Simone Biles‘ dad Ronald celebrated a milestone birthday just days after his daughter made history at the Olympics — and now he has a gift from Snoop Dogg to remember it by. On Thursday, the gymnast’s sister Adria shared a photo of their dad Ronald celebrating his 75th birthday with …
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The Paris 2024 Olympics were clearly saving the best for last — no, not the big finals in basketball, soccer, volleyball, or even the modern pentathlon. We’re talking about the official debut of Breaking (or breakdancing), which bowed with the women’s competition on Friday, Aug. 9. After an introduction provided …
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Imane Khelif is an Olympic Gold medalist. On Friday, Khelif — the Algerian boxer who was accused of being a man after her opponent quit because she hit her hard — earned gold after defeating China’s Yang Liu. “I’m very happy. For eight years, this has been my dream, and …
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The families of three students killed in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting reached a $150 million settlement with the perpetrator of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The parents of Luke Hoyer, Alaina Petty, and Meadow Pollack — who were all killed by Nikolas Cruz on Feb. …
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Simone Biles appeared to take a jab at former President Donald Trump and his recent comments about “Black jobs” following her gold medal win in the women’s gymnastics all-around final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. “I love my black job,” Biles wrote on Twitter early Friday morning in response to …
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Three more women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault and abuse against Neil Gaiman following the initial accusations last month about the author. In July, Tortoise Media released the four-part podcastMaster: the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman that outlined two women’s allegations against him. On Thursday, a fifth episode …
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Prosecutors in Paris are investigating death threats and harassment directed at Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the opening ceremony at the 2024 Olympics, according to The Associated Press. The investigation was launched, the Paris prosecutor’s office said, after Jolly filed a police complaint on Tuesday, July 30 (the opening …
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A day after Don Lemon sued Elon Musk and X over a canceled deal for a talk show, the X honcho has offered a curt explanation. “He made a series of impressively insane demands,” Musk alleged in a post. “We declined. Therefore, there was no deal.” Musk did not elaborate …
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Don Lemon has sued Elon Musk and X, formerly Twitter, over his canceled content deal with the platform, accusing the billionaire and and the company of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of name and likeness, and breach of express contract. The suit comes over four months after a very public fallout …
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Simone Biles‘ throne in the hall of all-time great athletes has been coated with another layer of gold. The athlete made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics as she secured the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around final. She previously won all-around gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics. “This …
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