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At the end of the 2019 minor-league season, Alex Call looked at his hitting numbers, then looked himself in the mirror. A former third-round draft pick who had already changed organizations once, he knew he had just had the kind of year that typically portends a short professional career. As a 24-year-old outfielder at the…
As βMadame Webβ star Sydney Sweeney remains mum on allegations of promoting eugenics via her American Eagle advertisement, she has seemingly stirred up even more support from far-right figures after recently gaining the favor of President Trump. A black-and-yellow banner covering a billboard on the 91 Freeway in Corona boldly states: βProud Boys Love Sydney…
He was cordial, but he was candid. Sitting next to his best British buddy, David Lammy, US vice president JD Vance politely but firmly spelt out how the two countries are deeply divided on the Middle East and free speech. As the pair met on Friday, first came the cordial part of the VP’s remarks….
At a time when most of their peers have retired, threatened to call it quits or died, the Beach Boys continue to perform 120 shows per year. Led by original singer Mike Love and longtime multi-instrumentalist Bruce Johnston, this version of the Beach Boys performs the sounds of Southern California to three generations of fans,…
President Trump called on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign on Thursday, prompting a slide in the technology company’s stock. “The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, without providing additional details. “There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to…
Welcome to the house of scandal, scares and squabbles, Mr Vice President. Chevening is the ultimate ministerial perk. Apart from the prime minister’s hideaway, Chequers, it’s the most lavish of all government grace-and-favour mansions. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he and his weekend house guest JD Vance get on because they “share a similar working-class…
The owners of Visma, one of Europe’s biggest software companies, are close to hiring bankers for a Β£16bn flotation that would rank among the London market’s biggest for years. Sky News understands that Visma’s board and shareholders have convened a beauty parade of investment banks in the last fortnight ahead of an initial public offering…
Media mogul Byron Allen has reached a deal to sell 10 television stations for $171 million to Atlanta-based Gray Media. Gray and Allen Media Group announced the agreement Friday. Allenβs stations in Huntsville, Ala., Montgomery, Ala., Ft. Wayne, Ind., Lafayette, La., and Paducah, Ky., were part of the transaction. The stations each have affiliations with…
JD Vance has said he does not want the UK to go down a “very dark path” of losing free speech during a meeting with the foreign secretary at his country estate. The US vice president has previously raised concerns that free speech is being eroded in the UK. However, during a two-day visit to…
Sir Gary Oldman β he received a British knighthood in King Charlesβ June birthday honors list β appears on Zoom at his home in Palm Springs in front of a display of his own black-and-white photographs. βI do all sorts of photography, but I also do 19th century wet plate,β he says. βI just like…
