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First it was London. Then it was Paris. Next it appears to be Munich in terms of European cities hosting a NBA regular-season Global Game.It was only three weeks ago that the NBA took over Paris, to great success, as they made history by hosting two regular-season matches in quick succession in the French capital as the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers faced each other on January 23 and 25.Those matches were the 13th and 14th games of their kind to be played in Europe and it seems likely that any future iterations could take place in a new…
A ‘once in a decade’ bomb cyclone has unleashed itself on several West Coast states, leaving hundreds of thousands of Americans without power and one dead. This powerful storm rapidly intensified Tuesday as it moved toward Washington, Oregon and northern California, simultaneously fueling a Category 5 atmospheric river and directing it towards land.A live tracker revealed the bomb cyclone’s deadly location sat just 300 miles off the coast of Washington at 9am ET and was slowly inching closer toward the shoreline.While Meteorologists are expecting the eye of the storm to remain over the ocean, major hurricane-force conditions, including wind gusts between 72 and…
By BRIAN MARKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 22:28 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 22:28 EST, 10 December 2024 Timothée Chalamet was the spitting image of a rock star as he arrived at the premiere of his hotly anticipated Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, on Tuesday night.He was joined at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood by his costar and on-screen love interest Elle Fanning, who contrasted his edgy black leather jacket with a glamorous white satin gown.The film, which stars Timothée Chalamet as the iconic singer–songwriter, traces Dylan’s rapid ascent as he goes from his overnight success as a folk…
By NICK FAGGE IN AVIGNON Published: 05:24 EST, 20 November 2024 | Updated: 08:35 EST, 20 November 2024 The Monster of Avignon’s daughter screamed he would ‘die like a dog’ after the rapist maintained he had never abused her, in his final statement in the trial that has shocked the world.Dominique Pelicot has admitted drugging his wife of 50 years Gisele with powerful sedatives and inviting dozens of strangers he met on the internet to rape her.But this morning he continued to deny drugging his daughter Caroline when aged 20 and posing her semi-naked on a bed in lingerie and…
Penn State football coach James Franklin enflamed controversy surrounding the program Wednesday by walking away from reporters when asked about rape allegations against two former players.’Again, just great work by all involved at Penn State to turn a story nobody would have noticed into a national commentary on James Franklin’s inability to handle a simple job responsibility like a grown up,’ USA Today columnist Dan Wolken wrote sarcastically on X.The program was already under the microscope as 19-year-old ex-Nittany Lions players Kaveion Allen Keys and Jameial James Lyons were charged this week with raping a 17-year-old Penn State student at…
Medics have sought to raise awareness of a rare condition that causes genital ‘tingling’ and triggers spontaneous orgasms throughout the day without sexual contact. In a new case report, a team of Turkish neurologists warned that patients often face delays in diagnosis, because they’re referred to the wrong specialists.The condition, called restless genital syndrome (RSG) or persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD), is thought to be caused by misfiring in brain signals that control nerves in the genital area. It is rare, thought to affect just one per cent of people globally, most of which are women.Patients report feeling permanently on the verge of an…
Official records show the army has been developing and testing ‘counterterrorism’ drones in New Jersey for years, amid claims of a government cover-up.A 2018 defense contract awarded $50 million to a private robotics company to develop craft capable of creating 3D maps of urban areas for a ‘counter weapons of mass destruction’ program.The contract was given out by the Army’s Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC), which is located at the Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway, New Jersey, where mystery drones were first reported last month.Meanwhile, documents show the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an air restriction alert on November 21 prohibiting flights over the Picatinny base for ‘special security…
Friday marks the conclusion of the COP 29 climate summit, which for many years has marked an important date in the diary of global finance leaders. But almost two weeks of global warming pontification in Baku appears to be just that for many bosses: hot air. The chief executives of major financial institutions, including BlackRock, Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank, have reportedly skipped this year’s event, highlighting its diminished significance in the eyes of investors. COP 29 chief executive Elnur Soltanov may not have helped a perception of growing irrelevance when he was covertly filmed agreeing to facilitate oil and gas contracts at the climate…
Vice President JD Vance has unexpectedly become a target of the internet’s meme culture – and has shared his thoughts on the craze. What began as a niche joke among social media users has now snowballed, turning Vance’s facial characteristics into memes so exaggerated that some users claim they’ve forgotten what the real vice president even looks like. The Vice President’s face has appeared stretched, shrunk, rounded, and distorted in all manner of ways as fans and critics share their views, make light of recent events or share their views. And now, Vance himself has spoken.’I can confirm VP Vance has seen many…
By MICHAEL PAVITT Published: 07:00, 1 March 2025 | Updated: 07:00, 1 March 2025 Welcome back to Teamsheet… Mail Sport’s original football memory game with a twist that gives you the chance to test your football knowledge against your mates.Today, we go back to 2008 as Avram Grant’s Chelsea side responded to losing the League Cup final to Tottenham in stunning fashion by thrashing West Ham 4-0 at Upton Park.The Blues scored three goals in a five-minute first half spell before being reduced to 10-men after melee, but went on to add a fourth in the second to wrap up…