Posts by Riah Marton
Imane Khelif Wins Olympic Gold in Boxing Amid Gender Row as She Devastates China’s Yang Liu and Hits Back at ‘Bullies and Enemies’
The most controversial gold medalist of this Olympic Games was confirmed as gender-row boxer Imane Khelif won the women’s welterweight title at Roland Garros on Friday. Amid overwhelming international hostility, Khelif, 25, dominated her opponent on Court Philippe Chatrier, the iconic tennis court turned boxing arena for the final stages of the Games. The Algerian…
Read MoreTesla stops taking orders for cheapest Cybertruck, offers US$100,000 version now
TESLA has stopped taking orders for the least expensive version of its Cybertruck, which is priced at US$61,000, while making the US$100,000 version available for immediate order and delivery as soon as this month, its website showed. Demand and supply for the Cybertruck are closely monitored by Tesla investors and fans, because chief executive Elon…
Read MoreIt Ends With Us’ Justin Baldoni Says Costar Blake Lively Should Direct the Sequel – E! Online
Blake Lively Admits Ryan Reynolds Wrote This Iconic ‘It Ends With Us’ Scene (Exclusive) Justin Baldoni isn’t quite ready to start something new. Although the It Ends With Us star also directed the film adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel, when it comes to the book’s sequel It Starts With Us, he’s got someone else in mind for the director’s chair: costar Blake Lively. “I think there…
Read MoreChinese robotaxi firm WeRide eyes up to US$5 billion valuation in US IPO
CHINA-BASED autonomous driving startup WeRide said on Friday (Aug 9) it was seeking a valuation of as much as US$5 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. The IPO announcement comes at a time when the Biden administration is expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles in the US…
Read More2024 Olympics: Gymnast Suni Lee Explains Why She Fell Off Balance Beam – E! Online
“Beam final is always the most stressful,” she told reporters via NBC News. “But usually, we have like music or background noise, whatever that may be.” According to the 27-year-old, the gymnasts “do better in environments when there’s noise going on because it feels most like practice.” “It was really weird and awkward,” she continued, “and…
Read MoreOil posts 3% weekly gains on positive economic data, rate cut hopes
OIL prices settled higher on Friday (Aug 9) and notched over 3.5 per cent in weekly gains as positive economic data and signals from Fed policymakers that they could cut interest rates as early as September eased demand concerns, while fears of a widening Middle East conflict continue to raise supply risks. Brent crude futures…
Read MoreCrossFit Athlete Lazar Dukic Dies at 28 During Swimming Competition – E! Online
“Today is the saddest day in @CrossFit history,” the group wrote in another message on X Aug. 8. “We are shattered by the loss of Lazar Dukic along with the entire CrossFit community.” The message continued, “Lazar was one of our sport’s most talented competitors, but he was much more than an athlete. He was…
Read MoreFlip Through the Differences Between Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Olympics – E! Online
How is the scoring different in artistic gymnastics versus rhythmic gymnastics? Here’s a rundown of the ABCs—or rather the D’s and the E’s—of gymnastics. In artistic gymnastics, there’s an E score for execution and a D score for difficulty. “Each execution score starts at 10.0 points,” NBCOlympics.com explains. “The judges on the execution panel deduct…
Read MoreAaron Rodgers Finally Breaks Silence on Rumors Ex Olivia Munn Caused Family Rift – E! Online
Ed confirmed that things that soured between Aaron and his family in a 2017 New York Times interview, explaining that the issues started a “few months” after he began dating Olivia. He noted that Aaron had not spoken to him, his brothers or his mother Darla Rodgers since 2014, adding, “Fame can change things.” But Olivia has long denied that her…
Read More2 Astronauts Stuck in Space Indefinitely After 8-Day Mission Goes Awry – E! Online
A NASA mission has gone wrong. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore, 60, and Sunita Williams, 58, are stuck at the International Space Station after their spacecraft, Boeing’s Starliner, had several malfunctions, according to the Associated Press. During the Starliner’s launch June 5, which was the first of its kind with people aboard, the spacecraft had a…
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