Mexico Peso Clocks Longest Monthly Winning Streak Since 2008
Mexico’s peso posted its seventh-straight month of gains, the longest such streak in 15 years, with the currency’s
2023-08-01 05:49
3 biggest surprises from the Women's World Cup group stage thus far
A 32-team pool at the Women's World Cup has not disappointed, and as the competition transitions to the knockout stages in a few days, we look at the surprises so far.2023 Women's World Cup surprises: African nations combining for three wins and three drawsNo longer is it just Nigeria ...
2023-08-01 05:21
Two people killed in County Monaghan crash
A further three people have been taken to hospital, two of whom are in a critical condition.
2023-08-01 05:18
MLB Rumors: Surprise Justin Verlander suitor enters chat at 11th hour
Mets ace Justin Verlander could be on the move at the MLB trade deadline and one AL East contender is now rumored to be involved.Since the Mets traded Max Scherzer to the Rangers, the fate of Justin Verlander has been hanging in the balance. Would New York commit to short-term winning and keep t...
2023-08-01 04:55
Lori Vallow is ‘misunderstood’ and ‘all about love’, defence claims at sentencing
Lori Vallow’s attorney claimed that the “cult mom” who murdered her two children and conspired to kill her new lover’s wife is “misunderstood” and is actually “all about love” as he asked the judge for leniency at her sentencing hearing. The 50-year-old convicted killer appeared in Fremont County Courthouse in Idaho on Monday morning to be sentenced for the murders of her two youngest children Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and conspiracy to murder her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife Tammy Daybell. Sitting slouched cross-legged at the defence table, Vallow kept her head down and refused to look her victims’ devastated family members in the eyes as they gave heartwrenching impact statements to the court and as prosecutors asked that she spent the rest of her life behind bars with no chance of parole. In a defence statement, Vallow’s attorney John Thomas asked the judge to give her “hope” that the “most hated woman in America” could one day be free from prison. “I think Lori Daybell is the most hated woman in America right now and maybe in the world. That hate will never bring closure to the victims,” he said. The attorney began his bizarre statement by saying that he used to be a prosecutor but realised that “I don’t think Jesus Christ was a prosecutor”. “He is our greatest advocate. And now I sit next to Lori Vallow,” he said. He went on to claim that Vallow – who conspired to kill her children and love rival – is “misunderstood” and people who know her, know she is actually “about love”. “People who truly know her know she’s about love. We didn’t always get along and our team has had a lot of misunderstandings,” he said. “But Lori’s overarching theme is about love. She is very different than who she plays on tv. She’s smart, insightful, witty.” Mr Thomas argued that Vallow’s sentence should be a fixed term to give her an incentive to rehabilitate herself with an eye to possibly being released from prison aged 70. “If we give her a fixed term we protect her from society until her 70s and she helps other inmates and becomes a better person.” After Mr Thomas finished his sentencing recommendation, Vallow took the opportunity to address the court herself. She shockingly claimed that “no one was murdered” as she broke her silence for the first time over the horrific murders of her two children and her lover’s wife in a chilling statement at sentencing. In the bizarre remarks, the so-called “cult mom” read out a Bible quote, spoke of visiting “heaven” and continued to channel her doomsday cult beliefs while claiming “I have had many communications with Jesus Christ”. While her victims’ loved ones were forced to listen in horror, she claimed that she had communicated with her murdered children Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow as well as “her friend” Tammy Daybell from beyond the grave – and that they are “very happy”. Ultimately, Judge Steven Boyce was not swayed by either argument and Vallow was sentenced to five life sentences, three consecutive, without the possibility of parole. Read More Lori Vallow had two alleged accomplices in her children’s murders. One will never face justice Cult beliefs, hazmat suits and charred remains: Key revelations from Lori Vallow’s murder trial A doomsday cult, murders and children buried in a pet cemetery: The twisted case of Lori Vallow Lori Vallow claims ‘no one was murdered’ as she breaks silence in bizarre sentencing statement
2023-08-01 04:52
Twitter Removes Obnoxiously Bright 'X' Roof Sign
UPDATE 7/31: The sign atop Twitter's headquarters has been removed, according to various reports. As
2023-08-01 04:51
NBA on ESPN Will Be Very Different, But Still Familiar Without Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy
Doc Rivers and Doris Burke have officially replaced Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy on ESPN's main NBA broadcast team.
2023-08-01 04:48
Biden selects Colorado Springs as permanent location of US Space Command HQ
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday notified the Department of Defense that he has selected Colorado Springs
2023-08-01 04:46
Man shot by police after firing shots at Jewish school in Memphis
A man was shot by authorities after firing shots at a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee, police said.
2023-08-01 04:46
Biden to keep US Space Command in Colorado, reversing Trump decision
President Joe Biden has decided that the headquarters of US Space Command will remain in Colorado and not move to Alabama, two US officials told CNN on Monday, reversing a decision by then-President Donald Trump.
2023-08-01 04:26
Micah Parsons is already looking brilliant for the Cowboys at camp
Third-year Dallas Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons is looking like a beast at training camp and fans are loving what they're seeing.
2023-08-01 04:26
MLB trade deadline: Grading every blockbuster trade so far [UPDATED]
Let's get nuts, people. The MLB Trade Deadline is at 6 p.m. ET on August 1. Who will be buyers, and who will end up selling? Here's everything you need to know.The MLB trade deadline is THE biggest days of the baseball calendar, if only because it pertains to every fanbase. Yes, the po...
2023-08-01 04:23
