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Unable to pay tribute to late legendary boxer Muhammad Ali as he had planned, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan abandoned the funeral proceedings late Thursday evening after being left off the speech lineup for the ceremony Friday.
According to The Daily Mail, Erdogan "had specially flown to Louisville...to say farewell to Ali, who the Turkish president is known to have admired hugely as…
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Just as the Gospels did not end with the crucifixion and death of Jesus, nor will Mel Gibson's cinematic adaption of the New Testament story, with the announcement Thursday of a sequel to the actor/director's 2004 blockbuster, "The Passion of the Christ."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script is already under construction, with Academy Award-winner Randall Wallace heading up the…
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In a move bound to disappoint teenagers worldwide, the dating app Tinder announced that it will begin restricting access to users ages 18 or above.
Tinder released an official statement outlining the decision:
“On a platform that has facilitated over 11 billion connections, we have the responsibility of constantly assessing our different user experiences. Consistent with this responsibility…
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It's common courtesy to not attack someone for simply doing their job, but that's exactly what happened in Nice, France earlier this week, when a female bartender was beaten by two Muslim men for serving alochol during Ramadan.
The bartender, a Muslim herself, shared her story with the French newsmagazine L'obs:
"I was all alone in the bar when two passersby stormed in," she said. "They…
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Less than a year after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued fantasy sports websites FanDuel and DraftKings a cease-and-desist letter, declaring the companies were "engaged in illegal gambling under New York law," state legislators passed a motion to allow the sites to renew business.
According to a report by The Buffalo News, "the deal defines daily fantasy sports as a game of…
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Twelve-year old Grace VanderWaal shocked the world this week, performing a show-stopping original song, "I Don't Know My Name," on America's Got Talent.
Her lyricism and vocal capabilities were so impressive that judge Howie Mandel was quick to bring his hand down on the famous Golden Buzzer, while resident curmudgeon Simon Cowell made a startling prediction.
"Grace, you know what I…
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Thursday was hip-hop artist Kanye West's 39th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, I've compiled (in no particular order) eight of the craziest, most arrogant, Yeeziest quotes from the man who designed and sold a $120 plain white tee shirt.
1. "We are all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it."
Kanye was never one for hiding his world-class pride, and he made that crystal clear on…
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When anyone makes a mistake, they should be held accountable for that mistake, right? Yet the National Basketball Referees Association seems to disagree with that premise, calling for the end of Last Two Minute reports, or L2M reports for short.
L2M reports, according to the NBA website, contain assessments of calls NBA referees made, or didn’t make, “in the last two minutes of games decided…
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Most people consider baseball a civilized and peaceful sport, almost to a fault. Its natural passivity was put on hold briefly Tuesday night however, when Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura decided to drill Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado in the back with a fastball.
Machado immediately dropped his bat and helmet and stomped up to the mound, with Ventura throwing down his…
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Sports often bring out intense emotions in all who participate in them, whether that be the players, coaches or fans. And for the mayor of Monee, Ill., Jay Farquhar, his emotions compelled him to punch the umpire overseeing a Little League game last weekend.
According to a report by WGN, “the…incident…took place after the second inning between Farquhar and the game umpire over a foul ball and…