Janelle Story, 35, told BuzzFeed News she was going on a bar crawl when she came across the crowds in the street. By 8:30 p.m., Story, an American who lives in Seoul, said the area was already full of people. “Even just getting out of the subway station was intimidating,” she said via Twitter messages early Sunday. “It took 20 minutes to exit the station.”As she was moving from bar to bar near Hamilton Hotel, she said the crowds were packed tightly together, but nothing at that point seemed to be dangerous.”Even though I was uncomfortable, no one was ‘out…
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Every game matters.That has been the motto of college football fans and administrators for decades, and while we now live in a world of a 12-team playoff, that motto still stands tall today. With us down to a Power 4 model with five conference champions guaranteed a spot in the playoff, we have a stacked schedule filled with pivotal games nationwide. With these swelled-up leagues, unbalanced schedules, and no divisions, which you lose to could be of monumental importance when tiebreakers are involved. As you will see, Georgia and Ohio State are two of the top-ranked teams heading into the…
Looking for meals that are affordable but still taste great? The saying goes, if you want to live like the rich, eat like you’re poor. These meals show you how to use simple ingredients in creative ways, proving that good food doesn’t have to be expensive. 👉 Get paid to upload shopping receipts and earn free gift cards with Swagbucks! Save $50-100 on your groceries. Rice and Beans If you’re part of any of Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps finance Facebook groups, you probably already know this. Any combination of rice or beans is dirt cheap. There are countless recipes out…
Civil defence teams are working to recover bodies of 58 passengers, four crew killed in fiery crash in Sao Paulo state.Authorities in Brazil are working to determine what caused a plane to crash in Sao Paulo state, killing all 62 people on board in one of the worst aviation incidents in the South American country’s history. Civil defence teams worked through the night into Saturday to recover the remains of passengers and crew members killed when the Voepass airline flight crashed in a fiery inferno near the city of Vinhedo. At least 21 bodies had been recovered from the site…
The U.S. men’s basketball team is set to take on Victor Wembanyama and France in the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics, in a rematch of the title game from Tokyo. The gold medal game will take place on Saturday in Paris and will air live on NBC. The United States beat Serbia and Nikola Jokic in the semifinals to make it to the gold medal game. Kevin Durant is seeking his fourth straight gold medal. When is the men’s basketball gold medal game? The men’s basketball gold medal game is set for Saturday, Aug. 10. What time is…
ATLANTA, USA – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (Type I), including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adult and pediatric patients who weigh at least 30 kilograms (about 66 pounds). “Today’s approval provides the first epinephrine product for the treatment of anaphylaxis that is not administered by injection. Anaphylaxis is life-threatening and some people, particularly children, may delay or avoid treatment due to fear of injections,” said Kelly Stone, MD, PhD, Associate Director of the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care in the FDA’s Center…
1. On August 9, 2024 (local time, August 8), the leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar issued a joint statement on negotiations over the release of hostages and ceasefire regarding Gaza, expressing that they are prepared as mediators, to present a final bridging proposal that resolves the remaining issues related to the implementation of the agreement. The joint statement also urged both parties to resume urgent talks on August 15 in Doha or Cairo to close all remaining gaps and commence implementation of the deal without further delay. 2. Japan appreciates the vigorous diplomatic efforts made by the…
Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, known professionally as Oladips, has sparked a heated debate online after accusing Afrobeats sensation Wizkid of borrowing his lyrics without credit.Oladips pointed out the similarities between his 2022 single Ajala Traveller and Wizkid’s recent verse on Asake’s song MMS from the newly released album Lungu Boy.Meanwhile, Oladips shared screenshots comparing the two lyrics, showing that Wizkid’s verse “Lost Myself, and I found my purpose” bears a striking resemblance to his own line “I had to lose myself to find my purpose”.Additionally, the rapper questioned whether the similarity was a case of “recycling or coincidence”, tagging Wizkid…
“It works like a pyramid,” said Nemer, whose research focuses on Bolsonarism, misinformation, and social media, and the “human infrastructure” behind political misinformation that spreads through WhatsApp. “At the top, you have people who produce misinformation. In the middle, you have Bolsonaro supporters who work like a swarm of bees to spread misinformation on the platform. At the bottom, it’s average Brazilians who are in groups where this misinformation ends up, and they, in turn, spread it to other groups they are in.”Communities, Nemer fears, will make it easy for the people at the top to manage these misinformation networks.Experts…
Luis Arraez injured his left thumb sliding into third base during a game on June 25. The ongoing discomfort was enough for Arraez to skip the All-Star Game to give his thumb a full four days of rest over the break. Arraez revealed more specifics about the injury Friday, telling Daniel Alvarez-Montes of El Extrabase and other reporters that he has a torn ligament in his thumb.The Athletic’s Dennis Lin sheds more light on the situation, saying that Arraez was given the okay to keep playing after receiving a fuller medical exam during the All-Star break. As Arraez described things last month,…