Heritage, now aged 52, who lives in Devon, England, said her cat was part of a litter her sister’s friend had. Heritage was lonely living on her own so had Rubble as a kitten in May 1988. She believes her cat lived such a long life as she didn’t have children of her own and treated Rubble as her offspring. Heritage had another cat called Meg, who also defied the odds and lived to be 25....
A team of scientists first uncovered a specimen of the species—dubbed Gunakadeit joseeae—at a coastal site in the southeast of the state in 2011, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. G. joseeae belongs to a group of marine reptiles known as thalattosaurs which inhabited coastal environments in Earth’s low latitudes during the Triassic Period (around 251 million to 199 million years ago.) To date, researchers have uncovered very little well-preserved material associated with this group of animals—which grew up to 13 feet in length—meaning their evolutionary history is still not well-understood....
West Ham 2-2 West Brom: Evans denies Hammers at the last Bilic reacted furiously to watching his team concede an injury-time equaliser that was later credited to West Brom defender Gareth McAuley, the Croatian picking up and throwing a touchline broadcast microphone before receiving his marching orders from referee Michael Oliver. Speaking after the frustrating Premier League result at the London Stadium, the Hammers boss offered little indication he regretted making such a visible show of his displeasure....
The former India captain reckons the Mumbai batter has performed way too well to be left out of the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series. The cricketer-turned-commentator labeled him a special player for being consistent in first-class cricket. The statement came a day after Sarfaraz scored 125 off 155 balls for Mumbai against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy. Speaking to India Today, Gavaskar said: He added: So far, Sarfaraz has scored 556 runs in six games at an average of 92....
A section of fans felt nostalgic on Twitter while remembering the country’s most successful captain in white-ball formats. Here are a few reactions: Dhoni is the only captain to win all three ICC trophies. He surprised everyone by guiding India to the inaugural T20 World Cup title in 2007 and never looked back. What followed next was the ICC World Cup 2011 title with an iconic six in the final against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and the 2013 Champions Trophy title in England....
Shuai, a tennis player from China, was a force to be reckoned with on the courts. She is a three-time Olympian who has amassed 25 tour titles over the course of her career. Her ground-breaking success has aided in raising the profile of women’s tennis in China. However, last November, the 35-year-old disappeared. After publicly accusing a former Chinese Communist official of sexual assault back in November 2021, she disappeared....
The World No. 1’s personal choice of foregoing the COVID-19 vaccination has already robbed him of the 2022 season’s Australian swing. As for the events for the rest of the year, they are mostly still up in the air. One of the very few confirmed events in the 20-time Grand Slam champion’s calendar is the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he faces off against Lorenzo Musetti on Monday. Speaking at his press conference before the encounter, the 34-year-old revealed that his love for the game was enough to insulate him from any anxiety regarding his future....
On October 21, 2021, a gun that Baldwin was holding discharged on the unfinished film’s New Mexico set, killing Hutchins and injuring writer-director Joel Souza. Baldwin, also the film’s producer, has maintained that he was unaware the gun contained live rounds and denied pulling the trigger. But New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said Thursday that the star will face charges. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the movie’s armorer who was in charge of weapons on the set, will also be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter....
The Los Angeles Rams lost wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. early in the game from a non-contact injury due to his cleat getting snagged by artificial turf at SoFi Stadium. He ended up with a torn ACL that could threaten the rest of his career, and now many NFL players are calling for a ban on turf fields. Green Bay Packers tackle David Bakhtiari is one of the players who is against turf being used as a playing surface....
Helmut Kohl is encountering a political backlash. With eastern Germany’s economy in a state of near collapse, nearly three quarters of the region’s people say they are “disappointed” with him. Half of all western Germans agree. All Germans will soon shoulder heavy new taxes to pay for reunification - a tax Kohl promised never to impose. Disgruntlement with the chancellor reigns in Western capitals, too, thanks to the German government’s lukewarm embrace of allied effort in the Persian Gulf War....
The challenge was banned by TikTok as many participants sustained critical injuries. YouTuber Jeff Wittek suffered a serious eye injury from the hands of Vlog Squad leader David Dobrik as the latter was operating on an excavator. Along with the eye injury, Jeff Wittek also sustained a broken foot and hip and had shattered his skull in nine different places. Jeff Wittek, who has amassed over 3.14 subscribers on his YouTube channel, went on to release a mini docu-series exploring the aftermath of the serious eye injury....
Rodríguez takes on the titular role of Special Agent Will Trent, who works for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) in Atlanta and who is tasked with solving a grisly murder and missing persons case. Will isn’t afraid to seek out justice on his own terms, though. This puts him at odds with his new partner, Faith Mitchell (Iantha Richardson), whose mother was caught up in Will’s past investigation into corruption in the police force....
As one might be able to guess, the game was very quiet from the Padres side of things. The team as a whole registered five hits for the day, and did not look competitive at the plate. Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara earned his 11th win of the season after throwing seven shutout innings, regestering seven strikeouts. Padres starter Joe Musgrove picked up his sixth loss of the season, although it was not a bad outing....
At the time of his death, Emmett Till was just 14 years old. Mamie Till’s fight for justice and the tragic story of her son was one of the key moments in the U.S. civil rights movement and over 60 years later continues to play a role in today’s Black Lives Matter movement. Newsweek has everything you need to know about Women of the Movement on ABC and the heroic true story of Emmett Till’s mother Mamie....
The viral brainteaser’s name is a play on the name of its creator, software engineer Josh Wardle, who began working on it in 2013 and finished it during the COVID-19 lockdown. With the help of his partner, the game was released at the end of 2021 when it would be played by only a few dozen people a day. But it soon became an online sensation and its reach has continued to grow since it was acquired by The New York Times Company for an undisclosed amount earlier this year....
However, it can often be difficult to solve—and the latest offering is definitely a challenge. Thankfully, Newsweek is here to provide some hints and tips to ensure you keep that streak going, and help you solve the brainteaser. If you’ve never played it before, you can do so for free here. The premise of it is quite simple: you have to guess a five-letter word in six attempts or fewer....
The club’s general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke is adamant the Gabonese striker, who has hit 25 Bundesliga goals this season, will not become the latest Dortmund star to swap Signal Iduna Park for the Allianz Arena. Andre Gomes IS the new Xavi! Robert Lewandowski and Mats Hummels are among the high-profile players to have switched from Dortmund to Bayern in recent years, but Watzke said Aubameyang would only be allowed to move to Barcelona or Real Madrid....
BVB 8/5 to win BTTS The 22-year-old broke his ankle in May after colliding with Augsburg’s Philipp Max and has not played first-team football since. His rehabilitation has gone smoothly, however, with Weigl coming through the reserve team’s 3-2 win over Rodinghausen last Saturday unscathed, playing 45 minutes alongside new signing Jadon Sancho. Bosz could now unleash the talented midfielder in the Bundesliga, though he is yet to make a decision on whether he will be involved at Signal Iduna Park...
The first series, in 2020, had some big names appearing in the films, from Joey King and Peter Sarsgaard to Sarita Choudhury and Phylicia Rashad. This year, actors including Barbara Hershey and Richard Brake have joined the mix, in an eclectic group of films. Two of the movies showcase older actors, The Manor and Bingo Hell, while there is also a teenage vampire thriller and Mexican-American ghost story. Newsweek breaks down the four films ahead of their release....
“Great. Friday the 13th in 2020 what could possibly go wrong,” the Triggered author wrote. He doesn’t appear to be worried about jinxing himself. Although, he may be onto something, as the last Friday the 13th this year was in March just as the world was being flipped upside down and lockdowns would be implemented just days later. While Trump didn’t expand on what his worries are about things going wrong on Friday the 13th, a few people on Twitter chimed in with suggestions....
