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According to multiple reports, former NFL wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who was a Pro Bowl selection and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, died late Saturday night at his home near Houston. Jones had just turned 40 on July 11. The cause of death has not yet been released.Jones played nine seasons in the NFL, spending the first five with the Houston Texans before signing with the Ravens in 2012. In his first year in Baltimore, Jones had a standout season, being named First Team All-Pro and making an appearance in the Pro Bowl during the 2012-2013 season,…
According to Michael Thomas’ analysis, in 2023, Google and Microsoft will each consume 24 TWh of electricity, more than the consumption of over 100 countries, including Iceland, Ghana, and Tunisia. While the large amounts of energy used represent a significant environmental impact for these tech giants, it is important to note that Google and Microsoft also generate more revenue than many countries. Additionally, companies such as Intel, Google, and Microsoft are leading the adoption of renewable energy within their industries. (Image credit: Michael Thomas/Twitter)A detailed analysis reveals that Google and Microsoft’s electricity consumption (24 TWh in 2023) is comparable to…
Josh Telles for Deadline/Getty Robert De Niro has ranted. Bette Midler has denounced “tyranny.” Lea DeLaria has declared war. But Donald Trump, convicted in New York and shot in Pennsylvania, is still marching on Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention begins tomorrow. Meanwhile, George Clooney has called for a new Democratic candidate; Rob Reiner has seconded the motion; Damon Lindelof has thrown his support behind the ball and called for a donor strike; yet their abandoned champion, Joe Biden, is still heading to Chicago to try to win the party’s nomination at next month’s Democratic Convention. When this mess is…
Former first lady Melania Trump issued a powerful statement Sunday following the assassination attempt on her husband, former President Donald Trump, calling on Americans to “rise above the simplistic ideas that incite hatred, malice and violence.”Melania Trump thanked the US Secret Service agents who provided security for the former president and offered her heartfelt condolences to the victims of the shooting at the rally, which left one spectator dead and two seriously injured.”When I watched those vicious bullets strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life – and Barron’s – was on the brink of devastating change,” she said in…
To play this content please enable JavaScript or try a different browser.Video captions, Witnesses tell the BBC they saw a man with a gun on the roofArticle informationauthor, Frank Gardner (national security correspondent) and James Fitzgeraldrole, BBC News1 hour agoThe U.S. Secret Service has only one mission: to protect current and former presidents, but during Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the service botched that mission spectacularly.The last assassination attempt on a former or current US president was 43 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan was shot in the lung but survived.Today, American politicians and citizens want to know how…
One lucky agent was tasked with protecting an American surfer in Tahiti.The other is a former college judo star who was assigned to the U.S. judo team in Paris.And a high school volleyball coach turned diplomat’s bodyguard ends up keeping an eye on the stars of the girls’ gymnastics team.PARIS — Mike Bjelajac has earphones in and has packed a few suits, though he’s not saying anything about cold weather gear, but he expects it to be a primarily business-casual assignment, with just a little more sand than he normally encounters on the job.The State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service has…
An emotional Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday urged Americans not to talk politics in the aftermath of the shooting of former President Donald Trump, but rather “today, let’s be thankful that our former president and political candidate survived an assassination attempt, and let’s all try to do better here.””While there are significant frustrations on our side about the way President Trump was treated, I’m just grateful today that he’s alive,” the South Carolina Republican said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”He also stressed that the shooting was unprecedented, asking host Kristen Welker, “How could this happen? How could someone with a…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Ukrainian soldiers undergo combat training in the Donetsk region. Two and a half years of war have taken a toll on the soldiers’ mental health. Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images Psychiatrist Yulia Brockdorff said Ukrainian soldiers are forced to put their grief aside on the battlefield.Brockdorff travels to Ukraine to provide counseling and assistance, as the war continues to take a psychological toll on soldiers.Long service periods, PTSD and a lack of ongoing help exacerbate soldiers’ mental health issues. Ukrainian soldiers have been serving on the front lines for…
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz will face Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in this Sunday’s Wimbledon final. (AP Photo/Mossaab Elshamy)The championships at the All England Club will conclude this Sunday with a rematch of the 2023 Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz, ranked third in the world, beat Djokovic last year to become the defending Wimbledon champion, while Djokovic, ranked second in the world, will be making his comeback on the championships’ grass courts, looking to win a record 25th Grand Slam title. Alcaraz will face Djokovic at 9 a.m. Sunday on ESPN, streaming on ESPN+. Here’s how to watch all…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Satellite image of the location. Yasin Demirci/Anadolu via Getty Images Former US President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.The shooter was on high ground about 450 feet away from his target.The Secret Service has been criticized for failing to prevent the incident. Satellite imagery shows that the gunman who shot Donald Trump was just 450 feet away from the former US president.President Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday when shots rang out and he was surrounded by Secret Service agents.The…