Joe Frazier, the heavyweight champion of the world, spent the morning of March 8, 1971, in a New York hotel, but it wasn’t the one he had checked into after making the short drive from his home in Philadelphia. Frazier arrived in New York on March 6 and checked into the City Squire Motor Inn on 7th and 52nd in Manhattan, about 18 blocks from Madison Square Garden where on that Monday night five decades ago, he’d defend the heavyweight championship against Muhammad Ali. New York police… Source link
Read More »Google pledges $25 million to empower women and girls
The next Google Impact Challenge focuses on women and girls. Getty Google is committing $25… Source link
Read More »Doctor’s disgusting coffee revelation goes viral
A doctor has issued a warning and it’s not going to make for pleasant reading or drinking for coffee lovers. Dr Karan Raj, from England, posted a video on TikTok about coffee and was blunt with his point. “Just so you know if you drink coffee you’re also drinking cockroaches,” he says. Dr Raj explains pre-ground coffee purchased in stores contains “ground up cockroaches”. In news likely to ruin your day, Dr Karan Raj explains your morning coffee is likely to contain cockroaches…. Source link
Read More »GE Nears Deal With AerCap to Create Behemoth Aircraft Lessor
(Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. is nearing an agreement to combine its jet-leasing business with Ireland’s AerCap Holdings NV, said people familiar with the matter, in a potential deal that would join the world’s two biggest aircraft financiers in a market roiled by the coronavirus pandemic. A transaction may be announced as soon as Monday, said one of the people, who both asked not to be named discussing the matter. The deal is expected to have a value of more than $30 billion, said… Source link
Read More »Giannis wins MVP as Team LeBron wins
LeBron James didn’t want to be here in the first place. It turns out his team didn’t need him. Team LeBron cruised to a 170-150 All-Star Game win over Team Durant on Sunday as James watched the second half from the bench. Giannis Antetokounmpo was perfect from the field, while Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard held their own in-game 3-point contest to lead the rout. Team LeBron won each of the first three quarters to carry a 146-125 edge into the final stanza, meaning that the first team to 170… Source link
Read More »‘You just saw Beyoncé get born’
Sunday’s American Idol episode cold-opened with footage of Season 4 champion Carrie Underwood’s journey from humble Oklahoma farmgirl to country music superstar, followed by Season 16 contestant Gabby Barrett’s recent rise from Carrie Underwood fangirl to platinum-selling, record-setting ACM/CMA/CMT Awards nominee. This perfectly set up Sunday’s first audition, by Gabby superfan Laila Mach, to be a similarly torch-passing moment. But it was the night’s final audition, by… Source link
Read More »Private investigator says Google may face lawsuit in connection with Huisentruit cold case
PHOENIX (KWWL) – A licensed private investigator says a potential suspect in the 1995 abduction and murder of Mason City television anchor Jodi Huisentruit is considering a lawsuit against Google, which currently lists him as the victim’s “killer”. Investigator Steve Ridge says Arizona resident John Vansice and his wife are exploring how the assertion that Vansice is responsible for the murder became part of a prominent ‘Google Knowledge Graph’ as the first entry… Source link
Read More »Man crashes into ‘drunk’ friend’s car after she called him for help
A man has been charged with drink-driving after crashing into his friend who has also been charged with the same offence. Natasha Nancel, a 24-year-old from Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, crashed her car into a ditch on Thursday about 12.04am (local time), according to an affidavit obtained by Scoop Nasvhille. Prosecutor Dillon Hunt wrote alcohol was smelt on her breath, and Nancel had stated she drank a glass of wine and an espresso martini at a bar before the crash. Mr Hunt claims… Source link
Read More »MacKenzie Scott marries Seattle teacher after Bezos divorce
The New York Times Fauci Warns U.S. Could Be Headed for Another Virus Spike States have continued steadily lifting restrictions, despite warnings from top federal health officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci that new coronavirus cases in the United States have plateaued at a very high level after their drastic drop has stalled and that the country urgently needed to contain the spread of more transmissible variants. Arizona, California and South Carolina joined a growing list Friday by loosening… Source link
Read More »Michigan St. upends No. 2 Michigan for critical NCAA win
The Spartans are likely dancing after Sunday’s win over Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Michigan State entered Sunday’s regular-season finale in unfamiliar territory — squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble. It left in much better shape — with a win No. 2 Michigan and a likely at-large bid to the NCAA tournament secured. Facing the Wolverines for the second of a back-to-back set against their rivals, the Spartans held a 61-59 lead with less than a minute remaining in Sunday’s game…. Source link
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