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Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods — or, more precisely, the luxury real estate development company in which they are shareholders — are set to open a new upscale sports bar in St. Andrews, Scotland, the BBC reports. The bar, T-Squared Social, will be located within the historic New Picture House Cinema, which as part of its redevelopment plans will retain its two original movie screens and also introduce a restaurant, bar, duckpin bowling, darts and sports simulators. Developers Nexus Luxury Collection first proposed transforming the theatre into a sports bar last year and Fife Council finally approved the plans this…
Over the past two years, Pakistan has led the region in sending female officers to the United States for specialized military training. [Islamabad] According to a report by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, over the past decade, Pakistan has seen a 150 percent surge in the number of female officers receiving military training in the United States. “Since 2013, there has been a significant increase in the participation of Pakistani female military personnel in the International Military Education and Training Programme (IMET),” the report said. The State Department-sponsored program aims to foster military relations between partner nations…
Jessica Bravura, better known online as Aphmau, has built a thriving Minecraft empire on YouTube.Bravura, 34, has 21 million subscribers on YouTube and is known for his role-playing videos on Minecraft servers.Creators like Bravura use Minecraft to tell stories that exist in fantasy worlds. Bravura creates scripted and sometimes animated videos. She and her team develop their own characters and stories, which appear in several YouTube series, including “My Street” and “Diaries Reborn.” She voices some of the characters and also hires voice actors and other creators.Bravura was no overnight success: She started her YouTube channel more than 11 years…
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a historic victory in the UK elections, destroying Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party and ousting the British-Indian prime minister from office after just over a year.The Conservative Party, which won 365 seats in the last UK election, has seen its numbers reduced to just 121, while the Labour Party won handily, winning more than 400 seats.Now let’s look at the numbers:Sunak placed the blame entirely on himself, conceding defeat mid-count, saying: “Firstly, I’m sorry. I’ve given my all to this job but you have sent a clear signal that the UK government must change.””The only judgement…
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast of all time and will be competing in her third Olympic Games, meaning the famous gymnast will be heading to Paris hoping to win a gold medal for the U.S. team.With this win, the 27-year-old secured a place on that prestigious team, becoming one of only a handful of American gymnasts to compete in three consecutive Olympic Games. Going head-to-head against such incredible talents as Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles, the historical significance of her continuing career is clear.The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will begin on Friday 26 July and run until 11…
This season’s menswear shows were filled with a free-spirited mood, with designers embracing the ‘irrational’ and eccentric to present colorful, experimental collections. Florence, Milan and Paris It was a collection that captured the uplifting energy of summer. Indeed, designers from Rick Owens to Rei Kawakubo, Sabato de Sarno to Miuccia Prada to Raf Simons, spoke of a tentative, yet palpable, shift towards hope and optimism. “I want some light, even if it’s just a little,” Kawakubo said, while Owens called the runway cast of several hundred a “white satin army of love.” Meanwhile, the looming Paris Olympics and its message…
On National Signing Day, Brent Key and Georgia Tech scored a major recruiting win by signing four-star running back Anthony Carey to Georgia Tech over a number of other schools. Carey enrolled early, participated in spring practice and will likely challenge for playing time second only to Jamal Haynes this season. College football expert Phil Steele also spoke highly of Carey this season, ranking him as one of the best freshman running backs in the country, ranking Carey 19th in his rankings of the top freshman running backs in the country. I think Carey has the potential to be an…
A devastating wildfire that destroyed buildings near Oroville, Butte County, California, and forced the evacuation of 29,000 people had weakened on Thursday, allowing most residents to return to their homes, authorities said.Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, and by Thursday morning the blaze, named the Thompson Fire, had stabilized and burned at about 3,700 acres. The fierce winds that initially fanned the blaze had subsided overnight.As of Thursday afternoon, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office lifted evacuation orders and warnings in more than 20 areas and downgraded evacuation orders to warnings in about 20 more, allowing more than 26,000 residents…
The head of the right-leaning Heritage Foundation think tank said the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity was encouraging and that his group, known as Project 2025, was already in the process of “taking back our country.””We’re in the process of a second American revolution, and it will remain bloodless if the left allows it,” Kevin Roberts said in an interview on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast on Tuesday.In an ideologically split 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court granted former President Donald Trump limited immunity from prosecution for official conduct, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor saying the decision dangerously expanded the power…
Pakistan on Friday announced Test matches and three one-day series against Bangladesh, England and the West Indies in a packed schedule that stretches until February next year.Bangladesh will first visit Pakistan in August for two Test matches, followed by three Test matches against England in October and two Test matches against the West Indies in January. This will be followed by three one-day series in February ahead of the eight-nation Champions Trophy tournament, also due to be held in late February and March. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the interior minister, said the schedule demonstrated…