“She didn’t deserve this beauty,” moaned one Tik Tok account that attracted half a million likes and thousands of comments in agreement. “The real definition of never judge someone by their looks,” grumbled another, in a post that was just as popular. Other accounts are gleeful about the aging process, because apparently older women aren’t attractive. “Can you imagine how sad a woman Amber Heard will be when her beauty fades?...
Heard is about to embark on an appeal to overturn the defamation suit she lost against Depp, and has hired two new lawyers for her appellate case; David L. Axelrod and Jay Ward Brown of the firm Ballard Spahr. Bredehoft, who represented Heard during the trial in Fairfax, Virginia, said in a statement shared with Newsweek that it is “the perfect time to pass the baton.” “I have pledged to Amber and her appellate team my complete cooperation and assistance as they move forward on a path towards success,” Bredehoft said....
“This is a study that delights in challenging conventional wisdom and often is quite persuasive. The author challenges much of the rationale for American involvement in the Middle East, arguing that the powerful pro-Israeli and pro-oil lobbies have both, for different reasons, wanted the United States to make commitments in the region.” Those sentences weren’t written in 2021 but in 1992, in Foreign Affairs. Now Joe Biden’s administration is supposedly pivoting away from the Middle East, again....
To refresh your memory, Roanoke Island was the destination of some English settlers in the late 1500s. But being on an island, and fending for themselves, the settlers eventually began to run out of supplies. A group of colonists left the group to gather supplies but didn’t return for a few years because of weather conditions, war and other inevitable obstacles. When they returned, the settlers who they had left behind were gone without a trace....
Positioned at the “E-5” pay level within the military’s nine ranks of enlisted member pay for most of her 2013-2020 stationing in San Diego, Deanes could not afford housing near the MCAS Miramar and Camp Pendleton Marine bases. To afford a place for her and her son, she had to live 30 minutes away in an area she describes as “dangerous,” in a home without air conditioning. Still, this cost stretched her finances and with the added expense of daycare, Deanes said her situation was “tight....
As the domestic situation improves, the Biden administration needs to play a much bigger role in the global fight against COVID. While some analysts argued that the U.S. should use “vaccine diplomacy” as a tool of great power competition, targeting various countries, particularly in Southeast Asia—to keep them out of China’s orbit—the administration would be wiser to look closer to home. The U.S. should put North America first and prioritize vaccinations for Mexico and Canada....
Former CIA officer and FBI Special Agent Tracy Walder says groups and individuals brandishing dangerous far-right dogmas at home are infiltrating abroad. “They already have begun exporting their hate,” Walder told Newsweek. Walder, whose foreign intelligence work earned her a number of accolades, pointed to the international influence of groups such as the Proud Boys, a far-right, self-described “Western chauvinist” organization that closely aligned itself with former President Donald Trump and participated in last months’ deadly Capitol riots....
But somehow, sweet American Apparel, you make me question you, time and time again. I get it: you’re edgy, you’re hot, no one can resist you. But it seems as though everywhere I turn I see you objectifying girls just like me—except that they’re half-naked, in compromising positions. You photograph them on the floor in nothing but a thong, hands down their pants. And I can’t decide if I should slap you for exploiting them, or congratulate you for such an innovative ad campaign....
This feeling of indecency has been spreading across New York City ever since Mayor Mike Bloomberg ended the glass and plastic portion of the city’s much-ballyhooed recycling program last month. That’s the same program that the city has proudly hailed as “the most ambitious in the nation.” Translating for you out-of-towners, this is typical New York bluster, considering that the city recycles only 18 percent of its trash, as compared to Los Angeles’s 44 percent, Chicago’s 47 percent and Seattle and Minneapolis, which recycle a whopping 60 percent of their trash....
The paper, titled “Children use race to infer who is ‘in charge,’” was put together by researchers with University of California Santa Barbara’s (UCSB) Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, according to the Journal. Their findings add to ongoing research about how and when children identify race, and how they use that information to process their surroundings. “American children use race to infer status: they expect White people to be in charge,” researchers wrote....
Talk of declining sperm is nothing new. Back in 2017 the topic made global headlines after a huge study concluded that sperm counts in western men had fallen by over 50 percent between 1973 and 2011. It called for an urgent investigation into the causes of this decline—though the study also faced some criticism. Now, a more recent long-term investigation has put sperm in the spotlight once more. The study examined semen samples from sperm donors across nine different regions in the U....
The PFLP has been listed on the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations since 1997. The group has actually been engaged in terrorist activity since 1968, with hijackings, bombings and shootings that grabbed headlines around the world. Today, Israel believes the PFLP is backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite its roots in Marxist-Leninist ideology. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are often the headline-grabbers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
The women’s team may not have been able to draw on a great national soccer tradition. But it wasn’t inhibited by a macho culture like those that dominate the Mediterranean and Latin American soccer powers. When the U.S. women’s team first took the field 10 years ago, it tapped into its pool of college talent to become an instant worldpower. Its record is now 78 wins, just 26 losses and 7 ties....
Chile took more control of the friendly international the longer it went on, eventually winning 3-2 after the USA twice took the lead in the first half. MORE: Solo to be left out of World Cup? | Ronaldo gets two-match ban Gonzalez struck in the 66th and 75th minutes as Chile kept the USA scoreless in the second 45 minutes at the Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua. Sampaoli’s side finished the match with 24 shots, including 10 on target, while the Americans had 12 efforts, with just five testing Chile goalkeeper Jhonny Herrera....
— Focus on the match you’re in, as it’s the only one you can play. Don’t stress about what is happening in other matches or ponder who you might play next. Somebody will be there waiting for you. — If you’re losing big, slow everything down. Within the rules, of course. Remind yourself there are plenty of holes left to be played. The tendency under pressure is to rush, so breathe deeply, walk leisurely and swing with terrific tempo....
Gaming data usage on Verizon networks has skyrocketed since last week, when many began adopting isolation measures. An increase of 75 percent from March 8-15 suggests that gaming has been a popular way to whittle away the hours for many. Virtual private network (VPN) usage increased by 34 percent, while web traffic rose 20 percent and video bandwidth usage went up 12 percent. Social media figures surprisingly remained the same....
The research involved 48,026 people aged between 40 and 64 who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1999 and 2016. Participants answered questions about their current and past body mass index (BMI) and weight, and whether and how they had tried to lose weight. Researchers also performed physical examinations on the volunteers. The nationally representative findings were published in the journal JAMA Network Open....
To set the scene, two Twitter accounts from former NFL players had hinted that Bell has already made a decision regarding his next team. Receiver Antonio Bryant tweeted, “Congrats (Bell) on getting that (money). Gonna let him tell you the team.” Akbar Gbajabiamila said, “am I allowed to tell people yet? Happy for you bro, make us proud!” To which Bell responded: MORE: 2019 NFL free agency tracker Naturally, everyone was expecting a free-agency decision to be announced....
The French government’s decision to ban all sporting events until September because of the spread of coronavirus resulted in the Ligue 1 season being finished with most teams having 10 games still to play. Last week the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) announced the final standings had been decided on a points-per-game basis, with Amiens having 0.14 fewer points than Nimes meaning they, along with bottom side Toulouse, were relegated to Ligue 2....
While the rest of India will wake up from their slumber to watch the US Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on their television sets, India’s biggest Bollywood star will be watching the final inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Big B – Amitabh Bachchan – will be among the 23,000 fans watching as Britain’s Andy Murray will hope to end a 76-year drought for his nation at Grand Slam events among the men....
