Try to keep it between the white lines, Dad. Your eyes haven’t deceived you. Tens of thousands of vehicles—or vee-hick-uls in this case—across this great land are sporting low-hanging, lifelike bull testicles in all the colors of the rainbow from their rear hitches. There are brass ones and rubber ones and chrome ones. They come in small, medium and “monster.” (For you discreet drivers trying to blend in, they even come in “camo....
But nowadays I’m a moratorium man, cast adrift on the issue along with many other Americans. First came the Illinois eye-openers, where several innocent men were released from death row. A quirk, perhaps? (Al Gore’s current logic.) But it wasn’t. Similar cases popped up elsewhere. Last year I interviewed a Missouri man, Roy Roberts, the night before his execution. There was no physical evidence, witnesses changed their stories and Roberts passed three lie-detector tests....
On the afternoon of Jan. 23, as he headed off to a rendezvous with a shadowy source, Daniel Pearl of The Wall Street Journal stopped in to consult with the committee. Pearl got the same advice from that group that he had received from several of his colleagues in the press: Don’t go. Or if you do, don’t go alone, and meet with your source only in a public place....
Forget a sit-down dinner in a private restaurant room. Unfazed by the credit crunch and economic turndown, today’s wealthy elite are renting entire hotels, taking over resorts and booking every room on a cruise ship to guarantee that ultimate luxury: complete privacy for themselves and their guests. The entire party often travels by private jet or yacht, and the only thing expected of them is that they have a good time at the host’s expense....
Ukraine, a largely Orthodox Christian country, has made slow progress on LGBTQ rights, but it’s no longer a crime to be homosexual and the country has moved towards socially accepting the LGBTQ community. However, activists worry that could be undone with a Russian occupation because life has already changed for LGBTQ community members in Crimea and the Donbas, two Russian-controlled areas. “We see how the situation is under occupation of Crimea and the Donbas region,” Olena Shevchenko, leader of the LGBTQ organization Insight, told Newsweek....
Second, the Trump administration poured billions of dollars into vaccine development, which allowed for nationwide vaccine distribution the moment FDA authorized its use. I truly thought vaccines would end the pandemic—not end the virus (the flu still exists, despite available vaccines), but end the mask mandates, loose voting rules, travel restrictions and so on. No doubt, the pandemic should be considered over, as everyone has had ample opportunity to protect themselves, if they so choose....
At the trial prosecutors sought to depict the former football star as a wife batterer, introducing several incidents in which he supposedly abused Nicole. The most shocking evidence, at least to observers outside the courtroom, were pictures of Nicole’s badly bruised face. But Simpson, in the deposition given last month, insisted he “never” hit or choked Nicole. He said that the bruises on her face were caused when he tried to fend off his wife’s attacks on him during arguments....
Today the museum serves as a symbol of Qatar’s highbrow development strategy. Nestled between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Persian Gulf, the tiny desert nation has long been overshadowed by its showier neighbor Dubai. In recent years, however, Qatar has begun a process of reinvention, determined to channel its significant oil reserves into a more sustainable legacy. Under the guidance of its emir, Sheik Hamad al-Thani, and his politically active wife, Sheika Mozah, it has charted a creative course with the intention of transforming itself into the region’s cultural hub....
Sergeant Beard is dead. The government knows it. He was sucked out of a C-130H at 18,500 feet, through a hole blown in the plane by Peruvian fighter jets. Four other American crewmen were wounded. But the U.S. and Peruvian governments don’t want anyone to find out why. The Pentagon has made public little about the incident, except to clear both countries of serious wrongdoing. But NEWSWEEK has obtained hundreds of pages of secret documents that raise troubling questions about a spy mission gone wrong....
In this scene they are in the kitchen of his shabby-genteel New York apartment, standing in awkward proximity when she dips her finger in a jar of honey and, fixing her gaze on his apprehensive eyes, daubs his forehead with the nectar. There is a frozen silence that contains a world of sexual ambiguity—the tiniest flickers of fear, wonder and arousal play across Langella’s immobile face—and then she runs her honey-dripping fingers over the aged, ailing novelist’s lips....
Sexton was evacuated to Darwin, Australia, last week. But like any witness to atrocity, she’s haunted. “Where do you put a tourniquet on a person who has been sliced all over the body, cut to the bone, absolutely to the bone?” she says. “We wrapped him in a sheet and put him in the car but… within minutes the whole white sheet was covered in blood.” Sexton drove the wounded man to a clinic run by Carmelite sisters....
Both Bush aides and congressional Republicans had hoped that by dealing with Iraq in a separate speech to the nation, Bush would be able to focus on other pressing issues during his annual speech on Capitol Hill, including a renewed push for alternative energy, immigration reform and efforts to make his tax cuts permanent. But like so many of Bush’s goals in recent years, the majority of his State of the Union pledges have been overtaken by events in Iraq....
The King didn’t come in and dominate, though. Playing a squad made up of LiAngelo Ball, Jaylen Hands, Cody Riley, Prince Ali and Alex Olesinski, James’ actually lost, according to former UCLA basketball player Josiah Johnson. A post shared by NBA Player Development (@primeimpactbasketball) on Aug 23, 2017 at 4:11pm PDT Bron didn’t lose every game he played, but the fact he lost at all is pretty amazing. The experience had to be great for the UCLA kids as well considering they saw not only James, but Draymond Green and Kevon Looney as well....
Typically we’d just file this as an interesting report, but the story continues from here. Darvish saw Passan’s tweet, and responded to it on Twitter by giving him thanks. You might think that’s sarcasm, but Darvish truly meant it. For what it’s worth, Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich refuted the report. Whether the Marlins knew or not, Darvish admitted he spotted his errors, so at least the report did some good....
The Verywell Health Vaccine Sentiment Tracker shows that overall acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine has plateaued after steadily climbing since the beginning of the year. Acceptance, defined as willingness to get vaccinated or already having been vaccinated, dipped to 74% in our last survey and now sits at 75%. With vaccine acceptance stagnating, the U.S. is struggling to reach President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one vaccine dose to 70% of U....
There will be nine more weeks of AAF action, plus playoffs, which extend the season to April 27. After every week, we’ll take a look at the results and rank each team based on performance. AAF REVIEW: Surprising new league is worth watching First, the scores from Week 1: — Orlando 40, Atlanta 6 — San Antonio 15, San Diego 6 — Birmingham 26, Memphis 0 — Arizona 38, Salt Lake 22...
The Magic forward, who came up just short of dethroning LaVine at the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, clearly doesn’t want the contest to end. Or perhaps he wants the world to know that he was robbed (which he was). MORE: How to make the dunk contest even better On Tuesday night against the Lakers, Gordon threw down a wildly impressive windmill dunk, leaving many to hope this running, in-game battle between the two studs will continue for the rest of the season....
After putting together an all-time contract year, the free agent slugger is sure to have some big-spending teams hot after his services for the foreseeable future. Rumors indicate the Giants, Dodgers and Yankees could all be in the hunt to sign the slugger. Of course, a signing won’t be cheap, nor will it be short: After Judge turned down a seven-year, $213.5 million contract on Opening Day this season, his new deal is expected to reset the market for outfielders and keep him very, very paid for the foreseeable future....
