Saturday night’s game between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres was cut short after multiple shots were heard in the vicinity of the ball park, as the game was in full swing. The moment that shots pierced the air, sending players off the field, was captured on live broadcast. …
Read More »‘The snowflakes are triggered’: Row blazes after NFL decides to play ‘black national anthem’ before every game to start season
Bosses have courted fury after an ESPN report suggested they are ready to play the song during games including the season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, as well as taking a range of other measures including featuring the names of police brutality victims on shirts and helmets. …
Read More »Facebook says 85% of US users are pro-vaccine as it rejects Biden’s criticism of ‘killing people’ with Covid-19 misinformation
“The data shows that 85% of Facebook users in the US have been or want to be vaccinated against COVID-19,” Facebook’s VP of Integrity Guy Rosen said in a blogpost on Saturday, rejecting Biden’s charge that social media was to blame for the lack of enthusiasm among Americans towards the …
Read More »‘Fun family day turned into nightmare’: Over 30 hospitalized after suspected chemical leak in Texas theme park
Thirty-one people were taken to hospital after they were exposed to what officials believe was a mixture of bleach and sulfuric acid in Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring on Saturday. Local media reported that a lifeguard overseeing a kiddie pool, was first to feel unwell, and it was …
Read More »Real Madrid president: Jose Mourinho told Mesut Ozil his girlfriend had been ‘f*cked by all of Inter including the coaching staff’
The clips are years old and have seen Perez badmouth a number of big names from his club’s history, such as legends Iker Casillas and Raul, who he called “the two biggest Real Madrid frauds”. And now it is the turn of attacking midfielder Ozil, who currently plies his trade at Fenerbahce. At the …
Read More »‘You can’t change the rules’: Olympics boss says ‘inquiry phase’ is underway as nation pledges to protect transgender weightlifter
Super-heavyweight Hubbard is the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games, heading to Tokyo as part of the New Zealand team in an inclusion that has seen high-profile figures voice concerns around competition and fairness. Experts have raised questions around Hubbard’s involvement, querying how the existing rules around …
Read More »3 Texas Democrats who fled Texas for DC to protest voting bill test positive for Covid-19
Texas House Democratic Caucus Leadership announced that one of their members found out they tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday evening, and two others received positive tests on Saturday. They will now be required to isolate for 10 days and then be retested. All of those infected have been vaccinated. …
Read More »Austria says it is working with US to investigate ‘Havana syndrome’ cases among American diplomats
“We take these reports very seriously and in line with our role as host state we are working with the US authorities on jointly getting to the bottom of this,” the Austrian Foreign Ministry told various media in a short statement. The mysterious illness first came to light back in …
Read More »State gets sued over law demanding transgender people give proof of surgery if they want to change sex on birth certificate
The law in question was signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte in April and requires the state health department to receive “a certified copy of an order from a court with appropriate jurisdiction indicating that the sex of the person born in Montana has been changed by surgical procedure.” Activists …
Read More »Merkel’s potential successor Laschet apologizes after LAUGHING during German president’s speech about deadly floods
The incident occurred as Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Erftstadt – a small town in western Germany some 20 kilometers south of Cologne. The town was ravaged by raging streams of water as heavy rainfalls caused record flooding in the area. A huge sinkhole opened near the town’s district of …
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