Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who has sought refuge in Poland after accusing team officials of trying to force her to leave the Tokyo Games early, said Tuesday that officials from her country “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home. Sponsored: THIS Starts to Wash Away Pain On Contact Tsimanouskaya, who […]
Are these communist badges breaking Olympic rules?!
The image of Communist China’s founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it is “looking into the matter.” The gesture — Mao pin badges worn by two Chinese gold medalists at their medal ceremony — risks being judged a breach of Olympic Charter […]
An Olympics without spectators: Even more bizarre than expected
Any sporting event is, at its heart, a show. It has the actors on center stage, performing for the rest of us. It has the spectators, sitting in their seats watching raptly. And — in modern times, at least — it has the “home” audience, which in the past half century of growing video viewership […]
Liberal leader under fire amid plagiarism scandal
The candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in Germany’s upcoming election apologized Friday for failing to credit a source in a 2009 book he wrote about immigration. Urgent: Common prescription drug now linked to Alzheimer’s? [sponsored] German news agency dpa quoted Armin Laschet as saying the book will be reviewed to determine whether further […]
Communist Chinese government jails pig farmer for 18 years for… what!?
A prominent Chinese pig farmer who was detained after praising lawyers during a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison on charges of organizing an attack on officials and other offenses. Sponsored: One Man Beats Cancer with Food Swap Trick Sun Dawu, chairman of Dawu […]
Soccer star says sorry for leaked, lewd photo
Derby manager Wayne Rooney apologized to his family and employer after photos of him at a private party surfaced online. The one food you should NEVER put on your dinner plate [sponsored] The photos appeared to show the former Manchester United striker asleep in a hotel room surrounded by a group of young women. “I […]
Princess Diana’s 40-year-old slice of wedding cake for sale
Don’t let them eat this cake. Surprise! Eggs do this to senior brains [sponsored] A slice of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding cakes is up for auction 40 years after the nuptials watched around the world. The iced slice came from one of the 23 official wedding cakes marking the July 29, […]
Brazen woman swaps pebbles for diamonds in London heist
A woman who secretly swapped seven pebbles for 4.2 million pounds ($5.7 million) worth of diamonds has been sent to prison for her role in the audacious heist at a luxury jewelry store in London’s tony Mayfair district. Surprise! Eggs do this to senior brains [sponsored] Lulu Lakatos, 60, was sentenced Wednesday to 5 1/2 […]
Vatican crooks? Trial begins for troubled Cardinals
A trial opened in Vatican City on Tuesday for 10 defendants, including a once-powerful cardinal, in a case based on a sprawling investigation of the allegedly criminal management of the Holy See’s portfolio of assets, including donations by countless Catholics. Sponsored: Controversial Formula Increases Animal Lifespan Among the defendants is Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a […]
End of cigarettes in 10 years? What are the odds…
The chief executive of the company that makes Marlboro cigarettes was quoted by Britain’s Mail on Sunday as saying that the tobacco company foresaw an end to its sales of traditional cigarettes in Britain within 10 years. Little Deadly Pill Killing Thousands [sponsored] “I want to allow this company to leave smoking behind,” Jacek Olczak, […]
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