The 2025 Free Agency Period is fully underway for the National Women’s Soccer League. On December 10, all fourteen teams in the league issued their end-of-year roster decisions, which means players who aren’t currently signed with a contract are on the chopping block. Some of the league’s most valuable players ...
Aristotle first coined the term oligarchy to describe an abusive system of government in which a few wealthy people rule over the rest of the people. Political opponents of Donald Trump have repeatedly used the term, especially as the President-elect continues to select more billionaires for his cabinet than any ...
Across the United States, concerned citizens are looking to the skies and unable to identify strange flying objects. In the last few months, the Pentagon has received an increase in reported UFO sightings, including several fascinating cases. Jon T. Kosloski, the director of the All-Domain Anomaly Research Department at the ...
Despite early reviews for Disney’s latest “live-action” film, Mufasa: The Lion King, director Barry Jenkins seems to be stepping away from the project, telling interviewers CGI films are “Not my thing.” “When I took this job, the idea was, ‘What does Barry Jenkins know about visual effects? Why the hell ...
This was the year of mismatched looks. Hot combos included sports jerseys, mini-skirts, various patterns, and baggy jeans paired with ballet flats. Fashionistas can expect to see more of that trend rolling into 2025, with one of the biggest projected looks being elevated sportswear. While ballet flats returned significantly this ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, announced she has stepped down from her position as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. Many speculate she has stepped down to run for a vacant senate seat in Florida. Should Trump’s selection for secretary of state, Marco Rubio, be appointed, his senatorial seat ...
On Sunday, December 8, the New York Mets signed Juan Soto for a 15-year, $756 million contract. It is the most lucrative team sports deal in history. Soto previously played for the New York Yankees, but for the steep signing deal, he was eager to move to Queens. The Mets ...
Trump plans to usher in a new era of American politics, starting at the US-Mexico border. While border security was a priority in his first term, he will approach the issue differently in 2025. Now that the border wall has been completed, Trump’s plan focuses less on preventing the flow ...
The prosecuting attorney in the case against P-Diddy just dropped a bombshell name in the ongoing lawsuit. An accuser known only as “Jane Doe” came forward, claiming Comb raped her when she was just thirteen. This week, she named a second artist, Shawn “Jay Z” Carter. The woman said the ...
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have been turning heads with their method of theater-kid energy during their press tour. Their viral interview with Tracy E. Gilchrist for EqualPride launched the “holding space for Defying Gravity” meme on TikTok and got many talking about their commitment to their characters. Erivo and ...
Coco Gauff made history in 2024 by becoming the third woman to make over $30 million in athletics in a calendar year, joining other tennis greats, Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. In 2024, Gauff made $30.4 million in total. $9.4 million came from prize money, and the other $22 million ...
On Friday, December 6, three federal appeals court judges upheld that a $95 billion national security package signed into law in April by President Biden – which includes a provision that could ban TikTok in the United States – is constitutional and can remain on the books. The law requires ...
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