UFC star Vanessa Demopoulos has shed light on her background in exotic dancing and detailed her reasons for quitting the trade prior to her first victory with the elite MMA promotion. Featuring on the same card as heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and Cyril Gane at UFC 270 in Anaheim last weekend, …
Read More »‘Simpsons’ moment comes to life as Biden turns to Tom Hanks to sell first year ‘progress’
President Joe Biden’s presidential inaugural committee is marking his first year in office by blasting out an ad featuring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks. It was paid for with millions in leftover inaugural funds, according to a Thursday report from Axios. In a statement to the outlet, the inaugural committee …
Read More »‘Russia could invade any moment,’ Blinken tells US embassy staff in Kiev
Russian soldiers, tanks, and military hardware could begin pouring over the shared border with Ukraine with little or no warning, Washington’s top diplomat has told American embassy staff in Kiev as part of a whistle-stop diplomatic tour of Europe. Speaking to officials in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, US Secretary …
Read More »China’s ‘Sputnik moment’ missile test confounds US – media
Scientists at the Pentagon’s DARPA research agency are apparently still trying to figure out how China’s hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) – a type of nuclear-capable maneuverable spacecraft – was able to fire another missile mid-flight, according to a Financial Times report on Sunday. Noting that no other country has demonstrated …
Read More »Rittenhouse trial witness says teen fired at ‘exact’ moment when victim ‘lunged towards’ his rifle
McGinniss, who works for online publication the Daily Caller, was among the group of people who drove Joseph Rosenbaum to hospital when he was shot by Rittenhouse during a night of violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. Speaking from the witness stand on Thursday, McGinniss gave his …
Read More »A ‘Sputnik moment’? Milley hints China’s hypersonic weapons test has left US in arms-race dust
“What we saw was a very significant event of a test of a hypersonic weapon system. And it is very concerning,” Milley said in an interview on Bloomberg TV’s David Rubenstein Show on Wednesday. “I don’t know if it’s quite a Sputnik moment, but I think it’s very close to …
Read More »Israel claims ‘right’ to strike Iran ‘at any moment’ to prevent it from obtaining nukes, FM Lapid says after meeting with Blinken
Addressing reporters after a sit-down with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Washington on Wednesday, Lapid insisted that Tehran must not be allowed to obtain the bomb, saying the issue was at the “center” of his visit. Though Iran has …
Read More »‘Historic moment’: WHO approves first ever Malaria vaccine, including for children
“The World Health Organization is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa,” the UN-backed health watchdog said in a press release on Wednesday. “This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria …
Read More »‘Coolest moment of my life’: Golf pin-up Spiranac dazzles her doubters with proof of hole-in-one (VIDEO)
Show-off Spiranac is better known for her model-like photoshoots on social media than her golfing talent, although the 28-year-old was once a professional after being a noted college golfer. Despite being praised by the likes of ex-European Tour golfer Sophie Walker earlier this year, the Twitter and Instagram sensation frequently …
Read More »Will the Taliban seize or squander its moment now that it’s back in control of Afghanistan?
As its triumphant leaders swaggered into the presidential palace in Kabul, shocked Afghans and foreigners alike wondered, warily: ‘what kind of rule will the new Taliban dispensation bring?’ and ‘how will this earth-shaking change affect regional and international security?’ As long as the Taliban was a guerrilla force, those answers …
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