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The confusing relationship between romance novels and ice hockey

Jun

The confusing relationship between romance novels and ice hockey

More news - Breaking news The niche world of hockey romance novels is gaining public attention after the wife of an NHL player criticized fans of the books who she said had made comments and videos on social media about her husband as " predators and exploiters". Here's what happened when the worlds of professional sports, romance novels and TikTok collided. First there was BookTok. On TikTok, people share book recommendations and reviews under the hashtag #BookTok, and the community has become a powerful force in publishing: More than 100 authors with large followings on BookTok generated $760 million in…

Elon Musk got 72% in Tesla shareholder vote on pay

Jun

By Liam Walker

Science and Technology

Elon Musk got 72% in Tesla shareholder vote on pay

Related media - News 24 hours With the pay package, Musk would own 20.5% of Tesla, up from about 13%. He has said he would like a 25% stake, stressing in January that it would be "quite influential, but not so much that it can't be overthrown." If he didn't get such a large stake, he said, "he would rather build products outside of Tesla." Even after this week's rally, Tesla shares are down more than 20% this year, compared with a 14% gain in the broader stock market. The company remains by far the most valuable auto company, with…

Disney’s Splash Mountain will reopen with a Princess Tiana theme

Jun

By Liam Walker

Investments and Business

Disney’s Splash Mountain will reopen with a Princess Tiana theme

More news - Recent news Tiana's Bayou Adventure uses the same trails as Splash Mountain, and riders continue to ride in vehicles made to look like hollowed-out logs. But everything else has been redesigned. Instead of a suspenseful story that sees Br'er Rabbit thrown into a field of brambles, the new attraction focuses on a Mardi Gras party: Tiana and her friend Louis, a trumpet-playing alligator, are on a quest to creatures to form a gang with. Midway through the film, the cheerful Mama Odie, a voodoo queen in "The Princess and the Frog" and now a "fairy godmother of…

Drink wine for breakfast, put on a 51-pound suit and go to the battlefield

Jun

By Liam Walker

World

Drink wine for breakfast, put on a 51-pound suit and go to the battlefield

More news - Breaking news In the combat study, soldiers fought on foot and in chariots, using replica weapons including a spear with blunt edges and a point, and spent a lot of time walking and riding in chariots. They also followed a meal plan created by the researchers, which included a breakfast consisting mainly of dry bread, goat cheese, green olives and red wine. They could not wear Dendra armor, which dates back to around 1450 BC. Instead, the soldiers wore a copper replica, the closest alloy to the original bronze available, the study says. The replica was made…

Modi in India, humiliated by voters, faces serious economic difficulties

Jun

By Liam Walker

Investments and Business

Modi in India, humiliated by voters, faces serious economic difficulties

More news - Latest news The humiliation of Modi's party resonates in part as an expression of popular frustration that India remains a land of economic peril for hundreds of millions of people, as well as a country characterized by startling contrasts in wealth. In big cities, five-star hotels boasting luxurious spas look down on teeming, toilet-free slums. In rural areas, malnutrition prevails under many roofs and families struggle to find the money to send their children to school. Even though its working-age population numbers about a billion, India has only 430 million jobs, according to the Center for Monitoring…

Morrie Markoff, considered the oldest man in the United States, dies at 110

Jun

By Liam Walker

World

Morrie Markoff, considered the oldest man in the United States, dies at 110

More news - News 24 hours As of April, the world's oldest living man is believed to be Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood at 111 years old, according to Guinness World Records. (Guinness lists María Branyas Morera, a California native living in Spain, as the world's oldest woman, at 117.) When Mr. Markoff heard the news of his rise to the top of the list, "he just smiled and said, 'Well, someone has to be there,'" his daughter said in an interview. He stood out not only for his longevity but also for a lucidity unusual for his age. Until her…

Crisis in the Middle East: Blinken defines some Hamas changes to the ceasefire proposal as “unacceptable”.

Jun

By Liam Walker

World

Crisis in the Middle East: Blinken defines some Hamas changes to the ceasefire proposal as “unacceptable”.

Related media - Breaking news A United Nations commission investigating the October 7 attacks on Israel and the resulting conflict in Gaza accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel of committing war crimes, and the commission said Israel's conduct of the war included crimes against humanity.In a report released on Wednesday, the three-person commission – led by Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief – provided the UN's most detailed examination yet of the events since 7 October. The report itself does not entail any sanctions. , but presents a legal analysis of actions in the Gaza conflict that…