After months of waiting, I finally made it to Taylor Swift's 'Eras' tour. This is what it was like
It had been nearly nine months since November 15 -- the day I managed to secure three face-value tickets amid Ticketmaster's infamous meltdown to Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour concert in Los Angeles -- when I finally got to see the show this week.
2023-08-11 07:45
Chiefs OC fuels breakout candidate hype with latest comments
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy's comments about this potential breakout star will only hype up fans ahead of the 2023 season.The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for another Super Bowl title defense after they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 this past February. Th...
2023-08-11 06:55
Cowboys' need to pay Zack Martin just amplified tenfold
After an unfortunate camp injury, the Cowboys are under even more pressure to extend disgruntled guard Zack Martin before the 2023 season.What could be worse than a very public contract dispute with a star player for the Cowboys right now? A training camp injury.In the Cowboys' final pr...
2023-08-11 06:54
Newsmax forced to issue awkward disclaimer after Trump confirms he won’t sign GOP loyalty pledge
Donald Trump said he would refuse to sign a Republican National Committee loyalty pledge required by any candidate wishing to participate in the party's first primary debate. He made the comments to Eric Bolling during an appearance on the Maga-friendly television network Newsmax, which had to end the interview with an awkward disclaimer reminding viewers that it accepts the results of the 2020 election. “I wouldn’t sign the pledge. Why would I sign a pledge if there are people on there that I wouldn’t have. I wouldn’t have certain people as somebody that I would endorse,” Mr Trump said, refusing to specify which of the candidates he would not endorse. The pledge requires signatories to agree to support whichever candidate becomes the Republican party nominee in 2024, according to The Hill. Mr Trump has said on several occasions that he may skip the first debate, which is scheduled for 23 August in Milwaukee. He has questioned why he should bother with the debate since he is the clear frontrunner, suggesting it would simply open opportunities for the other candidates to attack him an an attempt to boost their own polling. He told Newsmax that he would announce next week if he will participate. "I've already decided, and I'll be announcing something next week," Mr Trump said. "I haven't totally ruled it out." Mr Trump similarly refused to commit to backing the eventual Republican candidate during his campaign in 2015. During a primary debate that year, the candidates were asked to raise their hands if they would back the nominee. Mr Trump was the only candidate to not raise his hand. The former president eventually relented and signed a loyalty pledge later that year. Mr Trump is not the first one to balk at the requirement; his opponent, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, told CNN last month that he would take the pledge "just as seriously as Donald Trump took it in 2016." At the end of the segment Newsmax was forced to issue a disclaimer reminding viewers that they were not contesting the results of the 2020 elections. "Alright folks," Mr Bolling said. "Now, just as a note: Newsmax has accepted the election results as legal and final." Newsmax began shying away from commenters who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories after the company was sued by Dominion Voting Systems for defamation. The network ultimately settled the lawsuit and began pulling the plug on interviews with election deniers like MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. Mr Trump still insists, without evidence, that the election was stolen. Read More Trump complains world has ‘never been nastier than it is now’ as cases against him proceed Trump and one co-defendant plead not guilty in superseding Mar-a-Lago indictment Trump and Biden tied in hypothetical 2024 rematch, poll finds Wisconsin judge allows civil case against fake Trump electors to proceed Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads
2023-08-11 06:29
Iran Transfers US Citizens From Prison in Step Toward Deal
Iran moved four US citizens from prison to house arrest in the first step of an emerging deal
2023-08-11 06:24
Biden Seeks $13 Billion for Ukraine Defense as GOP Protests
President Joe Biden set up a clash with House Republicans by asking lawmakers to approve billions more dollars
2023-08-11 06:18
Father of missing 13-year-old believes he was ‘coerced’ into leaving home in family van
The father of a missing Wisconsin 13-year-old said he believes his son was possibly coerced to leave his family home by another individual. James Yoblonski, 13, reportedly took his family's van and left his home in Reedsburg on 12 June, according to Sauk County deputies. The teen may have also taken his father's handgun with him. "It's not like him to do anything like this," William Yoblonski, the boy's father, told Fox News Digital. "I mean, he's never driven my vehicle on the streets or anything. He's moved my van around my shop a couple times. That was it." Security footage caught the teen leaving his home around midnight and walking across the street to where the family's van was parked, and sat inside for an hour before leaving, his father explained. Police eventually found the van by tracking his father's cellphone — which the teen also took — at the western edge of Devil's Lake State Park later that day. They found a makeshift campsite at the park they believed the boy built. Later probes into the teen's search history found he had looked up information about teens crossing state lines and boarding airplanes. Mr Yoblonski doubts that his son spent an evening at the makeshift campsite because police dogs did not pick up his scent in the area. He believes he left the area with another individual. "I think he left with somebody. I think he sat there and waited for a horn to honk and came out and got in the car with somebody," the father said. He theorises that his son met someone online or in person who may have coerced or influenced his son to leave home. James reportedly posted a video to Snapchat from his father's home shortly before his disappearance. "'I'm sorry. I don't think I'll be back for school. I don't want to hurt anybody, but I might,'" Mr Yoblonski said, paraphrasing his son's comments in the video. He believes someone else was holding the phone and recording his son in the video. Though Mr Williams has not been named as an official suspect in his son's disappearance, he knows that some members of the public are likely eyeing him as a possible culprit. He recently took and passed a polygraph test administered by the Sauk County sheriff's office, which he said he hoped would return the focus of the case to his missing son. Mr Williams has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to his son. "I just want my son back. That's why I put up a $10,000 reward. If I could afford to go more than that … but I just don't have that kind of money. Like I said, I'm a single father," he said. Mr Williams has expressed some frustration with the lack of answers coming from the sheriff's office. Since then, the FBI has joined the search for the missing teen. Read More Father of teen missing for nearly two months speaks out after polygraph test Body pulled from river after 10-day search for missing man as three arrested for ‘murder’ Maryland sheriff calls out ‘heinous coward’ who killed mother-of-five Rachel Morin
2023-08-11 05:55
Marketmind: US CPI smile fades, it's raining yen
By Jamie McGeever A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.
2023-08-11 05:46
7 Facts About Polka Dots
The pattern is named after the European dance craze, but what exactly the dots have to do with polka is a bit of a mystery.
2023-08-11 05:23
NFL Rumors: Tony Pollard update, Bears logo change, Jordan Love wants to get beaten up
NFL Rumors: Did the Bears change their logo for the first time in 50 years?The Chicago Bears are rebranding themselves ahead of the 2023 season. In a much more successful attempt than the Browns' giant elf rollout, the Bears have decided to switch things up just a tad.Chicago is changing ...
2023-08-11 05:17
Niger coup: West African nations to assemble 'standby force'
Ivory Coast's leader said the Ecowas bloc had approved military intervention "as soon as possible".
2023-08-11 05:15
GM, Ford Slide as $80 Billion Union Risk Hits Confidence
General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. were among the biggest decliners in the US stock market Thursday
2023-08-11 04:51
