But as witches’ brews go, this is all pretty thin gruel. The true security nightmare is a nuclear weapon locked in a trunk in the parking lot at Washington’s Union Station. Even a crude atomic bomb could level buildings for miles around ground zero. The resulting fireball would radiate at the speed of sound, incinerating every bit of steel, concrete and human flesh in its path and igniting a holocaust that would make Dresden look like a birthday candle....
Arsenal must stump up for Lacazette The 22-year-old, who has one-year left on his current deal, is unconvinced that remaining at Chelsea is the best option for his career as the club prepare to spend £35.2m on AS Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. Bakayoko and Chalobah are similar types of midfielders, and the academy product wants firm assurances that he will play under Antonio Conte next season. Chelsea hope to renew Chalobah’s contract but they may be unable to meet the England Under-21 international’s demands....
Quarterback, as always, is priority No. 1. If you have a great one, as most of 2015’s final eight playoff teams do, you can breathe easier and address other needs. But if you don’t have an elite quarterback, you’d better get one. MORE: Von Miller among franchise tag targets | Manning move predictor This offseason will be fascinating in terms of quarterback situations. How much will the Colts pay Andrew Luck?...
That’s OK. Jeff Gordon did after Harvick won at Phoenix Sunday to advance to the championship race next Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway with Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman. “Harvick looks really good,” Gordon said. MORE: Chase: Breaking down final four | Harvick dominates at Phoenix | Newman’s dramatic push | Gordon, Keselowski out Gordon said that while the other three Chase drivers — Hamlin, Logano and Newman — stood near him....
Confused? You should be. After years of wrangling, a landmark copyright agreement announced last week could open the door to an audio “format war” as ferocious as the VHS vs. Beta video battle waged a decade ago. Until now, musicians, songwriters and record companies have been reluctant to back new digital, distortion-free successors to the standard audio cassette. The fear? That near perfect home recording on digital tape will cut into sales of CDs and prerecorded cassettes....
The gas supply in France is drying up as workers strike at oil refineries run by TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, demanding a pay raise to keep up with inflation. The oil giants have seen profits surge as Russia’s war in Ukraine drove up energy prices—TotalEnergies reported profits of $10 billion in the first half of 2022, paying an estimated $8 billion in dividends and an additional special dividend to investors....
According to NFL Media, Gordon’s holdout “should be lengthy, as talks are expected to halt” and the team “will focus on the backs who are there” in camp. Gordon will be subject to fines as he follows through on his plans to hold out in hope of landing a new contract. Scheduled to be paid $5.6 million in 2019, Gordon was at mandatory minicamp last month after sitting out voluntary workouts earlier this offseason....
Heath was bursting with creativity. It was in his every gesture. He once told me that he liked to wait between jobs until he was creatively hungry. Until he needed it again. He brought that attitude to our set every day. There aren’t many actors who can make you feel ashamed of how often you complain about doing the best job in the world. Heath was one of them....
The Prince of Wales denounced royal staff who “exercise their pathetic jealousies and vendettas in public” in the 2002 handwritten note, which has echoes of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s own attitudes to both courtiers and the media. The future king’s words were crafted under somewhat different circumstances but have implications for multiple aspects of Harry and Meghan’s narrative as outlined to Oprah Winfrey and offer a rare glimpse into his perspective....
Barkley had a chance to deliver one (or more) zinger to James on TNT’s “NBA Tip-Off,” but he chose instead just to defend his earlier criticism of James and pledge again not to get personal with any player. LAWRENCE: ‘Banana Boat Crew’ won’t be fazed by drama In fact, he said he was more upset with the commentators who were making a big deal of the exchange. Barkley said he played golf the past two days....
The much-beleaguered former NBA star attended his first basketball game since being tossed out of Madison Square Garden and arrested two weeks ago. It was a Knicks game, too. It was just in his hometown of Cleveland, not at MSG in New York. GREER: This is the lowest of the low for James Dolan Not only did Oakley attend the game, but he sat beside Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert....
With so much happening in the news, I bet those involved were hoping we would forget. Not a chance. Myself and others, like my friend, American Populists founder Jeff Webb, who rail against ruling class privilege and corruption, are not going to stop until all the stock-dumping senators either resign or are criminally investigated. The most infuriating aspect of this case isn’t what they did in this one instance. It’s the culture of corruption that is ongoing during the normal course of operating American government....
Turning Point Academy, which will start with the private Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona, will expand into additional locations. Its curriculum and school culture is based on what founder and Executive Director Charlie Kirk called “bedrock principles”—to never waver from the truth, to teach self-government and liberty and to honor “God’s promise that all are created equal.” Woke ideology, including critical race theory (CRT) and what TPUSA referred to as “radical LGBT agendas” and “anti-American ideas such as the 1619 Project,” will not be allowed....
The TV celebrity and prominent transgender activist has said that she has filed the paperwork to run for the governor, following the collection of enough signatures to trigger a recall election and potentially oust the Democratic incumbent Gavin Newsom from office. Her campaign website, which carries the banner “Caitlyn for California,” says that the state capital Sacramento “needs an honest leader with a clear vision.” “Californians want better and deserve better from their governor,” she said in a statement last week....
So the challenge of rebuilding a college basketball program shouldn’t be that hard, right?MORE: Past national champions | Hornets bring back Crown Club But before Price took over a program, Price said Tuesday he wanted to be sure he was ready to be a head coach and all the challenges that came with it. “I didn’t come into it blindly,” the 51-year-old Charlotte 49ers coach said Tuesday. “I knew what kind of commitment it takes....
Monday on Fox Sports 1, Elliott revealed the NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet paint scheme he will use for 24 races in 2016, his first full-time Sprint Cup season as Gordon’s replacement. MORE: Photos from Jeff Gordon’s final season in NASCAR Elliott drove in five races this season with Hendrick Motorsports, recording an average finish of 26.2 with his highest finish coming at Richmond (16th). Elliott’s team will be led by crew chief Alan Gustafson, who has earned 19 wins, 21 pole positions, 101 top-five finishes and 180 top-10s at the Cup level....
NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Ahead of the Trail Blazers’ game against the Brooklyn Nets Monday night, Billups says he believes Irving is the ‘most skilled’ point guard ever in NBA history. “Kyrie is just, he’s a wizard, man,” Billups said via ESPN’s Nick Friedell. “He’s must-see TV. I personally think, as somebody that played the position, I think Kyrie’s the most skilled player that’s ever played that position....
The former Wales international has signed a three-year deal after Sheffield United agreed an undisclosed fee with Chesterfield for the striker, who was found guilty of rape in 2012. Mourinho mocks Wenger over titles Evans was sentenced to five years in prison, of which he served two-and-a-half years, but his conviction was later quashed and he was cleared at a retrial in October 2016, after which he signed for Chesterfield....
