After the trial separation, here comes the messy divorce. And a vital question: Who gets custody of the narrative? It has been less than a month since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle finalized their split from the British Royal Family, renouncing their patronages and honorary appointments as well as their income. The fallout between the […]
SEATTLE — MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has married a Seattle science teacher who expressed gratitude “for the exceptional privilege it will be to partner in giving away assets with the potential to do so much good when shared.” Dan Jewett, who made the announcement in a letter to the […]
Burger King’s campaign for International Women’s Day backfired Monday as its attempt to draw attention to the male-dominated culinary world was criticized for sexism. “Women belong in the kitchen,” the burger chain’s United Kingdom social media channel tweeted. The restaurant followed up that tweet, which has since been retweeted and quote tweeted more than 250,000 times, […]
Due to COVID-19, the entire NBA All-Star Weekend was condensed into a one-night event on Sunday in Atlanta. Pre-game we saw Domantas Sabonis represent the big men by winning the Skills Challenge and Steph Curry remind everyone of his greatness with a brilliant 3-Point Contest performance. At halftime, it was the Dunk Contest’s chance to take center stage. Unlike […]
Domantas Sabonis won the NBA Taco Bell Skills Challenge, beating fellow-All-Star center Nikola Vucevic in the final round. Sabonis beat New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle in the first round and Dallas Mavericks All-Star guard Luka Doncic in the semifinal. He was perfect in the first two rounds, hitting the pass and final 3-pointer […]
LAS VEGAS — Amanda Nunes continued her dominance over women in the UFC, submitting a badly overmatched Megan Anderson with an armbar in just two minutes, three seconds Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 259 at Apex. Nunes, widely considered the greatest female fighter of all-time in mixed martial arts, dominated from the start. […]
The 2021 NBA All-Star Game, after being considered highly improbable, and even postponed completely at one point this season, is officially set to tip off Sunday evening. While the league is moving forward with hosting the All-Star Game and the three marquee events in Atlanta, the festivities will all take place in just one night rather than […]
ALBANY COUNTY — Senate Democrats on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which now must clear the House a second time. No Republican Senators voted for the measure, which was applauded by both Democratic and Republican members of the New York State Association of Counties on Saturday. “This is a victory for […]
Elon Musk is known for building cars and rockets, and drilling holes underground. But maybe less well known for his tequila, surfboards and flamethrowers. Three of the companies which he runs, Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company, have all sold whacky merchandise. Some products, such as the “Not-A-Flamethrower,” have caused much controversy. His electric vehicle […]
Chaos Walking is a movie that has all the makings of a disaster. Lionsgate originally bought the rights to Patrick Ness’ YA novels in 2011, when adaptations of YA novels were all the range. At one point, Charlie Kaufman wrote a draft of the screenplay. Daisy Ridley was cast in 2016, hot off The Force Awakens. Filming with […]