Pizzeria cancels Tommy DeVito event over QB's appearance fee

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  393 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Tommy DeVito and his agent apparently have run afoul of a New Jersey pizzeria, which says it canceled an event featuring the New York Giants quarterback because he doubled his appearance fee. Coniglio's Old Fashioned pizzeria announced on social media that it would no longer be hosting DeVito on Tuesday after the restaurant "received word from his agent that his appearance fee would be doubling" from $10,000 to $20,000. According to an Instagram post by Coniglio's, agent Sean Stellato raised the appearance fee after DeVito led the Giants to a comeback victory over the Packers on " [Read More]

Supreme Court sounds ready to keep South Carolina congressional map

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  624 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to reverse a lower court ruling that determined a South Carolina congressional district was an unconstitutional gerrymander against Black voters. South Carolina officials want the justices to overturn the lower court ruling, which concluded race was the “predominant motivating factor” in the lines approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature for the 1st District. The three-judge panel found the district violated the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment and ordered the map to be redrawn. [Read More]

The best 17-inch laptop 2024: top large-screen notebooks

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  16 minutes  |  3263 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Quick Menu The best 17-inch laptop should offer strong performance, good value for money, and a large, high-end display, and our expert advice can help you find one that encompasses all three of these traits. If you need the best laptop for work or you're considering getting one of the best gaming laptops, you've probably already given some thought to how large a display you want. This means that you've probably settled on some big-screen goodness for your laptop of choice. [Read More]

The Moscow Times

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  29 words  |  Patria Henriques

opinion Martin Sieff

What Putin and Thatcher Have in Common

There was a great irony in seeing the outpouring of heartfelt tributes to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after her death on April...

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United airlines resumes flights after equipment outage

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  339 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

United Airlines said Tuesday that a software update triggered a glitch that forced it to halt departures nationwide, briefly crippling one of the nation’s biggest carriers on a busy travel day. Federal officials said United crews had been unable to contact airline dispatchers through normal means. “A software update caused a widespread slowdown in United’s technology systems,” United said in a statement. The airline said it was not a cybersecurity issue. [Read More]

What is an Airship Pass & How Do You Get One? FandomSpot

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  611 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

The Airship Pass is a key item in Final Fantasy XIV that allows you to travel between major cities. It’s acquired as part of your level 15 Main Scenario Quest, early on in your adventure. XIV is full of rich, vibrant cities with lots to offer. New jobs, new friends, players in extremely questionable glamours. You’ll start out in one, depending on which job you choose. But eventually the time will come to spread your wings and travel the world, leaving your starting zone behind for new, more profitable adventures. [Read More]

Worlds 2022 PickEm Crystal Ball: Maokai spreads his roots in Play-Ins

 Posted on August 11, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1229 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Over the 47 games played during the League of Legends Worlds 2022 Play-Ins Stage, fans of the MOBA game were treated to everything from major upsets, to turbo-stomps, to pentakills. But for those who have locked in their Worlds 2022 Pick’Em Crystal Ball predictions, where does this leave us at the end of the world championship’s first phase? At the end of each LoL Worlds stage, we’re going to check in on the ‘Champions’ category to see how they’re faring. [Read More]

A Bill Gates-tied mosquito project is not responsible for recent US malaria cases

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  814 words  |  Valentine Belue

CLAIM: Rare malaria cases reported in Florida and Texas recently were caused by a disease-control initiative backed by Bill Gates that involved releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation doesn’t finance any modified mosquito release projects in the U.S. And experts say the types of mosquitoes that are used for that initiative in Florida are not capable of transmitting malaria. THE FACTS: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that the U. [Read More]

A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams an antisemitic sign purportedly by a local ski rental stand

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  521 words  |  Valentine Belue

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s main Jewish organization on Monday denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store. Regional police opened an investigation. The sign on Pischa Mountain above Davos, a town known for hosting the annual World Economic Forum meeting of global elites each January, said the shop would no longer rent gear such as sleds, skis and snowshoes to “our Jewish brothers” after a series of “very annoying incidents” — including the theft of a sled. [Read More]

Analysis: The NBA In-Season Tournament is doing what it intended

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  979 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

There was no shortage of reasons why the NBA In-Season Tournament was put together. And the benefits are already clear: ratings are up, people are talking about games before Christmas and some players say there’s an extra energy in those contests. That means it’s working. And given that knockout-round spots are at stake starting this week, it’s reasonable to think the interest will only keep growing. “I was just interested to see how it would happen, how it would work,” Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox said last week after his team moved to 2-0 in tourney play. [Read More]