At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police said on Sunday, in what appears to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. After the match in East Java province between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended on Saturday night, supporters from the losing …
Read More »Brad Pitt’s rumored girlfriend Emily Ratajkowski criticizes Ana de Armas’ ‘Blonde’
Emily Ratajkowski has condemned Ana de Armas starrer, the new Marilyn Monroe biopic, Blonde, for ‘fetishizing female pain.’ The 31-year-old model, who recently made headlines for dating rumors with Brad Pitt, took to TikTok on Friday and condemned director Andrew Dominik for fetishizing women’s pain and death. Emily shared her unfiltered review of Pitt-produced Blonde, saying, “We love to fetishise …
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“Saturday Night Live” poked some fun at its own expense during its cold opening as season 48 of the sketch show kicked off on Oct. 1. Following the mass exodus of some of the show’s most prominent cast members, host Miles Teller and the “SNL” writers did not hold anything back. Teller, who recently starred in the summer box office …
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Robert Lewandowski was a key man on his return to Bayern Munich, but not in the way he would have hoped. Lewandowski had the chances—two especially before halftime—but, having survived a shaky first half, it was Bayern Munich that won the clash of the two giants in the UEFA Champions League’s Group C, beating Barcelona 2–0 at the Allianz Arena. …
Read More »Fifa president Gianni Infantino says it is a ‘dark day’ for football after Indonesian stadium disaster
The stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium is one of the worst in a tragically long line of stadium disasters Fifa president Gianni Infantino says it is a “dark day” for football following the death of at least 125 people in a crush at a football match in Indonesia. About 180 people were also hurt after Arema FC’s loss to rivals Persebaya …
Read More »Strategists and political experts weigh effect of GOP’s focus on crime ahead of midterms
Crime is on the rise in major cities across the country and many Republicans seeking election to the Senate have put the issue at the forefront of their campaigns. Recent poll indicates that voters believe Republicans are more equipped to handle the issue that is now of more importance to them than abortion, just weeks away from the November midterm …
Read More »Arizona signature referendum attempt to thwart school choice fails to get signatures needed for ballot
An attempt by an organization in Arizona to take down an expansion program for school choice vouchers failed to gather enough signatures. Save Our Schools Arizona attempted to use the state’s veto referendum to stop a school choice program that was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican. If opponents of a particular …
Read More »Fetterman addresses stroke, targets Dr. Oz at Pittsburgh rally: ‘Every now and then I might miss a word’
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman used his stroke recovery to target his Republican opponent during a rally Saturday, joking that he has an excuse for his verbal mix-ups while mocking Dr. Mehmet Oz’s viral mispronunciation of a grocery store chain. “As you know, I had a stroke,” Fetterman told a crowd in Pittsburgh during a rally. “Oh and I’m …
Read More »Putin ally recommends Russia use low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Saturday urged Moscow to consider deploying low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine after Russian forces retreated from the city of Lyman. In a post shared on Telegram, Kadyrov said he believes “more drastic measures should be taken, right up to the declaration of martial law in the border areas and the use of low-yield nuclear weapons.” …
Read More »Abbott ‘effectively’ tied Beto O’Rourke to Biden in Texas gubernatorial debate, campaign strategist says
Incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott effectively tied his Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke to the unpopular policies of President Biden in a debate between the two, according to an expert in campaign debate preparation. Abbott and O’Rourke squared off Friday at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where the border was a major topic of discussion, along with abortion, gun …
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