William Shatner made history when he became the oldest person to travel to space – but the experience left him in tears. In October 2021, the “Star Trek” alum embarked on the adventure of a lifetime with the help of Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin. The Amazon empire founder credited the actor with igniting his interest in space travel. The 91-year-old …
Read More »The biggest announcements from Google’s Pixel 7 event
Google just wrapped its big fall event, where it showed off its Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and the Pixel Watch. (We’ll have hands-on looks up on the site shortly.) The company also offered more details on its upcoming Pixel Tablet coming in 2023. All said, there wasn’t much in the way of surprises this year since Google already spilled …
Read More »USWNT-England delivers amid NWSL’s upheaval
LONDON — It’s not often when a big game lives up to the moment. It’s even more rare when the moment needs a game like today. After a harrowing week in women’s soccer, Friday night at Wembley Stadium met the moment. Spectacle, catharsis, showcase, solidarity: Whatever the sport needed, the U.S. women’s national team delivered with courage, and England delivered …
Read More »England 2-1 USA: Lionesses beat world champions in Wembley friendly
England’s opening goalscorer Lauren Hemp was playing as a number nine in place of the injured Alessia Russo European champions England beat world champions the United States for the first time since 2017 in front of more than 76,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. It promised to be a blockbuster fixture and did not disappoint with VAR drama, goals and a …
Read More »Abortions in Arizona and Ohio are legal after separate court rulings
Abortions in both Arizona and Ohio are legal once again after two separate rulings in court on Friday. At the Arizona Court of Appeals, a three-judge panel sided with Planned Parenthood on Friday, which argued that Pima County Court Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson shouldn’t have lifted an injunction that prevented a pre-statehood law that bans abortions in all circumstances, …
Read More »Michelle Obama’s voting initiative partners with dating app that made ‘No Voting No Vucking’ video
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic language. Former first lady Michelle Obama’s voting initiative is partnering with a dating app that made a video titled “No Voting No Vucking.” The voting initiative, When We All Vote announced that it would be working with the BLK dating app on Oct. 4 and doing “voter registration activations” with the company. The BLK …
Read More »Multiple explosions rock eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv
A series of explosions rocked the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv early Saturday, sending towering plumes of illuminated smoke into the sky and triggering a series of secondary explosions. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The blasts came hours after Russia concentrated attacks in its increasingly troubled invasion of Ukraine on areas it illegally annexed, while the death toll …
Read More »Arizona woman faces sentencing in ballot harvesting case, lawyer asks for leniency
The lawyer for an Arizona woman who pled guilty to ballot abuse is asking a judge for leniency in sentencing her. Guillermina Fuentes, 66, pled guilty to one count of ballot abuse on June 2 and admitted to collecting four early voting ballots during the 2020 election and then giving them to Alma Juarez, who dropped them off at a …
Read More »Women’s Rugby World Cup Live Stream: How to watch
Women’s Rugby World Cup Live Stream: How to watch The best women’s teams on the planet are in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup and you won’t want to miss any of the action from 8 October to 12 November 2022. There are six matches on each weekend during the pool stages before the tournament moves into the quarter-finals, …
Read More »Biden pardon for simple marijuana possession won’t apply to illegal immigrants
President Biden’s move to pardon Americans with prior federal convictions of simple marijuana possession will not include offenses committed by illegal immigrants — an exception that has already bristled some immigrant activists. Biden announced Thursday that those convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law would be pardoned, while also urging governors to pardon those convicted of state offenses. …
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