The coach for Canada‘s Olympic women’s soccer team has been suspended over alleged drone use to spy on opponents. On Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that Bev Priestman will no longer lead the team at the games, following a FIFA and IOC investigation that tied her to drone use …
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“Here we are, many years and pronouns later!” The greeting that author Casey McQuiston throws me on a breezy summer afternoon over martinis is both a cheeky welcome and a pitch-perfect description of their highly anticipated third adult romance novel, The Pairing. The book, which will be released Aug. 6, …
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The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics have finally arrived, with the promise of a newly cleaned Seine river and high-tech cardboard beds for all the athletes. There’s a lot to look forward to during the games themselves, which run from July 26 through Aug. 11 in both Paris and other French …
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In a disjointed two-hour conversation streamed live on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk discussed topics ranging from Christian imagery to the “carnivore diet.” But it was Musk’s comments about his estranged trans daughter, Vivian Wilson — whom he deadnamed and misgendered repeatedly — that caused …
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On Tuesday, Ava Kris Tyson announced on X that she would “permanently step away from all things MrBeast and social media.” The longtime collaborator and childhood friend of Jimmy Donaldson, the man behind the 305 million subscriber YouTube kingdom with its own line of Walmart-sold chocolate bars and videos that …
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Salt Lake City, Utah, will host the Winter Olympics in 2034. The International Olympic Committee announced the news on Wednesday morning after a vote in Paris, where the Summer Olympics are taking place, according to The Associated Press. The upcoming event will mark the second time the city has hosted …
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When 23-year-old gymnast Jordan Chiles returned from the 2024 Olympics Trial in Minneapolis with a third-place all-around finish, there was a special surprise waiting at her home in Texas: a bouquet from Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion. “Congratulations on qualifying for the AHH-lympics!” it read. “Very excited to watch you …
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A “central piece” to Prince Harry‘s alleged estrangement from the Royal Family has been his yearslong lawsuits against tabloid magazines, the Prince said in a new interview. “I’ve made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done,” he said in a new documentary, Tabloids on Trial, …
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For three consecutive weekends, hate groups waving swastika flags and throwing up the Nazi salute have made odious appearances around Nashville. They’ve marched through downtown harassing minorities and intimidating passersby, dropped banners over highway overpasses, and disrupted a metro council meeting with vile rhetoric. But their July 14 pop-up has …
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Back when it launched in February, I was sure Helldivers 2, Sony’s first big punt at a multiplayer live-service game, was doomed. Little interest ahead of its release, and the lack of marketing from Sony made it seem like it was set to be a pretty mediocre experience that PlayStation …
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