MADRID — Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, has been given a restraining order and is prohibited from contacting the player he kissed on the lips at the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s National Court said Friday. Rubiales appeared in front of Judge Francisco de Jorge and …
Read More »Biden and Trump are both old. So why are voters keying in on only one of them?
If he wins the presidency next year, he’ll be the oldest person ever elected to the White House. Yes, that would be President Joe Biden. But it would also be former President Donald Trump. Biden was the oldest presidential winner ever, when he won in 2020. The fact that he’d …
Read More »UAW strike live updates: Deadline nears with no new contract agreement for 146,000 workers
Ford says its got future of workers — and company — in mind As the threat of a UAW walkout grew nearer, Ford said it was doing its part to avoid a strike. “Ford has bargained in good faith in an effort to avoid a strike, which could have wide-ranging consequences for …
Read More »Lena Dunham, Adam Scott and other stars auction services to help Hollywood workers during strike
Adam Scott will walk your dog. The cast of “Bob’s Burgers” will write and sing you a song. And Natasha Lyonne will help you figure out The New York Times Crossword puzzle. These are among the quirky experiences being offered on eBay as part of an auction created in an …
Read More »Nevada abortion-rights groups seek state constitutional amendment
Reproductive rights advocates are trying to put the question of abortion access on the 2024 ballot in the battleground state of Nevada. On Thursday, a coalition including Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a petition with the secretary of state’s office to …
Read More »20,000 feared dead in Derna
Up to 20,000 people are feared dead after a torrent of water ripped through the Libyan city of Derna as people slept this week, its mayor has said. A deluge of rainfall from Mediterranean storm Daniel caused two dams to collapse, sending waves more than 20 feet high sweeping through …
Read More »Hunter Biden sues former Trump aide in connection with laptop leak
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, sued a former Trump White House aide Wednesday, alleging he violated state and federal data laws in connection with the online publication of laptop content attributed to him. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for Central California, Biden’s lawyers said Garrett Ziegler, his …
Read More »How prison fugitive Danelo Cavalcante eluded capture for nearly two weeks
“Friends,” the farmers said in a Facebook post, “our delivery van was stolen last night between 7-10PM while we were still here working. It is believed that Cavalcante used it to flee the Pocopson area.” Cavalcante drove the 2020 Ford van some 20 miles north to East Pikeland Township and …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo announces ‘Guts’ World Tour after VMA’s performance
Olivia Rodrigo announced Wednesday that she will be taking her sophomore album, ‘GUTS,’ on a world tour. The tour will kick off in Palm Springs, California, in February 2024, and travel across North America and Europe before wrapping up in her hometown of Los Angeles in August. The ‘GUTS’ World …
Read More »Aung San Suu Kyi’s son ‘extremely worried’ about his mother’s health
The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s detained former leader, said he was “extremely worried” about his mother’s health, saying she was struggling to eat and was being refused permission to see an outside doctor. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate, who has been detained for more than two years, has …
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