Photo credit: Courtesy From Esquire The Pfizer is flowing. The weather is looking up. Things are, dare we say, hopeful? And the memes are just as ripe. After a year of practice—a residency is trauma, if you will—we have mastered the craft of taking a bad situation and turning it into a fun one. (See: … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A young man who was with a 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last month fired the rounds that drew the officer’s attention, prosecutors said Saturday. Ruben Roman, 21, is seen on video firing the weapon that brought police to the Little Village neighborhood on the night of March … Read more
Michigan Wolverines basketball senior Chaundee Brown will not return for another season at Michigan, he announced today on Instagram. Brown had considered a return to take advantage of the extra year granted by the NCAA due to COVID, but he’ll test the NBA waters instead. “It’s important to thank each and every coach who believed … Read more
Cops have nabbed a third suspect in connection to the October 2012 slaying of a Harlem cellphone store worker, the NYPD announced Saturday. Investigators extradited Osvaldo Polanco Garcia, 40, of the Bronx, back to the United States from Costa Rica Friday, an NYPD spokesman said. Francisco Pinzon-Martinez was killed on Oct. 19, 2012. He had … Read more
Rio de Janeiro’s iconic and towering “Christ the Redeemer” has met its vertical match: an even taller Jesus statue that’s nearing complete a half-hour west in southern Brazil. Measuring 140 feet tall, the new Jesus statue that’s now rising over the city of Encantado — called “Christ the Protector” — is 15 feet taller than … Read more
Sorry about that, but I just noticed an unaccountable typographical error in my preseason prediction column. Somehow Mike Sullivan was named as the first coach most likely to be fired, when I know I wrote that he would win the Jack Adams Trophy. Bringing it way back to a New York baseball analogy, this should … Read more
Conor Benn is one of Britain’s highest-rated welterweight. The underrated 24-year-old has shown his class on his way to the WBA inter-continental world title. However, he has still faced serious criticism from many people. Benn now has yet another opportunity to silence the haters with a statement. He will face Samuel Vargas as the main … Read more
TipRanks JPMorgan Says These 2 Stocks Could Surge Over 80% After a volatile first quarter, Q2 has kicked off in style, and the major indexes sit at – or hover near – all-time highs. The government bond market has also been steadying as yields have pulled back after rising higher earlier in the year, soothing … Read more
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered a speech Friday following Prince Philip’s death. Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street via Getty Images; Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson won’t attend the funeral of Prince Philip on April 17. A statement from his office, 10 Downing Street, said he wants to save the seat … Read more