Lexi, a pointer mix, says hello to neighbors and passers-by from the top of a six-foot fence in the back yard, which she scales with ease. Her owner, Matt Waldman, from Kentucky, told Newsweek the five-year-old started displaying her athletic skills when she was around a year old. He said: “She started jumping four years ago. She jumps to the top of my six foot privacy fence but could go way higher!...
The 54-year-old Grammy winner—whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly—has been locked up since 2019 while awaiting four separate state and federal trials. The trial in Brooklyn is scheduled to start on August 18 following a week’s break after jury selection and is anticipated to last between six and eight weeks. If convicted in New York, Kelly faces up to 20 years in prison. He was previously acquitted in 2008 of child pornography charges in Illinois....
The Empire star, 39, was on Thursday sentenced to 150 days behind bars, after he was found guilty of lying to police about what he had initially described as a racist and homophobic attack on the streets of Chicago back in January 2019. According to local Fox affiliate WFLD, the supporters of Smollett have branded the judicial system racist, while also stating that the actor should not serve any jail time....
On October 14, two activists from the campaign Just Stop Oil threw cans of tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers painting before gluing themselves to the wall at London’s National Gallery. Nine days later, two activists from the German group Letze Generation smeared Monet’s Les Meules with mashed potatoes. Similar protests have sprung up across Europe, so what is fueling this international food fight? “What is worth more, art or life?...
Thomas made his comment in a dissenting opinion that he wrote against the court’s decision not to hear a marijuana case. The case involved a Colorado medical marijuana dispensary that believed the federal government had unfairly denied it federal tax breaks given to companies in other industries. “The Federal Government’s current approach is a half-in, half-out regime that simultaneously tolerates and forbids local use of marijuana,” Thomas wrote. “This contradictory and unstable state of affairs strains basic principles of federalism and conceals traps for the unwary....
Following chart-topping years in 2021, Justin Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo headline this year’s nomination list, earning nine and eight nominations, respectively. Bieber, nominated for Male Artist of the Year, received additional nominations for the Daniel Caesar and Giveon-assisted smash “Peaches,” and “Stay,” his collaboration with Australian rapper The Kid LAROI. Both “Peaches” and “Stay” were nominated for Song of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Music Video. Bieber’s dedicated supporters, aka Beliebers, were nominated for Best Fan Army....
Which makes the injury he sustained in Ohio State’s Sugar Bowl win over Clemson that much bigger of a storyline. The shot Fields took in that game won’t keep him from playing Monday. But it has raised questions not only as to the severity of his injury, but also how healthy he’ll be when the Buckeyes take on top-ranked Alabama. There’s also the question of what, exactly, his injury is....
Gaethje became the interim lightweight champion after scoring a brutal final-round stoppage of Ferguson in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday. The UFC made its long-awaited return behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic, which prevented the event from taking place on the original date of April 18 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Travel restrictions then stopped unbeaten lightweight holder Nurmagomedov from fighting in the United States, leading Gaethje to fill in for the Russian against Ferguson....
If Jake Locker stays healthy this sleeper presents tremendous upside with a ceiling as a weekly fantasy starter. Right now Hunter’s average draft position (ADP 104.5 overall/WR41) and auction value ($6/$200 budget) make an appealing low-cost, high-reward pick — though it could certainly rise through the weekend. Below are three other players set to rocket past their current draft value in the 2014 NFL season. MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: Keenan Allen matchups | Eric Decker vs....
Spears, 39, is seeking to end the 13-year conservatorship, that has involved her father, Jamie Spears, overseeing key business, financial and health decisions in her life since her mental health troubles in 2007. Timberlake—who dated Spears from 1999 to 2002—took to Twitter to add his name to the list of celebrities threw their support behind the pop star. “After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time,” he wrote....
‘Ronaldo is wanted at Real Madrid’ Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave the European champions amid accusations – which the player has denied – that he defrauded Spanish tax authorities out of €14.7million. His former club, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with moves for the star forward. Del Piero, a Juve great who won six Serie A titles and a Champions League at the club, said the Serie A giants would be happy to have Ronaldo if he was to make a Madrid exit....
The hashtags #AOCLied and #AlexandriaOcasioSmollett, referring to actor Jussie Smollett who allegedly staged a hate crime assault, were both trending on Twitter. On Monday night, Ocasio-Cortez hosted an Instagram Live in which she described her experience of the Capitol Riots of January 6, and how she feared for her life. The representative for New York also revealed that she is a survivor of sexual assault and compared the tactics of some Republicans, who are urging for people to move on from the riots without discussing accountability, to the tactics of abusers....
Prosecutors also suggested five years for fellow singer Choi Jong-hoon of the boy band F.T. Island for his role in an alleged sexual assault in March 2016, reports South Korean entertainment news website Soompi. The two entertainers and three others are on trial for allegedly raping and filming a woman while she was passed out at a hotel room party in March 2016. In June, Jung admitted having sex with the woman but denied rape....
Amakhosi booked their place in the Last 4 after beating Chippa United 1-0 on Sunday afternoon through a Bernard Parker strike. As difficult the encounter away to the Students will be, Steve Komphela will fancy his chances for a place in the final. The 50-year-old mentor guided Chiefs to the final of the same competition in his first season in charge, only to lose to Mamelodi Sundowns. Meanwhile, Polokwane City will be at home against Bloemfontein Celtic in the other semi-final clash....
The injury occured in the eighth minute of Orlando’s 2017 season opener against New York City FC on Sunday. The 34-year-old former Ballon d’Or winner tried to continue but was ultimately replaced by Giles Barnes in the 11th minute of the match, which Orlando went on to win 1-0. WATCH: Larin christens new stadium Sunday’s match was the first held at the new 25,500-capacity Orlando City Stadium. “I am very, very disappointed for [Kaká]....
In an appearance on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday night, Harris said Justice Clarence Thomas had said “the quiet part out loud” when he urged his colleagues to revisit decisions about same-sex marriage, gay sex and contraception in a concurring opinion to the Dobbs decision that eliminated constitutional protections for abortion. “The highest court in our land just took a constitutional right that had been recognized from the people of America, from the women of America,” Harris said....
In prepared remarks on Tuesday, Harris told a forum at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay that the U.S. was ready to support allies and partners against threats posed to the existing rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific, a region that, more than ever, is the focus of U.S. attention and resources. Harris said Beijing “continues to coerce, to intimidate and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea....
The former California senator wrote in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed that she was willing to fulfil her Constitutional duty, which could prove vital in securing the Biden administration’s legislative agenda, but hoped that “common ground” could be reached. She also confirmed that her touted replacement Alex Padilla, the California secretary of state, would carry on her work in the Senate as she relinquished her seat in the upper chamber and said it had been an “honor” to serve her constituents....
