Monthly Archives: January 2025
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The Carabao Cup semifinals are upon us as Arsenal take on Newcastle United on Tuesday, before Tottenham Hotspur host Liverpool on Wednesday. But with the two-legged ties completed on Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, and the final set to take place on March 16 at Wembley, which team wants the trophy most? We have ranked […]
A young woman was killed by an Asian elephant at a sanctuary in Thailand on Friday during a bathing session gone wrong, according to officials. Spanish citizen Blanca Ojanguren, 22, was visiting Koh Yao Elephant Care on Yao Yai Island with her boyfriend at the time of the incident, Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported over […]
Duke coach Jon Scheyer said he’s feeling better from an illness that kept him from coaching the Blue Devils’ weekend win at SMU, adding that watching from afar was “a bizarre, bizarre experience.” “Look, I felt horrible,” Scheyer said Monday on the Atlantic Coast Conference coaches’ teleconference. “I felt very confident in the decision we […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, who claimed victory in last year’s presidential election against current President Nicolás Maduro, met with President Biden on Monday in search of support in removing the incumbent from office. Biden and González Urrutia met at the White House, where the latter, who represented Venezuela’s main opposition coalition in the […]
Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO announce new addition to their ‘lil farm’ Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO have four new farm animals in their family. The multi-genre singer and the Dumb Blonde podcast host announced the new cattle via an Instagram video posted on January 5. “Our lil’ farm is starting,” the singer captioned the […]
After Akio Toyoda, CEO and President of Toyota, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, he shared his advice to his successor and his business philosophy. Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chairman Akio Toyoda said Monday. The […]
Test tubes are seen labelled “Bird Flu” words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, a grim milestone that comes as at least 66 cases have been recorded in the country. The patient, who was over 65 and had underlying medical […]
Benny Blanco on Selena Gomez at 2025 Golden Globes Benny Blanco seems to have all the honour he needs. The musician, despite not being nominated, felt like the biggest winner at the Golden Globes on Jan. 5, all thanks to his fiancée, Selena Gomez. The 36-year-old music producer attended the event in Los Angeles alongside […]
A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state’s health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus. “The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions,” Louisiana’s health department said in a statement, saying that health officials still judge […]