Author: Alex Maschino
Troy Parrott scores twice in first half to keep Ireland’s hopes of reaching next tournament alive with a famous victory.Ireland have stunned Portugal 2-0 to keep their narrow path to next year’s World Cup open and make the Nations League winners wait to book an automatic spot on a night where their captain Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off.Ireland, who have not qualified for a major tournament in a decade and last reached a World Cup in 2002, needed at least a draw on Thursday to keep their qualification hopes alive and a first half Troy Parrott double capped their best…
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Jennifer Lawrence is still keeping up with some of the Kardashian-Jenner brood after making a playful jab at Kourtney Kardashian. Lawrence, 35, ran into Kardashian’s youngest sisters, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, on Tuesday, November 11, after previously calling the Poosh founder “annoying.” The Hunger Games actress posed for a photo with Kendall, 30, and Kylie, 28, while attending a VIP dinner at the Dior flagship store in Beverly Hills. The trio smiled for the camera as Kylie leaned in toward Lawrence for the photo, while Kendall smiled from ear to ear on the other side of her little sister.…
St. Louis Blues Justin Faulk will get some trade interest The Fourth Period: As the St. Louis Blues sit towards the bottom of the standings, GM Doug Armstrong has let teams know they’re willing to listen on some of their players. Forward Brayden Schenn will generate interest, as well as defenseman Justin Faulk. The 33-year-old Faulk has one more year on his contract at a $6.5 million cap hit, but only $4.5 million salary for this year and next. He has a 15-team no-trade list. Teams will be calling to see what the price would be. The Nashville Predators could…
new video loaded: Indigenous Protesters Clash With Guards at U.N. Climate SummittranscriptBacktranscriptIndigenous Protesters Clash With Guards at U.N. Climate SummitDozens of Indigenous protesters burst into the COP30 summit in Brazil on Tuesday, demanding preservation of their lands. Other Indigenous leaders who took part in the summit said the protesters did not represent the broader movement.“They’re going through. Doors are knocked down.” “They were not doing this because they are bad people. They are doing this because they are desperately trying to protect their lands. They are desperately trying to protect the river, their riverside communities that have so many limitations…
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay shared rare insight into her dynamic with ex-husband Bill before their divorce. “About three days into my marriage, I realized that we were fiercely, deeply incompatible,” Heather, 51, revealed in the first episode of her new docuseries, Surviving Mormonism, which premiered on Bravo Tuesday, November 11. “I thought he was marrying me for all the reasons he wasn’t, and I was marrying him for all the reasons he did not want to be a husband.” In the new series, Heather set out to dive deeper into the history of the…
England full-back Reece James is hoping the Three Lions are handed late kick-off times to combat the expected heat in the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer. Thomas Tuchel’s side have already qualified for the World Cup – the first European team to do so – and preparation has got underway on how they will acclimatise to playing in a North and Central American summer. James has experience of the conditions Stateside after captaining Chelsea to the Club World Cup title earlier this year and he admits they will be challenging. He said: “Everyone is aware of that. We…
Two brothers have been charged with the murder of South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as “AKA”, following their extradition from neighbouring Eswatini.Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande were brought back to the country after the failure of a lengthy legal attempt to block their return.Forbes, an award-winning hip-hop artist, was killed outside a restaurant in the coastal city of Durban in 2023 along with his close friend, celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world but this shooting shocked the country.The brothers have also been charged with Motsoane’s murder and will appear…
One of the largest deals ever for a stablecoin startup has fallen through. Coinbase and the U.K.-based BVNK have called off acquisition talks, a spokesperson for the crypto exchange confirmed to Fortune. It wasn’t immediately clear why the two companies iced the deal, which had gotten as far as the due diligence process and seen the crypto giant and BVNK enter into exclusivity in October, meaning the startup couldn’t entertain offers from other bidders. The acquisition price for BVNK—which helps customers use stablecoins for payments, cross-border transactions, and other use cases—was around $2 billion. If the deal had gone through,…