Fort Worth, Texas, man and his late wife traveled across US to chase total solar eclipses A 105-year-old Texas resident is gearing up to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 — and it’s not his first rodeo. LaVerne Biser of Fort Worth said his interest in astronomy began in high school, back in the 1930s. The umbraphile, a term referring to people who chase eclipses, spent his childhood admiring stars from his parent’s Troy, Ohio, farmland in the 1920s, he told FOX 4 Dallas. “Growing up, we were familiar with Orion’s shield, the Big Dipper … all the G5 constellations,” he said.…
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‘There’s a person in jail right now because you all brought a criminal lawsuit against him because he did not appear for a House subpoena,’ Reyes said A President Biden-appointed judge slammed the Justice Department’s apparent hypocrisy on Friday for allowing attorneys involved in the Biden family investigation to defy subpoenas — even though former Trump advisor Peter Navarro is sitting in prison for doing the same thing. District Judge Ana Reyes ripped the DOJ at a status conference for not letting DOJ lawyers Mark Daly and Jack Morgan provide testimony as part of the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into the Biden…
Ethan Mbappe’s future at PSG is in doubt as his brother Kylian is closing in on a move to Real Madrid at the end of the current season. According to journalist Fabrice Hawkins, Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly frozen contract talks with Ethan ever since his elder brother Kylian announced his move to Real Madrid as a free agent next season. The 17-year-old’s uncertain future at Parc des Princes has alarmed several clubs in France and Germany. The teenager made his professional debut for the Ligue 1 giants in the 2023/24 season and has appeared in three matches thus far, including one in the…
Kate Abdo’s boyfriend, Malik Scott, has no issues with jokes made about Arsenal legend Thierry Henry’s apparent ‘crush’ on the presenter. Scott, who is the trainer of heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder, has insisted that he sees the humour in the jokes and is comfortable with the show. Abdo and Scott’s relationship has been mentioned on CBS’s Champions League coverage on numerous occassions and Jamie Carragher even landed himself in hot-water after a poorly made ‘joke’. On the jokes about Henry, Scott told Inclave Casino: “All of that stuff is all good, man. I’ve never been a man who has been insecure in…
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in downtown Budapest to protest against the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The protest on Saturday was led by Peter Magyar, 43, a former government insider turned critic who used to be married to Orban’s ex-justice minister Judit Varga. Magyar has said he also plans to challenge Orban’s Fidesz party by eventually launching his own, pro-European Union political party. On Saturday, reports said more than 10,000 people were expected to join the demonstration. Protesters marched towards Hungary’s parliament some of them shouting, “We are not scared” and “Orban resign!” Many…
Pakistan has denounced “provocative remarks” made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who said in an interview that India would enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes over its border after trying to carry out attacks. Singh’s comments on Friday came after the Guardian newspaper published a report stating that India had killed about 20 people in Pakistan since 2020 as part of a broader plan to target “terrorists residing on foreign soil”. “India’s assertion of its preparedness to extra-judicially execute more civilians, arbitrarily pronounced as ‘terrorists’, inside Pakistan constitutes a clear admission of culpability,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in…
As the Muslim fasting month draws to a close next week, many Palestinians spend their days in prayer amid Israel’s war. Palestinian Muslims are marking a tense and sombre last weekend in Ramadan, as Israel’s war on Gaza approaches the six-month mark. Some 120,000 people descended on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which dominates the Old City in Jerusalem, officials said on Friday. There were minor scuffles between worshippers and Israeli police controlling the entrance to the mosque, which is the third holiest site in Islam. Adli al-Agha, 53, from Jerusalem, told the AFP news agency that many people “had to…
Mike Ilishebo, 44, a former bank employee, is accused of killing Valerie Franco, 35, before ending his own life in Zambia. On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in the Meanwood Ndeke Phase One neighbourhood of Lusaka, an incident took place. In a statement released on Thursday, April 4, Police Public Relations officer Rae Hamoonga verified the event and stated that Mr. Ilishebo had stabbed Valerie in the stomach with a knife and strangled her with an electric power adapter wire. “A disturbing report was received by Chelston Police Station through Ndeke-vorna Police Post yesterday, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at approximately 16:05…
Pennsylvania has sold the most Powerball jackpot-winning tickets, followed by Florida. California, New York, and Indiana are among states that have all sold over 10 Powerball jackpot-winning tickets. The Powerball jackpot continues to climb and hit new records after no winners have claimed the prize in four months. The jackpot surpassed the $1 billion mark this week: Saturday’s drawing is worth $1.23 billion with a $595.1 million cash value. It is the fourth-largest prize in Powerball history, according to the lottery. The Powerball was last claimed in January after a player in Michigan won $842 million. The largest Powerball jackpot ever won…
Ex-NHRC boss and EFCC clash over Bobrisky’s arrest Chidi Odinkalu, the former director-general of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and the EFCC clashed on X following Odinkalu’s criticism of Bobrisky’s detention and prosecution as a transvestite. Odinkalu posted the following on his handle on Thursday: The majority of Nigerians can no longer afford the energy that @NigeriaGov & @NERCNG raised yesterday. Today, #Bobrisky is being lynched by the @officialEFCC. People who are unable to pay for energy are praising them since it seems Bobby is to blame for their lack of wealth. The EFCC felt slighted…
Why are so many dollar stores closing? The dollar store format has exploded over the last decade, with companies like Dollar General and Dollar Tree adding thousands of storefronts as customers look for low-cost options. But economic conditions have changed in recent years. Dollar stores have said they have taken a hit from inflation, reduced government benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and inventory losses. Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling called it a “very challenging macro environment” in a March earnings call. There have also been mismanagement issues at some stores. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety…
A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and Belarus’s first ever space traveller on Saturday returned to Earth safely after a fortnight aboard the International Space Station, Russia’s Roscosmos agency reported. “Today, at 10:17am Moscow time (0717 GMT), the descent vehicle of Soyuz MS-24 manned spacecraft landed near the Kazakh city of Jezkazgan,” Roscosmos reported. “The (vessel’s) deorbit and its descent to Earth went off normally,” the agency added. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and the first ever Belarusian cosmonaut, Marina Vassilevskaya, “spent 14 days in orbit”, while American astronaut Loral O’Hara completed a 204-day mission. For Vassilevskaya and O’Hara it was…
Muhammad Ali’s white satin boxing trunks from his epic “Thrilla in Manila” bout with rival Joe Frazier went up for auction on Thursday and are expected to sell for upwards of $6 million. Auction house Sotheby’s said the trunks from the October 1975 bout in the Philippines, which was won by Ali and marked a brutal finish to perhaps the greatest trilogy in boxing history, will be up for auction until April 12. The trunks, which feature a black trim at the waistband and black piping running down the side of each leg, are inscribed by Ali’s assistant trainer and…
Pep Guardiola was wowed by Kevin De Bruyne’s performance in Manchester City’s 4-2 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. De Bruyne scored two brilliant goals for City and registered an assist as his side came from behind to win 4-2 at Selhurst Park. The Belgium international’s first goal was a stunning drive from just inside the box, and Guardiola was amazed by his performance. City remain locked in a battle for the Premier League title, and their victory saw them move level on points with first-placed Liverpool, who play Manchester United on Sunday. They are also two points clear of…
Bayern Munich shockingly lost 3-2 against mid-table Heidenheim and appear to be in big trouble ahead of their Champions League clash with the Gunners. Kane opened the scoring in the 39th minute, guiding the ball into the bottom corner with a calm right-footed effort. Serge Gnabry doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time, tucking a free header home. But the hosts fought back after the break, scoring twice in a minute to level the contest before the hour mark. Tim Kleindienst then dramatically scored the winner with 10 minutes remaining to cap off a memorable comeback and leave Bayern’s…
Police Chief Edwin Lopez praised the ‘heroic actions’ of responding officers, who eliminated the threat Two people are dead and seven others injured after a shooting incident in Miami-Dade County, Florida early Saturday. A police officer was among those wounded after an altercation at a commercial establishment in Doral City turned deadly when someone pulled a gun. A security guard who attempted to intervene was shot and killed, police said. The quick response and “heroic actions” from City of Doral police officers at the scene “prevented an incident from escalating,” Chief of Police Edwin Lopez told reporters at a news conference.…
Tide maker Procter and Gamble said it had received three reports of children ingesting the pods, though no injuries resulted. The maker of Tide Pods is recalling 8.2 million bag packages of the product because they may be defective, causing them to come open and granting access to the pods themselves. Procter and Gamble said in a notice posted on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website this week that the bags containing the individual pods could split open near their zipper tracks. If the individual pods are subsequently consumed or handled, they pose a major hazard. P&G said that while no injuries…
As the Republican Party primary contests continue into their third month, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is the only remaining challenger to former U.S. President Donald Trump. The primaries will determine who is the GOP’s nominee for president and who will challenge President Joe Biden in November’s presidential election. Trump has won all but one of the 11 primaries and caucuses so far, racking up 276 total delegates to Haley’s 43. (Haley earned her first victory in Washington D.C. this past weekend, a contest long predicted to go her way.) With 15 states casting their votes for a nominee…
Ice T joked that his “morning sex” was the cause of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the tri-state area on Friday. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and even Pennsylvania felt the rumble of the earthquake around 10:20 AM, EST. Just a couple of hours later, Ice T hopped on Twitter to provide an explanation for the experience. “ATTENTION That was Not an Earthquake in NJ,” he tweeted. “I just like to get a little Morning Sex now and then… Everyone relax and get back to normal. My fault.” Fans shared plenty of laughs in the replies section. One joked:…
Wike’s knee should be forced off the neck of Rivers State so the geopolitical entity can breathe, writes Tunde Olusunle Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), is an extremely lucky man. The fact that he has remained a permanent fixture at various levels on the nation’s political canvas has been very well established. From the nondescript corners of a local government chairman and chief of staff to his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi in Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Wike has consistently hugged the klieglights of provincial and national politics. As President in 2011, Goodluck Jonathan appointed…