Jasmine Paolini outclasses Emma Navarro to reach first Wimbledon semi

A wind farm forum in Newport, Rhode Island, got a little heated last week when a man intervened after attendees raised concerns about offshore wind turbine structures, one of which recently fell apart and left debris in the ocean. In a video shared on Facebook by the Newport Police Department, a woman is seen standing…

A speaker at the Democratic National Convention’s Black Caucus event Wednesday told his audience they need to “act right,” at least until the election. Rev. Mark Thompson, the host of the “Make it Plain” podcast, hosted the Black Caucus panel on Day 3 of the DNC in Chicago.  He told his compatriots that they must…

One of the most electrifying players in Major League Baseball added his name to the history books Wednesday night. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz is one of the hardest hitters and fastest runners in the game. That combination is lethal, and he’s used it to his advantage all season. De La Cruz swiped…

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is entering his 13th NFL season at the age of 36. It’s an age where most in his position have in-place their own strict lifestyle provisions.  Tom Brady had his signature avocado ice cream, and now Cousins may claim peeling burger buns as his signature rule. Cousins told GQ on…

Social media users trashed President Biden’s Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for admitting to ABC News on Wednesday that she wasn’t “familiar” with the day’s major revision to the jobs numbers. ABC News correspondent Kayna Whitworth asked Raimondo what she thought of the jobs numbers revision by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  “I am curious…

Simulated study shows southern ecosystems could be compromised by objects from South Africa, South America, New Zealand and Australia as global heating continues Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Antarctic ecosystems could be disrupted by animals, diseases and rubbish floating…

Joey Votto, a Cincinnati Reds legend, has announced his retirement from Major League Baseball after 17 seasons.  Votto, 40, made the announcement in a social media post Wednesday.   “That’s it, I’m done. I’m officially retired from baseball,” Votto said in a short video on his Instagram outside the stadium of the Buffalo Bisons, the…

Singer shares ‘rollercoaster of emotions’ at end of European leg of Eras tour, saying she is grateful ‘we were grieving concerts and not lives’ Taylor Swift has spoken for the first time about the three Vienna shows on her blockbuster Eras tour that were cancelled earlier this month after a foiled terror attack, saying she…

Fox News host Laura Ingraham calls out Democrats’ talking points, from “vibes” to “girl bosses,” on “The Ingraham Angle.”  LAURA INGRAHAM: Here at the DNC, Democrats are talking about some of their favorite topics. You know — how much they hate Trump; how much they love abortion, which is what they’re doing right now; how…

Curs valutar BNR, joi, 22 august 2024. Banca Națională a României va transmite la ora 13:00, cursul valutar pentru monedele relevante de pe piața monetară. FANATIK vă oferă detalii imediat ce cursul valutar se publică în raportul BNR, așa cum se întâmplă în fiecare zi de săptămână. Desigur, zilele de sâmbătă și duminică, fiind considerate…

Mark Geragos says special counsel guilty of ‘character assassination’ by trying to bring salacious details into trial An attorney for Hunter Biden has accused prosecutors of wanting to introduce salacious details about partying and spending by Joe Biden’s son to smear his character in front of jurors at his upcoming trial on federal tax charges….

Shortly after Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, Alex Rodriguez, who was previously engaged to the Grammy Award winner, posted a cryptic message on Instagram.  “You either go one way or the other, you might as well be the one deciding the direction,” the quote attributed to the retired MLB player said via…

EU’s top diplomat says long-range weapons would boost Ukrainian self defence; Scholz says Kursk operation was secretive by necessity. What we know on day 911 See all our Ukraine war coverage Western suppliers should let Ukraine fire their powerful long-range weapons at targets in Russia, Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. Borrell – who, as the…

A civil lawsuit against former NBA star Dwight Howard alleging sexual assault and battery was dismissed on Monday, according to ESPN. The dismissal was filed in Gwinnett County Court in Georgia. The lawsuit was originally filed by Georgia man Stephen Harper in July 2023. Harper dismissed all the claims he had asserted against Howard with…

Two men were handcuffed and firearms in their vehicles were confiscated after a “safe and uneventful” Trump rally in Asheboro, North Carolina. The suspect, Robert Castona Jr., was cited for NC General Statute 14-277.2, titled “Weapons at Parades, etc., prohibited” for displaying a weapon within his vehicle. TRUMP TALKS COCAINE, BIDEN AND HEALTH CARE IN INTERVIEW…

Taylor Swift is speaking out about the cancelation of her Eras Tour shows in Vienna, Austria, due to an alleged terror plot planned for the concert. “Walking onstage in London was a rollercoaster of emotions,” Swift wrote in a social media post. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating. The reason for the cancellations filled…

Whether we’re talking about how a grateful nation embraced President Joe Biden as he passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris and a new generation of leadership or former President Barack Obama reminding us that “the ties that bind us together” as a nation and a people are stronger than the hateful rhetoric, conspiracy…

Seattle Police detectives are searching for the suspect who carjacked an 80-year-old dog walker, dragging her, then running over her with her own car Tuesday morning. Just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, police responded to a neighborhood in Seattle for reports of a carjacking. When officers arrived, they located a woman in her 80s…

Former President Trump is pointing to personal attacks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago by former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as justification to disregard advice from allies to cut out insults and stick to policy attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris. “Did you see Barack Hussein Obama last night?…

It’s the battle of the Golden Buzzer.  After “America’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell attempted to steal Howie Mandel’s Golden Buzzer for the Japanese acrobatic act AIRFOOTWORKS, Mandel shared his reaction with Fox News Digital.  “I was waiting for them to come to me. I was waiting for my turn. Waiting for my turn is…

Officials in Arapahoe County, Colorado, were called to investigate a piece of history that was found by a group of on-site construction workers. While on the scene, Aurora Police requested Arapahoe Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad to determine a metal device that was found.  The Arapahoe Sheriff’s office shared the discovery and a photo on X….

Charity says rise ‘hugely concerning’ and calls for change in law in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK Concerns raised to the NSPCC helpline about children being physically punished have more than tripled in a year, the charity has said. Helpline staff heard about children being hit, slapped and shaken, with…

Woodland Trust’s competition comes as charity campaigns for more robust legal protection for precious trees An oak tree shaped like an elephant and the oak with the widest girth in the UK have been shortlisted for the annual Tree of the Year competition. The Woodland Trust runs the annual competition to raise awareness of the…

Damning report shows victims can wait up to four years for trials, and half of investigators are not fully qualified Specialist investigators who are supposed to hunt down rapists are being diverted to police football matches and festivals, with victims waiting up to four years for their alleged attackers to come to trial, a report…

Five Premier League teams in top 10 best-run clubsSpurs’s 2024 position driven by high equality score Tottenham have been named England’s best-run football club by a group championing better governance and sustainability within the game. An analysis of the state of men’s football across England by Fair Game, which works with 34 EFL and non-league…

Rat-infested London jail from which terror suspect escaped is unsafe and overcrowded, say independent monitors Wandsworth prison is crumbling, overcrowded and vermin-infested, with inmates living in half the cell space available when it was first opened in 1851, according to a report published on Thursday. The south London prison’s independent monitoring board identified a litany…

Move is latest step in case of Crystal Mason that has captured US attention because of severity of sentence Texas’s highest criminal court announced on Wednesday it would again consider the case of Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the…

A government mobile app for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border is facing scrutiny for its lack of vetting migrants. An internal watchdog within the Department of Homeland Security sent a report to Congress titled, “CBP Did Not Thoroughly Plan for CBP One Risks, and Opportunities to Implement Improvements Exist.” The report warns of…

BLOCKED – The nation’s highest court rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to partially lift a pair of injunctions barring the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing the majority of its Title IX rules. Continue reading … ‘GREAT NEWS’ – Olympic decathlon champion Caitlyn Jenner reacted to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling against a Biden administration…

Suicide rates in profession have declined but analysis of evidence from 20 countries shows need for more prevention efforts, BMJ says Suicide risk is significantly higher for female doctors compared with the general population, according to an analysis of evidence from 20 countries. The researchers said that while suicide rates among doctors have declined over…