12 h. ago Target shopper gets $11.3 million in lawsuit after falling in store parking lot during holidays and breaking four bones

She fell while holding her child and walking through the parking lot during the holiday season

Economics

4 d. ago Cooper Flagg can’t escape the ghost of the Great White Hope | Lee Escobedo

From Jack Johnson to Larry Bird, American sport has grappled with the racial myth of the Great White Hope. Now the Mavericks’ new phenom, 18-year-old Cooper Flagg, inherits the mantle – whether he wants it or notEvery time Jack Johnson’s big Black fists smashed into a white fighter’s face, he wasn’t just breaking the bones of his opponents, but the spirit of White America. Blow after blow after blow. Out of this shame, a mythos was born. One after another, white fighters propped up like scarecrows. One after another, collapsing. As cultural critic Gerald Early has argued, Johnson’s fights became less about sport and more about the drama of race in America, with every knockout symbolizing a direct challenge to white supremacy. For the next 100 years, across multiple sports, whites have tried to find the next champion to return them to glory. This myth-making even inspired Howard Sackler’s Pulitzer-winning play The Great White Hope.In basketball, figures like Jerry West and “Pistol” P...

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9 d. ago Michael J Fox admits he no longer walks for fear of falling after 'breaking so many bones' amid his Parkinson's battle

The beloved Back to the Future star, 64, was diagnosed with the progressive neurological disorder in 1991 at just 29 years old and went public with his condition seven years later.

Events

1 week ago Soil in need of some love? Sow green manure in your garden and you’ll reap the benefits

Plants like lupins, ryegrass and field beans can help fix nitrogen in the soil, suppress weeds and increase biodiversityI just removed a half-filled bottle of Lucozade from the euphorbia trough. It was left there by one of the scaffolders. “Are you sure that’s Lucozade?” ventured a visiting architect, which made me see the energy drink in a new light.All of which is to say: the garden is a mess. But there’s a lot to be said for negligence; I returned from holiday to find a sunflower had appeared in the back corner. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Danielle Galligan's breakout roles from Kin to Shadow and Bone after House of Guinness success

House of Guinness stars Danielle Galligan as Arthur Guinness's wife, Lady Olivia Hedges-White.

Politics

2 w. ago Oasis guitarist Bonehead to miss tour leg after cancer diagnosis

Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs has revealed he’ll be taking a ‘planned break’ from the band’s reunion tour

Science

2 w. ago Oasis' Liam and Noel Gallagher break silence after bandmate Bonehead's cancer diagnosis

Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher have broken their silence after their bandmate Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs announced he is receiving treatment for prostate cancer

Science

2 w. ago Oasis legend Bonehead pulls out of tour gigs after diagnosed with prostate cancer

Paul Arthurs — better known as Bonehead — revealed his diagnosis on social media, but insisted he would be back touring soon and was responding well to medical treatment

Science

2 w. ago Oasis star Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs diagnosed with prostate cancer as he takes tour break

Oasis guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs has announced that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer in a post on X

Science

3 w. ago Family uncover huge diamond at Arkansas park after digging with tools they bought at dollar store

Raynae Madison and her family were on a trip to Arkansas from Oklahoma to celebrate her nephew's birthday when they decided to visit a local park.

Politics

3 w. ago Pharmacist urges travellers to do one thing before holiday or risk consequences

A pharmacist is urging people to look over their travel insurance before going on holiday, as one simple miss could cost you a lot of money and leave you without valid insurance

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