Day: August 17, 2023

Britney Spears speaks out for first time following Sam Asghari divorce news: ‘Buying a horse soon’

3:56 pm August 17, 2023

Britney Spears shared a cryptic message to Instagram following the news she and her husband Sam Asghari have split. The “Hold Me Closer” singer posted a photo of herself riding a horse on the beach. Spears wore a sunhat and a yellow bikini while sitting atop a brown horse. “Buying a horse soon,” she began […]

Out-of-control wildfire on Spanish island leads to thousands of evacuations

3:15 pm August 17, 2023

An out-of-control wildfire on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife has burned thousands of acres and affected some 7,600 people who are either evacuated or confined, Regional President Fernando Clavijo said Thursday. He said some 250 firefighters and members of the Spanish army are tackling the blaze, located in the north of the island. Clavijo […]

Interior secretary accused of ‘apparent ethical breaches’ over oil and gas drilling ban

3:11 pm August 17, 2023

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is accused of “apparent ethical breaches” over a ban on oil and gas drilling in New Mexico, according to a complaint from a watchdog group. Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT), a government watchdog, filed an official complaint with the Department of Interior’s Inspector General against Haaland regarding the drilling ban near […]

Top international chess federation bars transgender females from competing in women’s events

3:08 pm August 17, 2023

Transgender women were barred from competing in the world’s top chess federation’s official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by the organization’s officials. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) said the organization and its member federations received recognition requests from players who identify as transgender. The participation of transgender women would […]

Potential candidate to lead Chicago health department apologizes for lying about having Harvard PhD

2:59 pm August 17, 2023

A progressive who may be in line to lead Chicago’s Department of Public Health was forced to issue an apology for publicly “misrepresenting” himself as holding a Ph.D. from Harvard. “I am writing to publicly apologize for misrepresenting the completion of a PhD on my personal website for a period in Summer 2021,” Eric Reinhart […]