be coming soon-ish. “Skate” is another funky throwback ‘70s vibe. On it, Mars sings, “Got your hair in the…
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“I want to put my cellphone lighter up and pray for your ignorance,” she added. “No one dies of AIDS in 2 or 3 weeks anymore. Thank God.” Madonna went on to address his comments about women as well and to ask him to treat all people “with dignity and respect.” “Your sexist remarks about…
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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content TOKYO — Colombian Mariana Pajon’s long reign as queen of women’s BMX racing came to an end on Friday when she ceded her place to Britain’s Bethany Shriever, but the Medellin native said she had a new goal…
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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content TOKYO — Ryan Murphy lost the second of his Rio backstroke titles to Russian Evgeny Rylov at the 2020 Olympics on Friday and the U.S. swimmer then suggested doping had played a part in his demise as events…
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4:14 PM ETESPN News ServicesESPN bolstered its response to a Big 12 conference letter that accused the network of trying to “destabilize” the league, writing in a letter of its own that ESPN has “engaged in no wrongful conduct” and that “there is nothing to ‘cease and desist.'”The letter from Burke Magnus, ESPN president of…
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playLamar Odom defeats Aaron Carter in celebrity boxing match (0:46)Former NBA player Lamar Odom defeats singer Aaron Carter by knockout in their celebrity boxing match. (0:46)3:02 PM ETBen BabyESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduateFormer heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe is getting…
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Dua Lipa is the new female alpha in the palace in the new music video of “Demeanor,” a collaboration with the late hip-hop rapper Pop Smoke which premiered Thursday (July 29). The video begins with Lady Dua at the dressing table, applying makeup as her lady-in-waiting whispers to her. The footage then shows a large…
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Lady Gaga is returning to the screen in a new true crime film. She will appear in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, starring as the notorious Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of killing her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci in an infamous court trial back in 1998. And on Thursday (July 29), she gave a sneak peek…
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Photo: Sam RutherfordIf you’re an owner of an older Kindle e-reader, your device may soon lose support for an important feature: internet access. In advance of this change, Amazon has begun sending emails out to older Kindle owners informing them about the situation. The issue is that because a number of wireless carriers are beginning…
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Ladies and Ghouls, the mansion has new guests…Image: Disney ParksMoonhaven’s cast continues to grow. Issa Rae and J.J. Abrams are working on an adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Fledgling for HBO. Plus, new pictures from Day of the Dead and Legends of Tomorrow’s return, and what’s next for American Horror Stories. Spoilers get!Haunted MansionTHR reports Tiffany…
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Slipknot’s Joey Jordison Emotional 911 Call … ‘I Think He’s Dead’ 7/29/2021 12:50 AM PT Here’s the tragic 911 audio from former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s death, and while it starts off fairly matter-of-fact … his ex-girlfriend ends up getting very emotional about what she’s discovered. In the audio, obtained by this publication, the caller is…
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NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday blamed BJP for the logjam in Parliament and said the government was “avoiding” discussion on the use of Pegasus spyware since it has “much to hide”. Accusing BJP MPs of “collectively insulting” Parliament with their conduct in the meeting of the House panel on information technology on Wednesday, which had…
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MUMBAI: Five youths, two of them engineers and one a minor, were recently arrested for allegedly running a nationwide racket in which they filmed men in the buff, indulged in sextortion and sold the obscene video clips on the internet. Police said the accused had made video clips of nearly 250 men and the money…
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Not that the quarter’s MAU tally was a surprise. Spotify pointedly stated in its Q4 2020 earnings that 2021 guidance would be hard to pin down because of “substantial uncertainty.” Investors didn’t like to hear that, either: Spotify’s share price fell 9% that day. It goes to show you can’t please everybody. The essence of Q2 2021 earnings can be…
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24. Earth, Wind & Fire, “Let’s Groove” (dir. Ron Hays) This was a relatively high-budget, technically ambitious video for its time, reflecting EWF’s status as one of the premier R&B acts of the previous decade. The video features electronic effects created by director Hays using an analog computer system. Bruno Mars wasn’t even born when…
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Goodbye, Doctor.Image: BBCThe BBC has announced that current Doctor Jodie Whittaker as well as showrunner Chris Chibnall, will depart Doctor Who in 2022. The duo will, after the upcoming season 13, will say farewell with three special episodes to air throughout next year.“In 2017 I opened my glorious gift box of size 13 shoes. I could…
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Dead sheep are on a road near the center of the town of Cuglieri on July 26, 2021.Photo: Valentina Sinis/AFP (Getty Images)What had been a rich Mediterranean landscape of maquis, ancient olive trees, and ruby vineyards is now a charred skeletal tangle clinging to hills above the pristine Sardinian sea.The road to the village of…
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10:33 PM ETESPN News Services TOKYO — Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has apologized for yelling at himself with an anti-gay slur during a loss in the Olympic tennis tournament.Fognini used the offensive Italian word repeatedly during the three-set loss to Russian Olympic Committee player Daniil Medvedev in the third round on Wednesday.Fognini wrote in…
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10:02 PM ETESPN News Services Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovic have dominated the men’s pair in Olympic rowing, cruising to victory in a race they led from the start Thursday at the Tokyo Games.The Croatians were the heavy favorites. They won double sculls in 2016, then switched boat disciplines and won two world championships…
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It’s his first No. 1 on any Billboard chart. Luis Figueroa is officially a Billboard chart-topping artist, as his single “Hasta El Sol de Hoy” rises 2-1 on the latest Tropical airplay chart (dated July 31), marking his first No. 1 on any ranking. The track reaches the summit with 3.9 million radio airplay audience…
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Things that use to feel totally normal — such as fans shouting their hearts out during the “who are you?!” section near the end of “The Pretender” — were oddly fraught (at least for this attendee), though any hesitance was instantly evaporated by Grohl’s iconic rock ‘n’ roll cheerleader enthusiasm. He dumped a bottle of…
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“The irreparable loss of Johnny Ventura for me and my work team, led by my Manager Pedro Núñez Del Risco, is totally tragic and difficult to assimilate,” Quezada, who has collaborated with Ventura multiple times, expressed on Instagram. Dominican bachata crooner Prince Royce said: “Your music will always be part of the soundtrack of our…
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Leslie Jordan DaBaby’s Homophobic Rant Stupid Comments Torment LGBTQ Community 7/29/2021 1:00 AM PT this publication.com Leslie Jordan says ignorant, uninformed comments about HIV/AIDS from people like DaBaby are exactly why some gay people aren’t comfortable being themselves … so Leslie’s slamming the rapper’s homophobic rant as stupid and clueless. We got Leslie outside Kings Road…
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More reflections on the passing of “a straight cat.” July 29, 2021 I once asked Bob Moses, who died on July 25 at the age of 86, for an example of empowering grassroots leadership. He replied, “Well, Mrs. [Hazel] Palmer… She really came to symbolize for me…this leadership phenomenon that Ella [Baker] pointed us to…
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And why Democratic attempts to cure excesses through censorship are not only wrong but stupid. July 29, 2021 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, France—Like a mattress tag—or one of those cookies-authorization things you sometimes have to click off your screen—it’s something you never stop to read: the words defense d’afficher / loi du 29 juillet 1881. Here in…
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Something’s awake in the woods… and hungry.Image: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, and Tamra Bonvillain/Boom StudiosWe’ve been enamored with Once and Future’s modern twist on Arthurian fantasy ever since it kicked off and gave us a sweeping tale of magic, terror, and shitty nationalists being thwarted by grandmas with machine guns. But now the series is…
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As part of a slew of ongoing efforts to make Instagram less of a cesspool of awful content for awful people, the company announced a slew of new changes for accounts belonging to the teen and tweenage set meant to keep them safer on the platform. First off, Instagram says it will now switch the…
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Jul 28, 2021Gustav ElvinChris WrightKansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has become the latest celebrity to buy a stake in a football club: Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City.The 25-year-old, currently preparing for his fifth NFL season, has added a percentage of his local soccer team to his burgeoning portfolio of local sports franchises.This…
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12:35 AM ETESPN News Services American world-champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks will miss the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.Kendricks’ father posted on social media that his son had no symptoms but was informed while in Tokyo that he tested positive and was out of the competition.The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed the news…
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Summer Olympics Bravery Means More Than Gold Bravery Means More Than Gold The criticism directed toward Simone Biles is unwarranted,
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Summer Olympics Bravery Means More Than Gold Bravery Means More Than Gold The criticism directed toward Simone Biles is unwarranted,
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1:10 PM PT — Though Dusty wasn’t supposed to play … the band has canceled its show that was scheduled for Wednesday night in Simpsonville, SC. ZZ Top’s longtime bassist, Dusty Hill, has died … this publication has learned. Dusty passed away at his home in Houston, TX — this according to his bandmates, Billy Gibbons…
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News • Jul 28, 2021 17:30 BST Four officers have been told they have no case to answer for misconduct following a complaint made by a man who was subject to a stop and search.The complaint was received after the man was stopped and searched in a car in Walworth Road, SE17, on Tuesday, 5…
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A woman whose sleight of hand played an integral role in a £4.2million diamond heist has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court.Lulu Lakatos – 60 (26.06.61) from the Saint Brieuc region of France, was found guilty of conspiracy to steal on Wednesday, 28 July following the conclusion of her trial.She was sentenced on the…
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A penis snake, or Typhlonectes natans, pulled from a Miami canal. Image: Noah MuellerDNA analysis confirms that an eel-like creature pulled from a Florida canal two years ago is a caecilian, otherwise known as the “penis snake.” The same canal has since yielded several other specimens, leading to concerns that the non-native amphibian has taken…
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Astrophysicists have detected light coming from the far side of a black hole, using telescopes to see physics predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity but not yet directly observed. The new findings affirmed ideas about how black holes warp light.A team of researchers recently inspected the coronal flares produced by the supermassive blackhole I…
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7:00 AM ETNFL NationESPN NFL training camp for the 2021 season opened last week for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers, who will play in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 5. The reigning champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened camp Sunday, while the rest of the league followed Tuesday.The NFL got back to a…
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Jul 27, 2021Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan — The U.S. women’s basketball team won, as usual. It just wasn’t in the dominant fashion that the Americans are accustomed to at the Olympic Games.The winning streak for the world’s top-ranked team is now 50 games and counting in Olympic competition. A’ja Wilson scored 19 points and grabbed…
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Kaitlynn told Caroline that she’s expecting a baby during last week’s New Beginnings episode; Caroline was the first non-family member to find out about the bundle of joy. Next priority: Kaitlynn wanted to figure out the “right time” to tell Brody. And during tonight’s brand new Hills episode, the mama-to-be — who has wanted to…
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Malone added in his caption, “The festival will be 2 days this year and completely outdoors:) love you guys we’re so happy to be back @postyfest.” News of this year’s Posty Fest comes nearly three weeks after Post Malone released his new song “Motley Crew,” with its speedy, race-car-themed music video. The song has so far…
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After DaBaby was roundly criticized for his homophobic comments onstage at Rolling Loud Miami on Sunday night, GLAAD has released a response, calling the rapper’s remarks “inaccurate, hurtful, and harmful” to the LGBTQ community and those living with HIV. During his set at Rolling Loud’s closing night, DaBaby told the crowd, “If you didn’t show…
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Top 10 NXT Moments: WWE Top 10, July 27, 2021 4 HOURS AGO • Fox Sports WWE 2K Battlegrounds available
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NFL training camp is heating up and buzzing as it kicked off this week, which also means it’s time for
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Born in La Vega, Dominican Republic, Ventura kicked off his career in the early ‘60s and was coined as “El Caballo Negro.” Some of his biggest titles include tropical hits such as “Patacon Pisao,” “¿Pitaste?” and “Merenguero Hasta la Tambora,” all of which have become staples in Latin households. Ventura’s timeless music has entered various…
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Each video in the Sound Mind Unmasked series features an artist sharing their mental health journey, opening up about the toll touring and recording can take. Unmasked is focused on as shining a light on free mental health resources available to everyone, as well as fostering an open dialogue about mental health for artists and…
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Adams has clocked 14 studio albums since 1980, the most recent being 2019’s Shine a Light. The first nine were part of his extremely fruitful A&M years and included four straight that cracked the Billboard 200 top ten: Cuts Like a Knife (1983, No. 8), Reckless (1984, No. 1), Into the Fire (1987, No. 7)…
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Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)A former eBay security manager has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after helping to orchestrate a batshit insane plot to terrorize a Massachusetts couple who occasionally criticized the company in their newsletter.Philip Cooke, 56, is the first of seven former high-level eBay employees to be sentenced in connection to…
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Hobbit bros, through thick and thin.Image: New Line/Warner Bros.Although Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings saga makes many tweaks in bringing J.R.R. Tolkien’s world to the big screen, it is by and large a faithful adaptation. But pressure from the studio in one weird way would’ve taken it down a very different path: a bit…
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A group of GOP senators said Wednesday they had reached an agreement with democrats on the major issues of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told lawmakers to be ready for a vote as soon as Wednesday night. “We now have an agreement on the major issues,” Sen. Rob Portman…
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Despite a slew of sexual assault allegations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still running the show in New York, now requiring that state employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing. The governor also announced a stricter mandate for hospitals, saying that all “patient-facing” health care workers at those facilities must be vaccinated. Currently, as reported by…
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Slipknot’s Joey Jordison Dead at 46 7/27/2021 4:27 PM PT 4:24 PM PT — We just got Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer at Avra in Beverly Hills and asked him about Joey’s death … and he says he’s in shock and can’t believe it. this publication.com As for the legacy Joey leaves behind, James says the…
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9:54 AM ETTim VickerySouth America correspondent For those who followed their extended buildup, it was clear that Brazil started losing the 1998 World Cup two years earlier in the Atlanta Olympics.Pride restored after winning USA 94, confidence flying with a highly promising new generation, it was assumed in Brazil that the team would stroll to…
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Jul 27, 2021Alyssa RoenigkESPN CloseAlyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter).One vault, and Simone Biles’ night ended.The final U.S. gymnast to compete during the first rotation in Tuesday’s Olympic women’s team finals, Biles…
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Blackpink member Rosé performed a beautiful cover of Alicia Keys’s 2003 hit “If I Ain’t Got You” with Shinee’s Onew and AKMU’s Lee Suhyun on Tuesday (July 27). The cover can be seen in the latest episode of South Korean variety show The Sea of Hope. It’s a true collaboration: Suhyun begins the performance while…
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Walid Azami/Getty Images By Nicole Briese It’s been 23 months since the chain-link gates of Lollapalooza last opened to concert-goers in Chicago’s Grant Park, and festival cofounder Perry Farrell is feeling just like the rest of us about the return of live music: cautiously excited. “I want to party, to put it simply,” Farrell tells…
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The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, in walk-off fashion when Javier Báez singled with the bases loaded. Anthony
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This year’s refreshed iPad Pros have powerful new processors that separate them from the predecessors, but they also have an underrated new video-calling feature that frees you from your desk.The 11-inch and 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pros have an upgraded 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with 122-degree field of view, and that new lens enables a trick called…
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“Brace yourselves. The Men from Online are coming.”Screenshot: NetflixMasters of the Universe: Revelation received critical acclaim ahead of its launch on Netflix late last week, but the animated continuation of Eternia’s finest has been faced with review-bombing and anger on social media thanks to a bad-faith interpretation of what the show’s doing that showrunner Kevin…
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Sport Quah Ting Wen at the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo: SNOC/Shaun Ho) 28 Jul 2021 06:19PM (Updated: 28 Jul 2021 06:44PM) SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Quah Ting Wen clocked a time of 56.36 in the heats of the women’s 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Wednesday (Jul 28). Quah finished in eighth and last…
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Sport Fiji rugby sevens players pray before a match at the Tokyo Stadium during the Tokyo Olympics on Jul 28, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Phil Noble) 28 Jul 2021 05:40PM (Updated: 28 Jul 2021 07:00PM) TOKYO: Fiji maintained their dominance of Olympic rugby sevens on Wednesday (Jul 28) with a comprehensive 27-12 gold medal win over New Zealand at the Tokyo Stadium,…
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1:32 PM ETAdam RittenbergESPN Senior Writer Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Washington State coach Nick Rolovich says the school’s administration respects his decision not to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and that he intends to follow all policies “for the unvaccinated.”Rolovich on Tuesday spoke at Pac-12 media day in Los…
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3:24 PM ETAlden GonzalezESPN Staff Writer CloseJoined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.comThe administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was extended a third time on Tuesday, this time through Aug. 6, sources told ESPN.Major League Baseball was once again given consent by the…
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Kanye West Here’s My ‘Donda’ Stadium Digs 7/27/2021 6:40 PM PT Kanye West might be a billionaire, but he certainly isn’t living like one … he just showed off his living situation inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium … and it’s pretty bare-bones. Mr. West posted this picture of what we’re guessing is his bedroom somewhere inside…
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So will the yet-untitled and yet-unreleased new collaboration from ‘Ye and Jay be their next hit? On the new episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we talk all about the possibilities for the new song and new album, which now has an Aug. 6 release date. Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on…
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Cindy Agi has joined Live Nation’s concerts team as their newest global tour promoter, the company announced Tuesday (July 27). In her new role, Agi will be responsible for building relationships with global touring artists and booking major international tours around the globe. Agi was previously the co-head of the hip-hop department at WME and was…
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Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Green Bay Packers this season. Both parties are reportedly close to a new deal
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Shohei Ohtani dazzled on the mound with five strikeouts and helped himself at the plate with a RBI single as
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Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images)A whistleblower who leaked top secret information about America’s drone warfare program has been sentenced to 45 months in federal prison.Daniel Hale, 33, who formerly worked as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Air Force, pled guilty in March to retaining and transmitting national defense information. He was sentenced in U.S.…
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The truth is out there.Screenshot: FXThat’s obviously a bold claim to make about American Horror Story, a series known for marketing each new season as creepily and, often, cryptically as possible. (That campaign for AHS: Cult involving holes—so many holes—must’ve awakened countless latent cases of trypophobia.) But with this new teaser for Double Feature, which…
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Apple’s first iPhone model capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks continued to power major increases in quarterly revenue and profits for tech’s most valuable company. With iPhone sales posting double-digit growth over the previous year for the third consecutive quarter, Apple’s profit and revenue for the April-June period easily exceeded analyst estimates. The…
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Slipknot and Jordison parted ways in 2013, though the drummer later said in interviews that he was sacked. Fans of Slipknot would continue to follow his journey. A fierce drummer who was widely considered one of the best in the business, Jordison would struggle with a disease called transverse myelitis. His illness reportedly took the use…
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Burnham, 30, has also found success as an actor. The Massachusetts native appeared in the 2020 film Promising Young Woman, which received five Oscar nods, including best picture. Five comedians have been Grammy-nominated for best new artist over the years. Except for Williams, all were nominated in the early ’60s, when comedy albums were among…
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Group urges people to join the movement on Thursday, July 29 at 5 p.m. The Sault Climate Hub is urging Saultities to join the fight against what they’re calling a climate emergency, the group says in a news release issued today. The group invites the public to “join like-minded Canadians across the country” on Thursday, July 29 at…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts…
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11:00 AM ETSid LoweSpain writer When the board went up, so did Carlo Ancelotti. They were coming toward the end of Real Madrid’s first proper preseason game at Ibrox, just not quite quick enough. Their new coach, who is also one of their old coaches, had seen enough, so he approached referee Willie Collum and…
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2:56 PM ETAdam TeicherESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013KANSAS CITY — Patrick Mahomes added to the collection of sports franchises that he has a stake in by buying into the ownership group of MLS club Sporting Kansas City.”I am grateful for the opportunity to join…
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A new generation of Ghostbusters is almost here! The long-awaited extended trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife dropped today (July 27), 32 years after the release of Ghostbusters II and nearly 20 months since the first teaser way back in 2019. Of course, some familiar faces are returning. Set 30 years after the events of the second…
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Black Woman To HAIR-Y ‘KAREN’ I Don’t Want You Canceled … Kill Her With Kindness!!! 7/27/2021 12:50 AM PT this publication.com The Black woman selling hair care products who was approached by a white woman asking if the transactions were drug deals doesn’t want folks going after this “Karen” … but she hopes a lesson was…
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Photo: Sam RutherfordSamsung’s been making gaming monitors for years now, but execs in the company’s display division say last year’s Odyssey G9 was its first flagship gaming monitor. Now there’s a new Odyssey in town, and from what we’ve seen so far, it handily claims the gaming monitor crown.The new Odyssey Neo G9 is the same…
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Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images)If you own an iPad, iPhone, or a Mac, you should definitely go update your device right now. Why? Because there are brand new patches out and you don’t want to get hacked.Earlier today, Apple unexpectedly released iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1, the latest updates for the company’s phones and tablets.…
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Morrisons’ largest shareholder has announced “it is not inclined to support” a £6.3bn takeover bid by a consortium led by SoftBank-owned Fortress. Silchester International Investors, which owns 15.1 per cent of Morrisons, said in a statement on Tuesday evening that “there is little in the recommended offer that could not be achieved by Morrison as…
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Rio Tinto Group has announced it will build a $2.4bn lithium mine in Serbia, in a bid to become the largest source of lithium supply in Europe for fifteen years. It represents the first move by one of the world’s mining giants to focus on metals that will help them capitalise on the electric car…
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Jul 26, 2021Aishwarya KumarESPN.com CAELEB DRESSEL TOUCHED the wall in his last final — the 50-meter freestyle — at the U.S. Olympic swim trials and looked up to the large screen, the No. 1 flashing next to his name. He smiled, and immediately swam over to the second-place finisher, Michael Andrew and gave him a…
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Jul 26, 2021Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan — Luka Doncic is only a 22-year-old Olympic rookie, a player who might still be a few years away from his best basketball.Sergio Hernandez doesn’t need to wait to make the call.”For me, I said this two years ago: He is the best player in the world, including the…
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8-9 P.M. 911 (season five premiere) 9-10 P.M. THE BIG LEAP (new series) TUESDAY, SEPT. 21 8-9 P.M. …
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Before joining Metal Church, Howe spent time in the Detroit metal act Hellion and later Heretic, with the latter releasing just one album, Breaking Point (1988), before Howe moved on. After two albums with the initial Metal Church lineup, Vanderhoof reshuffled the deck, with Howe coming in as lead vocalist in 1986 and making his…
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Image: Master & DynamicEvery few years, Master & Dynamic gives us another excellent reason to splurge on wireless earbuds. The MW08s that debuted earlier this year were no exception, but for $300 they lacked a popular feature that is being included with the new Master & Dynamic MW08 Sport: wireless charging.On top of incredible battery life,…
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People eat outside during the lunch hour at a restaurant on 14th Street NW in Washington, D.C.Photo: Drew Angere (Getty Images)The U.S. covid-19 vaccination rate is currently 49.71%, ranked 22nd in the world, down from 18th place just last week. But which individual states are doing the best?We’ve compiled a list of vaccination rates for…
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Applications for “2021 SM Talent Show Vol.2” can be sent in starting Friday. Korea’s SM Entertainment — the label behind SuperM, NCT, Super Junior, Exo and more global superstars — is on the hunt for English-speaking aspiring K-pop stars, with online auditions for 2021 SM Talent Show Vol.2 opening this week, Billboard can announce. Online auditions will…
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The 10,000 milestone means nearly 65% of applicants have been notified of an impending award and, according to SBA data, more than $6 billion in grants have hit bank accounts. As of July 26, more than 15,400 applications had been submitted for the grant program, requesting a total of $12 billion. “When I began my tenure at the SBA, this first-of-its-kind…
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Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the home of Howard Stern, said on Tuesday that it added self-paying subscribers in its satellite radio and Pandora units during the second quarter and raised its financial forecast for the full year 2021. The company added 118,000 net self-pay subscribers in its Pandora music streaming business, ending the second quarter…
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Hunter Biden I’m a Malibu Guy Now!!! … Renting with Secret Service in Tow 7/27/2021 1:00 AM PT Hunter Biden has made a big move … to a Southern California beach town riddled with celebs … aka Malibu — this publication has learned. Biden is renting a 3,000 square foot, 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home about a mile…
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Last week, a landmark sex discrimination case was won by two men. Until a few years ago they worked for the top London advertising agency JWT. In 2018, the firm was found to have a 45% gender pay gap, and its creative director gave a speech saying the agency’s reputation as lacking in diversity had…
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Covid cases across the UK have fallen for the sixth day in a row. Downing Street insisted the pandemic was “not over and we are not out of the woods yet”, and that the downward trend could be reversed once the full effects of lifting England’s restrictions a week ago today begins to filter through.…
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6:35 PM ETDave WilsonESPN Staff Writer CloseDave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun.Oklahoma State president Kayse Shrum said Monday that Oklahoma’s intentions to explore leaving the Big 12 are “the result of months of planning with the SEC”…
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9:02 PM ETD’Arcy MaineESPN.com TOKYO — Flora Duffy won the women’s triathlon on Tuesday, becoming the first Bermudian in Olympics history to take home a gold medal.The 33-year-old Duffy crossed the finish line with a time of 1 hour, 55:36 minutes, more than a minute ahead of second-place finisher Georgia Taylor-Brown of Great Britain. Katie…
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Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)For one 32-year-old woman, the covid-19 pandemic was a red herring for lung problems so serious they landed her in the hospital twice over three months. In a recent case report, doctors detail how the woman, originally suspected of having covid-19, actually turned out to have EVALI, a rare condition linked…
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How Fragile Olympic Glory Can Be How Fragile Olympic Glory Can Be The sport of table tennis provided the latest
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Gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz stands on the podium for the victory ceremony of the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. Photo: Vincenzo PINTO / AFPThe timing was impeccable. She competed just minutes after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finished his final, three-hour long…
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In this Thursday, April 12, 2018, file photo, Britney Spears accepts the Vanguard award at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.Just days after Britney Spears publicly accused her father…
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P!nk I’ll Cover Fines for Norway Women’s Handball Team … ‘Sexist Rules’ Gotta Go!!! 7/26/2021 7:00 AM PT P!nk says she’s proud of the Norwegian women’s beach handball team for standing up against the “very sexist rules” about their uniforms … and she’s offering to pay their fines for the protest. The singer-songwriter went even…
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playKimes: Thomas’ injury makes Saints’ WR group thinnest in the NFL (1:03)Mina Kimes breaks down how Michael Thomas’ injury affects the Saints’ wide receiver group and if they could look to sign someone. (1:03)7:38 PM ETMike TriplettESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers…
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10:41 PM ETJesse RogersESPN Staff Writer CloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.CHICAGO — The Oakland Athletics are finalizing a trade for Chicago Cubs left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday night.The trade is pending the review of medical records. Once finalized, the Cubs are…
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“Get ready to get messyness.” MTV’s brand-new Ridiculousness spin-off series, Messyness, will debut with a one-week special event on Monday, August 23. Hosted by Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the new comedy clip series celebrates dating, partying and all of the messy stages experienced in young adulthood. Snooki will be joined by…
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Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Roc Nation Caroline Polachek premiered the music video of her latest single “Bunny Is a Rider,” which is available to watch on Facebook. The music video, co-directed with frequent collaborator Matt Copson, is set in a dimly lit labyrinth of boxes, with Caroline beginning the song with her whistling. We see…
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Screenshot: Shoshana Wodinsky (Gizmodo)In spite of Apple’s infamously draconian review process for apps trying to snag one of the coveted slots in its App Store, every once in a while an app finds some sneaky way to slide through. That’s the case for Doxcy, an app that billed itself as a simple dice-rolling game, while…
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Photo: Josh Edelson (Getty Images)The Dixie Fire is raging out of control in Northern California’s Plumas and Butte counties. After merging with a smaller blaze known as the Fly Fire over the weekend, its flames continued to spread, devastating nearly 200,000 acres as of Monday morning. It’s now the largest fire in California and is…
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Chart rankings are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations. Sheeran’s…
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The set comes five years after their 2016 album Motivan2. Zion y Lennox is also celebrating two decades of career with multiple back-to-back concerts set to take place in December at the emblematic Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Below, read Billboard’s 20 Questions with the reggaetón duo: 1. Why did you title…
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Rodgers Latest: Peace With Packers? Rodgers Latest: Peace With Packers? Aaron Rodgers reportedly is nearing an agreement to return to
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Rodgers Latest: Peace With Packers? Rodgers Latest: Peace With Packers? Aaron Rodgers reportedly is nearing an agreement to return to
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She added that “this is not a perfect bill,” but rather “a good start to reforming the conservatorship process.” Regarding Spears’ case specifically, the congresswoman said she was dismayed by what she heard from the singer’s harrowing June 23 testimony, the first time the star has testified publicly about her conservatorship. “Listen to Britney Spears,”…
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Fans quickly condemned the rapper’s comments online, calling him out for spreading wrong and hurtful information about HIV and AIDS, and for offending members of the queer community. “dababy being homophobic talking about spreading HIV/AIDS while performing in front of a crowd of 1000s of ppl in a global pandemic is a juicy contradiction,” one…
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Alex Banin, “Forget About It” London-born singer Alex Banin shares “Forget About It,” a groovy, reflective single featuring reverb-heavy electric guitar, a deep bassline and Banin’s thick, sleepy vocals. “I’m missing you so damn good,” the self-entitled “retired SoundCloud rapper” declares, as she sits among half a dozen bunny heads in a movie theatre. Jordan…
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Even as the situation remains precarious in Afghanistan with the Taliban making territorial gains, India has backed constitutional continuity in Kabul in case of any power-sharing pact. Power-sharing is one of the key points of discussion that are going on to resolve the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. “What we have been saying is that there…
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The Afghanistan government has informed the Indian side that Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba is shifting base inside the country. The development comes even as the Taliban makes territorial gains in the country and the fear is that ungoverned places may be used by international terror groups. India has been in several private meetings with various…
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7:15 AM ETKevin SeifertESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008NFL training camps this summer will be unlike any other in league history. They’ll represent a hybrid between the tightly restricted version we saw in 2020, as the league began its journey through the…
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Jul 25, 2021Alyssa RoenigkESPN CloseAlyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter).The U.S. women’s gymnastics team qualified for Tuesday’s team final at the Tokyo Olympics in second place by more than a point behind…
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Pikachu and Mewtwo facing off.Screenshot: Warner Bros.Detective Pikachu, a detective, almost certainly saw this one coming.Variety reports that Lucifer co-showrunner Joe Henderson is writing and executive producing a live-action Pokémon series for Netflix that will be somewhat similar to, but distinct from, Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Detective Pikachu. Currently, there are no details about whether…
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Ellen Burstyn is returning to The Exorcist. Yes. We’re shocked too.Photo: Warner Bros.One of the scariest, most influential horror franchises of all-time is making a mega blockbuster comeback. The New York Times reports that David Gordon Green (the new Halloween films) will write and direct a reboot/sequel in which Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. plays the…
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Kanye West ‘DONDA’ Listening Event … Breaks Apple Streaming record!!! 7/26/2021 8:50 AM PT Kanye West packed the house for his ‘DONDA’ listening party — but he packed in a whole lot more than just that … dude set a record on Apple that no artist has ever come near. Sources with direct knowledge tell…
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Here’s what you missed from Day 3 of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.July 26, 2021, 11:28 AM• 12 min readEach day, ABC News will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time. After a 12-month delay, the unprecedented 2020…
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Breakthroughs are expected and represent about 0.098% of those fully vaccinated.July 26, 2021, 11:01 AM• 10 min readAlthough reports of breakthrough COVID-19 cases occurring among fully vaccinated Americans are garnering much attention, as the country experiences a viral resurgence, new data illustrates just how rare these breakthrough infections are likely to be, and further shows…
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Frankenstein’s monster (Alex Hill) roams suburbia in this season two scene from Shudder’s Creepshow.Image: Josh Stringer/ShudderCreepshow’s excellent second season arrived earlier this year, offering proof positive that the well-received first season of the horror anthology—based on the George A. Romero-Stephen King cult movie collaborations—was no fluke. With season three on the way soon, San Diego…
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Outer Space Major Tom to Ground Control … There’s a Giant Asteroid Headed Our Way!!! 7/25/2021 7:01 AM PT There’s a notable, near-ish-collision on Earth — or at least one that’s looming — and the object that may be about to crash is traveling at 18,000 MPH!!! NASA has sounded an alarm that a giant…
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Tunisia’s president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday, prompting crowds to fill the capital in support of a move that dramatically escalated a political crisis, but that his opponents called a coup. President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge…
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/ Middle East Issued on: 25/07/2021 – 22:47 Palestinian fishermen protest against the reduction by Israel of the Gaza fishing zone to six nautical miles at Gaza seaport on June 13, 2021. © Mahmud Hams, AFP Israel on Sunday reduced by half the fishing zone off Gaza, defence officials said, after incendiary balloons launched from…
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Ash is on the hunt in Blade Runner 2029: Reunion.Image: Titan ComicsTitan Comics’ Andrew Sumner, David Leach, Mike Johnson, Kate Perkins, Fernando Dagnino, and Mellow Brown got together at San Diego Comic-Con @ Home to discuss the future of the Blade Runner comics.The 12 issue series of Blade Runner 2019 —written by Michael Green and…
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Drizzt Do’Urden and his companion Guenhwyvar go Dragon hunting.Image: Magali Villeneuve/Wizards of the CoastThis week saw the release of a Magic crossover literally decades in the making: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, the collectible card game’s first major crossover with its gaming sibling Dungeons & Dragons. But the long road to what might feel like…
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12:28 AM ETAssociated Press TOKYO — Iranian defector Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning the Refugee Olympic Team’s first-ever medal after three impressive wins in the Tokyo Games’ taekwondo tournament.Alizadeh shocked two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones in the round of 16, beating the British champion 16-12. She went on to defeat Zhou…
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“Don’t Go Yet” is the first new music from the former Fifth Harmony member since the release of her 2019 sophomore album, Romance, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. The new tune will appear on Cabello’s upcoming third album, Familia. Cabello recently received backlash on social media following the live debut of…
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Of Faith’s 88,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending July 22, SEA units comprise 83,000 (equaling 113.34 million on-demand streams of the album’s tracks), album sales comprise 4,000 and TEA units comprise 1,000. Pop Smoke previously topped the Billboard 200 with Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, which opened at…
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Normani’s mother, who is battling breast cancer, motivated the singer to release “Wild Side” into the world. Normani got personal in a recent interview with Los Angeles’ Power 106, in which she talked about all things “Wild Side,” embracing her sexuality, feeling lucky to get to know Cardi B and admitting that delving into the…
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“Olivia Rodrigo and I agree on a lot of things, from Dr. Fauci’s status as an ‘absolute legend,’ to the need for young people to get vaccinated. Take a look behind the scenes at Olivia’s day here at the White House,” @potus captioned the clip. The video begins with Rodrigo’s exciting first hello with President…
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Dressed in a sleek velvet suit dress and garter tights, the star nailed the vocals for her new hit, before revealing to the crowd that the performance was her first in two years due to the pandemic. The crowd cheered in excitement for her return to the stage, before Normani finished off her performance with…
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Nadia Comaneci Good Genes or Good Docs?! 7/25/2021 7:10 AM PT Nadia Comaneci really won with these golden good looks! Here is a 14-year-old version of the Olympic gymnast showing off her pearly whites after scoring a perfect ten at the summer games in Montreal back in 1976 (left). Comaneci was the first Olympic gymnast…
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For all the anime fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2021 @ Home, Crunchyroll rolled out a lengthy industry panel. Host Tim Lyu shared tons of information about exciting new anime series coming to the Crunchyroll.com site—known for hosting popular titles like Naruto, One Piece, My Hero Academia, and Tokyo Revengers—in the next few months. No…
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The Doctor’s ready. Are you?Screenshot: BBCIt feels like it’s been a lifetime since the Doctor fought off a Dalek invasion of Earth (again) on New Year’s Day, but, thank Gallifrey—err, what’s left of it at the minute—because Doctor Who is finally ready to give us a glimpse of its next adventures.Just revealed at the BBC’s…
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news, health, mr fluffy, asbestos, asbestos map, national asbestos map, canberra, canberra asbestosFor former Mr Fluffy homeowner Felicity Prideaux, news about a new federal system tracking properties with asbestos could not have come soon enough. “We had been worried about not all the homes being known about, so for the government to publish a list…
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news, latest-news, asbestos, asbestos map, national asbestos map, asbestos heat mapA national public database that could help predict which homes across the country contain asbestos is being developed by the federal government. A national residential asbestos heatmap, which will draw on pre-existing state and territory data along with artificial intelligence, is in the early stages…
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1:35 AM ETTom HamiltonSenior Writer Close• Joined ESPN in 2011 • Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours • Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018The International Olympics Committee has reminded athletes not to hug on the podium and keep their masks on as they celebrate their…
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1:03 AM ETMike CoppingerESPN Keyshawn Davis, a 3-0 pro widely hailed as Team USA’s best hope to end the gold-medal boxing drought for the men, advanced to the round of 16 with a 5-0 victory over the Netherlands’ Enrico Lacruz on Saturday evening in Tokyo.Davis, 22, won all three rounds on all five cards. He’s…
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Shares of content discovery firm Outbrain started trading in a debut on the Nasdaq on Friday, giving the firm founded by Israelis in 2006 a valuation of almost $1.1 billion. The company’s shares opened at their initial public offering price of $20 per share, after the firm sold 8 million shares in the IPO on…
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The US Treasury Department said that Payoneer, a fintech startup founded by Israeli entrepreneurs, has agreed to pay a fine of some $1.4 million as part of a settlement for more than 2,000 apparent sanctions violations, by processing payments for parties located in Iran, Sudan and Syria among others, the agency said in a statement.…
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Dominique Dawes Simone Biles Would’ve Smoked Me In Competition … She’s ‘Unreal!!!’ 7/24/2021 12:30 AM PT TMZSports.com Gymnastics legend Dominique Dawes is keepin’ it real … telling this publication Sports Simone Biles would’ve SMOKED her in competition — even during her prime!! “Biles is unreal,” the 3-time Olympian says. “She is so talented, and I am…
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Early Sunday at the Olympic Games, Simone Biles and the U.S. gymnastics team competed for the first time in a long evening of gymnastics qualifications.Also, the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding has been awarded. Two-time Olympic medalist April Ross and her new partner Alix Klineman won their first match in beach volleyball, and the…
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9:45 PM ETAssociated Press Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman cruised to a straight-set victory over China in their Olympic beach volleyball opener on Sunday in Tokyo.Ross is making her third appearance in the Summer Games with her third different partner. She’s already won a silver medal and a bronze. Klineman is making her Olympic…
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Asia FILE PHOTO: People line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mobile vaccination unit in Beijing, China, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 25 Jul 2021 09:51AM (Updated: 25 Jul 2021 10:00AM) BEIJING: China reported on Sunday (Jul 25) 32 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Jul 24, down from 35 cases a day earlier, the…
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Sport 25 Jul 2021 09:40AM (Updated: 25 Jul 2021 09:45AM) TOKYO: A typhoon brewing off the coast of Japan might save the Olympic surfing dream of Costa Rica’s Carlos Munoz, who is racing to Tokyo as a late replacement for Frederico Morais following the latter’s positive COVID-19 test earlier this week.Slated to compete in the…
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