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Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart.The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by a combination of votes from the media, players and fans as well as the league's 12 coaches to play in the game in Phoenix on July 20. It's the 20th All-Star Game in the league's history.Clark was the leading vote-getter from the fans, receiving 700,735 with her Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston finishing second 72,000 votes behind. Reese was fifth with 381,518 votes. Wilson and...
Ex-astronaut who died in Washington plane crash was doing a flyby near a friend's home, NTSB says
The former Apollo 8 astronaut best known for taking the iconic “Earthrise” photo, who died last month while piloting a plane over the waters off Washington state, was doing a flyby near a friend's house when the fatal accident occurred, federal authorities said Tuesday.William Anders, whose “Earthrise” photo showed the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, had texted a friend to say he planned to do a flyby near her house on the western shore of Orcas Island, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report.The friend said Anders' flybys were not unusual, according...
Italian landowner is arrested after an Indian worker bled to death in accident with farm equipment
Italian police arrested a farm owner on Tuesday on suspicion of homicide after one of his workers, an undocumented laborer from India, bled to death when his arm was cut off by a piece of farm equipment. The landowner abandoned the bleeding worker and failed to call an ambulance, prosecutors said. The death of Satnam Singh has shocked Italians and sparked protests by unions and farm workers demanding better working conditions. They have called for an end to the exploitive “caporalato” system of using underpaid migrant labor to work in Italy's agriculture industry. Even President Sergio Mattarella has weighed...
Oh No-ee! Original Texas Buc-ee’s location is destroyed in massive fire
Buc-ee’s superfans were left heartbroken after the original location of the iconic chain was destroyed in a massive Monday fire.Emergency services from multiple agencies responded to the blaze around 10.30am at the store in Luling, Texas, and blocked off the area as fire crews fought to control the blaze.Photos shared online by the Luling Fire Department showed enormous plumes of smoke, contrasting with the chain’s happy, smiling beaver mascot.Caldwell County Office of Emergency Management later said that the fire had been extinguished and that clean-up operations were underway, though advised the public to avoid the area if possible. No further...
Boris Johnson returns to the trail as General Election campaigns come to an end
Boris Johnson has lent his support to Rishi Sunak on the campaign trail as pollsters forecast their party could “win a lower share of the vote than at any past general election”.At a rally on Tuesday, Mr Sunak hailed the “Conservative family united” after an appearance by his predecessor Mr Johnson and claimed just 130,000 voters could help stem his party’s predicted losses.He made his speech after Survation pollsters found Labour is on course to win more seats than it did in 1997.But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had previously brushed off claims his party is on for a landslide...
Ivanka plans to be at RNC for her dad’s nomination as she calls his conviction ‘painful’
Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka plans to attend the upcoming Republican National Convention and witness his formal nomination as the GOP’s presidential candidate, despite maintaining more public distance from his political machine in recent months.A spokesperson for Ivanka Trump, who served as an advisor in the Trump administration, told The New York Post she would be in attendance at the four-day convention, which will take place July 15 through July 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, appearing in a personal capacity.The decision comes as she has put more public distance between herself and her father in recent months, and marks a stark...
Cruise lines forced to change plans as Hurricane Beryl moves through the Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl has forced several major cruise lines to divert and change their itineraries as the Category 4 storm barrels through the Caribbean.The storm, which broke records as both the earliest Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane, has already killed six people in the eastern Caribbean. Now, the life-threatening hurricane is moving towards Jamaica, where it‘s expected to hit on Wednesday. From there, the storm could reach as far north as Texas, according to predictions from the National Weather Service.As a result, several Caribbean cruises are changing plans to keep their passengers safe.Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, the...
BTS member Jin expected to take part in Paris Olympics as a torchbearer from South Korea
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, will be an Olympic torchbearer at the Paris games after recently completing his mandatory military service. The 31-year-old singer is expected to represent South Korea in the torch relay in hopes of spreading the message of “harmony” and “peace," according to a statement. He finished his 18-month military service last month. Jin along with the other torchbearers are scheduled to go across various historic sites of the host country. The specific schedule has not been disclosed.The torch relay began in April. Jin began his military service at a front-line South Korean...
Minnesota prosecutor provides most detailed account yet of shooting deaths of 3 first responders
Police investigating a potential sexual abuse case in a Minneapolis suburb found themselves in a gunbattle against a well-armed resident in a darkened home while trying to protect seven children inside, a prosecutor said Tuesday in a report on the shootings that left two officers and a paramedic dead.Dakota County Attorney Kathryn Keena made the revelation in a memo, based on an investigation by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, in which she concluded that the Burnsville officers who went to the home of Shannon Gooden on Feb. 18 were justified in using deadly force after he opened fire....
What the papers say – July 3
The eve of the General Election is here, which has dominated Wednesday’s front pages.The Daily Telegraph and The Times both run with former prime minister Boris Johnson’s plea to the public to stop Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour from seizing victory.The Daily Telegraph: Johnson - It’s not too late to stop Labour #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yYWcaYvq7j— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 2, 2024The Times: Johnson - Big Labour win is pregnant with horrors #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7pfmGm9WLm— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 2, 2024Mr Johnson and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have united to issue the same plea to Britons to “stop Starmergeddon”, writes...
Man accused of fatally slammed his wife’s Teacup Pomeranian after saying his wife loved the dog more than him
A Texas man is facing an animal cruelty charge after he killed his wife’s Teacup Pomeranian during a fight, police said.Pengfei Ji, of Richmond, was arrested on June 28 after officials responded to a veterinarian clinic in Cinco Ranch for reports of an injured animal. Prosecutors were informed that Ji, 31, caused deadly injuries to his wife’s dog at their home, according to Fox 26. Surveillance video showed Ji grabbing the dog by its legs, swinging it over its head and slamming it into a dog house before putting the injured animal in his yard. The animal was declared dead...
Teenage stripper sues after Florida raises minimum dancing age arguing it violates First Amendment rights
A teenage stripper and various adult-entertainment businesses are suing Florida over the state’s newest law that raises the minimum age for workers.On July 1, a new Florida law aimed to crack down on human trafficking took effect. Part of it called for those working at adult-entertainment businesses to be at least 21 years old. The businesses include sex shops, adult bookstores and strip clubs.That led to a flurry of lawsuits including one from Serenity Bushey, 19, a dancer at a Florida club. Two strip clubs and a sex shop also filed a lawsuit over the law, according to WKMG.Bushey argues...
A bridge near a Minnesota dam may collapse. Officials say they can do little to stop it
Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week, but officials acknowledged Tuesday the structure most in danger may be the bridge that looms nearby. The County Road 9 Bridge is at risk of crumbling, and officials said they have little recourse. The threat to the bridge accelerated after a bout of heavy rain and flooding pummeled the Midwest for days. The Blue Earth River's water levels rose dramatically and tested the structural integrity of the dam. The dam...
Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says
Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced an agreement Tuesday that will have the district revising its policies.Changes the Wichita district has agreed to include restraining unruly students less often and ending the practice of putting misbehaving students alone in rooms by Jan. 1, 2025, the DOJ said.The district also agreed to offer counseling or tutoring to every student who was confined alone in a room during the past three schools years, with the number of hours matching those for which...
Black farmers' association calls for Tractor Supply CEO's resignation after company cuts DEI efforts
The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply's president and CEO Tuesday to step down after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts.The resignation demand emerged as Tractor Supply, which sells products ranging from farming equipment to pet supplies, faces a deepening backlash over its decision, which itself came after conservative activists spoke out against the company's work to be more socially inclusive and to curb climate change. In a public announcement last week, the company said it would eliminate all of its diversity, equity and inclusion roles,...
Horizon actor Michael Rooker blames poor box office on ‘TikTokified’ audiences unused to ‘real cinema’
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 actor Michael Rooker has hit out at audiences following the poor box office performance of Kevin Costner’s Western epic, saying they’re not used to “real cinema.”Rooker, 69, plays Sergeant Major Riordan in the new film. He is best known for his appearances as Merle Dixon in The Walking Dead and as Yondu Udonta in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.While being interviewed by TMZ at Los Angeles International Airpor, Rooker was asked about Horizon’s sluggish performance at the box office last weekend, where it recouped just $11m against its $100m budget.“It’s real...
Appeals court rejects Broadway producer's antitrust claim against actors' and stage managers' union
An appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Tony Award-winning producer who claims that a union for actors and stage managers organized an illegal boycott that prevented him from producing live Broadway shows.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that the producer, Garth Drabinsky, could not continue with his $50 million lawsuit alleging that the Actors’ Equity Association violated antitrust and various state laws, including defamation.The union represents over 50,000 theater actors and stage managers.Luke Hasskamp, a lawyer for Drabinsky, declined to comment.Drabinsky, 74, whose hits include “Ragtime” and a 1994 revival of “Show...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other acclaimed films whose work on "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles,Towne died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, said publicist Carri McClure. She declined to comment on any cause of death. In an industry which gave birth to rueful jokes about the writer's status, Towne for a time held prestige comparable to the actors and directors he worked with. Through his friendships with two of the biggest stars of...
Biden blames jet lag for debate debacle: ‘I almost fell asleep on stage’
Joe Biden claims the reason for his poor performance at last week’s presidential debate was due to being tired after traveling “around the world a couple of times” in the days before the deabte.The 81-year-old said he “almost fell asleep on stage” during his Thursday clash with Donald Trump. It comes as many, including those from his own party, have further questioned the president’s cognitive ability and whether he would be up to the role for four more years, should he be re-elected in November.In remarks shared by pool reporters who attended a private fundraiser in Virginia Tuesday evening,...
Man, 36, accused of killing young mom, 21, who went missing after leaving rehab and found dead in the woods
A young mom was found murdered in Alabama after leaving rehab and now a 36-year-old man has been charged in connection to her killing.Michael Wade Tucker, 36, was charged with murder for the death of 21-year-old Laci Whitson, according to ABC 33/40.Tucker was the last known person to be with Whitson, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.Whitson went missing after leaving a rehab facility in Lauderdale County, Alabama, last week, according to the Tuscaloosa Thread.Her loved ones started to worry after not hearing from her and raised the alarm.On Sunday, Whitson’s remains were found wrapped in a blanket and...
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