Author: Alex Maschino
The 2025 SLAM HS All-Americans really need no introduction: from shifty PG’s to sharpshooters and dominant forwards, this year’s high school seniors are transcending the game, captivating audiences and building their brands both on and off the court. As they gear up to take their talents to the next level at their respective programs, we’re celebrating each of them. Meet the future of hoops:
NGO urges Russian accountability for war crimes in targeting Ukrainians with drones.Russian forces have been using drones to hunt and attack civilians in Ukraine and continue to do so, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a report released on Tuesday, HRW stated that the Russian military has repeatedly deployed unmanned drones to attack civilian targets in its more than three-year war with Ukraine. The NGO said that dozens of civilians have been killed and hundreds injured in violation of the laws of war. Referencing video from Russian drones and witnesses and survivors, the rights watchdog alleges that Russia has…
Banco Santander completes share buy-back, reduces capital
JoJo Siwa is confirming her romance with Chris Hughes after Hughes posted a provocative selfie of them in bed together. “It’s not platonic anymore, and it’s been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection, and I’m absolutely head over heels for him and he’s the same way,” Siwa, 22, said in an interview with The Guardian published on Monday, June 2. As for any suggestion that her newfound romance with Hughes, 32, is a “PR stunt,” Siwa told the outlet, “Clearly, you’ve never been around us. I won’t ever speak for him, but for me personally, the happiness in my life…
Jamie Benn wants to be back with the Dallas Stars next season Sportsnet: 36-year-old Jamie Benn is a pending UFA, and the Dallas Stars captain said on Saturday that he hopes to be back with the team next year. “I’m going into the summer planning on playing next year … I don’t see myself going anywhere else. This is all I know. So hopefully we can get something figured out and then I don’t have to answer these questions.” Benn has spent his entire 16 year career with the Stars. NHL Rumors: Jonathan Marchessault May Be Okay With a Trade…
Also among the crowds were people with ties and ancestry from other Commonwealth nations.”Despite my Pakistani roots, I was born here and I feel being part of the Commonwealth at some stage, many years ago now, but still I have that affinity for the royal family,” Rifat Soyfoo said.”I thought that this is the ultimate occasion to pay my respects,” Soyfoo added. “Everyone keeps saying, ‘The queen god bless her soul worked tirelessly, so selflessly,’ [and talking about] how she brought the nation together no matter what creed, color, community you’re from.””She gave us so much,” said Chris Imafidon, a…
OpenAI’s partnership with Jony Ive’s design firm io, backed by Laurene Powell Jobs and her Emerson Collective, is shrouded in secrecy but driven by a shared vision of creating technology that serves humanity and inspires creativity. Despite growing concerns over the darker effects of technology, Powell Jobs and other collaborators remain optimistic that AI can be harnessed as a powerful force for good. Despite being one of the most-discussed developments in the AI industry, details of the new io-OpenAI device are scarce. But it seems Laurene Powell Jobs, philanthropist and entrepreneur, is one of the few people in the know.…
Saoirse Ronan and her husband, Jack Lowden, are reportedly expecting their first baby. Ronan, 31, and Lowden, 34, were recently spotted taking a walk in London in photos published by the Daily Mail on Saturday, May 31. The Little Women actress appeared to dress what seemed to be a baby bump in a black bodysuit, which she accessorized with a cozy puffer jacket and a baseball cap. Lowden, for his part, wore a pair of black sweatpants and an Adidas hoodie. Neither Ronan nor Lowden has publicly shared details about her reported pregnancy. The Irish Independent, meanwhile, confirmed the news…
Following Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League triumph on Saturday, the two teams competing for this season’s UEFA Super Cup have now been confirmed.Luis Enrique’s record-breakers will meet Tottenham Hotspur after Ange Postecoglou kept his promise of second-season silverware as Spurs lifted the Europa League in Bilbao with victory over Manchester United.PSG dismantled Inter Milan in Munich, running out 5-0 victors – the biggest final winning margin in the history of the competition – courtesy of a star-turn from Desire Doue, who bagged a brace, as well as goals from Achraf Hakimi, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and substitute Senny Mayulu.Spurs booked their place…
The plan is simple. Mexicans will vote on Sunday to elect judges across the country, in a vast overhaul that reaches from the Supreme Court to every level of the justice system.The execution, however, can boggle the mind.Voters are expected to choose nearly 2,700 judicial positions out of 7,800 candidates across federal and state elections, a huge undertaking whose complexity can be seen in the dizzying variety of color codings, candidate groupings and types of ballots that will be handed out.In one state, 155 candidates are on a single page, reflecting the ambitions of Mexico’s governing Morena party to democratize…