Sport: Wimbledon: Game, Set, Out!

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1256 words  |  Billy Koelling

Despite some surprises, the top seeds triumph Was this Wimbledon, or something dreamed up by an OPEC entrepreneur? Not only was the price of strawberries and cream up sharply, from $1.20 to $1.65, but a glass of champagne cost $3.30, a dollar more than last year. To top it all off, an unseeded but well-endowed Californian named Linda Siegel, 18, momentarily popped out of her daring, halter-neck tennis dress in mid-stroke during a losing engagement with Billie Jean King. [Read More]

Sultan Al Jaber on COP28, Climate, and More

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2482 words  |  Patria Henriques

For a taste of the United Arab Emirates, try the cappuccino at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace hotel. At around $25, it’s a quality cup of coffee, but the gold flakes that come sprinkled on top are its primary selling point. Every turn in the Palace, one of the most expensive hotels ever built, radiates opulence: marble from floor to ceiling, more than 1,000 crystal chandeliers, gold trim, and a choice of Michelin-starred restaurants on site. [Read More]

The 8 Best Looks from the Prabal Gurung for Target Collection

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  51 words  |  Tandra Barner

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Gurung is an expert at feminine details that steer clear of twee or kitsch. The just-girly-enough bow on this black and white pintuck dress adds a sense of whimsy to an otherwise formal cocktail dress. Gurung’s apple red heels and soft pink floral earrings accentuate that vibe.

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The Long History of Drinking GamesAnd How to Win Them

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  950 words  |  Billy Koelling

This post is in partnership withHistory Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. In England and parts of Germany, extreme drinking at universities often looks much the same as in the U.S. But in countries where wine is more popular than beer, such as Italy, France, Spain and Greece, bingeing and drinking games are rarer and generally frowned on. Yet it cannot be just a question of wine being harder to stomach in greater quantities than beer, since the case of Greece shows us that drinking games have a long history. [Read More]

Utah Paraglider Dies After Crashing Into Church Roof

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  96 words  |  Martina Birk

August 21, 2016 4:22 PM EDT A man paragliding in Utah died after crashing through the roof of a church. Police said the incident occurred Sunday morning at a Mormon church in Draper, Utah, the Associated Press reported. The man, in his 40s or 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was using a motorized paraglider when he hit the church roof, according to the AP. Witnesses said he seemed to spiral downward and out of control. [Read More]

West End Review: Dreamgirls Starring Amber Riley

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1205 words  |  Tandra Barner

Critic Frank Rich called the original Broadway production of “Dreamgirls” a “seismic emotional jolt that sends the audience, as one, right out of its wits.” It’s taken 35 years for the shockwave to reach across the Atlantic, but with Amber Riley of “Glee” as Effie White, the effect of the musical — in a belated U. [Read More]

What You Need to Know About Election Days Most Likely Scenarios

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1258 words  |  Tandra Barner

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. We are heading into the final four weeks of the 2020 campaign and we are already starting to consider what The Day After will look like. It seems highly likely at this point that when we all wake up on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. [Read More]

Where do you gain weight? The answer says a lot about your health

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  617 words  |  Martina Birk

Turns out, it actually does matter where you store fat - or, more specifically, where you don't. Putting on weight in your waist can put you at risk for serious health problems down the road, including increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. We talked to Dr. Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health, about where people store fat, and what each area says about a person's health. [Read More]

Why a 9/11 first responder got tattoos made of his loved ones' DNA

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1081 words  |  Kelle Repass

As Walker fought the disease, he heard about This interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. The morning of 9/11, I was out like a light. It was supposed to be my day off. I remember my wife, Jessica, came into the bedroom and told me that a plane had just hit one of the towers. I kinda just rubbed my eyes, thinking, "Ah, crap, that’s going to be a mess, especially for all the guys downtown. [Read More]

Why Rachel, Nevada Fears the Area 51 Alienstock Festival

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1190 words  |  Martina Birk

When 21-year-old Matty Roberts started the Facebook event “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” he said he only meant it in good fun. But soon after the June 27 post, millions of people said they’d attend—and the U.S. military put out a statement discouraging it. Now, Roberts, who lives in Bakersfield, California, came up with an alternative and is instead going to host a music festival in the area. [Read More]