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Ageless! Soccer star Messi does unthinkable in sixth World Cup

Messi has 16 goals in his record six World Cup appearances overall, and it seems inevitable that Klose’s record will fall in the coming weeks. The hat trick was the 61st of Messi’s career, his 11th while playing in his national team colors and his first in the World Cup…. Read More

Beloved country music star files for divorce

Country music star Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years, according to court filings. The complaint filed in Franklin, Tennessee, by the “Hard Fought Hallelujah” singer lists the reason for divorce as irreconcilable differences. The couple were married in Las Vegas in 2016. The filing… Read More

Fowl play? Viral mascot takes over World Cup

Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez may have scored the goals, but a duck stole the show. As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a 2-year-old duck dressed in the national team’s colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament’s first unofficial mascot. Images… Read More

JD Vance’s liberal TV debut goes off the rails (shocker!)

Vice President JD Vance, appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” to promote his newly released memoir on faith, was put on the spot from the first question, peppered for nearly an hour on Jeffrey Epstein, the economy, immigration and other issues facing the Trump administration. The appearance was notable because… Read More

UFC 250 will “never happen again” says…

By the time Justin Gaethje pummeled his bloodied foe to a pulp and celebrated a championship win with a backflip off the top of the wire-mesh cage, then shook hands with President Donald Trump — and even fist-bumped Melania — this much about his company’s future was clear to the… Read More

Pizza Hut sold for… how much!?

Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yum said Tuesday that the private equity firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut, excluding the mainland China business, for about $1.5 billion. The… Read More

Pony moves into small apartment… but “neigh-bors” don’t mind!

Howdy, Neigh-bor! A month-old pony named Mile is the newest, unconventional resident of an apartment building in the Southern European coastal town of Rovinj in Croatia. Mile has moved in temporarily to his family’s fourth-floor, one-bedroom apartment because his mother rejected him at birth. He needs round-the-clock care after undergoing… Read More

Spain loses, 0-0… and other major World Cup upsets

The teams that are ranked 61st, 67th and 85th in FIFA’s world rankings all were heavy underdogs in their first matches at the World Cup. They all played Monday. None of them won. None of them lost, either. Through five days and 16 matches of soccer’s biggest extravaganza ever, the… Read More

Deadly military bomber crash in California kills entire crew

A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a.m. during a routine test… Read More