Day: June 18, 2024

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces reparations task force, blasts ‘systemic racism’ in Juneteenth speech

5:39 am June 18, 2024

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the creation of a reparations task force and agenda aimed at addressing historical injustices against Black people in the United States while citing systemic racism and other polices he said have harmed people of color. The task force will develop a definition and framework for reparations, which would be delivered […]

Rory McIlroy breaks silence after crushing loss at US Open, stepping away from golf to ‘process everything’

5:36 am June 18, 2024

Rory McIlroy was seen storming out of Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday night after losing the U.S. Open by one stroke to Bryson DeChambeau, which came after the Irishman bogeyed three of his final four holes to leave the door open for the LIV Golfer. But McIlroy broke his silence on Monday night with a […]

Jerry Seinfeld roasts anti-Israel heckler in Australia: ‘He solved the Middle East!’

5:30 am June 18, 2024

Jerry Seinfeld delivered a lengthy roast against the latest anti-Israel protester to disrupt his show, sarcastically mocking a heckler as a “genius” on Sunday. While the comedian was performing his set in Australia, an anti-Israel demonstrator began shouting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” The audience shouted the agitator down as security […]

Bryson DeChambeau ‘frustrated’ over missing out on representing Team USA at Olympics

5:29 am June 18, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau could have been what Team USA needed in its men’s golf lineup to win back-to-back gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But instead, the 2024 U.S. Open winner will be on the sidelines because of the Official World Golf Rankings’ quarrel with LIV Golf. DeChambeau joined LIV Golf last season and won […]

Horse trainer mysteriously found dead off Greek island coast

4:39 am June 18, 2024

Toby Sheets, a longtime horse trainer who worked alongside Hall of Famer trainer Steve Asmussen, was mysteriously found dead in Mathraki, a Greek island, on Sunday. “He did pass away in Greece,” Greg Sheets, Toby’s cousin, told Thoroughbred Daily News. “As of right now, that’s all we know. The family is trying to figure out […]