John previously recounted the experience of dancing with Diana to the Dutch television station Één. He said: “I didn’t know or expect to dance with Lady Diana, and it was the president’s wife, Nancy Reagan, that said, ‘It is her wish,’ “At midnight, I had to tap her on her …
Read More »Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 2 Cy Young awards, dead at 84
Gaylord Perry, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won two Cy Young Awards over the course of his 22-year career, died Thursday at his home in South Carolina. He was 84. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said Perry died in Gaffney at around 5 a.m. local time of natural causes. …
Read More »China signals possible shift from “zero-COVID” policy after unprecedented protests
Beijing — Three years after the first COVID-19 patient was documented in central China, officials in Beijing appear, finally, to be coming to terms with some realities that most other countries eagerly seized upon months ago to start moving their battered economies and societies past the darkest days of the pandemic. …
Read More »China considers easing harsh COVID policies amid protests
Beijing is considering easing back its harsh COVID policies after protests swept the nation when China reinstated some of the world’s most restrictive protocols, reports said Thursday. Changes are expected to be announced in the coming days to quarantine rules and testing guidelines despite nationwide record highs in COVID cases, …
Read More »Pentagon awards Raytheon $1.2B bid to supply Ukraine with advanced surface-to-air missile systems
The U.S. Army awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon Co., to help Ukraine bolster its air defenses by procuring six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Washington last month pledged to send Ukraine eight NASAMS as Kyiv and Western nations look to fend off Russia’s constant …
Read More »Canoo repurposed its bubbly electric pickup truck for the US Army
Struggling EV startup Canoo has delivered its first electric pickup truck to the US Army for “analysis and demonstration.” The company’s Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) is built on the same platform as Canoo’s Duplo toy-looking EV prototype truck that was first revealed in 2021. Back in July, the army announced …
Read More »Meghan Markle dons Princess Diana’s £17,800 Cartier watch for dramatic Netflix trailer
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry dropped the trailer for their new Netflix documentary today. The Duchess of Sussex wore a very special piece of jewellery for the final scene of the highly anticipated trailer. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, added a touch of glitz to her ensemble with her late mother-in-law Princess …
Read More »Martin Lewis’ state pension tip could see you turn £800 into £5,500 | Personal Finance | Finance
Mr Lewis said: “During the period that you were missing years, you may not have got the National Insurance credits that you were entitled to, and you may be able to get them for free, which can substantially boost your state pension.” Before delving into the numbers, Mr Lewis noted: …
Read More »Black Panther star’s bulge was enlarged for Marvel movie – ‘I won’t lie to people’ | Films | Entertainment
In November, Black Panther Wakanda Forever hit cinemas and wowed viewers around the world, earning a staggering $680 million at the box office. On top of continuing the story of Chadwick Boseman’s iconic character, the film also introduced Tenoch Huerta as a new mutant villain: Namor. But as the film’s …
Read More »Dolly Parton ‘wept’ after receiving $100 million from billionaire | Music | Entertainment
Dolly Parton does an incredible amount of charity work, and her workload just got a lot bigger. The country singer has opened up about a recent phone conversation she had with one of the world’s richest men: Jeff Bezos. She announced that the American owner of Amazon had gifted her …
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