The Olympic flame is set to burn in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Louvre museum for the duration of the Paris Games in July and August, a source involved in the discussions told AFP. The decision to place the Olympic cauldron in the tourist hotspot in the centre of the city was taken “several weeks ago”, the source said on condition of anonymity. “The Tuileries emerged as the first choice because of the ease of access for the public,” the source said. There had been speculation that the flame might be placed on the Eiffel Tower, while organisers also contemplated putting…
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Thailand’s parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill Wednesday, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality. The bill sailed through on 399 to 10 votes in the lower house, although it must still be approved by the Senate before it is endorsed by the king, and then published in the Royal Gazette. After the result, one representative brought a rainbow flag into the chamber. “Today society has proved to us that they care about LGBT rights,” Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat, an MP with the progressive Move Forward Party which has pushed for LGBTQ+…
The new center will feature an immersive ‘shot lab’ simulator that will allow players to replicate playing in other NBA arenas. CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are stepping up their off-court game. The NBA franchise unveiled renderings on Tuesday for a new world-class practice and high-tech training facility for the Cavs and public use in downtown that will further develop unused land on the Cuyahoga River and perhaps help lure free agents to Cleveland. Pending approval from the city’s planning commission, the team is hoping to break ground on the 210,000-square-foot Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center later this year and open…
Keep track of the nightly movement in the NBA standings. The NBA playoffs begin on April 20. The race is heating up to the 2024 NBA playoffs. With so much movement in the NBA standings, we’ll showcase exactly what changed after each night of games. Additionally, we’ll look at what the playoff bracket would look like if the season ended today. This page will be updated after the final game each night. 2024 NBA standings: Latest moves (After games played on March 26) Western Conference Thunder remain at No. 2 after win over Pelicans, pulling within a half-game of No. 1 Denver and…
French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Brazil Tuesday with the launch of a billion-euro Amazonian green investment plan alongside his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Their trip to the city of Belem, the host of 2025 UN climate talks, makes Macron the first French president to visit Brazil in 11 years, seeking a fresh start after spats with former president Jair Bolsonaro over environmental destruction and insults directed at his wife, Brigitte Macron. The investment plan aims to raise “1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) of public and private investment over the next four years,” according to a roadmap published by the…
The outcome of the presidential contest is largely predetermined by many states’ partisan composition, but in Arizona or Nevada, the dynamics around abortion access could tilt the election. The American public is largely unaware and unprepared for an upcoming Supreme Court decision that could significantly reduce abortion access nationwide and create significant repercussions for the 2024 election. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case – the most significant since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade – challenging one of two drugs (mifepristone) used in medication abortion. The court, whose decision is likely to come this summer, may opt…
Maryland’s newly elected Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, who many believe has ambitions for higher office, was thrust into the national spotlight on Tuesday and reacted to the first catastrophic event on his watch when a container ship toppled a bridge causing several deaths. “This morning, our state is in shock and I want to take this moment to speak directly to the people of our state,” Moore, who took office in January of last year, said during a press conference on Tuesday morning. “To our first responders. I’m in awe of you. I’m in awe of all of your courage and all…
The groups claim that the Virginia Offshore Wind project would threaten the North Atlantic right whale A federal lawsuit pits green energy against saving endangered whales, as three conservative groups are suing the Biden administration to stop what they say would be the largest wind energy project in the world. The Virginia Offshore Wind project could cause significant harm to the North Atlantic right whale, according to the 61-page complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia filed by the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), the Heartland Institute and the National Legal and Policy Center against federal agencies as well as Dominion…
The co-hosts of ‘The View’ have called out the audience on multiple occasions in recent years Whoopi Goldberg called out an audience member during the live broadcast of “The View” on Tuesday for presumably using a camera to record, and told the person not to pull it out again. While discussing former President Trump’s bond payment, which was reduced to $175 million on Monday, Goldberg interrupted co-host Sunny Hostin and got up to reprimand the audience member. “Sir, I have to stop you with the camera. Because I can see you. So do me a favor, don’t pull it out again. I’d…
Romanian mobsters cross border illegally, steal what they can and cut off ankle monitors if they get caught: authorities Prosecutors in California say the Romanian mafia has given a new look to an old scam — debit card skimming — by placing devices to steal personal information on self-checkout machines in grocery stores. Debit card skimmers have long been problematic at gas stations and ATMs. Now a highly organized network of crooks is branching out. “They’ll have people sitting outside a Walmart or a Target, and it looks like they’re panhandling,” says Kimberly Edds, director of public affairs with the Orange County District Attorney’s…
Sen. Sherrod Brown has voted to confirm over 99% of Biden’s nominees Longtime Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, who many refer to as a “moderate” Democrat that often works across the aisle, has a voting record in lock step with President Biden nearly 100% of the time, sparking allegations of hypocrisy from his opponents. Brown, who began serving in the U.S. Senate in 2007, is often referred to in media publications as a practical “moderate” in touch with blue-collar workers in the Buckeye State and as recently as this week campaigned on “standing up for people and fighting for Ohio.” A review…
Tabor Carter, 21, who went by the username ‘Turbo’ was arrested after reportedly pulling a ‘Glock-like’ pistol on a woman over a pair of shoes An Oklahoma man is behind bars after being accused of attempting to steal a pair of Balenciaga shoes from a woman he met on a selling app, Fox 25 reported. Oklahoma City Police told Fox 25 that the victim was trying to sell her red and silver Balenciaga shoes on the marketplace app, Offer Up, and was contacted by someone with the username “Turbo”, who was later identified as 21-year-old Tabor Carter. The victim reported she…
The lights on the Dali began to flicker about an hour into the ship’s trip early Tuesday A safety investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, will include whether contaminated fuel was a factor in a cargo ship losing power and crashing into the bridge. Investigators had not boarded the ship, a 948-foot-long container ship called the Dali, as of late Tuesday while it remained stuck on a pillar of the collapsed bridge, and the vessel could stay there for weeks. Rescue crews spent much of Tuesday searching for potential survivors, but officials announced that the search…
WASHINGTON ― The stars are coming out for President Joe Biden’s campaign fundraiser Thursday with former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Stephen Colbert, host of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” will moderate an “armchair conversation” with Biden, Obama and Clinton at the high-dollar event at Radio City Music Hall in New York, according to the campaign. Actress Mindy Kaling, who starred in the television shows “The Office” and “The Mindy Project,” is set to host the program. The evening will feature musical guests Lizzo, Queen Latifah, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, and Lea Michele. The fundraiser is expected to be…
Officials said they do not expect to find any other survivors from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday. “Based on the length of time that we’ve gone in the search, the extensive search efforts that we put into it, the water temperature, that at this point, we do not believe that we’re going to find any of these individuals still alive,” U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon N. Gilreath said at a news conference Tuesday evening. Search and rescue operations for the six missing construction workers will transition to recovery operations. Diving efforts paused at 7:30 p.m. ET…
Euro 2024 will be hosted by Germany and teams are booking their place in the prestigious international tournament. Euro 2024 will be the 17th edition of the European Championship and Germany has been chosen as the host nation, with some of the best teams in the world set to feature in the finals of the tournament. A total of 24 teams will participate and the qualification cycle began in March 2023, concluding in November 2023. There have been 20 automatic qualification spots, with two teams having progressed from each qualification group. The hosts qualified automatically and the remaining three places are decided by…
Nigerian singer Portable and social media influencer Bobrisky have clashed online over the best-dressed female award given to Bobrisky. The singer had called out the crossdresser via his Instagram page for collecting the best-dressed award at the event in the presence of other women. He also claimed that the crossdresser is a man who used money and surgery to have some feminine features put on him. Responding to his claims, Bobrisky insulted the singer for interfering in what doesn’t concern him and blocked him from viewing his post. Portable on the other hand messaged the influencer privately which led to the two entertainers hurling insults at…
Alexis Mac Allister revealed how Argentina function in absence of Lionel Messi as he admitted opponents are ‘more afraid’ when the captain is around. The Liverpool midfielder claimed that La Albiceleste try to be stronger in the absence of their talismanic skipper Messi as he claimed that opponents are “more afraid” of the team when the 37-year-old is on the pitch. Messi pulled out of the international friendlies after suffering an injury during Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup clash against Nashville earlier this month. Since then, the former Barcelona star has missed his club’s MLS clash against DC United and then decided not to…
A New York Police Department officer was shot and killed in the line of duty Monday in Queens, according to Mayor Eric Adams. The NYPD officer, identified as 31-year-old Jonathan Diller, was shot in the torso underneath his bullet-resistant vest during a traffic stop in Far Rockaway. Diller was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he later died. Police said two suspects were taken into custody and that the driver of the car has 14 prior arrests, while the passenger, who was also the shooter, has four prior arrests. “It’s because of a senseless act of violence that we witness a person had…
Controversial singer, Portable in his usual vulgar way has reacted to the news going round the internet of the popular Nigerian transgender, Bobrisky, winning the award of the best dressed female at the movie premiere of the Nollywood actress, Eniola Ajao. On his instagram story, he shared a three-piece video clip venting his displeasure over the fact that Bobrisky was endowed an award instead of giving any of the several beautiful ‘original’ women present at the event. Portable was quoted saying, …shey na woman, no be artificial? Man wey do yansh, wey do breast?Bobrisky no get bobby, he use money…